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[–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 40 minutes ago

Fuck yeah Neverhood!

[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 56 minutes ago

Wait, those games came on CD? I thought they came as ISOs with a nocd_patch.exe

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Blade of Darkness was kickass

[–] iegod@lemm.ee 2 points 4 hours ago
[–] Acidbath@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I didnt know oni was on pc. Ive been playing it recently on ps2 and let me say the movement in that game is amazing.

[–] Arkhive@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 hours ago

I recently went through getting it to run on Linux. It’s one of the only Bungie games I haven’t played. Shockingly in depth combat, I’m enjoying it, but I’m bad at combo based fighting games, so I’m playing it in very bite sized pieces.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] glorkon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I still use the song "Operator Plays a Little Ping Pong" from the Neverhood OST as my ringtone. Never fails to amuse.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

My favorite was always "dum da dum doi doi."

[–] glitches_brew@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Everybody waaaaiiill

[–] sifr@retrolemmy.com 3 points 7 hours ago

Looove Dues Ex. I just looked up The Neverhood, and it looks so interesting. Definitely going to need to watch a long play of that.

[–] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Man, my brother and I were obsessed with the Neverhood back in the day. That game was so weirdly satisfying

[–] happysplinter@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

I swear one day I'll beat it.

[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

I used to play one of those demo disc games where you get to fly an aircraft and do missiona, but back then i had bo clue what the mission was i was just happy being able to fly.

I never stopped playing games, i was always taught that you can't pilot when you're colorblind so i was convinced video games would allow me to do things real life would never let me.

Skyrim really caught me and after that cyberpunk took it's place, i just love being rewarded for your work and getting to do cool shit with that money.

Real life barely feels like you're being rewarded anymore imo.

[–] Varyag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 hours ago

I don't remember that Oni game by Bungie. That cover art looks nice.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I dont't think I've ever played an eidos game that actually worked and ran out of the box. Such a bad experience.

FF7 was hot garbage

[–] skygirl@lemmy.world 18 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

I thought neverhood was just a fever dream I had as a child

[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 9 hours ago

Klaymens Theme is an all time banger

https://youtu.be/Wh4WnHlsbvM

[–] eluvatar@programming.dev 5 points 14 hours ago

That game is so good, one of my early gaming memories

[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I still sometimes hear music from the game used in videos

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Now I can finally activate my RtCW

[–] snake@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago
[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago
[–] fraksken@infosec.pub 10 points 18 hours ago

Sharing your cd key, are you now?

[–] couggod@lemmy.world 17 points 20 hours ago

Ahh the paperboard case for Deus Ex. That brings back some memories. It's amazing that it is in such good condition.

[–] astrsk@fedia.io 29 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Bungie’s Oni was really good for the era. Right before halo and when they were still releasing games for Mac. Think I still have that disc in storage somewhere alongside my Mac copy of Halo CE.

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[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 50 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Oni was a slapper. Would love to see it done justice. Not by Bungie though.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

Rockstar acquired Oni to get its proprietary engine and killed its sequel, Oni 2 because they got what they wanted

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 10 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Or, Angel Studios became Rockstar San Diego and they made Red Dead Revolver instead.

But I admire your hate version.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Rockstar is pretty shitty to devs, but okay, the Midtown Madness devs did have a glow up because they were under new management

I just recenly learned about Oni 2s leaked prototype existence and I'm salty that they piecemealed that IP into oblivion.... HOWEVER...Oni's engine would become the RAGE engine that powers and gave life to GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption, GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 (...and perhaps GTA VI..?)

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 points 14 hours ago

That's interesting, I didn't know it was the basis for the Rage engine. Thanks.

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[–] Linktank 27 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Neverhood was a fantastic experience. If you like puzzlers.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The Neverhood is deeply underrated. It got a spiritual sequel a few years back.

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[–] thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I remember playing Project IGI, that one was hard. Die and you have to redo the entire mission, brutal.

[–] SmoothOperator@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago

Was the same with the first Hitman

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Some classics in there for sure. For those that haven't played it, Oni was a quiet favorite of mine from around then. I don't think it got a lot of attention at the time, or even today. This was Bungie near the end of its Mac-first pre-Halo era.

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[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

If it's on a cd, it ain't old yet.

[–] qbus@lemmy.world 11 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

Your computer still has a CD drive. How retro

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[–] skygirl@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Not yet, but I am old enough... lol

[–] essell@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly.

Old games come in large cardboard boxes to accommodate the manual, with disks rattling around inside.

And in one case, a vacuum packed t-shirt too!

[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Ahhh the manuals... and the mail order hint guides. Those were the days.

[–] essell@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Did anyone ever fill out those registration cards?

[–] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I never thought I would see blade of darkness again. Thank you for sharing.

[–] Chef_Boyardee@lemm.ee 4 points 5 hours ago

One of my favorite games. One time I was able to dismember a guy completely before his body hit the ground.

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