The original bzone for the PC [Solved]
The original bzone for the PC [Solved]
I used to run a DOS BBS back in the day--we used to play a game called "bzone" --it must have been based on the Atari Battlezone... The DOS version kicked *** I know that there have been many Battlezone clones over the years--but this was the first one for the PC--very early--almost as far back as spacewars.exe. I found an old BBS directory listing in google that had the file bzone.arc 68k -- but that was only a list--no files... It was probably around 68k compressed. This was a wireframe game--no shading--and it was a lot like the original coin-op arcade game... My guess is that I can't find it because somebody's lawyers didn't want it on the internet? It's hard to imagine that as a possibility--given how old this game is by today's standards... What do you think? Am I losing my mind? Did anyone else play the original battlezone wireframe (ie: green lines on DOS ?
I'm searching and searching but I can find it. Bzone.exe is definitely a piece of DOS history--up there with spacewars and sopwith2...
I used to play DSS too--with the cardboard cutout to divide the screen for 2 players! LOL. Great memories from childhood--I'll have to hunt my favorites down somehow--but I want to start by finding Battlezone...
pete
I'm searching and searching but I can find it. Bzone.exe is definitely a piece of DOS history--up there with spacewars and sopwith2...
I used to play DSS too--with the cardboard cutout to divide the screen for 2 players! LOL. Great memories from childhood--I'll have to hunt my favorites down somehow--but I want to start by finding Battlezone...
pete
Thanks for your time--
I remembered this game while writing in my blog (knowingart.com) --and I was making connections between this game and the movie Tron, etc... If you want to chat my Yahoo/AIM is "yesiliveinaustin" -- feel free to contact me--I'm always interested in meeting new people.
Thanks again for this cool site!
I remembered this game while writing in my blog (knowingart.com) --and I was making connections between this game and the movie Tron, etc... If you want to chat my Yahoo/AIM is "yesiliveinaustin" -- feel free to contact me--I'm always interested in meeting new people.
Thanks again for this cool site!
There was also a wireframe starwars game that had wireframe 3D graphics--and I'm pretty sure there was a PC version of this game also... Hmm I'll have to look for that too...
Anyway, if you don't remember what the "pre-Doom" 3D games looked like--here you go:
<img src="http://knowingart.com/blog/wp-images/battlezone.gif">
Anyway, if you don't remember what the "pre-Doom" 3D games looked like--here you go:
<img src="http://knowingart.com/blog/wp-images/battlezone.gif">
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.... and you found it:
battlezone.zip - 0.04MB
Grab it whilst the link is still valid.
Keep cycles extremely low in dosbox.
CPU=386_slow is also advisable.
battlezone.zip - 0.04MB
Grab it whilst the link is still valid.
Keep cycles extremely low in dosbox.
CPU=386_slow is also advisable.
wardrich wrote:The contrasts in personalities will deliver some SERIOUS lulz. I can't wait.
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Could you (or somebody who have it) reupload this game?dosraider wrote:.... and you found it:
battlezone.zip - 0.04MB
Grab it whilst the link is still valid.
Keep cycles extremely low in dosbox.
CPU=386_slow is also advisable.
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????KapitanBomba wrote:Could you post link? I found only "Atari Games" version without download option.
It's an Atari game, ported to MsDos
http://www.hotud.org/component/content/ ... tion/23468
wardrich wrote:The contrasts in personalities will deliver some SERIOUS lulz. I can't wait.
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Thanks... but it's not game I'm looking for :< I'm looking for Battlezone like game but bit different - I remember it wasn't black background - color was green.dosraider wrote:????KapitanBomba wrote:Could you post link? I found only "Atari Games" version without download option.
It's an Atari game, ported to MsDos
http://www.hotud.org/component/content/ ... tion/23468
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