old consoles

spooiirt!!

what consoles did you all have. when i was about ten i had a commodore , spectrum (complete with rubbery keyboard) and a nes.
the spectrum i lost, and the nes i lost too. i took my commodore apart and messed around with it , put it back together and watched it melt.... ahh good times!

did anyone else have the donald duck game for the commodore? the aim of the game was to stack shelves and perform other menial duties to earn money!! what an idea for a game eh?

The_B_Man

i had Bionic Commando for the C64. that was the best, and i had Ghostbusters and some other game that i never let load fully. i'd load it up to the pre-game thing (which was better than the actual game) and just play that! "Beat-It " or sumtin it was called!

Sauron

ah... the NES...the original:rolleyes:

Dr. Loon

Originally posted by The_B_Man
i had Bionic Commando for the C64. that was the best,

Bionic Commando.... excellent. Loved that game, also the last ninja games were great. As well as Dizzy. Numerous others as well. Good ol C64, although it's not exaclty a console is it!?

The_B_Man

which dizzy game? there was about a hundred of them!!

i thought i was great when i got the cartridge coz u didnt have to load it, wat was i t called...oh yeah: Fiendish Freddys Funhouse r sumtin. it had Sensible soccer on it 2!

patch

I think Termintor 2 was the cartridge which everybody had.
Right muck that was too if I recall correctly.

Okie

Originally posted by The_B_Man

i thought i was great when i got the cartridge coz u didnt have to load it, wat was i t called...oh yeah: Fiendish Freddys Funhouse r sumtin. it had Sensible soccer on it 2!

Was it "Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun" by any chance? I used to borrow that cartridge from my mate on many an occasion. Klax (annoying Tetris-like game) Flimbo's Quest(side-to side scroller, not unlike Alex Kidd) and International Soccer(Pants...but damn greatful of it at the time) were on it too.

"Sensible soccer" Ppfftt ...I wish

Try this --> Commodore <-- for nostalgia!

Okie

Originally posted by patch
I think Termintor 2 was the cartridge which everybody had.
Right muck that was too if I recall correctly.

Yeah, I think everyone seemed to have that one! I ruined my spacebar on that feckin' game, trying to re-arrange Arnies arm and the like :rolleyes: Only cleared it once or twice mind.

po0k

Amiga600 - fired it up there again Sunday evening
Megadrive

Amz

Atari 2600 (bought it from my cousin for a tenner)



Atari 2600jr (got this for a tenner too)



I also had a NES and got a SNES then when I was little older

I miss my games...

Stupid PS2 hoggin brothers with the not letting me near the Telly

Dr. Loon

Originally posted by The_B_Man
which dizzy game? there was about a hundred of them!!

All of them. I loved them all... I thought the whole feel to them was great. It'd be great if they release a new improved PC version.

The_B_Man

nah u cant have new and improved versions!! them backstards these days ruin games when they remake them. i think they'd be better left as they are!

oneweb

My first was a Commodore 64. As a matter of fact, still have it. And it's disk drive, tape unit and printer Flimbo's Quest was the cartridge that came with it. Bionic Commando, Monty something and Flimbo were all good Got very near the end (I presume it was near the end) of Flimbo one time and one time only. I got a bit miffed that I lost when I had gotten so far so I never played it as enthusiastically since.

Then we got a Megadrive. And that game where the cat had to collect loads of balls of wool. I can hum the music and recall the between-stage "What could possibly go wrong?". The name escapes me.

<edit>Bubsy was the name.

krinpit

Ah, I still play Street Fighter II to this day. What a game. Incredible playable.

patch

Originally posted by oneweb

Then we got a Megadrive.

I remember the day I walked into o'connors in galway and first saw Altered Beast working. Such graphics!

I had an Atari Lynx for a while too( actually, my first was a second hand ZX81, and I've pretty much had all the usual ocmputers/consoles since!), I think Batman Returns was the one that impressed me most on the Lynx.
I also had an Afterburner type game on the lynx, the ground was made up of scrolling grids. I played it so much, I could see my classroom in school moving in the same fashion if I was daydreaming......

KdjaCL

In order i owned them

Colecovision
Atari 2600 (wooden one then sleek plastic one the one with the song on tv" the 28hundred from atareeeeeeee)
C64
Sinclair
Spectrum
Nes
BBc Micro
Amiga
ST
Snes
Gameboy
Mega Drive
3do
N64
Ps1
Cube

I still have all them with games for each


kdjac

Amz

*cough* Nerd!

kaimera

Atari 2600.

NeS - ahh...the days of Metal Gear Solid in isometric

ozpass

My currently active retro stock consists of a Megadrive, Saturn, BBC Micro (various) and Speccy 128+2. Psycho Pinball on the Megadrive is the current fave.

carbonkid

the atari 2600jr was my first ever game console:)
thanx amz for showin a pic of it...it brings a tear to my eye *squch squch*
i remember beating the crap out of it so much cause the joy stick kept jamming

Beëlzebooze

so the 80's micro computers are now considered to be consoles?

my god what has the world come to?

ozpass

Originally posted by Beëlzebooze
so the 80's micro computers are now considered to be consoles?

my god what has the world come to?

They're not, I admit. Most were used exclusively for games though.

Man eating cow

Anybody remember creatures 1 and 2 on the c64. The best games on the c64 i reckon...


gorefest!!!!!

littleninja

Originally posted by Okie
Was it "Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun" by any chance? I used to borrow that cartridge from my mate on many an occasion. Klax (annoying Tetris-like game) Flimbo's Quest(side-to side scroller, not unlike Alex Kidd) and International Soccer(Pants...but damn greatful of it at the time) were on it too.

"Sensible soccer" Ppfftt ...I wish

Try this --> Commodore <-- for nostalgia!

I LOVED the commodore and the games that came with it (the aforementioned Fiendish Freddy's, Klax, Flimbo's Quest etc etc) I'd sit there for hours going thru the Klax game trying desperately to complete it!!!

Dizzy was an egg wasn't he.. had to go round collecting stuff and trying to get off islands to safety etc had LOADS of dizzy games, the one that was like pacman annoyed me somewhat though, preferred the actual games where you actually had a storyline.

Had a Sega Master System (which my bro sold on a whim to a mate of his in school so he could make a few quid... all without telling me I might add... grrrrrrrr) had alex kidd on that which was another game i really liked.

And out of sheer boredom got a 2nd hand sega megadrive which is now lying doing nothing at my parents in the event of me going home to visit them, which is nice.

ShinzonMoFo

Ah flimbo wat a classic! does anyone know where i can get a c64 emulator???

evie

Ah the NES
My neighbours had one and for obious reasons, I think my parents missed a segment of my childhood.
Super Mario brothers and the Simpsons.
Duck Hunt with the gun!
Oh hours and hours of fun!

KdjaCL

Originally posted by Amz
*cough* Nerd!

Pffft Collector of Modern Art is better term


kdjac

ozpass

Originally posted by ShinzonMoFo
Ah flimbo wat a classic! does anyone know where i can get a c64 emulator???

If these guys don't know, it doesn't exist!

byte

My first was an Atari 400! 8kb of power!



http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=76

SouperComputer

jeasus, the old 400 WHA?


erm lemmie see, in order


Atari 800Xl (76 Basic ROM I think)
Atari 800XL(78 Basic ROM)
Atari 2600
C64
Spectrum 128
ST
STE
Megadrive
AMIGA 500
Apple Quadra 900

after that it was all downhill and x86 based!


Of those I have the XL (78 ROM) and the STE (1psu replacement and whopping 1Mb upgrade later)

i plan on collecting all my old machines and some more over time. Emualtors are cool and all, but its not the same as waiting half an hour of screeching noise for a game to load.

My favourite game was probably Boulder Dash on the 800XL, VROOM on the ST and F1GP on the Amiga. cant really remember many of the games from the others, espcially the C64, there was so many!!

SouperComputer

Originally posted by KdjaC
In order i owned them

Colecovision
Atari 2600 (wooden one then sleek plastic one the one with the song on tv" the 28hundred from atareeeeeeee)
C64
Sinclair
Spectrum
Nes
BBc Micro
Amiga
ST
Snes
Gameboy
Mega Drive
3do
N64
Ps1
Cube

I still have all them with games for each


kdjac

do you still have the colecovision? are they not worth a few bob?

Retr0gamer

Must dig out Megadrive from attic (although Gunstar heroes was stolen on me GRRRR!)

giftgrub

check this out...




my old boy used to travel to the states back in the 80's he brought back this APPLE 2+

if youve ever seen the royal tennenbaums ben stillers character had one...it was a total disaster. i cant even remember what happened to it.

Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe

have a C64.
does anyone remember outrun? or wizball??!! i luv those games!

if anyone could give me some information....

i have a nes for sale.

24 games. - all in perfect working condition.
console. - mint condition and perfectly working. 4 joypads. 2 sets of leads.
multi button joypad. - additional 6 button controller with joystick.

carrycase available also.

total cost when bought over £1000 including all extra game manuals, joypads, games and magazines. THIS IS A ONE IN A MILLION DEAL!!!

im not sure how much to sell it all for lads.
but its just a dust collector at the moment.

ANY ADVICE ON A PRICE???

demanufactured

the c64 was my childhood computer

got it for xmas in 88 i think , had the light fantasticc pakage with the light gun , that was the best ever , had this compilation tape with levels from robocop , combat school , hypersports , platoon and rambo , feckin deadly

had the first batman game , i used to copy games on the old timey twin deck tape recorded
although game swopping with friends in school ruled too
i had treasure is;land dizzy , me mates had all the other ones

i remember gettin a loan of the T2 cartridge and accidntly finding the hidden Space invaders game on it , anyone remember that?
Man i could go on forever about the c64.

Exit

Many happy hours spent on this - http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=84

and the Sega Mega Drive (and my cousin's Atari and my next door neighbour's Commodore)

I also have this lying around somewhere, belonged to my uncle. I've never seen it working - http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=3&c=690

ARGINITE

Anybody know how to realign the heads of the data cassette for the c64? i kinda messed mine up.

Capt'n Midnight

Originally posted by ARGINITE
Anybody know how to realign the heads of the data cassette for the c64? i kinda messed mine up.

If it's like a normal cassette or the BBC micro one there will be two screws on either side of the Head. One will have a spring under the metal plate the head sits on. You simply turn this a bit. Turning the wrong way makes it worse.

Get an audio cassette with some high pitched stuff on it and plug a set of head phones into the recorder , then using a plastic screwdriver press down on the head gently - if the high pitches get stronger then tighten the screw half a turn or so.. (try not to use a metal screwdriver and don't use a magnetised one - test it out on a stapel or paper clip first.)

papillon

Ahhh the old atari 2600jr, how fondly i remember the endless hours of pitfall, did that game actually have an end? then on to the nes, complete with duck hunt and the gun, classic or what!

Anyone remember Operation Wolf on the NES, i am to this day convinced its the best game i've ever played.

byte

I used to have Operation Wolf on my Speccy with light gun. It was great once the endurance of loading had finished! :rolleyes:

TCamen

Ah the good old days. It was great growing up with 2 brothers who also played video games. Between us we had/have

Amstrad
Amiga 500
NES*
Megadrive & Mega CD
SNES*
Gameboy*
Atari Lynx II*
Game Gear*
3DO*
Playstation*
N64*
Saturn*
Dreamcast*
PS2*
Gamecube*
Xbox*

those marked with '*' are ones we still have floating around the house. I have R.O.B for the NES somewhere, dunno if he still works!
Demolition Man on 3DO is one of the funniest games ever. Totally crap but oh so entertaining

gucci

one of lads i live with robbed a "MEGA GAME 2000 in 1" thingy off his little brother(i dunno d kid got an xbox fromn santy) and it has super mario d original on it,my got so many sleepless nights!!

Ste-

Thought I'd replied to this, howand ever.

Atari800xl
Commordore 64
Megadrive

Used to love the old atari but the tape player broke
If anyone's selling one I'd be interested.

nlgbbbblth

ZX81
Spectrum

got 2 CD roms of Speccy games couple of years ago

all the old classics plus emulators on them

one-angry-dwarf

dis anyone else have an amstrad? i remeber it seemed like ages waiting for those tape games to load. A few weeks ago I downloaded a game i used to have for it called chuckie egg. hadnt played it since i was 7. i nearly cried.

Falkorre

eeek amstrad..........
I had the 464+ and then the 6128+......... remember those weird 3" discs you couldnt get anywhere except for rental from some tiny little computer game rental store in palmerstown shopping center beside the bowling alley? lol ;0)

B

projectmayhem

i had a spectrum (pure class) and a commodore. with that i had a NES and a sega megadrive (still one of the best). but before all of that as a little kid i had one of those super-cool-5-game consoles with about 5 pixels on the screen involving "pong" and any other variation possible.

thems were the days

rainbow kirby

I was given an old spectrum when i was about 7. Then i got my brick-like game boy a few months later and tetris just owned everything! at the moment ive only got gc, n64, gba, gba sp. New stuff.:ninja:

Moonbeam

I still have an atari 2600(I think)
Older then me complete with foot pedals for combat and all!

Doodah7

I still have any 'consoles' I ever had starting with the rubber keyed 48k Spectrum, then a Megadrive, original big Gameboy, Playstation, Dreamcast, Xbox, Gamecube and finally my latest addition of GBA SP.

Ah the thoughts of loading a Spectrum game: beeeeeeeeeeep bip, beeeeeeeeeeeeep bip, beeeeeeeeep blueeeeeeeeeeghhhhhhh and then hoping to the last second that it would load correctly.

Grimlock

Gaming machines I grew up with and my fav games for them:

Atari 2600jr: (River Raid, Centipede & Pole Position)

C64: (Turricain, Flimbos quest & Super Scrambler(i think))

NES: (S Mario, S Mario 3, Kunio Kun No Nekketsu Soccer League (Don't ask) )

MegaDrive: (Sonic, Sonic 3, Skitchen, Mortal Kombat, Aladdin, Micro Machines, FIFA International......) (Loves my magedrive)

SNES: (Street Figther II, Bomberman, Super Pang)

PlayStation: (Tekken 2, FIFA 2000, Worms, GTA 2)

PS2: (Need For Speed Underground, GTA Vice City)