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So as not to keep being off topic on the amiga thread.....

Lets mention our old time games and systems that we liked in this thread instead.

Personally - as a lot of you will probably know by now - I was most impressed with Elite in all it's forms. I never got to play it on the NES tho :(

I still have my bbc micro and it's all working, in fact when my boy is a little older I'm going to set it all up in his room to play with.

Once in a while he may even get a go on it :D

I also really like Xenon II and the r-type series.

Please add your own memories below :)

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Elite - I remember finding out profitable trading routes and navigating my way into what looked like pillar box slots. Oh those were the days.

My all time favourites are galaxians and defender. The BBC micro defender clone was pretty good I remember. I saw a chap selling cheap £20 game consoles with 4 games (pacman, galaxians & two other forgettable games) a few days ago. Was tempted, but thought better of it.

I think atari did a retro collection for the playstation, which was so popular that it sank into oblivion. Where can I get galaxians? Sob Sob

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You have but to ask my friend :)

http://www.arcadepod.com/games/gotogame.php?id=2623


This has Galaxian on it....

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I started with my son (then aged 8y) on my lap playing Commander Keen on my first pc (Amstrad Twin floppy)
then got into a text game called the bards tale, never finished yet, still got it on floppy somewhere i think:) nearly got me divorced that did:D

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Sonic on the mega drive

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Sure Does :D

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the NES

thread closed ;)

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zx81 - Flight Simulation, the Artic adventures like Ship of Doom (I still have these :) )

Spectrum - Sabre Wulf, Head Over Heels, Elite, Logo

Early PC - Dungeon Master

Later PC - Eye of the Beholder, Bane of the Cosmic Forge

Later PC - Lands of Lore, Myst, Stonekeep, Grand Prix 2

time passes......

Now - Grand Prix 4 - & that not very often ;)

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Mine was a Commodore 64 - the revamped sleek Mark II version. I remember it came with a load of games including Bobs Full House (as in the bingo game show) I was distraught when that cassette gave up the ghost.

However, all was forgotten when the Dizzy games came along....I loved that little egg man :cry:

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ZX80/81 - Didn't have any games for it :(
Vic 20 - Llamatron
C64 - Way of the Exploding Fist, Bruce Lee, Winter Games, Kickstart 1 & 2 and Paradroid.
Amiga - Shadow of the Beast 2, Supercars, Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge, Speedball II, Pinball Fantasies, Ultima (no idea what number it was)

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Some fave games:

Spectrum - Way Of The Exploding Fist

Amiga - Championship Manager/CM Italia, Sensible Soccer, Supercars I/II, Xenon II (Didn't that game have music by Bomb Da Bass?) and Speedball I/II.

I had a Megadrive, NES and PS1 but no games really stand out. Except Mortal Kombat maybe.

Since I got a PC it's been Championship Manager all the way. Well, when I have time to play it (which is never these days).

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Spectrum (48k, then +2A) - Chuckie Egg, various other games

Amiga (500 & 1200) - see the other thread ;)

NES - Mario 3

SNES - Mario World, Mario Kart, Yoshi's Island, Mario AllStars

Master System - Wonderboy, Alex Kidd, can't remember much more

Mega Drive - Sonic

Atari Jaguar - Tempest 2000 & Alien vs Predator (the only decent games on the damn thing, lol)

Also had the slightly more recent Dreamcast & Nintendo 64, & currently have an XBox & a GC.

Oh, & various PCs through the years. Fave PC game probably Deus Ex 1. Also liked Freespace 1 & 2 a lot.

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And there's been nothing since that made me jump quite as much as 3d Monster Maze
All good games.

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You telling me! Sadly I owned an Atari Jaguar. :blush:

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ZX Spectrum, without a doubt... http://www.mikesretrogames.info (shameless plug!)


I've just got Tempest2000 for my Jaguar, not had much time to play it yet tho

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Atari ST - didnt play many games on this but I do remember enjoying batman returns.

Master System - Snail Maze :D, Sonic the hedgehog, Cyborg unter, Alien3, outrun.

NES - Marble madness (cant remember the others but im sure there was some :shrug: )

SNES - F-ZERO, Sim City, Clay Fighter, Metal Marines, theme park.

Mega Drive - Streets of Rage, Sonic the Hedgehog.

Mega CD - Sonic CD.

PSX - Assualt Rigs, Alien Trillogy, Tunnel B1, X-Com Terror from the deep, UFO enemy unknown, command & conquer.

Early PC - UFO Enemy unknown (Again), X-Com Terror from the deep (Again), Command & conquer (Again), Megalomania, Cannon Fodder, Sim City 2000, Sim Tower.

Later PC - Red Alert 95, command & Conquer Gold edition, Starcraft, Age Of Empires, Starwars Supremacy.

As you can probably tell strategy is my thing these days :D

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Anyone remember superman on the atari games consol - The one that used to take the cartridge ... LOL - lame alert :D

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As no one has mentioned it yet

Mattel Intelivison - the best console around (in it's day). Got me hooked into the whole computer thing.

For old coin ops you really should check out MAME (it is still going isnt it?). Emulation of most arcade games from the past - which means they play exactly as they did in the arcade (use the same code)

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LOL, it was a bit of a failure, wasn't it.

I don't regret having one, but I wish there'd been more decent games.

Yeah, MAME is good :)

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Here's a list of the computers/consoles I've owned in my time, with the games that stand out in my memory (in rough order of ownership) :

"Bat and ball" console
Spectrum ZX81
Commdore Vic20 (I loved that mouse maze game, bit like Pac Man)
Commodore 64
Altered Beast
Spectrum 128
Final Fight
Amstrad CPC464 (green screen! :pp )
Dizzy series :)
Robocop
Renegade 1,2,3
Chase HQ
ALL the Codemaster compilations like the Adventure series tapes.
Old PC
Kings Quest
Conan
Wolfenstein 3D!!!
Sega Master System
Alex Kidd
Mickey Mouse - Castle of Illusion
Atari 1024 STe
Onslaught!!! Anyone remember that?
Sega Megadrive
Sonic
Ecco 1
Taz! (stunning graphics)
Amiga 600
Syndicate - awesome!
Cannon Fodder
Superfrog
Speedball 2
Wrath of the Demon
Lemmings
Monkey Island 1 :cool:
Playstation 1
Resident Evil, say no more...
Syndicate Wars
Tomb Raider 4
PS2
Gran Turismo 2, of course
GTA3
Atari Jaguar (bought 4 recently for £40 on ebay - sold for ~£50 each!!!)
Doom...
New PC
Ghost Recon
Call of Duty


I know I've left loads of games out... :dozey:
I'm a bit of a fanatic though when it comes to consoles/computers and I did start collecting them aiming to own at least one mint version of each - sadly I had to sell my collection when I was skint. :cry: :(

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I got galaxian on my phone today :)

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GT2 was the best out of the series. Sadly my discs for the game are damaged. Anyone know where i can get an emulator and emulate it? Oh and of course the game.

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Commander Keen.....happy days :)You think thats bad?--I owned a 3DO! :erm:
...and they cost £600 new :disturbd: :dunce:

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Well, for me, it has been:

ZX81: 3D Monster Maze (scared the **** our of me)..
Spectrum: Various, but Sabre Wulf, Jet Pac and Knight Lore were particular faves. Also liked Manic Miner and Jet Set Willy.

C64: Ghosts and Goblins, Green Beret, Rambo (yes I was the one who liked it), Thrust, Elite, Pit Stop II (which is the most addictive racing game I ever played), Paradroid, Uridium, Parallax (well, OK, the game was bad but the music was rather cool).

Amiga: Elite, Starglider 2, Frontier, Lotus Turbo Challenge, Pinball (Dreams & fantasies), Zool, the Monty Mole series, lemmings, Manic Mansion.

PC: Manic Mansion, Sam & Max hit the road & the Monkey Island series. Descent (I, II, Freespace and III), Doom, Tomb Raider, Wing Commander (OK if you forget the game bits), Deus Ex, Star Wars:Rebel Assault (funny if you use the cheat, as the whole story becomes about one man's quest to buy decent shoes).

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BBC Micro - ELITE (frequent user of the keypress cheat to drop into a Thargoid ambush - and why would anyone WANT a barely survivable encounter with the Thargoids - it was profitable to both your credits and your rating, lots of kills, and lots of Alien Items - 60+Cr a go, and used no cargo space)

On a borrowed C64, favourite game was PARADROID http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=sl...-8&p=paradroid - Like many, it's been remade several times for PC

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You wouldn't. But if you'd hacked Elite and knew how to generate or over-ride the check digit on the commander file, you could rate your lasers at &FF (about twice as powerful as the rating for Military Lasers) and you had a "pulse laser" (well, that's what it said!) that could take apart a Thargoid Mothership in about three shots!!

You could also uprate your energy unit to &03 and never have to worry about your shields disappearing again :D

Ah, those were the days...

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Right, erm lets see....
I remember playing on....

BBC Computer: So limiting and with those massive 5 1/2 inch discs, so so basic.

Amiga: Played on this at a friends house. Everyone thought it was so good. But I preffered the PC's really.


486: I remember playing early Doom, Jill of the jungle, Prince of persia, Commander keen, and all that other gaming that now seems so dated. Oh and anyone remember Theme Park lol.

MegaDrive: Spent ages with friends having those battles in Mortal Combat, or was it Street Fighter, i cant remember now.

Snes: The good old Mario console. I loved the Snes and still have mine out ready to play. Classic games such as Mario allstars, Mario kart, F-Zero.
I think Donkey Kong Country really showed the capabilities of the Snes. Great stuff.

PC: Never really ventured much into PC gaming since buying consoles, but I remember playing Riven (MYST), and the classic Worms which is mega fun.
I still play on Worms World Party on the net. Great fun.

Dreamcast: Well it was the last console coming out of Sega but it was a very good console. Great graphics and some cool arcade games that made it onto the console. Its a shame the internet gaming didnt take off, but still fair play to them for having a go.
Games such as Crazy Taxi, Echo the dolphin, Sonic adventure, Resident Evil.
The game Shenmue was also pretty cool and the musical game Rez.
I still have mine connected.

Gamecube: My latest addition to the console list.
Compared to the other consoles, I just love the little cube. I know not everyone will agree, but I find it has the best graphics.
With a new Zedla Game on the way, I am sure to be playing on the cube for quite some time.


Edit: I nearly forgot to mention the classic Gameboy. Hours of fun in the car and on holiday with this little portable gaming device.
And look how it has evolved since the brick that it was back in the day.
With the GBA SP, it really has kept portable gamers happy.

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Does anyone remember a console from circa 1990 called the PC Engine?

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My retro > present day in no pertiular order

Atari - cant remember what games

mastersystem Sonic, sonic2, sonic chaos,

Gamegear coloums, (still have my gamegear)

N64, Bomberman 64 (mutiplayer) MarioKart and Diddykong racing.

Megadrive, Sonic games, Micromachines 2 turbo challange (great mutiplayer fun)

Pc Doom, doom2, quake 2, quake 3, Ut, ut2003, ut2004, warzone2100, command and conquer red alert, hostile waters anteus rising and a load more...

psone, forsaken, micromachines v3 (woot party play fun) final fantasy 7,8 (preferd 7)

Ps2 gta, ut, ff10 + more

Gamecube > super smash bros mellee, mario kart double dash, eternal darkness, Godzilla (its naff but its ok on mutiplayer)

xbox > halo


Those are just some of the games i can remebember playing :)

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BBC Micro
Elite was first ever game to use vector graphics too good effect
Cribbage a 10,000 plus listing typed in from a mag great fun doing this actually this is how i learned programming in Basic 8 hours typing and 3 weeks debugging it Superb stuff.
:tu:

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I remember the PC Engine, had some great games like Rabio Lepus, Legend of Hero Tonma, and the best ever Dracula X - that should have been released outside of Japan as its the best Castlevania game thats been made!

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I've just been throwing a load of old computer parts away - and look what I just found :)

Unfortunately it no longer has the peril sensitive sunglasses or the ball of fluff. The space fleet was too small to take a piccy of.

Now - if only I could fit the disc into the drive :)

p.s. I really don't know to keep it or not (just for nostalgia)

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I think you should keep it (if you're really going to chuck it, I'll send you the money for shipping and you can send it to me :))

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Alternatively try here

(The only problem is there's no save facility!)

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Yep - cheers for the link :)

I do actually have a 1,2mb 5.25 inch drive - I guess I can temporarily attach it to copy of the game :)

Looking at the box it says standard level. I'd hate to think what 'Hard' is like.

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Retro systems wow my kinda thing!!!

ZX81 was my first puter, I was 5!

Best games were alien rain and 3d monster maze

I then got an atari 2600.

Can I just say Crystal castles??? I loved that game, and the poxy spiderman one where you had to climb the building.

I stepped out of the games thing until I was about 11 and I got a CBM64.
I loved commando, hawkeye, fighter bomber, and bruce lee but the best of the best last ninja 1 and 2.

I then bought an Amiga, plenty of excellent games, but Combat air patroil was worth a mention along with micro machines and supercars 2.

I now own :
CBM 64 with the 1540 disk drive
Megadrive
BBC micro
BBC archimedes
Atari 520 STFM.

The BBC's are going the journey, not sure whether to take em to a car booty or give them to a collector I know.
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Yeah I heard of of it, was also called system 16 was big in the japan and the US i think.
I think Neo Geo superceded it.