One must case
| One must fall: 2097 | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Diversions entertainment |
| Publisher | Epic megagames |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
1994 |
| platform | PC ( DOS ) |
| Game engine | own |
| genre | Fighting Game |
| Subject | Robots , mechs |
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer |
| control | Keyboard , joystick |
| system advantages preconditions |
386 or better processor |
| medium | Floppy disk , CD-ROM , download |
| language | English |
| Current version | 2.1 |
One Must Fall (short: OMF ) is a fighting game series for DOS . The first game was developed by Diversions Entertainment and published by Epic Megagames in 1994 . The website of the game series and the manufacturer have not been accessible since 2009, but archived versions existed in the Internet Archive .
action
In One Must Fall: 2097 , large robots fight in arenas equipped with some traps. In addition to the elaborately staged locations and the tournament mode, the electronic background music was one of the highlights of the game at that time. For each of the 11 available robots there are different moves - actions which e.g. B. fire special weapons, teleport the player to other locations or enable stronger attacks. In addition to the robots, you can choose one of ten characters who will control the robot. The characters have different properties which are also transferred to the robot and thus a good combination is just as important for a victory as mastering the game mechanics.
It is possible to play the game in pairs via the keyboard or joystick and to fight the battles over a network.
Development history
The game was developed independently by the brothers Rob and Ryan Elam, except for the sound system and music. The music came from Kenny Chow, a demoscener known by the alias CCCatch , who composed it in the S3M format of the Scream Tracker 3.0.
One must fall beta
1993 One Must Fall published and is one of Street Fighter inspired 2D fighting game. However, the game was only a preliminary version ( beta version ) to test the controls and moves and was later released as One Must Fall 2097 . The game principle and other aspects of the later version differed significantly from the beta version.
One must fall: 2097
The special feature was an additional tournament mode, with which you receive cash bonuses after successful victories in order to be able to upgrade your robot with better equipment, to be able to successfully contest further tournaments and thus to get one of the coveted top places.
Legacy
The game was released on February 10, 1999 by the developers as freely downloadable freeware .
Since January 2013, there Engine - remake project called Open OMF on GitHub . The goals are cross-platform portability of the engine and the replacement of IPX -based network functionality.
reception
One Must Fall was from Home of the Underdogs as Top Dog Award and in 2003 was retrospectively into the Hall of Fame of GameSpy added.
One Must Fall: Battlegrounds
One Must Fall: Battlegrounds is the successor to OMF 2097, which appeared in 2003 and was published by Tri Synergy . The game is available for the PC , but was not released in Germany. You are in a complete 3D environment while you control your robot from the third perspective. In addition to the new 3D graphics engine, new game modes and robots that you have to play as well as opponents are included. The game has also been expanded to include new arenas, stadiums and outdoor locations, which are again equipped with traps and powerups.
Web links
- omf.com ( Memento of August 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) - Official website, no longer online since April 2010, discussion (last archived version from 2007).
- Epic Games Publisher of One Must Fall 2097
- One Must Fall at MobyGames (English)
- One Must Fall - Review at Home of the Underdogs (English)
- One Must Fall: 2097 - Review at Home of the Underdogs (English)
- 3rd party - download and info page (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Diversions Entertainment ( English ) Diversions Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 19, 2004. Retrieved January 19, 2012: " Since its release in 1994, the game has been made freeware (availible for download) and inducted into the Gamespy Hall of Fame in 2002. "
- ↑ www.omf.com ( Memento from March 15, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Other Team Members - Ryan Elam - Director of Technology . sigilgames.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
- ↑ Kenny Chow at www.mobygames.com
- ↑ In-Game Ordering Information, One Must Fall: 2097 version 2.1
- ↑ OpenOMF - One Must Fall: 2097 Remake Project ( English ) github.com. 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2014: " OpenOMF is an open source remake of" One Must Fall 2097 "by Diversions Entertainment. Since the original DOS game from 1994 still uses IPX networking and is a pain to set up, the community needed a better solution to keep playing the game we love. Together with networking, we try to make it easier to play One Must Fall in original glory on multiple platforms (Linux, Mac OSX, Windows, BSD to name a few), although it might take some time to set it up. "
- ↑ William Cassidy: One Must Fall: 2097 ( English ) GameSpy . February 2, 2003. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 19, 2012: “ One must respect this, the legendary PC fighting game that remains the ultimate name in robotic combat. "
