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ORIGINAL: Hoplosternum

ORIGINAL: Titanwarrior89

You ever play MOO3? Was a hard one too get into.[:D]

It looks terrible [:D] Such a shame how the mighty have fallen, Emerich's MOO and MOM what can I say! The guy was almost a God [&o]

MOO 1 and 2 were awesome. I couldn't even bear to buy MOO3, what a total waste.

ORIGINAL: m10bob

I like train simulators because the things they have done with the graphics in the past few years is astounding..There are sites where you can download(free) additional engines,routes,scenery,etc,so it's common for a fella to have a hundred engines in his collection.I have a lot of steam and early diesel as I "model" the late 40's,early 50's and have equipment from companies that went out of business years ago,like the Pennsylvania RR,B&O,Monon,Wabash,C&O,Milwaukee Road,New York Central,etc..
I also have routes and equipment from trains I rode while stationed in Europe..
I prefer the Microsoft Train Simulator,(which can still be had in places for about $14,you just have to look..
I can ride in the tail end passenger car of the "City of New Orleans,watch scenery go by(accurate),turn my head and see the bartender shmoosing other passengers over drinks,and hear Arlo Guthrie singing "The City of New Orleans",(which is the soundtrack which came with the FREE trainset!!!!)..
I probably have 15 routes,most were free.....[:D]

That sounds great! I had no idea such software existed....

I currently play (or wish I had time to play):

EVE Online
Il-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles + Ace Expansion pack
Civilization III
Morrowind
Starshatter (plenty more playtime when the Babylon 5 mod hits soon)
Mechwarrior 4 (plus Mech Pak)
Lock-On: Modern Air Combat
Europa Universalis II

ORIGINAL: Mr.Frag

Only thing I really detest is *sports* games [:D]

How come?

Is it the "flashy" graphics and no reality?

Try stratomatic's... very statistical accurate replays

[:D]

Farcry
Neverwinter
Dungeon Siege
SPWaW
UT2k4
Battlefield Vietnam
Civ3
Temple of Elemental Evil
Day of Defeat


Goblin

Stratomatic... In several Leagues, Past retro types and presentday..
[:D] Looking forward to 1961 in one league where I have Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, Duke Snider, Mazeroski, and Elston Howard (in his .348 year)

Then theres the Civ's Civ, Civ II, Civ III, PTW, Conquests and other Civilization types and explore world and build nation types like still play Colonization etc..

I recently picked up the re-release of Vampire the masquerade a'la the bargain bin. What a great game. Keyboard controls take a little getting used to but good story.

Madden [&o]

Madden,NCAA 2005, why? Its a tradition to have a yearly league in these two games.

NASCAR 2003,nobody has topped that as far as sim racing goes.Im stil waiting on a F-1 or an IRL that is up to par with this title.

Battlefield Nam and COD just for the sheer mindless killing,its theraputic.

My B-day is comin up so no telling whats up.The GF said somthing about Nam 67 for the PS2,I can deal with that.

sims2

Silent Hill 4 - sick game
Virtua Fighter 4 is also a lot of fun
Rally games

have you tried that game nba 06? usually im not into basketball games but this one actually plays like an rpg with the career mode. its actually really fun. I built up a nobody character and turned him into a superstar.

List of non-wargames that can be found on my system:

• Capitalism II.
• Simcity 4:Rush Hour
• Railroad Tycoon III
• IL2 FB AEP
• CFS3 w/Firepower (waiting for MTO expansion to be released)
• Battle of Britain II:Wings of Victory
• MS Flight Simulator 2004
• Falcon 4: Allied Force
• Silent Hunter III
• Total war series. STW, MTW, RTW.
• EF2000 (on a very old system)
• F22 TAW (on a somewhat old system)
• Xcom (on a very old system)

Regards.

Oh, so VERY VERY many:

10 random choices:

- Tiger Woods 2005
- FIFA 2005
- Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition
- Neverwinter Nights w. all expansions
- Call of Duty 1, United Offensive and 2
- Max Payne 2
- Knights of the Old Republic 2
- Star Wars Republic Commando
- Sims 2
- Sid Meier's Pirates

Currently playing (when I have the time):

=Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
=Shadow of Colossus
=Growlanser IV
=Lost In Blue
=We Love Katamari
=Rocket: Robot on Wheels (with my son)

MS Flight Simulator 2004

Favorite plane: A DC-3

A very stable plane, great cockpit and external view capability, easy to land... I use it to just cruise around someplace scenic (like flying over the Rocky Mountains at dusk). I can just sit back and relax and enjoy the sights.

Now that is about as far from wargaming as you can get!

New arrival: TRAINZ Railroad Simulator 2006 (I have been following this one since the original TRAINZ was released).

I'm not a railroad buff so I do not enter into the intricate depths of engineering, but as a "tourist" it is so much fun to drive a train over huge routes with incredible scenery... it's like being there. The land version of cruising in my DC-3.

Highly, highly recommended!

The game is very versatile and users can develop (and share) their own trains, cars, buildings, routes, scenery and so forth. In fact, they have hundreds of thousands of downloads available for every conceivable railroading experience. Even tanks and armored cars and fighter planes (yes, you can have invisiable train tracks in the sky and fly aircraft and also seagoing vessels can be tracked through the oceans and rivers). Now if a wargamer got involved in this... I can see a scenario set up that shows "the front" with trenches and troops and then uses the trains to support the troops, transport tanks and equipment, and so forth [:D] The simulator supports detailed industries, car loading and unloading, automated schedules and train drivers etc etc so this would be quite workable. I can see the messages popping up now... "ammunition and troops needed on the Meuse" and your troop train quickly leaves Paris to save the day.

Hmm... has potential.

Seriously, check out this simulator. It is way too easy to dismiss this as being the sole province of the model train in the basement set, but it's much more.

Check it out at: Auran.com

And guys, both of the above can really appeal to your wife [;)] if you approach it from the "tourist" angle. "Honey, I got you a trip to Paris for Christmas... ergh... a simulated one, I mean" [:D] Seriously, an easy to fly plane over Paris at midnight... gorgeous. Driving a steam locomotive through the Canadian Rockies... priceless. Simulated trips that would cost you a small fortune to do for real.

Ones on my PC

-Imperial Glory
-IL2 FB and Pacific Fighters
-Battlefield '42
-Call of Duty and UO
-MS Flight Sim 2004 (Like Rhonda I love the DC-3)
-CFS 2 and 3
-Silent Hunters 1 and III
-B17 Flying Fortress II
-Mig Alley
-CivIII and Conquests
-European Air War
-Medal of Honor Allied Assault, Spearhead, Breakthrough, and Pacific Assault
-Red Baron 3D
-Brothers in Arms RtH30
-Day of Defeat
-Vietcong Purple Haze
-MS Train Simulator

Non-wargames currently installed,

Call of Duty 2
Falcon 4: Allied Force
Lock-On
Silent Hunter 3
Dangerous Waters
Dominions 2
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Title Bout Championship Boxing 2
Hong Kong Mahjong
Spheres of Chaos (top-notch indie psychedelic arcade shooter thingie)

Installed non-wargames

1) CIV

2) SH3

Not that I have the time to play any of them, especially since WITP seems to eat all my time up as it is now

Latest Non-wargame on my computer: "The Movies". Ok everybody you gotta get this one, it's finally the end all be all game you've ever wanted. lol Well maybe not, but, hours/days will fly by once you start playing this one.