Old Games: How did you get here? - Page 2

Sythos · 02-11-2008, 09:18 PM

Legend Of zelda
Super maro 64
Age of empires and Age of Mythology
Magic The Gathering
runescape (almost destroyed my life, went from As in school to Ds and Cs)
everquest
World of Warcraft
Elder Scrolls Series ( favorite games)
BF 2142
call of duty 2 and 4
halo 3
mass effect
Frontlines: Fuel Of War

Shurikane · 02-11-2008, 11:10 PM

Oh dear...

In order. Yes, in chronological order of me discovering and playing them!

1) Donkey Kong (on Coleco Vision!)
2) Super Hang-On
3) Wonder Boy In Monster Land
4) Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
5) Sonic The Hedgehog
6) Gunstar Heroes
7) Falcon 3.0
8) Descent: Freespace
9) Starcraft
10) MDK 2
11) Phantasy Star Online
12) Ragnarök Online
13) Phantasy Star IV: The End of The Millenium
14) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
15) Quake III Arena
16) EVE Online
17) Metroid Prime
18) No More Heroes

**Lorax74** · 02-11-2008, 11:14 PM

I forgot about Descent, I loved the first one even though I could not fly straight. Have to include the Janes series as well. I opted to leave out the sega master system, snes and n64. Other than Mario and Zelda, they were dust collectors as well.

**Skill4Lif3** · 02-11-2008, 11:22 PM

Reader Rabbit (grammar game anyone?)
Raptor: Call of Shadows
Star Wars: Rebel Assault
Super Mario 64
Legend of Zelda
Pokemon
Starcraft
Delta Force
Armored Fury 3
Final Fantasy X
Halo
Warcraft III
Call of Duty 2
Company of Heroes
Bf2142

**FrankManik** · 02-11-2008, 11:25 PM

I couldn't trace the whole history, but I recall it starting with a game called Vector Tank or Vector Wars or something. Before that there was Atari, but Vector Wars was the first computer game I recall playing. And after that things like C&C started popping up.

**bb gun** · 02-11-2008, 11:45 PM

To all the Zork fans, i was inspired to look and found this link.

tried it out, and it works:

http://almy.us/dungeon.html

**Arithea** · 02-12-2008, 08:41 AM

OMG! Lol!! I'm going to have to dl that when I get home.

I always wanted Legend of Zelda for my NES (which I still have, by the way). Never got it. The impression I got from my parents was that I should be happy with Mario, Duck Hunt, and Track Meet for the Power Pad (which I beleive I also still have).

I'm still sad about that.

Also, the reason I didn't list Tetris is that I didn't really play it--my mom kind of dominated that on my NES. She couldn't play Mario to save her life, but man, could she own at Tetris.

Edit: Oh yeah! Reading tuoply's post reminded me--I need to add King's Quest to the list. Can't remember which ones, but we had two of them. I think there were ten, all told?

tuoply · 02-12-2008, 08:42 AM

Text based games(Hammurabi's code, Hunt the Wumpus), loaded from an audio tape (Texas Instruments "computer" TI-99/4a)
Oregon Trail (Apple IIe)
Kings Quest (on a Tandy)
Misc Nintendo games
Quake and Quake 2 extensively in college

**Ghost Stalker** · 02-12-2008, 09:15 AM

Now all these are good titles but I've been playing games PC, console and board for over 20 years and my pc collection of games surpast 100 titles 5 years ago. On that note

The godfather of FPS's and a little know game I think it was called Zaxxon but who ever remembers a game played off a 5 1/4 disk were my firsts.

**MDFubar** · 02-12-2008, 09:18 AM

Wow, I left out Zelda! Probably more too.

**MDFubar** · 02-12-2008, 09:43 AM

Oh yeah,
Pitfall and Donkey Kong

**Lorax74** · 02-12-2008, 09:51 AM

Zaxxon was a side scroller, not an FPS. Regardless, that was a great game and one I fed many quarters to.

I also had a tape based computer, it took 5 minutes to load hangman. I was amazed by it and I'm not really sure how it managed to hold my attention at all.

If we had to list standup arcade games. wow the list would be huge:

Arcade Games
Elevator Action
Astroids
Zaxxon
Table Tennis
Pac Man
Dig Dug
Joust (I was a addicted to this one)
Kung Fu
Double Dragon
Centipede
Bubble Bobble
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr (I loved this one)
Tron (Loved it)
Street Fighter
Mortal Kombat
King of Fighters

Amiga 500
Arknoid
Dragon's Lair
Strider (I lost many, many hours to this side scroller)
Marble Madness

Apple IIc
Karatica (sp?)

**MDFubar** · 02-12-2008, 11:26 AM

Lorax, most of those you list where also available on consoles. I played them both in the arcades and at home...........ahh the sweet memories............

**Lorax74** · 02-12-2008, 12:13 PM

I think you can play some or all using emulators too...

**MasterEditorInChief** · 02-12-2008, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lorax74

King of Fighters

Finally, someone else who likes this franchise. Everyone I know is all caught up in the Street Fighter 4 hype, but I'm sticking with the series that actually comes out. BTW, maybe this thread should be moved into a different forum. My opinion.

02-11-2008, 09:18 PM	#16 (permalink)
Sythos Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 26 miles outside Boston Age: 16 Posts: 172	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? Legend Of zelda Super maro 64 Age of empires and Age of Mythology Magic The Gathering runescape (almost destroyed my life, went from As in school to Ds and Cs) everquest World of Warcraft Elder Scrolls Series ( favorite games) BF 2142 call of duty 2 and 4 halo 3 mass effect Frontlines: Fuel Of War __________________ \|TG-Irr\|Sythos Xbox Live= Latius

02-11-2008, 11:10 PM	#17 (permalink)
Shurikane Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 223	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? Oh dear... In order. Yes, in chronological order of me discovering and playing them! 1) Donkey Kong (on Coleco Vision!) 2) Super Hang-On 3) Wonder Boy In Monster Land 4) Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap 5) Sonic The Hedgehog 6) Gunstar Heroes 7) Falcon 3.0 8) Descent: Freespace 9) Starcraft 10) MDK 2 11) Phantasy Star Online 12) Ragnarök Online 13) Phantasy Star IV: The End of The Millenium 14) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 15) Quake III Arena 16) EVE Online 17) Metroid Prime 18) No More Heroes __________________ *PASSWORD:* People on my buddylist, fire a shot on the ground in front of me, and request backup.

02-11-2008, 11:14 PM	#18 (permalink)
Lorax74 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bridgewater, NJ Age: 34 Posts: 5,628	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? I forgot about Descent, I loved the first one even though I could not fly straight. Have to include the Janes series as well. I opted to leave out the sega master system, snes and n64. Other than Mario and Zelda, they were dust collectors as well. __________________ Ikariam (Alpha) Bayhios [35:70] > Truax (c) - Wine Streardeos [39:70] > New Truax - Marble Meikaios[35:68] > Truax Minor - Crystal

02-11-2008, 11:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
Skill4Lif3 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 208	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? Reader Rabbit (grammar game anyone?) Raptor: Call of Shadows Star Wars: Rebel Assault Super Mario 64 Legend of Zelda Pokemon Starcraft Delta Force Armored Fury 3 Final Fantasy X Halo Warcraft III Call of Duty 2 Company of Heroes Bf2142 __________________ "Do not touch anything unnecessarily. Beware of pretty girls in dance halls and parks who may be spies, as well as bicycles, revolvers, uniforms, arms, dead horses, and men lying on roads -- they are not there accidentally." -Soviet infantry manual, issued in the 1930's

02-11-2008, 11:25 PM	#20 (permalink)
FrankManik Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 193	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? I couldn't trace the whole history, but I recall it starting with a game called Vector Tank or Vector Wars or something. Before that there was Atari, but Vector Wars was the first computer game I recall playing. And after that things like C&C started popping up.

02-11-2008, 11:45 PM	#21 (permalink)
bb gun Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Durango, CO Age: 36 Posts: 172	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? To all the Zork fans, i was inspired to look and found this link. tried it out, and it works: http://almy.us/dungeon.html __________________ \|TG-9th\| BBgun. - I'll put your eye out, kid.

02-12-2008, 08:41 AM	#22 (permalink)
Arithea Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Port, Florida Age: 25 Posts: 1,875	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? OMG! Lol!! I'm going to have to dl that when I get home. I always wanted Legend of Zelda for my NES (which I still have, by the way). Never got it. The impression I got from my parents was that I should be happy with Mario, Duck Hunt, and Track Meet for the Power Pad (which I beleive I also still have). I'm still sad about that. Also, the reason I didn't list Tetris is that I didn't really play it--my mom kind of dominated that on my NES. She couldn't play Mario to save her life, but man, could she own at Tetris. Edit: Oh yeah! Reading tuoply's post reminded me--I need to add King's Quest to the list. Can't remember which ones, but we had two of them. I think there were ten, all told? __________________ my tank is burning not an enemy in sight Arithea lurks -Spiff913 WeeWar: Arithea Ikariam: Arithea, Chehios [88:57] Ankh-Morpork, Crystal Glass .....Find me! Send me stuff! ....................... Rhiatheos [88:56] Sto Lat, Wine ...................Find me! Send me stuff! ....................... Echeeos [87:57] Lancre, Marble ...................Find me! Send me stuff! Last edited by Arithea; 02-12-2008 at 08:45 AM. Reason: Props to the motha

02-12-2008, 08:42 AM	#23 (permalink)
tuoply Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 30 Posts: 72	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? Text based games(Hammurabi's code, Hunt the Wumpus), loaded from an audio tape (Texas Instruments "computer" TI-99/4a) Oregon Trail (Apple IIe) Kings Quest (on a Tandy) Misc Nintendo games Quake and Quake 2 extensively in college

02-12-2008, 09:15 AM	#24 (permalink)
Ghost Stalker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Utah Age: 26 Posts: 157	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? Now all these are good titles but I've been playing games PC, console and board for over 20 years and my pc collection of games surpast 100 titles 5 years ago. On that note The godfather of FPS's and a little know game I think it was called Zaxxon but who ever remembers a game played off a 5 1/4 disk were my firsts. __________________

02-12-2008, 09:18 AM	#25 (permalink)
MDFubar Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Castle, DE Age: 40 Posts: 1,585	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? Wow, I left out Zelda! Probably more too. __________________ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." - General George Patton Jr

02-12-2008, 09:43 AM	#26 (permalink)
MDFubar Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Castle, DE Age: 40 Posts: 1,585	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? Oh yeah, Pitfall and Donkey Kong __________________ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." - General George Patton Jr

02-12-2008, 09:51 AM	#27 (permalink)
Lorax74 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bridgewater, NJ Age: 34 Posts: 5,628	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? Zaxxon was a side scroller, not an FPS. Regardless, that was a great game and one I fed many quarters to. I also had a tape based computer, it took 5 minutes to load hangman. I was amazed by it and I'm not really sure how it managed to hold my attention at all. If we had to list standup arcade games. wow the list would be huge: Arcade Games Elevator Action Astroids Zaxxon Table Tennis Pac Man Dig Dug Joust (I was a addicted to this one) Kung Fu Double Dragon Centipede Bubble Bobble Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr (I loved this one) Tron (Loved it) Street Fighter Mortal Kombat King of Fighters Amiga 500 Arknoid Dragon's Lair Strider (I lost many, many hours to this side scroller) Marble Madness Apple IIc Karatica (sp?) __________________ Ikariam (Alpha) Bayhios [35:70] > Truax (c) - Wine Streardeos [39:70] > New Truax - Marble Meikaios[35:68] > Truax Minor - Crystal

02-12-2008, 11:26 AM	#28 (permalink)
MDFubar Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Castle, DE Age: 40 Posts: 1,585	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? Lorax, most of those you list where also available on consoles. I played them both in the arcades and at home...........ahh the sweet memories............ __________________ "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." - General George Patton Jr

02-12-2008, 12:13 PM	#29 (permalink)
Lorax74 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bridgewater, NJ Age: 34 Posts: 5,628	Re: Old Games: How did you get here? I think you can play some or all using emulators too... __________________ Ikariam (Alpha) Bayhios [35:70] > Truax (c) - Wine Streardeos [39:70] > New Truax - Marble Meikaios[35:68] > Truax Minor - Crystal

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