MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - that 'n C&C. <nt> all I need.

> I've got an aging desktop computer as my main PC at home. Oh sure back in the day, it
> was better than all, top of the line. Sadly there are hardly any current games these
> days that can be played on her.
>
> So last night, bored and more awake than usual I get the idea to reinstall Unreal
> Tournament 2004 (Wait...2004? Surely it's newer than that, I mean way back in
> 04...REALLY? It's been that long already?). I installed the game straight from the
> discs and started playing. No crazy mods, patches, skins...just the game as it was
> intended from release.
>
> Damned if I didn't have the biggest smile on my face all night.
>
> Playing bots on the highest skill level brought back the thrill of 3am LAN parties
> with friends. When taunts were given in the same room instead of from some
> homophobic, racist, anonymous prick on the other end. (If you would have said some of
> the shit I've heard on XBox Live in person at some of my LAN parties, you probably
> would have walked out of there on crutches.)
>
> Playing a game of Onslaught that used to take 15 minutes for me to capture
> everything, took almost an hour but the victory was so much sweeter.
>
> Then it hit me....Unreal Tournamet 2004 is a RETRO first person shooter. By today's
> standards and graphics this game is a joke. I'd say most gamers today are so jaded.
>
> The game still stands up to this day, with the standard built in levels, effects, and
> no mods. Just pure fun.
>
> If you still have the discs laying around, re-install that biotch. Remember I told
> you so.