Look at post #389 for the answer (it was pretty much a unanimous "nay"), but feel free to talk about the games as long as they're within the realm of the Commodore. If it isn't, then search for (or create if there isn't one) a thread dealing with the systems and I will post a link to it in the main post.Danj said:
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Project Midway
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Just completed Action Biker with CC64S. Game was even more fun I remembered
Catchy tune, interesting bike upgrades and riding on that roller coaster with your bike = FUN. Live Arcade remake would be awesome...
Action Biker at Lemon64
Catchy tune, interesting bike upgrades and riding on that roller coaster with your bike = FUN. Live Arcade remake would be awesome... Action Biker at Lemon64
Bloody Mastertronic! I remember getting sucked in by their cheap-ass (meaning less than 8 bucks, affordable on my budget) games at the local Zellers. Only to find out that they were obviously designed and programmed in less than 3 hours, and that in an entertainment medium plagued with dodgy covers that had little connection to the game's contents, Mastertronic took that to new lows.
One in particular had me wound up upon booting it up like nobody's business. Chiller - a Michael Jackson's "Thriller" rip off. Ugh.
One in particular had me wound up upon booting it up like nobody's business. Chiller - a Michael Jackson's "Thriller" rip off. Ugh.
neopokekun
Member
bishoptl said:
The first version with the Thriller music is quite rare and a collectors item, from Games That Werent C64:
Squeak said:
The pattern for the sky is lovely isn't it? You should listen to the sound effects for the sword (which you hear for 95% of the game). It was like this game was specifically designed to give people migraines.
I also ended up finding a copy of Neuromancer. Unfortunately I was only able to make it to the title screen before it froze up. What was cool about that brief moment was the vocals in the theme music. It was a little crackly but still cool to hear some SID music with singing in it. Click below to check it out and if anybody is able to get this game working let me know.
There was also an Amiga and DOS version. You can find the DOS one at Home of the Underdog. Here's some screenshot comparisons of the different version.
C64
DOS
AMIGA
Lol I love seeing this tread. I'm Lttp but regardless.
I was 4 years old when I got my commadore. I didn't know what an asterisk or quotation marks were so verbally when i would type that in I would say this to myself:
"L" "O" "A" "D" "Shift 2" "Shift 4" "Shift 2" "comma" "8" "comma" 1
lol. I still to this day remember quotes being shift 2 and asterisk being shift 4. Ahh I miss those days.
My grandmother was an old school pirate. She would take the mags, and type in the code and then put it on like 20 floppies for all her friends (including us kids to play games.) The bruce lee game, beach head (sp) and summer games were my favorite.
Question:
Do you guys remember the name of the tank game? It was kinda like chess but it had a red team and a green team both lined up on each side of the map to start. I LOVED this game but can't remember the name of it. Any ideas?
I was 4 years old when I got my commadore. I didn't know what an asterisk or quotation marks were so verbally when i would type that in I would say this to myself:
"L" "O" "A" "D" "Shift 2" "Shift 4" "Shift 2" "comma" "8" "comma" 1
lol. I still to this day remember quotes being shift 2 and asterisk being shift 4. Ahh I miss those days.
My grandmother was an old school pirate. She would take the mags, and type in the code and then put it on like 20 floppies for all her friends (including us kids to play games.) The bruce lee game, beach head (sp) and summer games were my favorite.
Question:
Do you guys remember the name of the tank game? It was kinda like chess but it had a red team and a green team both lined up on each side of the map to start. I LOVED this game but can't remember the name of it. Any ideas?
bishoptl said:
Mastertronic did release a lot of crap, but they also released some awesome games. You took your chances with these guys and fair enough too, they were pretty cheap.
Some of the great games they released:
Kentilla
Master of Magic (I fucking loved this game)
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Ninja
Spellbound
Fuck I just realised. All those games, my favourite of the Mastertronic releases, the music was done by Rob Hubbard. I have a feeling it's more than just a coincidence...
Enk said:
Hey, don't be a wilson!
The one game I am pining for a remake is this one. Even a fan-made one would be terrific. I never got to complete the game as a youngster (game was too hard, and I couldn't find hints on BBS's). I loved the cartoony look of the C-64. Really, added to the humor element of this game.
What I did see of it, I loved so much. It's too ugly and clunky for me to play today.
For the playable games update today I wanted to post something a little different. First I want to give neopokekuns post more exposure. I briefly checked out the homemade Metal Warrior games and was really impressed by the effort put into them.
The series is set up as adventure games with light RPG and shooting elements added to them. The music, animation, and background work is very well done and it gets progressively better with each chapter. There's also an Amiga and GBA version of the game too.
Go here to visit the creators page:
Covert BitOps
I also played Joe Gunn for an extended amount of time and I highly recommend everyone to at least give this game a try. You might find yourself hooked.
Go here to visit his webpage:
Georg Rottensteiner's Website
Click the pictures to get the games:
Metal Warrior
Metal Warrior II
Metal Warrior III
Metal Warrior IV
Joe Gunn
Last, for those like me who love game editors, check out Garry Kitchens GameMaker. There you will find a software editor and lots of tips on how to make your own Commodore 64 game. Heres some pics of the editor:
Spritemaker
Scene Maker
Sound Maker
Music Maker
Also I started having trouble with the 2nd Post. Apparently it has gotten so big that any more information added to it will cause the post to vanish. So Im probably going to have to create a separate post just for the games so I can continue updating all the miscellaneous information.
The series is set up as adventure games with light RPG and shooting elements added to them. The music, animation, and background work is very well done and it gets progressively better with each chapter. There's also an Amiga and GBA version of the game too.
Go here to visit the creators page:
Covert BitOps
I also played Joe Gunn for an extended amount of time and I highly recommend everyone to at least give this game a try. You might find yourself hooked.
Go here to visit his webpage:
Georg Rottensteiner's Website
Click the pictures to get the games:
Metal Warrior
Metal Warrior II
Metal Warrior III
Metal Warrior IV
Joe Gunn
Last, for those like me who love game editors, check out Garry Kitchens GameMaker. There you will find a software editor and lots of tips on how to make your own Commodore 64 game. Heres some pics of the editor:
Spritemaker
Scene Maker
Sound Maker
Music Maker
Also I started having trouble with the 2nd Post. Apparently it has gotten so big that any more information added to it will cause the post to vanish. So Im probably going to have to create a separate post just for the games so I can continue updating all the miscellaneous information.
I tried to do a search but couldn't find it in the thread.
I saw in the OP it said you could hook up the c64 stick to the sega and play it. Well you could also hook up the Sega Master System controller to the c64 and it would work perfectly as well. If anyone can remember that tank game it would make me incredibly excited though.
I used to draw like a mad man in the "windows esque" application for the c64. What was the name of it again? It had a trashcan and all that jazz. It was the original Paint lol
I saw in the OP it said you could hook up the c64 stick to the sega and play it. Well you could also hook up the Sega Master System controller to the c64 and it would work perfectly as well. If anyone can remember that tank game it would make me incredibly excited though.
I used to draw like a mad man in the "windows esque" application for the c64. What was the name of it again? It had a trashcan and all that jazz. It was the original Paint lol
Do you guys remember the text based rpg type games?
I remember one had me freaked out pretty bad. It was one where you were a doctor or something. In a hospital, and you go down stairs pick up a knife and do something with it lol. I can't remember exactly but there was a whole list of those games.
Do you remember the name?
I remember one had me freaked out pretty bad. It was one where you were a doctor or something. In a hospital, and you go down stairs pick up a knife and do something with it lol. I can't remember exactly but there was a whole list of those games.
Do you remember the name?
vumpler said:
Sounds like GEOS
http://toastytech.com/guis/c64g.html
This was probably the first working GUI I had ever seen. I really didn't "get it". Why the hell would I want something like this?
Uh. I just noticed that Quantum Link screenshot on the last page of that GEOS page.
It was for a something like those old BBS services. I didn't have a modem, but for me the remarkable thing about this was that the phone number that was hard-coded into the program was MY HOME PHONE NUMBER! When I first saw this I sat there totally perplexed... "How did it know my phone number?". Later realising that it was supposed to be for another country.
Spectral Glider
Member
BSS said:Sounds like GEOS
http://toastytech.com/guis/c64g.html
This was probably the first working GUI I had ever seen. I really didn't "get it". Why the hell would I want something like this?
I had a copy of GEOS...loved the idea. But, like you, struggled really to find a use for it. Amazing what they were trying to do with 64k, but without a hard drive, GEOS was hampered. I did use GEOWrite for a few of my 7th or 8th grade papers back then. Had an Okidata Okimate 20 color printer. GeoPaint was fun to mess around but impossible to do anything worthwhile without a mouse. I remember when they were bundling GEOS with the 64Cs after awhile.
LOL GEOS!!! Oh shit thats it! Amazing. Geo paint for the mother fucking win! :lol
@ENK: actually none of those are it.
It was like a tactical game. Basically the screen was setup as sort of like a pac man map, but on each side of the screen was each players tanks. Each team had like 20 tanks. Seemed like it was 10 vertical and 2 wide. Left side was red and the right side was maybe green.
The controls were terrible but I loved it :lol Basically you took control of your tank and it drove soooooo slow, and the object was to kill all of the other teams tanks. But you could only shoot the one they were controlling, I believe.
Maybe that helps.
It was only a multiplayer game. You vs someone else. No AI.
@ENK: actually none of those are it.
It was like a tactical game. Basically the screen was setup as sort of like a pac man map, but on each side of the screen was each players tanks. Each team had like 20 tanks. Seemed like it was 10 vertical and 2 wide. Left side was red and the right side was maybe green.
The controls were terrible but I loved it :lol Basically you took control of your tank and it drove soooooo slow, and the object was to kill all of the other teams tanks. But you could only shoot the one they were controlling, I believe.
Maybe that helps.
It was only a multiplayer game. You vs someone else. No AI.
Dude, I was a GEOS master. I mean hardcore. Had the C64 mouse and everything. I remember downloading all kinds of cool GEOS apps from Quantum Link. It was like having shareware before there was even shareware.
I made some awesome images in GEO-PAINT and even uploaded them to Q-Link. I vividly remember re-creating the Winger band logo in GEO-PAINT and watching it get downloaded a bunch from Q-LINK. :lol
Of course, GEOS 2.0 was where it was at and the best GEOS app was probably GEO-PUBLISH. That was awesome. I used it a few times in high-school. It blew away my teachers. Printed it all on my trusty Okidata 20 color printer. I even had the rare 1581 drive, which was almost like having a hard drive for the C64.
Seriously guys, I was a hardcore C64 user. I was in a local Commodore user group. I ran a couple of C64 BBSs (CNet of course). I rode out the C64 for a long time before upgrading to the Amiga.
I made some awesome images in GEO-PAINT and even uploaded them to Q-Link. I vividly remember re-creating the Winger band logo in GEO-PAINT and watching it get downloaded a bunch from Q-LINK. :lol
Of course, GEOS 2.0 was where it was at and the best GEOS app was probably GEO-PUBLISH. That was awesome. I used it a few times in high-school. It blew away my teachers. Printed it all on my trusty Okidata 20 color printer. I even had the rare 1581 drive, which was almost like having a hard drive for the C64.
Seriously guys, I was a hardcore C64 user. I was in a local Commodore user group. I ran a couple of C64 BBSs (CNet of course). I rode out the C64 for a long time before upgrading to the Amiga.
Schrade
Member
I had the OKIdata 10 printer and a C128. The C128 was fantastic especially for BOBSterm Pro 128 and GEOS 128. I also had a 1581. I wish I could find some way to read some of my old 1581 disks as they contain some old chat logs from my first chat BBS that I want to save. I got rid of the C128/Drives when I got an Amiga 500.ckohler said:
The output from the OKIdata printers was amazing at the time. Yay for thermal transfer printers!
I vaguely remember GEOS. My dad had GEOS installed on the Commodore 64 at his workplace and I remember trying to mess around with it. I was to young to fully understand it though and wanted to play games instead.
Here's a video of GEOS running on the DS:
GeosDS
And you can grab GEOS to mess around with here:
CBM Files
Here's a video of GEOS running on the DS:
GeosDS
And you can grab GEOS to mess around with here:
CBM Files
Speaking of GEOS and various OS software for the C64. I bought a network card for one of mine and it came with a linux variant. Here's a pic of my SX-64 connected to my network and browsing the internet. Of course, with it being a stock C64 with no RAM or CPU upgrades, it ran stupidly slow and wasn't really worth the trouble. But still, at least it works.
The network card is sticking out of the cartridge slot as you can see. The web page which was one of our web pages at work is obviously only displaying in text. It is shown on the inbuilt SX-64 monitor and the connected external monitor.
The network card is sticking out of the cartridge slot as you can see. The web page which was one of our web pages at work is obviously only displaying in text. It is shown on the inbuilt SX-64 monitor and the connected external monitor.
I actually quite liked the Mastertronic stuff. It only cost £1.99 or £2.99 for those games, and I got plenty of entertainment value from those. The codemasters stuff from the time was probably slightly better though.
I recall just using Shift+Run/Stop to load my games off tapes.
Wasn't this just for floppy discs, though?vumpler said:
I recall just using Shift+Run/Stop to load my games off tapes.
neopokekun
Member
There is a new book about C64 games comming out soon called The Commodore 64 Book - 1982 to 199X.
You can order the the book here.
You can order the the book here.
dock UK said:
Yeah or L - Shift - O
Or if you were one of those crazy people: Shiftlock - Run/Stop - Shiftlock
What the? How the hell did I not notice that this existed? That's like a Mario fan going through life unaware of Super Mario All-Stars. The music is pretty good remix too. It's not as bombastic as the C64 version (which I prefer) but it's nowhere near the godawful mess that The Last Ninja 2 NES version was. Still, I can't wait to get some time to sit down and play this one.
I have the ZX spectrum book too. These books are really expensive for what they are, but they're a really nice luxury for fans of the era to own. There isn't really any alternative to this, so it's worth paying the £25 for the book (including postage).neopokekun said:There is a new book about C64 games comming out soon called The Commodore 64 Book - 1982 to 199X.
You can order the the book here.
Spectral Glider
Member
ckohler said:
Man, some of you guys are the hardest of hardcore. I salute you!
Chichikov said:
I don't know in other countries, but in Italy piracy was legal at the time since computer programs were not recognized as intellectual properties.
We had compilation of games coming out at the news kiosk every other week; today we have newspapers with cds/dvds filled with demos, back then we had a sheet or two (instructions) with a tape, each side had 5 games or so. The publishers changed the program names and translated them but other than that you got the originals (sans original manuals & other physical stuff).
At first the games loading wasn't speeded up with turbotape (or similar) loaders, so the tapes were rather longish and a few games may even not be working. A favorite pastime of us kids was exchanging tapes when such games weren't working (all you needed was a tape player and a tape recorder, or a double deck for the technologically advanced kids).
Enk said:What the? How the hell did I not notice that this existed? That's like a Mario fan going through life unaware of Super Mario All-Stars. The music is pretty good remix too. It's not as bombastic as the C64 version (which I prefer) but it's nowhere near the godawful mess that The Last Ninja 2 NES version was. Still, I can't wait to get some time to sit down and play this one.
Yep, Ninja Remix on the Amiga actually looks really good and sounds really good. I've never played it though.
Project Midway
Member
yeah I think this was the case here in Finland too. It was OK to copy computer games with your friends if there was no money involved. IIRC.maxmars said:
Heres a few more suggestions for the Direct Downloads. One game which I am surprised got little discussed in this thread was Karateka. It was created by Jordan Mechner of Prince of Persia fame and is like a cinematic International Karate. Check this game out if you get the chance. Heres a few pics of it:
The next one is a text adventure game based on the Hobbit. It was quite advanced for its time with its attention to details and also played out in real time. The other is Raid Over Bungeline Bay, the first game created by Sim Citys Will Wright.
-Think Way of the Exploding Fist with Prince of Persias cinematic presentation
-What a coincidence! It was done by Jordan Mechner!
-Mechners first hit game
-Has sound cues which were later used in Prince of Persia
-More information and strategy guide HERE
-A text adventure game based on the furry footed, weed smoking hippie
-Had a pretty advance parser for its time. Capable of understanding Inglish.
-Its also a real time text game. Events continue on even when you leave the keyboard.
-There's an older version of the game which you can get HERE
-More information HERE
-The first videogame made by Will Wright!
-Realistic hellcraft controls!!
-360° scrolling screen!!!
-5 increasing levels of challenge!!!!!
The next one is a text adventure game based on the Hobbit. It was quite advanced for its time with its attention to details and also played out in real time. The other is Raid Over Bungeline Bay, the first game created by Sim Citys Will Wright.
-Think Way of the Exploding Fist with Prince of Persias cinematic presentation
-What a coincidence! It was done by Jordan Mechner!
-Mechners first hit game
-Has sound cues which were later used in Prince of Persia
-More information and strategy guide HERE
-A text adventure game based on the furry footed, weed smoking hippie
-Had a pretty advance parser for its time. Capable of understanding Inglish.
-Its also a real time text game. Events continue on even when you leave the keyboard.
-There's an older version of the game which you can get HERE
-More information HERE
-The first videogame made by Will Wright!
-Realistic hellcraft controls!!
-360° scrolling screen!!!
-5 increasing levels of challenge!!!!!
Spectral Glider
Member
Enk said:Heres a few more suggestions for the Direct Downloads. One game which I am surprised got little discussed in this thread was Karateka. It was created by Jordan Mechner of Prince of Persia fame and is like a cinematic International Karate. Check this game out if you get the chance. Heres a few pics of it:
The next one is a text adventure game based on the Hobbit. It was quite advanced for its time with its attention to details and also played out in real time. The other is Raid Over Bungeline Bay, the first game created by Sim Citys Will Wright.
-Think Way of the Exploding Fist with Prince of Persias cinematic presentation
-What a coincidence! It was done by Jordan Mechner!
-Mechners first hit game
-Has sound cues which were later used in Prince of Persia
-More information and strategy guide HERE
-A text adventure game based on the furry footed, weed smoking hippie
-Had a pretty advance parser for its time. Capable of understanding Inglish.
-Its also a real time text game. Events continue on even when you leave the keyboard.
-There's an older version of the game which you can get HERE
-More information HERE
-The first videogame made by Will Wright!
-Realistic hellcraft controls!!
-360° scrolling screen!!!
-5 increasing levels of challenge!!!!!
Had and enjoyed all three of those. Seems Karateka is a bit love it or hate it game though based on controls and pacing. Some people thought it slow and clunky. I can see their point, but I loved it just the same. Was a hard game man, gave your joystick a workout.
The Hobbit I liked, it even came with a copy of the novel. Only problem for me was I kept getting stuck at the same part, something about the bulbous eyes staring or falling or something. No matter what I did, I got stuck there time after time.
And I mentioned Bungeling previously, I really liked that one. My favorite part was trying to get my wounded chopper to take a factory with me on the way down. Good stuff.
WHAT.Enk said:
I didn't even knew it had this feature, I distinctly remember having to "wait" for the sun to rise.
I also remember Thorin singing a song about gold while I was "wait"-ing.
You and me both.Spectral Glider said:
Damn, 97% finished, had that bow guy killed everyone, he was very responsive -
say bard shoot [something].
[something] is dead.
homicidal dude for hire, good times!
(and yes, that includes Gandalf, that's right bitch, that's what you're getting for writing a play about poofters).
but still, those stupid eyes.
Too bad gamefaqs was like 15 away from coming into existence.
Not that I would've go for a walkthrough, that's for weaksauces, just you know, had to know who would win in a fight, pikachu or the hobbit.
Man this thread brought up a lot of childhood memories. Other games that I remember playing much:
- Skate or Die! Yes the C64 version was far better than the NES version.
- California Games - the half pipe and footbag events were to die for
- Pirates! - Arguably one of Sid Meier's greatest games
- Tiger Heli - I spent hours picking up survivors and flying them back to safety.
Thanks for this wonderful post!
- Skate or Die! Yes the C64 version was far better than the NES version.
- California Games - the half pipe and footbag events were to die for
- Pirates! - Arguably one of Sid Meier's greatest games
- Tiger Heli - I spent hours picking up survivors and flying them back to safety.
Thanks for this wonderful post!
bobbyconover
Member
ckohler said:Here's some more game I owned which haven't been shown yet (most were mentioned):
Holy shit, you're officially the first person I've met since my childhood who has heard of this game, much less owned it. Are you originally from Seattle? Did you own a retail copy? I got mine through a neighborhood kid who left a disk full of games at my house when I was about 6 years old. I've spent most of my life wondering if the game was officially released, or if it was just some kind of homebrew thing done by kids in Seattle that got passed around until it ended up in my hands. If you have any interesting info on the game please let me know!
I still listen to the music all the time, too. So awesome. It must've been the first ever dancing/pseudo "rhythm" game?
I always thought of Kareteka as more of an Apple 2 game, for some reason.
Anyway, random trivia of the day: The man who drew all those awesome Zzap! 64 / Crash magazine covers, Oli Frey, is also the guy who drew the comic book intro sequence for the first Christopher Reeves Superman movie.
Anyway, random trivia of the day: The man who drew all those awesome Zzap! 64 / Crash magazine covers, Oli Frey, is also the guy who drew the comic book intro sequence for the first Christopher Reeves Superman movie.
Anyone remember Beyond the Forbidden Forest? Had awesome music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyCJX3Ey9qs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyCJX3Ey9qs
Spectral Glider
Member
boco77 said:
Oh yes....the music for cave level with the bats was great. Was much better than the first Forbidden Forest. Never did beat it though.
Damn, people actually played Karateka with a joystick? Strictly keyboard! Left and Right Cursor, Q-A-Z and W-S-X for high, med and low punches/kicks. I can't believe I still remember that.
Like Gaz said, I always saw it as an Apple II (or Apple Poo, as we C-64 owners used to troll it on the playgrounds) title.
Like Gaz said, I always saw it as an Apple II (or Apple Poo, as we C-64 owners used to troll it on the playgrounds) title.