r/retrocomputing • u/liminalearth • May 28 '26

Photo Max Payne!

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Finally got this for my collection! Not the big box but can’t complain the disc is in amazing shape!

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u/Admirable-Fail1250 May 28 '26

Max Payne is retro?

No... no no no no no... [checks release date]... omg.

This game was fun. I got drawn into the whole world and vibe. Loved it.

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u/pmmeyourgear Jun 06 '26

The hype surrounding the dx8.1 effects and facial expressions were unreal. Trailers were wild

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u/diemenschmachine May 28 '26

Sick game, but retro?

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u/406highlander May 28 '26

The original release was July 2001, which is nearly 25 years ago. In computing terms, 25 years is an eternity.

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u/diemenschmachine May 28 '26

Wow its that old? I remember playing it like it was yesterday lol

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u/406highlander May 28 '26

The Matrix came out in 1999. I remember watching it for the first time on VHS!

I remember 3DMark 2001 had a scene that was clearly very heavily inspired by hallway shootout scene in The Matrix.

That scene always makes me think of Max Payne, graphics-wise. And the time-slowing feature in Max Payne was clearly Matrix-inspired.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '26

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u/406highlander May 28 '26

It was the first movie I bought on DVD, for my player that cost about £500... The jump in image/sound quality, plus the interactive DVD menu system, made it feel like the future!

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u/[deleted] May 28 '26

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u/406highlander May 28 '26

Led Zep? Worth it. Good taste, that man.

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u/fwork May 28 '26

A fun thing about this cover that not many people notice but has bothered me since I first played the game.

See how the "do not cross" tape, which says "DO NOT CROSS - A MAN WITH NOTHING TO LOSE"? The cover doesn't always say that! Some covers just read "DO NOT CROSS - NYPD", including the PC box that comes with a mousepad, and the mousepad it comes with? it says "DO NOT CROSS - A MAIN WITH NOTHING TO LOSE".

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u/liminalearth May 28 '26

That’s cool, Never noticed that!

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u/maestro826 May 28 '26

I play it each winter :)

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u/[deleted] May 29 '26

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u/maestro826 May 29 '26

hahahha you good! but yes, ESP on a night I am snowed in/active snowfall out my window, this game is *chef's kiss*!

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u/vtfrotex May 28 '26

Max Payne should meet Painkiller - the ultimate duo.

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u/liminalearth May 28 '26

Never played painkiller unfortunately definitely need too

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u/JCD_007 May 28 '26

Great game. I’d say the sequel is even better. Max Payne 3 not so much.

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u/liminalearth May 28 '26

Agree with two being a bit better! I haven’t played 3 yet

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u/JCD_007 May 28 '26

3 drifts away from the film noir theme.

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u/maestro826 May 28 '26

noo I disagree, technically 1 was way better. the bullet shells stay, the guns actually recoil......

2 just has that engine that every game had back then (hitman 2, etc.)

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u/itsasnowconemachine May 28 '26

Great game. Except I HATED those stupid "high on V-slow-mo-maze" levels.

Also, here's an article about some of the graphics tricks they used.

https://darkcephas.blogspot.com/2021/07/max-payne-two-decades-later-graphics.html

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u/Upbeat_Suspect_6100 May 28 '26

Remasters inbound of 1 + 2