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Posted by: Xahn Borealis Jul 22 2011, 01:44 PM
Is there any simulation type games where one can micromanage resources to ensure survival for, say, a colony on Luna (the Moon)? If anyone's played the spacebuild gamemode in Garry's Mod, something like that would be good, but with more realism.
Posted by: nezumi Jul 22 2011, 01:47 PM
Video or RPG?
For video games, there was the Sierra game Outpost (?) which was fantastic. Moon Base Alpha is neat, but basically a teaser.
Posted by: Tanegar Jul 22 2011, 05:29 PM
If you like a little humor in your management sims, check out Startopia. It's basically Dungeon Keeper in space. It's not on Good Old Games, Steam, or Impulse, but you might be able to find it in a bargain bin somewhere.
Posted by: Xahn Borealis Jul 22 2011, 06:37 PM
I'll keep an eye out for Outpost, already downloaded Moonbase Alpha, and I've just remembered Alpha Centauri, which I have.
Posted by: nezumi Jul 23 2011, 04:46 AM
Good luck with Outpost. It was released in the 90s. However, I played it again last year and it was still a lot of fun.
Posted by: Cakeman Jul 25 2011, 12:08 PM
Ohh, Alpha Centauri... it was actually pretty great with lots of options and quite hard depending on wich faction you choose. Diplomacy had lots of options too. I might have to find this again. Though I remember being annoyed when some opponent had invested heavily in water-techs and built cities like crazy in the ocean.
Ohh! Nukes really meant something in AC, large craters in the terrain... very fun in a very wrong way.
Posted by: Warlordtheft Jul 25 2011, 05:57 PM
But but nuking the U.N. Faction winers was sooo much fun!
My favorite space games of all time:
1.Galactic Civ II
2.MOOII
3.Starcraft
4.Star Control (the original)
5.Starfleet Command
6.Birth of the Federation (Moo like for star trek)
7.Alpha Centauri
8. Yars Revenge
9. X-Wing
10. MOO
X-com the original would be on there, but that really did not involve much use of space (final mission only)
Posted by: X-Kalibur Jul 25 2011, 11:35 PM
You list X-Wing but not TIE Fighter? For shame...
Posted by: Warlordtheft Jul 26 2011, 02:23 PM
I thought the missions in X-wing were better done--though admittedly I played TIE fighter significantly less than X-wing.
Posted by: X-Kalibur Jul 26 2011, 04:38 PM
Gameplay and missions they are both about equal (with TIE fighter edging it out for the ability to target subsystems on ships) but TIE Fighter had, for me, a far superior story. They even give you the great Imperial twist on everything. You're not stomping out freedom fighters to impose rule, you're halting a civil war and helping to restore peace to the system.
Posted by: Warlordtheft Jul 27 2011, 04:22 PM
You know that is making me want to go back and both of those games again.
Posted by: X-Kalibur Jul 27 2011, 04:30 PM
I've been waiting for GOG to hopefully put them up some day. I still have my collector's CD for both games but no real desire to sit down and fiddle with them to make them work.
Posted by: Fabe Jul 29 2011, 02:49 AM
Ohh! Nukes really meant something in AC, large craters in the terrain... very fun in a very wrong way.
Alpha Centauri is on Good Old Games for $5.99
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri
Posted by: CanRay Jul 29 2011, 05:18 PM
http://youtu.be/8rhlOH2VpyM. 
Posted by: Nebular Aug 6 2011, 11:17 PM
How could there be a PC space game thread with no mention of the Space Quest series?! Tsk tsk. For shame. 
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