Earlier quoted context omitted.
Played A-LOT of it :)
me too! Together with Ski free and star control
Ah, Star Control II still ranks as an all-time favorite.
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Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game
#32Is this an open source clone of the Worms games by Team17? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_%28series%29?wprov=sfla1
Worms itself is just a Scorched Earth clone.
Scorched Earth is a supercharged version of Artillery Duel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_Duel
Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game
#33Anyone remember Soldat? https://www.soldat.pl/en/ > It takes the best from games like Liero, Worms, Quake and Counter-Strike and gives you fast action gameplay with tons of blood and flesh. Little ragdoll soldiers fight against each other on 2D battle arenas using a deadly military arsenal.
And created in Delphi.
I used to host a popular soldat server in the day; good times.
Shame it never regained popularity with the steam release.
Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game
#34Anyone remember Soldat? https://www.soldat.pl/en/ > It takes the best from games like Liero, Worms, Quake and Counter-Strike and gives you fast action gameplay with tons of blood and flesh. Little ragdoll soldiers fight against each other on 2D battle arenas using a deadly military arsenal.
I found Soldat while searching for another, top-down perspective game from the genre, which I found on a demo disc once. That was Tremor Gold: https://www.tigsource.com/2008/02/20/multiplayer-on-one-keyb...
Jump'n'Bump, anyone?
Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game
#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
No, Liero is real-time as opposed to turn-based.
Are there turn-based clones?
Teeworlds is a fun clone.
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#36Loved playing Worms as a kid, not so much Liero. But before Worms, it was really Scorched Earth[0] that got me introduced to the genre. And with which I must have spent untold hours. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_Earth_(video_game)
Scorched Earth was a nice upgrade from GORILLA.BAS :)
The best part of GORILLAS.BAS was how easy it was to explore, and crucially, mod. Some of my first programming experiences were tweaking it to change how the throws work, damage, etc. Super basic stuff but a wonderful gateway into the world of development.
It’s a shame there’s nothing as dead simple as that these days. Minecraft I guess is closest? But imo not comparable due to the closed nature and complexity.
Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game
#37In what sense is this the "original" Worms game? Is there a particular tie between them? There's been a lot of ballistic artillery games going back to the very dawn of computers.
Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game
#38In what sense is this the "original" Worms game? Is there a particular tie between them? There's been a lot of ballistic artillery games going back to the very dawn of computers.
Let's just take "original" out of the title above. Problem solved. Thanks!
Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game
#39Related:
Liero can be played in browser now, for those who remember - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22980676 - April 2020 (86 comments)
Show HN: A browser-based multiplayer clone of the DOS game Liero using WebRTC - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20668273 - Aug 2019 (7 comments)
Re: Liero – Sling'n'shoot Worms Game
#40One of the best PC hot seats classics. Endangered my high school graduation :) I wanted to recover some of the custom maps we created and played but sadly they are in the silicon heaven already.
It's fun how everyone's youth is the best time ever, but I bet i find many fellow connoisseurs here: Liero, windows 2000, electronic music of the early noughts, the internet before Facebook, Matrix, Futurama, Lebowski.
A Gen X can show up saying Nirvana and BBS was the real deal before it all got whack or someone younger can make a point with more recent cultural phenomena.
I am defined by the era of Liero.