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Retro Gamers Out there? 12:29 - Feb 27 with 24011 viewsToast_R

Remember Elite from the early 80s?
Spent many hours with my brother playing this game.


This revamped version is the stuff wet dreams were made of back then. Sadly with a new born I've no chance of experiencing it, and my PC is too sh*te.

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 15:44 - Mar 1 with 3412 viewsBluce_Ree

Big Ultimate fan I see.

Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore.

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 17:07 - Mar 1 with 3375 viewsLowerloftLad

I used to play a game called golden axe

Ohhhhhh bobby zamora

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 23:34 - Mar 1 with 3322 viewsMetallica_Hoop

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Beer and Beef has made us what we are - The Prince Regent

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 00:06 - Mar 2 with 3307 viewsPommyhoop



Nearly 20 years ago..
Seems like yesterday..

http://cdn.meme.am/instances/250x250/55039027.jpg
Poll: How much should we sell Eze for. What will we get.

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 00:20 - Mar 2 with 3309 viewsbarabajagal

Retro Gamers Out there? on 17:07 - Feb 27 by Nov77



You'd hit the pod and all the little red sods would fill the screen, if you had no nukes left, you were doomed.

Really difficult, my brother had a tactic of carrying one man to protect him. I'm not sure it ever did him any good. 10p a game down 'Fred's' in Bexhill. Seems a life time ago.
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 04:45 - Mar 2 with 3289 viewsFDC

Retro Gamers Out there? on 15:42 - Feb 27 by BklynRanger

That screenshot has filled me with nostalgia, Toast.

Elite was so classy - even the box just seemed to ooze quality! One of my most vivid memories about it was constantly crashing when trying to dock - there'd be this dull crash-thud noise signalling utter catastrophe. Once you were better at it you could get a docking computer that just glided you in while playing the Blue Danube while you sat there with a big smug, spotty grin on your face - the height of fcuking luxury. :)

Classic stuff.


I'm so glad you said that! I was pretty young when I played this, and my only memories are of it being insanely involved and detailed, and that I never once was able to dock my ship - which was always devastating having spent what felt like hours getting into the game!
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 04:51 - Mar 2 with 3287 viewsFDC

Retro Gamers Out there? on 21:04 - Feb 27 by Maggsinho

Yeah, trying to spin the ship and get the right angle to dock was a right pain, the docking computer was always the first thing I bought once I had the credits. But once you got loaded up with more powerful lasers, bigger cargo bay, missiles etc it was awesome.


Ah... so that's how you did it! Could have done with knowing this 25 years ago!
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 12:46 - Mar 2 with 3236 viewstinhead

Can't be arsed to search every page but did you guys realise you can play most of these games in your browser here?

https://archive.org/details/internetarcade

Enjoy!

Puny God!

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 13:23 - Mar 2 with 3213 viewsToast_R

Retro Gamers Out there? on 12:46 - Mar 2 by tinhead

Can't be arsed to search every page but did you guys realise you can play most of these games in your browser here?

https://archive.org/details/internetarcade

Enjoy!


Well done sir, I'll browse through that later.

Anyone Remember Combat School?
Used to cause a Joystick graveyard that game. One particular level was jumping the assault course followed by the monkey bars. Used to take two of you to complete it as by the time you got to the monkey bars, you were too knackered to continue so your mate would have to take over.
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 13:47 - Mar 2 with 3201 viewsMetallica_Hoop

Retro Gamers Out there? on 12:46 - Mar 2 by tinhead

Can't be arsed to search every page but did you guys realise you can play most of these games in your browser here?

https://archive.org/details/internetarcade

Enjoy!


Thank you! Just played WWF for the first time since 1990.

Beer and Beef has made us what we are - The Prince Regent

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 14:01 - Mar 2 with 3193 viewsballbag

My older brother had a ZX Spectrum...memories of hating Gauntlet because I was too young to be any good at it.



I was more of an NES kid...Mario Bros 3 obviously changed my life but Gunsmoke and Contra (including the penis devil boss) ran it.



Never owned a Power Glove like Lucas in The Wizard but did own this idiot, which did nothing.

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 14:37 - Mar 2 with 3180 viewsW7Ranger

on 01:00 - Jan 1 by



I've played there!
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 14:34 - Mar 5 with 3092 viewsBluce_Ree

Retro Gamers Out there? on 13:23 - Mar 2 by Toast_R

Well done sir, I'll browse through that later.

Anyone Remember Combat School?
Used to cause a Joystick graveyard that game. One particular level was jumping the assault course followed by the monkey bars. Used to take two of you to complete it as by the time you got to the monkey bars, you were too knackered to continue so your mate would have to take over.


Oh I remember Combat School very well. My issue with it was the final mission. It was shit as f**k. You spent all this time at firing ranges (at least 3 of the levels were firing ones) and then you went into a hostage situation unarmed and got killed immediately!

Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. Stefan Moore, Stefan Moore running down the wing. He runs like a cheetah, his crosses couldn't be sweeter. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore. Stefan Moore.

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 22:09 - Mar 5 with 3057 viewsloftboy

This was my first game, played on a black and white tv as we didn't get colour until 1976, followed a couple of years later by the Atari

favourite cheese mature Cheddar. FFS there is no such thing as the EPL
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 22:11 - Mar 5 with 3056 viewsloftboy

Retro Gamers Out there? on 02:19 - Feb 28 by Pommyhoop

My local had this beauty.
Get down the wing cross it ,nailed on goal..


I won the world cup on that in the downshift arms in Bracknell.

favourite cheese mature Cheddar. FFS there is no such thing as the EPL
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 22:22 - Mar 5 with 3046 viewsloftboy

Retro Gamers Out there? on 12:23 - Feb 28 by 1BobbyHazell

I am losing my Nostalgia Overload Sh*t on this site.

Playable Spectrum Football Manager

https://archive.org/details/msdos_Football_Manager_1982

It's brilliant/terrible.


When I first left home in 1988 I bought a zx off a mate just to play football manager, you always started in division 4 and played Rochdale first. I moan at my kids for playing Xbox for too long but I once lost a weekend to football manager.

favourite cheese mature Cheddar. FFS there is no such thing as the EPL
Poll: Are you watching the World Cup

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 22:27 - Mar 5 with 3041 viewsPommyhoop

Retro Gamers Out there? on 22:22 - Mar 5 by loftboy

When I first left home in 1988 I bought a zx off a mate just to play football manager, you always started in division 4 and played Rochdale first. I moan at my kids for playing Xbox for too long but I once lost a weekend to football manager.


LOL ..When I discovered that you could play Medal of Honour online against other bods I was lost to the world for a couple of years. My middle and youngest kids only recognised the back of my head.

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Poll: How much should we sell Eze for. What will we get.

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 23:13 - Mar 5 with 3020 viewschris1969

Retro Gamers Out there? on 12:44 - Feb 28 by Pommyhoop

Lets slow this down and and go back to the 70's..Remember this little beauty.Lemans was a stock item in any funfair's arcade tent.
The sound was brilliant , steering wheel needed some serious spinning tho..



And 80s.....spent 2 weeks on a Cornish holiday playing this in a Mevagissey chip shop. Subsidised by learning the fruit machine reels to make the most of 10 nudges.....cherry, orange, bell, jpm
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 02:07 - Mar 6 with 3001 viewsBklynRanger

Retro Gamers Out there? on 02:19 - Feb 28 by Pommyhoop

My local had this beauty.
Get down the wing cross it ,nailed on goal..


I played a load of that in the Weatherspoons pub on Putney High St. I think it also had that bug/feature where if you lumped it up in the air from just outside the box it would always go in. I'd a friend who kept doing it leading to the constant spillage of cheap beer via outraged shovage.
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 08:19 - Mar 6 with 1810 viewsMetallica_Hoop

Me and Orthodox_Hoop spent many a shiny pound coin on Virtual Striker in the Goldhawk. (pre-refurb-refurb)

Beer and Beef has made us what we are - The Prince Regent

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 08:47 - Mar 6 with 1800 viewsPunteR

There used to be a small newsagents on the upper Richmond rd in shene which used to have 5 arcade machines, Altered Beast and Golden Axe being my particular favs.
The old guy working there used to sell you cigarettes ,great when your 13.
Its closed down now .

Occasional providers of half decent House music.

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