Ugh, whats this old adventure SCIFI game!?

[mizzou]

I always thought it was System Shock..but it's not.

It's a pre-rendered 3d click environment (Like 7th Guest). And you are in some sort of science lab/space ship. You navigate yourself through corridors and explore rooms, looking for clues and I thinkkk solving puzzles?

While doing this, you have to be quick because there is some sort of robot roaming the hallways trying to get you.

You can't fight back, you just have to keep moving and use strategy.

WTF is this game?


PC game, 1990s era (like maybe when Inca and doom 2 was popular)

 

[ImpulsE69]

Journeyman Project?

 

[shortylickens]

Journeyman Project?

 

[QuantumPion]

Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic?

 

[ImpulsE69]

I think that one might be the remake shorty. The original was macromedia flash screens. Been so long though can't remember and didn't find a pic of the screen I was thinking of. Pretty sure this might be what he's talking about because that was one of the first PC games I played around 95 and the first time I unexpectedly ran into the robot roaming the halls freaked me out.

 

[mizzou]

I think that is it! Thanks! <3

I am reading into it now, pretty sure it is the one I'm thinking of. I distinctly remember there were robots trying to find you and you had to solve puzzles.

 

[Tifosi248F1]

There was also Iron Helix. Your character remotely controlled a robot that was searching a ship and you had to evade another robot that had malfunctioned.

 

[zinfamous]

Journeyman Project?

this was included with the redacted50mhz Pentium I/4gb Packard bell that we bought at Best Buy in ~93 for...$1400.



I managed to play that game for about an hour, on a few occasions. It was always locking up and crashing.

 

[ImpulsE69]

this was included with the redacted50mhz Pentium I/4gb Packard bell that we bought at Best Buy in ~93 for...$1400.



I managed to play that game for about an hour, on a few occasions. It was always locking up and crashing.

LOL It was included in mine - P133 16MB 1GB drive, 28.8k modem. Bleeding edge $3500 Packard Bell Baby lol. Those were the days.

 

[shortylickens]

There was also Iron Helix. Your character remotely controlled a robot that was searching a ship and you had to evade another robot that had malfunctioned.

We need more games like that and fewer like Call of Duty 14.

 

[Tifosi248F1]

We need more games like that and fewer like Call of Duty 14.

I completely agree. When I look at my boxes and boxes of old games and manuals I get nostalgic for when games had substance. Not that there aren't any like that now. Every era had its gems and its garbage, but back in the day devs and pubs at least had to make as complete a game as possible with no easy way to patch post launch.

 

[zinfamous]

LOL It was included in mine - P133 16MB 1GB drive, 28.8k modem. Bleeding edge $3500 Packard Bell Baby lol. Those were the days.

holy tshitz..I'm guessing that at least 50% of the cost of that was the 1gb drive?

Ours was a 320mb HDD.

 

[Dankk]

Both of those games actually look pretty cool.

 

[Craig234]

The good old days of computer pricing.

I once found a *steal* on a 300MB hard drive for $500 and bought it at a show.

If people remember when they still had 'computer buying shows' you'd drive a ways to get to, pay admission to get to shop at the vendors there.

 

[ImpulsE69]

holy tshitz..I'm guessing that at least 50% of the cost of that was the 1gb drive?

Ours was a 320mb HDD.

More than likely. While I had experience with older computers I hadn't really gotten into IBM based hardware until this time and didn't really know individual hardware pricing.

What I found when I went to add a hard drive later was that it wasn't even a true 1GB drive. It was 2 drives with some proprietary interaction that made them act as 1 larger drive (not raid).

 

[CPA]

The good old days of computer pricing.

I once found a *steal* on a 300MB hard drive for $500 and bought it at a show.

If people remember when they still had 'computer buying shows' you'd drive a ways to get to, pay admission to get to shop at the vendors there.

I remember my friend and I perusing a Sears and commenting that their hard drivers were getting close to $1 a meg. We were stoked. Now, looking back, I don't know what was more shocking - $1/meg or Sears carrying computer hardware.

 

[Blanky]

Can't believe how much we used to spend on PCs.

 

[mizzou]

There was also Iron Helix. Your character remotely controlled a robot that was searching a ship and you had to evade another robot that had malfunctioned.

Oh crap, maybe that was it


Yes. Yes it was lol. Those games are eerily similar however.

 

[MustISO]

The good old days of computer pricing.

I once found a *steal* on a 300MB hard drive for $500 and bought it at a show.

If people remember when they still had 'computer buying shows' you'd drive a ways to get to, pay admission to get to shop at the vendors there.

My first computer show purchase was a 1x CD-ROM drive with the daughter card and a 345MB for $345 (cash only). Went to those shows for years until it was cheaper and easier to buy online.

 

[Tifosi248F1]

Oh crap, maybe that was it


Yes. Yes it was lol. Those games are eerily similar however.

Yeah. Pretty similar idea with a similar UI. Iron Helix was bought for me as a gift, and I got one of the Journeyman Projects in a themed bundle. Never really got to play Journeyman, it always seemed to throw out errors. I loved Iron Helix though. I still have the CD and manual.

The good old days of computer pricing.

I once found a *steal* on a 300MB hard drive for $500 and bought it at a show.

If people remember when they still had 'computer buying shows' you'd drive a ways to get to, pay admission to get to shop at the vendors there.

That was how I bought so many of my early parts and games. You'd always find some crazy deals on stuff. I think I got 3 of the old Microprose flight combat games for $5 each. Shows were also where I got The 7th Guest, a couple Kings Quest games, and some other Sierra titles. This was back when pretty much the only local places to buy games was an Electronics Boutique in the mall or at CompUSA.

 

[Craig234]

Good going guys on the finds. I've owned all the Journeyman Project games, but not played them and didn't think of it; Iron Helix rings a very vague bell, no idea about it.

 

[Craig234]

Actually, I more remember on that hard drive that it was from a person, and a friend and I each got one (he was thrilled with the price also) - I don't remember if there was a show connection, but it also reminds me of how dubious buying hardware was at the time, with what seemed like higher problem rates and difficulty even finding the seller again, and getting a replacement or refund. One of the things I think helped the retailers like CompUSA. But those prices at the shows... hard to pass up.

 

[cytoSiN]

I played both of those games on a Pentium 90 in '94 (from CompUSA, of course). After I drove to a computer show at Nassau Coliseum to buy a US Robotics 56k Modem for $100. I couldn't possibly tell anyone I'd been using a 14.4 modem, could I? What a steal!

 

[clok1966]

Can't believe how much we used to spend on PCs.

I preordered my Pentium Pro 200 and can still remember when it was delayed (or the MB was) so i had to play Quake on my P-90 at about 16-21fps.. I still have almost all my old receipts. AZZO memory (some of the first cherry pickers) 128meg stick for $249, Orchid 3DFX card $330..#9 video card for $240, when i was done QUake was in the 40+ FPS, and yes in those days it was very easy to notice you were a better player with the higher FPS.

 

[pontifex]

The good old days of computer pricing.

I once found a *steal* on a 300MB hard drive for $500 and bought it at a show.

If people remember when they still had 'computer buying shows' you'd drive a ways to get to, pay admission to get to shop at the vendors there.

yep, bought my first ram upgrade at a show. I want to say it was 8 MB for over $100. Also bought C&C Red Alert at a show. that was for my first PC that my parents bought - $2000 for a 486 66mz. I forget memory size - maybe 8 MB. Forget the HD size. I think it had a 56k modem at that point.