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May 27, 2007View in Crawl 4
@saggygrandmaI'm sorry to tell you this but Rampart did not have anything at all to do with "Tower defense" games. I've played Rampart for hours on end personally, especially on the Amiga version. It has no similarities to tower defense games other than the fact that you build something. That is it though, you don't stop any enemies from getting from point A to point B. There's no maximizing how much damage you deal to the enemies as they pass.It's not even remotely the same game.Wikipedia has a pretty good description of what Rampart is:<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampart_%28arcade_game%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampart_%28arcade_game%29</a>
I still think the best tower defense game ever made was the tower defense level in Warcraft III. Complex dynamics, huge map, heroes, interesting enemies - I'd reinstall it and play it now, but I've got work to do.
@br0ckGet Warcraft III and you can play tower defense maps all you want. They all allow you to build your own mazes and there are ones where you verse other people and ones where you co-operate. Good stuff.
allywilsonMay 28, 2007
Ivor The Engine - I so wish I didn't turn the sound off when i played that game now...that would have been excellent :-)
saggygrandmaMay 28, 2007
"Tower defense, despite what some people say did not originate in Warcraft, or Starcraft, or Command and Conquer. It actually dates much farther back with a game from Atari. In 1990 Atari released rampart a sort of shoot' em up puzzle game.Rampart allowed you to build a path and place your towers, slightly more complex than the current variation that doesn't allow "Mazing" in most cases." Source: <a class="user" href="http://www.xyhd.tv/2007/04/gaming/tower-defence-killing-enemies-and-killing-time/">http://www.xyhd.tv/2007/04/gaming/tower-defence-killing-enemies-and-killing-time/</a>
cimliteMay 28, 2007
@saggygrandmaI'm sorry to tell you this but Rampart did not have anything at all to do with "Tower defense" games. I've played Rampart for hours on end personally, especially on the Amiga version. It has no similarities to tower defense games other than the fact that you build something. That is it though, you don't stop any enemies from getting from point A to point B. There's no maximizing how much damage you deal to the enemies as they pass.It's not even remotely the same game.Wikipedia has a pretty good description of what Rampart is:<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampart_%28arcade_game%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampart_%28arcade_game%29</a>
jimmyeMay 28, 2007
digg down
apeinagoMay 29, 2007
I personally loved matrix defence in starcraft, teaming up with people to defend lanes was awesome.
bladespiritMay 29, 2007
Or better yet:1. Write short "article" about a game that makes cash via ads2. post on digg3. profit++
xanadudeMay 30, 2007
I still think the best tower defense game ever made was the tower defense level in Warcraft III. Complex dynamics, huge map, heroes, interesting enemies - I'd reinstall it and play it now, but I've got work to do.
agretMay 31, 2007
@br0ckGet Warcraft III and you can play tower defense maps all you want. They all allow you to build your own mazes and there are ones where you verse other people and ones where you co-operate. Good stuff.
Closed AccountJun 4, 2007
This game is really addictive i played it last time for more than 6 hrs, <a class="user" href="http://www.thegameworm.com/2007/05/06/warcraft-td-one-of-the-biggest-distraction-ever/">http://www.thegameworm.com/2007/05/06/warcraft-td-one-of-the-biggest-distraction-ever/</a>
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