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any old games to suggest?

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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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      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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        • R RickZeeland

          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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            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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              David ONeil
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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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                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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                  Amarnath S
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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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                    • D David ONeil

                      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 :)

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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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                            • 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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                              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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                                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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                                  • J Jeremy Falcon

                                    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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                                    David ONeil
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                                    Do you have any sources?

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                                      Do you have any sources?

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                                      Jeremy Falcon
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                                      There are some cool open source games out there like this city builder one. Probably not beginner friendly though, but could be enough to spark curiosity. Or if you really want to go old school, there are DOS games like Nibbles. The QBasic source has been floating around the Interwebs for a while now.

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                                        There are some cool open source games out there like this city builder one. Probably not beginner friendly though, but could be enough to spark curiosity. Or if you really want to go old school, there are DOS games like Nibbles. The QBasic source has been floating around the Interwebs for a while now.

                                        Jeremy Falcon

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                                        David ONeil
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                                        Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                                        ...like this city builder...

                                        Reading that page, it looks like a life project that has sucked up some time!

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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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                                          Daniel Pfeffer
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                                          There are always the old standbys - Go, Chess, Checkers (or Draughts), Backgammon, Reversi, ... All of these may be found on the internet, including source code.

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