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In article <c6t9ru$fttg9$1@ID-102346.news.uni-berlin.de>,
txa1265@hotmail.com says...
> "Odd Bob" <odd_bob@odd.bob> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1afaf916e31e9eec9896ef@Netnews.Comcast.net...
> > I'm having exactly the same problem! I remember when Duke saw the boss
> > on a security monitor he made a comment about throwing a pipe bomb party
> > for this guy, but I've never been able to find any pipe bombs. So it's
> > been gathering dust in my game bag for a couple months now.
🙁
> >
>
> I think that is a 'inconsistency' - you get the RPG, but not pipe bombs.
Hell, the RPG is BETTER than pipe bombs! Where the heck did you find it?
All I had was my pistol and shotgun.
> The trick seems to be negotiating the controls between the strafe and turn
> to get out of the way of its' fire while landing your own.
>
My biggest flaw as a FPS player is that I can't strafe worth a damn. At
least not on the computer. It's easier on consoles but sometimes I have
problems on the GBA because it can be hard to manipulate all the controls
in the frantic way a FPS requires without dropping the damn thing.
That's one reason most of my playtime goes into games like ROTK.
> > Actually, Return of the King pretty much owns my GBA now and has since I
> > bought it.
> >
>
> I like that as well. I am playing as Aragorn, and am level 13 or something
> now. I tried as Gandalf and kept dying in the tower ...
>
The best solution I found for this was to unlock Moria (2000 kills with
any character does it) and train my new characters there. The trick is
to lure orcs to come down the pillars one at a time and kill them
individually. Only the brown ones, not those damn lime-green ones. Once
you run out of brown ones (or a lime-green one shows up) it's time to
save and restart the level. It's very slow going at first but before too
long you'll have built up enough to clear out the whole level. By the
time you're up to level 10 or so you should be able to fight your way all
the way through Moria, and probably end up around level 14 with some
decent skills and equipment. Do this with Gandalf and you will probably
have Saruman for breakfast.
> I like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance more, personally - that is my fave GBA
> game. Much like NWN on your GBA.
>
> > > Anyway, does anyone have other recommendations for FPS-ish games for the
> > > GBA. Had Doom, no interest in that again or Doom II (can still play
> them on
> > > the PC using 'Doom Legacy'), also have Ecks vs. Sever.
> > >
> >
> > Wish I could help, but Doom 2 and Wolf3d are the only other ones I have.
> > I really wish they'd come out with a version of Doom with entirely new
> > levels that I haven't already played to death, but I'm not holding my
> > breath.
>
> That's the thing - I love all of those games ... I loved them 8 - 10 years
> ago when they all came out. I played the heck out of them back then, and
> even more recently using the new 'DoomLegacy' type things. Why do I want
> the *exact same thing* on my GBA? Dunno.
>
Novelty. But really, once that wears off I only pop it in the machine
and play a couple levels mostly for old times' sake.
One thing I've considered is getting a GP32. Someone made a Doom port
for it and apparently it can play at least some pwads. But since my
means are very limited I'm not buying another console of any kind until I
see what the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP are like. Still, I doubt either
will be able to play Doom pwads...
> >
> > > What about Serious Sam? Anyone try that yet?
> > >
> >
> > I hadn't even known it was out yet. A quick look at the forums over on
> > gamefaqs leads me to think it might be worth a look. The complaints I
> > saw were about the control being a bit touchy and about password saves.
> > Might be worth a look.
>
> And I was glad to see the 'Serious' pricing still holds!
>
You might want to try a rental first. I read a couple reviews since my
last post and they agreed that the controls are a real pain in the butt
because not only are they touchy but the engine is a bit much for the GBA
so there's often a brief lag that makes aiming a lot more difficult. It
doesn't sound like something I'd enjoy but you might feel differently.
Just thought I'd throw in a friendly warning about it.
> >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> >
> > Hope I helped a bit.
> >
> > -- Bob
>
-- Bob
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