Most Addictive Game?

plate · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 2:31 pm Post subject:

Typical non-gamer here, only using the PC for serious work. That said, please make sure I don't get anywhere near

Nethack (on Windows, Mac OS, Embedix/Qt on my Zaurus, FreeBSD, Linux: I couldn't possibly care less, this is the penultimate game)
Digger ('emerge digger', simple as that)
Infocom's Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Whaddayamean, "all of those are older than the average age of the Linux user base"? :twisted:

Blue Lightning · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 11:55 pm Post subject:

Well for me it would have to be KDE's Kolor Lines (please, don't hit me).

dabooty · Guru Joined: 15 May 2003 Posts: 482 Location: Belgium

i would have to say tetrinet/gtetrinet, i don't dare to play it any more, wasted way to many hours playing it
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wishkah · Guru Joined: 09 May 2003 Posts: 441 Location: de

Blobbey Volley is pretty addictive, at least with two players. But I think there is only a windows version, no linux... but I once found a java version of it on the net.
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PovMan · Guru Joined: 30 Sep 2002 Posts: 375 Location: Australia

just emerged digger
it's the proverbial bomb! everyone play digger now!
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srlinuxx · l33t Joined: 22 Nov 2003 Posts: 627

I wish people would use the names of the games instead of the initials. Ok, I think I figured out that CS is counter-strike, but the rest leave me wondering "what is that?"
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srlinuxx · l33t Joined: 22 Nov 2003 Posts: 627

Oh to join in the thread, I have all of loki's offerings and installed unreal, ut, quake1 & 2 back before the installers were easy. I have quake3, ut2003, and the commercial version of tuxracer, among others. But the most addictive game on my machine is kmahjongg. :-)

No kiddin.
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SubAtomic · Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 10:50 am Post subject:

Although not on Linux (as far as i know), x-com ufo defense, aka x-com enemy unknown, aka x-com terran defense force.

Hagar · Guru Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Posts: 445

Atomic Bomberman

I really love that game, there are a few linux bombermans in portage which I still have to try.
But this windows version (`95) is the one I have had the most fun playing with.

skunkworx · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2003 3:48 pm Post subject:

I find myself getting addicted to puzzle games (Tetris, KLAX, Puzzle Bobble, Bejeweled, etc.) whenever I try a new one. Perhaps this is because I'm a classic gaming freak, and these are the closest that come to the games of old, back when you only had one joystick and a couple of buttons, and the games didn't require months and ten zillion button combinations to master.

blaksaga · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 2:56 am Post subject:

Most addictive linux game
Enemy Territory

It's so hard to get school work done when you're up until 5am playing this game every night.

Go ID

Best game ever
X-Com: Apocalypse

Great sequel to the original X-Com. The real-time option is great so you don't have to spend 6 hours securing a crashed spacecraft.

cybowolf · n00b Joined: 12 Jul 2003 Posts: 43 Location: San Juan, PR

The most addictive game I've played under Linux has got to be Neverwinter Nights.

Most addictive game ever for me was Dark Age of Camelot (an MMORPG for Windows),

Honorable mentions go out to:
the Gameboy version of Tetris
Most anything by Psygnosis for the Amiga (Blood Money, Lemmings, Shadow of the Beast series, etc.)
The Bards Tale (I played it on a C64, but it was out for most platforms at the time IIRC)

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pharaoh · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 11:41 pm Post subject:

I still play the RA3 mod for Quake3...there's just something about the speed in that game. Although I'm sure some 13 year old will kick my ass and I'll stop playing next week again.

mallchin · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:28 pm Post subject:

Waku Waku 7 on my brothers Neo-Geo

Proper arcade styley.
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Imek · Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2004 5:36 pm Post subject:

In terms of addictive, there seem to be times when I simply can't stop playing ADOM. I played it pretty much non-stop last weekend, and I still haven't gotten anywhere near completing it

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webkiller71 · n00b Joined: 29 Nov 2003 Posts: 20

windows: Counter Strike or in my early computer days Transport Tycoon Deluxe
linux: ET r0x, it's free and even better, it runs native under linux
__THE__ reason why I have windows, is games, but ET is changing that
I play less CS (also because of version 1.6), boot windows about once a week, but I also play some warcraft III, but I play some other games just a few days when I go to a lan, most of the time they don't work under linux

ObsidianBlade · n00b Joined: 06 Feb 2004 Posts: 69 Location: Boise, Id

I havn't had the joy of playing anything on Gentoo yet, I'm still getting my system built, but for you Mac addicts out there EVNova ROCKS!!

bleakcabal · Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2004 11:16 pm Post subject:

Same Gnome

Trejkaz · Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 12:51 am Post subject:

Scorched3D.

And StepMania... but that's pretty shameful so I don't know why I would admit to it.

ZeNTuRe · n00b Joined: 24 Jan 2004 Posts: 69

Stepmania rocks.
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RichieB · Apprentice Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Posts: 170

Elite - the original space trading game.

1982, BBC Micro Model B (32K), loaded from cassette. I got thousands of stars, many enemies and a genre that's lasted and spawned countless imitations.

norty123 · n00b Joined: 04 Jan 2004 Posts: 17

for sure, blackjack.

call me simple minded -> but it keeps me going for hours.

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TenPin · Guru Joined: 26 Aug 2002 Posts: 500 Location: Kansas City

Promode (cpma) mod for Q3.

It is THE fastest insane reflex purely visceral multiplayer deathmatch game there is.

Don't play if you want graphics, play if you want a huge skill learning curve and mind bogglingly fast combat and trick jumps.

FormerSlacker · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 9:23 am Post subject:

Sigh...
Here we go, rant mode ON

I'll have to add a "me too" for CS. Oh the hours wasted on it :lol:

Although, ever since 1.6 came out, I havent played it nearly as much; almost not at all. Having it go from working perfectly to not working at alll god damn #$@$ steam. I just can't be bothered to try and get it working again. God damn Valve!

Anyways, I'll have to also give honorable mentions to Fallout 1 & 2, Grim Fandango, Enemy Terriotry, ST: KoTOR which isn't fantastic, but it's not bad. On Second thought I don't think it belongs in the same catagory as Grim Fandango and Fallout.

I cant believe I lost my Fallout 2 save games... TWICE! I'll finish it one of these days, but those damn sewar rats are anonying

As for the oldies: Out of this World (this game just blew my mind back in the day!), Legend of Zelda: A Link to the past, Monkey Island, Super Metroid, Chrono Trigger etc....

Okay I think I'll stop ranting right about now. :wink: