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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    This is just one of those games that if I ever come across a copy, I buy it. Just in case. Same goes for psx copies of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

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  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Anyone know the latest scores from the League Frungy Championships?

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I love the Zoq Fot Pik tongue lash attack!

    *Bleah*

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    This game has fantastic music.

    Also, It is *dancing*!

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  • TheidarTheidar Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    The music is great, for some reason the Arilou theme is my favorite

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  • SeptusSeptus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I would totally start playing this again, but the last time I did about a year ago, the intro to the game was awfully daunting. I had a lot of problems in early combat, and I think I was confused by star exploration, like I didn't remember how to mine or something.

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  • zhen_roguezhen_rogue Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    My only gripe with this game was that the time limit to finish the game seemed a bit too short.
    I'm an anal retentive player though, and like to explore the shit out of every single system i find, and strip mine every damn planet.

    I found myself in trouble the first time I played, and then had to rush my ass off to finish - only got about a third or a half of the galaxy explored.

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    i'm on your planets, collecting your valuable resources, outrunning your aliens.

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    My problem is I know the intro way too well, like in no time at all I've hit the first couple rainbow worlds and I'm buying fuel from the melnorme by the bucket to sell to the earth station for RU and pimping my ship out right away.

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    zhen_rogue wrote: »
    My only gripe with this game was that the time limit to finish the game seemed a bit too short.
    I'm an anal retentive player though, and like to explore the shit out of every single system i find, and strip mine every damn planet.

    I found myself in trouble the first time I played, and then had to rush my ass off to finish - only got about a third or a half of the galaxy explored.
    I would love if they even just allowed the galaxy to be taken over by the Ur-Quan or Kohr-Ah in that time limit, but you could still try and survive in the new galaxy under Ur-Quan rule. Mining for minerals and trading with friendly outposts for fuel, with no other goal than to not die.

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    It would be neat if you could stalemate them. Just get enough civilizations on your side that they can't attack systems under allied control, so you can go along collecting and adding modules until you have an unstoppable SuperBattleShip of DOOM.

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    YES.

    This is why I don't even need a new starcontrol game. Just the old one with expansions so I can play it some more.

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  • DynagripDynagrip Break me a million hearts HoustonRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    a galaxy randomizer would be the best thing.

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Dynagrip wrote: »
    a galaxy randomizer would be the best thing.
    That's what I'm saying! The opportunity to explore the galaxy again? Sign me the fuck up!

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I always had a soft spot for the Pkunk. I am forever making it my mission to keep them from going and getting hacked to pieces by those giant spider guys whose name I have forgotten.

    They worshipped Dogar and Kazon I think.

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  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Complete with the most daunting of achievements.

    Destroy 20 Sylandro probes with an earthling ship without losing a ship. 50pts

    Once, just ONCE land the lander on the fucking place I put my cursor you god damn SONOFABITCHES! 500pts

    etc

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  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    babyeatingjesus wrote: »
    I always had a soft spot for the Pkunk. I am forever making it my mission to keep them from going and getting hacked to pieces by those giant spider guys whose name I have forgotten.

    They worshipped Dogar and Kazon I think.

    Illwrath.

    They have space flamethrowers and cloaking devices HOW AWESOME IS THAT?!

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    A flame thrower in space is no small achievement, for sure.

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  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I always hated sending the ... dammit ... plant guys... wtf were th SUPOX! The Supox in against the Ur-Quan/Kor-Ah. Like that just doesn't seem fair. At least the Thradash were a warrior race, the supox were fricken plants, that flew space plants... and shot pollen or something. I'd have much rather managed to get the Druuge wiped the fuck out. Those guys were top shelf assholes.

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  • RuckusRuckus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    RabidDeathMoose wrote: »
    I always hated sending the ... dammit ... plant guys... wtf were th SUPOX! The Supox in against the Ur-Quan/Kor-Ah. Like that just doesn't seem fair. At least the Thradash were a warrior race, the supox were fricken plants, that flew space plants... and shot pollen or something. I'd have much rather managed to get the Druuge wiped the fuck out. Those guys were top shelf assholes.

    Have us a backyard DruugeRoast

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    RabidDeathMoose wrote: »
    I always hated sending the ... dammit ... plant guys... wtf were th SUPOX! The Supox in against the Ur-Quan/Kor-Ah. Like that just doesn't seem fair. At least the Thradash were a warrior race, the supox were fricken plants, that flew space plants... and shot pollen or something. I'd have much rather managed to get the Druuge wiped the fuck out. Those guys were top shelf assholes.
    The Earth Commander did not approve of my dealings with the Druuge.

    Nothing beats the repopulation of the Shofixti.

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  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Guy must've chewed because he was a "god damn sexual tyrannosaurus, just like me."

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    those fucking Kohr-Ah and their goddamn fire ring attack. Sons of bitches.

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  • DefenderDefender Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    babyeatingjesus wrote: »
    This is just one of those games that if I ever come across a copy, I buy it. Just in case. Same goes for psx copies of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

    You know the PSN store sells that as a downloadable, right? It's tiny. It's like five dollars. Grab it that way.

    I know I already said this, but Starcon 2 is awesome. It is on my short list of "best games I've ever seen," next to stuff like Thief 2 and Quest For Glory 2.

    Incidentally, QFG2 was recently released in some form that apparently doesn't require a computer from a decade and a half ago to play.

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  • DefenderDefender Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    babyeatingjesus wrote: »
    those fucking Kohr-Ah and their goddamn fire ring attack. Sons of bitches.

    Thradd shred the fuck out of them. They waste way too much energy on that, and their other attack can be beaten by using the thrusters. Also, the Utwig can devour that stuff, and the Yehat can ignore it. Overall, the Kohr-Ah can be deal with pretty handily by a number of means.

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  • DefenderDefender Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    babyeatingjesus wrote: »
    zhen_rogue wrote: »
    My only gripe with this game was that the time limit to finish the game seemed a bit too short.
    I'm an anal retentive player though, and like to explore the shit out of every single system i find, and strip mine every damn planet.

    I found myself in trouble the first time I played, and then had to rush my ass off to finish - only got about a third or a half of the galaxy explored.
    I would love if they even just allowed the galaxy to be taken over by the Ur-Quan or Kohr-Ah in that time limit, but you could still try and survive in the new galaxy under Ur-Quan rule. Mining for minerals and trading with friendly outposts for fuel, with no other goal than to not die.

    That would get boring as shit, though. Eventually you'd either fail or just find some way to abuse holes in the AI and the game would lose all interesting mechanics due to being either way too hard or way too easy. Also, there's no story to keep you interested, because you're just adrift in space endlessly.

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  • BYToadyBYToady Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Starcon2 has the best ending.

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  • DynagripDynagrip Break me a million hearts HoustonRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    although the story is pretty much generic science fiction, they did such a great job with it.

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Defender wrote: »
    babyeatingjesus wrote: »
    zhen_rogue wrote: »
    My only gripe with this game was that the time limit to finish the game seemed a bit too short.
    I'm an anal retentive player though, and like to explore the shit out of every single system i find, and strip mine every damn planet.

    I found myself in trouble the first time I played, and then had to rush my ass off to finish - only got about a third or a half of the galaxy explored.
    I would love if they even just allowed the galaxy to be taken over by the Ur-Quan or Kohr-Ah in that time limit, but you could still try and survive in the new galaxy under Ur-Quan rule. Mining for minerals and trading with friendly outposts for fuel, with no other goal than to not die.

    That would get boring as shit, though. Eventually you'd either fail or just find some way to abuse holes in the AI and the game would lose all interesting mechanics due to being either way too hard or way too easy. Also, there's no story to keep you interested, because you're just adrift in space endlessly.
    It wouldn't make much of an endgame, but it would be fun to just work to survive for a while in a more hostile galaxy. And provide an opportunity to explore parts of the galaxy you might not otherwise check out under the deadline.

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  • Synthetic OrangeSynthetic Orange Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Why the hell are you struggling against the deadline? After you discover the super secret shortcut thingyo, you've got tons of time to spare.

    Elsewhere:
    Man, if the Syreen looked this good in SC2...
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    ...imagine what they'll look like in Star Control 3.

    AUUUUUGH

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  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I thought we agreed to not mention Starcontrol 3 again? That game was at BEST a sketch of a shadow produced by a mirage as seen by a drunk man with no arms. Sure there was some "interesting" things about it, but it was definitely no Starcontrol heir.

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Synthetic Orange wrote: »
    Why the hell are you struggling against the deadline? After you discover the super secret shortcut thingyo, you've got tons of time to spare.
    Oh God it's no struggle to finish the game within the time limit, I just mean exploring all the stars and their planets. Like I did not spend, and do not spend, a lot of time in Ur-Quan/Kohr-Ah space just looking around.

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  • RabidDeathMooseRabidDeathMoose Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I did that once, see how big a tail of trailing killer space spiders I could accumulate and then turn on them and go "Hey fuckers, check out what 4 Hellbore cannons can do when they've got a ship full of Shiva Furnaces powering them what WHAT! Also I have point defence so go ahead and launch your fighters, dick."

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  • TheidarTheidar Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Funny thing, if your good with a Spathi Eluder then Kohr-ah and Kzer-Za both go down like bitches.

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    playing the campaign with and rushing your ship to hellbore cannons really atrophies your piloting abilities with any other ship. I am just not a good dogfighter anymore.

    One of the many reasons I would love to see a shuffle mode.

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  • TheidarTheidar Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    See I still use my Spathi just to stay in the practice of raping everything with them.

    Arilou too, you beat somebody's Ur Quan in Super melee with the Arilou and the are completely demoralized.

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Love love love the Arilou ship.

    My favorite ship to use is probably either the Orz or the Yehat, though.

    Or the Vux, that thing is a dickhead with rockets on it.

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I think I should get UQM up and running again with the online supermelee. Any takers?

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  • DynagripDynagrip Break me a million hearts HoustonRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    I'm a big fan of the Orz.

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  • babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Definitely my favorite conversationalists.

    The Umgah are a close second.

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