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  • S Southmountain

    I try to introduce some old computer games to my nephew, so he can pick up some computer programming concepts. I only remember some games like Alien invasion, Tetris, Card games...

    diligent hands rule....

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    Asteroids, Donkey Kong, Centipede, Defender, Doom (in order of complexity (and replayability). Introduce him to Doom and the fan produced Hires version - and shut him up until the new year ... :-D

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    • S Southmountain

      I try to introduce some old computer games to my nephew, so he can pick up some computer programming concepts. I only remember some games like Alien invasion, Tetris, Card games...

      diligent hands rule....

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      Slacker007
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      Minecraft is great. written in Java (Well the main version is Java, but there are console versions, etc too). and technically, its old...and new.

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      • S Southmountain

        I try to introduce some old computer games to my nephew, so he can pick up some computer programming concepts. I only remember some games like Alien invasion, Tetris, Card games...

        diligent hands rule....

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        RetroGames.cz has a plethora of games that can be played online: MS-DOS, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Nin­ten­do En­ter­tain­ment Sys­tem (NES), Super Nin­ten­do (SNES), Ga­me Boy (GB), Game Gear (GG), Sega SG-1000, Sega Master Sys­tem (SMS), Sega Me­ga Drive (Genesis), and Nintendo 64.

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        • S Southmountain

          I try to introduce some old computer games to my nephew, so he can pick up some computer programming concepts. I only remember some games like Alien invasion, Tetris, Card games...

          diligent hands rule....

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          CPallini
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          Scramble.

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          • S Southmountain

            I try to introduce some old computer games to my nephew, so he can pick up some computer programming concepts. I only remember some games like Alien invasion, Tetris, Card games...

            diligent hands rule....

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            PIEBALDconsult
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            Maybe not exactly old LightBot[^]

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            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

              Asteroids, Donkey Kong, Centipede, Defender, Doom (in order of complexity (and replayability). Introduce him to Doom and the fan produced Hires version - and shut him up until the new year ... :-D

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              Southmountain
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              thank you! I will check them out...:thumbsup:

              diligent hands rule....

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                Pong :)

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                Southmountain
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                great one:rose:

                diligent hands rule....

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                  RetroGames.cz has a plethora of games that can be played online: MS-DOS, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Nin­ten­do En­ter­tain­ment Sys­tem (NES), Super Nin­ten­do (SNES), Ga­me Boy (GB), Game Gear (GG), Sega SG-1000, Sega Master Sys­tem (SMS), Sega Me­ga Drive (Genesis), and Nintendo 64.

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                  Southmountain
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                  this is a complete list I ever see:thumbsup:

                  diligent hands rule....

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                  • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                    Pong :)

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                    trønderen
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                    Don't forget the sheep version: Extreme sheep herding. - YouTube[^] (approx middle of the video - but it is all worth waching, even if the technical quality is mediocre).

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                    • S Southmountain

                      I try to introduce some old computer games to my nephew, so he can pick up some computer programming concepts. I only remember some games like Alien invasion, Tetris, Card games...

                      diligent hands rule....

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                      Internet Archive has a bunch, but figuring out the right keystrokes is a pain: [Internet Archive Search: classic arcade games](https://archive.org/search.php?query=classic+arcade+games&sin=&and\[\]=mediatype%3A"software")

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                      • T trønderen

                        Don't forget the sheep version: Extreme sheep herding. - YouTube[^] (approx middle of the video - but it is all worth waching, even if the technical quality is mediocre).

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                        Mike Hankey
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                        Awesome video

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                        • S Southmountain

                          I try to introduce some old computer games to my nephew, so he can pick up some computer programming concepts. I only remember some games like Alien invasion, Tetris, Card games...

                          diligent hands rule....

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                          Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python, 4th Edition | No Starch Press[^] Found this book quite good for young ones.

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                          • S Southmountain

                            I try to introduce some old computer games to my nephew, so he can pick up some computer programming concepts. I only remember some games like Alien invasion, Tetris, Card games...

                            diligent hands rule....

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                            Super Lloyd
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                            Master of Orion 2 The best 4x game that ever was!! :O :)

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                              Internet Archive has a bunch, but figuring out the right keystrokes is a pain: [Internet Archive Search: classic arcade games](https://archive.org/search.php?query=classic+arcade+games&sin=&and\[\]=mediatype%3A"software")

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                              Southmountain
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                              thanks for this great link!

                              diligent hands rule....

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                                Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python, 4th Edition | No Starch Press[^] Found this book quite good for young ones.

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                                Southmountain
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                                I am surprised that Python can create so many games:rose:

                                diligent hands rule....

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                                  Master of Orion 2 The best 4x game that ever was!! :O :)

                                  A new .NET Serializer All in one Menu-Ribbon Bar Taking over the world since 1371!

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                                  Southmountain
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                                  for four players, do they any special devices to play?

                                  diligent hands rule....

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                                  • S Southmountain

                                    I try to introduce some old computer games to my nephew, so he can pick up some computer programming concepts. I only remember some games like Alien invasion, Tetris, Card games...

                                    diligent hands rule....

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                                    Jeremy Falcon
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                                    How old we talking? Back in the DOS 2 days the game Jeopardy was all it took.

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                                      I try to introduce some old computer games to my nephew, so he can pick up some computer programming concepts. I only remember some games like Alien invasion, Tetris, Card games...

                                      diligent hands rule....

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                                      Jeremy Falcon
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                                      Also, if you do find some good ones... choose ones you can get the source code to. Playing is one thing. Seeing the juju that makes it work is a whole 'nother level.

                                      Jeremy Falcon

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                                        Internet Archive has a bunch, but figuring out the right keystrokes is a pain: [Internet Archive Search: classic arcade games](https://archive.org/search.php?query=classic+arcade+games&sin=&and\[\]=mediatype%3A"software")

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                                        RickZeeland
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                                        Tip: to play Railroad Tycoon online you have to press the num-lock key to lay track, don't build iron girder bridges as this will crash the game.

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                                        • S Southmountain

                                          I am surprised that Python can create so many games:rose:

                                          diligent hands rule....

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                                          RickZeeland
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                                          You will probably need some C++ too to get games to run at an acceptable speed :-\

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