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    Retro Games are Wonderful. ^_^

    In a tangent to the other thread, in the following catergories what do you think the best game ever is? Games on the Xbox, Playstation 2, Gamecube and Gameboy Advance are banned as are arcade games after 1997.

    Text Adventure (Adventure game where you type the commands out).
    Point and Click Adventure

    Birds Eye View Racing Game (Top down 2D racing game)
    Behind the Car Sprite based Racing Game

    Scrolling sprite Beat 'em Up
    One on One beat 'em up

    Football game using Sprites
    Other sports game

    Single Screen platform game (platform game that doesn't scroll, so Jet Set Willy is fine...)
    Scrolling platform game (wonderboy, ghost and goblins, etc)
    Platform game with ladders
    Run and gun game (Contra, Gunstar Heroes, etc)

    Single Screen shooter
    Pre 1994 scrolling shooter

    Mario game (pre Mario 64)
    Sonic game

    Strategy game
    War game

    Arcade Adventure game
    RPG

    Pre 1994 Puzzle game
    Pre 1994 Action game

    Pre 1994 3D game
    Post 1994 2D game

    Odd game (game that doesn't really make that much sense if you tried to explain it but you love it anyway).

    Original Amstrad CPC game (ie not a conversion from C64, Spectrum, Oric, BBC, etc. Tricky one this... ^_^ )

    8 Bit Game (any game you've not mentioned about on exculsively 8 bit machine, Atari 2600, Intellivision (yes I know it's technically a 10 bit processer) PC Engine games count here)

    16 Bit Game (any game you've not mentioned about on exculsively 16 bit machine, Super Famicom/Nintendo games count here as does Texas Instrument 4/99A but I've a feeling no one will).

    32 Bit game (not much choice here unless you had an Acorn Archiemedes or a 386 PC...)
    Last edited by MD; 11-06-2004, 13:46.

    #2
    Indeed, I have yet to find a strategy game as utterly engrossing as XCOM.

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      #3
      Text Adventure - Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy - Infocom - PC
      Point and Click Adventure - Secret of Monkey Island - Lucasarts - PC
      Birds Eye View Racing Game - F1 Circus '92 - PC Engine - Nichibutsu
      Behind the Car Sprite based Racing Game - Outrun - Arcade - Sega
      Scrolling sprite Beat 'em Up - Bare Knuckle - Megadrive - Sega
      One on One beat 'em up - Yie Ar Kung-Fu - Arcade - Konami
      Football game using Sprites - Sensible Soccer - Amiga - Sensible Software
      Other sports game - Flying Power Disc - Neo Geo - SNK
      Single Screen platform game - Jumpman - Atari 800 - Epyx
      Scrolling platform game - Ghouls and Ghosts - Megadrive - Sega
      Platform game with ladders - Donkey Kong - Arcade - Nintendo
      Run and gun game - Gunstar Heroes - Megadrive - Treasure
      Single Screen shooter - Phoenix - Arcade - Amstar
      Pre 1994 scrolling shooter - Gradius - Arcade - Konami
      Mario game - Super Mario Brothers - Famicom - Nintendo
      Sonic game - Sonic The Hedgehog - Megadrive - Sonic Team
      Strategy game - Laser Squadron - Spectrum - Target Games
      War game - Elite - NES - Imagineer
      Arcade Adventure game - Wonderboy V - Megadrive - Westone
      RPG - Er pass.
      Pre 1994 Puzzle game - Puyo Puyo - Megadrive - Compile
      Pre 1994 Action game - Evander Holyfields Real Deal Boxing - Megadrive - Sega
      Pre 1994 3D game - Virtua Racing - Arcade - Sega
      Post 1994 2D game - Pengo - Megadrive - Sega
      Odd game - Motos - Arcade - Namco
      Original Amstrad CPC game - Er...
      8 Bit Game - Centipede - Atari 2600 - Atari
      16 Bit Game - Megapanel - Megadrive - Namco
      32 Bit game - Zarch - Archiemedes - Superior

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        #4
        Text Adventure - Harvest Moon I believe that's what it was called anyway... only one I ever really played!
        Point and Click Adventure - Secret of Monkey Island as if anything else could take it...
        Birds Eye View Racing Game - Ivon 'Ironman' Stewarts Off Road Racer if that counts.
        Behind the Car Sprite based Racing Game - Can I have Super Hang-on?
        Scrolling sprite Beat 'em Up - Renegade
        One on One beat 'em up - IK+ technically a One on One on One
        Football game using Sprites - no comment, don't like footie games
        Other sports game - Speedball 2
        Single Screen platform game - Bumpy
        Scrolling platform game - Right there... Ghosts n' Goblins
        Platform game with ladders - a personal one Bounty Bob Strikes Back
        Run and gun game (Contra, Gunstar Heroes, etc) - Joe Blade
        Single Screen shooter - Llamatron
        Pre 1994 scrolling shooter - Dragon Spirit
        Mario game (pre Mario 64) - never played any
        Sonic game - never played any (except Sonic advance)
        Strategy game - Chaos
        War game - Megalomania I don't care, I'm having it.
        Arcade Adventure game - Cadaver a godlike game.
        RPG - Heimdall... I think it belongs in this category
        Pre 1994 Puzzle game - Pipemania or Lemmings
        Pre 1994 Action game - First Samurai
        Pre 1994 3D game - Castle Master or Thunderhawk
        Post 1994 2D game - Bangai-o or Oddworld - Abes Oddyssey
        Odd game - ???
        Original Amstrad CPC game - Don't ask me.
        8 Bit Game - Eh, one I've not mentioned? (???)
        16 Bit Game - Onslaught??
        32 Bit game - ???
        Last edited by Darwock; 11-06-2004, 14:09.

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          #5
          Would you like a reverse gear to go with that bicycle MD?

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            #6
            text adventure - Leather goddess's of phobos, enchanter, spellbinder, zork zero, beyond zork, guild of thieves....... list can go on and on (one of my fav genre's of all time)

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              #7
              Text Adventure - Zork I - Infocom C64
              Point and Click Adventure - Day of the Tentacle - Lucasarts PC
              Birds Eye View Racing Game - Slicks - Codemasters C64
              Behind the Car Sprite based Racing Game - Outrun - Sega Arcade
              Scrolling sprite Beat 'em Up - Final Fight - Capcom Arcade
              One on One beat 'em up - Street Fighter 2 Turbo - Capcom Arcade / IK+ - System 3 C64 (it's a tie!)
              Football game using Sprites - Kick Off - Anco Amiga
              Other sports game - World Games - Epyx C64
              Single Screen platform game - Bounty Bob Strikes Back - Big 5 Atari 800/C64
              Scrolling platform game - Mayhem in Monsterland - Apex C64
              Platform game with ladders - Donkey Kong - Nintendo Arcade
              Run and gun game - Gunstar Heroes - Treasure Megadrive
              Single Screen shooter - Robotron 2084 - Williams Arcade
              Pre 1994 scrolling shooter - R-Type - Irem Arcade
              Mario game - Super Mario Brothers 3 - Nintendo NES
              Sonic game - Sonic The Hedgehog - Sega Megadrive
              Strategy game - Laser Squad - Target Games C64
              War game - Storm Across Europe - SSI C64
              Arcade Adventure game - The Last Ninja - System 3 C64
              RPG - Wasteland - EA C64
              Pre 1994 Puzzle game - Tetris - Mirrorsoft C64
              Pre 1994 Action game - First Samurai - Mirrorsoft C64
              Pre 1994 3D game - Mercenary - Novagen C64
              Post 1994 2D game - GoGo Trouble Makers - Treasure N64
              Odd game - The Sentinel - Firebird C64
              8 Bit Game - Protector - Alex Herbert Vectrex
              16 Bit Game - Dungeon Master - Amiga/ST
              32 Bit game - Conqueror - Archiemedes
              Lie with passion and be forever damned...

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                #8
                Originally posted by djjimbob
                Would you like a reverse gear to go with that bicycle MD?
                No, never said they were all crap did I now. Anyway make sure you put in your list.

                Originally posted by Camps
                I love text adventure games
                Indeed good aren't they. It's sad they don't make them anymore.

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                  #9
                  So... the Dreamcast is retro now, yea??

                  Originally posted by Darwock
                  Text Adventure - Harvest Moon


                  I might compile a list later.

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                    #10
                    No seriously, there was a ZX Spectrum text adventure called 'Harvest Moon'! Or it might have been something similar, like 'under a harvest moon' or something...

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                      #11
                      You mean this game by 8th Day Software, don't you...

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                        #12
                        Retro games are indeed wonderful Mr. D
                        Well done for spotting a gap in the market for positive threads.

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                          #13
                          Good good, now when you going to write some games down?

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                            #14
                            TIE Fighter. For all the catergories.

                            Best Game Ever!

                            And it's not often I say that. I'm sure some other old games are good too though

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                              #15
                              Not sure if it fits in the Run and Gun, Overhead Racer or Sprite based football catergories though...

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