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Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 7:24 am
by Qikz
Ad7 wrote:
Qikz wrote:
Ad7 wrote:
Preezy wrote:Was looking at my copy of Micro Machines V3 on the PS1 just yesterday evening :wub:


Wonderful game. I still have mine, got so many great memories of playing 4 player on it with my multitap. :wub:


Wasn't it hard to play with 4 controllers at the same time?


Not really, you'd all be sat right up against a 14" crt anyway so the few feet of controller cable you had wasn't really an issue. Plus you were in striking range to dish out dead arms :nod:


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Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 7:40 am
by Moggy
Ad7 :lol:

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 8:30 am
by Victor Mildew
Is that a joke about me not having any friends?

Because it's stunningly accurate these days :(

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 9:06 am
by Death's Head
Ad7 wrote:Is that a joke about me not having any friends?

Because it's stunningly accurate these days :(


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This looks good, may have to purchase.
When cheap.

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:01 am
by Lotus
I enjoyed V3 on the Playstation and have fond memories of playing Mashed (different series I know) with friends on the PS2. I didn't get Toybox Turbos but I enjoyed the demo of it. This seems like an ideal game for the Switch so I'm surprised there's no mention of a release, but I'd imagine one will come at some point. Not sure I'd buy a Micro Machines game these days (generally don't do multiplayer) but it's good to see the series back.

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:23 am
by Poser
I've pre-ordered this. I'd hate for them to run out of digital copies on launch day. :shifty:

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:56 am
by Death's Head
Poser wrote:I've pre-ordered this. I'd hate for them to run out of digital copies on launch day. :shifty:

How much is this?

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 10:58 am
by Poser
Death's Head wrote:
Poser wrote:I've pre-ordered this. I'd hate for them to run out of digital copies on launch day. :shifty:

How much is this?


£22.50 on the store. I didn't even look for physical copies, in fairness.

Edit: £20 at Tesco and Argos.

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 2:53 pm
by Moggy
Assuming the game is decent then £20 seems a good price.

I am a tightwad though, so will probably wait for a sale. :lol:

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 3:08 pm
by Green Gecko
I expect this will become a fixture on Steam, but does it support LAN? I'll also miss the top down perspective even if, to be honest, it made the game bloody hard unless you religiously studied the tracks and played it more like a memory game than a racer.

The pew pew tanks have always been great. :wub:

I also have V3 on PS1, great one to crack out now and then.

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:54 pm
by Damian
Micro Machines. Brian Blessed.

*opens wallet*

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:37 am
by HSH28
So has anyone else bought this...game mode options seem a little sparse.

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:53 am
by Poser
HSH28 wrote:So has anyone else bought this...game mode options seem a little sparse.


I've bought it; won't get to explore until later this evening. How sparse are we talking? What options are there?

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 8:10 am
by HSH28
Poser wrote:
HSH28 wrote:So has anyone else bought this...game mode options seem a little sparse.


I've bought it; won't get to explore until later this evening. How sparse are we talking? What options are there?


No single player for a start.

There's a review on Eurogamer now that goes into more detail.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017- ... ies-review

Also I assume it must be there, but I couldn't see any obvious way to setup a private online multiplayer game last night, I might just have been missing something obvious, but I couldn't see it at first glance.

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 8:15 am
by Moggy
HSH28 wrote:No single player for a start.


That's a bit crappy. I don't mind playing online, but sometimes it's nice just to play a game against the computer.

Re: Micro Machines - Out now - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 8:29 am
by Victor Mildew
No single player? Well that's me never buying this then.

Re: MICRO MACHINES IS ALIVE! - 23/6 - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 8:34 am
by Poser
HSH28 wrote:
Poser wrote:
HSH28 wrote:So has anyone else bought this...game mode options seem a little sparse.


I've bought it; won't get to explore until later this evening. How sparse are we talking? What options are there?


No single player for a start.

There's a review on Eurogamer now that goes into more detail.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017- ... ies-review

Also I assume it must be there, but I couldn't see any obvious way to setup a private online multiplayer game last night, I might just have been missing something obvious, but I couldn't see it at first glance.


:fp: That sinking feeling when you pre-order a game on good faith alone.

The part in bold worries me most; I have a date with some mates tonight to play this. I hope it's not a disaster.

Re: Micro Machines - Out now - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:16 pm
by Dangerblade
Ad7 wrote:No single player? Well that's me never buying this then.

Same here. FFS.

That's a shame as I 100%'d Toybox Turbos. Might just play through that again.

Re: Micro Machines - Out now - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:24 pm
by Alvin Flummux
No singleplayer, you say?

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Re: Micro Machines - Out now - Codemasters - Local, online MP - Brian Blessed

Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2017 12:52 pm
by jiggles
Dangerblade wrote:
Ad7 wrote:No single player? Well that's me never buying this then.

Same here. FFS.

That's a shame as I 100%'d Toybox Turbos. Might just play through that again.


A lot of this game is recycled assets from Toybox, anyway.

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