Path: ...!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-3.nntp.ord.giganews.com!nntp.earthlink.com!news.earthlink.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 20:46:32 +0000 From: ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) Subject: Re: 2024 c.s.i.p.g.action Holiday Give-Away Day #0000007 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action References: <1q99ljpnru400lhgnpqik0ba214ul54jbp@4ax.com> User-Agent: tin/2.6.3-20231224 ("Banff") (Linux/6.11.10-300.fc41.x86_64 (x86_64)) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 20:46:32 +0000 Lines: 92 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com NNTP-Posting-Host: 47.180.143.226 X-Trace: sv3-LHoBmUl/sAv3pifXLVIqvd6qI2ht7s7wbbAk2jhWpS4Aalv0qpj+TyoCXDtuzmfL9uYFHasDXdOK4rB!CKdtWTAHYg0Oc4ntDZAH4dE8IFi5tHybgxAUs1QB9QbRojOBkp2n4zwuEsfqjSZDvTAAdv7zA/hC!xsJbQaPNgTy+o3GBCQ7Egx8J8BRNOd1N X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 4999 Spalls Hurgenson wrote: > Ho-ho-ho! > Hey, we're a whole week into the CSIPGA Holiday Give-Away; how 'bout > that? And we've only just begun. Even if you aren't liking /all/ the > games on offer, I hope you are still finding them more welcome than > the years-old fruitcake and boring office-parties-with-the-boss that > make up the rest of the season. Although pretty much ANYTHING is > better than those office parties... > We got more games today, of course. We got two of the 'duplicate old > DOS games nobody wants', and _even I_ think they're so awful and > unwelcome that I just had to throw in TWO more modern games to make up > for it. This one time, I'll forgive you all for not taking up the > option to claim these games. ;-) > * Paganitzu > https://store.steampowered.com/app/358230/Paganitzu/ > One of Apogee's earliest platformers, and boy howdy > does it look it. It could be worse --at least it's > 16-colour EGA instead of 4-colour CGA-- but its got > PC Speaker sounds and very basic gameplay. You really > gotta love classic PC platformers to want these. In > fact, I dare you --no, I double dog dare you!-- to > claim this game. But I know you won't, 'cause you're > too chicken! (reverse psychology still works, > right?;-) > Unobfuscated Key #1: 32AHN-XV7CD-CPA63 and > Key #2: K5TDX-6V97E-34B94 Pass! > * Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock > https://store.steampowered.com/app/544610/Battlestar_Galactica_Deadlock/ > You can probably guess what this game is like just by 270CC > the title. You can certainly guess it's license (although > it's sadly based on the 2004 remake series and not the 8YE4B > classic series from the 70s).The gameplay itself is turn- > based strategy, although its visuals impart a lot sense > of a lot of frenetic action. It's not the deepest game, > but it's a lot more fun than you might expect given its > origins. I didn't stick with the game very long myself, > but the short time I spent was enjoyable enough. I TD5W6 > think it's worth a look. "This Steam account already owns the product(s) contained in this offer. To access them, visit your library in the Steam client." Oh. > * Ampersat > https://store.steampowered.com/app/1356040/Ampersat/ > We'll round out today's offerings with a Rogue-like RPG. > "Ampersat" uses a combination of ASCII characters (mostly > for the monsters) and modern graphics, and some of the 5WEB3 > gameplay is a bit more Zelda than true Rogue, but it still > plays pretty true to its origin. It's a bit niche --I think > the people who will most enjoy this one are the ones who JW7BX > enjoyed classic "Rogue" or "Angband"-- but if you fall 2NNEC > into that grouping you'll probably have a lot of fun. I'm too late! "The product code you've entered has already been activated by a different Steam account. This code cannot be used again. Please contact the retailer or online seller where the code was purchased for assistance." Boo! It looks interesting though. I might like it. > Rejoice! That was the last of the duplicated Apogee games! Now any > duplicates that pop up (yes, there are a couple) will be of a more > modern vintage. But what games are they? You'll have to stick around > to find out! What about distributed by Apogee and 3D Realms? ;) > Oh, and before I forget: > Ho-ho-ho! Oh-oh-oh! -- "Wicked men are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm." --Proverbs 12:7. Dorthy's KS house with witches in Oz? Note: A fixed width font (Courier, Monospace, etc.) is required to see this signature correctly. /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://aqfl.net & http://antfarm.home.dhs.org. / /\ /\ \ Please nuke ANT if replying by e-mail. | |o o| | \ _ / ( )