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First shooter with a snipper riffle?

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  • 18-04-2005 6:55pm
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    super_furry
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    The 'Best FPS weapon' thread had me thinking about this. As far as I can tell, it might have been Outlaws on the PC - an old and overlooked Lucas Arts Wild West FPS. The next I can remember is MDK's, but can anyone remember one before either of those?


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    po0k
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    With a proper zoom etc.?
    The first FPS i can remember was, as you say, MDK.


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    Retr0gamer
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    It was definitely Outlaws for the PC. Next was Goldeneye on the N64 about 3 months later and then MDK.

    Actually not sure if MDK or Goldeneye came first but Outlaws definitely had it first.
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    Lenny
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    jasus, remmebr that MDK years back on the p166 with 16mb ram lol


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    Retr0gamer
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    you think thats bad. It ran nicely on my p100 16mb ram.

    Then i remember the Direct 3D patch came out and my new powerVR card with a whole 4MB of video Ram ran it beautifully. The games system tester said my PC was a 700Mhz machine :)
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    Mr E
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    A snipper rifle? Is that one where you aim just above the head and try to shoot some hair off? :)

    I remember MDK when it came out (and the 3D card patches). Fantastic game. I also loved outlaws to death. Found the soundtrack on usenet a few months ago - brought back some memories!


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    Stephen
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    Outlaws was great indeed. Ran fine on my P200. (Ran like an absolute dog on my old 486/100 though)


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    honru
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    Nah, definetly must be Duck Hunt.


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    abccormac
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    Hostages on the amiga had one.


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    JackKelly
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    outlaws was great. Still have the cd lying about somewhere. Used to spend hours on it. Double CD and all.


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    MrPinK
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    There was game for the NES called 'Rescue: The Embassy Mission' where you picked off terrorists from building windows with a sniper rifle. Gamefaqs tells me it came out in 1989.

    Any advance on '89? :)


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    abccormac
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    That's the NES version of hostages.


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    stevenmu
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    I think Delta Force was out before MDK and Goldeneye, that had a sweet Barrett .50 Cal

    edit: and 4 sniper multiplayer on the volcano map was seriously good fun


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    Retr0gamer
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    Delta Force was out well afterwards.
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    stevenmu
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    My mistake, my memories from back then are a bit fuzzy :confused:


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    Canis Lupus
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    Did Marathon have a sniper rifle? Or is it too late a game anyway?


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    Retr0gamer
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    Marathon was before them around the same time as the first doom. It didn't have a sniper rifle but it did have a good few weapons that are now standard in all fps games. It also have rudimentary physics for rockets, grenades and flying bodies:)
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