Old games that used to float your boat?

[Pyromanik]

I also can't believe no one has mentioned Cannon Fodder or Cannon Fodder 2?

Recheck second page. winfields mentioned it. On that page is dig dug.




I also thrashed cannon fodder. It was boss.
and I can't believe no one has mentioned Jetpack yet.

Which still lives.

Infact the chappy who owns it is making Jetpack2... although it's in flash


Also on my fantastic timewaster list:
Skyroads
ugh
Hugo's House of Horrors

Can't believe no one has mentioned a *Quest yet. This must be what getting old feels like

[Retardobot]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

Nostalgia'd hard at Hugo's House of Horror.

Fuck you, Pyro.

[Pyromanik]

The second one was hard as fuck, Hugo's Whodunnit. Especially the bit where the fuck'n Dalek turns up and chases you around.

Third one was cool. Hugo's Adventure iirc. The one with the planecrash in the jungle anyhow.



Newer games include:
Duke3D
Warcraft 2

[Retardobot]

I remember not liking the second one, like it confused the hell out of me and didn't really bother with it.

I do remember the plane crash and remember loving the shit out of it.

[Pyromanik]

Yeh, second one was awkward as fuck. I remember getting a walkthrough for it and still not being able to finish it.

[Xsannz]

any body remember Police Quest

http://www.thehouseofgames.net/index.php?t=10&id=183



made by good old sierra studios

[Cowwie]

any body remember Police Quest


made by good old sierra studios

 
Never could get into it, loved Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders tho.

[Tiwaking!]

Can't believe no one has mentioned a *Quest yet. This must be what getting old feels like

any body remember Police Quest
made by good old sierra studios

This is where Nostalgia has let the two of you down.

The quest games were TERRIBLE. You died. You died a whole lot. You died and you died and you died and the game laughed at you for dying, like it was your fault.

This was before you could download a walk through.

You died in Police Quest when you approached the wrong side of the car. Seirra studios and all the Quest games hated you. Dont ever forget that.


And do you have fond memories of "Beneath a Steel Sky"?

I remember playing for ten hours before being killed by a giant spider near the end for hanging around too long in an area trying to figure out what to do.


The last time I had saved was four hours before hand.

[Kayne]

This is where Nostalgia has let the two of you down.

I remember that, police quest 3, i still have the floppies. If you didn't walk around your car before you got in the first time you drive, you failed, and if you didn't save, you had to start the entire game again. Same thing for running red lights without your sirens on, but putting sirens on makes your car go extremely fast.

The incredible Machine has always been a favourite game of mine aswell

[5tacK]

I'm so glad I didn't have a computer as a kid. Those games all look like shit, but I probably would be O-face over them as well.

[Tiwaking!]

I'm so glad I didn't have a computer as a kid. Those games all look like shit.

vs

I certainly know which game was better.

Spoiler :

HOT DAMN!!

[5tacK]

Old games that used to float your boat?

[ILoveMescaline]

Wow, some of these posts really take me back! Crystal caves, golden axe, Cosmo's cosmic adventure, Wing Commander, Kings Quest....Funny how much I enjoyed some of those old games. Almost makes me a bit sad that I'll never play games like them again.

Here's 2 more games that some may have played: Dr Brain & Biomenace.

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[The Demon Lord]

and of course who can forget all the Lucas Art SCUMM classics:

The Dig,
Day of the Tentacle
The Curse of Monkey Island
Sam and Max hit the Road
Full throttle

so much time of my youth waster

[[rEc] NONAME]

vs

I certainly know which game was better.

Spoiler :

i remember redneck rampage,was badass had good soundtrack on it as well

[Pyromanik]

This is where Nostalgia has let the two of you down.

The quest games were TERRIBLE.

Oh, you assume too much Tiwa!
I said I can't believe no one has mentioned one of them yet.
I myself never played any of them, I just remember them being quite popular back in the day.

The incredible Machine has always been a favourite game of mine aswell

Ah yes, I knew there was something I was missing!

I certainly know which game was better.

I'm on you like stink on shit.
Great novelty factor, shit game.




Just browsing through GOG.com and Syndicate jumped out at me.
Back on my mates Amiga 500... that game was so boss it owned us every time.

Commandos, I remember SO MANY HOURS sunk into that game!!

cannon fodder
Jetpack
Skyroads
ugh
Hugo's House of Horrors

Duke3D
Warcraft 2

Descent
Earthworm Jim
Heroes of Might and Magic
Postal 2
Myst
Sim City 2000
Total Annihilation
Quake 2 (I played Quake too, but wasn't so fanatical about it)
Rick Dangerous
Rick Dangerous 2

I also remember an Indiana Jones game, and a Return of the Jedi game that I've never been able to find since. (on Amiga).

[Scunner]

And out of left field one ... Microsoft's Close Combat series, a bunch of strategy games set in WW2 that got better with every iteration.

[Tandoori]

Yeah boyy!

[Kayne]

^ I can remember so clearly the tune my computer used to make through the speaker at the bottom of the case. It's actually kind of stuck in my head now...

[Ranger Bob]

yeah i'm going to be showing my age here but

Atari 800xl (yes many fond memories when i was 4)
Montezuma's revenge
Dandy dungeon
World champion karate
where in the world is carmen sandiego
Spy vs Spy
Spyhunter

Arcade
Streetfighter 2
 
Super Nintendo
Yoshi's island

N64
Goldeneye (will always be my Highest ranked FPS EVER)
Legend of Zelda Ocarina of time
Mario Kart64
Mario64

Playstation
Final Fantasy 8

PC
Doom
Lemmings
Sim city
Kings quest collection
Rainbow 6

[Tiwaking!]

yeah i'm going to be showing my age here but

Atari 800xl (yes many fond memories when i was 4)
Dandee dungeon

Dandy.

DANDY!!!!

I HATE YOU DANDY!!

[BeNZene]

So many good memories from this thread....

Those child and early teen years of going round to friends houses / having friends round to my house and playing them on PC.  Especially during winter.  Being stuck inside in standard 2, playing carmen san diego at lunchtime. Zork, HHGTG, Empire, Rogue, Elite, on my friend's monochrome XT.  Endless trading and borrowing of the "Quest" games (Hero Quest / Quest for Glory being the most fun, in retrospect maybe the first RPG I played?).  Being super jealous of Wolfenstein on my friends VGA computer (my EGA computer just couldn't hack it).  F19 Stealthfighter, getting F117A Stealth Fighter for my birthday (only to find it was the VGA version - the EGA version was sold separately).  Stuck at my grandmothers for 2 weeks, played Starflight 2 on her PC. Staying at grandads and playing Railroad Tycoon on his much faster machine.  Shorting out my 80286 12 mhz, which lead to a 80386 25mhz, SWOTL ran great.  Then came Dune 2, lemmings at intermediate during more rainy lunch times.  Star Control 2 - my taste in music has never been the same.  Saving up from weekend jobs - first computer that was mine not the family's, played XCOM and then CnC.    

[/soppy eyed brain dump]

Time to stop procrastinating....

[Ranger Bob]

Dandy.

DANDY!!!!

I HATE YOU DANDY!!

Haha good to see i'm not the only one who knows what it was, i have a Rom of it also :p

[dirtyape]

Jesus, this is like a group of old men sitting around reminiscing about when they were lads... but anyway, spent many a rainy day playing IK+, Ultima 5, and Bards Tale 3 on the c64 as a lad. Oh and Rally Speedway, top speed 200mph in icy conditions = lol. Enjoyed Underwurld. And there was some weird ass game called Trolly Wally that became an obsession for my friends and I as it was so damned hard it was near impossible. Druid was cool, and Druid 2. And off course Gauntlet at the arcade. Then things went 16bit.

But I still think that the most impressive game ever was Doom. The game was visually and aurally spectacular for it's day.

[Tiwaking!]

Jesus, this is like a group of old men sitting around reminiscing about when they were lads.

Good. My mission has been a success!

The pioneering age of the 80's with its new technology and hitherto unknown game mechanics gave rise to the shitstorm of games in the 90's. Emphasis on the word 'shit'. For every game that was actually fun to play there where a dozen that were not. For ever Warcraft, there were 12+ Wargasms (Wargasm mechanics have never been emulated unfortunately). People from the 90's only remember the 'good' games. People from the 80's remember all the games, good or bad, because there werent as many. If your game was not good, you just go out of business and make another game.

Also, the 80's were the first of the 'licensed' games to turn up. TSR.


In ten years time, when people ask about 'old games that used to float your boat', I will be listing stuff like Dynasty Warriors, Star Wars Galaxies, Battlefield 2, Morrowind, Hitman, and Stronghold.