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El Goorf
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Posted: 18th Nov 2008 14:22
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I'm sure most people reading this will have played some sort of Tower Defense variation, most likely through a flash app. I've also noticed attempts at people trying to make TD games in DBP.

I want to do a review of the history of tower defense games. The first ones i remember were on custom maps on Age of Empires 2, and more recently War Craft 3. I'm looking for other games which also feature tower defense maps, whether they're created by the game devs or if they're user-generated. If anyone can name any, please let me know

further more, lets open up an educational discussion about TD, i want to know you're favourite Flash TD Game, or favour td map from wc3/aoe2/other games, and why you like them.

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Final Epsilon
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Posted: 18th Nov 2008 14:46 Edited at: 18th Nov 2008 14:47
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Mmmm... tower defense was always a pretty popular game mode in starcraft. You'll find a pretty rich history of different TD games there.

That, and desktop tower defense is just addicting o.o
http://www.handdrawngames.com/DesktopTD/Game.asp

I don't know why, but I could just play it for hours on end.
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Posted: 18th Nov 2008 15:04
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To find out where TD really started look back at the old Atari arcade game Ramparts.


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TDs are lame and boring


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El Goorf
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Posted: 19th Nov 2008 03:58
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thanks so far; flickenmaste, care to elaborate?

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Posted: 19th Nov 2008 08:05
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I wouldn't care to own WarIII if it weren't for TDs. I got into WarIII again because of the Counter Strike Tower Defense. It's awesome.


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Benjamin
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Posted: 19th Nov 2008 08:13
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Quote: "thanks so far; flickenmaste, care to elaborate?"

He's more of a fan of games like WoW, it's understandable he doesn't like Tower Defense. I sure do though.

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El Goorf
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Posted: 19th Nov 2008 11:58
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Quote: "He's more of a fan of games like WoW"



ooooooooh hes one of those types eh?

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lol I hate WoW...and there are only two types of TD's..tower spam or upgrade spam...and whats so fun about placing a little thing on a board and watch it shoot at some poorly drawn thing...i lol at it


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It's fun because when you get far into the game there is strategy involved. You actually challenge your brain instead of reflexes. It's a nice change of pace. It's called casual gaming and like it or not it's becoming extremely popular.

That's cause its fun!

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I used to be a huge fan of TD games*... Desktop TD never was that much fun to me.


*Still am, just have played 'em all.


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dang u casual gaming!!!


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El Goorf
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Posted: 21st Nov 2008 13:18
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im not a fan of the flash td's, because of lack of multiplayer. td's on wc3 for example rely on teamwork to build mazes or kill different types of waves, or have the people towards the front use lots of ice towers to slow the creeps down and give the people behind more time to kill them. then theres also the competetive side, (tower wars) where while building your own base, you pay for stronger wave to attack your enemies

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here is a multiplayer TD

http://nonoba.com/wmarsh/starland-multiplayer-td


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Okay. That is awesome!

I love multiplayer TDs now!


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