AggieDale08 0 #1 September 15, 2004 Any of you guys/gals know of good skydiving video games? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meridianjumper 0 #2 September 15, 2004 There is one for the Playstation 1. It really sucsks. I think there is one for the computer, but not sure. Blue Skies, Jeremy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDale08 0 #3 September 15, 2004 QuoteThere is one for the Playstation 1. It really sucsks. I think there is one for the computer, but not sure. I found a pc game called Skydive!, but the reviews say it sucks. The game for ps1 is Skydiving Extreme. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamjenner 0 #4 September 15, 2004 trust me, they both do indeed suck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #5 September 15, 2004 any sd game Ive payed sucks. apparently its not a playable sport either. they need to make a video game thats not JUST skydiving. they may as well make it drug running or something but the objective it to get the stuff to someone else. you woul dhave to start off LOOKING and WALKING around the streets making contancts stealing cars robbing people hiring pilots and diving into private yachts to make the delivery etc... kinda like vice city meets cutaway; the movie. there should be a begginers level where the student would have to pass a.f.f. ( or something video friendly) etc. then you should be able to build your skills and practice on weekends when you (EDIT)aren't (EDIT)muggin old laides!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #6 September 15, 2004 Pilotwings for SNES. The least sucktacular skydiving game (well, part of a game) ever, and that isn't saying much. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDale08 0 #7 September 15, 2004 Quoteany sd game Ive payed sucks. apparently its not a playable sport either. they need to make a video game thats not JUST skydiving. they may as well make it drug running or something but the objective it to get the stuff to someone else. you woul dhave to start off LOOKING and WALKING around the streets making contancts stealing cars robbing people hiring pilots and diving into private yachts to make the delivery etc... kinda like vice city meets cutaway; the movie. there should be a begginers level where the student would have to pass a.f.f. ( or something video friendly) etc. then you should be able to build your skills and practice on weekends when you (EDIT)aren't (EDIT)muggin old laides! Wow sounds like an awesome game, you make it I will buy it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #8 September 15, 2004 do you like the graphics of south park? lol actually I'd be happy if I could design something as low fi as thatMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zenister 0 #9 September 16, 2004 i enjoy freeflying for a bit everytime i get shot down in Warbirds.... it also cool to see how near the basement I can pull in time and still live.... good thing virtual silk never snivels ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bobsled92 0 #10 September 16, 2004 I have both PS1 & PC games they suck compared to the old "PILOT WINGS" NINTENDO which has 4 levels of lic. to get. The Pilot Wings II (Nintendo) has skydiving as a BONUS level only. Freefall & accuracy are used._______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Douva 0 #11 September 16, 2004 After reading this thread, I dug out my old PC SkyDive! game and installed it on my computer. This thing was designed for a 200MHz system, and that becomes very obvious when you run it on a 1.8GHz system. Talk about a high performance canopy--The game moved so fast I could barely control it. Actually, it kind of made the game (voted worst game of '99 by one of those gaming magazines--PC Gamer, maybe) more fun.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #12 September 16, 2004 QuoteThere is one for the Playstation 1. It really sucsks. I think there is one for the computer, but not sure. are you talking about SKYSURFER ??scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites champu 1 #13 September 16, 2004 Due to time constraints and other projects the idea didn't go very far and I ended up making a tank battle game instead, but I started to write a 3d-freeflying fighting game (a la Killer Instinct, Virtua Fighter, Tekken) in C++/OpenGL for my graphics class. some concepts that were to be implemented... -rounds are 60 seconds long and the timer is in altitude. fighting begins on the hill immediately after exit. -would use/expand on combo system found in fighting games. -as real of a physics engine as I can manage, I don't want it to just be another fighting game with everyone upside down on the screen. body movements should be realistic to perform the actions. -transitions from sit/straddle/daffy could be performed, sitfly might be particularly defensive, whereas headdown would be more offensive an orientation, and certain moves/combos could only be started from particular positions. -when your life meter is run all the way down, you cork out and lose the match. feel free to steal this idea, I might pick the idea back up again, but at the moment I'm kinda swamped with work, grad school, and real skydiving. /edited to add: I could also have arenas corrisponding to popular dropzones with specific aircraft/paint schemes as well as arial photos as ground textures... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Douva 0 #14 September 16, 2004 QuoteQuoteThere is one for the Playstation 1. It really sucsks. I think there is one for the computer, but not sure. are you talking about SKYSURFER ?? NO F***ING WAY!!! There's a skysurfing game? I may have to buy a Playstation just for that one sucky game.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Douva 0 #15 September 16, 2004 QuoteDue to time constraints and other projects the idea didn't go very far and I ended up making a tank battle game instead, but I started to write a 3d-freeflying fighting game (a la Killer Instinct, Virtua Fighter, Tekken) in C++/OpenGL for my graphics class. some concepts that were to be implemented... -rounds are 60 seconds long and the timer is in altitude. fighting begins on the hill immediately after exit. -would use/expand on combo system found in fighting games. -as real of a physics engine as I can manage, I don't want it to just be another fighting game with everyone upside down on the screen. body movements should be realistic to perform the actions. -transitions from sit/straddle/daffy could be performed, sitfly might be particularly defensive, whereas headdown would be more offensive an orientation, and certain moves/combos could only be started from particular positions. -when your life meter is run all the way down, you cork out and lose the match. feel free to steal this idea, I might pick the idea back up again, but at the moment I'm kinda swamped with work, grad school, and real skydiving. /edited to add: I could also have arenas corrisponding to popular dropzones with specific aircraft/paint schemes as well as arial photos as ground textures... Now THAT is a cool concept. I could definitely pump some quarters into a freefly combat game.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites piisfish 140 #16 September 16, 2004 QuoteQuoteQuoteThere is one for the Playstation 1. It really sucsks. I think there is one for the computer, but not sure. are you talking about SKYSURFER ?? NO F***ING WAY!!! There's a skysurfing game? I may have to buy a Playstation just for that one sucky game. yeah I have it, but got no PS... my former flatmate had one so I just had to buy the game. Not easy to play though... Well at least for me. Not very good at these electronic games...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #17 September 16, 2004 And keep a light on, so you're not eaten by a grue?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Newbie 0 #18 September 16, 2004 Ultimate Sky Surfer for PS2 Apparently it's awful though "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mr2mk1g 10 #19 September 16, 2004 You can get patches for Microsoft Flight Sim 2004 which allow you to select a man under a canopy as a plane and allow you to sellect famous DZ's such as Perris as the airport. Apparently someone's done quite a good job of it too from what I hear - ie all the physics and flight characteristics are supposed to be about right. No freefall though and I guess slowly decending for a few minutes before restarting the game could get a bit boring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Douva 0 #20 September 16, 2004 QuoteYou can get patches for Microsoft Flight Sim 2004 which allow you to select a man under a canopy as a plane and allow you to sellect famous DZ's such as Perris as the airport. Apparently someone's done quite a good job of it too from what I hear - ie all the physics and flight characteristics are supposed to be about right. No freefall though and I guess slowly decending for a few minutes before restarting the game could get a bit boring. When I played one of these patches on Flight Sim '98, the canopy had the characteristics of a glider, so you could actually dive at the ground and pull back up to a few thousand feet. Maybe it's been improved since then. It was cool playing with other players online and seeing somebody flying around under canopy out your cockpit window.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. 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jtval 0 #8 September 15, 2004 do you like the graphics of south park? lol actually I'd be happy if I could design something as low fi as thatMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #9 September 16, 2004 i enjoy freeflying for a bit everytime i get shot down in Warbirds.... it also cool to see how near the basement I can pull in time and still live.... good thing virtual silk never snivels ____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #10 September 16, 2004 I have both PS1 & PC games they suck compared to the old "PILOT WINGS" NINTENDO which has 4 levels of lic. to get. The Pilot Wings II (Nintendo) has skydiving as a BONUS level only. Freefall & accuracy are used._______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #11 September 16, 2004 After reading this thread, I dug out my old PC SkyDive! game and installed it on my computer. This thing was designed for a 200MHz system, and that becomes very obvious when you run it on a 1.8GHz system. Talk about a high performance canopy--The game moved so fast I could barely control it. Actually, it kind of made the game (voted worst game of '99 by one of those gaming magazines--PC Gamer, maybe) more fun.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #12 September 16, 2004 QuoteThere is one for the Playstation 1. It really sucsks. I think there is one for the computer, but not sure. are you talking about SKYSURFER ??scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #13 September 16, 2004 Due to time constraints and other projects the idea didn't go very far and I ended up making a tank battle game instead, but I started to write a 3d-freeflying fighting game (a la Killer Instinct, Virtua Fighter, Tekken) in C++/OpenGL for my graphics class. some concepts that were to be implemented... -rounds are 60 seconds long and the timer is in altitude. fighting begins on the hill immediately after exit. -would use/expand on combo system found in fighting games. -as real of a physics engine as I can manage, I don't want it to just be another fighting game with everyone upside down on the screen. body movements should be realistic to perform the actions. -transitions from sit/straddle/daffy could be performed, sitfly might be particularly defensive, whereas headdown would be more offensive an orientation, and certain moves/combos could only be started from particular positions. -when your life meter is run all the way down, you cork out and lose the match. feel free to steal this idea, I might pick the idea back up again, but at the moment I'm kinda swamped with work, grad school, and real skydiving. /edited to add: I could also have arenas corrisponding to popular dropzones with specific aircraft/paint schemes as well as arial photos as ground textures... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #14 September 16, 2004 QuoteQuoteThere is one for the Playstation 1. It really sucsks. I think there is one for the computer, but not sure. are you talking about SKYSURFER ?? NO F***ING WAY!!! There's a skysurfing game? I may have to buy a Playstation just for that one sucky game.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #15 September 16, 2004 QuoteDue to time constraints and other projects the idea didn't go very far and I ended up making a tank battle game instead, but I started to write a 3d-freeflying fighting game (a la Killer Instinct, Virtua Fighter, Tekken) in C++/OpenGL for my graphics class. some concepts that were to be implemented... -rounds are 60 seconds long and the timer is in altitude. fighting begins on the hill immediately after exit. -would use/expand on combo system found in fighting games. -as real of a physics engine as I can manage, I don't want it to just be another fighting game with everyone upside down on the screen. body movements should be realistic to perform the actions. -transitions from sit/straddle/daffy could be performed, sitfly might be particularly defensive, whereas headdown would be more offensive an orientation, and certain moves/combos could only be started from particular positions. -when your life meter is run all the way down, you cork out and lose the match. feel free to steal this idea, I might pick the idea back up again, but at the moment I'm kinda swamped with work, grad school, and real skydiving. /edited to add: I could also have arenas corrisponding to popular dropzones with specific aircraft/paint schemes as well as arial photos as ground textures... Now THAT is a cool concept. I could definitely pump some quarters into a freefly combat game.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #16 September 16, 2004 QuoteQuoteQuoteThere is one for the Playstation 1. It really sucsks. I think there is one for the computer, but not sure. are you talking about SKYSURFER ?? NO F***ING WAY!!! There's a skysurfing game? I may have to buy a Playstation just for that one sucky game. yeah I have it, but got no PS... my former flatmate had one so I just had to buy the game. Not easy to play though... Well at least for me. Not very good at these electronic games...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #17 September 16, 2004 And keep a light on, so you're not eaten by a grue?Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Newbie 0 #18 September 16, 2004 Ultimate Sky Surfer for PS2 Apparently it's awful though "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #19 September 16, 2004 You can get patches for Microsoft Flight Sim 2004 which allow you to select a man under a canopy as a plane and allow you to sellect famous DZ's such as Perris as the airport. Apparently someone's done quite a good job of it too from what I hear - ie all the physics and flight characteristics are supposed to be about right. No freefall though and I guess slowly decending for a few minutes before restarting the game could get a bit boring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #20 September 16, 2004 QuoteYou can get patches for Microsoft Flight Sim 2004 which allow you to select a man under a canopy as a plane and allow you to sellect famous DZ's such as Perris as the airport. Apparently someone's done quite a good job of it too from what I hear - ie all the physics and flight characteristics are supposed to be about right. No freefall though and I guess slowly decending for a few minutes before restarting the game could get a bit boring. When I played one of these patches on Flight Sim '98, the canopy had the characteristics of a glider, so you could actually dive at the ground and pull back up to a few thousand feet. Maybe it's been improved since then. It was cool playing with other players online and seeing somebody flying around under canopy out your cockpit window.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
