Unreal Tournament Turns 10!
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I'll never forget the first time I saw UT99. I was at a friend's place and his older brother was playing Instagib on CTF-Lavagiant. Then he asked if I wanted to try. I was hooked from the second my hand hit that mouse. 
to all that is UT!
to all that is UT!
/cheer
Happy BDAY UT
Still the best one, i agree
I know we can't make a UT game with UDK, but making a new game in the spirit of the first UT would be awesome enough, just a thought
Happy BDAY UT
Still the best one, i agree
I know we can't make a UT game with UDK, but making a new game in the spirit of the first UT would be awesome enough, just a thought
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I started with UT99, then UT2003 (bad), UT2004 and now UT3.
And recently UT99 all over again (DX9 renderer) on my netbook , a MSI U100 clone. I was suprised how much fun I had, again, and how well it performed on the ATOM N270/ GMA 945: well over 60fps at 1024x600, all setting maxed. Not bad for a ten year young UT99.
And recently UT99 all over again (DX9 renderer) on my netbook
, a MSI U100 clone. I was suprised how much fun I had, again, and how well it performed on the ATOM N270/ GMA 945: well over 60fps at 1024x600, all setting maxed. Not bad for a ten year young UT99.
Hehe, I was 8 when I started playing UT. Was my first proper videogame and it introduced me to the world of gaming. I was just a bit too young to grasp the full potential of it, though (heck I had no idea you could "actually play online with other real people" and I had been whoring over Deathmatch for months before I discovered there were other gamemodes). I played it a lot and a lot and went back several times and I can truthfully say that UT for me is still my most favourite game of all time.
Happy 10th birthday, Unreal Tournament.
Happy 10th birthday, Unreal Tournament.
I remember i hated FPSs , i just played Starcraft and stuff , until i played the demo of the original UT. Was a blast it changed my gaming tastes.
Unreal Tournament is solely responsible for turning me from a strict console gamer into a strict PC enthusiast.
prior to UT99, my gaming habit revolved around Sega Genesis and SNES.
as far as I was concerned, the sun rose on Sonic and set on Mario. PC games meant Minesweeper and Solitaire. I had played DOOM and Wolfenstein, but they seemed more like novelty than a serious foray into another hobby.
but snap forward to the first time I experienced UT, playing on a friend's Macintosh; yeah, true story.
it was love at first sight. almost overnight I gave up on console gaming and didn't really get back into it until the era of Playstation.
UT99 came out of left field, sucked me in, and didn't let go until I was a die-hard PC gamer.
prior to UT99, my gaming habit revolved around Sega Genesis and SNES.
as far as I was concerned, the sun rose on Sonic and set on Mario. PC games meant Minesweeper and Solitaire. I had played DOOM and Wolfenstein, but they seemed more like novelty than a serious foray into another hobby.
but snap forward to the first time I experienced UT, playing on a friend's Macintosh; yeah, true story.
it was love at first sight. almost overnight I gave up on console gaming and didn't really get back into it until the era of Playstation.
UT99 came out of left field, sucked me in, and didn't let go until I was a die-hard PC gamer.
I was never much into video games and thought them to be a huge waste of time. I wanted to see what all the hubbub was about with Unreal after hearing about it from a guy at work. After spending an entire night downloading the Unreal Tournament UberDemo over dialup, the joy that awaited me in the morning was life altering. I had no idea that downloading the wrong game would have such a literal impact on my life.
Playing Phobos and Sesmar were so much fun. Lowgrav IG on Morpheus was a total blast. I was instantly hooked.
Playing Phobos and Sesmar were so much fun. Lowgrav IG on Morpheus was a total blast. I was instantly hooked.
Wow...what can I say about UT?
10 years ago I was already a big Unreal fan. Loved the single player game but not online (through Heat.net) or even the Botmatches. I was curious about UT, the improved weapons and even the backward compatibility of Unreal DM maps, but nothing could had prepare me for the demo. Yes I actually bought a copy of PC Gamer just for the demo and was blown away by the sheer fast pace and mayham of the gameplay. I didn't buy it 'till next Xmas, when I finally got a 3D card, but G.O.T.Y.E. was even better with the inclusion of ChaosUT.
And then I got into the mods, so may of them.... Each of them turned UT into a totally different game. I've played Team Fortress, Sin, Counterstrike type games...even Q3A matches on UT maps if you can believe that! It got to the point where I didn't even had to buy any more FPS games because UT did it all.
Sadly, I moved on to the other Unreal games in the series. UT2003 was suppose to be a major mod dev kit but was really disappointing as the gameplay. U2 XMP was a good class based game that didn't last long (don't get me started on U2 SP). And UT2004 was decent enough with Onslaught being my favorite online gametype...too bad thegameplay quickly got exploited and broken.
As much as I like and respect each of the Unreal games for their own strenghts & uniqueness, I really have to say the original UT is the best of the whole bunch and still resides on my HD to this day...
Oh yeah, seems as of today I share the same birthday as UT...W00T!
10 years ago I was already a big Unreal fan. Loved the single player game but not online (through Heat.net) or even the Botmatches. I was curious about UT, the improved weapons and even the backward compatibility of Unreal DM maps, but nothing could had prepare me for the demo. Yes I actually bought a copy of PC Gamer just for the demo and was blown away by the sheer fast pace and mayham of the gameplay. I didn't buy it 'till next Xmas, when I finally got a 3D card, but G.O.T.Y.E. was even better with the inclusion of ChaosUT.
And then I got into the mods, so may of them.... Each of them turned UT into a totally different game. I've played Team Fortress, Sin, Counterstrike type games...even Q3A matches on UT maps if you can believe that!
It got to the point where I didn't even had to buy any more FPS games because UT did it all.Sadly, I moved on to the other Unreal games in the series. UT2003 was suppose to be a major mod dev kit but was really disappointing as the gameplay. U2 XMP was a good class based game that didn't last long (don't get me started on U2 SP). And UT2004 was decent enough with Onslaught being my favorite online gametype...too bad thegameplay quickly got exploited and broken.
As much as I like and respect each of the Unreal games for their own strenghts & uniqueness, I really have to say the original UT is the best of the whole bunch and still resides on my HD to this day...
Oh yeah, seems as of today I share the same birthday as UT...W00T!
And happy 6 years of constant bitching.
I was cautious at first until I got a demo of Unreal Tournament 2004 in a PC Gamer magazine (or alternatively my monthly demo disk with this annoying paper thing attached to it). I was hooked from there on out, it was in my opinion, the best of the Unreals.
I was cautious at first until I got a demo of Unreal Tournament 2004 in a PC Gamer magazine (or alternatively my monthly demo disk with this annoying paper thing attached to it). I was hooked from there on out, it was in my opinion, the best of the Unreals.
I can't believe how well I know these maps. I think I may feel more familiar with the nooks and crannies of places like Curse, Phobos and Coret than I am with my childhood bedroom. When I think about them, they feel like real places where I've created and shared thousands of memories.
And I can't believe it's been 10 years. Sheesh... where'd my life go?
Happy 10th Birthday, Unreal Tournament. Thank you for so many memories.
And I can't believe it's been 10 years. Sheesh... where'd my life go?
Happy 10th Birthday, Unreal Tournament. Thank you for so many memories.