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Retro Gamers Out there? 12:29 - Feb 27 with 22799 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 01:57 - Feb 28 with 3708 viewsqueensparker

Xenon 2 on the Amiga. Tough as hell, and brilliant Bomb The Bass soundtrack. First time this booted up I knew I was in the future

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 01:59 - Feb 28 with 3706 viewsBluce_Ree

And I raise you...


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 02:16 - Feb 28 with 3698 viewsPunteR

Outrun.
Cabal
commando

I had the the spectrum 128k , top games, Robocop,stealth fighter, Batman
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 02:19 - Feb 28 with 3696 viewsPommyhoop

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

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 02:25 - Feb 28 with 3693 viewsMetallica_Hoop

Retro Gamers Out there? on 01:54 - Feb 28 by Toast_R

I'll see your Speedball 2 and raise you this beast of a game

Dungeon Master


Winner.

The best Atari ST game ever.

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

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 03:02 - Feb 28 with 3679 viewsBklynRanger

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.


That is a legitimate use of the word awesome Maggs.
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 04:00 - Feb 28 with 3671 viewsitsbiga

If we're talking Spectrum games then;
Commando
Green Beret
Jet Pac
Turmoil
Chuckie Egg
Ant Attack
3D Death Chase
Frank Bruno Boxing
Alchemist
Bruce Lee
Way of the exploding fist
They were my favs back I'm the day :)
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 05:46 - Feb 28 with 3658 viewsBklynRanger

Green Beret was a ferocious game. Nothing these days equals the brutality of that music and pixels.
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 08:48 - Feb 28 with 3624 viewsDiscodroids

my era would have been the atari 2600 with 'pitfall' 'yars revenge', 'riddle of the sphinx', 'centipede', 'missile command' and venture being the ones i recall most.

purchased a colecovision with my first ever pay packet in 1984 from a toy shop in east ham.

the shop fell silent as it was passed down to me from the holy altar like the 'spear of destiny' ..for £150.. think it came with a game called 'sea battle ' or 'zaxxon'.

never met anyone who had an intellevision games console from the same period.

".... You are the... Duke of New York... You're A-Number One!".

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 09:17 - Feb 28 with 3616 viewsdanehoop

I had a great job in my early career working in what was originally Lightning Records in Ruislip High Street which then became Trumps Records.

My main job was running the computer games and video section.
I spent the best part of 18 months wasting my life playing the games being described. Very much enjoyed playing things like paperboy, gauntlet and the rest mentioned here whilst being paid to do so. When I got bored it was a bit quiet I'd go downstairs and play my tunes. Used to get loads of freebies, tickets, merchandise etc. Looking back I am wondering why I stopped.

Never knowingly understood

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 10:54 - Feb 28 with 3586 viewsN12Hoop

Retro Gamers Out there? on 08:48 - Feb 28 by Discodroids

my era would have been the atari 2600 with 'pitfall' 'yars revenge', 'riddle of the sphinx', 'centipede', 'missile command' and venture being the ones i recall most.

purchased a colecovision with my first ever pay packet in 1984 from a toy shop in east ham.

the shop fell silent as it was passed down to me from the holy altar like the 'spear of destiny' ..for £150.. think it came with a game called 'sea battle ' or 'zaxxon'.

never met anyone who had an intellevision games console from the same period.


Was also an Atari 2600 man. Used to save up my money and go to Wembley Market to buy the latest cartridge. Most memorable games:
Chopper Command
Endurance
Missile Command
There was an Egyptian one I loved. Tutankhamen I think it was called.
There was an arcade version of Pitfall which was in a newsagent near my school. Was utterly addicted.
Oh, and Decathlon on the Atari was fun, but the 800 metres was an absolute killer!

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 11:01 - Feb 28 with 3585 viewsToast_R

Retro Gamers Out there? on 09:17 - Feb 28 by danehoop

I had a great job in my early career working in what was originally Lightning Records in Ruislip High Street which then became Trumps Records.

My main job was running the computer games and video section.
I spent the best part of 18 months wasting my life playing the games being described. Very much enjoyed playing things like paperboy, gauntlet and the rest mentioned here whilst being paid to do so. When I got bored it was a bit quiet I'd go downstairs and play my tunes. Used to get loads of freebies, tickets, merchandise etc. Looking back I am wondering why I stopped.


Wow, I'd do that job for free!

Now here is a moment in time that I witnessed just what the possibilities multiplayer gaming were.

1989/90. My next door neighbour's (and friend) older brother who had an Atari St, went and bought an Amiga 500. Anyone remember Stunt-car Racer? You could link the two computers via a cable and off you went. Two player Stunt-Car Racer, no split screen nonsense, this was the first time I'd seen anything like this and to say it enhanced the fun and playability of the game is an understatement. This was pure unadulterated competitive gaming, the doorway to what was to come in a few years time.



My friend was a bit of a sore loser and rated himself as the Stunt-Car Racer Guru. I remember he and my brother going head to head one afternoon, he handed my siblings ass to him on a plate and was near lapping him on one of the more difficult circuits, the one where you had a ridiculous jump to navigate (The Roller Coaster maybe?). My brother having given up by this point, reversed his car back up the track to the spot where cars travelling the right way round the circuit, would usually land having completed a successful jump. As my friend landed on the other side of the drop he slammed straight into my brothers car, wrecking himself in the progress meaning my brother snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. My friend took his petulance out on the Atari ST, breaking it in the process. He ended up in tears about it as he knew his older brother would kick his ass. My brother and I swiftly left before he arrived home at this point. That was the last time I'd ever go around their house, the family moved to Edinburgh shortly after. I didn't see him again for years when he moved back to London as an adult.





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Retro Gamers Out there? on 11:07 - Feb 28 with 3582 viewsPunteR

Sega mega drive was the game changer for me.
Arcade graphics on your tv.
It was the first console I bought with my hard earned paper round money.-£180
Sonic the hedgehog
Micky mouse castle of illusion
Are classics

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 11:15 - Feb 28 with 3578 viewsozexile

Retro Gamers Out there? on 08:48 - Feb 28 by Discodroids

my era would have been the atari 2600 with 'pitfall' 'yars revenge', 'riddle of the sphinx', 'centipede', 'missile command' and venture being the ones i recall most.

purchased a colecovision with my first ever pay packet in 1984 from a toy shop in east ham.

the shop fell silent as it was passed down to me from the holy altar like the 'spear of destiny' ..for £150.. think it came with a game called 'sea battle ' or 'zaxxon'.

never met anyone who had an intellevision games console from the same period.


I'm in tears. Brilliant.
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 11:38 - Feb 28 with 3563 viewsBasingstokeR

Retro Gamers Out there? on 11:07 - Feb 28 by PunteR

Sega mega drive was the game changer for me.
Arcade graphics on your tv.
It was the first console I bought with my hard earned paper round money.-£180
Sonic the hedgehog
Micky mouse castle of illusion
Are classics

[Post edited 1 Mar 2015 9:59]


Same for me; years of pocket money plus paper round money saved went into the Mega Drive 2 for my first own console. Before that lots of DOS EGA/VGA games on the PC like Joust, Asteroid, Commander Keen, VGASharks and Monty Python.
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 12:03 - Feb 28 with 3548 views1BobbyHazell

Retro Gamers Out there? on 08:48 - Feb 28 by Discodroids

my era would have been the atari 2600 with 'pitfall' 'yars revenge', 'riddle of the sphinx', 'centipede', 'missile command' and venture being the ones i recall most.

purchased a colecovision with my first ever pay packet in 1984 from a toy shop in east ham.

the shop fell silent as it was passed down to me from the holy altar like the 'spear of destiny' ..for £150.. think it came with a game called 'sea battle ' or 'zaxxon'.

never met anyone who had an intellevision games console from the same period.


Pitfall you say?

https://archive.org/details/atari_2600_pitfall_1983_cce_c-813

That site is amazing, they are just working on being able to play 100's of old console and arcade games.

Worth a browse
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 12:03 - Feb 28 with 3547 viewsPommyhoop

Retro Gamers Out there? on 11:07 - Feb 28 by PunteR

Sega mega drive was the game changer for me.
Arcade graphics on your tv.
It was the first console I bought with my hard earned paper round money.-£180
Sonic the hedgehog
Micky mouse castle of illusion
Are classics

[Post edited 1 Mar 2015 9:59]


Ahh the Sega Mega Drive.
The regulars on the Frankie thread will know of my allegiance to Swainey from DOP.
I first heard the repetitive delights of Groovy Beat round his while playing Road Rash mashed off my face.

Go on Kev My Son !!!
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 12:13 - Feb 28 with 3540 views1BobbyHazell

Retro Gamers Out there? on 11:01 - Feb 28 by Toast_R

Wow, I'd do that job for free!

Now here is a moment in time that I witnessed just what the possibilities multiplayer gaming were.

1989/90. My next door neighbour's (and friend) older brother who had an Atari St, went and bought an Amiga 500. Anyone remember Stunt-car Racer? You could link the two computers via a cable and off you went. Two player Stunt-Car Racer, no split screen nonsense, this was the first time I'd seen anything like this and to say it enhanced the fun and playability of the game is an understatement. This was pure unadulterated competitive gaming, the doorway to what was to come in a few years time.



My friend was a bit of a sore loser and rated himself as the Stunt-Car Racer Guru. I remember he and my brother going head to head one afternoon, he handed my siblings ass to him on a plate and was near lapping him on one of the more difficult circuits, the one where you had a ridiculous jump to navigate (The Roller Coaster maybe?). My brother having given up by this point, reversed his car back up the track to the spot where cars travelling the right way round the circuit, would usually land having completed a successful jump. As my friend landed on the other side of the drop he slammed straight into my brothers car, wrecking himself in the progress meaning my brother snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. My friend took his petulance out on the Atari ST, breaking it in the process. He ended up in tears about it as he knew his older brother would kick his ass. My brother and I swiftly left before he arrived home at this point. That was the last time I'd ever go around their house, the family moved to Edinburgh shortly after. I didn't see him again for years when he moved back to London as an adult.





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Loved Stunt Car Racer

They've got that as well.

https://archive.org/details/msdos_Stunt_Track_Racer_1989

I'm supposed to be sanding and waxing a door this morning while the family is out. Not happening.

I just tried playing The Hobbit. Remember that!? On the spectrum, the original role playing/fantasy/adventure game.

Typing in dozens of commands until the computer actually recognised one! "Open door". Keep it simple.
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 12:23 - Feb 28 with 3534 views1BobbyHazell

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.
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 12:44 - Feb 28 with 3521 viewsPommyhoop

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..


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Retro Gamers Out there? on 00:05 - Mar 1 with 3437 viewsSimonStainrod

Retro Gamers Out there? on 12:13 - Feb 28 by 1BobbyHazell

Loved Stunt Car Racer

They've got that as well.

https://archive.org/details/msdos_Stunt_Track_Racer_1989

I'm supposed to be sanding and waxing a door this morning while the family is out. Not happening.

I just tried playing The Hobbit. Remember that!? On the spectrum, the original role playing/fantasy/adventure game.

Typing in dozens of commands until the computer actually recognised one! "Open door". Keep it simple.
[Post edited 28 Feb 2015 12:17]


Bloody thorin sitting down and singing about gold the whole time no matter what you asked him to do!
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 08:32 - Mar 1 with 3392 viewsMetallica_Hoop

Dino Dino. Played my 49 cap Alex Reeves until he was 57. made a note of goals/games per season. Poor sod could only walk around when I retired him.


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

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 09:00 - Mar 1 with 3368 viewspaulparker

Retro Gamers Out there? on 04:00 - Feb 28 by itsbiga

If we're talking Spectrum games then;
Commando
Green Beret
Jet Pac
Turmoil
Chuckie Egg
Ant Attack
3D Death Chase
Frank Bruno Boxing
Alchemist
Bruce Lee
Way of the exploding fist
They were my favs back I'm the day :)
[Post edited 28 Feb 2015 4:02]


The ZX spectrum ahh kids today would laugh you out of town if they had to play that
It would take 6 days for a game to load and you had to put up with a horrible screeching sound,
Loved Renegade as a kid though as well as double dragon, Robocop and Emily's Hughes international soccer

And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles Brian Moore

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 09:32 - Mar 1 with 3356 viewsPunteR

Retro Gamers Out there? on 09:00 - Mar 1 by paulparker

The ZX spectrum ahh kids today would laugh you out of town if they had to play that
It would take 6 days for a game to load and you had to put up with a horrible screeching sound,
Loved Renegade as a kid though as well as double dragon, Robocop and Emily's Hughes international soccer





Loved this game,except for the fact on this level you could only turn left.

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Retro Gamers Out there? on 14:46 - Mar 1 with 3308 viewsBluce_Ree

Great shouts for Renegade and Batman: The Movie there.

Top Speccy games

1. Rebelstar 2
2. Renegade
3. Myth
4. Chaos
5. Bruce Lee
6. Renegade
7. Midnight Resistance
8. Megabucks
9. Quazatron
10. Way of the Exploding Fist

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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