Feb 12 2008
Retro Gaming
Just under a year ago I installed the original RollerCoaster Tycoon on my PC. I hadn’t had it installed since I closed down RCT Station a few years ago. When you go a long time without playing a favorite game, it’s only natural to go back to it at some point. Well, since I can’t find my discs anymore, I went ahead and bought the RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe Pack along with the Rollercoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack.
I also went ahead and ordered Age of Empires: Collectors Edition since I couldn’t find my CDs anymore. One of the selling points for me is it contains all of the games leading up to Age of Mythology. Not bad for $9.99.
Ogre, Railwolf, and I have all been thinking of getting back into playing AoE. They’ve both begun playing multiplayer, but I’m still waiting on Amazon to ship my order. It’s kind of odd that all three of us began reminiscing about old games. It could be because of a number of reasons, but I know I’ve grown tired of what the game developers are making. It’s nothing but First Person Shooters anymore. And if you’re a PC gamer, like I used to be, you need a small fortune to keep up with CPU and GPU technology. The two computers I have aren’t capable of playing any of the modern games.
If I had a great gaming PC, the first game I would try out isn’t Age of Empires III (that would be second). It’s Company of Heroes. When I heard it was coming out, I followed some of the news fairly closely. It just looks awesome. I’ve seen some of the videos on IGN and I’m impressed with what they were able to do.
Age of Empires and RollerCoaster Tycoon are two good examples of great games given their primitive technological requirements. Just about any machine can play them (well, maybe not Vista machines) and you can buy the games for next to nothing now.
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