Damn, that just reminded me of one of my favourites, I think it was called Harrier Attack on the Amstrad. If I'm looking for pure nostalgia, it'd be something from those days, I guess like Tau Ceti, Dizzy, Jet Set Willy, The Sentinel, Chase HQ, Turrican.. so many awesome games.
I think Elite would have to be my first choice, though.
Gorilla.bas was on my Dad's 386 PC which he bought for like a few thousand pounds in 1985. I played that shit relogiously.
I'd love to go back and try a few of these. Get some clunky old 386 or 486 set up and try them again. So many fond memories of games like Quarantine or Descent, or playing Golden Axe and Humans on my friend's PC.
My favourite games from when I was a kid was Police Quest, Space Quest and Lesuire Suit Larry.
Lesuire Suit Larry is HARD when you a) Don't have a dirty mind yet and b) don't know english.
I used to pester my father and uncle to write the english words I needed next to drawings of the actions and objects :P
And classics like Super Mario World, Monkey Island, Zelda 3, XCom and Tie Fighter. But the Adventure games from sierra is the only stuff I remember from before I was 7.
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The quest series were pretty dope, lots of trial and error sometimes though.
I remember the "Look in the manual on X page for Y answer" before you could get past some parts.
One of my favorites when I was a kid was Mail Order Monsters
It was an old C-64 EA game, but I remember their logo back then being ECA in a font that was reminicent of the ATT death star. Back, then the logo would change colors while the game was loading and we'd used to wear an onion on our belt, which was the style at the time.
You would control a monster rancher who would pit 2 monsters to the death in a gladitorial combat which involved things such as grenades, gravity guns, and uhh, claws and spit. You'd have an overland map, where you could use some weapons, and then a close up map, where others were available. Winning maps netted you both money for weapons and points to add stats and junk.
The quest series were pretty dope, lots of trial and error sometimes though.
I remember the "Look in the manual on X page for Y answer" before you could get past some parts.
I remember the "Look in the manual on X page for Y answer" parts sucked since I had no manual and no internet. (I was 14 when my town got a store that sold PC games and Al Gore had yet to invent the Internet)
I remember it took me 776 tries to open my locker in Police Quest 3!
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The quest series were pretty dope, lots of trial and error sometimes though.
I remember the "Look in the manual on X page for Y answer" before you could get past some parts.
I remember the "Look in the manual on X page for Y answer" parts sucked since I had no manual and no internet. (I was 14 when my town got a store that sold PC games and Al Gore had yet to invent the Internet)
I remember it took me 776 tries to open my locker in Police Quest 3!
Oh god yeah, the locker code. I also remember the "Little black book" from Leisure Suit Larry 2 and the "Are you old enough" questionaire from LSL3.
God so many games from my child one, one game Dark Castle was a black and white adventure side scroller game. I think it was only ever on the Mac, but boy was it good. There was two versions of the game as well. One where it was zoomed out quite a bit but still side scroller and you had a sling and had to get through each level which was a single screen but was pretty complex from what I remember.
Another was Fracas which was a coop birds eye view shooter game with really fucked up level design, I had this one friend though and for about a year this was all we would play when we were at my house.
On the commodore 64 (which i still have) I remember having a few games but pitfall sticks out for me, damn you stupid pits!
Then for PC it would be Blood, shadow warrior, duke nukem, that old flying game terminal veloctity and the mass amount of star wars games
Oh yeah, I forgot about Chex Quest. For a cereal game, I thought it was really awesome. I played it a ton because A) it worked on my grandma's cruddy computer down at the ceramic shop she owned that we had to go to as kids and because it wasn't bloody or anything my sister and cousin could watch and play (and, hell, at the time I'm pretty sure I couldn't play anything really bloody)
my first game was commander keen 1...so much fun. i must've been 4 or so and i remember just getting creeped out. later on, jill of the jungle, captain comic,duke 2 and wolf3d...i remember when we bought our first cdrom drive, it came with a cd of wing commander 2, strike commander, syndacate plus, and ultima 8...those were good days...
also, i remember playing this game...i am 90% sure it was called ninja rabbit. pretty self explanitory, you were a rabbit who was also a ninja. i remember one boss type enemy was some sort of red coated soldier....and then you go into the sewers...or something....
Oh yeah, I forgot about Chex Quest. For a cereal game, I thought it was really awesome. I played it a ton because A) it worked on my grandma's cruddy computer down at the ceramic shop she owned that we had to go to as kids and because it wasn't bloody or anything my sister and cousin could watch and play (and, hell, at the time I'm pretty sure I couldn't play anything really bloody)
I guess that game has a large following and they've continued to update it over the years. It was a great doom clone.
Damn, that just reminded me of one of my favourites, I think it was called Harrier Attack on the Amstrad. If I'm looking for pure nostalgia, it'd be something from those days, I guess like Tau Ceti, Dizzy, Jet Set Willy, The Sentinel, Chase HQ, Turrican.. so many awesome games.
I think Elite would have to be my first choice, though.
Gorilla.bas was on my Dad's 386 PC which he bought for like a few thousand pounds in 1985. I played that shit relogiously.
I showed that sun. He was all up in the air and smiling, but when I threw my banana up into him he was all and crap. YEAH YOU TAKE THAT BUDDY! YOU THINK YOU'RE SO AWESOME STUCK TO THAT BLUE CEILING!
As for me, quite a few that I can't remember. Earliest that I can remember is probably Alley Cat.
Oh yeah, I forgot about Chex Quest. For a cereal game, I thought it was really awesome. I played it a ton because A) it worked on my grandma's cruddy computer down at the ceramic shop she owned that we had to go to as kids and because it wasn't bloody or anything my sister and cousin could watch and play (and, hell, at the time I'm pretty sure I couldn't play anything really bloody)
I guess that game has a large following and they've continued to update it over the years. It was a great doom clone.
Chex quest is fucking awesome! I played it before I actually played Doom, I still have the disc and play it from time to time. Eventually I'll track down the '2nd episode' (didn't have internet/didn't understand the splash screen when you won at the time).
Temple of Apshai Trilogy for C64
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar for C64
Final Fantasy for NES
AD&D Masterpiece Collection for PC
I can't really say one is better than the other, as they all took up most of my childhood, and are still "best in class" for quality at their time (and even today).
Rogue for C64 & Adventure Construction Set for C64 get an honorable mention for childhood time killing and quality.
Time to tell you fools about a little game called Imogen on a crazy ass little computer called the BBC Micro.
My Mum is a teacher and back in my youth, when computers cost the earth, the best I could get was her 'borrowing' the school's stock when the summer holidays were on. There were a smattering of games with it, mostly dire edutainment, but this little gem stuck out and must have kept me entertained for many a summer.
Here's a shot of it stolen from Wiki:
It was a puzzle platformer in which you played the titular Wizard. He could use items and he could change into monkey to climb ropes and a cat to jump long distances. The number of times you could change was limited and although there was no death, being knocked back and off platforms often resulted in burning through a few more precious transformations. The lack of death did make it perfect for a clueless youngster like myself but the limited transformations, and a bugged install that caused a particular level to crash the computer, meant that I never finished it as a child.
But now!
Freeware remake! I love the internet.
I so strongly recommend you all download and try it out. Some excellent puzzley goodness, and the price is right!
When I was little (say, 3 to 7), Pac Man. I pumped so many quarters into this and Ms. Pac-Man.
Later, probably Zork and Oregon Trail on one of the Apple IIs my school had--I think the model was the Apple IIe. Also, Super Mario Brothers 1 and 3.
In high school? I loved Mortal Kombat II, Street Fighter II, Samurai Shodown, X-Men Children of the Atom, Final Fantasy III/VI, Zelda: Link's Awakening, Doom, and Sonic 2... but my favorite was Super Motherfucking Metroid. It's still probably my favorite game of all time.
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Gorilla.bas was on my Dad's 386 PC which he bought for like a few thousand pounds in 1985. I played that shit relogiously.
I'd love to go back and try a few of these. Get some clunky old 386 or 486 set up and try them again. So many fond memories of games like Quarantine or Descent, or playing Golden Axe and Humans on my friend's PC.
Lesuire Suit Larry is HARD when you a) Don't have a dirty mind yet and b) don't know english.
I used to pester my father and uncle to write the english words I needed next to drawings of the actions and objects :P
And classics like Super Mario World, Monkey Island, Zelda 3, XCom and Tie Fighter. But the Adventure games from sierra is the only stuff I remember from before I was 7.
I remember the "Look in the manual on X page for Y answer" before you could get past some parts.
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It was an old C-64 EA game, but I remember their logo back then being ECA in a font that was reminicent of the ATT death star. Back, then the logo would change colors while the game was loading and we'd used to wear an onion on our belt, which was the style at the time.
You would control a monster rancher who would pit 2 monsters to the death in a gladitorial combat which involved things such as grenades, gravity guns, and uhh, claws and spit. You'd have an overland map, where you could use some weapons, and then a close up map, where others were available. Winning maps netted you both money for weapons and points to add stats and junk.
you could also play it against someone else
Here's a list of the creatures you could control!
Lyonbears for life!
I also enjoyed Ultimate Wizard and Archon a bit.
Invite the next-door best friend, lounge in the backyard, and deal with these nightmarish evolved Metroids. Mmm.
I remember the "Look in the manual on X page for Y answer" parts sucked since I had no manual and no internet. (I was 14 when my town got a store that sold PC games and Al Gore had yet to invent the Internet)
I remember it took me 776 tries to open my locker in Police Quest 3!
Oh god yeah, the locker code. I also remember the "Little black book" from Leisure Suit Larry 2 and the "Are you old enough" questionaire from LSL3.
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Another was Fracas which was a coop birds eye view shooter game with really fucked up level design, I had this one friend though and for about a year this was all we would play when we were at my house.
On the commodore 64 (which i still have) I remember having a few games but pitfall sticks out for me, damn you stupid pits!
Then for PC it would be Blood, shadow warrior, duke nukem, that old flying game terminal veloctity and the mass amount of star wars games
also, i remember playing this game...i am 90% sure it was called ninja rabbit. pretty self explanitory, you were a rabbit who was also a ninja. i remember one boss type enemy was some sort of red coated soldier....and then you go into the sewers...or something....
I guess that game has a large following and they've continued to update it over the years. It was a great doom clone.
I showed that sun. He was all up in the air and smiling, but when I threw my banana up into him he was all
As for me, quite a few that I can't remember. Earliest that I can remember is probably Alley Cat.
Love them CGA graphix!
Except that stupid dog. Fuck that dog.
Chex quest is fucking awesome! I played it before I actually played Doom, I still have the disc and play it from time to time. Eventually I'll track down the '2nd episode' (didn't have internet/didn't understand the splash screen when you won at the time).
I ended up renting Megaman 4 more often. I really liked the Mega Buster. Chip N Dale was also one of my favorite games.
You shut your mouth, Poochie is awesome!
Oh Hell yes! I loved that game as a kid. Also, I think I spent way too much time on Chrono Trigger as a kid..but man, was it worth it.
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Poochie ain't stupid!
http://www.audioentropy.com/
The rest was fun times though.
I preferred the dwarf, but I usually let my brother use him and picked the Amazon.
Too bad Poochie died on his way to his home planet.
http://www.audioentropy.com/
Temple of Apshai Trilogy for C64
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar for C64
Final Fantasy for NES
AD&D Masterpiece Collection for PC
I can't really say one is better than the other, as they all took up most of my childhood, and are still "best in class" for quality at their time (and even today).
Rogue for C64 & Adventure Construction Set for C64 get an honorable mention for childhood time killing and quality.
Don't tell me you didn't get that awesome reference?
EDIT: Beaten, I suppose.
My Mum is a teacher and back in my youth, when computers cost the earth, the best I could get was her 'borrowing' the school's stock when the summer holidays were on. There were a smattering of games with it, mostly dire edutainment, but this little gem stuck out and must have kept me entertained for many a summer.
Here's a shot of it stolen from Wiki:
It was a puzzle platformer in which you played the titular Wizard. He could use items and he could change into monkey to climb ropes and a cat to jump long distances. The number of times you could change was limited and although there was no death, being knocked back and off platforms often resulted in burning through a few more precious transformations. The lack of death did make it perfect for a clueless youngster like myself but the limited transformations, and a bugged install that caused a particular level to crash the computer, meant that I never finished it as a child.
But now!
Freeware remake! I love the internet.
I so strongly recommend you all download and try it out. Some excellent puzzley goodness, and the price is right!
http://imogen.ovine.net/index.php
Beware you really don't have many transformations to spare, but one of the remake does add that save feature that the original sorely lacked.
Hell, I'd make this it's own thread if I could be bothered, I can see it being right up the street of many of the forumers here.
That's another Poochie.
It wasn't until about 97ish that I relaised it was a SMB rip off, either.
(whisper it, but better in someways)
I don't think I did!
http://www.audioentropy.com/
i got this reference but not the one after it
bottom line is, poochy is awesome
AWESOME
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This and the ol duke nukem (I figured everyone knows it) made me the man I am today.
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Super Dodge Ball, hells yes.
Later, probably Zork and Oregon Trail on one of the Apple IIs my school had--I think the model was the Apple IIe. Also, Super Mario Brothers 1 and 3.
In high school? I loved Mortal Kombat II, Street Fighter II, Samurai Shodown, X-Men Children of the Atom, Final Fantasy III/VI, Zelda: Link's Awakening, Doom, and Sonic 2... but my favorite was Super Motherfucking Metroid. It's still probably my favorite game of all time.