November 4, 2001, 12:19
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Prince
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What is the BEST computer game purchase you've made?
What is the BEST computer game purchase you've made?
The criteria for this is totaly up to you.
The first game would have to be CIV, it introduced me into the great time wasting thing that is known as computer gaming.
Honorable mentions would have to be Deus Ex (damned CD is broken so now I can't play again), Caesar 3 (many hours spent on this game), and Sim City 2.
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November 4, 2001, 12:39
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has to be civ2. i've spent thousands and thousands of hours playing it.
i didn't pay for civ1. it was on the computer i got second hand.
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November 4, 2001, 12:40
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the one that wins is the one that i play the msot of and that is civ 2 ......
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November 4, 2001, 12:49
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Civ2, for sure... $40, my dad paid it and I have played about 8,000 hours of it 
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November 4, 2001, 13:54
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Prince
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Civ2 and Baldur's gate. 
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November 4, 2001, 15:42
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King
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runner up is diablo 2
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November 4, 2001, 16:39
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Civ 2 and FIFA Soccer Manager...
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November 4, 2001, 18:25
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My first choice will be the same as everyone on this site: Civ 2 (duh)
Second best: M1 Tank Platoon 2 - I got it for $10 and it's great
(it was cheap because the manual had gone missing - meaning I had to work out the controls by bashing each combination on the keyboard & writing down what happened )
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November 4, 2001, 20:30
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i played as many hours of civ2 as civ........but i had to buy civ 2.... the other game i like is smac..... but not as much as the other civ games
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November 4, 2001, 21:58
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baldur's gate 2
i don't mention civ2 MGE because it was a gift (specially requested  )
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November 5, 2001, 09:24
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Definitely Civ2, the only regret I have about this game is that I didn't buy it immediately; I waited almost 6 months because the screenshots on the back looked so horrible 
And UT is fantastic too, I still love to play CTF-Face and CTF-Coret...
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November 5, 2001, 09:42
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Single game? Probably Duke Nukem 3D... or Micro Machines 2.
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November 5, 2001, 10:50
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you did say purchase , didn't you?
my best purchase ever, no question. was a pair of 2packs I got for 10 each one day at Kmart.
one 2pack contained Civilization and Colonization , starting me on the path I am currently on. Civ2 and 3 are sequels to that addiction.
The other 2pack contained Master Of Orion and Xcom: Ufo Defense , both fantastic games.
all of these games remain on my hard drive to this day, and may do so permanently.
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November 5, 2001, 11:07
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Prince
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guess it's kind of a loaded question asking this on a civ forum... oh well.
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November 5, 2001, 23:12
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Like most everybody else in this thread, the best computer game I purchased was either Civ 1 or Civ 2 (take your pick). Master of Orion and X-Com were also great games, but to name a few that haven't been mentioned already would compel me to also list
1. Might and Magic: World of Xeen
2. Heroes of Might and Magic (2 or 3)
3. Rollercoaster Tycoon
4. Starcraft
5. The Pro-Pinball series
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November 5, 2001, 23:42
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Civ 2 undoubtably (civ1 was actually aquired through er, "other" means in about 1991 I think but I have purchased all of the others since so I don't feel too bad about it).
I think I appreciate it mostly because of its endurance however. Scenarios have kept it in business for me for 5 years now. very few others are even comparable, being far more recent and IMO unproven wrt the "Test of Time" (pun intended ).
Also near the top of the list was a wargames classics compilation which introduced me to such favourites as Command HQ, Clash of steel etc.
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The other 2pack contained Master Of Orion and Xcom: Ufo Defense , both fantastic games.
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 I think I got this exact same pack when pre-ordering Civ2: ToT. Xcom, however was the A/P version called UFO: Enemy Unknown
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November 6, 2001, 02:04
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King
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Master of Orion 2, and Civ 1, in that order.
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November 6, 2001, 05:01
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civ2 of course
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November 6, 2001, 19:34
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civ2
Honorable mentions:
Starcraft, got it for about $5
Baldur's Gate II
A-Train
Outpost
Alien Legacy would have made the above list had I purchased it, but my friend lent me the disks, and never asked for them back... so he technically gave them to me, so that's about the only game I've acquired without paying for it, and legally too.
Pirates would be there, if I'd paid for it.
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November 11, 2001, 11:17
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16 € for Civ2
16 € for System Shock 2.
Both games kick buttock, SS2 maybe not as much as Civ2.
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November 11, 2001, 14:00
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Civilization 2, Europa Universalis 2, and Duke Nukem 3D are the best computer game purchases that I have made.
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November 11, 2001, 14:11
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Is EU2 out yet? I thought it came out 2 days from now.
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November 11, 2001, 22:01
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In terms of sheer number of hours played, it's too close to tell among SimCity Classic, Railroad Tycoon, and Civ.
Other games I played a huge number of hours include M.U.L.E., Archon I, Archon II, UFO: Enemies Unknown.
Games I played a lot that I didn't buy - not what you think, they are free  - are: rogue, Omega, and Moria.
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November 11, 2001, 22:58
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There have been a few that were well worth the purchase; SMAC, BotF, Baldur's Gate 1&2 and others. A classic pack containing RR Tycoon, Civilization, Colonization and Pirates Gold did consume a lot of my time too.
But the game I've spent the most time playing is Daggerfall (4000hrs+) and I still haven't completed the main quest.
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November 11, 2001, 23:49
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Emperor of the Fading Suns.
Imagine "Civ" played across three dozen worlds simultaneously. Now, imagine it costs only $6. 
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November 12, 2001, 10:02
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Doh! I forgot SMAC/X! 
Addition: Anno 1602, Homeworld.
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November 13, 2001, 02:43
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Emperor of the Fading Suns.
Imagine "Civ" played across three dozen worlds simultaneously. Now, imagine it costs only $6.
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How long does it take for you to play one turn?
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November 13, 2001, 11:21
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Civ2 - I don't think I need to explain.
Deus Ex - I was glued to my computer for 2 weeks playing this game, only stoping to sleep for 4 hours a day and to get food. Deffinately an amazing game.
Half-Life - Awsome single player, and great mods that keep the game alive.
StarCraft - One of the first game I ever played online, despite the complete retards who make up its community, it is a great multiplayer game.
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November 13, 2001, 13:29
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If you're thinking of the same Omega as I am, where/how/on what did you get to play it?
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November 13, 2001, 15:39
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Regarding Emperor of the Fading Suns, UR asked "How long does it take for you to play one turn?" Not that long, actually; comparable to Civ. The game map may include dozens of worlds, but you aren't operating on more than three or four at a time; at least, I never did when I played. Also, the care and feeding of each individual city is a lot less involved than Civ.
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