Help finding an old PC game.

Hey guys, there's this one game I once played as a kid and I would like to go back ad try it out again, but I can't figure what game it was even if my life depended on it.

I'm pretty sure it was an action RPG, set in medieval times, and all I can truely remember is that it involves portals that (I think) go into other worlds/times, I remember one portal had a gorilla commig out of it.

The game was also mainly set at night time (at least the parts I remember playing).

I know it's really too little to go on, but does anybody remember a PC game set in medieval times that involves portals of some sorts?

Call of Duty?

When were you a kid (i.e. approximate year you played this game)? What kind of graphics are we talking about? Isometric view? First Person? Was it 3d or sprite based?

-Byshop

Time Commando?

Wheel of Time?

Can't rememeber the gorilla, but that had portals and stuff.

http://gamespot.com/the-wheel-of-time-1999/

When were you a kid (i.e. approximate year you played this game)? What kind of graphics are we talking about? Isometric view? First Person? Was it 3d or sprite based?

-Byshop

Byshop

Speaking of old PC games...Could I play Dune 2 on Windows 7, or would I have to get a PC with DOS?Los9090

Speaking of old PC games...Could I play Dune 2 on Windows 7, or would I have to get a PC with DOS?Los9090

[QUOTE="Los9090"]Speaking of old PC games...Could I play Dune 2 on Windows 7, or would I have to get a PC with DOS?Arach666

I still have my Dune 2 in it's original bigbox format... but oh my god that website is awesome

[QUOTE="Los9090"]Speaking of old PC games...Could I play Dune 2 on Windows 7, or would I have to get a PC with DOS?Arach666

[QUOTE="Los9090"]Speaking of old PC games...Could I play Dune 2 on Windows 7, or would I have to get a PC with DOS?AcidSoldner

[QUOTE="Arach666"]

[QUOTE="Los9090"]Speaking of old PC games...Could I play Dune 2 on Windows 7, or would I have to get a PC with DOS?Los9090

there are a few things wrong with the emulation of Dune 2 on that website

[QUOTE="Los9090"][QUOTE="Arach666"] You can with Dosbox,though if you don´t want to go through any trouble you should probably just do this.

rilpas

there are a few things wrong with the emulation of Dune 2 on that website

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="Los9090"] YOU'RE MY HERO!!!!!!!!!!!Eikichi-Onizuka

there are a few things wrong with the emulation of Dune 2 on that website

Even though i've never had a problem using DOSBox, i highly recommend "D-fend Reloaded" which basically runs DOSBox in a Windowed environment:

http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/

Even if you know your way around the old DOS, there's really no reason to stick to it with this better solution in existence!

[QUOTE="Eikichi-Onizuka"][QUOTE="rilpas"]heh, after playing that website for an hour or two, I think I'm going to recomend you install dosbox.

there are a few things wrong with the emulation of Dune 2 on that website

BarbaricAvatar

Even though i've never had a problem using DOSBox, i highly recommend "D-fend Reloaded" which basically runs DOSBox in a Windowed environment:

http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/

Even if you know your way around the old DOS, there's really no reason to stick to it with this better solution in existence!

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="Los9090"] YOU'RE MY HERO!!!!!!!!!!!Eikichi-Onizuka

there are a few things wrong with the emulation of Dune 2 on that website

I played Dune on the sega CD, but the PC-CD version is the better one

[QUOTE="Los9090"][QUOTE="Arach666"] You can with Dosbox,though if you don´t want to go through any trouble you should probably just do this.

rilpas

there are a few things wrong with the emulation of Dune 2 on that website

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="Los9090"] YOU'RE MY HERO!!!!!!!!!!!Los9090

there are a few things wrong with the emulation of Dune 2 on that website

try increasing the cycles on dos box (CTRL + F12)

[QUOTE="Eikichi-Onizuka"][QUOTE="rilpas"]heh, after playing that website for an hour or two, I think I'm going to recomend you install dosbox.

there are a few things wrong with the emulation of Dune 2 on that website

rilpas

I played Dune on the sega CD, but the PC-CD version is the better one

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="Eikichi-Onizuka"] Dosbox is a hassle for me though. That's why I wish those would release on GOG. Have you played Dune on the SEGA CD?Darkman2007

I played Dune on the sega CD, but the PC-CD version is the better one

He said Dune, not Dune 2 :P

There's a Mega CD version of Dune 1

but the sequel is on the megadrive

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="rilpas"]

I played Dune on the sega CD, but the PC-CD version is the better one

rilpas

He said Dune, not Dune 2 :P

There's a Mega CD version of Dune 1

but the sequel is on the megadrive

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"] there was a Mega CD version? I know there was a Mega Drive one, but Mega CD? anything different? and yes the PC version is still the best, if you can tweak the settings you can get some really great music and voices out of it. that said, the Amiga version is also pretty decent.Darkman2007

He said Dune, not Dune 2 :P

There's a Mega CD version of Dune 1

but the sequel is on the megadrive

It's a very different game, in fact, there's a funny story behind how it got made.

The developer (Cryo) originally started working on the game, but the publisher instead decided to go with Westwood's take on it (Dune 2), however, Cryo never stopped working on it, eventually a rep from Virgin went to France to meet Cryo's CEO face-to-face and ready to file them with a cease and desist claim and according to Cryo's CEO he replied with something like this:

"If you weren't an idiot, you'd first take a look at our game and THEN you'd make the decision on whether or not you want us to stop"

The rep from Virgin saw the game and decided to publish it and 6 months later we got Westwood's Dune, now renamed Dune 2 :P

as for the game itself, Dune 1 is a mix of RTS and point n' click adventure, it's a very unique game and honestly, I like it better then Dune 2, mostly because Dune 2 has been outdone several times over the years, whereas there's really no other game like Dune 1

the game is abandonware, so to my knowledge it's legal to download, though I reccomend you search for the PC-CD version, it features some improvements like voice acting.

Oh, also, Dune 1 has an amazingly immersive soundtrack, it's in my opinion one of the best videogame OST's of its time

Is there a safe site to download games where you don't get any advertisement downloads?Los9090

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="rilpas"]

He said Dune, not Dune 2 :P

There's a Mega CD version of Dune 1

but the sequel is on the megadrive

rilpas

It's a very different game, in fact, there's a funny story behind how it got made.

The developer (Cryo) originally started working on the game, but the publisher instead decided to go with Westwood's take on it (Dune 2), however, Cryo never stopped working on it, eventually a rep from Virgin went to France to meet Cryo's CEO face-to-face and ready to file them with a cease and desist claim and according to Cryo's CEO he replied with something like this:

"If you weren't an idiot, you'd first take a look at our game and THEN you'd make the decision on whether or not you want us to stop"

The rep from Virgin saw the game and decided to publish it and 6 months later we got Westwood's Dune, now renamed Dune 2 :P

as for the game itself, Dune 1 is a mix of RTS and point n' click adventure, it's a very unique game and honestly, I like it better then Dune 2, mostly because Dune 2 has been outdone several times over the years, whereas there's really no other game like Dune 1

the game is abandonware, so to my knowledge it's legal to download, though I reccomend you search for the PC-CD version, it features some improvements like voice acting.

Oh, also, Dune 1 has an amazingly immersive soundtrack, it's in my opinion one of the best videogame OST's of its time

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"] ah I see, that makes sense actually. how is the original Dune anyways?Darkman2007

It's a very different game, in fact, there's a funny story behind how it got made.

The developer (Cryo) originally started working on the game, but the publisher instead decided to go with Westwood's take on it (Dune 2), however, Cryo never stopped working on it, eventually a rep from Virgin went to France to meet Cryo's CEO face-to-face and ready to file them with a cease and desist claim and according to Cryo's CEO he replied with something like this:

"If you weren't an idiot, you'd first take a look at our game and THEN you'd make the decision on whether or not you want us to stop"

The rep from Virgin saw the game and decided to publish it and 6 months later we got Westwood's Dune, now renamed Dune 2 :P

as for the game itself, Dune 1 is a mix of RTS and point n' click adventure, it's a very unique game and honestly, I like it better then Dune 2, mostly because Dune 2 has been outdone several times over the years, whereas there's really no other game like Dune 1

the game is abandonware, so to my knowledge it's legal to download, though I reccomend you search for the PC-CD version, it features some improvements like voice acting.

Oh, also, Dune 1 has an amazingly immersive soundtrack, it's in my opinion one of the best videogame OST's of its time

I still have my version

:P

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="rilpas"]

It's a very different game, in fact, there's a funny story behind how it got made.

The developer (Cryo) originally started working on the game, but the publisher instead decided to go with Westwood's take on it (Dune 2), however, Cryo never stopped working on it, eventually a rep from Virgin went to France to meet Cryo's CEO face-to-face and ready to file them with a cease and desist claim and according to Cryo's CEO he replied with something like this:

"If you weren't an idiot, you'd first take a look at our game and THEN you'd make the decision on whether or not you want us to stop"

The rep from Virgin saw the game and decided to publish it and 6 months later we got Westwood's Dune, now renamed Dune 2 :P

as for the game itself, Dune 1 is a mix of RTS and point n' click adventure, it's a very unique game and honestly, I like it better then Dune 2, mostly because Dune 2 has been outdone several times over the years, whereas there's really no other game like Dune 1

the game is abandonware, so to my knowledge it's legal to download, though I reccomend you search for the PC-CD version, it features some improvements like voice acting.

Oh, also, Dune 1 has an amazingly immersive soundtrack, it's in my opinion one of the best videogame OST's of its time

rilpas

I still have my version

:P

is that the American version? the European version has a different cover

although this is one case where I think the US cover is better.

its annoying, if you look on Ebay UK , most of the sales are for the Amiga versions, very few PC copies, and the ones that are there are much more expensive.

ironically Dune is more common , but again its mostly for the Amiga , or the PC floppy disc edition.

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"] well , Id rather have physical versions of both Dune 2 and 1, I have Dune 2 as part of a compliation , but not on its own , and its surprisingly rare.Darkman2007

I still have my version

:P

is that the American version? the European version has a different cover

although this is one case where I think the US cover is better.

its annoying, if you look on Ebay UK , most of the sales are for the Amiga versions, very few PC copies, and the ones that are there are much more expensive.

ironically Dune is more common , but again its mostly for the Amiga , or the PC floppy disc edition.

Yeah, I have the US version and that's a good thing, I think the US cover is much better :P

As for Dune yeah, I''ve lost my childhood copy, I'll probably get it on ebay, though I know it'll cost a bit.

Still if you want you could download the floppy disk version from abandonia

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"]

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

I still have my version

:P

rilpas

is that the American version? the European version has a different cover

although this is one case where I think the US cover is better.

its annoying, if you look on Ebay UK , most of the sales are for the Amiga versions, very few PC copies, and the ones that are there are much more expensive.

ironically Dune is more common , but again its mostly for the Amiga , or the PC floppy disc edition.

Yeah, I have the US version and that's a good thing, I think the US cover is much better :P

As for Dune yeah, I''ve lost my childhood copy, I'll probably get it on ebay, though I know it'll cost a bit.

Still if you want you could download the floppy disk version from abandonia

well , its a dilemma, the collector in me says I need the boxed version , the gamer side of me says not to bother, because its expensive , and due to a lack of space, especially when it comes to big PC boxes.

as a kid, I never kept my PC game boxes, only the game cases, kinda regret that, because I got games like Diablo 2 , Starcraft, etc, and now all Ive got are the game cases and discs.

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"]

is that the American version? the European version has a different cover

although this is one case where I think the US cover is better.

its annoying, if you look on Ebay UK , most of the sales are for the Amiga versions, very few PC copies, and the ones that are there are much more expensive.

ironically Dune is more common , but again its mostly for the Amiga , or the PC floppy disc edition.

Darkman2007

Yeah, I have the US version and that's a good thing, I think the US cover is much better :P

As for Dune yeah, I''ve lost my childhood copy, I'll probably get it on ebay, though I know it'll cost a bit.

Still if you want you could download the floppy disk version from abandonia

well , its a dilemma, the collector in me says I need the boxed version , the gamer side of me says not to bother, because its expensive , and due to a lack of space, especially when it comes to big PC boxes.

as a kid, I never kept my PC game boxes, only the game cases, kinda regret that, because I got games like Diablo 2 , Starcraft, etc, and now all Ive got are the game cases and discs.

I know the feeling, space and money are short

yet I still want a lot of stuff and I regret throwing a lot of the stuff I did away

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"]

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

Yeah, I have the US version and that's a good thing, I think the US cover is much better :P

As for Dune yeah, I''ve lost my childhood copy, I'll probably get it on ebay, though I know it'll cost a bit.

Still if you want you could download the floppy disk version from abandonia

rilpas

well , its a dilemma, the collector in me says I need the boxed version , the gamer side of me says not to bother, because its expensive , and due to a lack of space, especially when it comes to big PC boxes.

as a kid, I never kept my PC game boxes, only the game cases, kinda regret that, because I got games like Diablo 2 , Starcraft, etc, and now all Ive got are the game cases and discs.

I know the feeling, space and money are short

yet I still want a lot of stuff and I regret throwing a lot of the stuff I did away

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"]

well , its a dilemma, the collector in me says I need the boxed version , the gamer side of me says not to bother, because its expensive , and due to a lack of space, especially when it comes to big PC boxes.

as a kid, I never kept my PC game boxes, only the game cases, kinda regret that, because I got games like Diablo 2 , Starcraft, etc, and now all Ive got are the game cases and discs.

Darkman2007

I know the feeling, space and money are short

yet I still want a lot of stuff and I regret throwing a lot of the stuff I did away

yep, like how the original prince of persia source code was found while doing spring cleaning

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="rilpas"]

I know the feeling, space and money are short

yet I still want a lot of stuff and I regret throwing a lot of the stuff I did away

rilpas

yep, like how the original prince of persia source code was found while doing spring cleaning

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"] its funny , but from what Ive heard , quite a few developers never kept copies (or general material) , from the games they made, because nobody figured that it would be worth anything, or that people would still play these games.Darkman2007

yep, like how the original prince of persia source code was found while doing spring cleaning

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="rilpas"]

yep, like how the original prince of persia source code was found while doing spring cleaning

rilpas

[QUOTE="rilpas"]

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"] I remember an interview with Brian Fargo (the head of Interplay , the old Interplay), who said he had to go on Ebay to buy games that he himself worked on.Darkman2007

this thread has officially been hijacked :)

this thread has officially been hijacked :)

AcidThunder

I LIKE TURTLES! :)

-Byshop

this thread has officially been hijacked :)

AcidThunder

[QUOTE="AcidThunder"]

this thread has officially been hijacked :)

Los9090

He's right. Next time if you have an unrelated question, just make a new thread. It's the forum rules, and it makes you more likely to get a response to your question since it will be properly labelled.

-Byshop

[QUOTE="AcidThunder"]

this thread has officially been hijacked :)

Los9090

yeah really the OP's question had nothing to do with Dune 2

[QUOTE="Los9090"][QUOTE="AcidThunder"]

this thread has officially been hijacked :)

AcidThunder

yeah really the OP's question had nothing to do with Dune 2

[QUOTE="AcidThunder"]

[QUOTE="Los9090"] Really man? Really? Go awayrilpas

yeah really the OP's question had nothing to do with Dune 2

the OP still hasn't confirmed it yet

[QUOTE="rilpas"][QUOTE="AcidThunder"]

yeah really the OP's question had nothing to do with Dune 2

AcidThunder

the OP still hasn't confirmed it yet

yes he did :|

if it weren't the game he'd have comeback by now

"Oh, right .p It was around late 90's It was 3D graphics and I can't recall if it was 3rd or 1st person view, possibly had the option of either.

The Wheel of Time just might be it, I recognize the player icon from the top left torner of the screen, I'll look into it more to make sure if that's it.

Thanks for help so far guys "

[QUOTE="AcidThunder"]

[QUOTE="rilpas"] to be fair, the OP's question was answered in the first pagerilpas

the OP still hasn't confirmed it yet

yes he did :|

if it weren't the game he'd have comeback by now

"Oh, right .p It was around late 90's It was 3D graphics and I can't recall if it was 3rd or 1st person view, possibly had the option of either.

The Wheel of Time just might be it, I recognize the player icon from the top left torner of the screen, I'll look into it more to make sure if that's it.

Thanks for help so far guys "

don't know he might be busy so couldn't come but thats not the point here what i am trying to say is there's just 2-3 answers to the original question and the rest is all about Dune 2 which is not in any way related to the original question
and we are just cluttering up this thread even more so lets end it here

yes he did :|

if it weren't the game he'd have comeback by now

"Oh, right .p It was around late 90's It was 3D graphics and I can't recall if it was 3rd or 1st person view, possibly had the option of either.

The Wheel of Time just might be it, I recognize the player icon from the top left torner of the screen, I'll look into it more to make sure if that's it.

Thanks for help so far guys "

rilpas

Not necessarily. Perhaps the op is travelling abroad. Perhaps he's cycling across Europe. Perhaps he was rock climbing and he got his arm pinned under a rock and he's using a pocket knife to chop it off as we speak.

Or perhaps he just forgot. :)

-Byshop