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[MauttyKoray]

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MW2 listed as a 'must play' of classic titles that aren't purchasable digitally.

[William Mountbank]

I still have the original disc and box, also for GBL. Well, it's stored in my parents loft, but still...

[El Bandito]

Still have the Titanium Trilogy. One can just put em in the CD player and listen to the soundtracks as well.

[Speedy Plysitkos]

best intro ever. sound, immersion.

[MeiSooHaityu]

I love MechWarrior 2. I still have my DOS copy.

About a year ago I also was able to buy the PlayStation version of MechWarrior 2 also. The PlayStation version is more arcade (in-match powerups), the maps are smaller, and there is no mechbay :/, but the game is surprisingly close to the PC version and game pad controls are surprising competent. Fun game.

As a side note, YouTuber L-1011 Widebody is doing a pretty decent Let's Play of MW2 right now. It's worth checking out (his Chuck Yager: Air Combat is fun too).

[Madcap72]

Got it running not too long ago then my HD borked. Havn't moved anything over to the new one yet.

Though I did get MW3 to play on Win 7 easily enough.

[Zordicron]

I have a copy of Black and White I got off some package deal I bought off ebay. I never played it. Is it good, and should I try it now? Have the graphics and gameplay been obsoleted? Or is it worth a play?

[KahnWongFuChung]

MechWarrior2 and all the expansions can still be played with DOS_BOX and MechWarrior3-4 can still be played even on terrible windows10.The graphics are dated bad for all the games but the rest is still solid true MechWarrior gameplay.

Many times I have wished PGI would have just taken MechWarrior2 and expansions and updated the game engine and everything and released it and it more than likely would be Game of the year again in its updated form. These games even with bad graphics are way more fun to play than MWO is in its current form the PVE and the Multiplayer is still a blast to play with friends on IP games or on Gameranger.

Edited by KahnWongFuChung, 09 November 2015 - 07:55 AM.

[Mister Blastman]

Freelancer is a mouse aiming pile of crap. And now that stupid game is ruining Star Citizen.

[martian]

"Underwater Strike" mission from MechWarrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy is my favorite mission.

[DrxAbstract]

martian, on 09 November 2015 - 08:00 AM, said:

"Underwater Strike" mission from MechWarrior 2: Ghost Bear's Legacy is my favorite mission.

That mission was pure plague. Begone you heathen glutton of punishment!

[l33tworks]

DrxAbstract, on 09 November 2015 - 08:06 AM, said:

That mission was pure plague. Begone you heathen glutton of punishment!

I liked it as well. I think I dropped in my Stone Rhino for that one. The only foggy map in MW2 lol.

[Bishop Steiner]

MauttyKoray, on 09 November 2015 - 01:53 AM, said:

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MW2 listed as a 'must play' of classic titles that aren't purchasable digitally.

some good games on that list.

No One Lives Forever was ridiculously fun.

Madcap72, on 09 November 2015 - 04:49 AM, said:

Got it running not too long ago then my HD borked. Havn't moved anything over to the new one yet.

Though I did get MW3 to play on Win 7 easily enough.

MW4 and 3 also were playing like champs on my Windows 8 laptop..... then I upgraded to 8.1 to get some actual OS functionality....and nothing, wont even load. Ditto with Win10.

Can't play MC2 anymore, either.

[Bishop Steiner]

DrxAbstract, on 09 November 2015 - 08:06 AM, said:

That mission was pure plague. Begone you heathen glutton of punishment!

or some folks like challenges...was my favorite mission too.

[Sylonce]

I just played Mechwarrior 2 last night, where you blow up a station on Twycross and the place lights up like a nuke.

The game (dos) runs beautifully on MechVM, and is the oldest game I play on my Windows 10, i7 gaming rig

[DrxAbstract]

l33tworks, on 09 November 2015 - 08:13 AM, said:

I liked it as well. I think I dropped in my Stone Rhino for that one. The only foggy map in MW2 lol.

You could only use the special Executioner on that mission... Assuming you didnt modify the .mek file (cheat).

Bishop Steiner, on 09 November 2015 - 08:25 AM, said:

or some folks like challenges...was my favorite mission too.

More annoying than challenging... Though PPCs traveling at warp ten was fun.

Edited by DrxAbstract, 09 November 2015 - 08:50 AM.

[Wrathful Scythe]

Have played most of them. MGS, Black & White and Mechwarrior 2 are my favorites and will always ahave a place in my heart.

Black & White might not be the best game but it is definitely unique and I loved it as a kid. Though, I was disappointed by the second game and I'm still a bit sad that there was never a third game.

I don't need to say anything about MGS. Played it on PSx though.

Mechwarrior 2 is a fantastic game which I love but haven't played for years because I can't get this damn game working properly. Tried DOSbox, virtual PCs and MechVM and nothing worked so far. After many hours traversing the web for a solution I gave up and hoped for GOG to release it someday.

[Sylonce]

Wrathful Scythe, on 09 November 2015 - 08:44 AM, said:

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Mechwarrior 2 is a fantastic game which I love but haven't played for years because I can't get this damn game working properly. Tried DOSbox, virtual PCs and MechVM and nothing worked so far. After many hours traversing the web for a solution I gave up and hoped for GOG to release it someday.

Which versions do you own? If you have the dos versions of 31st, GBL, and Mercs, all of them should run fine on MechVM (I can probably walk you through it).

The titanium versions might be problematic though.

[DrxAbstract]

Wrathful Scythe, on 09 November 2015 - 08:44 AM, said:

Have played most of them. MGS, Black & White and Mechwarrior 2 are my favorites and will always ahave a place in my heart.

Black & White might not be the best game but it is definitely unique and I loved it as a kid. Though, I was disappointed by the second game and I'm still a bit sad that there was never a third game.

I don't need to say anything about MGS. Played it on PSx though.

Mechwarrior 2 is a fantastic game which I love but haven't played for years because I can't get this damn game working properly. Tried DOSbox, virtual PCs and MechVM and nothing worked so far. After many hours traversing the web for a solution I gave up and hoped for GOG to release it someday.

If you were so inclined, you could hunt down a copy of Windows XP 32/64 depending on what hardware setup you have, load it onto a spare, empty hard drive and boot to that instead, then just install all your old stuff there. Makes for a nice dedicated legacy games platform. Or build a PC specifically for that purpose so your main system isnt occupied.

[Clit Beastwood]

Looks like its abandonware, available for download freely
http://www.myabandon...tury-combat-34i