What old games should Matrix snap up next

[wodin]

The only RTS game worth getting along those lines are the Close Combat games. Ive owend the SS series and its a click fest.

[ravinhood]

ORIGINAL: watchtower

This was a thread about What old games should Matrix snap up next: NOT STARFORCE:

there is another thread about that chestnut- Ravinhood - you hijacker[:D][:D][8D][:-]

There wasn't a new thread about Starforce until after Starforce was mentioned in this thread. And like you've never hijerked any of my threads huh bud? ))

[Peever]

ORIGINAL: wodin

The only RTS game worth getting along those lines are the Close Combat games.

Close Combat gets my vote. Though I'd want to get new games (but keep them overhead 2D) and not just a re-release of the series since I already own them and they work fine in XP.

[GJK]

ORIGINAL: Monadman

Give Dean Essig a call (if he’s still alive) and work a deal to produce/support a computer version of all of The Gamer’s Civil War Brigade series games.

I've got 4 of 'em done for VASSAL if you can live without computer AI.

No Better Place To Die

Perryville

Thunder At The Crossroads II

In Their Quiet Fields II

Here's a low-res screenshot of a pbem game of ITQFII that I have going now (playing as the Confederates): Fighting at "The Cornfield".

[donkuchi19]

ORIGINAL: Rodak

How about Imperialism 2

I preferred the original Imperialism. I actually kept an old computer on the side for a few years until it died just so that I could play that game. It didn't work with the next version of Windows which is why I kept the old system. I would play that game for hours and hours. (It caused several late night (early morning??) fights with my wife)

[donkuchi19]

I would also love to see a remake of Red Storm Rising. I had it for my old Commodore Amiga. That was the most fun I had with any sub simulation that I ever had.

[madflava13]

+1 for Red Storm Rising and the X-Com series... Both highly addictive!

[ravinhood]

STAR CONTROL!!! Launch Fighters Launch Fighters haha my favorite race.

[Monadman]

ORIGINAL: GJK

ORIGINAL: Monadman

Give Dean Essig a call (if he’s still alive) and work a deal to produce/support a computer version of all of The Gamer’s Civil War Brigade series games.

I've got 4 of 'em done for VASSAL if you can live without computer AI.

No Better Place To Die

Perryville

Thunder At The Crossroads II

In Their Quiet Fields II

Here's a low-res screenshot of a pbem game of ITQFII that I have going now (playing as the Confederates): Fighting at "The Cornfield".

Looks good Gary. I’ll give it a go sooner or later. Thanks.

Richard

[TracGunny]

The Ironclads plus the Expansion Pack -originally released by Yaquinto, sold to Excalibur Games (who shipped a 2nd edition that is no longer in print), now owned by Thoroughbred (?), a miniatures company... great WEGO board game that the Miniatures Warriors easily adapted to their passion. I can see this game produced in the style of TS:ATG with a WEGO system that allows reaction phases so that golden opportunity for a full broadside with 15 inch Dahlgren’s doesn't float on by...

[Zap]

I agree with you woodin, a beer and pretzels game. Not much of an AI. Hidden units was basically the AI for this game. Once, you used your officers to use their enhanced line of sight you just picked off the enemy one by one. They just stood their and let you shoot at them.

Though I still played the game a lot. At the time I was unaware of better games available.

[Dave Vicks]

PANZER COMMAND by Victory Games.[:)]






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   Needs to upgrade  counter graphics.

[ladner]

ORIGINAL: EatenByGrues

How about the old holistic games? Emperor of the Fading Suns, and Final Liberation etc. That would be awesome. I'm pretty sure Holisitc doesn't make computer games anymore, so EFS would be fairly easy. Final Liberation is tied to the Warhammer 40k licences, so not sure about that.

Add another vote for an Emperor of the Fading Suns remake. A truly remarkable game just begging for a remake. It has a unique setting, and a lot of atmosphere and from the original I would recommend keeping the music score, some of the best game music I have ever heard.

[Bossy573]

ORIGINAL: pauk

Road to Moscow

Yes! I'll bet Matrix could make something of this idea. If I remember correctly, the developers stated after it had gone to vaporware status that they just couldn't make the AI work. Perhaps with hardware having taken such a gigantic leap forward it could work now?

I would also love to see CCIII re-done with a better campaign structure and vastly improved AI.

[Syagrius]

ORIGINAL: Marc Vaughan

Master of Magic - loved that game (Ciz with a fantasy setting and RPG elements for those of you who haven't played it) .....

Yep, MoM was a very fun game, I can see a company like Stardock or Firaxis making a sequel.

[prof]

In no particular order, Bomb Alley would go well in the WinP WPO system,  X-Com, just because they were  great games.  Stars, maybe the most addictive space explotation game ever, Chaos Gate, a marvelous game in the Warhammer world, and Master of Magic, just an enjoyable game.

[SireChaos]

Carriers at War / Great Naval Battles / Carrier Strike
 
I´d love to see a game with reasonably modern graphics (more or less the level of UV and WitP), the air combat model of either CaW or CS and the surface combat (especially ship damage) model of GNB 2-5. I mean, the ship damage model of UV/WiTP isn´t bad, but that of GNB is *great*.
 
Red Sky at Morning
 
Does anyone else know this game - WW3 at sea, world wide. The graphics sucked (indeed, it didn´t *have* any graphics) but it was still one hell of a wargame.

[watchtower]

Blimey!! This thread still going??

I started this in about october 1756 just before tiffin [X(]

We had a game called "Chess" how about redo of that - spice it up a bit - it's a bit boring as only the clever people win.

[TheHellPatrol]

1) Fantasy General
2) Warlords 3: Darklords Rising for XP

[jvgfanatic]

ORIGINAL: prof

In no particular order, Bomb Alley would go well in the WinP WPO system, X-Com, just because they were great games. Stars, maybe the most addictive space explotation game ever, Chaos Gate, a marvelous game in the Warhammer world, and Master of Magic, just an enjoyable game.

Just an FYI (if you didn't already know), the developers of X-Com are far from asleep. They released a little gem of a tactics game for the Gameboy Advance called Rebelstar Tactical Command and I believe they also have a new(ish) PC title called Laser Squad Nemesis. LSN may be online only if I remember correctly, it's been over a year since I read about it so I'm likely mistaken.

Edit: I should say I found neither of those games as enjoyable as X-Com (the first one) but they are decent in their own rights.