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  1. 10-19-2011 06:50 PM #1
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    Default looking for an old game pre windows98 era

    Im looking for an old game, i cant remember the name of it.
    I do remember...

    It was a turn based medieval(ish) war game.
    You had armies that had to surround opponents armies to defeat them.
    It was based in Europe / Persia.
    Opponents turns were computer generated.
    It was a little bit like diplomacy but simpler.
    Macedonia and Rome were the names of 2 Armies.
    The game was freeware, given away with compilation disks in PC magazines.

    Ive spent hours googling, nothing.
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  2. 10-19-2011 07:34 PM #2
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    Great Battles of Alexander?


    Great Battles of Alexander demo (Windows), from Interactive Magic - Free Downloads on ZDNet | Shareware, Trialware, Evaluation Software
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  3. 10-19-2011 07:59 PM #3
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    Thanks for reply. Thats not it.

    The graphics were more basic , hex squares too.

    Ill try draw from memory the layout with MSpaint ,when I get home from work tomorrow.
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  4. 10-19-2011 08:18 PM #4
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    Was it Oregon Trail?
    That's how winners play; we convince the other guy he's making all the right moves.
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  5. 10-19-2011 09:59 PM #5
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  6. 10-20-2011 02:46 AM #6
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    you guys are doing it wrong.


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  8. 10-20-2011 03:38 AM #8
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    wasn't any of the early civilization games? like Civ 1 maybe

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  9. 10-20-2011 05:29 AM #9
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    I've seen screen shots of civilization.
    Doesn't look right. Also. Maybe early civilization is too early.
    I remember that on the amiga.
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  10. 10-20-2011 06:03 AM #10
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    I assume you've looked through various abandonware sites?

    Strategy | Abandonia
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  14. 10-24-2011 08:16 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by BennyLaRue View Post
    Old PC Games - homepage
    Wow, that has a link to Knights of Legend. I spent a good deal of middle school dreaming of owning that game... wow, that's quite the stroll down geek lane.
    So you click their picture and then you get their money?
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  15. 10-25-2011 09:31 PM #15
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  16. 10-26-2011 01:48 AM #16
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    I keep coming back to this thread hoping its been answered, because I can't think what it would be and feel like I should. Definately sounds like Civ. Not Civ 2 by any chance?
    Just dipping my toes back in.
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  17. 10-27-2011 06:28 PM #17
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    Its not Civ cos...

    It's 3000 B.C., dawn of civilization. Wait, which Civ do I wanna play? America? Aztec? Babylon? Chinese? Egypt? English? French? German? Greeks? Indian? Mongols? Romans? Russians? Zulu?

    The countries are wrong, it was Rome, Macedonia & more. Plus the screen shots wrong.

    Its not a sim city/ populous type game. more diplomacy with armies.



    I must attempt a sketch,
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  18. 10-27-2011 06:43 PM #18
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    Say you chose Rome, you started with a tiny army and a small patch of land, say 15 squares (honeycomb shaped i think) , you move , you move 5 of our units in any direction, then the computer takes every other countries moves simultaneously as the game progresses some countries get dominated and wiped out.

    Greece was another country / province. Gee, im on the verge of remembering the name of it.
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  19. 10-28-2011 08:15 PM #19
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    You keep saying its not Civ, then describing Civ .

    Draw a picture!
    Just dipping my toes back in.
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  21. 10-30-2011 08:04 PM #21
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    Not populous

    crude drawing, but from memory.

    It was so addictive.
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    You sure it wasn't Oregon Trail?
    That's how winners play; we convince the other guy he's making all the right moves.
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  23. 10-31-2011 11:26 AM #23
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    when was the first Europa Universalis made? Sounds like it could be an early crude version of that game.
    eeevees are not monies yet...they are like baby monies.
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    Looks like Minesweeper.
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    Based on the drawing, it's clearly a very early version of Civ5.


    ...or Oregon Trail.
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  26. 10-31-2011 03:35 PM #26
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    The Oregon Trail screen shots I googled were pictures of cowboys & indians, So I disregarded it.



    also , the title "Oregon Trail" is wrong,

    . Ill check out more screen shots , from civ5 too.
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  27. 10-31-2011 04:07 PM #27
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    looking up Civ1 , its pretty close, but too advanced.
    Also , my sketch is quite accurate.



    The earliest Civilian I can find, from the Amiga, its not the same game, you didnt find scrolls etc. so its not CIV.
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    This thread reminds me of the How I Met Your Mother episode "Best burger in New York"
    Some days it feels like I've been standing forever, waiting for the bank teller to return so I can cash in all these Sklansky Bucks.
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    This thread reminds me of the How I Met Your Mother episode "Best burger in New York"
    I STILL HAVE DREAMS ABOUT THAT BURGER!

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    Quote Originally Posted by celtic123 View Post
    Not populous

    crude drawing, but from memory.

    It was so addictive.
    when you got into a battle did you have like types of armies - eg heavy infantry, light infantry, archers, light cavalry etc??
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    Quote Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla View Post
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    Anal fissures...that's gotta suck, amirite?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Miffed22001 View Post
    when you got into a battle did you have like types of armies - eg heavy infantry, light infantry, archers, light cavalry etc??
    I think so. rings a bell. If somethings on the tip of your tongue... please....
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    Anal fissures...that's gotta suck, amirite?
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    Quote Originally Posted by celtic123 View Post
    I think so. rings a bell. If somethings on the tip of your tongue... please....
    the same game i have been trying to find for ages...and it isnt on the typical places like adbandonia etc

    Sure the game i looked for was a shareware where you could buy the full upgrade version

    P.S Not slay ?

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    THAT'S IT !!

    Soon as I saw the title, yes it was shareware, I remember they wanted people to upgrade, I never did, but enjoyed it immensely.

    Thanks, Ive put a lot of internet time into finding this.
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    Well done miffed22001.

    Sorry to be tardy to the party, but for future reference try here:

    The "Can&#39;t remember the name of this game" Thread

    There is no game that cannot be found even with minimal description.
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    There's no point in trying to get Celtic to use the search function.
    That's how winners play; we convince the other guy he's making all the right moves.
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