Speaking of the good old days...
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There used to be a DOS game called Digger that I loved. And one of my first game addictions was Prince of Persia (the first version).
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You mean Dig Dug? That's another fave of mine.
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leckey wrote:
You mean Dig Dug? That's another fave of mine.
Yep, they are pretty much the same. The exe name for one version was digger.exe. So we all ended up calling it Digger :-) The accompanying 4-bit music/sound through the PC speaker amazed us all back then.
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John C wrote:
I didn't think they were *that* far off the cultural radar.
It's not a culture issue here, Danish is probably younger than 25.
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Danish is probably younger than 25
That's not excuse! :)
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Now I'm feeling old - really old. My favourite game was Battleships on an old table top.
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My favorite was Elite[^] which was originally develloped for Acorn BBC[^] but I played it on Sinclair ZX Spectrum[^] Another one was Jet Set Willy[^]
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Last weekend Hubby found an Atari system in really nice condition. It was made in 1981 specifically for Sears and had a cover so major scratches or dings. Came with Donkey Kong, Pac Man, etc. I know they remake these games for every new gaming console, but it was kind of fun and nostalgic to play the games on an old Atari. Oh, and it doesn't work on an LCD screen before anyone tries that. So for those who grew up gaming, what was your favorite game(s) and on what systems?
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Last weekend Hubby found an Atari system in really nice condition. It was made in 1981 specifically for Sears and had a cover so major scratches or dings. Came with Donkey Kong, Pac Man, etc. I know they remake these games for every new gaming console, but it was kind of fun and nostalgic to play the games on an old Atari. Oh, and it doesn't work on an LCD screen before anyone tries that. So for those who grew up gaming, what was your favorite game(s) and on what systems?
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The first Nintendo Mario and one with a helicopter flying inside some caves/some local product/ were my favorites from the console games. From the PC games the first game I beloved was old DOS game named “Privateer“ with the Clive Owen staring in the cut-scenes. I still can’t find a match for this game among the new ones.
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Last weekend Hubby found an Atari system in really nice condition. It was made in 1981 specifically for Sears and had a cover so major scratches or dings. Came with Donkey Kong, Pac Man, etc. I know they remake these games for every new gaming console, but it was kind of fun and nostalgic to play the games on an old Atari. Oh, and it doesn't work on an LCD screen before anyone tries that. So for those who grew up gaming, what was your favorite game(s) and on what systems?
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My favorite 80s era games would probably be Zaxon and Centipede, both IIRC first on a trash80. Most of my gaming has been from the mid 90s and forward. Favorites from then on: Masters of Orion, Civ2-4, Simcity2/3, HOMM1-5, Stars!, Wing Commander (1, 2, and privateer), The Operational Art of War series.
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John C wrote:
I didn't think they were *that* far off the cultural radar.
It's not a culture issue here, Danish is probably younger than 25.
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That's my point exactly, I see people under 25 wearing space invaders t-shirts.
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John C wrote:
That's my point exactly, I see people under 25 wearing space invaders t-shirts.
But that's merely like kids wearing a Beatles t-shirt. They don't really understand it.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Danish is probably younger than 25
That's not excuse! :)
Mladen Jankovic wrote:
That's not excuse!
I agree. Danish has brought utter shame upon himself with that admission. :rolleyes:
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My favorite was Elite[^] which was originally develloped for Acorn BBC[^] but I played it on Sinclair ZX Spectrum[^] Another one was Jet Set Willy[^]
I remember those games, and I played (and loved) Elite on the BBC, but I'm pre computer games.
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John C wrote:
I didn't think they were *that* far off the cultural radar.
It's not a culture issue here, Danish is probably younger than 25.
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkNishant Sivakumar wrote:
It's not a culture issue here, Danish is probably younger than 25.
Or maybe he is an alien :suss:
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John C wrote:
That's my point exactly, I see people under 25 wearing space invaders t-shirts.
But that's merely like kids wearing a Beatles t-shirt. They don't really understand it.
Regards, Nish
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Mladen Jankovic wrote:
That's not excuse!
I agree. Danish has brought utter shame upon himself with that admission. :rolleyes:
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkI'd say he's got negative man points for *all* of 2009.
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I'd say he's got negative man points for *all* of 2009.
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Jim Crafton wrote:
I'd say he's got negative man points for *all* of 2009.
Ah, I suppose he'd be able to compete in the Woman CPian of 2009 contest then? Because -ve man points is the same as +ve woman points?
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Jim Crafton wrote:
I'd say he's got negative man points for *all* of 2009.
Ah, I suppose he'd be able to compete in the Woman CPian of 2009 contest then? Because -ve man points is the same as +ve woman points?
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkOoh, that's kind of touchy. I'd defer to John S for formal ruling on that.
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I was never much good at anything more complicated than Pong (or Whaff as Boris Johnson would call it) but just after Space Invaders there was a game in my local pub where you flew a WWI bi-plane around the screen shooting stuff. Crude graphics, but the first game I can remember where you had some freedom to move around. Anyway I loved it but I cannot remember what it was called.
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Henry Minute wrote:
Anyway I loved it but I cannot remember what it was called.
I know what game you're talking about. I remember being about 6 and loving that game... I can't remember the name either. :(
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Jim Crafton wrote:
I'd say he's got negative man points for *all* of 2009.
Ah, I suppose he'd be able to compete in the Woman CPian of 2009 contest then? Because -ve man points is the same as +ve woman points?
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkNishant Sivakumar wrote:
Because -ve man points is the same as +ve woman points
Oooh boy! Are you ever going to be in trouble?
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leckey wrote:
You mean Dig Dug? That's another fave of mine.
Yep, they are pretty much the same. The exe name for one version was digger.exe. So we all ended up calling it Digger :-) The accompanying 4-bit music/sound through the PC speaker amazed us all back then.
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkNishant Sivakumar wrote:
The accompanying 4-bit music/sound through the PC speaker amazed us all back then
Monty Mole on (I think) C64 had same effect brilliant sounds on that machine.
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Last weekend Hubby found an Atari system in really nice condition. It was made in 1981 specifically for Sears and had a cover so major scratches or dings. Came with Donkey Kong, Pac Man, etc. I know they remake these games for every new gaming console, but it was kind of fun and nostalgic to play the games on an old Atari. Oh, and it doesn't work on an LCD screen before anyone tries that. So for those who grew up gaming, what was your favorite game(s) and on what systems?
Blog link to be reinstated at a later date.
That was my first video game system! My brother bought one when they first came out in 1977 for $200 and the games at the time were between $20 and $30. I still have two of the systems (one original style system from a garage sale and a newer system from my mother) and about 85 games for it. :) I have a number of game collections for my PS2 that have old system games on them -- two for the Atari 2600, one for the Intellivision, and a couple for the Sega Genesis/Game Gear. The oldest system we ever owned was a Fairchild Channel F[^] system, which pre-dated the Atari by a year. It belonged to my brother, who bought one at a garage sale in the early 80s. Flynn