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What are the best underrated MS-DOS fps?

>> No.2040065

All of them

>> No.2040087

>>2040065
Be more specific.
I Really need them because I am on a very old pc . Shit, sometimes playing doom on this thing suffer from framerate drops.

>> No.2040089

>>2040061
they literally are all the same with different textures

>> No.2040091

>>2040089

Fine the best underrated textures

>> No.2040108

The best DOS FPS aren't underrated. The rest are shit

>> No.2040148

>>2040061
chex quest 1-3 find the wads online they are a fucking blast

>> No.2040156
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>> No.2040170
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2040170

Redneck Rampage Rides Again In Arkansas (sequel to the first RR).

Powerslave (aka Exhumed, people complain about the controls but I can share some tips to make it more playable)

Terminator Future Shock and Skynet

>> No.2040174

What's that black and white one that starts with a Z?

It's not amazing or anything but worth checking out anyway

>> No.2040179

>>2040108
Pretty much. Outside of IdTech and Build, there's like... half a dozen FPS worth playing.

>> No.2040225
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>>2040061
Fucking Heretic man.

Dat crossbow is still one of the most satisfying weapons ever, and music is goat.

>> No.2040245
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2040245

Chasm:The rift

Bad level design, but same devteam that mada S.T.A.L.K.E.R

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>>2040245
Also have some funny "shaders" effects after explosions/smoke.

Sad that network is bugged in dosbox

>> No.2040264

>>2040170
no one told me there where old fps terminator games i love me some terminator and dos fps
i bought duke nukem thinking it was a terminator game

>> No.2040328

>>2040174
Zork
It was a text based adventure game

Great stuff.
Don't see many mentions of these around here though, which is disappointing

>> No.2040557
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2040557

Witchaven

Cons:
>shitty graphics
>broken controls

Pro:
>great, satisfying close combat weapons
>awesome spells
>nice music and good sound quality

>> No.2040585

>>2040170
>Redneck Rampage
Those games were fucking terrible. Lame weapons/enemies and bad level design wrapped up in a marketing gimmick.

>> No.2040620

>>2040156
pretty good. it's missing leisure suit larry and full throttle though.

>> No.2040624

>>2040174
Oh god, I know that game, but can`t remember the name. I had a demo version of it. It had a weird graphic style.

>> No.2040625

>>2040225
recently tried hexen again and hated it. is it possible to like heretic when you didnt like hexen?

>> No.2040627
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>>2040174
Found it: ZPC (a.k.a. Zero Population Count
based HOTU never let`s me down

>> No.2040675

>>2040625
Totally. Hexen is all about puzzles and switch hunts. Heretic is all about shooting stuff til it dies (It's basically a fantasy TC for Doom)

>> No.2040681

>>2040585
The first one is very average, it has cool stuff but is also pretty glitchy and has design issues as well.

The 2nd one is fucking great. It fixed most of the issues of the first game, the level design is MUCH better (there is honestly some of the coolest stuff of any 2.5D FPS ever made, like for instance the factory level) and it has even more added coolness with the driveable vehicules.

The problem is nobody played the sequel. Everybody stopped at the first. Most people don't even know the sequel exist or think it's an addon.

>> No.2040682

>>2040557
You forgot shitty mapdesign.

>>2040245
Also the first game I've seen where you can dismember live enemies (shoot off arms/legs, while letting enemy live) - if you shot off monsters weapon arm, it'll try to melee you with its legs or bide you.

Also while the engine is 3D, the mapping in Chasm is much closer to Doom or Build - the level structure is flat and room-over-room was achieved with same gimmicks used in Build, and even that was used once or twice in the whole game.

Still it had much more interactivity on levels than Quake did at that time.

>> No.2040702

>>2040681
>The problem is nobody played the sequel. Everybody stopped at the first.
Me included. But I own it so I'll check it out when I come back from a weekend full of debauchery, deflowerings, and Satanism.

>> No.2040719

Necrodome.

It's like Doom with tanks. - IGN

>> No.2040750

>>2040682
>Still it had much more interactivity on levels than Quake did at that time.
It even had the same ending Quake did.

>> No.2040759

Was TekWar any good?

>> No.2040764

CyberMage.
/thread

>> No.2040783

>>2040557
Part II is better. Graphics wise it looked cool, but could have been a lot better if they used properly scaled textures.

>> No.2040784

>>2040675
sweeeeeeeeet

>> No.2040982

Never played Doom before so I bought them all on steam yesterday, how long is each one. I've read the books and seen the movie.

>> No.2041015

>>2040759
I wouldn`t say it`s good. It can be entertaining for a while, because of the open exploration.

>> No.2041017

>>2040982
That depends on the difficulty setting. After the main game there are tons of wads (levels) and mods to keep you busy.

>> No.2041031

>>2040719
Not DOS. Still bitching good fun though.

>> No.2041037

>>2040982
There was nearly 21 year of people constantly making wads and mods for Doom - there are more decent levels for it than you can finish in several years, and when you finish those, more will come out already.

Just check out the Doom's thread

>> No.2041040

>>2041017
Normal play through with just the base levels. I ask because I'm going out of town in a week so I want to know if I can finish any of them before that.

>> No.2041049

>>2041040

I'm not the guy you're talking to but you'll probably finish the first episode your first day or so, the rest, it's anyone's guess since the levels start getting a lot more complex.

>> No.2041057

>>2041049
Alright, I'll try it out hopefully I can get at least the first one done.

>> No.2041102

>>2041040
You can get a decent GZDoom port for android devices called D-Touch, and play while you're out of town.

There's a reason for a joke "Was Doom ported on it already?"

It was

>> No.2041232

>>2040702
>>2040681
>But I own it so I'll check it out when I come back from a weekend full of debauchery, deflowerings, and Satanism.

Family reunion time already?

>> No.2041238

>>2040087
>I am on a very old pc . Shit, sometimes playing doom on this thing suffer from framerate drops.

What? You are using a 486 PC these days?

>> No.2041245

>>2041238
>doom runs fine on 486

>> No.2041471

Go play NAM. It's memorable.

>> No.2041505

>>2041238
TI-86

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>>2040627

Thanks buddy

>> No.2042031
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>>2040982
>buying Doom

>> No.2042037

>>2042031
On Steam of all places, that's what really got me.

>> No.2042739

>>2040156
> no BLOOD
> No C-DOGS

>> No.2042749

>>2040087
If it's that slow then it's not even going to be able to run DOSBox well.

>> No.2042751

>>2040156
Thank you based Anon

>> No.2042779
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2042779

I think Alien Trilogy deserves a mention as well. It's repetitive but I enjoyed it.

>> No.2044614

>>2041238
You mean a 386 if doom doesn't run at max settings.

>> No.2044619

>>2040087
If even doom causes FPS drops, you won't be able to play anything more modern than Rise of the Triad.

>> No.2044620

>>2042749
It's assumed that he's using actual DOS if his pc can't run doom normally.

>> No.2044642

>>2040061
Blake Stone.

>> No.2045724

>>2041238
>>2044614
>>2044620

Bear in mind that source ports and modern maps do things no 486 would ever be able to cope with.

nuts.wad shows no mercy.

>> No.2046071

>>2042739
>> no BLOOD
nigga you blind

>> No.2046117
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2046117

Dark Forces
Also Chex Quest

>> No.2046676

Rebel Moon, both of em. You know it it is underrated because you have never heard of it but they are still fucking solid space shooters.

>> No.2046680

>>2046676
Oops, only the first is a DOS game. Very similar though, if you like 1 you will like the other.

>> No.2046712

>>2040982
Don't play it using whatever Steam comes with (which I think is DOSBox) instead grab Chocolate Doom (if you want a close to vanilla experience) or ZDoom/GZDoom. Just install the game via Steam and copy/paste the WADs over to wherever you extracted any of the ports listed above.

>> No.2046827

>>2046676
It used all the MMX.