<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>GalCiv II Forums » RSS Feed » Misc Games Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/GalCiv2/forum/98</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In Misc Games</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 9:06:31 AM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 9:06:31 AM -0400</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>kwilas@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>mittens</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/12732</comments><description><![CDATA[   Go on over to  http://www.theprodukkt.com/  and check out the 96k FPS demo they have up there (screenshots below), it's very cool to see what they've packed into such a compact little EXE (though the actual program ended up taking up around 360mb when it was running).                         ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/12732</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/12732</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 7:18:59 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2011-04-13T07:18:59-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Produkkt - 96k Demo</title></item><item><author>chafpower305</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/374703</comments><description><![CDATA[     The Classic Nintendo Game "Duck Hunt" Reborn  An overhaul upgrade to the original Duck Doom, featuring new difficulty levels, graphics effects, remixed music &amp; enhanced sound, the BFG-9000, and more!          Download Link:     http://uploading.com/files/46bmd438/duckdoom.1.3.zip/       ScreenShoots:                                                                                                                          ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/374703</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/374703</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 8:01:04 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2010-01-29T20:01:04-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Classic Nintendo Game</title></item><item><author>warreni</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/357078</comments><description><![CDATA[  I'm a fan of classic computer role-playing games and I can get into some of the so-called "action" RPGs. On two separate occasions, I've dug out my copy of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion in an effort to see what all the hype is about with the profoundly accoladed title. Each time I've gotten, frankly, bored with roaming around without seeming to have anything to do. My last effort, this past weekend, saw my Argonian avatar travelling from Chorrol to Skingrad, which took a lot of real-world time (...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/357078</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/357078</link><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:57:03 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-06-22T12:57:03</pubDateParsed><title>How similar are Oblivion and Fallout 3?</title></item><item><author>Dan Kaschel</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/347165</comments><description><![CDATA[To be a good guitar hero, it's important to understand how the game works. &nbsp;For instance, do you know how the game decides how many stars you get on a song? &nbsp;It actually has very little to do with your accuracy--it has to do with your multiplier. &nbsp;When you go to "more stats" after playing a song, you will notice that it gives you an "average multiplier." &nbsp;If this number is below 2.0, you'll get three stars. &nbsp;If it's over 2.8, you'll get five stars. &nbsp;Anything in betw...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/347165</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/347165</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 7:37:35 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-04-16T07:37:35-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Ever Wonder how the Guitar Hero III Point System Works?</title></item><item><author>erathoniel</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/307736</comments><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Welcome to a politics free rant. On games. Obscure roguelike games.  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Starting from the start. Temple of the Roguelike is a great place to find roguelike games. Here's a URL.   Temple of the Roguelike   &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Guild: Guild is a party-based roguelike where you control four players. Pretty decent, though I'm only good with one character.   Guild   &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Powder: Powder is an excellent roguelike for multiple platforms, though t...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/307736</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/307736</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 7:18:36 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-04-10T07:18:36-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Computer User's Guide to Obscure Roguelikes</title></item><item><author>erathoniel</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/307521</comments><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Welcome to one of my totally politics free rants. Guaranteed 99.9% politics free.  &nbsp;&nbsp;  Today I will be  discussing  monologuing about why Cave Story (Dokutsusomethingsomething) is so awesome.  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The aspects Cave Story has going for it are its great storyline, its easy yet complex puzzle-shooter gameplay, and its pretty awesome soundtrack. First, I love Cave Story for its storyline. It's simple, yet moving, and you get plenty of choices on what yo...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/307521</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/307521</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 9:35:48 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-04-09T09:35:48-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>What I love about Cave Story</title></item><item><author>erathoniel</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/307266</comments><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm going to start off on an adventurous foot. Thanks to Ryan Vincent (Yes, I do Google any name I find, no intimidation meant) for showing me this site. My topic today is Roguelike Design from the player's eyes.  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Rogue was the first Roguelike game, for those not in the know. If you know about roguelikes, you could skip this paragraph. Rogue was basically a tile and text-based RPG that put you in control of an adventurer. You can (z)ap wands and (w)ield sw...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/307266</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/307266</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 7:58:19 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-04-07T19:58:19-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Roguelike Design- From The Player's Eyes</title></item><item><author>Ryan Vincent</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/88248</comments><description><![CDATA[Hi, Once SF was avaliable on TG.Net, Now it seems to have dissapeared into an install package that hasent been updated in about 3 years.  I think that SF should be added to tg.net again, It is stardocks greatest classic and thouroughly deserves to be there as a fully supported product.  Viva la SF!    ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/88248</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/88248</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 7:01:10 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2008-04-07T19:01:10-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Stellar Frontier</title></item><item><author>foreverserenity</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/161469</comments><description><![CDATA[   On how to develop my speed!  Most times when I'm playing, I have my kids or my hubby around me, and they are distracting.  No matter how much I say, don't talk to me when I'm doing this, I want to increase my speed.  OK, I've learned to tune them out and that helps!LOL!   There are times when my computer at work, I usually play after 5pm if I do play at work, or at 12pm when everyone is out to lunch and the phone doesn't ring for an hour, I get the chance to relax and give it my undivided a...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/161469</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/161469</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 1:02:18 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-08-30T13:02:18-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>JoeUser Trivia Challenge</title></item><item><author>themocaw</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/156505</comments><description><![CDATA["A Mind Forever Voyaging."  This was an odd little text adventure by Infogrames, in which you played as Perry Simm, a citizen of America of the future.  Perry was your ordinary guy with an ordinary job, an ordinary wife, and an ordinary kid.  He also didn't exist.  Perry was actually PRISM, a highly sophisticated AI program developed as a social simulation.  The PRISM project's goal was to evaluate political and social policies by creating a simulation of their effects years down the line.  ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/156505</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/156505</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 7:51:57 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-06-29T19:51:57-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Old Games that Need Remakes</title></item><item><author>particlewave</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/138353</comments><description><![CDATA[Because of my old rig I've decided to try and dig up some classic older games that I may have passed up when they were first released. I know I can play these as I've checked their specs and reviews first.   Anyone else looking for bargains on some great games of the past that you may have passed up earlier?  Here's my recent list of older, but excellent games I've purchased from bargain bins: Age of Wonders/Shadow Magic Fallout 2 System Shock 2 Silent Storm (Gold Edition) Disciples II ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/138353</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/138353</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:17:54 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-12-14T09:17:54</pubDateParsed><title>Blast from the past.</title></item><item><author>IanTyger</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/135926</comments><description><![CDATA[   Has anyone else been mildly disturbed by the name of the NPC Rogue in NWN2? (This is directed at the browncoat/NWN2 players, obviously)   ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/135926</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/135926</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2006 2:26:35 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-11-11T14:26:35-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>I feel a disturbance in the 'verse</title></item><item><author>trcanberra</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/24157</comments><description><![CDATA[  My vote for a game to add for members would be Freelancer or another free roaming space game of this sort. The game seems to have been cast off by Microsoft and would be a great addition. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/24157</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/24157</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 5:23:57 PM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-11-09T17:23:57-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Freelancer on sub?</title></item><item><author>wilcoxon</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/127228</comments><description><![CDATA[I enjoyed playing the  demo of Astral Masters and so bought the game to be able to play the Advanced League and to use the "bought-only" cards.  However, I'm seriously disappointed in the Advanced League.&nbsp; I expected some cheating in points used but some of the opponents use blatantly illegal decks.&nbsp; I played against one opponent (with 1215 mind for me) that used at least 8 Phantom Warriors (at 200 mind cost each) - considering those 8 showed up in the first 15 (maybe 20) cards, ther...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/127228</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/127228</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 5:52:48 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-08-18T17:52:48-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Astral Masters comments</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/11000</comments><description><![CDATA[Over the months I've been playing WoW I've learned a lot of useful things that have greatly improved the game experience. Let me first say that WoW doesn't assume you've ever played a massive multiplayer game. There is jargon in the game at  higher levels  but by then you know it. And most of the jargon is really just slang.&nbsp; For instance, "Tanks" refer to fighters who have no ranged weapons who are covered with armor. It makes sense because you start to  feel  like a tank as you go up in l...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/11000</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/11000</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 5:15:06 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-07-26T17:15:06-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>World of Warcraft: Uncommon tips and tricks</title></item><item><author>greywar</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/12562</comments><description><![CDATA[   Some of the old BBS hands out there may remember the door game melee. For years it was one of the most in-depth gladiator simulations ever made. In fact it still stands as a monument to games that favor depth and complexity over flash and fanfare.       This being said I want to let anyone who stumbles on this know that the original developer Banzai software (with whom I am in no way affiliated) has resumed work on a newer version. The developer (and some of us gamers) would appreciate anyon...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/12562</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/12562</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2005 3:44:01 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-02-09T03:44:01-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>A Nice Diversion</title></item><item><author>BlueDev</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/9749</comments><description><![CDATA[  This past week I did something I have never done before.  And it was something I swore I would never do.  I preordered a game.  Yep, I paid full price for a game  before  it was even released.  I know there are a lot of gamers who do this, so for them it isn't a big deal.  But for someone who has never, ever pruchased a game on release, while still at full price, preordering a game is monumental.  And it was only a month or so ago I had sworn up and down that I never would buy a game at fu...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/9749</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/9749</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2004 3:15:41 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2004-11-05T14:15:41-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>A gaming first</title></item><item><author>pseudosoldier</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/19671</comments><description><![CDATA[   First, the link:   Link  I've gotta figure out how to make that say something else...  This is a fun little web-based MMORPG.  It's free (at least for now), and doesn't make any attempt to take itself seriously.  This is evidenced immediately by the character class selection:  Seal Clubber, Turtle Tamer, Pastamancer (studies Noodlecraft), Sauceror (uneasy truce with the Pastamancers), Disco Bandit (the one I chose), and Accordian Thief.  For grey, there's always the ability to either buy...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/19671</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/19671</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2004 7:21:44 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2004-10-09T07:21:44-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The Kingdom of Loathing</title></item><item><author>Draginol</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/14634</comments><description><![CDATA[    I was thinking today about how many developers aren’t very good partners to their publishers. I think too many developers don’t look at the business aspects involved in game making.&nbsp; I think this is one area, because we’ve been a publisher too, that can help potential publishers as we look forward.                 A good developer should be thinking about how they can make the life of the publisher easier. Publishers have 3 major jobs:                 1)  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/14634</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/14634</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2004 1:30:48 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2004-09-22T13:30:48-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Developers vs. Publishers</title></item><item><author>Amitty</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/21989</comments><description><![CDATA[   Do we all remember a little game called Total Recall for the NES? Sure, if you are a old school gamer, you would. It was a game that was put out after a successful movie. The Atari had one, called E.T: Extra Terrestrial. A game so bad that there is a landfill somewhere in Nevada that holds all the copies ever made....well, about 97%. It appeared in EGM last year, and I found a copy at a local thrift store. A quarter, couldn't turn it down.  There has been a curse, or at least a bleak legend...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/21989</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/21989</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2004 9:22:54 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2004-07-22T09:22:54-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Licensing of Games for Movies</title></item><item><author>messybuu</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/18292</comments><description><![CDATA[ Recently, I purchased  Final Fantasy XI , an MMORPG, for the  PC  and the  Playstation 2 . I enjoy it, despite having to pay thirteen dollars each month to play it. I also purchased  Everquest , so now I have two MMORPGs to play and twenty-six dollars to spend to play them each month! There are many more MMORPGs out there, and I'd like to try them all, but sadly, seeing as I have no job, I will not be enough to pay for many more MMORPGs. Still, is there an MMORPG out there that I definitely nee...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/18292</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/18292</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2004 7:02:28 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2004-07-03T19:02:28-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>MMORPGs</title></item><item><author>mittens</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/18123</comments><description><![CDATA[Time to catch up on posting links to reviews and such.  FileFront  posted my  Manhunt review  today, here's a really tiny snippet on this gory, twisted, and cool-for-an-hour-or-two stealth game:  First of all, this isn’t an article about my search for a man to call my mate. In fact, it’s far from it. If anything, this review is about a bunch of ugly bastards searching for one man, and that man doing everything in his power to make said ugly bastards experience their last few seconds in brutal, p...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/18123</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/18123</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2004 8:41:58 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2004-06-12T08:41:58-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Manhunt Review</title></item><item><author>mittens</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/17512</comments><description><![CDATA[So, I spent all Friday night working on this new project for  FileFront , and I had a TON of fun with it. Be sure to check it out, it's called  For Gamers Weekly  ( http://forgamers.filefront.com/3 ) and, as you may gather from the name, it'll come out every week, written by me. I think it's a great read, but I'm a little biased, so go see it for yourself.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/17512</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/17512</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2004 8:43:11 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2004-06-05T08:43:11-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>For Gamers Weekly, Vol. 1</title></item><item><author>Archon666</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/16883</comments><description><![CDATA[   In the same vein as my previous commentary ( The SWG post ) I know people will flock to  World of Warcraft .  Is it any good though?  Well that remains to be seen.  Beta has been fun but it's getting boring fast.  Characters are level capped at the moment and once you hit that.  There just isn't much to do.  I know this will not be the case when it's released but there are a couple things that I'm sure  will  make it into the final release.   Rest State  - I must admit it's an interesting i...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/16883</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/16883</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2004 8:52:06 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2004-05-29T08:52:06-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>WoW... interesting but anygood?</title></item><item><author>Archon666</author><comments>https://forums.galciv2.com/16854</comments><description><![CDATA[   Well, after the dismall failure of the Star Wars Galaxies Beta I had pretty much given up hope on ever playing that game again.  I didn't even bother to buy the game after that bad experience. One of the things that really turned me off was the Customer Service of Sony Online Entertainment.  These are the same CS behind EverQuest and Planetside and I was extremely frightened of having to deal with them again. Anyhow, I ran across the free 14 day trial on  Fileplanet.com  and thought. What t...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.galciv2.com/16854</guid><link>https://forums.galciv2.com/16854</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2004 9:53:15 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2004-05-29T09:53:15-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>SWG!</title></item></channel></rss>