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Microprose Appreciation Thread 2017-08-11 02:31:57 Post No. 54818215
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X-Com is already /tg/-approved, but how come you don't get discussion about Microprose's other notable games?
Civilization 2 is a classic, and had its share of scenario expansions. Conflicts in Civilization was mostly historical, but had a pretty kickass After the Apocalypse scenario, where you could play as one of 3 human tribes trying to rebuild in a land full of mutants, eradicator robots, war boyz and sentient dinomen.
And then there was this gem. You had your "tribute" scenarios, like a platoon-level X-Com assault on Cydonia, where you mopped up the remains of the alien forces. You had colonization of Mars. Midgard. 19th century Imperialism, except everything from H.G. Wells and Jules Verne existed. You could explore King Solomon's Mines, while fighting off Martian War Machines with Lightning Cannons stolen from under Fu Manchu's nose!
If that isn't RPG or tabletop material, I don't know what is. RIP Microprose, you glorious bastards!
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As much as I want to have this thread and help you and discuss this stuff... well...
>>>/vr/
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Sorry, but the uncontested best CIV game in history was made during the Firaxis era, not Microprose.
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Oh fuck yes
Sid Meier's Pirates
Airborne Ranger
Silent Service
All great for building your own imaginative RPs around
Probably a bunch I'm forgetting too
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SMAC-talk is for another thread, Drone.
Anyway, ways to run Microprose-inspired games?
I imagine X-Com Apocalypse is the easiest to adapt to a standard "party encounter" sort of game. Compared to regular X-Com, the scope is within a single city, you have far more organizations to deal with, you might need to have the party handle everything from PR ("Nothing to see here, no aliens here") to assassination missions to theft. Granted, it was always hilarious how in Apocalypse, the best way to make money prior to becoming Crazy Hassan's Toxigun Emporium was to thug into gang warfare and corner the Psiclone market. Hunt aliens, and push Psionic notdrugs, while pimping out your fleet of Phoenix Hovercars.
Gangsta. Don't forget this game let you dual-wield anything and everything.
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>>54818287
That's THE only good Firaxis game, thou. They never managed to reach that quality again, mostly because Reynolds left them.
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