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Unknown old school games you loved!
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Ignatz Mouse said:Long live CBS games!
K-Razy Shoot Out:
Mountain King:
Also...
Reactor:
Necormancer:
Time Bandit:
Oids:
Dungeon Master:
To be fair, these last three were extremely well-known among the Atari/Amiga community-- but virtually unknown to the NES players of the day. Computer gaming was soooo much better than consoles inthis era.
Great choices.
I completely forgot about Mountain King. Man I loved that game. Thanks for the memory.
And Time Bandit was so awesome on the Amiga. When they finally ported it to Amiga, that is.
EDIT: Was Mountain King on the 2600? I remember distinctly seeing this in a magazine and wanting to play it so bad... can't remember what platform I played it on.
neopokekun
Member
Psychic 5
Spent a lot of time with this game in the arcades. Always wanted a home conversion / port but as far as I know it never got one.
Nostrildamus
Member
For the Amiga:
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For the Genesis:
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For the Genesis:
Nostrildamus said:For the Amiga:
YES!!! Shufflepuck Cafe was the greatest game. It took a while, but I got crazy good at it. I remember loving my optical mouse (with tiled metal mousepad!) for this one.
While we're on the subject of Amiga:
Hitchhiker's Guide.. I still have the box, but don't know where the floppy went. :/
MightyHedgehog
Member
Not really unknown, but I loved Faery Tale Adventure (the original) way back. Also really loved the old arcade game, Space Panic...a weird Lode Runner-like title.
cloudwalking
300chf ain't shit to me
When I was little, I just loved Snake Rattle N' Roll. I don't know that many people who have played or remember this game, but it was very fun. The only thing I disliked about it was the crazy difficulty. I came close to beating it, but never actually did. The 2-player simultaneous was awesome, my sister and I played it for HOURS.
CarlosX360
Banned
Why does the game remind me of Ninja Gaiden?xexex said:Magician Lord
shpankey
not an idiot
Top Gear (Snes)
Top Gear II (Snes)
Mortal Kombat 1 (Snes - and I hated part 2)
Shadow Gate Classic (Genesis)
The Immortal (Genesis)
Buster Douglas Boxing (Genesis)
Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing (Genesis)
NCAA Basketball (Snes)
Legends of the Ring (Snes)
Batman (Genesis)
Captain Quazaar (3DO)
Return Fire (3DO)
Killing Time (3DO)
Slam-N-Jam (3DO)
Top Gear II (Snes)
Mortal Kombat 1 (Snes - and I hated part 2)
Shadow Gate Classic (Genesis)
The Immortal (Genesis)
Buster Douglas Boxing (Genesis)
Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing (Genesis)
NCAA Basketball (Snes)
Legends of the Ring (Snes)
Batman (Genesis)
Captain Quazaar (3DO)
Return Fire (3DO)
Killing Time (3DO)
Slam-N-Jam (3DO)
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (SNES)
Damn, that's some horrific box art.
Great game, though -- multiplayer was hilarious with the piggybacking shenanigans. Music was really cool, and you gotta love the mini Gradius game they had in there. I think about 5 people bought this game when it came out, despite the high reviews it received.
Damn, that's some horrific box art.
Great game, though -- multiplayer was hilarious with the piggybacking shenanigans. Music was really cool, and you gotta love the mini Gradius game they had in there. I think about 5 people bought this game when it came out, despite the high reviews it received.
Father_Brain
Banned
ghibli99 said:The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (SNES)
Damn, that's some horrific box art.
Great game, though -- multiplayer was hilarious with the piggybacking shenanigans. Music was really cool, and you gotta love the mini Gradius game they had in there. I think about 5 people bought this game when it came out, despite the high reviews it received.
Eh, Ganbare Goemon 2 is a much better game, IMO. And it has the only console version of Xexex. But then, that was never released outside Japan.
sf2fanatic
Member
Looking at the SNK bowling & Magician Lord....Classics...
Did anyone used to play cyberball in the arcades? I love that game or I used to play Legacy of the Wizard on NES....I also used to spend lots of quarters playing Double Dragon.....Just use the elbow technique and it was piece of cake :lol
Did anyone used to play cyberball in the arcades? I love that game or I used to play Legacy of the Wizard on NES....I also used to spend lots of quarters playing Double Dragon.....Just use the elbow technique and it was piece of cake :lol
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
Okay, so maybe not all unknown, but... (had to stop myself - i could have been here all night!)
Dynamite Dan 1 and 2 (Spectrum)
Wild West Hero (Spectrum) - great robotron clone , i started doing a conversion of this for the GBA - perhaps i should finish it?
Mission AD (C64)
Mutants (C64)
Wicked (Amiga/ST)
Warhead (Amiga/ST)
Millenium 2.2 (ST)
Archipelagos (ST/Amiga)
Sentinel (C64) - an ABSOLUTE classic.
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Paradroid (c64)
IO (C64)
Blood Money (Amiga)
Conflict : Middle east simulator (ST/Amiga/DOS)
Dynamite Dan 1 and 2 (Spectrum)
Wild West Hero (Spectrum) - great robotron clone , i started doing a conversion of this for the GBA - perhaps i should finish it?
Mission AD (C64)
Mutants (C64)
Wicked (Amiga/ST)
Warhead (Amiga/ST)
Millenium 2.2 (ST)
Archipelagos (ST/Amiga)
Sentinel (C64) - an ABSOLUTE classic.
Paradroid (c64)
IO (C64)
Blood Money (Amiga)
Conflict : Middle east simulator (ST/Amiga/DOS)
I think I am going to cry...
Awesome thread guys, keept it up
To add something, I will say that Master of Magic sequel has been rumored forever, but the Microprose were out of business. I have heard gossips about someone developing a sequel, but I suppose is more wishful thinking that other thing (I would love Firaxis doing a modern-dat Master of Magic, but...).
Before Drinky comes, I will say that there is a spiritual sequel of Master of Magic: the expansion of Age of Wonders II (I don´t remember the name).
Awesome thread guys, keept it up
To add something, I will say that Master of Magic sequel has been rumored forever, but the Microprose were out of business. I have heard gossips about someone developing a sequel, but I suppose is more wishful thinking that other thing (I would love Firaxis doing a modern-dat Master of Magic, but...).
Before Drinky comes, I will say that there is a spiritual sequel of Master of Magic: the expansion of Age of Wonders II (I don´t remember the name).
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
grenadeguru
Member
Alternate Reality :The Dungeon (Atari 800) (1985)
Also released for C64 and AppleII but original version is the best.
http://www.eobet.com/alternate-reality/
Not unknown but very awesome non-linear first person RPG. Sequel to Alternate Reality: The City which was also good. Explore the dungeon, join guilds and factions. Great (for the time) texture mapped,mip-mapped, 3D graphics engine. 50 colours on screen and 4 channel sound! Truly ahead of its time.
Also released for C64 and AppleII but original version is the best.
http://www.eobet.com/alternate-reality/
Not unknown but very awesome non-linear first person RPG. Sequel to Alternate Reality: The City which was also good. Explore the dungeon, join guilds and factions. Great (for the time) texture mapped,mip-mapped, 3D graphics engine. 50 colours on screen and 4 channel sound! Truly ahead of its time.
grenadeguru said:
Oh, I like you.
They were both such incredible games. AR's twenty years ahead of its time so far, and I don't really think there's ever going to be an RPG that will come close again.
Props to Ignatz for the Necromancer mention pages ago, too - Bill Williams is sorely missed.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
deadhorse32
Bad Art ™
BuckRobotron said:B.C.s Quest for Tires (ColecoVision version)
-- This was great looking in the day, and varied in gameplay. Sort of like a supercharged Jungle Hunt with the variety of stages.
The C64 version was the SHIT
Solomon's key (C64)
Giana Sister (C64)
Mini Golf (C64 - Capcom)
shoplifter said:
That's too bad. Those guys were cool. I loved Baseball Simulator 1000.
I would like to also second the shoutouts made to : Herzog Zwei, Faxanadu, Clash at Demonhead, Kid Chameleon, Shufflepuck Cafe, and Mystic Defender. Mystic Defender had some scary ass shit, like the monks that turned into spiders and the gross exploding zombie baby thingies.
Tsuppari Oozumo is awesome, but it never came out here
CarlosX360
Banned
When I was a kid I saw a cartridge with that kind of cover.....I thought it was going to be another Zelda, but I didn't go like, "mommie, I want that" at the time.....Ugh...I regret not doing it...Because knowing the game was a good game today...Its just...damnit..datamage said:
xexex said:yeah I know, seeing the screens in this flyer makes you want to play it
It looks like it was made by Konami...Because of those monsters...they look like they take up the majority of the screen.
Holy shit! I had no idea that a *quality* game was underneath that POS NES game. Oh look! I already have it in my install of MAME!xexex said:The Astyanax
obviously very different from the NES game of the same name.
yeah I know, seeing the screens in this flyer makes you want to play it
CeruleanSilver
Member
Oh yeah, this was a great game. I remember going back and forth between it and Marble Madness at my friend's house.cloudwalking said:
Absolutley Battle of Olympus had to be one of my favorite NES games. I was totally into Greek mythology at the time, so this game came at exactly the right time. Some screens:GitarooMan said:
..got to burn those bushes:
CeruleanSilver
Member
Anyone remember the very weird Monster Party? I don't think I ever did finish it:
