Posted November 26, 2014
The Red Baron pack from here. Nostalgia didn't overcome the problems I had with both titles. The first one was eventually playable with the mouse but, dang, that's a crappy way to fly a plane. I never did get the RB2 to work right.
Eador: Genesis. Not sure why a brand-new game doesn't work on brand-new hardware, but it doesn't run on my machine. Decided I'd rather play an actual game than play the How-Do-I-Make-This-Work? game.
Panzer General II. I'm too stupid or sucky to make it past the fourth or fifth scenario, and there is no "I give up, take me to the next map" option. So that's all I got to play - four or five maps even though I bought the whole game. No idea what happens after that, and I've moved on to games I might be able to win.
It's regret in the "Really wanted to play this" way, and not the "Crap - just wasted $6" way. At those prices, I can accept a few duds here and there.
Eador: Genesis. Not sure why a brand-new game doesn't work on brand-new hardware, but it doesn't run on my machine. Decided I'd rather play an actual game than play the How-Do-I-Make-This-Work? game.
Panzer General II. I'm too stupid or sucky to make it past the fourth or fifth scenario, and there is no "I give up, take me to the next map" option. So that's all I got to play - four or five maps even though I bought the whole game. No idea what happens after that, and I've moved on to games I might be able to win.
It's regret in the "Really wanted to play this" way, and not the "Crap - just wasted $6" way. At those prices, I can accept a few duds here and there.