24-11-2002 17:40									#1
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Does anyone remember this game?

This was the first strategy game I ever played on my Amiga. There were 4 factions, and you could choose, though there little or no difference between them. You had to research stuff, form alliances, the usual suspects.

The best part of the game was entering a square where you had twice as many men as another faction then cancelling the alliance and butchering them.

Also great was the "We've nuked them" speech when you launched nuclear weapons. Also you could (if you knew MAD was in place) move 1 guy to another square and win.

	24-11-2002 20:26									#2
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Ah, one of Sensible Software's first and finest games. Ridiculously lop-sided battles (biplanes vs archers), great voice acting (and brilliant for 1991 and an 8-bit sound chip) including the already mentioned extremely enthusiastic "We nuked 'em!" speech, the indignant "We've been nuked!" and the sulky professor complaining that his lab had been destroyed. I spent countless hours on this.

	24-11-2002 20:31									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Tau Ceti ...great voice acting (and brilliant for 1991 and an 8-bit sound chip) including the already mentioned extremely enthusiastic "We nuked 'em!" speech, the indignant "We've been nuked!" and the sulky professor complaining that his lab had been destroyed. I spent countless hours on this.

Did you finish the game? There was a 'track' at the end with all the cool speeches and sound effects mashed together into a chaotic whole. It was great fun, and very innovative.

	24-11-2002 21:26									#4
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Great game. I had it for the SNES and the sounds were great.

	25-11-2002 02:25									#5
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This was a great game.

The sounds were great, I loved the "We're running out of elements!" one that sounded like he said 'elephants'.

	25-11-2002 03:06									#6
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DrSpike: Yes, several times, though I do not remember the end you describe. It has been a few years...

The sound guy for Mega-Lo-Mania, Richard Joseph, also did the sound on all the other Sensible games, as well as those of The Bitmap Brothers and Cinemaware. It is all great.

	25-11-2002 03:11									#7
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quote: Originally posted by Tau Ceti DrSpike: Yes, several times, though I do not remember the end you describe. It has been a few years...

Different versions perhaps? I am sure that was how it ended..........though indeed it has been a few years. Perhaps others will remember.

	25-11-2002 04:44									#8
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Fun indeed.
www.bhlegend.com for anyone who wants the PC version.

	25-11-2002 20:16									#9
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Crap game.

	25-11-2002 20:18									#10
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Would you care to elaborate?

	25-11-2002 22:47									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Crap game.

Good game.

	26-11-2002 07:55									#12
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike Would you care to elaborate?

All right, if you insist. The problem is the design is not balanced. Okay, that's the big problem I remember. Anyway, it's the third scenario or whatever where you have to fight a couple of enemies on an island. It's not so bad until you realise that each one was the equal of you. There were certain expendable resources that you couldn't get back until the next scenario. In other words, the game was so badly designed that they need to stack the odds against you 2:1.

Upon realising that, I stopped playing.

	26-11-2002 14:03									#13
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Do try and put the game in it's context..........such strategy games were rare at the time, and there was a lot mega-lo-lo-mania did well. I remember it fondly.

	26-11-2002 21:01									#14
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quote: Originally posted by ravagon Fun indeed. www.bhlegend.com for anyone who wants the PC version.

The game appears to crash whenver I get my first tech. I think it is a sound problem.

	26-11-2002 21:07									#15
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Better start practising fighting will sharp sticks then.

	26-11-2002 21:33									#16
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I can't even get that advanced. My people are as dumb as dog****.

	27-11-2002 05:02									#17
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got my Amiga up and running(for the most part!) recently and had a look at this again - still a great game, made me get out the other sensi classics like SWOS, Cannon Fodder and Sensi Golf(I wonder where Mr Civ got his idea from?).
They produced some (still) great games.

	27-11-2002 05:35									#18
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Ah cannon fodder........

Prompts me to start a cannon fodder thread.

	27-11-2002 05:44									#19
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There was something so very playable about all of them, at least on the origonal platform..........makes my eye all misty with the memmory

	27-11-2002 05:46									#20
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Come and post the memories in the cannon fodder thread

	28-11-2002 19:46									#21
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The game was great for its time, even if the sci-fi showdown with laser pistols was a real letdown.

Civ3 feels it has to stack the odds 7:1 or more against you

...and some fools still demand 15:1 or 31:1 or more

	28-11-2002 20:35									#22
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It was the first strategy game that was enjoyable to me, that it for sure. I got this even before I got civ 1.

	29-11-2002 09:08									#23
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike Do try and put the game in it's context..........such strategy games were rare at the time, and there was a lot mega-lo-lo-mania did well. I remember it fondly.

Unfortunately, that's back when Railroad Tycoon and Civ ruled. When was it? 1992?

	29-11-2002 15:04									#24
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Sounds about right, though I was remembering it a touch earlier than '92.

	29-11-2002 20:16									#25
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I'm pretty sure I played Mega-lo-mania on my Atari-ST before I bought a 286 PC. The first games I can remember getting for the 286 were Warlords I and RT with Civ not far behind.

	29-11-2002 20:22									#26
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I just checked it, UR was spot on with 1992.

	30-11-2002 10:02									#27
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Woohoo. I wish I were that lucky with lottery tickets.

	30-11-2002 13:50									#28
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From an objective point of view Railroad Tycoon and Civ1 were certainly far better games than Mega-Lo-Mania. Better designed, more depth, strategy etc etc...

However, in 1992 I was only 10/11 years old. Civ and RT were too complicated for me and Mega-Lo-Mania filled a very nice war-gaming niche, which is why I have much fonder memories of it (that and the fact that the sound was hilarious ).
Back then Civ and RR were the 'boring games my Dad played'.

Last edited by FrustratedPoet on 30-11-2002 at 19:00

	30-11-2002 17:26									#29
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quote: Originally posted by FrustratedPoet However, in 1992 I was only 10/11 years old. Civ and RR were too complicated for me and Mega-Lo-Mania filled a very nice war-gaming niche, which is why I have much fonder memories of it (that and the fact that the sound was hilarious ).

I empathise with this.....I played RT and Civ later on as well.