Retro Gaming

[Calnefoxile]

Just come across this:

http://www.freespaceinvaders.org/

A bit of nostalgia for the 40-somethings amongst us  

Oh those were the days!!!!

Regards

Neal.

P.S.

See if you can beat this http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/fe/news/space-invaders-record-smashed-10c6fe.html

[EtchedPixels]

More into retro-modelling, currently building assorted 1970s N scale kits - fortunately with modern paints and glues

Alan

[Sprintex]

Better off with the real thing  

Currently have an Atari ST with a dozen of my favourite games from the time, a ZX Spectrum 48k with about 20 games, and an Atari 2600 with about 25 games (including Space Invaders and Asteroids). Not a huge selection really, but I was quite fussy about what I played back then and I haven't changed much  

Prefer the simplicity and playability of old consoles/games, have tried Playstation 2 & 3 and also Xbox - you can keep them as far as I'm concerned  


Paul

[poliss]

I was never a fan of Space Invaders. Preferred Galaxian. I have a Sega Megadrive with Sonic. :-)

[4x2]

Gemini wing on the c64 - That game cost me 3 joysticks ! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff-hyyuacQ8&list=FLGTeru4tTABWQOKdi7tMvIw&index=4

[Sprintex]

Daley Thomson's Decathlon was the joystick-killer on the Spectrum 


Paul

[Dock Shunter]

Daley Thomson's Decathlon was the joystick-killer on the Spectrum 


Paul

Your not kidding.....


            Still got my Speccy........Way of the Exploding Fist was my favourite game....
            And who could forget Sensible Soccer on the Amiga.....
           
            Happy Days....

[Pengi]

Five favourite games from Retro era are:

Rescue on Fractalus on Atari 800 - this was simply stunning at the time
Archipelagos on ST
Elite (thank heavens there is a great free version, Oolite, for the Mac)
Revs on the BBC
Chuckie Egg

I agree that the modern games don't have quite the same appeal for me though Sonic the Hedgehog series are brilliant in their gameplay, simplicity and music. Also love the John Madden series.

[4x2]

Five favourite games from Retro era are:

Rescue on Fractalus on Atari 800 - this was simply stunning at the time
Archipelagos on ST
Elite (thank heavens there is a great free version, Oolite, for the Mac)
Revs on the BBC
Chuckie Egg

I agree that the modern games don't have quite the same appeal for me though Sonic the Hedgehog series are brilliant in their gameplay, simplicity and music. Also love the John Madden series.

Rescue on Fractalus was awesome !!! when an ailen jumped up on the screen, i pooped myself !

[EtchedPixels]

Ah yes the joys of the Android phone spectrum emulator.

Mind you the world has moved on from Southern Belle on the spectrum !

Alan
(used to work on game stuff for Adventure International and friends)

[Pengi]

Five favourite games from Retro era are:

Rescue on Fractalus on Atari 800 - this was simply stunning at the time
Archipelagos on ST
Elite (thank heavens there is a great free version, Oolite, for the Mac)
Revs on the BBC
Chuckie Egg

I agree that the modern games don't have quite the same appeal for me though Sonic the Hedgehog series are brilliant in their gameplay, simplicity and music. Also love the John Madden series.

Rescue on Fractalus was awesome !!! when an ailen jumped up on the screen, i pooped myself !

Yes - I remember this. You could hear the pilot knocking to be let in but you had to leave him outside in case he was an alien - when he would jump on the screen. The longer you left the pilot, the weaker the knocks became - that was amazing detail for a game of that age

Was the Southern Belle the simulator of the Victoria to Brighton line?

[longbridge]

Crikey I remember plating tennis with my boys many years ago, it had lines that went up and down on the screen and a boing sound when the spot hit the line, that I am afraid is the extent of my TV game experience.

Sold many hundreds of PS1,2 &3, Nintendo64, XBox, Sega and Wee consoles and games when I worked in a Pawnbrokers shop but after seeing what some of these gamers did to themselves by sitting in front of the TV for hour after hour decided it was not for me.

[SymonC]

Crikey I remember plating tennis with my boys many years ago, it had lines that went up and down on the screen and a boing sound when the spot hit the line, that I am afraid is the extent of my TV game experience.

Sold many hundreds of PS1,2 &3, Nintendo64, XBox, Sega and Wee consoles and games when I worked in a Pawnbrokers shop but after seeing what some of these gamers did to themselves by sitting in front of the TV for hour after hour decided it was not for me.

Binatone TV games!, I still have mine along with a Sinclair ZX81, a Spectrum 48k with rubber keyboard and a Spectrum 128k !

[Alex]

Hi,

Used to have an Amiga 500 upgraded to 1 whole Meg. State of the art back then. Had most flights sims. One of the best was F16 Combat Pilot, a pig to try and land manually.

One of my favorite retro games was The Centipede, I think that's what it was called. It moved back and forth along the screen and when you hit part of it, it turned into a mushroom. Says it all really.

Alex

[cudders]

I have an emulator with all the old games on so I can play em on the PC, Gorf, 1942, Metal Slug etc etc  lots of Amiga games and the legend that is Manic Miner.. 

Cudders