FSA "off topic" thread - No discussion relating to FSA or Soccer - please read post 1

q2ice · 11-09-2014 10:21pm

FHFC wrote: »

I think we just started the video game nostalgia thread.

Sensible Soccer. Keep your FIFA 3d nonsense. Top down view. Tiny dot sized players. Mad swerve you could put on the ball. Best footie game ever.

wonski wrote: »

I loved the c64 football game - not sure what it was called but I had it on a cartridge so there was no need to load the game, set up the head with a screwdriver etc.

We are old:o

Everything is so easy these days.

Edit: Just found it:D

Class games.
Pain though waiting 20-40 minutes for a game to load only for it to crash and have to start from scratch.

wonski · 11-09-2014 10:28pm

q2ice wrote: »

Class games.
Pain though waiting 20-40 minutes for a game to load only for it to crash and have to start from scratch.

Had 4 games on the cartridge (some facelift round version) including a crazy circus games. There was Olympic games I had on tape that made my mum go crazy - spent a fortune on new joysticks back in the day.

Javelin throw was a joystick killer at that time:D

manual_man · 11-09-2014 10:35pm

wonski wrote: »

Had 4 games on the cartridge (some facelift round version) including a crazy circus games. There was Olympic games I had on tape that made my mum go crazy - spent a fortune on new joysticks back in the day.

Javelin throw was a joystick killer at that time:D

daley thompsons decathlon... joystick stuck perpendicular to the wardrobe door for extra traction... and i think the crazy circus game was called freddy flimbos flying circus! i seem to recall having to guide a falling (diving) character into ever smaller containers!

p.s. International Soccer i remember that!! But Microprose Soccer was the daddy of C64 football games (anyone remember the banana shots?). i just remember Oman in brown shirts and the shame if u didn't put 5+ past them!

the music lol

*good times*

wonski · 11-09-2014 10:46pm

manual_man wrote: »

daley thompsons decathlon... joystick stuck perpendicular to the wardrobe door for extra traction... and i think the crazy circus game was called freddy flimbos flying circus! i seem to recall having to guide a falling (diving) character into ever smaller containers!

p.s. International Soccer i remember that!! But Microprose Soccer was the daddy of C64 football games (anyone remember the banana shots?). i just remember Oman in brown shirts and the shame if u didn't put 5+ past them!

I think you mixed up some of the games;)

Flimbos Quest was an adventure game iirc (on the cartridge). One of my favourites at that time. Oman was the one to play against - I agree with that.

Flimbos and Circus were two separate games.

Iused2likebusts · 11-09-2014 10:48pm

KevIRL wrote: »

Cm 01/02? Best ever

What a game I made it up to 2034/2035 managing drogheda utd to champions league success 2 or 3 times. Cherno samba and maxim tsigalko what a strikeforce. First child was born in 2010 that was the end of my championship manager career. Peter Beardsley international soccer on the commodore 64 is the worst game Ive ever played.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeknzsgkY6U

wonski · 11-09-2014 10:50pm

manual_man wrote: »

daley thompsons decathlon... joystick stuck perpendicular to the wardrobe door for extra traction... and i think the crazy circus game was called freddy flimbos flying circus! i seem to recall having to guide a falling (diving) character into ever smaller containers!

p.s. International Soccer i remember that!! But Microprose Soccer was the daddy of C64 football games (anyone remember the banana shots?). i just remember Oman in brown shirts and the shame if u didn't put 5+ past them!

the music lol

*good times*

Ha - I just realized that the round shaped one was an old model. I used to play on the square one with my neighbour. Old, really old days.

Definitely good times though - we spent more time outside than inside despite all the games at that time.

Iused2likebusts · 11-09-2014 10:55pm

manual_man wrote: »

daley thompsons decathlon... joystick stuck perpendicular to the wardrobe door for extra traction... and i think the crazy circus game was called freddy flimbos flying circus! i seem to recall having to guide a falling (diving) character into ever smaller containers!

p.s. International Soccer i remember that!! But Microprose Soccer was the daddy of C64 football games (anyone remember the banana shots?). i just remember Oman in brown shirts and the shame if u didn't put 5+ past them!

*good times*

Microprose soccer was brilliant. That daley thompson decathlon would give you some serious blisters on your hand trying to move the joystick side to side with the palm of your hand when doing the running events.

FHFC · 11-09-2014 10:56pm

wonski wrote: »

I think you mixed up some of the games;)

Flimbos Quest was an adventure game iirc (on the cartridge). One of my favourites at that time. Oman was the one to play against - I agree with that.

Flimbos and Circus were two separate games.

Flimbos Quest!! :cool:

So many that I'd forgotten altogether! We must have had a cartridge at some point. I definitely played Flimbo and that C64 Footie game endlessly.

Swiper the fox · 12-09-2014 1:12pm

Micropose soccer and sensible soccer:pac: two amazing games for sure. I love the overhead view for sensible. I used to play a lot of American football games back in the day and the best I ever played was tecmo super bowl on the nes in the early 90s. Looks pretty crummy now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PBvOxicz-0

We had a spectrum 48 and a commodore 64, Atari and then Nintendo and Megadrive. I can remember a lot of the games (bomb jack, chuckie egg were two favourites). Those decathlon games were deadly as well.

manual_man · 12-09-2014 1:31pm

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Micropose soccer and sensible soccer:pac: two amazing games for sure. I love the overhead view for sensible. I used to play a lot of American football games back in the day and the best I ever played was tecmo super bowl on the nes in the early 90s. Looks pretty crummy now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PBvOxicz-0

We had a spectrum 48 and a commodore 64, Atari and then Nintendo and Megadrive. I can remember a lot of the games (bomb jack, chuckie egg were two favourites). Those decathlon games were deadly as well.

i remember playing madden nfl on the megadrive. that was a quality game. the N64 incarnation was quality too tho i don't think it was a big seller. nhl ice hockey on the megadrive too was savage that Gretzky guy was a beast!

Swiper the fox · 12-09-2014 1:37pm

manual_man wrote: »

i remember playing madden nfl on the megadrive. that was a quality game. the N64 incarnation was quality too tho i don't think it was a big seller. nhl ice hockey on the megadrive too was savage that Gretzky guy was a beast!

It's all coming back to me now. NHL hockey games were class alright but my favourite hockey game was Blades of Steel, think I played it on the NES.

I always thought that Baseball was the game that translated best to video games, particularly in those days of poor graphics. Bases loaded and RBI baseball are two I remember fondly.

manual_man · 12-09-2014 1:40pm

Swiper the fox wrote: »

It's all coming back to me now. NHL hockey games were class alright but my favourite hockey game was Blades of Steel, think I played it on the NES.

I always thought that Baseball was the game that translated best to video games, particularly in those days of poor graphics. Bases loaded and RBI baseball are two I remember fondly.

wow yeah there was one baseball game i absolutely loved but i can't for the life of me remember the name of it! think it was on the C64

FutureGuy · 12-09-2014 1:51pm

My first two...

Swiper the fox · 12-09-2014 1:57pm

FutureGuy wrote: »

My first two...

My God they are absolutely terrible:pac: Can't believe the second one is 87, check out the throw in at 2.13 and the passage of play that follows

Mr.Prodston · 12-09-2014 2:17pm

Ye make the megadrive seem like a modern marvel here :pac:

That was my first console which was all about Sonic, Toejam and Earl, Streets of Rage and Street Racer. Sega Soccer was my first soccer game.

I'm so young

FHFC · 12-09-2014 9:25pm

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Ye make the megadrive seem like a modern marvel here :pac:

That was my first console which was all about Sonic, Toejam and Earl, Streets of Rage and Street Racer. Sega Soccer was my first soccer game.

I'm so young

I take it Mr P bought that game. Hardly a peep outa him since and it the Friday after a two week break.

manual_man · 12-09-2014 9:34pm

FHFC wrote: »

I take it Mr P bought that game. Hardly a peep outa him since and it the Friday after a two week break.

i hope he's somewhere getting atrociously drunk. my whereabouts were semi-unknown for around 3 days after handing in my dissertation

FHFC · 12-09-2014 9:39pm

manual_man wrote: »

i hope he's somewhere getting atrociously drunk. my whereabouts were semi-unknown for around 3 days after handing in my dissertation

Yeah that would be preferable, but you never know with young folks nowadays.

If I recall correctly I woke up on the hall of my student house wrapped up in the curtains off the small window on the half landing...from which I worked out I made it half way up the stairs, fell grabbing the curtains and just decided it wasn't worth the hassle to try again.

manual_man · 12-09-2014 9:40pm

FHFC wrote: »

Yeah that would be preferable, but you never know with young folks nowadays.

If I recall correctly I woke up on the hall of my student house wrapped up in the curtains off the small window on the half landing...from which I worked out I made it half way up the stairs, fell grabbing the curtains and just decided it wasn't worth the hassle to try again.

you were probly right. lol

Mr.Prodston · 13-09-2014 10:53am

FHFC wrote: »

I take it Mr P bought that game. Hardly a peep outa him since and it the Friday after a two week break.

manual_man wrote: »

i hope he's somewhere getting atrociously drunk. my whereabouts were semi-unknown for around 3 days after handing in my dissertation

A little from Column A, a little from Column B

SpaceCowb0y · 16-09-2014 3:46pm

Sitting here sweating my balls off waiting to be Interviewed at the digital depot. Far too hot for a shirt and tie today, the half hour walk didn't help either. Then I've to trek back to pears street for a second interview, hopefully somebody gives me a job!

F1ngers · 16-09-2014 4:00pm

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Sitting here sweating my balls off waiting to be Interviewed at the digital depot. Far too hot for a shirt and tie today, the half hour walk didn't help either. Then I've to trek back to pears street for a second interview, hopefully somebody gives me a job!

Or deodorant.:p

SpaceCowb0y · 16-09-2014 6:38pm

F1ngers wrote: »

Or deodorant.:p

Haha believe me i planned ahead for my mission today and took a can with me

:rolleyes::D And yes... it was needed by time i got to interview no. 2

finnharpsboy · 16-09-2014 6:46pm

so did you get a job?

SpaceCowb0y · 16-09-2014 7:04pm

Should hear something back from both places by early next week, fingers crossed! I've been to a good few interviews now though and nothing so far so not getting my hopes up too much just yet though!

FHFC · 17-09-2014 9:58pm

Sorry but I just have to say....FINN HARPS FC....FAI CUP SEMI FINALS.....YEEEEESSSSSSS

Iused2likebusts · 17-09-2014 10:08pm

FHFC wrote: »

Sorry but I just have to say....FINN HARPS FC....FAI CUP SEMI FINALS.....YEEEEESSSSSSS

Great stuff hopefully get derry and beat them in the semis

FHFC · 18-09-2014 7:42pm

Iused2likebusts wrote: »

Great stuff hopefully get derry and beat them in the semis

Can't see us going any further really. But its nice to get this far for the first time since you and your mates went and broke my wee heart in '99!

Good to have a few big games at the theatre of tin....

Iused2likebusts · 18-09-2014 8:45pm

FHFC wrote: »

Can't see us going any further really. But its nice to get this far for the first time since you and your mates went and broke my wee heart in '99!

Good to have a few big games at the theatre of tin....

15 yrs ago that's scary. Between the cup run and the fantasy football competition the club has made a few bob this yr.

SpaceCowb0y · 19-09-2014 11:11am

Just got offered a job! BOOM!!:cool:

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