Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th in PC gaming GAMES

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:25:17 EDT

baddogg1990 : definitely a great game! I also cant wait for the mod coming out Black mesa:Source

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:31:07 EDT

kywirelessgu : I finally remembered that western half-life expansion.

»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunman_Chronicles

Gunman Chronicles. Actually released by valve, not just one of the 100's of mods created at the time.

»www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5hKyx5bLRI

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:51:00 EDT

Trooper :

said by FiL :

I remember the intro the most... what an enthralling entrance to one of the greatest game franchises ever.

I remember this as well. I felt like I was watching an intro to a movie! Half Life is and will always be my favorite fps.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:42:03 EDT

Subaru :

said by Metatron2008 :

Hey guys with discs... if you have your old cd key for half life or counter strike you cann register it on steam, and get hl1, blue shift, cs, opposing force, hl1 deathmatch, day of defeat, deathmatch classic, and Richochet.

If you don't believe me try it! If it's already used in steam before it won't work.

I got HL2 because I got that bundle with ATI back when they offered it.. I have blue shift but I never installed it same with CS (I hate it) and opposing force.

the funny part was I used to play TF like crazy but after i got it in the HL2 pack it was just meh now..

I tried TF2 but it would be more enjoyable with a faster system.
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Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:50:44 EDT

ArchAngel21x : By the time I got around to playing it, I had already played HL2 and I got to play the revised edition with the HL2 engine. Good stuff that HL series.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:44:43 EDT

Metatron2008 : Hey guys with discs... if you have your old cd key for half life or counter strike you cann register it on steam, and get hl1, blue shift, cs, opposing force, hl1 deathmatch, day of defeat, deathmatch classic, and Richochet.

If you don't believe me try it! If it's already used in steam before it won't work.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:20:44 EDT

Subaru :

said by JIGA :

I purchased Half Life back in 1999. I remember playing through the whole campaign and what an excellent single player game it was. I thought it was the best thing next to sliced bread!

Agree I have my disc around here someplace.. i got tired of playing the demo and picked up the full game.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:37:45 EDT

TheWickerMan : I was a latecomer myself. I had never even heard of Half-Life until mid 2000, when I was at work chatting with one of my coworkers about games. He told me about Half-life, and brought his copy in for me, along with a strategy guide. I never got around to returning it, and he left the company without ever asking for it back. I'm not sure if he intended for me to keep it or not, but I guess it's mine now. ;)

This was definitely a game that was ahead of its time. As someone else pointed out, it had a story line, unlike most games at that time. Also, it ran under Windows, when a lot of games were still DOS-based. And more importantly, after 10 years, it still runs on most systems, without having to jump thru all sorts of hoops and tweak all kinds of settings. My only complaint is that after 10 years, you'd think they would have fixed that annoying "stuck in the floor" bug.

While I thought this game was awesome, when HL2 came it, I was completely blown away! Once I had Steam installed, I activated HL1 using the CD Key, which was nice because I didn't have to go looking for update servers anymore. Better yet, Opposing Force became available to me for free at some point (not sure why, maybe it comes with HL1 now), and Blue Shift shortly afterwards.

Sometimes I'll play the whole set back to back, starting with HL1 and ending with Episode 2. Can't wait for Episode 3 to come out!

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:32:02 EDT

DaMaGeINC : That looks fun. Makes me want to play the original all over again!!

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:26:02 EDT

renton : Check this out:

»www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGlhgVz5r6E

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:27:50 EDT

beatsnpieces : Looks like they weren't quite prepared for the consequences of their awesomeness. I'm getting:

"We are currently experiencing an extremely high server load. The website will return shortly!"

when I go to the the BMS site now.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:59:11 EDT

kywirelessgu : I got all the official sequals as well.

Opposing force I liked alot. Blue shift I wasn't as excited to play, but it was still fun.

What was the name of the game that was built on the HL engine that had you packing pistols in a space western? I can't remember the name, though the storyline was pretty enjoyable.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:03:34 EDT

CylonRed : It loaded for me - slow but it did load.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:13:29 EDT

Stewy : page doesn't load for me. is it working ?

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:01:17 EDT

beatsnpieces : »www.blackmesasource.com posted the first BMS trailer. It's really looking amazing.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:55:38 EDT

DaMaGeINC : Um no. There are crystals on the sides of the cave, you destroy those then you shoot him.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:07:44 EDT

delt4 : Leave Me Alone............
I Can't Be Bothered Right Now................

They're waiting for you Gordon.......In test chamber. :o

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:58:48 EDT

Harddrive : with the multi-player action and all the mods available, this game ranks right up there as one of the best ever.
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Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:22:53 EDT

anon : HL still rules!

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:19:02 EDT

renton : One of the best games ever!

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:51:03 EDT

VegasMan :

said by Jim Gurd :

said by VegasMan :

I gave up playing after spending weeks trying to blow up the damn baby at the end, I got too pissed off since I refused to cheat.

I got the brain exposed I always ran out of enough ammo to kill him or don't have enough time to kill him with the crowbar before the floating balls hit me.

I downloaded last night and just ran through the training course again. It's nice not having to wait on loads when you enter different parts of the game.

My wife is going to feel abandoned for a few weeks. :D
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Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:13:58 EDT

beatsnpieces : I went and bought my copy of HL1 the week it came out during lunchbreak at highschool. I ended up skipping that afternoon and playing until 2am and then skipped the entire next day to revel in its awesomeness. Good times :D Black Mesa: Source is going to be one of the greatest things ever made if it is ever released. Check out »www.blackmesasource.com/ to read the update they posted yesterday, in it they confirm that the project has been converted to the Orange Box version of Source. There are also a TON of new screenshots in the Media section.

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Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:45:44 EDT

Reck Havoc : Awesome, been playing the Half-Life series since the beginning, good times.

Now when is Black Mesa Source finally going to be released?

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:14:01 EDT

Jim Gurd :

said by VegasMan :

I gave up playing after spending weeks trying to blow up the damn baby at the end, I got too pissed off since I refused to cheat.

Hit him enough times that his head pops open, then get up high and hit him directly in the brain. That will do him in.

I have even been able to jump inside his head and whack him with the crowbar to kill him!!
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:53:14 EDT

GotGhosts :

said by VegasMan :

Damn I'll have to get me one. I've been wanting to play this game again for a while. I gave up playing after spending weeks trying to blow up the damn baby at the end, I got too pissed off since I refused to cheat.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:25:23 EDT

Dream Killer : I still have my copy with the box and everything. I remember using its cd-key to create a steam account right before HL2 came out.

I replayed it about 7 times since I got it. I still hate those damn zen levels and the constant hammering of the spacebar.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:13:37 EDT

VegasMan :

said by LaZ3R :

LOL!!

VALVE SPECIAL OFFER TILL NOVEMBER 21st:

BUY HALF LIFE FOR 98 CENTS!

Happy Birthday Half-Life!
Only $0.98
To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the game that started it all, Half-Life is on sale for only 98 cents. Ends Friday, November 21 at noon PST.
»store.steampowered.com/app/70/

Hahahahahhahahahahah

Oh man.. :p

Damn I'll have to get me one. I've been wanting to play this game again for a while. I gave up playing after spending weeks trying to blow up the damn baby at the end, I got too pissed off since I refused to cheat.
My other copy got lost in a move or I gave it away I don't remember.

This should run great now on my current system Q6700 with 2GB RAM compared to my P2 300 with 256Mb RAM. :D
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Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:07:07 EDT

Metatron2008 :

Hey, all 5 people in the world who have never played HL1 in any way, you can do it!

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:24:18 EDT

CylonRed : It was one of the first ones to have a story - I did not like Wolffenstein and Doom because they had no story to it. Valve took the FPS genre and created and entire story on it. Only thing I hated about HL was the space part as I wanted a FPS based on land. It also had so much better AI than any other at the time - those were the 2 things that hooked me onto the game.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:15:37 EDT

FiL : I remember the intro the most... what an enthralling entrance to one of the greatest game franchises ever.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:42:41 EDT

shinjuru : The one thing that stood out to me about this game was during the initial training course. Using the Jump + Crouch key combination to leap farther and also get into tiny spaces like a drainage-pipe was pretty unique, I thought.
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Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:06:30 EDT

CylonRed : I was a late comer to HL - I got it only a year or 2 before HL2 was released.

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:39:09 EDT

Stewy :

said by Ratman_84 :

That picture brings back some memories. The Homer and Rat models specifically.

don't ask me how or why I still have that pic :)
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Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:29:24 EDT

NightLinks : I remember getting it but never got into it because i was too much into quake 2.
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Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:24:12 EDT

Ratman_84 : I remember getting it shortly after it came out. I also had just gotten my first computer...a Gateway...that is still alive...barely.

I've pretty much been playing Half-Life in all its forms non-stop since then. I'll never forget the original deathmatch though. That picture brings back some memories. The Homer and Rat models specifically.

P.S. That picture reminds me of a lot of the screenshot of the days that used to be on PlanetHalfLife.com

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:08:25 EDT

LaZ3R : LOL!!

VALVE SPECIAL OFFER TILL NOVEMBER 21st:

BUY HALF LIFE FOR 98 CENTS!

Happy Birthday Half-Life!
Only $0.98
To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the game that started it all, Half-Life is on sale for only 98 cents. Ends Friday, November 21 at noon PST.
»store.steampowered.com/app/70/

Hahahahahhahahahahah

Oh man.. :p
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Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:06:57 EDT

LaZ3R : I remember getting it in 2000, first played it in 1999 though I'm pretty sure... fun times :D.
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Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:27:33 EDT

C0deZer0 : This was the very first PC game I'd ever camped out to get. :o

Consequently, HL2 became the first PC game I'd ever preordered. :o

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:50:59 EDT

JIGA : I purchased Half Life back in 1999. I remember playing through the whole campaign and what an excellent single player game it was. I thought it was the best thing next to sliced bread!

Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:53:20 EDT

Savant : Being the old fogie that I am, I remember being a part of the (closed) beta testing of the original Half Life. This was back in the days when Sierra had control of the distribution (and beta testing), and Valve wasn't the gaming behemoth that it is now. I'll always look back on that experience with pride, since Half Life was such key title in video game history.

I only wish I could have gotten in on beta-testing HL2 and related games.
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Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:45:21 EDT

Steimes : I think I got it in 99, GOTY edition.

I don't want to even think about how many hours I put into that, its mods, and its community...
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Re: Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:58:44 EDT

Kibbles : I remember playing it on my first PC which was a Gateway PC which I added a second Voodoo card to. :D
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Half Life 10 years old today Nov 19th

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:05:02 EDT

Stewy : Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Software and the company's debut product. First released by Sierra Studios on November 19, 1998, the game was also released for the PlayStation 2 on November 14, 2001. Valve, set up by former Microsoft employees, had difficulty finding a publisher, with many believing that the game was "too ambitious". Sierra On-Line eventually signed the game after expressing interest in making a 3D action game. The game had its first major public appearance at the 1997 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Designed for Microsoft Windows, the game uses a heavily modified version of the Quake engine, called GoldSrc.

On its release, critics hailed its overall presentation and numerous scripted sequences, and it won over 51 Game of the Year awards. Its gameplay influenced first-person shooters for years to come, and it has since been regarded as one of the greatest games of all time. As of November 16, 2004, Half-Life has sold eight million copies. As of July 14, 2006, the Half-Life franchise has sold 16 million units. According to GameSpy, Half-Life is the most played online PC game (excluding MMORPGs), ahead of Half-Life 2.

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I still remember buying it the first day it hit the shelves and my comment to my wife after playing was "wow what a ride" :)

This is a pic I did back in the day.
Anyone else remember playing it in 1998 ?