/vr/ - Retro Games

>>666425
Oh yeah? How is progress on that side of the torrent anywho? I can confirm that this also works for rainbow color fix on multiple games!
>>666061
It fixed both Killing Time and Necrodomes colors in a jiff, quite possibly others as well.

>>666369
I am using some Franch disk. it may be because its a 32bit system, but I am just not sure. Thanks to a few fellow anons, I now have fixes for both graphical, and quite possibly playing the game altogether fixes.

Try these two fixes.
>>666001
>>666061

Would very much appreciate the reliability of all sources by a situational test!

>>666382
>well known
the more the merrier

>>666061
WHY DOES THIS WORK

WHY.

I will still include the other solution as well, but thank you, this fixed it up somehow.

>>666001
I own a 32bit, and will still attempt the fix, but if it doesn't work, I will not be able to confirm if that works or not. I will still include it in the games Setup Help.txt with files necessary, however. Thank you.

Here is the list so far.
http://pastebin.com/tNQsX4Nk

Open for more games suggestions, and will be scouring the net for other shooter titles to add to the torrent. Going for games that aren't full realtime 3d characters, and preferably have SOME playability.

Trying to fix up Killing Time for the torrent, can anyone think of any quick fixes for pic related? I feel like it would be a really good game if this were to be fixed. A large problem may be that the game was not meant to be played on a Windows 7 computer, and DOSBox cannot run it because it gives off the error (This program cannot be run in DOS). I would mess with resolution and graphics settings for the game, if any such options were available!

Also, perhaps s/he did not see the post before, so I shall retry. Requesting a progress update on your side of the torrent. If I receive no response by the time I finish Wave 3, I will continue alone.

Dealing with a few games today, not too much because I have been having a lengthy leisure day :) .
Going to work on:
Eradicator
Ashes To Ashes
Zero Population Count
Killing Time
Maybe More

Other Anon working on the torrent, I would appreciate a progress report. Would also appreciate any games you feel should be in a different shooter wave! I feel like Quiver deserves Wave 3, and Mr. Pibb in Wave 2. I already setup Mr. Pibb, so you don't need to download it if you haven't, and if you have not dealt with Quiver already, I will gladly do it myself! Just be sure to tell me.

>>662281
Corvus is my favorite character in Samsara.

>>657456
Thank you, I am sure me and the other fellow anon working on the project wouldn't mind someone working on the console games if you can do it! Don't sweat it if you cannot, just be sure to tell me. I would appreciate seeding when its finished, but even if you don't I will seed as much as possible to keep these shooters alive and available!

I have added many new games to the torrent (it may not lookit, but it feels like a lot for me). I have added Bad Toys 3D, Alien Trilogy, In Pursuit Of Greed, Necrodome,Tek War, Doom 64, Harmony .wad , switched dos executables to sourceport executables for Shadow Warrior, added Setup Help.txt to every damned game so far, and am having difficulties with playstation (Disruptor, PO'ed) and 3DO (Immercinary) games. I may just include their files in the torrent for those of you with more experience with console emulation, because I am lost in the dust! Then again, I may just continue trying until I get em running after I complete the "easy stuff".

This post is basically a last minute hope post, before I continue my no-walls quest for a game that most probably never saw the shining armor of working emulation. So, I was asked to add the 3DO game, Immercinary to the torrent. I downloaded the game, it is in .iso/.cue, and I downloaded 3DO emulators (3DOplay, FreeDO, and 4DO). 3DOplay and FreeDO don't support .iso/.cue, and 4DO blacked out my screen. Apparently they only have support for .rom/.bin files. Are there any 3DO emulators that can run .iso/.cue? If not, do any of you know of any Immercinary.bin/.rom files I can download? The problem is, all downloads for the game are in .zip, I cannot determine what files are what extension without downloading, and I really do not have the internet speed to feasibly blind download files left and right.

I am not going to add Kiss: Psycho Circus to the torrent, because it is of a much different era than what this torrent will be about. I can perhaps create a quick download of the full version if asked, but it will not be in the torrent, sorry. I am also not including Desperabis.

I want mindless slaughter against 2d enemies, not so much full realtime 3d characters with a shitload of cutscenes! I have no intent on creating a compilation torrent for games after Doom era, because there are just such a shitload of them, each weighing hefty gigabytes and such. It would just take much too long to create, and I don't want to be a selective cunt about the games included.

Descent stays in this torrent however, for being a 1995 retro shooter and an early pioneer of 3d enemies.

Now I work on Alien: Trilogy, and will no longer justify why I remove games from the torrent because it takes much too long! I will be sure to notify you all if a game has been taken out.

>>647920
They are in the compilation, yes.

>>647580
Nevermind about adding UltraISO. Daemon Tools Lite is free, and does everything it needs to. If you want to use UltraISO, just pirate it yourself.

Terminator: Future Shock/Skynet is now in the compilation, now I work on Kiss: Psycho Circus.

>>645783
It will be a large compilation of retro FPS games, in one large download, in one place. Me and another Anon decided to work on this about a week or two ago, and I feel compelled to update the thread of the progress before it is finished. Speaking of which, I finished Descent 1 + 2 for the torrent, and reduced the size by nearly a gigabyte by using source ports, that run smoother than the game!

>>645786
I will include UltraISO in the torrent as well then.

>>645812
I am including the free version, so even if it were online, what could possibly be the result? If internet is truly an issue, just block the program access to the internet via firewall. Daemon Tools can create a drive and mount in less than a minute on my shitty computer, I think that it is very lightweight and fast, but that may be due to a bias, since it is all I have used. I will give UltraISO a try.

Update: I haven't been doing much lately, but I finished the Shadow Warrior and Redneck Rampage collections, and placed them into the compilation. Currently, I am working on Descent, where I decided that I would include more than just number one! That being said, the second one is nearly a gigabyte. This torrent is going to be much larger than anticipated, but it is fine, I wont force you to download the whole torrent by packaging the whole torrent it one archive but pls do , so you can pick the ones you want if you are low on hard drive space. I also added Bad Toys 3D to the list of games to add.

but I still have a ways to go

The list on the right are the rest of the games I need to obtain, on the left is the current setup of the torrent. The list on the right only includes Wave 3 of shooters, because that is my department! I have no idea on the progress of the others, however.

I will work much harder on it tomorrow, hopefully narrow down the list by a considerable amount! This is just one of those optional projects, that you just feel that you have an obligation to complete!

Also, taking some shooter names down(ALONG WITH OTHER IDEAS FOR THE TORRENT), I want this torrent to be complete. Pre-1996 is preferred, doomlike/wolfensteinlike games are wanted! There are exceptions though, so try your luck!
I know this is probably obvious, but good games are of higher priority, so please land some good titles if you know of any not listed!

I will come back on tomorrow to check the thread for replies. There may not be any immediate replies tonight, so be patient.

>>627926
I found a good download, it is fine! A nice collection pack uploaded 'bout 15 days ago, with 15 seeders.

>>627851
I will try turning off adblock, NoScript isn't running for that site however.
Do games really run better in .zip format? I normally just click "Add Folder"! If so, I may need to repackage some files.

>>627860
I use GLQuake apparently and I don't think it runs music in its current state , I run the CDs for Quake 2, because ports are difficult to get the music running! Who can play an id Software game without the music? WHO HAS THE AUDACITY?!

I don't know the naming scheme, or the order in which the music should be played, so I would rather just not deal with it.

>>627871
I just use a controller, and remap the keys to match the game, so I don't have to worry about all the awkward controls and other mumbo jumbo

Off I go, to gather my next great quest, Powerslave, and REDNECK RAMPAGE

>>627772
Oh fuck, saved us a lot of work, thanks! Hope it works!
>pic related

>>627783
On page two, he reuploaded it again twice
guess what

>>627812
>>627836
Will check them out, thank you for the links.

>>627816
Good to hear from you again! Is it any fun?
Mega is not my cup of tea.

>>626957
Its a first person shooter apparently released by Mr. Pibb soda company as a sort of advertisement, similar to Chex Quest. Apparently, you burp on people, and turn people into children when you do it. Downloads are scarce, by I feel like I know the guy to email for a copy.

First glance, seeing as its popularity was low, it was either inaccessible, or was just not good. Either way, I am adding it.

>>626998
It indicates a sequel to the game that will be included in the megapack. It isn't entirely accurate, as I am unsure if some in the list have sequels, and I am only adding one Elder Scrolls game (Arena) so that plus is redundant.

Also, I haven't done much in the past 3 hours, but slack off. I just changed some text around, moving the 3 games in the 'Infamous Games' section into the already created grouping system. Mostly because it did not fit the organization theme.

Added
Noah Ark 3D
Nitemare 3D
to Wave 2

Added
Mr. Pibb: The 3D Interactive Game
to Wave 3

Any word on Wave 1 + 2 compiling anon? If you no longer wish to do it, it is fine, I just need to know.

>>626701

1st Wave:

Duck Hunt
Hovertank 3D
Terror in Christmas Town


2nd Wave:

Wolfenstein +
Blake Stone
Quiver
Witchaven +
Ken's Labyrinth
Terminal Terror
Corridor 7
The Fortress Of Doctor Radiaki
Nerves Of Steel
Catacomb 3D +
Immoral Cumbat
Thor's Hammer
Depth Dwellers
Operation Body Count
Pathways Into Darkness


3rd Wave:

Doom +
Chex Quest +
Duke Nukem 3D
Powerslave/Exhumed
Blood
Necrodome
Descent
Tekwar
Terminator: Future shock
Shadow Warrior
Disruptor
Immercenary
Heretic
Hexen +
The Elder Scrolls +
In Pursuit Of Greed
Strife
CyClones
Killing Time
Eradicator
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Desperabis
Ashes To Ashes - Feeding The Fires Of War
Rebel Moon Rising
Marathon +
WolfenDoom
System Shock +
Kiss: Psycho Circus
Redneck Rampage +
Rise Of The Triad
Alien Trilogy
Assassin 2015
PO'ed
H.U.R.L.
Cybermage


Infamous Games:

Noah Ark 3D
Nitemare 3D
Mr. Pibb: The 3D Interactive Game
Probably going to can the "Infamous Games" and include them in the general 'wave' categories to make it neater.

3 more games have been compiled in the megatorrent, Star Wars: Dark Forces, CyClones, and System Shock. I have also added brief instructions for how to run/install each game in the list so far, as well as for the programs necessary to run them. I am making progress. Going to attempt to put in at least 2 more games today, maybe more if it all goes smooth. The torrent should be finished, within the next 3 months it shouldn't take anywhere near that long, but please do not hold it against me if it does I want to pace the creation out a bit, I need to test out the games anyways to ensure they work!

>>620249
I was debating on whether or not to, because most of them would be seasoned shooters looking for a nostalgic rush. I will remove the mention of 4chan out of the read me, and will just periodically check the comments.

>>620107
Yes, but you get no notification if people post on your torrent, and it would take a whole lot of posts to explain how to start up 50+ games. We would probably have to write it anyways, and I certainly do not wish to fill my entire description of the torrent with installation instructions. It could be overwhelming! Call it perfectionism, but if I am making a torrent with a good number of games in it, I want it to be foolproof, and as easy as possible for the player. I feel like it would be easier to fix the problem, before it becomes one.

If he doesn't feel like writing the instructions, its fine, I can do them as well.

May I request, that the fair Anon dealing with Wave One + Wave Two of shooters, add a text file with instructions on how to install the game/how to run it, if it has a confusing/'original' method of use? I am uploading this to thepiratebay, so more than just 4channers are going to snag this!

Also, would this be a good Read Me.txt file?

"For help, look for /vr/'s Doom General on 4chan.org and post your question.

Some games (games that have error messages/force close/don't start) require a DOS computer/console-dos emulation. Required programs will be in the Extra Programs folder, along with instructions/list of which games need to be emulated on which program.
Some games included in the torrent run on a sourceport, so no need for clunky installs, or DOSBox.


Torrent includes:
:INSERT LIST HERE:"


Or, would you prefer there not be a mention to 4chan?

The readme file is always up for update, before release, if there is anything you would wish to add.

Don't worry, I will compile the programs necessary to play the games, plus the list of what games required what program, but I may need instructions myself as a resource!

>>619587
I think I saw that on TPB, might give it a shot.

>>619651
I believe I have it working, but thanks!
It goes into the compilation! HURRRAY