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  • Looking for another game...Why can't I remember the names of the games I used to own? I mean, it was only 20 years ago. Any how, this game was a sort of arcade/adventure mix …

    ... 20 years ago. Any how, this game was a sort of arcade ...
    rich_chandler rich_chandler January 2006 Games
  • Looking for another game...Why can't I remember the names of the games I used to own? I mean, it was only 20 years ago. Any how, this game was a sort of arcade/adventure mix …

    ... 20 years ago. Any how, this game was a sort of arcade ...
    Ian Hamilton Ian Hamilton January 2006 Games
  • Forgotten WorldsI tried playing this game the other day, the thing is, it's really hard to avoid stuff and shoot the enemies at the same time. I mean spinning around…

    ... all else fails play the arcade original in MAME. At least ... on the arcade version you can control the ... Amiga version a couple of years after getting it for the ...
    Cappy Cappy January 2006 Games
  • Kung Fu MasterWhy why WHY was the Spectrum conversion of this game so BAD? It's like the Programmer played the Arcade game a couple of times and then wrote the co…

    ... looking very close to the arcade (as far as the Speccy ... the same physics as the arcade... The Speccy version of Renegade ... closer to Double Dragon the arcade game, physics wise.

    years, but the arcade game is my fav ...
    Swainy Swainy February 2006 Games
  • Arcade games that never got converted to the SpeccyOver the years, loads of arcade games never did make it to the Speccy. What games would you have like to have seen converted to the Spectrum?

    ... wrote:
    Over the years, loads of arcade games never did make ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx March 2006 Games
  • Arcade games that never got converted to the SpeccyOver the years, loads of arcade games never did make it to the Speccy. What games would you have like to have seen converted to the Spectrum?

    ... . I played it in an arcade twenty years ago and loved it ...
    Spector Spector March 2006 Games
  • 16/48I seem to recall a rather nifty animation that (I think) appeared on one of those 16/48 tapes - it was a man playing space invaders and his expressio…

    ... seeing a similar one many years ago which featured an old ... .org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Typical+Arcade+Player%2c+The$&pub ... .org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^Typical+Arcade+Player%2c+The$&pub ...
    jonathan jonathan March 2006 Games
  • Games since 1987I probably stopped using my Spectrum in 1987. Anybody have any suggestions for games released 1988 onwards that I really should have played?

    ... the post-1988 years were that great for arcade-style games. There ... pretty much entirely dominated by arcade conversions and movie tie-ins ... great strategy games in those years. Pretty much everything from Ken ...
    Matt_B Matt_B March 2006 Games
  • Which games are you obsessed with?Do any of you find yourself returning constantly to a particular game or games,even though you've played it to death?My current obsession is Kokotoni…

    ... />
    Shinobi (original arcade).

    Double dragon (arcade).

    Dahna ... the original gore game. the Arcade or the PC-Engine version ... : A good game that was years ahead of it's time ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek March 2006 Games
  • Computer journalist predicts the demise of the mouse? in 1984!!In the December 1983 issue of 'Your Computer' that I scanned for the archive, there is an article titled 'The Spirit of Christmas to Come'. In the ar…

    Years ago i sold my Amiga ... like a megadrive or an arcade machine.

    *I think ...
    mile mile April 2006 Chit chat
  • Outrun 2Today I ended up in the seaside resort of Tramore, Co. Waterford. Naturally I headed straight for the video game arcades where I discovered Outrun 2.…

    ... something about it's development years ago. So it must've ... you can go to the arcade and play these games too ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek April 2006 Chit chat
  • Spectrum games which are better than 16-bit versionsLet's talk about games which are better on the Speccy than on 16-bit machines. In my opinion Spectrum versions of "Chase HQ" and "Space Gun" are bet…

    ... a CPC user for 22 years and I recall a hell ... me as I thought the arcade game was sorta bleh to ...
    Wolverine Wolverine April 2006 Games
  • Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]

    ... a Speccy in 83, brilliant years, amazing finding out about ... demoed etc. Brilliant years. Loved lots of the arcade conversions, specially ...

    Then again 20+ years later when i discovered emulators ... MAME and have a bartop arcade machine made for me ( ...
    psj3809 psj3809 April 2006 Chit chat
  • Introduce yourself[SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS]This is the thread to stop by & introduce yourself.[/FONT][/SIZE]

    ... a Speccy in 83, brilliant years, amazing finding out about computers ... demoed etc. Brilliant years. Loved lots of the arcade conversions, specially the ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek April 2006 Chit chat
  • What's your favourite death in a game?In a morbid fashion what is your favourite death in a game be it a quick sprite dies type thing or a brutal scene? Speccy only is preferable but feel…

    ... br />
    Splatterhouse by Namco (Arcade): Just killing the zombies on ... Mortal Kombat by Midway/Williams (Arcade): I would've included the ... mustard in comparison with the arcade original. That is of ... now even after all these years. Especially the one when ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek May 2006 Games
  • Heres one for you all. has anyone EVER completed any Gauntlet series?as my title says. is the question i wanna ask. ive never to this day ever completed gauntlet either due to lack of health or trapped by that dreaded …

    ... be an end to the arcade version? I played a lot ... to one of the first-years to play around with...
    hldswrth hldswrth May 2006 Games
  • The Warlock Of Firetop Mountain - did anyone ever finish this wretched game!?I've been 'enjoying' (if that's the phrase) the opportunity to replay some of the classic games I remember of yore, including "The Warlock Of Firetop…

    ... they were text adventures or arcade adventures.

    I still ... FF books from about 14 years ago in the loft, I ... got packed away about 14 years ago when I realised females ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek May 2006 Games
  • When did Spectrum games "jump the shark"Sorry to use that hackneyed term, but there's no easier way of putting it. Basically, during the Spectrum's commercial life (roughly 1982-1992) when…

    ... /Amiga and other consoles. For years we didnt mind monochrome graphics ... later years of the 80's i found many of the arcade ...
    psj3809 psj3809 May 2006 Games
  • When did Spectrum games "jump the shark"Sorry to use that hackneyed term, but there's no easier way of putting it. Basically, during the Spectrum's commercial life (roughly 1982-1992) when…

    ... machine to make conversions of arcade games and Amiga/ST hits ... said in a thread many years ago on comp.sys.sinclair ...
    Spector Spector May 2006 Games
  • When did Spectrum games "jump the shark"Sorry to use that hackneyed term, but there's no easier way of putting it. Basically, during the Spectrum's commercial life (roughly 1982-1992) when…

    ... as hell and in later years the PC. Then eventually discovering ... ended up trying to emulate arcade machines or became a "hand ...
    Zagreb Zagreb May 2006 Games
  • Games club voting for WC 20/5/2006Sorry it's late! Here's the votes for WC 20/5/06

    ... on the market in previous years it still doesn't match ... a little beyond the basic arcade formula.

    There are ... managed a creditable job four years earlier, and pretty much every ...
    Matt_B Matt_B May 2006 Games
  • Missing NemesisI was reading one of the threads the other day about over rated spectrum games and came across the suggestion that Nemesis (the space shooter known a…

    Very interesting article by S.Campbell. Damn that other version looks very good. Such a shame still after all those years that those 3 arcade games by Konami were so dire
    psj3809 psj3809 June 2006 Games
  • Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks

    ... , tied with Barbarian.
    Best arcade game: Rainbow Islands, tied with ... 1982 to 1986 (with more years to come).
    NickH NickH June 2006 Games
  • Best game???Every platform has its best game. What would it be for the Speccy? Any type of game is ok. Thanks! cbmeeks

    ... , tied with Barbarian.
    Best arcade game: Rainbow Islands, tied with ... 1982 to 1986 (with more years to come).[/QUOTE]

    Best arcade game: Bomb Jack (closely followed ...
    Vampyre Vampyre June 2006 Games
  • Cge 2006?Is there going to be a Classic Gaming Expo held this year? I haven't seen anything mentioned about it anywhere. I bought a ticket for last years even…

    [QUOTE=ADJB]After last years Retro Fusion event I won' ... RG forums. A ton of arcade machines to play on and ... a general play arcade games / drinkathon.

    I ... but also a ton of arcade games to play on etc
    psj3809 psj3809 June 2006 Chit chat
  • Power DriftHi all I have started playing Power Drift again and I can't stop! I have the Speccy version, C64 version, MAME version and the Final Burn version I…

    ... was one of the few arcade games I could complete. I ... play it at uni 15 years ago, and there was always ... best man a couple of years back.

    Yay for ...
    Daren Daren June 2006 Games
  • Power DriftHi all I have started playing Power Drift again and I can't stop! I have the Speccy version, C64 version, MAME version and the Final Burn version I…

    ... was one of the few arcade games I could complete. I ... play it at uni 15 years ago, and there was always ... best man a couple of years back.

    Yay for ...
    Rockford Rockford June 2006 Games
  • OpenGL - how to install it and whatever?How do you actually install OpenGL, if it needs installing at all? I seem to remember for Quake 3, when it came out in 1999, that I had to install a …

    ... for NES/SNES/Megadrive/MAME (arcade)/Spectrum/C64 (spit spit)/Atari ... will get a good 2 years use out of it for ...
    ewgf ewgf August 2006 Chit chat
  • *** New Game *** Farmer Jack Now AvailableFARMER JACK IS NOW AVAILABLE ... ?2.99 + ?1.00 UK Postage (or a nice pack of cigars) I haven't updated the website yet though, as someone volunt…

    ... is probably the best new arcade title for a retro machine ... in the last couple of years.
    Spector Spector October 2006 Games
  • *** New Game *** Farmer Jack Now AvailableFARMER JACK IS NOW AVAILABLE ... ?2.99 + ?1.00 UK Postage (or a nice pack of cigars) I haven't updated the website yet though, as someone volunt…

    ... is probably the best new arcade title for a retro machine ... in the last couple of years.[/QUOTE]

    Now thats ...
    Graz Graz October 2006 Games
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