Another great thing about Infernal Machine, and also Fate of Atlantis and Emperor's Tomb, was the music by Clint Bajakian. The Soviet theme that Clint wrote, got stuck in my head for days. He perfectly captured the awe and mystery of the story. It's too bad that he didn't come back for Staff of Kings, it might have made that game a bit better.
Oh yes, it's such a fantastic theme. If there was ever a reason, heaven forbid, that John Williams wouldn't be able to compose the music for Indy 5, Spielberg and Lucas should call Clint.
As for playing on Wii, technically you could discard legality and put the game rom on an SD card and play it on the Wii with an emulator on the same SD card. However, the N64 emulator is still not well developed, and is incredibly slow. The PC-based N64 emulators work pretty good.
Ok, Grizzlor, or anyone, can I have this explained in a "For Dummies" kinda way???? Like what do I have to buy? What do I have to do??? Pretend explaining it to someone with no technological skill, please??? THANKS A MILLION IF YOU DO !!!
And also, has anyone tried it??? Is it fun??? Are the controls good??? Thanks!
As far as I'm aware, N64 emulators have trouble with Infernal Machine. All the ones my, um, friend has tried didn't work. It's because it arrived so late and is one of the most advanced N64 games out there.
This was the only thread I saw that was just dedicated to Infernal Machine no matter which version it is...I hope it's ok that I post my question in here?
Ok, if you had never played this game, and had the opportunity to buy it for the N64 complete (Box, Manual, Game)...would you spend 50 bucks on it?
Also, I have never played this game, and barely know the story to it. I have made every effort not to read much about it as I want a "fresh" gaming experience once I can obtain it.
This was the only thread I saw that was just dedicated to Infernal Machine no matter which version it is...I hope it's ok that I post my question in here?
Ok, if you had never played this game, and had the opportunity to buy it for the N64 complete (Box, Manual, Game)...would you spend 50 bucks on it?
Also, I have never played this game, and barely know the story to it. I have made every effort not to read much about it as I want a "fresh" gaming experience once I can obtain it.
Yes. I did 11 years ago too when it first came out.
I'm pretty excited to go into this title. It comes highly praised by a lot of people on these boards which I would love to give you all my first impressions of it.
I know alot of people called Infernal Machine a Tomb Raider rip off back in 99. But I downloaded the demo and played it. Sure, the engine looks alot like Tomb Raider and the moves are, but the plotline is pure Indy. Stop the Russians from taking over the world in 1947.
I bought the guide book off eBay recently and its got a lot mre backstory than what you get in the game. Especially the intro pages that show Indy and Henry Sr discussing world politics over breakfast and Henry Sr taking over Indy's classes while he's away in Arizona
re-read it. It was Utah. But it also mentions Last Crusade in that Indy states he's a mere archaeologist. To which Henry Sr replies that Indy has a taste for adventure...and that he couldn't go on a simple scout camping trip without falling down a cliff or falling off a train
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I'm pretty excited to go into this title. It comes highly praised by a lot of people on these boards which I would love to give you all my first impressions of it.
I'm with you. After all these years...I recently played the demo for "Infernal Machine" and enjoyed every minute of it. Can't believe I've been missing out for so long. Consider me hooked and it's DEFINITELY on my want list!
(Would love to score a pristine, boxed copy like Montana Smith recently did!)
I'm with you. After all these years...I recently played the demo for "Infernal Machine" and enjoyed every minute of it. Can't believe I've been missing out for so long. Consider me hooked and it's DEFINITELY on my want list!
(Would love to score a pristine, boxed copy like Montana Smith recently did!)
There's a downside, though, Stoo. It wasn't designed for XP and as such it's incredibly buggy. At any moment you never know if it's going to freeze, or worse go to a black screen that that you can't Alt-Ctrl-Del out of. The only escape was to restart the computer, after which Windows politely tells you that that it's recovered from a serious error. The restart that Windows was doing was a restore to an earlier point, which was apparent as I'd recently deleted my cookies and had been typing my passwords into various sites. After the restarts these sites were still asking for my password.
The bug got so frequent that I un-installed the game. Some of the simple freezes could be overcome by using a cheat, but not the black screen ones.
I recently played it on my Windows 7 computer and it ran just fine. It's a fun game. My old computer ran Windows XP and I had no problems with it. I used the instructions on the following web site to create a new installation CD so it would install on the newer operating system.
I recently played it on my Windows 7 computer and it ran just fine. It's a fun game. My old computer ran Windows XP and I had no problems with it. I used the instructions on the following web site to create a new installation CD so it would install on the newer operating system.
Loading the game didn't seem to be a problem, it was just the unpredictable stability during play. The simple freezes or locked viewpoints could be overcome by simply typing in the cheat code (fixme ?)
The black screen freezes were very frustrating. I downloaded the v1.2 patch, so may re-install the game with this update to see if it improves.
I'd reached the point in the game in the Tibetan temple with the three rising and falling pistons when the bug really kicked in badly, and I gave up on it.
As far as games go it isn't really that enthralling. There's a lot of overly simple puzzles that require you to go through repetitious motions. I used to be a big fan of the Tomb Raider series, and would probably have enjoyed The Infernal Machine much more back in those days.
Nowadays I'd much rather play Indy as a first person shooter!
Just got my copy of IM for N64 in the mail yesterday. I got a pretty nice copy off of ebay. It's practically brand new. The seller even shrink wrapped it for me.
To say the least, I can't put it down. A big part of me wishes I had picked this up 10 years ago.
Usually with older games, I find the controls are the most frustrating aspect to get used to. However, I find IM a 1000x's easier to control than any of those old Tomb Raider games from the same time.
I love the voice acting...it has that old school gaming feel to it.
The graphics were probably phenomenal looking back when it first came out. I can almost picture the games of the time and I know this would have stood out for me if I played it back then.
Sound effects are pretty great, especially the whip. I also like how you use the whip in this game...it's more of a tool as oppose to a weapon like in the future Indy titles.
I really can't wait to get further into it...so far, I'm really happy with this title.
Well folks...I'm on the last level. So far this has been quite an experience. I'll sum it up once I'm completely finished.
How many of you go treasure hunting in this game? For the most part I try to run around and explore as much as possible. I found that some levels just give the treasures away while others really hide them well. At average, I'd say I collect 6 or 7 of the treasures without putting much effort into looking. I believe I have only found all the treasures in 1 of the levels.
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