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#1502 08-03-2012 03:30PM

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Or the version I grow up with:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvKlj1nTu84

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kCvSyJaYbc

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#1503 08-03-2012 03:31PM

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What a game

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#1504 08-03-2012 08:51PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uxkcPYaV38

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#1505 08-03-2012 09:51PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CliX-Gr0wwM

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#1506 08-03-2012 10:42PM

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#1507 09-03-2012 08:26AM

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#1508 09-03-2012 08:40AM

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You had a choice of three colours

No RED or No GREEN or No BLUE

never figured out why the original IBM didn't just use an XOR chip to convert the secondary colour in 3 colour CGA mode into the third primary colour

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#1509 09-03-2012 11:44AM

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The X-wing VS TIE fighter games, many hours spent playing those

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#1510 09-03-2012 01:23PM

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Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

You had a choice of three colours

No RED or No GREEN or No BLUE

never figured out why the original IBM didn't just use an XOR chip to convert the secondary colour in 3 colour CGA mode into the third primary colour

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#1511 09-03-2012 01:24PM

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BaconZombie wrote: »

Or the version I grow up with:

Ssshhhweeeeee - the least convincing jet engine noise I've ever heard!

http://www.matchboxkits.org/images/browse/PK-101-2-01.jpg
http://tip.frikafrax.com/wp-content/uploads/kit_plasticinj_matchbox_jagdpanther.jpg

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#1512 09-03-2012 01:41PM

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Remember Top Gear when it started?:

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#1513 09-03-2012 01:45PM

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And sure while I'm at it, guess what this is (not):

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#1514 09-03-2012 01:58PM

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Sure, a third will be no harm:

Jackanory:

Battle of the Planets:

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#1515 09-03-2012 03:33PM

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I played this for ages and never figured out what I was at. The most frustrating game ever.

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#1516 09-03-2012 08:52PM

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The mighty Amstrad CPC 464

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#1517 09-03-2012 09:14PM

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I picked up one of these a few months ago for ~ 20e.

Steffano2002 wrote: »

The mighty Amstrad CPC 464

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#1518 09-03-2012 09:43PM

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BaconZombie wrote: »

I picked up one of these a few months ago for ~ 20e.

Does it still take 2 hours for games to load?

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#1519 09-03-2012 10:00PM

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BaconZombie wrote: »

I picked up one of these a few months ago for ~ 20e.

Planning to take to the "Antiques Roadshow" in a few years.

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#1520 10-03-2012 01:27PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI14wfWJax8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jyhfq8u8Xk

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#1521 10-03-2012 09:45PM

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#1522 10-03-2012 11:49PM

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#1523 12-03-2012 10:55PM

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#1524 12-03-2012 11:06PM

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3dfx, my lord. I also remember the Rendition Verite V1000 -this chipset had a custom port of Quake that was the bees knees. Also 'Rebel Moon'.

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#1525 12-03-2012 11:27PM

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Look at the size of this graphics card :eek:

Voodoo 5 6000

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#1526 13-03-2012 12:46AM

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sephir0th wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uxkcPYaV38

holy crap what game was this

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#1527 13-03-2012 01:12AM

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leposean wrote: »

holy crap what game was this

Double click the Vid.

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#1528 13-03-2012 01:30AM

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Anyone remember this gem?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJtZDdr2_GY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pck19C7GkC4

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#1529 13-03-2012 03:08AM

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Came to post Tomorrow's world, did we ever get any of the **** they talked about?

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#1530 13-03-2012 03:13AM

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The-Rigger wrote: »

Came to post Tomorrow's world, did we ever get any of the **** they talked about?

YEP

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#1531 13-03-2012 08:31AM

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