Childhood Computer Games
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- Forboding Angel
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Childhood Computer Games
I just found some of my game manuals and stuff and took a bunch of pictures.
https://plus.google.com/+BenWoods/posts/VgfWf7GYg6B
Childhood done right, imo.
https://plus.google.com/+BenWoods/posts/VgfWf7GYg6B
Childhood done right, imo.
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When I was a kid, towers of Hanoi and rogue were all I had
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Had Descent I and Wing Commander I too!
- Forboding Angel
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Tbh, those manuals made the games about 500x better, just by having them. I would read them cover to cover, over and over again.
Wireframe diagrams of the ships in WC1? Hells yes!
I especially loved the story in the Wing Commander Armada handbook thing. Oddly enough, only certain versions of the game had that. I was one of the lucky ones that got the handbook with the full story stuff.
I was mesmerized by the story told from the Kilrathi POV.
Aces of the pacific manual has a section where practically every plane used in the pacific air war was listed along with specs of them and some history. I read that section over and over and over and over.
Good memories.
Wireframe diagrams of the ships in WC1? Hells yes!
I especially loved the story in the Wing Commander Armada handbook thing. Oddly enough, only certain versions of the game had that. I was one of the lucky ones that got the handbook with the full story stuff.
I was mesmerized by the story told from the Kilrathi POV.
Aces of the pacific manual has a section where practically every plane used in the pacific air war was listed along with specs of them and some history. I read that section over and over and over and over.
Good memories.
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Wing Commander - every single game - loved it :)
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When I was a child I had to sleep in a paper bag, work 27 hours a day and eat cold gravel for lunch. We didn't have any computer games.
When you tell that to today's kids they think you are exaggerating...
When you tell that to today's kids they think you are exaggerating...
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And I thought I might have been the only person here who didn't play much computer games as a kid
(I used to dream of living in a lake, Château de Chasselas, etc)
(I used to dream of living in a lake, Château de Chasselas, etc)
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Descent II for the winz
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I played D2 Like a BOUSE. There is a pretty fantastic remake being worked on... lemmie see if I can re-find the site.
So I found this today and got it. I have been dying to play this game again for upwards of 15 years. Today I got my chance, and it was FUCKING AWESOME.
http://www.gog.com/game/wing_commander_ ... 637300cb45
Edit: Found it. Descent remade in the unreal engine and nearing a release date: http://preparefordescent.com/
So I found this today and got it. I have been dying to play this game again for upwards of 15 years. Today I got my chance, and it was FUCKING AWESOME.
http://www.gog.com/game/wing_commander_ ... 637300cb45
Edit: Found it. Descent remade in the unreal engine and nearing a release date: http://preparefordescent.com/
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My childhood computer games were mostly pirated, we didn't have anything else here.
The only legal game I had was a FIFA97 my brother brought me from Canada.
The only legal game I had was a FIFA97 my brother brought me from Canada.
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Let me be the first to say that my favorite childhood game was TA.
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I had one of those 8-bit platform things.
And it had Contra.
I would win Contra without losing a life.
And it had Contra.
I would win Contra without losing a life.
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I started gaming back in 86-88. Sopwith and PacgirlA were by far the best PC games of that time.Beherith wrote:Let me be the first to say that my favorite childhood game was TA.
TA came much, much, later (nearly a decade). In fact, TA was one of the most amazing games I had ever played when it came out. It was so far ahead of everything else.
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The one that I remember the most and wish was remade was Albion! I loved that game with warts and all.
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Makes me feel a bit old, but one classic is missing! I must have been really young, but I can remember playing Pong on this:
(it also had a rifle with which counted if you succeded to hit moving white quares on the TV... real futuristic )
My second addiction was this: http://www.plasticpals.com/?p=13496 and then Pitfall! on an Atari console.
And way later[*] there was Day of the Tentacle, Descent, Quake and of course TA.
[*]after all the distraction from opposite sex and beer came and after a while calmed down a bit again... at least enough to show interest in anything else. Although I remember spending a lot of time with Lara Croft
(it also had a rifle with which counted if you succeded to hit moving white quares on the TV... real futuristic )
My second addiction was this: http://www.plasticpals.com/?p=13496 and then Pitfall! on an Atari console.
And way later[*] there was Day of the Tentacle, Descent, Quake and of course TA.
[*]after all the distraction from opposite sex and beer came and after a while calmed down a bit again... at least enough to show interest in anything else. Although I remember spending a lot of time with Lara Croft
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Mystic Towers was great.. my first that and pc kaiser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZKC9hskKPs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhiHF15dqao
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZKC9hskKPs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhiHF15dqao
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Some early C64 favorites that comes to mind are Jumpman, M.U.L.E and Shamus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCdLnA7f3Hc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6L6MhSgpgo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-gzN1R2m4U
I think they were all part of my first pirated batch, a bunch of 5.25 floppy disks, i was very happy for quite some time after i got those :).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCdLnA7f3Hc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6L6MhSgpgo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-gzN1R2m4U
I think they were all part of my first pirated batch, a bunch of 5.25 floppy disks, i was very happy for quite some time after i got those :).
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oh if we are going to talk about shit that we wished got ported.... cavewars..
which by it's very nature I cannot remake in spring (several playable level floors)
which by it's very nature I cannot remake in spring (several playable level floors)
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C&C redalert is pretty much the oldest game i remember having played when i was young, tough i have a crap memory so i played alot older games than that for sure just can remember.
I also have fond memories of future cop: lapd and need for speed hot pursuit and hight stakes.
I still enjoy playing these games today.
I also have fond memories of future cop: lapd and need for speed hot pursuit and hight stakes.
I still enjoy playing these games today.