Icon Hunting

[novapaddy]

Hello,

Notice to your left, that very first icon, the Iron Cross. I got it today. What is most pleasing for me is that I've ALWAYS wanted to have it, and now I do. Yes, I've suffered from "icon envy" for some time:unsure:, but today I am "at rest"

AND now of course, I have yet another game to try out, and what pleases me even more is: I notice this edition was published only in 2010, so I'm expectant it will work on Windows 7, or at least the OS will allow me to play?

Amazing how a "big strong guy" can be brought down by a little coloured icon on a web page. LOL!

EDIT: Saying all of the above, I still have criteria before I buy a game.
I get great pleasure in "bargain-hunting" the older titles. Some games I will never buy, since by reading the posts in the forum and the reviews elsewhere, the game "is a dog". These I will never waste my money on. Bargains, yes! I recently bought a current game for £0.99p.

 

[SAS]

Now all you need is the "D" to hang with the big dogs.

 

[novapaddy]

Now all you need is the "D" to hang with the big dogs.

I succumed yesterday. It's in the post...

EDIT: AND an extra urge was to see what the genius Johan did for his first attempt.

 

[novapaddy]

Drat! No post today...

 

[Seli]

I succumed yesterday. It's in the post...

EDIT: AND an extra urge was to see what the genius Johan did for his first attempt.

First attempt?

 

[novapaddy]

First attempt?

Well .. I could be wrong(again!), but I would think that Diplomacy is one of Johan's first attempts at making a game?
I plead ignorance as it was many years ago, and I was a TotalWar gamer then, and never heard of Paradox.

 

[Castellon]

Johan definately made games much earlier than that for example EU2 let alone one, was way before dimplomacy, and that was not even his first.

 

[novapaddy]

Johan definately made games much earlier than that for example EU2 let alone one, was way before dimplomacy, and that was not even his first.

OK, cheers for clearing that up. I like to load up the older games and see how they were back then, and then see the progression and "growth" in how Paradox do stuff better now.

 

[safferli]

Diplomacy was the first Paradox 3d game, I believe. Getting a code for that today is pretty much impossible, I would think. It's been sold out for ages, and cannot be re-released digitally for licensing reasons I think.

Note, I am just a volunteer mod here, I have no internal information whatsoever.

 

[novapaddy]

Diplomacy was the first Paradox 3d game, I believe. Getting a code for that today is pretty much impossible, I would think. It's been sold out for ages, and cannot be re-released digitally for licensing reasons I think.
Note, I am just a volunteer mod here, I have no internal information whatsoever.

I have just been watching a re-run of the 1970's tv series Kung Fu, with David Carridine..
If you remember the Master? Who often calls to Grasshopper...

"Grasshopper, watch for the rising Sun,
And the green van with the yellow stripe on the side,
Watch for the Postman, who brings gifts...

And every day Grasshopper watched for the Postman.
Some days he brought gifts, other days, not.
But surely tomorrow, why not?

 

[novapaddy]

Hey safferli:



Master say: "Great pleasure to be had in hunting down old titles out of print!".

BUT, you must get a bargain. No silliness please!

 

[Castellon]

becareful, if you are going for the medal, the used ones might have used keys already.

 

[RedRalphWiggum]

I've got icons you cannot get. Just thought I'd mention that.

 

[Seli]

OK, cheers for clearing that up. I like to load up the older games and see how they were back then, and then see the progression and "growth" in how Paradox do stuff better now.

He did some things earlier, and the precursors of Paradox made some games before he started, but he has been involved with the paradox games since the first Europa Universalis. mobygames has some more info here: http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,39146/

Diplomacy was the first Paradox 3d game, I believe. ....

That is correct, unless my memory deceives me.

 

[novapaddy]

Cheers for that Seli. I don't want to discuss Johan on his own website, but certainly impressive.

@RedRalphWiggum: picture me shrugging my shoulders and opening my hands, and putting on a silly face...

 

[DarthJF]

I've never much cared about icon hunting. In fact I don't even register the games that weren't developed by Paradox itself (though I make an expection for FtG and DH since they are upgrades of EU2 and HOI2).

 

[albso437]

but I would think that Diplomacy is one of Johan's first attempts at making a game?

Johan did an awesome boardgame in the summer of 1990.
Those were the days my friend...

And for Icon hunting, you apparently missed the opportunity to get the "Holy Knight"-icon.

 

[Inner Circle]

And for Icon hunting, you apparently missed the opportunity to get the "Holy Knight"-icon.

And the Golden Platypus Icon for us 200k Members

 

[Lor Dric]

There is a contest going on right now for a Golden Platypus Icon, my last. The judge will be The Lord Protector of the Realm, Fredrik II himself.

 

[novapaddy]

I fancy the excellent pirate icon next. Looks really good.