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ParaSait Joined: 26 June 2007 Posts: 1478

05 December 2007 19:08 (UK time) How did you 'discover' Meteor or any other JB game? I found it by searching for shooters on a dosgames site. I found meteor and it looked pretty colourful so I downloaded it! How about you? This link is dead. It's only still here because, err... yknow, it's some sort of... memorial. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

DarkRain Joined: 01 March 2007 Posts: 1193

05 December 2007 19:53 (UK time) Well, my brother had 'discovered' www.jbgames.com and then he told me about Meteor and the site. Then I made an account in www.jbgames.com and you know the rest. The Dark Age is upon us! Quake 2 mapmaker. Edited: 05 December 2007 20:35 You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Canuck Joined: 31 August 2007 Posts: 419

05 December 2007 20:51 (UK time) Was the site "www.dosgames.com"? That's where I found it too, except it was an old Dos version that didn't work on my computer, but there was a link on the same page to the jb meteor download page. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

ParaSait Joined: 26 June 2007 Posts: 1478

05 December 2007 22:03 (UK time) Well, I found it EXACTLY the same way as Canuck! =D This link is dead. It's only still here because, err... yknow, it's some sort of... memorial. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

nyasudah  Official Sponsor Joined: 06 February 2005 Posts: 832

05 December 2007 22:16 (UK time) its a long story you know.. many years ago (around 1999) i had a game magazin (called Freegames) which came with a cd. Amongst other games there was Meteor (v0.621R beta). I was about 12 years old and found the game very addictive (i beated it uncountable times =), i made many maps for it.. years later in 2004 i got internet acess in my home.. wandering around megagames.com i found Meteor again. i saw that its a newer version so i downloaded it. in the file there was a redirection link to jbgames.com. i was curious so i've loaded the page and i found v1.2 and the other games. I have also found M2 beta 1.4 which was wonderful compared to M1. the file was protected so i got into the forums (look my join date =). i didnt care much about the forums at that time as my english was way more crappier. but then again i just came back from time to time to see other meteor players. after half year ive made my 1st post!! (http://www.jbserver.com/forums/ThreadView.asp?ForumId=4&TopicId=24&ThreadId=883) you can see the rest.. (it was really long, isnt it? =) nyasudah / masuda / mp / PetiX / PtX Edited: 05 December 2007 22:20 You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Spy Joined: 05 October 2007 Posts: 1031

06 December 2007 09:44 (UK time) Same Thing As PetiX I was known as Naval War before. I love and mod Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Also an active osu! player: https://osu.ppy.sh/u/3971179 You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Dthdealer Joined: 10 March 2007 Posts: 476

07 December 2007 21:39 (UK time) Renegade C&C mods site hosted m1 maps. Became addicted to it, cold turkey for Meteor most of this year was harsh. Also known as Veyrdite My website: http://halestrom.net/darksleep@Occasionally you may meet me when you sleep. In the darkest corners of your dreams, where your phone stops working and you don't know what to do. I'll be there; telling you that I don't support your device. "Can't you just fix-" NO! I told you when you bought this, when it goes wrong I can't fix it. It's filled with glue. The Greek goddess of glue Araldities herself would be impressed with this. Please stop asking me for technical support during your dreams. Can't we just tour some surreal landscapes instead? "How do I do that?" Count your fingers. Keep trying. Make sure there's ten. Then summon me. I am large and covered in wires. Clouds of baking soda pour into your world and a slightly weak yellowy glow appears from the LED strips behind me. If you can see this message then you're already part of the way there. Keep all your styles disabled and you might see the dream within. "But there's so much javascript everywhere! I can't see you. Help! I've forgotten to count my fingers! Where do I find them?" The LED strip behind me pops and goes out. Dark spots appear in the centre of each light. I lift my finger to my lips. The smell of tantalum capacitors fills the air. Ssh. Don't worry about that. Behind those frameworks there's another person sleeping. Some day the javascript will sleep too. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

me_mantis Joined: 26 September 2003 Posts: 1152

08 December 2007 19:02 (UK time) JohnWE downloaded it and played a beta of meteor 1... an old one with a green background. It was fun, so the next time I downloaded it to play it, I found a new version. Then I made a 'afganistan' mod for it and reported a ton of bugs. I've been playing it ever since. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

40oz  Official Sponsor Joined: 03 January 2004 Posts: 1799

17 December 2007 17:43 (UK time) My uncle gave me a CD of a bunch of old games he collected from gamehippo.com and some other freeware sites. Meteor was one of the games. I didn't like it a whole lot at first but I found out that it had a map editor, as well as editors for every other aspect, which really turned on my interest. I figured that this could lead to me creating an entire game out of this game using only the editors, which evantually led to CRATER, my latest Meteor Mod. I really should get back into meteor modding. I don't have a whole lot of ideas though. Maybe I'll just make maps. *Papercut Pro-Murder. Legalize Crime. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

DarkRain Joined: 01 March 2007 Posts: 1193

17 December 2007 19:43 (UK time) You can make some H2H maps with the Crater tileset. The Dark Age is upon us! Quake 2 mapmaker. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Erik Joined: 16 August 2006 Posts: 424

17 December 2007 20:01 (UK time) Whoa, thats a long story. I've always wanted to tell people, but it's not so special, just cool ^,^. Anyway: For many years ago, i was visiting a friend of the family, while i was there i played a game from a cd with many (100 exaclty)demo-games. This game where a early verision of M1, i had the cd at home actually, and i installed the game. While in the game i noticed this Url on the top. 'http://www.jbssoftware.co.uk". This wasn't the time i registered. I registered when the site was named www.jbgames.com i think You need to login to create posts in this thread.

arezey Joined: 16 June 2005 Posts: 1599

18 December 2007 06:35 (UK time) Well kinda many years ago I was ordering a magazine about computers, and it also provided a CD containing tools, games, and so once a month. While I had spare time, I was going through one of them, playing those games in there; one of them being Meteor (and the only one I kept on my drive ). Altough, something happened and I stopped playing Meteor, don̈́'t know what exactly. After a couple of years I found jbgames.com while surfing the net and got back to Meteor. Shortly after that I got interest in M2 (which was in beta state); and here we are You need to login to create posts in this thread.

ParaSait Joined: 26 June 2007 Posts: 1478

18 December 2007 12:24 (UK time) Strange, everyone found it via some CD-rom except me (and Canuck). This link is dead. It's only still here because, err... yknow, it's some sort of... memorial. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

DarkRain Joined: 01 March 2007 Posts: 1193

18 December 2007 16:55 (UK time) I didn't find it via CD too. The Dark Age is upon us! Quake 2 mapmaker. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Dthdealer Joined: 10 March 2007 Posts: 476

04 January 2008 08:23 (UK time) Neither did I edit:OMG LOOK AT aleksanteri's POST the word "don̈́'t" (if you are blind, the n̈́ Lol forum error? Also known as Veyrdite My website: http://halestrom.net/darksleep@Occasionally you may meet me when you sleep. In the darkest corners of your dreams, where your phone stops working and you don't know what to do. I'll be there; telling you that I don't support your device. "Can't you just fix-" NO! I told you when you bought this, when it goes wrong I can't fix it. It's filled with glue. The Greek goddess of glue Araldities herself would be impressed with this. Please stop asking me for technical support during your dreams. Can't we just tour some surreal landscapes instead? "How do I do that?" Count your fingers. Keep trying. Make sure there's ten. Then summon me. I am large and covered in wires. Clouds of baking soda pour into your world and a slightly weak yellowy glow appears from the LED strips behind me. If you can see this message then you're already part of the way there. Keep all your styles disabled and you might see the dream within. "But there's so much javascript everywhere! I can't see you. Help! I've forgotten to count my fingers! Where do I find them?" The LED strip behind me pops and goes out. Dark spots appear in the centre of each light. I lift my finger to my lips. The smell of tantalum capacitors fills the air. Ssh. Don't worry about that. Behind those frameworks there's another person sleeping. Some day the javascript will sleep too. Edited: 04 January 2008 08:25 You need to login to create posts in this thread.

1up Joined: 25 January 2007 Posts: 153

07 January 2008 07:18 (UK time) if i remember, the first time i stumbled on jbgames was finding Meteor...after killing a lotta creeps and crap, i just googled Meteor and then i got to...well, where I am now lol. "...And with his fight money, he bought two of each animal on earth, then he herded them onto a boat, where he beat the crap out of every single one!*bangs grenades together*" -Team Fortress 2 Soldier Headshot! Double Kill! Triple Kill! Overkill! killtacular! Killtastrophe! Killimanjaro! Killprocalypse!... Kil-Killionaire?! What happened to kill#9?! "Oh shit, hes got THE HALO 1 PISTOL! RUUUUUUN!" "Be polite. Be efficient. Have a plan to kill everyone you meet." -Red Sniper You need to login to create posts in this thread.

ParaSait Joined: 26 June 2007 Posts: 1478

07 January 2008 20:23 (UK time) To DTHDealer: OH MY!! That strange char has now moved from Canuck's post to yours! :O This link is dead. It's only still here because, err... yknow, it's some sort of... memorial. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

DarkRain Joined: 01 March 2007 Posts: 1193

08 January 2008 05:30 (UK time) I think it is a bug. The Dark Age is upon us! Quake 2 mapmaker. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

ParaSait Joined: 26 June 2007 Posts: 1478

09 January 2008 20:17 (UK time) I C&P'd the n' to wordpad and there seems to be an unidentified char in it +_+ (You know, the little square char) This link is dead. It's only still here because, err... yknow, it's some sort of... memorial. Edited: 09 January 2008 20:18 You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Dthdealer Joined: 10 March 2007 Posts: 476

11 January 2008 04:08 (UK time) ┌─────────┐ │ Hello world│ └─────────┘ Copy and paste the weird star character into your pot and then type. ‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉see what happens Also known as Veyrdite My website: http://halestrom.net/darksleep@Occasionally you may meet me when you sleep. In the darkest corners of your dreams, where your phone stops working and you don't know what to do. I'll be there; telling you that I don't support your device. "Can't you just fix-" NO! I told you when you bought this, when it goes wrong I can't fix it. It's filled with glue. The Greek goddess of glue Araldities herself would be impressed with this. Please stop asking me for technical support during your dreams. Can't we just tour some surreal landscapes instead? "How do I do that?" Count your fingers. Keep trying. Make sure there's ten. Then summon me. I am large and covered in wires. Clouds of baking soda pour into your world and a slightly weak yellowy glow appears from the LED strips behind me. If you can see this message then you're already part of the way there. Keep all your styles disabled and you might see the dream within. "But there's so much javascript everywhere! I can't see you. Help! I've forgotten to count my fingers! Where do I find them?" The LED strip behind me pops and goes out. Dark spots appear in the centre of each light. I lift my finger to my lips. The smell of tantalum capacitors fills the air. Ssh. Don't worry about that. Behind those frameworks there's another person sleeping. Some day the javascript will sleep too. Edited: 11 January 2008 04:12 You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Dthdealer Joined: 10 March 2007 Posts: 476

11 January 2008 04:12 (UK time) ROFL look at the POST FOLLOW UP and the EDITED ON He probably did what I just demonstrated, used character map. Sorry for the double post Also known as Veyrdite My website: http://halestrom.net/darksleep@Occasionally you may meet me when you sleep. In the darkest corners of your dreams, where your phone stops working and you don't know what to do. I'll be there; telling you that I don't support your device. "Can't you just fix-" NO! I told you when you bought this, when it goes wrong I can't fix it. It's filled with glue. The Greek goddess of glue Araldities herself would be impressed with this. Please stop asking me for technical support during your dreams. Can't we just tour some surreal landscapes instead? "How do I do that?" Count your fingers. Keep trying. Make sure there's ten. Then summon me. I am large and covered in wires. Clouds of baking soda pour into your world and a slightly weak yellowy glow appears from the LED strips behind me. If you can see this message then you're already part of the way there. Keep all your styles disabled and you might see the dream within. "But there's so much javascript everywhere! I can't see you. Help! I've forgotten to count my fingers! Where do I find them?" The LED strip behind me pops and goes out. Dark spots appear in the centre of each light. I lift my finger to my lips. The smell of tantalum capacitors fills the air. Ssh. Don't worry about that. Behind those frameworks there's another person sleeping. Some day the javascript will sleep too. Edited: 11 January 2008 04:14 You need to login to create posts in this thread.

DarkRain Joined: 01 March 2007 Posts: 1193

11 January 2008 12:08 (UK time) That's really interesting. The Dark Age is upon us! Quake 2 mapmaker. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Erik Joined: 16 August 2006 Posts: 424

11 January 2008 15:39 (UK time) LOL ‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉ You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Erik Joined: 16 August 2006 Posts: 424

11 January 2008 15:41 (UK time) Omahgad xP strange, reaylly strange You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Dthdealer Joined: 10 March 2007 Posts: 476

19 January 2008 02:48 (UK time) Paste it before you type anything in to post. Your writing will go backwards. ‫‬‭‮‪‫ Also known as Veyrdite My website: http://halestrom.net/darksleep@Occasionally you may meet me when you sleep. In the darkest corners of your dreams, where your phone stops working and you don't know what to do. I'll be there; telling you that I don't support your device. "Can't you just fix-" NO! I told you when you bought this, when it goes wrong I can't fix it. It's filled with glue. The Greek goddess of glue Araldities herself would be impressed with this. Please stop asking me for technical support during your dreams. Can't we just tour some surreal landscapes instead? "How do I do that?" Count your fingers. Keep trying. Make sure there's ten. Then summon me. I am large and covered in wires. Clouds of baking soda pour into your world and a slightly weak yellowy glow appears from the LED strips behind me. If you can see this message then you're already part of the way there. Keep all your styles disabled and you might see the dream within. "But there's so much javascript everywhere! I can't see you. Help! I've forgotten to count my fingers! Where do I find them?" The LED strip behind me pops and goes out. Dark spots appear in the centre of each light. I lift my finger to my lips. The smell of tantalum capacitors fills the air. Ssh. Don't worry about that. Behind those frameworks there's another person sleeping. Some day the javascript will sleep too. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

nyasudah  Official Sponsor Joined: 06 February 2005 Posts: 832

19 January 2008 03:57 (UK time) ‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉ This must be a forum error. It writes backwards even when i type it. =) nyasudah / masuda / mp / PetiX / PtX You need to login to create posts in this thread.

DarkRain Joined: 01 March 2007 Posts: 1193

19 January 2008 11:31 (UK time) This error should be fixed. The Dark Age is upon us! Quake 2 mapmaker. Edited: 19 January 2008 11:32 You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Dthdealer Joined: 10 March 2007 Posts: 476

20 January 2008 06:11 (UK time) Not an error, its a Standard Unicode character that is normally invisible, and will change text direction for languages such as Arabic. Wiki has an article on it. Also known as Veyrdite My website: http://halestrom.net/darksleep@Occasionally you may meet me when you sleep. In the darkest corners of your dreams, where your phone stops working and you don't know what to do. I'll be there; telling you that I don't support your device. "Can't you just fix-" NO! I told you when you bought this, when it goes wrong I can't fix it. It's filled with glue. The Greek goddess of glue Araldities herself would be impressed with this. Please stop asking me for technical support during your dreams. Can't we just tour some surreal landscapes instead? "How do I do that?" Count your fingers. Keep trying. Make sure there's ten. Then summon me. I am large and covered in wires. Clouds of baking soda pour into your world and a slightly weak yellowy glow appears from the LED strips behind me. If you can see this message then you're already part of the way there. Keep all your styles disabled and you might see the dream within. "But there's so much javascript everywhere! I can't see you. Help! I've forgotten to count my fingers! Where do I find them?" The LED strip behind me pops and goes out. Dark spots appear in the centre of each light. I lift my finger to my lips. The smell of tantalum capacitors fills the air. Ssh. Don't worry about that. Behind those frameworks there's another person sleeping. Some day the javascript will sleep too. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

DarkRain Joined: 01 March 2007 Posts: 1193

20 January 2008 09:46 (UK time) Yes, you are right. The Dark Age is upon us! Quake 2 mapmaker. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

ParaSait Joined: 26 June 2007 Posts: 1478

20 January 2008 11:16 (UK time) Wow! That's odd! What keycode do you have to enter to get this?? ‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉ This link is dead. It's only still here because, err... yknow, it's some sort of... memorial. Edited: 20 January 2008 11:18 You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Reko Joined: 18 August 2009 Posts: 6

19 August 2009 01:57 (UK time) I see you have got off topic a little? about this strange character, anyway, I discovered Meteor from a strange disc my grandfather gave to me, I have no idea where he got the disc, but it had over 100 small retro games on it, and since I lost the disc, I continue to find it again and again (when changing computers) from the internet. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

hirmuolio Joined: 11 November 2008 Posts: 60

19 August 2009 15:21 (UK time) I found meteor from a disc too. It was something like 100 best games of the world (translated). I were 7 or 8 years old so it was 8 or 9 years ago. When my friends saw it we played it always in school. But we didn't know how to play it so we weren't able to save or load. At start we didn't konow that we could use mouse to aim . After I discovered mouse aim my friend passed the game many times withaut saving. It is I, Hirmuolio. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Spy Joined: 05 October 2007 Posts: 1031

19 August 2009 18:19 (UK time) Heh, I got the same cd. I was known as Naval War before. I love and mod Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Also an active osu! player: https://osu.ppy.sh/u/3971179 You need to login to create posts in this thread.

hirmuolio Joined: 11 November 2008 Posts: 60

19 August 2009 19:47 (UK time) I think I have heard that somewhere. It is I, Hirmuolio. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

nyasudah  Official Sponsor Joined: 06 February 2005 Posts: 832

19 August 2009 20:12 (UK time) heh ya those old times when mouse aiming was a bit uncomfy as you couldnt use wasd for movement, so i didnt use mouse at all and still managed to beat it a few times, tho it was easier since the bullets werent instant hitting that time nyasudah / masuda / mp / PetiX / PtX You need to login to create posts in this thread.

ParaSait Joined: 26 June 2007 Posts: 1478

19 August 2009 20:23 (UK time) Weird, you all got it on a cd, I just DLed it from dosgames.com. This link is dead. It's only still here because, err... yknow, it's some sort of... memorial. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

nyasudah  Official Sponsor Joined: 06 February 2005 Posts: 832

20 August 2009 07:14 (UK time) consider that a yad nyasudah / masuda / mp / PetiX / PtX You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Janne Joined: 05 January 2007 Posts: 57

29 September 2009 21:46 (UK time) I did found Meteor like you others from 100 games cd from magazine called Kotimikro or something like that. It was early beta from Meteor 1 (can't remember version) Edited: 29 September 2009 21:47 You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Spy Joined: 05 October 2007 Posts: 1031

30 September 2009 13:42 (UK time) @Janne Wow, I got the same CD, that's where I got it! I was known as Naval War before. I love and mod Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Also an active osu! player: https://osu.ppy.sh/u/3971179 You need to login to create posts in this thread.

Janne Joined: 05 January 2007 Posts: 57

30 September 2009 15:17 (UK time) @Spy Cool You need to login to create posts in this thread.

hirmuolio Joined: 11 November 2008 Posts: 60

30 September 2009 15:29 (UK time) Me too It is I, Hirmuolio. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

ParaSait Joined: 26 June 2007 Posts: 1478

30 September 2009 16:25 (UK time) Oh, so *that* is why there are so many Fins around here! Now I get it This link is dead. It's only still here because, err... yknow, it's some sort of... memorial. You need to login to create posts in this thread.

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