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Re: Patched X-COM complete collection works under Win XP :D

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From: Guardian Pegasus
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:11
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:32:17 -1200, Mark Morrison <blank@aol.com>
wrote:

>On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:46:23 +0200, Guardian Pegasus <noooo@thanks.no>
>wrote:
>
>>Apparently under Vista there are some problems. But for those of us
>>lucky enough to have Windows XP, all these games are now compatible :D
>>
>>It's alien huntin' time!
>
>I bought them all (again, for most of the titles) last night, on Steam
>- a bargain at 7 pounds 50 pence !
>
>Had a quick go of Enemy Unknown - god, it's tough at the start !  I'd
>forgotten the feeling of losing 2-3 guys per mission...

I did as well! It was 5$ per game or 15$ for all five. And as I wanted
both UFO, TFTD and Apoc, I bought the complete pack. I can't believe
how much fun I'm having playing this game again! I also finally get to
check out Interceptor and Enforcer, though they won't be nearly as
much fun, I know...

>>From the moment I started building my base and stuff, I felt a certain
suspense knowing that UFOs with deadly wicked aliens would be popping
up at any moment. And at my first landing, I had a lump in my throat!
I can't believe how exciting this 15 year old game is!

I lost 3 guys on my first mission, a downed UFO in Scotland. Second
mission I lost none. It's taking a while to get a hang of it. TFTD and
Apoc also look awesome. You can play the games in windowed mode as
well, but I actually prefer blocky old fullscreen :)

The feeling I get landing and deploying is totally claustrophobic...
it's fascinating that such an old game can maintain suspension of
disbelief.
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From: Guardian Pegasus <noooo@thanks.no>
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Subject: Re: Patched X-COM complete collection works under Win XP :D
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:11:59 +0200
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