Thu Jan 2 23:37:03 2025
(*30ec2690*):: can you give this one a shot?
(*2405d2f7*):: What am I looking for? I’m sure it works .. I’ve spent quite a bit of time researching bf1942 and need to get back to life. Anything that will run on just about any 15 year old laptop is cool. Especially if it has team objective stuff and not just straight death match. I’ll try playing it when I get back to that… really need a good virus scanner. Hmmm. Actually I have a mcaffee subscription which might have more than 1 seat license.
(*2405d2f7*):: I’m kinda over researching games for now .. I went down the bf1942 rabbit hole pretty deep. If anyone has a favorite game then try it out and report back. Especially if it will run on a mac emulated thing but TBH it is better if that isn’t the case as it will set an expectation that you can use a Mac .. and be problematic at the lanparty as the set of playable games will be smaller. But I can test the games to make sure they work on both of my gaming acceptable Dells.. because we really should do that beforehand and not at the lanparty itself as it eats into everyone’s time …
(*2405d2f7*):: I mean it isn’t bad that it will run on an emulator but.. if people show up with their mac and then what do we do? only play the 1/2 the games that will work? We really need a wiki.. or maybe just an anonymous google doc to keep it simple.
(*b387b012*):: I’m always down for starcraft. it’s been a while but i was obsessed for 3 years earlier in life. I haven’t found a good gaming mouse for my macbook. I started playing the campaign to get back in the flow of things but macbook trackpad fucking suckkkkkksssss. So i need to try a few mice.
(*b387b012*):: Also i’m always down for some halo 1-3
(*b387b012*):: let me know if any of ya’ll come across a free version of Sim Tower
(*097dfbf6*):: I like the logitech g502 hero mouse, that’s what I use
(*b387b012*):: got em’ coach https://freebie.games/games/simtower-the-vertical-empire/#:~:text=Yes%2C%20you%20can%20play%20SimTower,your%20web%20browser%20on%20freebie.
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(*b387b012*):: cool. i’ll buy it and try it. I can’t tell you how bad of a disadvantage starcraft is without a mouse lolz
(*b387b012*):: +public!
(*b387b012*):: let me know if any of ya’ll come across a free version of Sim Tower
(*2405d2f7*):: When I Was a kid I considered writing a game like Sim Tower.. I barely played the game though.
(*b387b012*):: got em’ coach https://freebie.games/games/simtower-the-vertical-empire/#:~:text=Yes%2C%20you%20can%20play%20SimTower,your%20web%20browser%20on%20freebie.
*** SimTower: The Vertical Empire – Play game online
*** Play SimTower online, the game where you become a master architect!
*** Freebie Games
(*b387b012*):: it was great. i just played for 8min and got bored lol
(*097dfbf6*):: I like the logitech g502 hero mouse, that’s what I use
(*b387b012*):: cool. i’ll buy it and try it. I can’t tell you how bad of a disadvantage starcraft is without a mouse lolz
(*b387b012*):: cool i’ll pick it up https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G502-Performance-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B07GBZ4Q68?th=1
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(*2405d2f7*):: I just use random 2-3 button mice .. presumably there is some different in the resolution it reads at.. I mean perhaps it’d make a perceivable difference for a guy who has low skill. I played bf1942 and I get owned all the time. They also don’t have punkbuster anymore so who knows how many poeple are using some sort of cheats. I ordered a few to have around for the lanparties .. they’re cheap enough. I’m sorta interested to see how it goes if we expand it at hackerspae and open to public.
(*097dfbf6*):: gaming mice are worth it if you need super accuracy
(*097dfbf6*):: but random mice are in general better quality than back in the old days with trackballs and shit
(*097dfbf6*):: I like the g502 because it comes with weights so you can mess with the center of gravity for an extra edge
(*097dfbf6*):: and all the extra buttons are nice for some games
(*2405d2f7*):: trackpads/trackballs are horrible for all games.. not just FPS.. Not sure why that is.. I guess harder to direct that little ball accurately… weights? lol.. i didn’t know that was a thing. you need to show me.
(*b387b012*):: is there a free version of 1942 for mac?
(*b387b012*):: i played it on an old dell laptop in 2010ish
(*2405d2f7*):: It is the PC version.. if it’l run under Mac then sure? 2010ish laptop should be fine. Thats what I am hoping for .. don’t want anyone having to buy new laptops for this .. and hopefully some people have an older laptop in their closet they could install windows on..
(*097dfbf6*):: I like the logitech g502 hero mouse, that’s what I use
(*b387b012*):: cool. i’ll buy it and try it. I can’t tell you how bad of a disadvantage starcraft is without a mouse lolz
(*b387b012*):: cool i’ll pick it up https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-G502-Performance-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B07GBZ4Q68?th=1
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(*b387b012*):: got it. boom
(*b387b012*):: let me know if any of ya’ll come across a free version of Sim Tower
(*b387b012*):: got em’ coach https://freebie.games/games/simtower-the-vertical-empire/#:~:text=Yes%2C%20you%20can%20play%20SimTower,your%20web%20browser%20on%20freebie.
*** SimTower: The Vertical Empire – Play game online
*** Play SimTower online, the game where you become a master architect!
*** Freebie Games
(*b387b012*):: +public!
(*2405d2f7*):: When I Was a kid I considered writing a game like Sim Tower.. I barely played the game though.
(*b387b012*):: it was great. i just played for 8min and got bored lol
(*2405d2f7*):: Yea, I find that happens a lot too.. it is fun as the memories come back but none of these games hold my attention that much.. but thats true for even newer games. I have a ton of steam games I’ve barely played
(*b387b012*):: yea man. kinda sucks. i did enjoy those 8 minutes with the volume up and the sound effects. but then i was done haha
(*2405d2f7*):: When I was younger goddam I liked all those games.. there are still some styles of games i can get into but not really FPS.. hearthstone, dungeon defenders .. orcs must die ..
(*2405d2f7*):: The nice thing too about this is that you can have a lanparty at far more places.. because if you have people showing up with desktops pulling 600+ watts then the power issues become a problem. Next thing I’ll do when I circle back around to this project is go through here and assemble some notes.
(*b387b012*):: i’m going to try and find out if there’s a pc version of twisted metal. at that point id want an old school playstation controller
(*2405d2f7*):: oooooh that was huge with my friends
(*2405d2f7*):: That is also analog I guess? that’d be an awesome game though to play at a lanparty.
(*b387b012*):: i first remember playing it at a friends birthday party where we rented a playstation and the game. then i got a playstation and played twisted metal 1 & 2 nonstop
(*2405d2f7*):: haha I rented a playstation too.. then when I returned it the place was closed 5 minutes early so I had to go back the next day and they tried to charge me for that extra day
(*2405d2f7*):: I’d forgot about that.. they were like $400 or something and that was a lot more back then.. like $1k today and no one had any money back then