Looking for an (OLD) Game from Childhood *SOLVED*
6 years ago
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Something recently came to mind as I was thinking about my childhood.
Up until probably high school (2006-2010) my family had this old Packard Bell computer that ran on Windows 3.1 (yeah, it's a fossil compared to today's tech). It never could connect to the internet, so if we ever felt like doing some nostalgic things (mainly DOS games like Megarace, 3D Body, etc) we could and not worry about viruses (for the most part).
However, there's one game I'm having trouble remembering (and finding) that I enjoyed occasionally, and here's the basic rules (and goal) of the game:
The game has 2 players operating "Cells" on a grey grid-like table (cannot remember the dimensions); you control the blue cells while the computer controls the red cells. Each player takes turns filling in one of the grey cells with their own color, and then erases one cell of the opposing player's color. The goal of the game is to strategically fill in grey cells with your own color cells while removing the opponent's cells; the game ends when one player loses all their cells. Obviously the person who succeeds in eliminating all of the opponent's cells wins the game.
I don't know how many of you might have had a Windows 3.1 computer way back in the 90s, but I'm hoping some of you can answer my question. Occassionally I'm in a nostalgic mood and want to just fiddle around with old computer games, and this is one that I'd like to look back on.
I vaguely recall "Life" being part of the title, but it's not coming to me.
====UPDATE====
Found the game; it is called "Life Genesis" (I was right about "Life" being in the title! X3); the following is footage on YouTube that shows the more artistic side of the game. It's based on "Conway's Game of Life" and is part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack Series (which also includes other games like Fuji Golf, SkiFree, Rodent's Revenge, and Rattler Race)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAFcmyHch50
Up until probably high school (2006-2010) my family had this old Packard Bell computer that ran on Windows 3.1 (yeah, it's a fossil compared to today's tech). It never could connect to the internet, so if we ever felt like doing some nostalgic things (mainly DOS games like Megarace, 3D Body, etc) we could and not worry about viruses (for the most part).
However, there's one game I'm having trouble remembering (and finding) that I enjoyed occasionally, and here's the basic rules (and goal) of the game:
The game has 2 players operating "Cells" on a grey grid-like table (cannot remember the dimensions); you control the blue cells while the computer controls the red cells. Each player takes turns filling in one of the grey cells with their own color, and then erases one cell of the opposing player's color. The goal of the game is to strategically fill in grey cells with your own color cells while removing the opponent's cells; the game ends when one player loses all their cells. Obviously the person who succeeds in eliminating all of the opponent's cells wins the game.
I don't know how many of you might have had a Windows 3.1 computer way back in the 90s, but I'm hoping some of you can answer my question. Occassionally I'm in a nostalgic mood and want to just fiddle around with old computer games, and this is one that I'd like to look back on.
I vaguely recall "Life" being part of the title, but it's not coming to me.
====UPDATE====
Found the game; it is called "Life Genesis" (I was right about "Life" being in the title! X3); the following is footage on YouTube that shows the more artistic side of the game. It's based on "Conway's Game of Life" and is part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack Series (which also includes other games like Fuji Golf, SkiFree, Rodent's Revenge, and Rattler Race)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAFcmyHch50
Lucas Yoshino
~luccamanadragon
Dont know of the game name but there is one on the SNES thats quite similar to what you're talking about, its called Hungry Dinosaurs
StudtheKangaroo
~studthekangaroo
OP
Found it; see journal
Lucas Yoshino
~luccamanadragon
Aaaaa~ Skifree, god I remember the time i wasted on that game, freaking cheating yeti >w<
StudtheKangaroo
~studthekangaroo
OP
I laughed my ass off seeing my mom playing the game until the yeti appeared, then I balled my eyes out >_>
Lucas Yoshino
~luccamanadragon
The yeti's ai does actually cheat after a while, where its virtually impossible to outrun/outmaneuver it. Its cause SkiFree doesnt actually have a ending, its jus a infinite downhill sim pretty much
StudtheKangaroo
~studthekangaroo
OP
Found it; see journal
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