View Full Version : Scorched Earth

Itsmeee
02-09-2004, 04:33 PM
The grandmother of all games! Simply amazing, and still de best for 10 people LANs as long as there is a movie and some music playing in the background.

Anyone else ever play it?

I suppose its graphics are a tad dated, and it doesn't seem to run in XP...and it likes slightly slower computers then nowadays *cough*386's*cough* but still great great game!
DiscoDave
02-09-2004, 04:43 PM
That game ownz!

A lot of people flip over Worms, but those games are like a "Scorched Earth for Dummies". :D

In the latest Deathball mod for 2k3, there's a Warfare mod that's similar to Scorched Earth. There's not a billion different weapons (hot napalm was my favorite >=), but you take turns throwing the ball in the air trying to destroy the other players. I wouldn't mind giving that a try, but I think it might have somewhat limited appeal.
Itsmeee
02-09-2004, 04:46 PM
yeah after Quake3 most peoples attention spans went south pretty quick. Takes a little attention to properly fling your deaths head :p
ghrogels
02-11-2004, 08:44 AM
yeah dudes, scortched earth and cannon fodder, together they can keep you entertained for weeks :)
Itsmeee
02-11-2004, 09:08 AM
If I were on a desert island all I'd need is a power outlet a 486 so I could play scorched earth, and keep a log of little haikus I would make so one day they could be published and I would be a famous writer.
DiscoDave
02-11-2004, 09:46 AM
*fires a hot napalm at you*

btw...

www.scorch2000.com
Itsmeee
02-12-2004, 08:40 PM
none that came after the original lived up to the original. Its the sign of a truely perfect game when you can't improve it. They add more weapons or 3d graphics but none come close to the first.

I still need to get around to sending $15 to him so I can have a registered version. Wonder if the address is still good :p

*fires deathshead straight up at full power on wrap around walls*
DiscoDave
02-13-2004, 09:08 AM
Originally posted by itsmeee
*fires deathshead straight up at full power on wrap around walls*

...with no wind. ;)

If you get it, I'll play ya. =)

BTW, so far as I can tell, Scorch2000 is an exact replica except online based.
Itsmeee
02-13-2004, 09:15 AM
its very different feeling from the original. Perhaps its just technology that has changed and that is why it never feels right. You have to have a pc in the sweet spot. 386's are best, but a 486 33mhz will work. When you hit the DX2 66mhz your getting big overkill and it goes way to fast.

Yeah maybe I can get an old laptop and hook a monitor to it so we can play!