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Descent (Video Game) - who remembers it?

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  1. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    Back in the 90s there was a cool Six Degrees of Freedom flight combat game called Descent - anyone recall that?

    And if you do, you might want to check out www.descendentstudios.com for some upcoming information.

    :)

    DD
     
    #1 DaDakota, Mar 2, 2015
  2. pradaxpimp

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    I do.

    We spent the whole summer trying to connect over modem to go through 1:1 battles.
     
    #2 pradaxpimp, Mar 2, 2015
  3. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    Now imagine battles of teams of 8 players each, and maps with more that 8 teams - add in mining, and drilling through voxels to create back avenues into enemy basis, and multiple ship types that are all upgradeable...uh yeah, imagine that.

    DD
     
    #3 DaDakota, Mar 2, 2015
  4. RunninRaven

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    I remember Descent. It felt pretty ground breaking at the time even though I'm sure it wasn't the first of its kind.

    Hopefully the new one is as much fun.
     
    #4 RunninRaven, Mar 3, 2015
  5. TheMystery008

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    Your new project DD?
     
    #5 TheMystery008, Mar 3, 2015
  6. Invisible Fan

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    I remember Descent : Freespace too.
     
    #6 Invisible Fan, Mar 3, 2015
  7. DaDakota

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    Maybe, got to wait for the Kount down Klock to find out.

    DD
     
    #7 DaDakota, Mar 3, 2015
  8. TheMystery008

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    :eek:

    Goodluck!
     
    #8 TheMystery008, Mar 3, 2015
  9. Invisible Fan

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    You're working on Mortal Kombat?
     
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  10. KingCheetah

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    More like Decent Studios.
     
    #10 KingCheetah, Mar 3, 2015
  11. Bandwagoner

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    I liked Descent but there are too many ways to move for a FPS.
     
    #11 Bandwagoner, Mar 3, 2015
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    Yep, remember it. Buddy and I were just talking about games from our past. Interstae 76...Full Throttle, Ford Simulator (my first PC game).
     
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    I remember playing that game in my cousins basebemt, we'd always do 2v2s. Great game!
    Speaking of old ms Dos gsmes, never knew what to do in that magic carpet game
     
    #13 omair, Mar 3, 2015
  14. DaDakota

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    That is what the walls are for to constrain the combat.

    Either way - check us out at www.descendentstudios.com - we have a big announcement in about a week.

    DD
     
    #14 DaDakota, Mar 3, 2015
  15. Bandwagoner

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    I just mean there were a ton of controls. What is the suggested controller for that game? You could move in the x,y,z axis and also spin, tilt in place, select weapons etc. I don't have that many fingers.
     
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  16. DaDakota

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    Mouse and Keyboard.
    Game controller
    Joystick

    Or combo - we will support them all, but I suspect most will use game pad.

    DD
     
    #16 DaDakota, Mar 3, 2015
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    Back around 1995 we used to play this game at the office during lunch and after hours. I couldn't play worth crap because I couldn't afford a good joystick. Well, that, and I suck at FPS, but the only reason I played was to piss everybody else off with the Mega Missile. I believe this was the game we graduated to after getting bored with DOOM.... it was a ton more fun than DOOM, IMO.
     
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  18. DaDakota

    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    The Mega Missile is coming back !

    And remember the plasma missile? You fired it into the wall and the 3 plasma bolts would track back to your enemy.

    Yeah, good times.

    DD
     
    #18 DaDakota, Mar 3, 2015
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    It was the only game I played on the first computer I ever had, a mac given to me by my engineer uncle.


    If he hadn't given us a computer, who knows when my technologically inept parents would have brought one home.

    I first pronounced it 'decent' because I was 4 and the first time I ever tried to pronounce Descent. Descent was pretty decent, turns out
     
    #19 GanjaRocket, Mar 3, 2015
  20. Dr of Dunk

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    I think that was the Smart Missile and it was one of my favorite weapons along with the Mega Missile and quad lasers.
     
    #20 Dr of Dunk, Mar 4, 2015
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