Surrey Seagull
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[Technology] What is your 1 favourite computer / console game?
- Thread starter BRIGHT ON Q
- Start date
- Oct 17, 2008
- 10,654
Sacrilege.
- Oct 17, 2008
- 10,654
Yep, classic game. Went back through it on PS4 not long ago. Still stands up - but to call it HD is a stretch, it uses all the original assets from what I can tell!
brakespear
Doctor Worm
Rainbow Island is a belter, probably my favourite arcade platfomer.
brakespear
Doctor Worm
'Terranigma' (SNES)
'Mother 3' (Game Boy Advance)
'Dark Souls 2' (PC)
'Exile' (Electron/ST, I had it on both)
I forgot to add 'Deus Ex Machina' (Spectrum) to the list as well
Blue&WhiteSea
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Can't see that Cannon Fodder or Wings on the Amiga have been mentioned yet, lost a lot of hours to those!
Now if they could make an Elder Scrolls 6 or whatever instead of trying to port Skyrim to a SatNav....
I remember being stuck on a bit for ages where you had to drag a wheelbarrow or something over some pipes. Can't remember if i actually got past it or not!
Always loved the point and click adventure games, Sam & Max and Day of the Tentacle had some great writing I think
Falmer Flutter ©
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Got Wings for my iPhone yesterday thanks to this thread! It's a really faithful adaptation, but a little tricky without a joystick.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Having owned an original Atari 2600 Console back in the day, and stupidly having sold it some years back I was thinking about getting one again for some retro gaming action.
Has anyone on here got experience with the modern 'clones' of this console that are available now? Are they worth the bother?
Has anyone on here got experience with the modern 'clones' of this console that are available now? Are they worth the bother?
maltaseagull
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Atari pong and this http://www.bloody-penguin.com/ Also played a football manager game but not sure which year it was produced. But took the Albion from then Div 3 to winning champions league )
Not much into games !
Although I did play this while I was living in Saudi in the 80s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Raid Good practice for driving in Malta as it turned out.
Not much into games !
Although I did play this while I was living in Saudi in the 80s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Raid Good practice for driving in Malta as it turned out.
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
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The Atari Flashbacks are supposed to be fine as long as you avoid the first one which was actually a Nintendo on a Chip which emulated the Atari. The Flashback 2 actually has pinouts that mean that a cartridge port could be added but they cost a fortune now. I think the later Flashbacks are the same technology though - the included games will probably guide you as to which one. But definitely avoid the original.
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
when my kids were young, I used to help them out on Super Mario World on the SNES.
Ended up getting hooked myself.
Ended up getting hooked myself.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
- 70,124
Has to be Galaxian, at the sit-down console in the Liverpool Arms, Haywards Heath. It only had four levels, and it's the only game I ever managed to complete. The level 4 docking of the mothership was positively ORGASMIC!
Withdean11
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Growing up i used to enjoy a game called Little Big Adventure 2 (never had 1). As a result of this thread i have found out that this game is available to download on Steam. That's my spare time sorted for the foreseeable.
Will be well dated now, i'm sure.
Will be well dated now, i'm sure.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Defender
I used to love this game although strictly not a console game at the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdUlS_cSMoE
I remember going on holiday to a campsite in the South of France in August 1980 (I know this, because we played out inaugural 1st Division game v Arsenal whilst I was there) and we worked out that a 2p piece was close to the same size as a 10 Franc coin (worth 10 credits) and if you span it in the coin slot the Defender game accepted them.
We went round the campsite exchanging 10ps for 2p pieces to keep us in credits.
I love the sounds mix of the game - and it's a great game to play.
I used to love this game although strictly not a console game at the time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdUlS_cSMoE
I remember going on holiday to a campsite in the South of France in August 1980 (I know this, because we played out inaugural 1st Division game v Arsenal whilst I was there) and we worked out that a 2p piece was close to the same size as a 10 Franc coin (worth 10 credits) and if you span it in the coin slot the Defender game accepted them.
We went round the campsite exchanging 10ps for 2p pieces to keep us in credits.
I love the sounds mix of the game - and it's a great game to play.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
This was the only other game at the camp site that accepted 2ps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3upcRD5zB4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3upcRD5zB4
brakespear
Doctor Worm
Phoenix was great, nice music too. I used to love watching people play Defender but was no good at it myself as there were too many buttons
Spent most of my childhood in an amusement arcade as there wasn't anywhere else to go 
