Old School Video Games

[juggernaut]

Oh wait I loved Phoenix too!

 

[KentDog]

Ice Hockey was great (the one where you could choose how big your players were):

I preferred Blades of Steel (http://www.gamespot.com/nes/sports/bladesofsteel/index.html) where you could have fistfights between players.

 

[KentDog]

Oh man, the Simpsons and X-Men arcades you guys posted along with TMNT was what I played the most at Chuck E Cheeses as a kid.

 

[KentDog]

NES: Contra, Marios 1 and 3, Excitebike, Blades of Steel, Streets of Rage II, Snake Rattle N Roll, Zelda, Galaga
Super Nintendo: Mario Kart, F-Zero, Contra: Alien Wars, Street Fighter II: Turbo, Mortal Kombat I + II
PC: Doom, StarCraft, shareware Scorched Earth (oh my god, here it is: http://scorch.classicgaming.gamespy.com/) and shareware Bomberman

 

[KentDog]

Second Computer

Ahh the memories this is bringing back finding these images.

Reminds me of our 486 (or was it a 386?), except we only had one floppy drive, moneybags.

 

[Goodfella9783]

I preferred Blades of Steel (http://www.gamespot.com/nes/sports/bladesofsteel/index.html) where you could have fistfights between players.

Blades of Steel was great too. Along with the NHL games for Sega and SNES.

 

[Goodfella9783]

Oh man, the Simpsons and X-Men arcades you guys posted along with TMNT was what I played the most at Chuck E Cheeses as a kid.

One of the best arcade games ever. Me and my buddy would play it for NES and never get sick of it no matter how many times we beat it:

 

[AKIRA]

They still make games with great content. Oblivion comes to mind.

I got Oblivion for xmas. So far its not hooking me. TOO MUCH doesnt always mean good.

 

[AKIRA]

One of the best arcade games ever. Me and my buddy would play it for NES and never get sick of it no matter how many times we beat it:

Is that a screen shot from the NES game? No way, thats gotta be the arcade one.

 

[Goodfella9783]

Is that a screen shot from the NES game? No way, thats gotta be the arcade one.

I think the game was exactly the same. It could be the arcade one though because of the Insert coin thing. But I do remember that exact scene from the boss of the first level.

 

[Goodfella9783]

Here ya go:

 

[KelJu]

Talk about immersion. Have you done the Assassin's Guild quests yet?

I did. It was the only fun part in the game. I really enjoyed being an assassin. I lost interest later and never played it again.

 

[DOMS]

I got Oblivion for xmas. So far its not hooking me. TOO MUCH doesnt always mean good.

How about an immersive world and interesting stories?

 

[DOMS]

I did. It was the only fun part in the game. I really enjoyed being an assassin. I lost interest later and never played it again.

You missed out on an incredible ending.

You should give the Baldur's Gate games a try. It's my favorite adventure video game.

 

[fufu]

You missed out on an incredible ending.

You should give the Baldur's Gate games a try. It's my favorite adventure video game.

I was more partial to Icewind Dale. Both great games. I was actually thinking of installing BG again.

 

[DOMS]

I was more partial to Icewind Dale. Both great games. I was actually thinking of installing BG again.

BG is the bomb.

For another old, but good, game. Try Fallout 2. That was a great game. A great story with a lot of good humor.

Fat Woman: There's a thin woman inside me trying to get out. It's her fault for standing so close to the buffet.

 

[AKIRA]

How about an immersive world and interesting stories?

I cant get into it. In fact, I can hardly find any enemies besides wolves.

 

[DOMS]

I cant get into it. In fact, I can hardly find any enemies besides wolves.

That's because you're too low a level. It's so that you don't stumble over an oppenent that you have no hope of beating. If you want, install the mod that opens all monsters to you at lower levels. Just make sure you running skill is good.

 

[AKIRA]

Where do I sell all my junk?
Is there a multiplayer?
Should I just do the main missions?
Or do the side missions first?
Is there any way to stay away from getting arrested? Kill all the guards, keep running?


I am trying, but its just not exciting from the get go and I am used to that.

 

[DOMS]

Where do I sell all my junk? There are dealers all over the place for different items (and qualities). You've just got to look. They're not hidden or anything.

Is there a multiplayer? No. The game is way too complex for multiplayer to work.

Should I just do the main missions? Or do the side missions first? You can do that first and then do the side missions. I did about a third of the side missions before I finished the main quest. Now I can go back and finish the rest. The game doesn't end after you beat the main mission. Plus, everyone knows you did it and will treat you differently.

Is there any way to stay away from getting arrested? Kill all the guards, keep running?. If you know the right people, you can bribe your problem away. But yeah, the claravoyant guards bothered me too. You can get a mod that makes it so that they only come after you if they see it or hear very close to them.

If you're playing it on the PC, there are a lot of mods that make the game even more fun.

 

[fufu]

DOMS, you got a website for these mods?

 

[DOMS]

DOMS, you got a website for these mods?

Planet Elder Scrolls is pretty good. And so is Tessource. Oblivion Source is good too.

 

[MeatZatk]

Marble Madness, F-Zero, Bases Loaded 3

 

[MeatZatk]

http://www.1980-games.com/us/old-games/nintendo/nintendo-games.php

 

[Yanick]

http://www.1980-games.com/us/old-games/nintendo/d/Double_Dragon_3_-_The_Sacred_Stones/game.php

http://www.1980-games.com/us/old-games/nintendo/b/Battletoads/game.php

two that i loved that no one yet mentioned.

 

[Yanick]

Civilization, Wolfenstein 3D, Mike Tyson Punch Out, Mario 3, River City Ransom, X-COM, Quakeworld TeamFortress

This game was the shit
http://www.1980-games.com/us/old-games/nintendo/r/River_City_Ransom/game.php

 

[AKIRA]

http://www.1980-games.com/us/old-games/nintendo/nintendo-games.php

Pretty cool website. Too bad the sound is choppy.

 

[KelJu]

You missed out on an incredible ending.

You should give the Baldur's Gate games a try. It's my favorite adventure video game.

The game was so damn buggy. For no reason at all, the guards would kill each other, or the quest givers would stop offering things they were suppose to. The game is broken in the fact that you can beat the game at level 15 if you worked on your illusion skill. I figured that out on accident. I could kill town guards just by vanishing, attack with a poison. Rince and repeat until the fuckers fall. I refused to ever pay my fines, or go to jail, so I had to kill most of the guards in every town, just because they were pissing me off.

 

[zombul]

This thread makes me want to go home and play video games all night.

 

[I Are Baboon]

For me, I had favorites for each system I owned. A few of my favorites off the top of my head (I used to be a real gaming junkie):

Commodore 64
Moon Patrol (was a cartridge you plugged into the side of the computer)
Fourth and Inches
Marble Madness (that game drove me frikkin insane!)
Radar Rat Race

Atari 2600
Jungle Hunt
Combat
Berzerk
Tron
Raiders of the Lost Ark


Arcade games
Galaga
Qix
Tempest
Punch Out
Dig Dug