#One Must Fall: 2097

[mendelpalace]

MS-DOS/WIN Funk Grooves to Make Love to Your Old Workstation By

0:00 1. The Incredible Machine - Cruz 2:28 2. Zyclunt - Track 2 5:47 3. Interstate '76 - They Call Me Swinger 9:07 4. Legend of Kyrandia 3 - Back in Kyrandia 13:56 5. Rise of the Triad - Oww! 16:12 6. Genocide 2 - Trap of Relics 18:23 7. Trev to the Rescue - Front Yard 20:22 8. Jazz Jackrabbit - Menu Screen 24:09 9. Genocide 2 - Red Hot Atmosphere 26:31 10. Pike: Oreracija Gromoverzhec - Menu 27:54 11. One Must Fall: 2097 - Arena 3 30:43 12. Punky Duck - Menu

A collection of funky tunes from MS-DOS and early Windows games, compiled by Emmxyzzy. Video taken from Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf.

[tristikov]

Just looked up OMF: 2097 music as you do, and found not just a remix I hadn't heard before, but a gleaming new music video accompanying it! Really cool to see something so high-def but still keeping the exact look of the original models... Too bad Battlegrounds didn't just use the 3D sources for the DOS sprites (and come out 10-20 years later lmao) it could have been a sick retro remake!

[bleaksqueak]

For days I have woken up with the same theme song playing in my head, so I'm going to pass the infection onto you all instead. Played this game so much forever ago. Theme song still bops hard.

[maniacalmachinist]

If ever there was a game lost to the tides of time, and unfairly so, it’s One Must Fall 2097 . . . fighting game of the future.  Pilot consciousness was transferred to a 90 ft tall (27.4 m) combat machine, anywhere from light and fast Jaguar, to the titanic Nova (11 machines in total).  All mechs/bots (called Human-Assisted Robots, HARs) have their own sequence of special moves and the like (a la Street Fighter Style), but the added twist of Scrap and Destruction finishing moves (queue Mortal Kombat “FINISH HIM/HER” announcement).  The mechs movements were fluid, and the sounds for the mid-90s was superb (Power Plant being the best).  Oh, and lets not forget the added twist of the arena hazards, anywhere from being thrown against spiked walls, shot up by planes, or thrown into an electric fence.  The game also contained a kind of “campaign” for it’s World Tour, where you basically apply an RPG aspect to the game, turning yourself into a high speed, hard hitting bot pilot.  If ever there was a game ready for an update/upgrade/remake (unlike it’s shitty one from a few years ago), it’s OMF2097

[techturd]

Pyros from One Must Fall 2097

[icarus-suraki]

One Must Fall: 2097 OST (1994)

Listen. This was a huge chunk of my middle school life, okay? And I'm realizing that the music for this little shareware dos game is so much like the Eurobeat and techno music I'm always doing parapara panels on at cons--that taste took hold fast, didn't it?

[ashelymiami]

Last night's VOD is up! Come see a somewhat chaotic 10 minutes as I lay out the terms for Utena Book Club followed by a dip into One Must Fall 2097



I WILL be playing OMF 2097 again on stream I just have to get more practice in.



CATCH THE STREAM LIVE AT http://ashely.miami

[voiceoffenrisulfr]

Becoming Spider-Man - Chapter Fourteen

Peter Parker Wakes Up

𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 -> Peter Parker & Tony Stark (IronDad)

𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘 -> In which Peter comes home, and Tony makes a choice.

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓 -> 2097

𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 -> (T) Implied Major Character Death

𝐀/𝐍 -> I'm so sorry </3 There are two versions of the next chapter (15) though, in a pick-your-own-ending style, depending on if you want to cry or not. Check it out below, or on AO3 here! Cute divider by @/sweetmelodygraphics!

<- Previous Chapter (13/16)

I swung through the portal Doctor Strange had opened, retracting my helmet to survey the battlefield before me, unable to hide the slight smile that tugged at my lips.

We have another chance.

There were portals opening everywhere, all different sizes, with allies of every kind flowing onto the scorched battlefield. I turned my head slightly as Doctor Strange stepped forward, tipping his head toward his friend.

“Is that everyone?” he clarified, his voice optimistic, yet clipped. His fellow sorcerer’s face creased in shocked confusion, the magic circles by his hands flickering minutely. “What, you wanted more?”

My eyes flicked to my left at a resounding crunch, watching the giant form of Ant-Man plow through rubble I distantly recognised as my beloved Compound, now reduced to shattered remnants. His clasped hand lowered, heroes spilling from his fingertips, the ground shaking beneath my feet as the impressive bulk of the Hulk hit the dust. The crowd around me stilled, waiting with bated breath for the signal to go to war, flocking in behind the straightened form of Captain America. “Avengers!” His voice rang out clear across the near-silence, hand extended, Thor’s faithful hammer finding his palm with a resonant thud. I bounced on the ball of my feet, exhilarated, buoyed by a vengeance so close at hand.

“Assemble.”

The command was quiet, but the roar was deafening, body after body pushing forward. Thanos’ sword pointed toward the oncoming masses as I threw myself forward, watching with distant disbelief as Scott punched a familiar, bulky ship from the air, writhing with a life-like quality I’d seen only once before. All around me was a vaguely organised chaos, explosions, bullets and pieces of bodies flying thick and fast. After ducking and weaving, throwing a few of the enemies high into the air, I leapt onto a fallen slab of concrete, surveying the battlefield before me.

“No!” I roared, shooting out my web with furious precision, the fibres wrapping around the arm of a monstrous creature towering over the recently-tossed, ragdoll but familiar figure of Iron Man. He jerked to the ground under my tether, a wordless shriek escaping him as Ant-Man’s enormous foot descended upon his helpless form. I darted between the colossal legs, landing before my mentor, my beloved guardian – my father – retracting my helmet as I tugged him to his feet. “Hey! Holy cow. You will not believe what’s been going on. Do you remember when we were in space? And I got all dusty? I must have passed out, because I woke up, and you were gone. But Doctor Strange was there,” I garbled, my words tripping over themselves in my enthusiasm, as I gestured wildly off to my side, “right? He was like “It’s been five years. Come on, they need us”. And then he started doing the yellow sparkly thing that he does all the time-” I began to wave my hands in demonstration as Tony simply watched me wordlessly, a shocked, soft smile on his face.

“He did? Oh, God,” he added under his breath, falling forward into me, the solid bulk of his suit making me sway back on my heels.

“Th-this is nice,” I stammered, confused, but content to stand wrapped in his arms for a heartbeat. He squeezed me hard, and I closed my eyes, tipping my head against his softly.

We fell back into the battle seamlessly, fighting near one another, Tony’s eyes constantly flicking to me despite the urgency. My eyes zeroed in on T’Challa, the unmistakable glint of the Infinity Gauntlet catching my gaze. “I got it!” I hollered, my webs latching onto the shiny surface, drawing the creation against my body uneasily as the masses converged upon me.

Tony met my eye through the glowing slits of his suit, and nodded once. I nodded in return, squaring my shoulders. “Activate Instant Kill!” I bellowed, letting my body be jostled by the robotic legs bursting from my spine, impaling the creatures circling. They climbed stubbornly over the fallen bodies, getting closer and closer.

“I got this, I got this… Okay, I don’t got this! Somebody, help!” I yelped as the mass threatened to overwhelm me, the daylight rapidly shrinking between the flailing limbs.

“Hey, Queens, heads up!”

Captain America’s voice sounded over my earpiece, and I blindly fired my web into the sky, hoping against hope that I’d hit my target, letting out a euphoric holler as I was dragged along behind the hammer hurtling through the air. A bolt of blue light falling from the sky cut short my flight, and I gasped as I began to fall before jerking to a halt, skimming the ground.

“Hang on. I got you, kid.”

I winced at the name but glanced up gratefully, watching an unfamiliarly familiar suit as it launched me higher, landing gracelessly on the back of a flying horse.

What has my life become? I wondered silently as I slipped into place behind the silver-clad woman, the Gauntlet still hooked carefully over one of my robotic legs. “Hey! Nice to meet you- Oh my God!” I was cut off by the rapid dive of the Pegasus, the creature artfully dodging the further shots of white-hot light until I found myself once more flung through the air, the Gauntlet leaving its place of safety and arcing away from me. My fingers strained toward the falling object, tucking it clumsily against my chest as I plummeted toward the Earth.

But Tony had made my suit well. The legs wrapped around me, cushioning my fall, and I came to a bumpy, but mercifully uninjured, halt, the speed of my skid sending dirt spraying ahead of me. Scrambling to my feet, I started off at a sprint – directly into the path of another falling bolt.

The air rushed from my lungs as I hit the ground once more, the legs shattering beneath me on impact as the Gauntlet spilled from my grasp. I yelped, arms wrapping over my head defensively as further blasts rained down around me. I lay in disbelief, reluctantly peering between my limbs as the shots stopped exploding the earth around me, instead raising to the sky, firing furiously at the clouds. I was distantly aware of the voices echoing over the comms, but the bright light illuminating the grey sky, streaking toward us rather than away, drew all of my attention. One of the ships high over the water exploded as the meteorological object moved seamlessly through it, curving back around for another shot that sent the extra-terrestrial craft plowing to the water with a shockwave strong enough to blast back my hair.

A woman dropped to the earth before me, looming over the crater where I lay cowering, arms wrapped possessively around the Gauntlet. “… Hi, I’m Peter Parker,” I squeaked out, conventionally polite despite my terror.

She looked down at me, an unmistakable air of authority on her face, accompanied by a playful smile. “Hey, Peter Parker. You got something for me?”

I grunted as I got to my feet, head turning unconsciously to seek out Tony amidst the chaos. “I… Don’t know how you’re going to get through all that,” I finished lamely, trying to act for all the world like my main concern – my only concern – wasn’t the wellbeing of my guardian. She reached out to take the Gauntlet from me as the Scarlet Witch landed beside her, closely followed by a Wakandan warrior and the Pegasus lady.

“Don’t worry,” Wanda assured me with a gentle smile.

“She’s got help,” the Wakandan warrior added, facing the onslaught. Further women closed in, leaving me stood behind as they barrelled forward, endlessly impressive.

I returned to the onslaught as best I could, catching the last of the opponents left in their wake until I was floored by a huge wave of power, sending me sprawling in the dirt once more. Fighting my way to my feet, depleted body struggling, I focused on the fight before me, closing in on Thanos as he hurtled Avengers away. Even the flying woman found herself in the dust, and my steps faltered as Thanos slammed the Gauntlet onto his hand, orange lightning streaking up his arm, a roar echoing from his gritted teeth. Before I could blink she was back, falling to her knees as she gripped the glove, close enough now to see her hair flop over her face as she strained desperately. Her hands forced the fingers open, entirely impervious to the huge purple head colliding with hers as she rose, forcing the titan to his own knees. His free fingers found the knuckles of the Gauntlet, prising the glowing purple stone from the glove and palming it in his other hand before launching her bodily from him. I slowed to a halt on the perimeter of the fight, watching helplessly as the sprawled Tony made eye contact with Doctor Strange, who was still straining to hold back a tide of floodwater. The wizard raised a single finger – an unknown indicator, and Tony panted for breath, his face an indecipherable mask.

My gaze flicked back to Thanos at a flash of light, lightning once more working around his arm as the stone was replaced, surrounding his limbs.

“No,” I whispered under my breath, taking a step closer as Mr. Stark lunged forward, grasping the Gauntlet in his hands. The two tussled briefly, before a backhand sent my guardian rolling in the dirt once more. I whimpered, trembling fingers raising to my throat as I fought for breath, the destructor’s arm raising for a final time.

“I am inevitable.” His baritone voice was quiet but clear as he brought his fingertips together, snapping together with a resounding, metallic thunk.

And then…

Nothing happened.

My gaze moved back to my mentor, who had gotten to his knees, one hand raised purposefully, unmistakable dots of colour flickering in the red metal. His head tipped back as the power flowed, an animatronic whirring sounding, but it wasn’t loud enough to drown out his grunts of pain, bringing tears to the corner of my eyes. He met the gaze of the stunned titan steadily, something akin to shock evident on his own face.

“And I…” Tony murmured, his voice low and clear, “Am… Iron man.”

His gaze held that of Thanos, unwavering and sure, as he brought his fingers together in a blinding flash of white light.

The earth trembled beneath my feet as the remaining enemies faded to dust, powdery shards hitting their targets harmlessly. I looked about myself in shock, entirely dumbfounded at the disintegration around me. The titan watched the devastation silently, sinking to a seat in his disbelief and grief, still panting from his fight as his own body began to crumble.

I let out a short, sharp laugh of shock, turning to my mentor with a broad grin, the expression fading from my face as I saw him stumble to a sitting position, breathing heavily.

“No.”

I found myself swinging through the air before I’d even registered the movement, landing a few paces away, panting lightly but entirely oblivious to the unrecognised pain in my body. “Mr. Stark?” I hesitated before moving forward quickly, dropping to my knees before my fallen guardian, the tears now flowing freely. “Hey- Mr. Stark? Can you hear me? It’s Peter.” My voice cracked, and I sobbed, feeling the muscles of my face tremble in my grief. “Hey. We won, Mr. Stark- We won, Tony. We won. You did it, Dad. You did it.” I clenched my jaw as my eyes screwed up, curling myself against his body as he blinked blankly. “I’m sorry, Dad.”

His weak hand found the back of my head, and I raised my gaze, briefly hopeful as his eyes met mine. “Hey, son.”

I swallowed around another sob, fighting the vomit threatening to rise in my throat at the grief overwhelming me. “Friday?”

“Life functions critical,” Friday’s melodious voice replied quietly. Tony offered me a weak, reassuring smile, and I put my hand on his cheek.

“Tony… Dad, look at me.” His eyes met mine once more, fighting to maintain focus, and I smiled back. “It’s okay. I’m gonna be okay. You don’t have to be Iron Man anymore. You can rest now. I… I love you, Dad.”

His smile froze as the arc reactor in his chest flickered, a single, solitary tear cutting a trail through the grime encrusted into his cheek.

I howled as his hand left my hair, dropping my head into his lap as I screamed, throat tearing, soul shredding, heart breaking.

[megahorous]

As I've been on a bit of a fighting game kick lately, I decided to re-visit ARMS....which was actually the first Switch game I got, wasn't it

-- I played through as every character. I think I like Min Min the best, for her spunk. I like Twintelle too

-- The characters are pretty interesting. It'd be neat to see them talk to each other for a little more character [like in Street Fighter], but I suppose Nintendo game guys are usually kind of quiet. The closest you get are Dr. Coyle's notes on everyone

-- It kind of reminds me of the old DOS game "One Must Fall 2097", because you choose both a character and the weapons [ARMS] they'll be using, and in One Must Fall you choose both your character and the robot they pilot. That was a neat game

-- They should make ARMS 2--everyone is older, and there are some new characters. Maybe one who uses LEGS

[oddcryptidwrites]

9:22 COMM YENSEY: It's almost 9:30 and you promised you'd have this done by noon. 9:22 TRM PIERS HALL: shit. 9:22 TRM PIERS HALL: watch this. 10:45 TRM PIERS HALL ATTACHED A FILE

Royal Georgia and the Zones of Safety [NYTF]

(a/n Sorry I don't have a better map, I haven't drawn one yet. I think this one does the trick)

Hello and welcome back! I am Their Majesty, Monarch Piers Hall of the Royal State of Georgia, and I am glad to have you back for the next part of our (brief) series overviewing what the "Royal State of Georgia" is all about! In our last part, we briefly overviewed the Atlanta Zone of Safety, but today we zoom out to look at Royal Georgia as a larger whole. Most of the boundaries of Royal Georgia are similar to pre-Fall Georgia, save for the little "tail" on the bottom being taken by Florida, and the upper right-hand corner being a sort of no-man's land passed between Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Other that that, most of our present-day borders are the same as those in the past! Within the Royal State of Georgia, there are an assortment of Settlements and Zones. Today, we're going to briefly go over the various Zones within Georgia, although we may go over the 15 other Settlements later on.

What is and what makes a Zone?

Zones are the large settlements (not capital) within the State of Georgia. They receive direct military, financial, and political support from the state government, and get their own representative in the State Council. In order to become a Zone, Settlements (capital S) must apply to state-level government, and meet certain qualifications. There are nine qualifications, and at least six must be met at all times for a Zone to become a Zone

Exist within the pre-Fall state borders (REQUIRED)

Have a population of at least 1 million people

Have constructed borders, like the Perimeter of ATLZoS, although this can just be a chain-link fence

Have a GDP of at least 40 billion RGD (Royal Georgia Dollar)

Have a GDP per capita of at least 40,000 RGD

Have a stable local government (any kind)

Have a food production capacity to support at least 80% of the Zone above starvation level without imports

Have access to a city-sustaining, freshwater source within 10 miles of the Zone (rivers or lakes)

Have a healthcare system capable of supporting the population (REQUIRED)

Zones of Royal Georgia

Atlanta

Acceptance Date: September 19th, 2097 (Founding)

Qualifications: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9

Councilor: David Rorric Johnson

Note: Atlanta is the largest and capital Zone. It used to have a City Council (local government) however it was never reelected after the Atlanta City Council bombing, with many Zone-level duties falling to the monarch instead. This is NOT considered a local government, though.

Macon

Acceptance Date: September 20th, 2097 (Founding)

Qualifications: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 (Macon is the ONLY Zone that currently meets all qualifications)

Councilor: Fantasia Delta Mason

Government format: Commission

Presiding Commissioner: Jamir Caran Enyo

Savannah

Acceptance Date: September 20th, 2097 (Founding)

Qualifications: 1,2,4,5,6,8,9

Councilor: Shanna Blaire Miles

Government format: Mayor-Council

Mayor: James "Clay" Bunting

Athens

Acceptance Date: July 8th, 2118

Qualifications: 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

Councilor: Marlowe Silas Greyson Sidney

Government format: Dictatorship ("Chancellorship")

Chancellor: Silas Cosmo Argus Sidney

Albany

Acceptance Date: May 19th, 2122

Qualifications: 1,2,4,6,7,8,9

Councilor: Nyla Eliana Adel

Government format: Mayor

Mayor: Solenne Esme Santamaria

Note: Albany is not on that map but it's directly south of Americus

Valdosta

Acceptance Date: January 22nd, 2139

Qualifications: 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9

Councilor: Callum Tobias Meghan

Government format: Council-Manager

City Manager: Bryant Ryleigh Mellon

Rome

Acceptance Date: October 26th, 2178

Qualifications: 1,4,5,6,7,8,9

Councilor: Esther Amelia Green

Government format: Mayor-Council

Mayor: Liberty Maxima Redmond

Gainesville

Acceptance Date: Applied

Qualifications: 1,3,5,6,8,9

Councilor: N/A

Government format: Mayor-Council

Mayor: Vivianne Izabella Dubois-Carmen

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[squadrah]

have we really never talked about a pacific rim au?.. ok here's a cool question: who is drift compatible with whom and what are their jagers called???

FULL DISCLOSURE: I finally sat down to watch Pacific Rim because it eluded me until now and I wanted to do this request proper justice, but the DVD I borrowed from the library has problems playing on my computer, so I am only halfway through the film. However, I absolutely loved and became very emotionally invested in what I have seen so far, and by now I do understand the concepts involved here, so I'm going to give this a self-indulgent multiple crossover shot!

Multiple as in I am fondly reminiscing of One Must Fall 2097, which also had giant robots fighting. In the game, they were developed for space travel if I remember correctly, but fighting with them became a fad, so that is what the video game is about.

The ten (plus one) robots available in it are: Jaguar, Shadow, Thorn, Pyros, Electra, Katana, Shredder, Flail, Gargoyle, Chronos... and Nova. (The cover art above features a Nova in red and a Shredder in yellow.) As you can tell, these are prime Jaeger name material, as are Stand names in general, so I will try and make combinations of these with the addition of the Navy Alphabet because that seems to be a pattern in canon and I am committed to patterns.

Now, we have nine characters here, and I feel like we could slice this many ways, so I want to first give my main picks, and then invent some more combinations because I love to play around in these type of sandboxes, ehehe.

HERE WE GO, this is our First Round!

The absolute given here is Sorbet and Gelato; no question about it, they are drift compatible. Heck, they might have been pioneers in this regard and are now hailed as veterans who nonetheless have set a precedent for not playing by the book and pulling really wild stunts that Gelato always refers to with very colorful names out loud. I propose the Jaeger name Blazing Tango.

I also want to mention Prosciutto and Pesci as an option, even if my heart inclines me elsewhere, as a tribute to canon. This would be a case of matching a seasoned pilot with a rookie, and the former bringing out the best in the latter. Prosciutto yells the orders and Pesci has never looked more macho than when he's flexing in his suit next to his idol. I christen their Jaeger Delta Wave.

I feel like Risotto has little drift potential because of how distant he is on the regular, but I really want him to be in this first round, and I am torn between giving him either Formaggio or Ghiaccio as a partner. Formaggio has that childhood friend vibe that suggests a deep emotional connection and would translate into a more flexible and less predictable fighting style, so let's call that Jaeger Alfa Slash; meanwhile with Ghiaccio, things become more streamlined and fast-paced, a heavy mass on a deadly collision course, so that Jaeger shall be White Sierra.

Which leaves us Illuso and Melone as a final matchup for this round! They feel like the light or lightest infantry compared to the others, as in they might be employed more as a means of corralling the kaiju towards the more deadly jaegers, or hell, they could have been entertainment material back in the simpler times. Also, I would suggest that if they are fighting, the technology they use is highly experimental. I think I shall name their Jaeger Chrono Mirror.

BONUS ROUND:

I want Formaggio and Ghiaccio to have drift compatibility because it would be hilarious (they would bicker so much) and very based (they are both cat-adjacent). Why not let a catman and a catboy fuck shit up primal style, right? The Jaeger of course has to reflect this and be called Bravo Jaguar.

Another combination I personally like is Prosciutto and Ghiaccio, because their combined deadliness is absolutely ridiculous: they would basically break each other's limiters off and the rest would be history. Whatever their weapon is, and I am inclined towards something really potent (nuclear levels of potent), their Jaeger would have to be called Grateful Death.

I feel like Ghiaccio and Melone would yield a Jaeger that is closest to that classic White Album aesthetic, complete with the skate blades even for gliding and slicing. Probably the lightest and fastest build available among these nine characters, and I don't know why I want to name this Jaeger Golf Electra but there you go, there it is.

FINAL NOTE:

Due to Prosciutto's eldritch potential, of everyone here, I could see him successfully drift with a Kaiju and survive it without lasting injury or influence.

[maximuswolf]

Remember One Must Fall 2097? Do remember to adjust your PC clock speed ;D

Remember One Must Fall 2097? Do remember to adjust your PC clock speed ;D https://youtu.be/FtPYwPbnYzI?si=eypLF9-ddyrj66HU Submitted May 10, 2024 at 11:17PM by cappnplanet https://ift.tt/pxEMZ6J via /r/gaming

[virginyogi]

Favorite video game OSTs:

Jazz Jackrabbit 94, One Must Fall: 2097, Shin Megami Tensei IV, Metroid Prime, Final Fantasy IV, Chrono Trigger, Phantasy Star 2, Revenge of Shinobi, Ys: Oath of Felghana, Ys IV: Dawn of Ys

[hartfullofdragons]

[retrocgads]

UK 1995