10 Weirdest Computer Wargames?

Started by DicedT, April 12, 2012, 03:02:17 PM

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DicedT


bayonetbrant

Paraworld was pretty out-there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ParaWorld

http://pc.ign.com/objects/682/682114.html

http://www.gamespot.com/paraworld/

http://wargamer.com/article/2137/Paraworld (which was not written by Scott Parino, but apparently the same software idiocy that stripped out the images also stripped my name off of the byline)
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Arctic Blast


Staggerwing

Quote from: Arctic Blast on April 12, 2012, 10:34:34 PM
Dino D-Day would like a word.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/70000/?snr=1_7_suggest__13

There's also Battles in Time, from QQP.

Quote from: MobygamesIn the far future, humans no longer needed war. So when an alien threat approaches Earth, a test must be created for the prospective commanders... A timegate has been created into 4 past periods, where you must test your strategic skills, and when you pass all four tests, take your forces against the alien threat... The four periods are 2025, WW2, Roman Empire, and prehistoric. The turn-based movements are hex-based. You move the unit stacks. When two opposing stacks meet, you drop into tactical combat mode, where the individual units in the stack manuever on the smaller tactical map.

Turn based war game with dinosaurs and hover tanks! And aliens!
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Tpek

Quote from: Staggerwing on April 13, 2012, 05:24:05 AM
Quote from: Arctic Blast on April 12, 2012, 10:34:34 PM
Dino D-Day would like a word.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/70000/?snr=1_7_suggest__13

There's also Battles in Time, from QQP.

Quote from: MobygamesIn the far future, humans no longer needed war. So when an alien threat approaches Earth, a test must be created for the prospective commanders... A timegate has been created into 4 past periods, where you must test your strategic skills, and when you pass all four tests, take your forces against the alien threat... The four periods are 2025, WW2, Roman Empire, and prehistoric. The turn-based movements are hex-based. You move the unit stacks. When two opposing stacks meet, you drop into tactical combat mode, where the individual units in the stack manuever on the smaller tactical map.

Turn based war game with dinosaurs and hover tanks! And aliens!

Link please.

And I must say, this really sounds like an old beat-em-up game I used to play called Time Commando :P

Staggerwing

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Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing's ever worth the cost...

"Don't you look at me that way..." -the Abyss
 
'When searching for a meaningful embrace, sometimes my self respect took second place' -Iggy Pop, Cry for Love

... this will go down on your permanent record... -the Violent Femmes, 'Kiss Off'-

"I'm not just anyone, I'm not just anyone-
I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
-Sonic Reducer, -Dead Boys

Barthheart

Quote from: Staggerwing on April 13, 2012, 06:48:52 AM
Here ya go:

http://www.mobygames.com/game/battles-in-time

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_in_Time

No good screenshots anywhere. I actually have the game... somewhere.  ???

Yeah I had this too, waaay back... fun game.

Greybriar

Quote from: Staggerwing on April 13, 2012, 05:24:05 AM
There's also Battles in Time, from QQP....

I own a number of QQP titles, but I just checked and I don't have Battles in Time. According to MobyGames, "American Laser Games, Inc. acquired the company in 1994 and it became a subsidiary. QQP discontinued operations in 1995." Battles in Time was one of the last games released on the QQP label. Interesting.

Oddly enough, although I'm sure I must have played some weird PC wargames, I can't bring any of them to mind.
Regardless of how good a PC game may be it will always have its detractors and no matter how bad a PC game may be it will always have its fans.

Staggerwing

QQP published a number of great games such as Perfect General, PG 2 (which caused a lot of acronym confusion
with a certain other PG game...) Lost Admiral, and Grandest Fleet. Some of these have been revived by independents.
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Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing's ever worth the cost...

"Don't you look at me that way..." -the Abyss
 
'When searching for a meaningful embrace, sometimes my self respect took second place' -Iggy Pop, Cry for Love

... this will go down on your permanent record... -the Violent Femmes, 'Kiss Off'-

"I'm not just anyone, I'm not just anyone-
I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
-Sonic Reducer, -Dead Boys

Nefaro

I'd put A Valley Without Wind somewhere on such a list.

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Oche

I have to say "Tongue of the Fatman" and probably "Redneck Rampage" also...