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Fave Old School Games?

Postby rocklobster » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:40 am

By Old School, I mean before the Playstation came into existence. Here are some of mine:
  • Sinistar
  • Rampage
  • Paperboy
  • Lemmings
  • Lode Runner
  • Maniac Mansion
  • Pac-man (especially Pac-mania, the first 3-D variant)
  • the NES Super Mario games
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Postby dragonshimmer » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:46 am

Startropics :D And I have yet to find more than one person who even knows what game that is...

Also, I'm a big fan of Fester's Quest, even though it was too hard to finish. Does anyone else think that games have progressively become easier to finish?
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Postby Cap'n Nick » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:26 am

It does feel like it, although I haven't figured out if this is because games got easier or I just got better.
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Postby TheMelodyMaker » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:12 am

dragonshimmer wrote:Startropics :D And I have yet to find more than one person who even knows what game that is...

I've played StarTropics -- awesome game! ^_^ I'd always wanted a Zelda-type game in which the hero can jump over the bad guys. :grin:

As for other old-school games, I could name several from the days of the Atari 2600 and beyond but I wouldn't be able to think of them all. :lol:
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Postby Mega.EXE » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:51 am

:dance: Mega Man :dance:
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Postby righteous_slave » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:22 pm

Centipede, Joust, Pacman, Street Fighter II, Tetris Attack (aka pokemon puzzle league), Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Country, Food Fight, Samuri Shodown, Killer Instinct, R-type, Galaga, many more that will be disappointed I forgot them.

I think I like the old school games more than many of the new ones. There are advantages to the simplicity of so many of them, gameplay-wise, graphics wise.
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Postby Scer » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:34 pm

Definitely Secret of Mana. And Kirby Superstars. I also liked Super Smash TV.
I'm not sure if it counts, but as a kid I also rather liked Escape Velocity for the Mac. I was so upset when we got rid of the Mac... TT
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Postby dragonshimmer » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:22 pm

Cap'n Nick wrote:It does feel like it, although I haven't figured out if this is because games got easier or I just got better.



That's what I thought too until I went back recently to try to finish games I never finished as a child. I still can't finish them.

TheMelodyMaker wrote: I've played StarTropics -- awesome game! ^_^ I'd always wanted a Zelda-type game in which the hero can jump over the bad guys


You are awesome for having played the game. Now that makes a whole whopping TWO people who have heard of it and played it xD; I heard they made a sequel...
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Postby GrubbTheFragger » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:24 pm

contra! and the old Narc and battle toads games. ohhh yea and Mortal Kombat series
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:39 pm

Final Fantasy 6 man. That's all ya ever need
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Postby MasterDias » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:53 pm

dragonshimmer wrote:Startropics :D And I have yet to find more than one person who even knows what game that is...

Also, I'm a big fan of Fester's Quest, even though it was too hard to finish. Does anyone else think that games have progressively become easier to finish?

Modern game designers traded extreme difficulty for longer game length. A number of those old-school games were quite short but really difficult. Any easier, and they would have been beaten pretty quickly. That's the easiest explanation.

As for Startropics, I've played that as well. I enjoyed what I played although I never finished it.
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Postby Joshua Christopher » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:07 pm

Was Startopics the one with Mike?

I very vaguely recall this.
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Postby Locke » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:09 pm

Descent and Duke Nukem. xD
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Postby Raiden no Kishi » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:13 pm

Super Mario Bros. for me. I should get SMB DX for my DS. And New Super Mario Bros, of corse.

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Postby GrubbTheFragger » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:20 pm

oops i forgot to say the old ninja gaiden games also they were so fun ^^
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