Favorite Toys

[Deraldin]

- Commander Keen

- Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure (!)

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I had these two, or rather I had Commander Keen and the Shareware version of Cosmo's Cosmic Adventures. Not that it mattered as I couldn't beat the boss at the end of level ten. It dropped you in a big pit with the slippery walls so your suction cup hands didn't work as well and the boss was this giant ball with spikes on the bottom that tried to crush you. I could usually get maybe only one or two hits in on him before I got killed.

[Raymond Luxury-Yacht]

Once upon a time there were the kids with Spectrums, and the kids with C64's, who fought among themselves over who had the best system. And then there were the kids with Amstrads who were looked on with disdain by everyone else.

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Then the Amiga entered the scene and settled the score up until the mid-90's. The biggest frustration of my childhood was that I never had an Amiga, which meant more than not being able to play the *vastly* superior games on that system; practically any other kid at school socialized around Amiga-talk, and an 64'er quite literally, was 'looked on with disdain'.

 

Perhaps there should be a seperate "Favorite Computer Games while Growing Up" thread?

[@\NightandtheShape/@]

I had one of these....

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC

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Once upon a time there were the kids with Spectrums, and the kids with C64's, who fought among themselves over who had the best system. And then there were the kids with Amstrads who were looked on with disdain by everyone else.

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because it was clearly the superior system. DUH!

[Amentep]

As far as video game stuff, we had the home Pong system. Nothing but Pong.

 

Then an Atari 2600 with various games (Entombed was a good favorite, but we had a lot. Including the first Swordquest. Never could beat it. But Adventure was the biggy. Loved beating that one).

 

Then the C64 with Spy vs Spy and Phantasie and Bruce Lee and Archon and M.U.L.E.

 

Then the NES with Low G Man and 8 Eyes.

 

And then I was no longer a kid. Bought myself a Genesis when I was in college. I feel old now...

[Darth Drabek]

And other assorted Apogee games. They're all dead / freeware games now, ahem.

 

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Oh man there's some great ones on that list. Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold was a fantastic Wolfenstein clone, set in the future. And Terminal Velocity, man I didn't even remember that as an Apogee game. That was reason enough to have a joystick for your PC!

 

The Genesis was my first console. I remember playing a lot of Sonic, Street Fighter, Road Rash and NHL Hockey.

 

there were also the lesser known games, like "Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude." My grandma bought that one for me, presumably because of the nonthreatening-looking fellow with the skateboard and frisbee on the cover. Still, the island-hopping ways of Greendog were highly entertaining - Thanks grandma!

[Pidesco]

I remember hugging the walls in Blake Stone while constantly pressing the open door key, to find all the secret rooms.

[JediMasterWeasel]

Legos. Legos were a huge part of my life for a long time. I've probably spent about 1,000 bucks on Legos.

[Aram]

- Commander Keen

- Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure (!)

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I had these two, or rather I had Commander Keen and the Shareware version of Cosmo's Cosmic Adventures. Not that it mattered as I couldn't beat the boss at the end of level ten. It dropped you in a big pit with the slippery walls so your suction cup hands didn't work as well and the boss was this giant ball with spikes on the bottom that tried to crush you. I could usually get maybe only one or two hits in on him before I got killed.

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You weren't supposed to defeat that boss. Him killing you was their way of saying "if you don't like it give us money."

 

I remember decoding the funky hidden alphabet in Commander Keen. so I could see what all those random messages said.

Trust me, it wasn't worth the time.

[Deraldin]

- Commander Keen

- Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure (!)

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I had these two, or rather I had Commander Keen and the Shareware version of Cosmo's Cosmic Adventures. Not that it mattered as I couldn't beat the boss at the end of level ten. It dropped you in a big pit with the slippery walls so your suction cup hands didn't work as well and the boss was this giant ball with spikes on the bottom that tried to crush you. I could usually get maybe only one or two hits in on him before I got killed.

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You weren't supposed to defeat that boss. Him killing you was their way of saying "if you don't like it give us money."

 

I remember decoding the funky hidden alphabet in Commander Keen. so I could see what all those random messages said.

Trust me, it wasn't worth the time.

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Those jerks! How could they do that to me!? I was only 4 at the time. I didn't have any money to give them. :'(

 

I never bothered to translate the secret messages myself. I looked them up on the internet years later though.

[Aram]

They did that at the end of a lot of shareware games. Doom, for example.

[Baley]

Biker Mice from Mars-figures. And Spiderman ones.

 

And LEGO, oh goddamn, yes! Lego!

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Yes, and a bunch of Robins - shut up.

[metadigital]

Is that the small European songbird of the thrush family with a red breast and brown back and wings [Erithacus rubecula], (also American robin) a large North American thrush with an orange-red breast. [Turdus migratorius], or any of the numerous similar or related birds, e.g. Pekin robin?

[SteveThaiBinh]

 

Weebles! )

 

*sings* Weebles wobble but they don't fall down!

 

And lego, of course, although I mostly used the lego to make things for the weebles to sit in.

 

I also remember the loneliness of owning a C64 in the Amiga era. And I kept very very quiet about my BBC-B. That was the kind of computer that schools had. :">

[Gorth]

I also remember the loneliness of owning a C64 in the Amiga era.  And I kept very very quiet about my BBC-B.  That was the kind of computer that schools had. :">

The Beeb was the best 8 bit computer ever. Unfortunately it never got the software support it deserved (I had one too for a while) :'(

[metadigital]

I also remember the loneliness of owning a C64 in the Amiga era.  And I kept very very quiet about my BBC-B.  That was the kind of computer that schools had. :">

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At least you didn't own a Vic-20.

 

They were universally hated by everyone.

 

Of course, I had an Apple //e.

[Shryke]

i miss my c64

 

it had some great games

 

bubble bobble

archon

turrican

spy vs spy

[mkreku]

At least you didn't own a Vic-20.

I fell in love with one of the girls in my class when she told me she had a Vic-20. I was like 13 at the time and it was probably the only time in my life I had my priorities straight. Now I enjoy boobs more. Bah!

[metadigital]

Yeah, Girls > Computers.

[Rosbjerg]

that depends on the girl in question .. and even more so on the computer! ^_^

[metadigital]

Yeah, Girls > Computers.

[SteveThaiBinh]

bubble bobble

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I have bubble bobble somewhere. A modern PC remake, that is - never played the original.

 

My favourite game for the C64 was probably the adventure game Eureka! Even though I never completed any of the five segments, they were really well done. I also have good memories of The Hobbit. Thanks to these games, I will always be an adventure junkie. :D

[Gorth]

Funny... the game (The Hobbit) was the reason why I read the book. I just couldn't figure out how to solve some of the puzzles and in the end, I decided "A what the heck!" and read the book. I completed the game and became a Tolkien fan at the time. Off to tbhe library to see what that guy else had written.