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What old games did you grow up with...
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ShadowNate
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Bubble Bobble, Double Dragon 1 and 2, Karateka, Alley Cat, Rockford, Titus the Fox, Xenon 2 Megablast, Bruce Lee, King's Quest III, Quest for Glory (So you want to be a hero?)
levyjl1988
Banned
I wish Sierra games were ported on Switch somehow...
Efren is G.O.A.T.
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Games that had a profound impact when I was a kid were...
Final Fantasy
Legend of Zelda
Monkey Island
Leisure Suit Larry
Mario
Resident Evil
Final Fantasy
Legend of Zelda
Monkey Island
Leisure Suit Larry
Mario
Resident Evil
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
NES games like SMB3 and SNES games like Zelda Alttp and Donkey Kong Country. Also PC games like DOOM, Quake and the Lucas adventure games.
Sosokrates
Report me if I continue to console war
Also Amiga 500 games
Like the terminator 2 games and zombie apocalypse. Battle tanx was good too.
darth.shrimp
Member
I know that feel. Seeing those new Star Wars games like JFO or the next Lego one, when what I grew up with was that:
...now THAT's making me feel old
The_hunter
Member
Has anyone else played this?
Catphish
Member
I know that feel. Seeing those new Star Wars games like JFO or the next Lego one, when what I grew up with was that:
...now THAT's making me feel old
That brings back so many memories.
ReBurn
Gold Member
I know that feel. Seeing those new Star Wars games like JFO or the next Lego one, when what I grew up with was that:
...now THAT's making me feel old
They seem so primitive today but man those games were so much fun
Havoc2049
Member
Excellent taste in games. The first four Lucasfilm Games; Ballblazer, Rescue on Fractalus, The Eidolon and Kronis Rift on the Atari 8-bit were excellent.A few come to mind. I was an Atari (800/ST) kid growing up. Of course I had consoles too, but these are some lesser known gems.
The Eidolon:
Alternate Reality:
Phantasie:
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The Phantasie trilogy is such an underrated classic. It was the first JRPG, before the genre even existed. It had an overworld map, zoomed in dungeon maps, turned based combat on a separate screen and a victory dance when your team won the battle. The ST version of the Phantasie trilogy is the best as well.
From my collection:
fart town usa
Gold Member
So good, so insanely good. I really wish this game was available on modern consoles. I've seen a few modern games that completely rip off the game but footage of them look rough as hell and I don't want to spend $20 only to be disappointed.I remember playing old PC titles when I was young on these systems
Sky Roads
The OST is fantastic as well.
I stumbled on this game when abandonware was a big thing, probably mid to late 90s. Downloaded tons of PC games and Sky Roads was easily one of my favorites.
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Edgelord79
Gold Member
Manhunter Series
King's Quest Series
Space Quest Series
LA Crackdown
Gold Rush! (Extremely under-rated)
Thexder
Sopwith
First Computer
King's Quest Series
Space Quest Series
LA Crackdown
Gold Rush! (Extremely under-rated)
Thexder
Sopwith
First Computer
fart town usa
Gold Member
This game is awesome, point and click but solid graphics and it plays out just like an episode of the show.
I beat it without any guides, was super proud of myself. The full game came with our first PC, a forest green Acer Aspire. Played a ton of abandonware on that PC, good times.
Sam & Max Hit the Road was another favorite of mine.
Yoda Stories was awesome too, and the Indiana Jones one. They were so simple but addicting as hell.
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BusierDonkey
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Started with this gem. Literally baby's first racing game.
Grandpa bought this after heart attack #5 to keep busy. Eventually he got used to only having 1/5 of his heart working and gave it to us, built a garage then died.
Not sure where it came from but this was a staple around the house growing up.
Interestingly, I just recently found both at a local game shop in really nice shape and got them for my older brother for his birthday.
Also had this one along with a bunch of Tiger handheld games like Castlevania and Karnov.
Grandma bought us a Tandy 1000SL
Space Quest
Family Feud
Thexder
Janitor Joe
Red Baron
etc...
We got an NES pretty late to the party. Started with Super Mario Bros. and went from there.
Grandpa bought this after heart attack #5 to keep busy. Eventually he got used to only having 1/5 of his heart working and gave it to us, built a garage then died.
Not sure where it came from but this was a staple around the house growing up.
Interestingly, I just recently found both at a local game shop in really nice shape and got them for my older brother for his birthday.
Also had this one along with a bunch of Tiger handheld games like Castlevania and Karnov.
Grandma bought us a Tandy 1000SL
Space Quest
Family Feud
Thexder
Janitor Joe
Red Baron
etc...
We got an NES pretty late to the party. Started with Super Mario Bros. and went from there.
GrayFoxPL
Member
Excellent taste in games. The first four Lucasfilm Games; Ballblazer, Rescue on Fractalus, The Eidolon and Kronis Rift on the Atari 8-bit were excellent.
The Phantasie trilogy is such an underrated classic. It was the first JRPG, before the genre even existed. It had an overworld map, zoomed in dungeon maps, turned based combat on a separate screen and a victory dance when your team won the battle. The ST version of the Phantasie trilogy is the best as well.
From my collection:
Jaguar controller?
Havoc2049
Member
Yes and no.
The Atari STE (Enhanced) and Atari Falcon (32-bit) computers had controller ports added to the left side of the computers, the same ports that ended up on the Jaguar. They released the Atari Power Pad for their computer line, in matching grey, which is just like the Jaguar controller and they can be interchanged. There are only around 10-20 games that have controller support for the STE and Falcon. The STE came out in late 1989 and the Falcon came out in early 1993, while Jaguar came out in late '93. The Power Pad came out after the Falcon was released, but I'm not sure which came out first, the Power Pad or the Jag Pad.
Substation, released in 1995, is a first person shooter for STE/Falcon and supports the Power Pad/Jag Pad.
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GrayFoxPL
Member
Yes and no.
The Atari STE (Enhanced) and Atari Falcon (32-bit) computers had controller ports added to the left side of the computers, the same ports that ended up on the Jaguar. They released the Atari Power Pad for their computer line, which is just like the Jaguar controller and they can be interchanged. There are only around 10-20 games that have controller support for the STE and Falcon. The STE came out in late 1989 and the Falcon came out in early 1993, while Jaguar came out in late '93. The Power Pad came out after the Falcon was released, but I'm not sure which came out first, the Power Pad or the Jag Pad.
Substation, released in 1995, is a first person shooter for STE/Falcon and supports the Power Pad/Jag Pad.
Very interesting!
