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Re: q4

#75476
From: McGrandpa
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:53
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Heh!   I can just picture John Carmack coding for those Commander Keen games 
:)  They were fun little games.   Got my very first joystick ever to play 
them.  Mouse would have been better!
McG.

"pop" <p_o_p@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
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> Apogee was the distributor - id software did the engines :-)
>
> -- 
> pop is Mark
> Doing nothing makes me tired 'cause I can't take a break.
> -- 
> "McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:EwOif.16348$Au1.3823@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>>
>> "pop" <p_o_p@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
>> news:EhMif.16235$Au1.663@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>>> what about the one that started it all?... wolfenstein 3D! (of course 
>>> that was right after commander keen :-)
>>
>> The sidescrollers?  I played the download versions.  I thought that was 
>> APOGEE software?  Got them from local BBS's.  WAY back when :)   Remember 
>> "Alley Cat"?
>> McG.
>>
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> pop is Mark
>>> Doing nothing makes me tired 'cause I can't take a break.
>>> -- 
>>> "Dan C" <youmustbejoking@invalid.lan> wrote in message 
>>> news:pan.2005.11.28.19.59.44.801760@invalid.lan...
>>>> On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:22:32 -0500, don wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Damn, you youngin's missed the good stuff:
>>>>>> Doom
>>>>>> Doom2
>>>>>> Duke Nukem 3D
>>>>>> Quake
>>>>>> Quake2
>>>>>> Unreal
>>>>
>>>>> Heretic, Hexen, ROTT, Blood.....
>>>>
>>>> Damn, forgot those.  I actually didn't care too much for Hexen, ROTT, 
>>>> and
>>>> Blood, but I did like Heretic quite a bit.  Ahhhh, the good 'ole days!
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space.
>>>> Linux Registered User #327951
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
> 
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