Crimsonclaw111
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If I said Bayonetta, would it be cheating? There was a pic of Kamiya playing it with some 3D glasses on a PC.
It exists, I tells ya.
It exists, I tells ya.
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What computer games should be on Steam, but aren't?
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ElectricKaibutsu
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Tony Hawk HD is on there at least. I've been hesitating because I hear the physics are messed up on the HD version.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/207210/
Edit: I just learned there's no local multiplayer
Edit Edit: I just learned the PC version has no multiplayer whatsoever. Wow.
I second this. I recently played an older NFS game (Hot Pursuit 3 I think) and the PC version was a generation ahead of the PSX version I used to play, it was like an entirely new and modern game. A NFS Legacy bundle even on Origin would be insane.
I seriously question if Bethesda doesn't have the rights to this now. They're going to publish a new Wolfenstein soon, what the hell's up with this? Maybe they'll get it out sometime closer to the release of that or at least afterwards. I just settled for grabbing on PS3 for now, GameStop sale and a great example of why I thought the XB1 DRM was one of if not the worst idea I ever saw for a console.
EDIT: Oh, and I think the OP's list is more like "games that should be available on PC digitally, but aren't" rather than just Steam. All of those would ideally be on GOG, possibly ahead of Steam, and even realistically most of the old ones should be on GOG while some of those should pop back up on Steam. Prey was already there, Wolfenstein was already there, stop fucking around Bethesda. Damn, Bethesda is like an American Square Enix in some ways, all they need to do now is buy an ailing Japanese publisher and dive head on into mobile.
So... why hasn't Bethesda done anything?
From what I can tell, 3D Realms funded development and 2K was just brought on for retail distribution and marketing purposes, so it may be that 3D Realms retained ownership of the game despite the IP being sold off. Interceptor seems to be more than happy to communicate about matters larger companies would traditionally keep quiet about so it'd probably answer if asked.
Edit: Another frustrating case is Enemy Territory: Quake Wars. Acti itself said that the game was pulled because ownership reverted back to id, and it was developed by the independent Splash Damage, so where is it?
Silent Hill 2 is better than all of those games combined.
Ehh, maybe not combined.
ashecitism
Member
Heretic 2. Also buried at Acti. Raven
Blood 2. At Atari. Maybe not Monolith's best, but hey it's a Monolith game! I wish Devolver could snatch the IP.
The Neverhood. Not sure where it's buried.
Blood 2. At Atari. Maybe not Monolith's best, but hey it's a Monolith game! I wish Devolver could snatch the IP.
The Neverhood. Not sure where it's buried.
Absolutely. Some of those would work great on GOG. But I still want Age of Empires, or SWAT, or NOLF on Steam.
As of last fall, when I tweeted Pete Hines, they did not own Wolfenstein 2009, and were not actively looking into it.
Interceptor says they're not allowed to show anything from Prey, according to that Duke4 link in my OP. That's in Bethesda's hands, which tells me that Prey is too. Or maybe somehow they own the rights to Prey the game, and Bethesda owns the IP somehow?
This isn't even true in every possible reality of the multiverse.
Heretic 2. Also buried at Acti. Raven
Blood 2. At Atari. Maybe not Monolith's best, but hey it's a Monolith game! I wish Devolver could snatch the IP.
The Neverhood. Not sure where it's buried.
I need a billion dollars so I can go rescue these games.
Neverhood's at... either Dreamworks or EA, I think?
Heretic 2. Also buried at Acti. Raven
Blood 2. At Atari. Maybe not Monolith's best, but hey it's a Monolith game! I wish Devolver could snatch the IP.
The Neverhood. Not sure where it's buried.
If Valve went after these games with similar tenacity as GOG we'd have them all by the end of the month.
Alcoholikaust
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would love to have Nolf 2 again-my cd copy died eons ago-
I would pick up a lot of classic games from my childhood if they were available digitally on one of the platforms I use.
Regarding Outlaws, if you have a copy still, watch this space http://xlengine.com/games/ it is pretty solid for Dark Forces.
Ah, yeah, that certainly suggests Prey is in Bethesda's court. Since we're likely to get a response I might fire off an e-mail and ask for clarification.
Edit: Oh, it's stated categorically that Bethesda owns Prey itself:
ashecitism
Member
Oh wait a minute I see Blood 2 is actually on Gog. For some reason I thought this was legitimately buried like other games in this thread. Not sure why it isn't on Steam then. Same goes for Blood 1 and Redneck Rampage. Need to get the Big Four on there.
What are the Big Four?
MrCunningham
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Right, gotcha now.
This is the original Ferrari Testarossa convertible sprite from the arcade game:
and this is the altered sprite that was introduced in Shenmue on the Dreamcast... I think... :
It's pretty easy to remove all the Ferrari references from the original game with little loss.The altered Ferrari sprite doesn't look all that bad, considering. But it's a much different story with OutRun 2006 as there are multiple Ferrari car models that would need heavy alteration. Sega also did the same with Daytona USA and they have a non licensed version just called Sega Classic Racing. I would like to see that on Steam.
Man, seriously? Just more fuel for why I hated the idea of XB1 DRM I guess, some publishers either don't give a damn or have unreasonable demands. Wouldn't surprise me if both were the case here actually, Activision probably does want too much for a game that didn't do so hot.
Actually I remember Fallout 1 & 2 got pulled from GOG and while Steam has pages you can't do crap there. Bethesda really just fucking sucks when it comes to older releases, outside of Elder Scrolls 1 & 2 where instead they're surprisingly generous.
ashecitism
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Blood, Redneck Rampage, Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior. The Build Engine Big Four. Should have phrased, 'need to complete the BF' as the latter two are on Steam already.
That omission still surprises me, but fans have ported it to Steam and updated the visuals/engine. It shows up in your library like any other game, but yeah it should be done through the client.
I noticed that Frederik refers to Prey as a title that Bethesda owns, which doesn't really leave any room for misinterpretation. Another Quake Wars situation, it seems (everything is in place but redistribution just... hasn't happened).
There's even a fan-made patch that updates the game to run with the Steam version of Half-Life. Definitely an odd case.
unapersson
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On the Linux side of things I'd like if some of the old Loki / LGP ports made it on there: Myth II, Majesty, Rune, Cold War etc.
ashecitism
Member
First time I heard of this. Can't you just email someone? Like Gabe?
Yeah, Blood is an interesting case: it went with Monolith to WB, but then WB sold it back to Atari, which is why Jace Hall's remaster never materialised:
I'd love to see the Jazz Jackrabbit games with 360 controller support on Steam (or Gog for that matter) and the old SSI Gold Box games deserve to be there as well. Grim Fandango is one of the titles I regret most not playing back in the day and now it's a lot of hassle to get working. In an ideal world it should never be that way with any game and a Steam re-release would be much appreciated.
How can Steam be complete without The Ultimate PC Videogame - Maabus?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaNCAUtwxKQ
OK, maybe not...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaNCAUtwxKQ
OK, maybe not...
Really reaffirming my feelings that Bethesda's just a terrible publisher when it comes to their classic library. Everything can be in place and they still just don't give a shit. It's kind of amazing really, I don't think there's any other company actively involved in games worse than they are, even Square Enix at least got most of their classic library out there and almost all of it in Japan.
EDIT: Well, most of id's stuff is there, as in what they developed, but that may've been a push from them internally and didn't hold as well for stuff developed by others like Raven.
I would probably pick up quake wars if it was available (again?)
My machine wasn't quite beefy enough for it at release so I slept on it. At the time I was playing Quake 4 with fullbright or vertex to get playable framerates.
Maybe bethseda will push out the games they are sitting on at the next Beth-con
My machine wasn't quite beefy enough for it at release so I slept on it. At the time I was playing Quake 4 with fullbright or vertex to get playable framerates.
Maybe bethseda will push out the games they are sitting on at the next Beth-con
i am not sure if the first x-men legends was ever released on PC. 2 was a decent version but in my experience had very noticable 8 way movement instead of analog.
Yeah, I don't expect Sega to do anything to circumvent the licensing issue surrounding OutRun 2006. It wouldn't be bad idea to get those affairs in order, though, considering its status among Steam enthusiasts as a collector's item: when Saw reappeared on Steam last year in time for the Halloween Sale, keys ran dry.
all good ones, at least
especially Sega, Konami and SE need to get their act together
too true
Englebert3rd
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Westwood's Blade Runner. Loved this game.
Oh hell yeah, this game doesn't get enough love! Got it boxed, even though it's got a perfectly horizontal scratch on it, it's still awesome to have!
I think it might appear on GOG rather than Steam, as Westwood has been bought by EA.
That's the thing though, that was what they said two days (I think) after delisting and since then nothing. Either things are a lot messier than expected (maybe Interplay tried to make this as hard as possible as a final "fuck you"?) or Bethesda is just that bad about classic releases. Guess it could be more the former than the latter in this case though, but their history doesn't reflect well on them.
Really hate when the remove titles from the store. I sold my 360 copy of Riddick, because the game was available on Steam and my 360 broke, with no expectations of getting another one soon. One day, I wanted to purchase the game on Steam and the title where removed days ago.
Get it on Gog, the Steam version sucked anyway due to Tages.
ashecitism
Member
Yeah, Riddick should be patched and put back on Steam. It's out on Gog btw.
edit: ninjad, sorta
edit: ninjad, sorta
The DRM it had made me kind of apathetic about grabbing it.
Fortunately, someone still has it for sale and their policy is to keep that stuff out of the games on their store.
Visualante2
Member
I'd rather they didn't with the way they treated the HD collection. They would not do it justice and I'd be tempted to pay money for convenience of a sub par release.
Konami being cheapasses is the only reason
But a PC version exists.
Though they could have decided they'd need to remaster it before they released it again, in which case nevermind!