Octopus Overlords

If you skype me I can take away that burden off of you

Zitterbacke wrote:If you skype me I can take away that burden off of you

i sent das Videospielen off to Deutschland a few weeks ago via 'slow boat to the mainland ' option, so it'll be there in another month or so.

Thread has kind of died so I'll put up some oldies to see if we can get any hits.

edit: games deleted. No interest so off to the trash can.

We need to get Gunder to post the list again...

I may even throw in something somewhat more recent this time.

I am feeling generous or something, so here goes:

Available:

• Matrix Reloaded
• The Osbournes First Season
• The Osbournes Second Season

Karma:
+5

woohoo Myst Anniversary edition!! i claim.

after doing the calculations... karma is currently still +6

hitbyambulance wrote:woohoo Myst Anniversary edition!! i claim.

after doing the calculations... karma is currently still +6

Its all yours. I will mail it tomorrow most likely.

So, does this mean my karma is at +1 or is it +5?

you're at +5 - whatever you put up for grabs counts towards your total (each item is +1). you get -1 whenever you claim something.

JSL wrote:I am feeling generous or something, so here goes:

Available:

• Matrix Reloaded
• The Osbournes First Season
• The Osbournes Second Season
• Uru - Ages Beyond Myst - Complete

Karma:
+5

I'm surprised no one else wants any of this. Well, it will not be going anywhere.

Sent a PM about Uru.

I'll have to check my Karma - anyone know the page for the last PIFF list?

EDIT - found it on p. 7.

Karma was +4, now +3

I am getting a list together of a number of games (70+) that are ridiculously old and have no chance of me ever playing them again. Is this the best place to dump the list? I don't want to hang on to these forever, but figured I would post them here, wait a month and then throw out whatever people didn't want. Is that cool?

Also - the list on page 7 has me as offering Half-Life GOTY edition. I no longer have that. I thought I gave it to someone.

Let me know if there is a procedure for posting large lists of games or something.

you can just put it up here.... and then hold the record for posting the most stuff at once.

Alright. First the disclaimers.

a) None of these games come in their original boxes, those were discarded eons ago.
b) In *most* cases, if the game had a manual, I still have the manual, and you will get the manual.
c) I am posting the list now, with the stipulation that I have already provided the list to Smoove_B and Trent Steel, and they get first dibs since I can hand deliver to them and don't have to pay postage.
d) I will keep the list up until September 1st. Any games not claimed by that date will be going in the garbage. They have wasted space in my house long enough, I'm not keeping them forever in the hopes that they go to a good home. I throw puppies out, I'll throw these games out.
e) If you want something, you can post here so other people know you've made the request, and then PM me your address. I will do my best to mail games out within a day or two.

I will think more fondly of people that take large lots of the games, because that will likely save me money shipping. Also, I don't need any karma from the transactions. Since I am listing 70 or so games, and I want to encourage people to take large numbers of these things - maybe we can work out a deal with karma that doesn't require you to have to post 20 games to take 20 of these off my hands. I'm flexible. I don't know if this thread is.

And lastly, some of these are old, or horrendous games. Some may require special hardware (3Dfx boards). They're free so if they don't work, I apologize in advance. You have my permission to then throw them away.

Games still available:
Rainbow Six Covert Ops Essentials
Delta Force
Sacrifice
Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
Age of Empires
Dungeon Keeper
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Aliens vs. Predator
Rune
Unreal Tournament (Game of the Year Edition)
Terminal Velocity
Descent3
F-22 Air Dominance Fighter
IL-2 Sturmovik
Gunship!
Battlecruiser Millenium
Diablow
Descent to Undermountain
Dungeon Siege
AD&D Dungeon Hack
D&D Fantasy Empires


Games Already Claimed:
NHL 99 (claimed by Trent Steel)
NHL 2001 (claimed by Trent Steel)
NASCAR 2000 (claimed by Trent Steel)
NASCAR Thunder 2003 (claimed by Trent Steel)
Madden NFL 2001 (claimed by Trent Steel)
Madden NFL 2003 (claimed by Trent Steel)
Interstate 76 Arsenal (claimed by Trent Steel)
Interstate 82 (claimed by Trent Steel)
The Simpson's Hit & Run (claimed by Trent Steel)
Need for Speed II (claimed by Trent Steel)
Need for Speed High Stakes (claimed by Trent Steel)
Total Annihilation (claimed by fuzzyslug)
Myth: The Fallen Lords (claimed by fuzzyslug)
Myth II: Soulblighter (claimed by fuzzyslug)
Independence War (claimed by fuzzyslug)
Die By the Sword (claimed by Grundbegriff)
Jane's Longbow II (claimed by Grundbegriff)
Ultima Collection (claimed by Grundbegriff)
Blood II: The Chosen (claimed by hitbyambulance)
Halo (claimed by hitbyambulance)
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (claimed by hitbyambulance)
X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter (claimed by hitbyambulance)
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor (claimed by hitbyambulance)
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor (claimed by hitbyambulance)
Fallout (claimed by hitbyambulance)
Icewind Dale (claimed by hitbyambulance)
Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter (claimed by hitbyambulance)
AD&D Unlimited Adventures (claimed by hitbyambulance)
The Ultimate RPG Archives* (claimed by hitbyambulance)
Fallout 2 (claimed by Ralph-Wiggum)
Age of Empires II (claimed by Exodor)
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors (claimed by Exodor)
Sid Meier's Colonization (claimed by Exodor)
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms (claimed by Exodor)
D&D Stronghold (claimed by Exodor)
Axis & Allies (claimed by Blackhawk)
Daggerfall (claimed by Bad Demographic)
Battlespire (claimed by Bad Demographic)
Daikatana (claimed by Tony)
Empire II: The Art of War (claimed by Tony)
Lords of the Realm II (claimed by Tony)
Dungeon Keeper II (claimed by Tony)
KKND (claimed by Tony)
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (claimed by Tony)
Tie Fighter (claimed by Tony)
Star Wars: Rebellion (claimed by Tony)
Dark Reign: The Future of War (claimed by Tony)
Jane's WWII Fighters (claimed by Lassr)
Jane's F-15 (claimed by Lassr)
Jane's 688(I) Hunter/Killer (claimed by Lassr)
Jane's F-18 Simulator (claimed by Lassr)
Jane's Fleet Command (claimed by Lassr)

Blood II: The Chosen#
Halo#
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter
Interstate 76 Arsenal
Interstate 82
Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor#
Fallout
Fallout 2
Icewind Dale#
Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter#
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor#
Ultima Collection
AD&D Unlimited Adventures
The Ultimate RPG Archives#

the ones with # are the ones i'm particularly jonesin' for. let me know what happens.

If they're not already claimed, may I have

Die By the Sword
Jane's Longbow II
Ultima Collection

?

RunningMn9,

I'd take the following four games off your hands if they are available.

Total Annihilation
Myth: The Fallen Lords
Myth II: Soulblighter
Independence War

I'll also start working on my Karma.

RM9, I wouldn't mind Fallout 2 if no one else claims it (never managed to get it running on my old computer). Thanks.

When I get home, I'll put up some games for karma purposes.

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If that Axis and Allies is the version released a couple of years ago, I'd like to claim it.

RM9, if it's not already claimed, could I have Daggerfall?

I'd like to claim

Age of Empires II
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors





I always say I hate RTS games but I don't think I've played one since C&C:Red Alert - let's see if I enjoy it more when I don't have to pay for it!

Good thing nobody's getting greedy

RM9 - go ahead and give Fallout 2 and Ultima Collection to Grundbegriff and Ralph-Wiggum. my address (and a disposal proposal) is in the PM.

Crux wrote:Good thing nobody's getting greedy

I would rather give lots of games to a few people, than one game each to a crap load of people. I wouldn't normally consider postage a burden on PIFF stuff, but if I have to mail out 70 games individually, that's going to be a problem.

I encourage hoarding, as it makes my job easier.

I will just update the original list as they are claimed. Remember to PM me your address if you claim something.

RunningMn9 wrote:I encourage hoarding, as it makes my job easier.

If you insist - add the following to my pile:

D&D Stronghold
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms
Sid Meier's Colonization

Meh nothing good left!! Of course my wife would kill me if I brought a ton of old games in the house considering we threw out a bunch not that long ago.

Octavious230 wrote:Meh nothing good left!!

Sacrifice is still available! that game is pretty rad, but difficult.

I'll be happy to take:

Daikatana
Empire II: The Art of War
Lords of the Realm II
Dungeon Keeper II
KKND
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
Tie Fighter
Star Wars Rebellion
Dark Reign: The Future of War

RunningMn9 wrote:

Crux wrote:Good thing nobody's getting greedy

I would rather give lots of games to a few people, than one game each to a crap load of people. I wouldn't normally consider postage a burden on PIFF stuff, but if I have to mail out 70 games individually, that's going to be a problem.

I encourage hoarding, as it makes my job easier.

I will just update the original list as they are claimed. Remember to PM me your address if you claim something.

Fair enough. I just found it amusing that precisely 7 minutes after you posted, almost every half-decent RPG on the list was taken by one guy

Alright. I am going to work on getting all of the requests out up to and including Tony (except hitbyambulance). If you claim a game after this post, just give me a few days to acknowledge it, as I am probably ass deep in my box of manuals looking for stuff to mail out.

I apologize for the ackward nature of this (me asking people to request large numbers of games), but with 70+ games, and me not wanting to spend a fortune on shipping (or taking 7 years to find homes) - I just wanted to dump these as fast as possible, in large lots.

Crux wrote:Fair enough. I just found it amusing that precisely 7 minutes after you posted, almost every half-decent RPG on the list was taken by one guy

someone's cranky they didn't get there fir-irst

ah-wink, ah-wink

One of my many minions (RunningWife1) took care of shipping some goodie packages this morning. If the packing job is crap - blame her.

fuzzyslug:
Total Annihilation
Myth: The Fallen Lords
Myth II: Soulblighter
Independence War


Grundbegriff:
Die By the Sword
Jane's Longbow II
Ultima Collection


Exodor:
Age of Empires II
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors
Sid Meier's Colonization
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms
D&D Stronghold


Blackhawk:
Axis & Allies


Bad Demographic:
Daggerfall
Battlespire


Tony:
Daikatana
Empire II: The Art of War
Lords of the Realm II
Dungeon Keeper II
KKND
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
Tie Fighter
Star Wars: Rebellion
Dark Reign: The Future of War

I had manuals and materials for all the games that came with them (Myth II didn't, I think they are on the CD in PDF). Tony even got a bonus because I had the strategy guide for Lords of the Realm II. I assume my wife went with the cheapest mail devlivery option available, so it may take a few days to arrive. I hope the games get put to some good use, after spending years gathering dust on my shelf.

Thanks RunningMan! And Thanks RunningWife!

To balance out my karma, I'll offer up Still Life - a game I bought and then never played because I discovered it was infected with Starforce. But if you don't mind Starforce or supposedly mediocre adventure games, it's all yours.

RunningMn9 wrote:One of my many minions (RunningWife1) took care of shipping some goodie packages this morning. If the packing job is crap - blame her.

Holy crap that was fast.

Thanks, rm9 (and rmw1)!


Now to scour the web and see if it's possible to run the Win3.1 version of Colonization on WinXP.

Bad Demographic wrote:Thanks RunningMan! And Thanks RunningWife!

Seconded.

Thanks to you and your wife! Part of the reason I asked for them is so my son has a few more computer games to play. He should get a kick out of some of those!

Is there really a game called "Diablow" or are you trying to make commentary about Diablo?

LawBeefaroni wrote:Is there really a game called "Diablow" or are you trying to make commentary about Diablo?

Commentary.

Ah, thank you. I semi-wrote the manual for A&A, but haven't played it since late beta, nor have I seen the manual. Funny, every other developer I worked with sent me multiple free copies.