Salka Posted June 12, 2004 Okay, so this thread is a big compilation of all of the retro games you can think of. Because sometimes I will see the name of a game I'd played and enjoyed and forgotten about, and yeah. You know. Only post the names of games you liked! Okay, I'll start. PC Warcraft, Commander Keen I - VI, Battle Bugs, Micro Machines, Quarantine, 7th Guest, Monkey Island I - III, Rise of the Triad, Doom I - II, Heretic, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, Sam n Max, Theme Park, Syndicate, Alone in the Dark I - II, Jazz Jackrabbit, Duke Nukem, Wordsearch, Quake, Descent, Flashback, Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes, Grim Fandango, Zool, Paws of Fury, Lemmings, Prince of Persia, Pizza Tycoon, The Horde, Framed! Ironman, Comanche Maximum Overkill!!!, F16 SPECTRUM ALL the Dizzy games, Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy I know I will remember more. I'll try to compile a huge, pointless list of Retro Games that people enjoyed, along with their publisher/developer and year of release and platform or whatever. And maybe upload it for easy reference. Or whatever. See how it goes. All platforms welcome. Start... NOW! No, wait. Under this line. NOW!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erwin_Br Posted June 12, 2004 Wacky Wheels! and uh... uh... Dangerous Dave!!! And... Hmmm... Jazz Ja... no wait, you already mentioned that one... Wetlands! The first game I legally bought! Anyone remember it? --Erwin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolzig Posted June 13, 2004 I'm not going to post any adventure games on this list. PC: 4d Sports Driving aka Stunts, 4d Sports Boxing, 4d Sports Tennis, Gold of the Americans, Jones in the fast lane, Winter Challenge, One Must Fall, NHL Hockey, NHL Hockey 95, Slicks'n Slide, Prince of Persia 2... Dangerous Dave 2 is the best of the series, Romero fucked up the third one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jayel Posted June 13, 2004 Jones in the fast lane! ah that brings back a lot of memories. Classic games that haven't been mentioned yet: Star Control 2 X-Com Test Drive 3 Wing Commander series X-Wing series (including Tie Fighter) and... er.... ANOTHER WORLD!!!11 yes that will do nicely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TK Posted June 13, 2004 I think Blood might just squeeze in... And... and... Darn, you have already put in there every game I got thinking... d'oh, Hexen, I'm completing it for like the fourth time now, on the hardest skill this time... the last three were on the second hadest... yeah. /me stops being carried away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hermes Posted June 13, 2004 Don't even get me started... if you want to remember a game and you can't, there's this page just for you.... http://www.gazunta.com/wwtg/ It's called What was that Game - and thats basically the concept. You post there, with something like, anyone remember that game where you were a pink blob wich had this amazing capability, I can't remember, and then there was this music, and pixels - it was fun.... and then someone will know.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryam BaCo Posted June 13, 2004 retro games...hmmm...you mean verrrrry old games with that, right? well...i got my first computer in 1997 and so i started playing games in 1997 too...hmmmm...anyway...i got a lot of friends with different types of consoles here are some, that come in my mind: sega mega drive: micro machines 2, sonic 1+2+3 sega saturn: sega rallye nes: street fighter game boy: mario land 1, tetris game gear: jurassic park, sonic 1, mickey mouse pc: the settlers II (my very first pc game), different old lucasarts-adventures, baldur's gate [edit] woooooooorrrrrmmmmsssss HOW COULD I FORGET??!?!?!??!!?!?!?! i'm so stupid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salka Posted June 13, 2004 Jesus Christ, Settlers! Settlers was awesome!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinkie Posted June 13, 2004 Monster Bash, Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure, Duke Nukem II, Hocus Pocus, Jill of the Jungle, Jazz Jackrabbit II. For starters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marek Posted June 13, 2004 Okay, I'll go with a less obvious one. I bet not as many people will be going "oh fuck yeaaaah that game" but whatever. This is my post, so move aside and make room for this screenshot: The Simsons: The Arcade Game. It was fried gold. I played it to death in two player co-op mode with the girl next door when I was around 10 probably. We never got past the dream world, but today I found out it was only two levels away from the end. Damn! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pappa Posted June 13, 2004 Knightmare II - The Maze of Galious Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OftenK Posted June 13, 2004 Let's not forget the Lost Vikings. Or maybe I'm the only one that ever liked that game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kolzig Posted June 13, 2004 <snip> When I was 9, I were with my cousin and our fathers in Orlando, Florida. My cousin and I played this Simpsons arcade game through with the help of couple other residents at the hotel. We put so much money inside the arcade machine that it was just insane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marek Posted June 13, 2004 You are not alone. Lost Vikings was meticulously designed to be awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marek Posted June 13, 2004 My cousin and I played this Simpsons arcade game through with the help of couple other residents at the hotel.Cool! I played The Simpsons game on the PC (with the crappily done port) However my best memory of playing arcade games was when our neighbours were celebrating their wedding anniversary at a hotel/restaurant place that had a tiny arcade in it. I should probably mention that arcades are hard to find in Holland. In America every beach or shopping center seems to have one, but over here it's just a lone pinball machine in a bar somewhere, or like one or two arcade games in the lobby of a casino or bowling center. Few dedicated arcade gaming areas, sadly. So I was pretty jazzed up when I saw the arcade games at that hotel/restaurant as I was bored out of my skull. The neighbour gave me and two of his nephews $100 to spend and we used it all to play a GREAT sidescrolling fighter jet game. I think it started with your fighter departing from a flight deck that hovered in the air. Anyway, when we spent all that in two hours or-so, I blagged another $20 from my mom, and those nephews got money from their parents as well. So that was probably the most money I had put in a game machine ever. Which was nice, cause it wasn't my money. And it allowed me to stay far away from the super boring wedding anniversary dinner. Wow. This was actually an experience I had half-forgotten and I'm glad this thread somehow triggered it back. Sorry if this story wasn't that exciting and in fact bored you to tears. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pappa Posted June 13, 2004 Oooh, I remember loving The Battle of Olympus. One of my favourite games for NES, it was so awesome. An adventure... a side scolling adventure, mixed with Greek mythology. And then you got all these cool gadgets from the Gods. Awesome. I also remember it as long and extremely difficult, I'm not even sure I finished it. Man, I gotta play it sometime soon... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erwin_Br Posted June 13, 2004 I played these a lot: Major Stryker!!! Jungle Strike!!! Soccer Kid!!! --Erwin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salka Posted June 13, 2004 ...Was Jungle Strike released on the Spectrum? The Simsons: The Arcade Game. It was fried gold. I played it to death in two player co-op mode with the girl next door when I was around 10 probably. We never got past the dream world, but today I found out it was only two levels away from the end. Damn! Gasp! Simpsons: Bart Vs Space Mutants! Most annoying best game ever! I never made it past the marsh that I think was in the museum level. What the hell? What was I supposed to do!? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHoatzin Posted June 14, 2004 Jungle Strike!!! Man, I remember that game, loved it vey much indeed! I even have the sequel here somewhere it had really amazing graphics comparatively speaking but I never got into it... I remember memorizing the layout of Washington DC from the game and then moving to the city and being shocked at how wrong they got everything... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BDTM Posted June 14, 2004 Flight of the Amazon Queen - My first ever Adventure game Sonic 1,2,3,Sonic & Knuckles. Dynamite Headdy was also a good game for the Mega Drive. And even though I only first played it months ago (using an emulator), Zero Wing. The game that kicked off the "All Your Base" craze. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryam BaCo Posted June 14, 2004 Jesus Christ, Settlers! Settlers was awesome!!! settlers II is awesome. the only strategy game i like. but in my opinon the sequels suck. i loved the s2-waypoint- and the indirect controlled combat system. @bobodonkey: is flight of the amazon queen good? i got it on a dvd somewhere in my room but never played it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erwin_Br Posted June 14, 2004 Ooooh, WarCraft ][ Tides of Darkness. I played that game with two of my best friends almost every weekend over our LAN. Hours and hours of good gameplay. Same goes for Worms 2! --Erwin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RLacey Posted June 14, 2004 Gasp! Simpsons: Bart Vs Space Mutants! Most annoying best game ever! I never made it past the marsh that I think was in the museum level. What the hell? What was I supposed to do!? Ugh. I'm ashamed to admit that The Simpsons: Bart vs the Space Mutants is one of the few games that somebody copied me years ago. I probably still have the disk somewhere. But I would never play it, because its so damn difficult! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salka Posted June 14, 2004 Gods! Magic Pocket! And even though I never completed this game or even knew what the hell was happening... I think Dreamweb deserves a mention. That game was fantastic. Brilliant atmosphere, lots of detail. Everything had a description or a comment of some sort. Everything. The drop from the cliff is completely vertical. At the bottom of the drop lie sharp spikes. They glint in the light of the burning sun, high in the midday sky. A bird whistles somewhere to your left as the dry, dusty air lingers around you. Off in the distance, you can see a tree. The air seems to be held, suspended on the string of time. Everything is in slow motion. Then, you hit the ground. Not actual quote... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
