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For those needing a little eye and mind candy to feed your inspiration to brainstorm and postulate, I offer the following magnificent computer game oldies-but-goodies:

-Medieval Lords-
Although quite well received upon first release, Medieval Lords had many bugs that were not fixed until patch 1.1, which was not widely available and so this game never took off. It is a very historically accurate recreation of the period from 1000 AD to around 1400 AD. Advise a king or sheik from hundreds of and deal with taxes, war, diplomacy, the Pope, real historical events and personalities, plus many other things!

http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=694

-Rise of the West-
Rise of the West is a fun political wargame based on SPI's outstanding Empire of the Middle Ages boardgame. Upto 8 players can play as European powers vying for control of the continent. Like its boardgame predecessor, the game revolves around "trading cards" that can be used for various policies. The typical conquer-thy-neighbor gameplay is enhanced by the fact that you must convert other provinces to your country's religion and language. In all, it's a fun and thoughtful game with a decent computer AI that may proves too abstract for some. For die-hard wargamers, though, Rise of the West is an intriguing historical wargame that is well worth a look.

http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=911

Any other great Crusader-era games anyone is aware of?
 
You forgot Age of Empires 2: the Age of Kings! :rolleyes:
 
Do not forget "Kingmaker" by Avalon Hill.

Drakken
 
Originally posted by Drakken
Do not forget "Kingmaker" by Avalon Hill.

Drakken
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True, Kingmaker is a fantastic one, especially on the dynastic end. Juggling all those princes and fending off usurpers, making appointments to bishoprics and royal offices. Great stuff. :D
 
Originally posted by Joachim I
For those needing a little eye and mind candy to feed your inspiration to brainstorm and postulate, I offer the following magnificent computer game oldies-but-goodies:
Any other great Crusader-era games anyone is aware of?
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I love "Rise of the West". But the best game ever of that period is off course "Defender of the Crown" - one of the few true classic computer games.

And you can take a trip down memory lane and download it here:

http://www.cinemaware.com/clsgame_dotc.asp
 
Originally posted by Joachim I
For those needing a little eye and mind candy to feed your inspiration to brainstorm and postulate, I offer the following magnificent computer game oldies-but-goodies:

-Medieval Lords-
Although quite well received upon first release, Medieval Lords had many bugs that were not fixed until patch 1.1, which was not widely available and so this game never took off. It is a very historically accurate recreation of the period from 1000 AD to around 1400 AD. Advise a king or sheik from hundreds of and deal with taxes, war, diplomacy, the Pope, real historical events and personalities, plus many other things!

http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=694

-Rise of the West-
Rise of the West is a fun political wargame based on SPI's outstanding Empire of the Middle Ages boardgame. Upto 8 players can play as European powers vying for control of the continent. Like its boardgame predecessor, the game revolves around "trading cards" that can be used for various policies. The typical conquer-thy-neighbor gameplay is enhanced by the fact that you must convert other provinces to your country's religion and language. In all, it's a fun and thoughtful game with a decent computer AI that may proves too abstract for some. For die-hard wargamers, though, Rise of the West is an intriguing historical wargame that is well worth a look.

http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=911

Any other great Crusader-era games anyone is aware of?
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Well, I played the SPI Empire of the Middle Ages boardgame many times. At first I had difficult in finding opponents but then suddenly everybody was interested in Medivals... :D
 
Originally posted by Joachim I

-Rise of the West-
Rise of the West is a fun political wargame based on SPI's outstanding Empire of the Middle Ages boardgame. Upto 8 players can play as European powers vying for control of the continent. Like its boardgame predecessor, the game revolves around "trading cards" that can be used for various policies. The typical conquer-thy-neighbor gameplay is enhanced by the fact that you must convert other provinces to your country's religion and language. In all, it's a fun and thoughtful game with a decent computer AI that may proves too abstract for some. For die-hard wargamers, though, Rise of the West is an intriguing historical wargame that is well worth a look.

http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=911

Any other great Crusader-era games anyone is aware of?
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Joachim I, many thanks for the link to the game. Some time ago I had heard there was a computerized version of it. I remember ordering EotMA a dog's age ago (1980, IIRC), and practically wearing it out. What a classic.
 
Originally posted by emperor dennis
You forgot Age of Empires 2: the Age of Kings! :rolleyes:
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AHHH heathen, infidel etc.:D

Though I have to agree with you guys. Kingmaker is great or was when I had a computer that could play it.
 
Originally posted by Drakken
What computer do you have?
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Well I have win 98 on an 750mhz pentium 3. But I think the problem is my DOS (damned operating system) files aren´t complete or something making old dos games perilous to try.
 
I see. Because I have a P2 500Mhz, 192 meg RAM, and Kingmaker works very well, although with no sound.

Drakken
 
Originally posted by Drakken
I see. Because I have a P2 500Mhz, 192 meg RAM, and Kingmaker works very well, although with no sound.

Drakken
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Sound files seems to be an issue yes with these old games. Sometimes it works, sometimes it don´t. Perhaps I should give it another try.
 
ACTUALLY, if you check out the site I listed above which hosts the aforementioned classics, there is, in their FAQ section, a link to creating the single best boot disk I've ever found. :) In essence, slows your comp down to 386 speed so old games run without a single flaw. Great stuff. Though I've managed to get both the above games to work on my 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 just fine, no slowing required.
 
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Originally posted by Lord Durham

Joachim I, many thanks for the link to the game. Some time ago I had heard there was a computerized version of it. I remember ordering EotMA a dog's age ago (1980, IIRC), and practically wearing it out. What a classic.
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Yep, EotMA was my first exposure to strategic board games outside chess and Stratego. :p The computerized version is a fine translation, and I have found myself going back to it over and over and over again since buying it retail when it was new back in the early 90s.
 
Greven and Doomdark mentiones "Pirates" as one their inspirations. And Pirates is probably the best and most atmospheric computer game I have ever played.

I also think they should look into the sequel to Pirates, called "The Sword of the Samurai"

This game is unfortunately not much known, but it's an excellent mix of strategy and RPG, where you work your way up the social ladder to become Shogun. And it's the one of the few games I can think of where you actually have to found a dynasty. If you die, you will get a chance too continue as your son (if you have one)...

You can download the game from Underdogs:

http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?name=Sword+of+The+Samurai
 
Lords of the Realm II and Castles II (MY FAVORITE MEDIEVAL GAME EVER!). Heck, even my mom thought Castles II was cool.
 
Castles II was great. I am also a huge fan of Lords of the Realm 2.

O.

PS Can someone give me more detail on how to play Rise of the West? The instructions that came with basically said "figure it out"...but i don't want to devote the time to doing so just to figure out if I'll like it.
 
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