The best and worse games ever
Robert Merritt
have sections for videogames, Jaguar, and Mongi. On section will be my
persional opinions. Here is my list of games that I thought were the best
and worst through my entire gaming history. I would appricate comments, and
suggestions.
1977-79
Hardware: Atari 2600 (VCS), several hand held LED games
1980
Computer Best: Wumpus on a friend's TRS-80
Computer Worse: ANY education game they tried to get me to play on the
TRS-80
Video Best: Space Invaders - Atari 2600
Video Worse: Maze Craze - Atari 2600
1981
Hardware: Commodore Vic 20
Computer Best: Radar Rat Race - Vic 20
Computer Worse: 3D Poker - Vic 20
Video Best: Asteroids - Atari 2600
Video Worse: Street Racer - Atari 2600
1982
Computer Best: Omega Race - Vic 20
Computer Worse: A boat game from Thorn - Vic 20
Video Best: Defender - Atari 2600
Video Worse: Pac Man - Atari 2600
1983
Hardware: Coleco Adam
Computer Best: Scott Adam's Pirate Adventure - Vic 20
Computer Worse: Almost anygame typed from a computer magazine - Vic 20
Video Best: Donkey Kong - Coleco Adam
Video Worse: Donkey Kong - Atari 2600
1984
Hardware: Intellivision
Computer Best: Wizardry on the Apple II at school
Computer Worse: Just about everything on my Vic 20 after playing the
school's Apple 2
Video Best: Bump -n- Jump - Intellivision
Video Worse: Spce Hawk - Intellivision
1985
Hardware: Tandy 1000 ex (Basically a Turbo XT IBM PC clone)
Computer Best: Empire - PC
Computer Honerable Mention: King and Camel - PC
Computer Worse: Bouncing Babies - PC
Video Best: AD&D Treasures of Tarin - Intellvision
Video Worse: Dukes of Hazard - Coleco Adam
1986
Hardware: NES and SMS
Computer Best: King's Quest - PC
Computer Worse: Scott Adam's Spiderman - PC
Video Best: SMB - NES
Video Worse: Castlevaina - NES
1987
Computer Best: Swords of Glass - PC
Computer Worse: Bionic Commando - PC
Video Best: Alien Syndrome - SMS
Video Worse: Double Dragon - SMS
1988
Computer Best: Wasteland - PC
Computer Worse: The horrible sequal to wastelands - PC
Video Best: Shinobi - SMS
Video Worse: Some sort of platform game in the swamp - NES
1989
Hardware: 386 sx 16 PC clone,Sega Genesis
Computer Best: Might and Magic II - PC
Computer Worse: Space Ace - PC
Video Best: Space Harrier II - Genesis
Video Worse: Last Battle - Genesis
1990
Computer Best: Wing Commander - PC
Computer Worse: Battle Chess II - PC
Video Best: Herzog Zwei - Genesis
Video Worse: Mystic Defender - Genesis
1991
Computer Best: Wolf 3D - PC
Computer Worse: Sim Earth - PC
Video Best: Sonic the Hedgehog - Genesis
Video Worse: Thunder Force II - Genesis
1992
Hardware: 486 dx 33 PC clone
Computer Best: Epic Pinball - PC
Computer Worse: F25 Strike Eagle II - PC
Video Best: Smash TV - Genesis
Video Worse: MoonWalker - Genesis
1993
Hardware: SNES
Computer Best: Doom - PC
Computer Worse: Sim Ant - PC
Video Best: Star Fox - SNES
Video Worse: Fzero - SNES
1994
Computer Best: Xcom - PC
Computer Worse: Masters of Magic - PC
Video Best: Super Metroid
Video Worse: Wolf 3D - SNES
1995
Hardware: 486 DX4 120 PC clone, Atari Jaguar
Computer Best: Full Throttle - PC
Computer Worse: Sim Tower - PC
My Computer Worse: Timmy The Turtle Goes to Hell - PC
Video Best: Tempest 2000 - Jaguar
Video Worse: Raiden - Jaguar
Possible 1996
Computer Best: Duke Nukem 3D - PC
Computer Worse: Ascendancy - PC
Video Best: Defender 2000 - Jaguar
Video Worse: Caddon Fodder - Jaguar
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>1986
>Video Best: SMB - NES
OK, I'll go with that.
>Video Worse: Castlevaina - NES
OK, OK...here I need some explaination. Why in the world do you consider
Castlevania to be the worst of the games of that year? (Note: this is NOT A
FLAME) I consider it to be one of the all time GREATEST NES games ever! I
liked the fact that you used a whip instead of a sword or gun, and the
controls were very tight. The graphics and the music were some of the most
memorable on the NES ever. Also, I don't think it was released until 1987,
but I could be wrong.
>1987
>Video Worse: Double Dragon - SMS
Should've checked out the NES version. It was excellent.
>
>1988
>Video Worse: Some sort of platform game in the swamp - NES
Wouldn't happen to be the Adventures of Bayou Billy would it? That game was
too hard for it's own good.
>1990
>Video Best: Herzog Zwei - Genesis
Isn't that another one of Compile's shooters?
>1991
>Video Best: Sonic the Hedgehog - Genesis
Who can deny that? Nintendo was down for the count.
>Video Best: Smash TV - Genesis
I still liked the SNES version better. Besides, my vote would have been for
Final Fantasy 2.
>1993
>Video Best: Star Fox - SNES
Not much argument here.
>Video Worse: Fzero - SNES
Again, why? It was one of the best of the early SNES games, IMO. And it was
released in 1991, not 1993.
>1994
>Video Best: Super Metroid
Ah, my personal bias showing up again. My vote is for Final Fantasy 3. DKC
wasn't too bad either.
>Video Worse: Wolf 3D - SNES
This isn't too suprising, from what I hear they really butchered it.
>
>1995
>Video Best: Tempest 2000 - Jaguar
Good music, but can't say much for the hardware...
I'd say VF2 or Chrono Trigger.
>Possible 1996
>Video Best: Defender 2000 - Jaguar
My vote: Dragon Warrior 5 (I know, I'm still holding my breath)
>Video Worse: Caddon Fodder - Jaguar
A lot of Jaguar games could go in this category.
Mark Rathwell
: memorable on the NES ever. Also, I don't think it was released until 1987,
: but I could be wrong.
Agreed. Castlevania made me buy my NES.
: >Video Worse: Double Dragon - SMS
: Should've checked out the NES version. It was excellent.
Totally disagree on both counts. The NES version sucked eggs. It
didn't follow the arcade, you couldn't play with a friend and you had to
"earn" your moves. It flickered like a banshee too. I like the 7800 and
SMS versions way, waaaaayyyyy better.
: >Video Worse: Wolf 3D - SNES
: This isn't too suprising, from what I hear they really butchered it.
You put it against the Jaguar version and you really see that the
Jag isn't some "16-bit console"
: Good music, but can't say much for the hardware...
Also about a year and a half late. T2000 came out in spring of
1994, not 1995.
: >Video Worse: Caddon Fodder - Jaguar
Cannon Fodder sucks? Come on ... that's got to be one of the most
addictive games around. It also got some wicked reviews in just about
every single mag.
>> Mark <<
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: : >Video Worse: Double Dragon - SMS
:
: : Should've checked out the NES version. It was excellent.
:
: Totally disagree on both counts. The NES version sucked eggs. It
: didn't follow the arcade, you couldn't play with a friend and you had to
: "earn" your moves. It flickered like a banshee too.
This is the funniest line I have read in a week. What a hoot! Clever
words, my friend, clever words!
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Ming
greatest games. Archon, Destruction Derby, Dandy, Ultima. And Sim City,
Civilization, and X-Wing didn't make your list? This isn't a list of the
best and worst games *ever*. It's a list of the best and worst games that
you managed to play on your crappy hardware.
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: words, my friend, clever words!
Thanks for the compliment, but I cannot take credit for it. I
believe someone else used it in "Compute!" a couple of years back. It's
kind of stuck with me, especially when describing NES games.
Sopa
>In article <4ga8km$q...@skydiver.jaguNET.com>, rob...@jagunet.com says...
>>1986
>>Video Best: SMB - NES
>OK, I'll go with that.
>>Video Worse: Castlevaina - NES
>OK, OK...here I need some explaination. Why in the world do you consider
>Castlevania to be the worst of the games of that year? (Note: this is NOT A
>FLAME) I consider it to be one of the all time GREATEST NES games ever! I
>liked the fact that you used a whip instead of a sword or gun, and the
>controls were very tight. The graphics and the music were some of the most
>memorable on the NES ever. Also, I don't think it was released until 1987,
>but I could be wrong.
I have to agree with you also. Castlevania WAS the best SNES game I
have ever palyed...in fact it was the game that made me buy an SNES (I
didn't like SMB). It was original back then. I mean, how many games
were there back then that let's you control a whip-wielding guy out to
slay a bunch of zombies, bats, and other mythical-creatures? This game
is SUPERB. I can't wait for it to come out for the Saturn and PSX.
>>1987
>>Video Worse: Double Dragon - SMS
>Should've checked out the NES version. It was excellent.
>>
>>1988
>>Video Worse: Some sort of platform game in the swamp - NES
>Wouldn't happen to be the Adventures of Bayou Billy would it? That game was
>too hard for it's own good.
Yeah...it is. No doubt about that.
>>1990
>>Video Best: Herzog Zwei - Genesis
>Isn't that another one of Compile's shooters?
>>1991
>>Video Best: Sonic the Hedgehog - Genesis
>Who can deny that? Nintendo was down for the count.
>>Video Best: Smash TV - Genesis
>I still liked the SNES version better. Besides, my vote would have been for
>Final Fantasy 2.
Same here.
>>1993
>>Video Best: Star Fox - SNES
>Not much argument here.
>>Video Worse: Fzero - SNES
>Again, why? It was one of the best of the early SNES games, IMO. And it was
>released in 1991, not 1993.
I agree. It was teh best racer before Super Mario Kart for the SNES.
>>1994
>>Video Best: Super Metroid
>Ah, my personal bias showing up again. My vote is for Final Fantasy 3. DKC
>wasn't too bad either.
>>Video Worse: Wolf 3D - SNES
>This isn't too suprising, from what I hear they really butchered it.
>>
>>1995
>>Video Best: Tempest 2000 - Jaguar
>Good music, but can't say much for the hardware...
>I'd say VF2 or Chrono Trigger.
>>Possible 1996
>>Video Best: Defender 2000 - Jaguar
>My vote: Dragon Warrior 5 (I know, I'm still holding my breath)
>>Video Worse: Caddon Fodder - Jaguar
>A lot of Jaguar games could go in this category.
Long Haired Computer Geek
> I am busy making my web page. Not sure what the topic will be but i will
> have sections for videogames, Jaguar, and Mongi. On section will be my
> persional opinions. Here is my list of games that I thought were the best
> and worst through my entire gaming history. I would appricate comments, and
> suggestions.
>
> 1977-79
> Hardware: Atari 2600 (VCS), several hand held LED games
>
> 1980
> Computer Best: Wumpus on a friend's TRS-80
> Computer Worse: ANY education game they tried to get me to play on the
> TRS-80
> Video Best: Space Invaders - Atari 2600
Space Invaders on the Atari 2600 rocked. I have to agree here.
> Video Worse: Maze Craze - Atari 2600
>
> 1981
> Hardware: Commodore Vic 20
> Computer Best: Radar Rat Race - Vic 20
> Computer Worse: 3D Poker - Vic 20
> Video Best: Asteroids - Atari 2600
> Video Worse: Street Racer - Atari 2600
>
> 1982
> Computer Best: Omega Race - Vic 20
> Computer Worse: A boat game from Thorn - Vic 20
> Video Best: Defender - Atari 2600
> Video Worse: Pac Man - Atari 2600
>
> 1983
> Hardware: Coleco Adam
Bah. Gimme a break here. Atari 800XL came out about this time, didn't
it? I'm not going to start any Commodore vs. Atari fight here though. I
just feel that it is a very good computer: easy to program, good games, etc.
> Computer Best: Scott Adam's Pirate Adventure - Vic 20
This was a good one, probably his best other than the Fun House one.
> Computer Worse: Almost anygame typed from a computer magazine - Vic 20
> Video Best: Donkey Kong - Coleco Adam
> Video Worse: Donkey Kong - Atari 2600
>
Donkey Kong on the 2600 wasn't that bad. It wasn't great, but it wasn't bad.
> 1984
> Hardware: Intellivision
> Computer Best: Wizardry on the Apple II at school
> Computer Worse: Just about everything on my Vic 20 after playing the
> school's Apple 2
> Video Best: Bump -n- Jump - Intellivision
> Video Worse: Spce Hawk - Intellivision
>
> 1985
> Hardware: Tandy 1000 ex (Basically a Turbo XT IBM PC clone)
> Computer Best: Empire - PC
> Computer Honerable Mention: King and Camel - PC
> Computer Worse: Bouncing Babies - PC
> Video Best: AD&D Treasures of Tarin - Intellvision
> Video Worse: Dukes of Hazard - Coleco Adam
>
> 1986
> Hardware: NES and SMS
> Computer Best: King's Quest - PC
> Computer Worse: Scott Adam's Spiderman - PC
> Video Best: SMB - NES
> Video Worse: Castlevaina - NES
>
Blah. Castlevania was FUN! :)
> 1987
> Computer Best: Swords of Glass - PC
> Computer Worse: Bionic Commando - PC
The NES and Gameboy versions of this game rocked. Was the PC version not
the same?
> Video Best: Alien Syndrome - SMS
I certainly hope it was more fun than the Nintendo version *ugh*.
> Video Worse: Double Dragon - SMS
>
> 1988
> Computer Best: Wasteland - PC
> Computer Worse: The horrible sequal to wastelands - PC
> Video Best: Shinobi - SMS
> Video Worse: Some sort of platform game in the swamp - NES
>
> 1989
> Hardware: 386 sx 16 PC clone,Sega Genesis
> Computer Best: Might and Magic II - PC
> Computer Worse: Space Ace - PC
> Video Best: Space Harrier II - Genesis
> Video Worse: Last Battle - Genesis
>
> 1990
> Computer Best: Wing Commander - PC
> Computer Worse: Battle Chess II - PC
> Video Best: Herzog Zwei - Genesis
> Video Worse: Mystic Defender - Genesis
>
> 1991
> Computer Best: Wolf 3D - PC
> Computer Worse: Sim Earth - PC
> Video Best: Sonic the Hedgehog - Genesis
Agree. Sonic 1 and 2 are both quality games, and mainly the reason that
a Sega Genesis was our first 16-bit system. Too bad the later Sonics
sucked so badly.
> Video Worse: Thunder Force II - Genesis
>
> 1992
> Hardware: 486 dx 33 PC clone
> Computer Best: Epic Pinball - PC
> Computer Worse: F25 Strike Eagle II - PC
> Video Best: Smash TV - Genesis
Smash TV rocked.
> Video Worse: MoonWalker - Genesis
>
No way! Moonwalker was fun.
> 1993
> Hardware: SNES
About time you got to this machine. :)
> Computer Best: Doom - PC
Doooooooooooooooom! Frag 'em!
> Computer Worse: Sim Ant - PC
> Video Best: Star Fox - SNES
Agreed. It is hard to find ANYONE who did not like this game.
> Video Worse: Fzero - SNES
>
> 1994
> Computer Best: Xcom - PC
> Computer Worse: Masters of Magic - PC
> Video Best: Super Metroid
Super Metriod wasn't TOO bad. I actually preferred the Nintendo version.
> Video Worse: Wolf 3D - SNES
>
It wasn't too bad, but nothing like the PC version by any means.
> 1995
> Hardware: 486 DX4 120 PC clone, Atari Jaguar
> Computer Best: Full Throttle - PC
> Computer Worse: Sim Tower - PC
> My Computer Worse: Timmy The Turtle Goes to Hell - PC
> Video Best: Tempest 2000 - Jaguar
> Video Worse: Raiden - Jaguar
>
> Possible 1996
> Computer Best: Duke Nukem 3D - PC
> Computer Worse: Ascendancy - PC
> Video Best: Defender 2000 - Jaguar
> Video Worse: Caddon Fodder - Jaguar
>
> Rob M
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>
1985 (maybe a bit earlier?): Atari 800XL Mule.. Best
1991 Nintendo Dragon Warrior III... Best
1992(?) SNES Final Fantasy II... Best
1992 Genesis Alien 3... Best
1986(?) Atari 800XL, Alternate Reality and AR: The Dungeon... Best
1992 Genesis Road Rash 2... Honorable Mention
Just a few opinions of mine.
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Oscar Chen <oc...@deltanet.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 19 Feb 1996 16:34:04 GMT, rob...@jagunet.com (Robert Merritt)
>wrote:
>
>>1992
>>Hardware: 486 dx 33 PC clone
>>Computer Best: Epic Pinball - PC
>been 91). I dont think epic pinball is that great a game
Agreed. Epic Pinball wasn't bad, I've just never cared very much
for the feel of them. Somthing just seems off.
>>1994
>>Computer Best: Xcom - PC
>>Computer Worse: Masters of Magic - PC
>Actually, i liked MoM more than Xcom. Anyways, MoM shouldnt be at the
>bottom, its a very good game (once you get the latest bugfix :)
Agreed. I had a lot of fun with it. But I would definately put
X-Com up at the top. Just recently started playing, and it's addictive
as hell.
>>1995
>>Hardware: 486 DX4 120 PC clone, Atari Jaguar
>>Computer Best: Full Throttle - PC
>Full Throttle was too easy, and kinda dumb. 1995 would be either
>Mechwarrior 2 or Command and Conquer
I haven't play C&C, but MechWarrior 2 is a very good game.
>>Computer Worse: Sim Tower - PC
Nope. I rather enjoyed SimTower for a while. I'm sure there's
another stale Sierra game that could handle that slot.
>>Possible 1996
>>Computer Best: Duke Nukem 3D - PC
>uhh, reading the latest posts on Quake from the beta test session on
>monday, id have to say DN3D isnt a contender
DN3D held my interest for a couple days. That was it. There
needs to be something really new done to that genre before anything can
really be fun again.
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Computer Geek <beresr@peanut> wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Feb 1996, Robert Merritt wrote:
> > 1983
> > Hardware: Coleco Adam
>
> Bah. Gimme a break here. Atari 800XL came out about this time, didn't
> it? I'm not going to start any Commodore vs. Atari fight here though. I
> just feel that it is a very good computer: easy to program, good games, etc.
>
> > Computer Best: Scott Adam's Pirate Adventure - Vic 20
>
> This was a good one, probably his best other than the Fun House one.
>
> > Computer Worse: Almost anygame typed from a computer magazine - Vic 20
> > Video Best: Donkey Kong - Coleco Adam
> > Video Worse: Donkey Kong - Atari 2600
> >
>
> Donkey Kong on the 2600 wasn't that bad. It wasn't great, but it wasn't bad.
>
> > 1984
> > Hardware: Intellivision
> > Computer Best: Wizardry on the Apple II at school
> > Computer Worse: Just about everything on my Vic 20 after playing the
> > school's Apple 2
> > Video Best: Bump -n- Jump - Intellivision
> > Video Worse: Spce Hawk - Intellivision
I also find it hard to believe the C64 (one of the most popular computer
formats of the mid-80's) isnt here anywhere.
MULE, Bump n' Jump,the Summer games series, the Beach-Head series, Tapper,
1942 and Commando all had EXCELLENT versions on the C64. You had that or
the Atari XL series, you had games covered for about 4 years.
Coleco Adam? YECCCH! Most of 'em broke down after a month....
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>1988
>Computer Best: Wasteland - PC
I love this game!! :)
>Computer Worse: The horrible sequal to wastelands - PC
Fountain of Dreams was pretty pathetic, i wouldnt really call it a
sequel, as it tarnishes wasteland's image :)
>1992
>Hardware: 486 dx 33 PC clone
>Computer Best: Epic Pinball - PC
I'd have to say Wizardry 6 (i think it came out in 92 but may have
been 91). I dont think epic pinball is that great a game
>Computer Worse: F25 Strike Eagle II - PC
should be f15, no?
>1994
>Computer Best: Xcom - PC
>Computer Worse: Masters of Magic - PC
Actually, i liked MoM more than Xcom. Anyways, MoM shouldnt be at the
bottom, its a very good game (once you get the latest bugfix :)
>1995
>Hardware: 486 DX4 120 PC clone, Atari Jaguar
>Computer Best: Full Throttle - PC
Full Throttle was too easy, and kinda dumb. 1995 would be either
Mechwarrior 2 or Command and Conquer
>Computer Worse: Sim Tower - PC
see below
>Possible 1996
>Computer Best: Duke Nukem 3D - PC
uhh, reading the latest posts on Quake from the beta test session on
monday, id have to say DN3D isnt a contender
>Computer Worse: Ascendancy - PC
this came out last year :)
Martin Lethaus
MR>
MR>Cannon Fodder sucks? Come on ... that's got to be one of the most
MR>addictive games around. It also got some wicked reviews in just about
MR>every single mag.
Need anyone the mod-file of Cannon Fodder? ;->
Greetings
Martin Lethaus / Jaguar Mag Germany
Dragonmaster Lou
>>Video Best: Herzog Zwei - Genesis
>
>Isn't that another one of Compile's shooters?
Nope, it's a military strategy game.
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P.E.
> Video Worse: Castlevaina - NES
Bzzzzt! Great game!! Now, Castlevania II was terrible.
> Video Worse: Some sort of platform game in the swamp - NES
was it... The Adventures of Bayou Billy? That was a great game!! Fighting,
Driving, Shooting... ok, so it kind of sucked... But it's still a classic!
> 1993
> Video Best: Star Fox - SNES
> Video Worse: Fzero - SNES
F-Zero? Worst? 1993? F-Zero was from the first batch of SNES games... the
SNES did not come out in 93!
> Video Best: Super Metroid
This is by far my favorite video game of all time!!
> Video Worse: Wolf 3D - SNES
What was so bad about it? It played just like all the other versions..
-P.E.
P.E.
> > Computer Best: Swords of Glass - PC
> > Computer Worse: Bionic Commando - PC
>
> The NES and Gameboy versions of this game rocked. Was the PC version not
> the same?
Never played the PC version, but I know I *HATED* the NES version... It
used to really piss me off when cool arcade games got "nintendo-ized"...
examples: rygar, double dragon, section z, strider, robocop...
-P.E.
Mark Rathwell
: Driving, Shooting... ok, so it kind of sucked... But it's still a classic!
Agreed. I still remember that speech synthesis at the beginning. :-)
: What was so bad about it? It played just like all the other versions..
It was slower, it was chopped up and the graphics weren't as
good. The Jaguar version destroys it.
Dmitheon
HI all,
Amusing subject.. here are my votes:
Best Game: Streets of Rage 2 (Genny,.. though SFa comes close)
Worst Game: Sword of Sodan (Genny)
Though it's kinda close since almost all of EA's
non-sports games blow dead rats.
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>> Video Worse: Wolf 3D - SNES
>
>
That might be enough of a reason for me :)
Larry Scott Ii
Hey! Rygar is one of my favorite NES games.. I never saw the arcade
version, but the version for NES is a good game, arcade roots
nonwithstanding..
Dragonmaster Lou
(Sega CD) close behind.
Worst:
Fatal Labyrinth (Genesis).
Mr. Yotsuya
I would vote for Phantasy Star II
> Worst Game: Sword of Sodan (Genny)
It's an incredibly bad game, but at least it has nice graphics. On
the other hand, Dark Castle is arguably the worst game for the Genesis
ever. Shitty graphcs, lousy control, annoying sound effects from
hell. The game will drive you insane!.
Bart Bonneau,the Yotsuya fan
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Robert M Ficke
: >
: > 1994
Joe Drasin
>the other hand, Dark Castle is arguably the worst game for the Genesis
>ever. Shitty graphcs, lousy control, annoying sound effects from
>hell. The game will drive you insane!.
>
>Bart Bonneau,the Yotsuya fan
>Yot...@mindlink.bc.ca
Great game on the MAC though!
Joe
Mark Rathwell
: ever. Shitty graphcs, lousy control, annoying sound effects from
: hell. The game will drive you insane!.
Is this the same as the ST game that came out a few years ago?
That was a riot!
Julian Anderson
Best Game: Command and Conqueor (Westood)
Best Shareware Demo :Duke Nukem3D (3D Realms)
Worst Game: Command:Aces for the Deep (Sierra)
Turkey of the Decade: Encounters (Gametek)
Wait of the Decade: Grand Prix 2 (Microprose)/Quake (ID)
Aces, is so crap its sad, I hope its not the shape of Windows 95 games to
come. As for Encounters, what can I say, the most bugged games program in
history?
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Billy Joe Bissette
Hmm, IMO SNES Castlevania: Dracula X was the most horrid NES/SNES
Castlevania game of all time.
Horrid control. Dull. Some sections annoyingly difficult while
others annoyingly easy. Although a decent chunk of the difficulty
was the annoying controls. BTW: The SNES pad has more than three
buttons, so why not put "special activation" under it's own button,
instead of "up and attack." It didn't really use the controller,
nor even consider the controller, as the previous sentence shows.
It was graphically not that special. The options for controller
set-ups were weak. And putting up with the title screen appearance
and sound file was extremely annoying, particularly if you did
want to change the controls. Most of what the game did was done just
as well or better in NES Castlevania or Castlevania 3.
: > Video Worse: Wolf 3D - SNES
:
: What was so bad about it? It played just like all the other versions..
But was ugly and censored.
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Charles E Taylor IV
: Though it's kinda close since almost all of EA's
: non-sports games blow dead rats.
Wash your mouth out! M.U.L.E., Skyfox, and Archon most certainly do not
"blow dead rats". In fact, most of EA's titles before they were obsessed
with making the latest sports-game-of-the-week were right good.
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the graphics sucked even by the standards then, but man that was the funnest
game that I have ever played todate, includeing Duke3d.
worse consle was: NES deadly towers.
Best PC game: Command and conquer!
worse PC game: Light speed, chessee 15 dollar wal-mart game.
Longest wait: Mechwarrior 2, still waitting on modem play.
Robert Merritt
>>>Wait of the Decade: Grand Prix 2 (Microprose)/Quake (ID)
> Nope! Got to go to Battlecruiser 3000AD; I thing the PR actually said:
>'shipping 3000AD.'
Sorry. I think Champians still beats BC3kad
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Rhett M. Stroh
: game ever to be created. (Articfox wasn't shabby either.)
Hey, Arcticfox kicked ass (in 1986 on an Amiga). That game is actually still
good. My girlfriends MOTHER (50+) was even loving that one just two years
ago.
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>>>Worst:
>>>Fatal Labyrinth (Genesis).
The only rogue-like port available for Genesis/Snes (As far as I
know). Random mazes, monsters, items, translates to a fun and
replayable game. Fatal Labrynth is a great game for the Genesis and
is a must have for any RPG fan.
>Make it stop! This game was Sooo bad that it honestly hurt!
>Don't forget :
>Flicky!(Genesis) & Phelios(Genesis -- love that audio! "gurbble grapple
>UP!")
Phelios wasn't bad. The Namco shooter seemed similar to many other
shooters. Not my favorite type of game but still I didn't see any
reason why it would be included in a "worst games" category. Flicky
also was a tremendously fun game, especially since it was only $20
when it first came out.
Not that these games would be considered classics, so I don't know why
they're really being talked about here. Although I would consider
Fatal Labrynth a classic since it was basically a port of Rogue or
Hack, games that were around for many years on unix machines, and then
later on PC/Amiga.
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SmkMirrors <smkmi...@aol.com> wrote:
>>>Worst:
>Don't forget :
>Flicky!(Genesis) & Phelios(Genesis -- love that audio! "gurbble grapple
>UP!")
You are either nuts, or never played the game. Sure Flicky
brings 8-bit splendour to the Genesis, but the game is pure fun to
play. I originally bought it as a markdown for $10, and it's worth
much more than that ...would I have paid more for it, well, ummm... =^)
I can honestly say I've had more fun with this game than some of
those titles I've spent much more on (Quackshot, Fatal Rewind, Hellfire,
Chameleon Kid, Mamono Hunter Yoko...)
Or maybe it's just what I look for in a game...I read this
message in rgv.classic... plain fun, button-twiddling-bliss, not
necessarlily looking for the "THE END" message after the credits.
And Phelios wasn't bad, I do recall the voice being a bit
garbled, but for it's time it was one of the better shooters.
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>
> I heartily agree! WONDERFUL game! I had one game last 3+ hours... I had
> took out almost all of the air towers, and it was getting REAL dark, and
> storms were almost continous... I didn't finish the game that time, but I
> did 2 other times.
> Has anyone else seen the aliens that appear at the top of the screen near
> the beginning of the game? It's an easter egg that occurs very rarely...
>
> Neat things/tips:
> The sun rising!
> During a storm,lightning may take out air generators!!!
>
> It's a shame it cannot be sped up though, and it hates fast ram!
> Ah, memories...(I still play it sometimes)
> BTW, my box says 1985, Workbench 1.1!!!!
> Aaron Howald
Heh, and while we're at it...how's about Skyfox II? I never played the
original but the brilliant (4 color CGA!) graphics blew me away! Even
the theme song through an internal speaker sounded beautiful. It was
fairly hard though - I never finished it.
Jaliya
PsychoKick
says...
How about the _original_ Silpheed? The music was just awesome and
I loved the opening wireframe animation of the Silpheed being launched.
The game was just _so_ addictive... somehow the flashier sequels just
didn't seem as fun though.
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>Charles E Taylor IV wrote:
>>
>> In article <4gnmvr$j...@nuge101.its.rpi.edu> len...@nuge101.its.rpi.edu (Dmitheon) writes:
>>
>> : Though it's kinda close since almost all of EA's
>> : non-sports games blow dead rats.
>>
>> Wash your mouth out! M.U.L.E., Skyfox, and Archon most certainly do not
>> "blow dead rats". In fact, most of EA's titles before they were obsessed
>> with making the latest sports-game-of-the-week were right good.
>>
> I dont know if it qualifies as an "EA" game (cuz Binary Systems wasn't
> in-house) but _Starflight_ is possibly the most non-dead-rat-blowing
> game ever to be created. (Articfox wasn't shabby either.)
> Jay
> I just felt a need to add to a thread with the phrase "blows dead rats",
> thanks for your time.
Hey everyone, HOME ALONE and HOME ALONE 2 have got to be THE crappiest
games ever created, for ANY system.
SirRichard
better than KF due to having different backgrounds for each level. The
control seems better and you can super-jump. KF is good but this is
great.
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Another really bad game,
Last Battle, some kind of wierd japanese anime pseudo-conversion. Plot is
vaguely reminicent of Fist of the North Star. Plays sort of like the old
coin-op Kung-Fu, (remember that boys and girls??) but much Much MUCH
WORSE. Brrr..!!!
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:
: How about the _original_ Silpheed? The music was just awesome and
: The game was just _so_ addictive... somehow the flashier sequels just
: didn't seem as fun though.
My fave is "The Last Ninja" for the Commodore 64. :) The music was so good,
and so were the graphics. ;)
Andrew B.
:
Kenneth Arromdee
Jason W Kim <jw...@cortex.csee.lehigh.edu> wrote:
>Another really bad game,
>Last Battle, some kind of wierd japanese anime pseudo-conversion. Plot is
>vaguely reminicent of Fist of the North Star. Plays sort of like the old
>coin-op Kung-Fu, (remember that boys and girls??) but much Much MUCH
>WORSE. Brrr..!!!
It *is* Fist of the North Star, but with renamed characters and with the
exploding bodies taken out.
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Henry Siegel
It has a riveting storyline with revolutionary 3-D technology.
PsychoKick
says...
>Another really bad game,
>
>Last Battle, some kind of wierd japanese anime pseudo-conversion. Plot is
>vaguely reminicent of Fist of the North Star. Plays sort of like the old
>coin-op Kung-Fu, (remember that boys and girls??) but much Much MUCH
>WORSE. Brrr..!!!
In fact, it WAS "Fist of North Star" (well, an "adaptation" of one
anyway). And in the grand tradition of nearly all FoNS games, it sucked
rocks.
Wish they would make a remake of Kung Fu with improved sound,
graphics, and perhaps some SF2-esque special moves. Kung Fu was simple but
just so much mindless fun IMHO. Maybe I should try doing a remake, it's
not to hard to program...
SirRichard
Vic Viper
>
> In article <4i88tq$1l...@fidoii.cc.lehigh.edu>, jw...@cortex.csee.lehigh.edu
> says...
>
> >Another really bad game,
> >
> >Last Battle, some kind of wierd japanese anime pseudo-conversion. Plot is
> >vaguely reminicent of Fist of the North Star. Plays sort of like the old
> >coin-op Kung-Fu, (remember that boys and girls??) but much Much MUCH
> >WORSE. Brrr..!!!
>
> In fact, it WAS "Fist of North Star" (well, an "adaptation" of one
> anyway). And in the grand tradition of nearly all FoNS games, it sucked
> rocks.
> Wish they would make a remake of Kung Fu with improved sound,
> graphics, and perhaps some SF2-esque special moves. Kung Fu was simple but
> just so much mindless fun IMHO. Maybe I should try doing a remake, it's
> not to hard to program...
>
> --
> -PsychoKick
Wow, I always thought it looked familiar. Seriously, if you're looking for
Kung Fu type mindless fun, try "Black Belt" for the SMS. It is an
intresting rip-off of KF, has paralax floors/bkgrnds, fights with bosses,
and IMHO doesn't suck.
VicViper
Jeff Vavasour
>Organization: Activision, Inc.
[...]
>Zork Nemesis rules. Check out the latest Zork title in stores April 1.
> It has a riveting storyline with revolutionary 3-D technology.
An unbiased opinion? :-)
You know, you've picked some seriously inappropriate groups in which to post
this. (Sorry for the non-diminished followup, people.)
- Jeff
Mark Rathwell
: My fave is "The Last Ninja" for the Commodore 64. :) The music was so good,
: and so were the graphics. ;)
I had that on my Tandy CoCo III. Activision game, right?
>> Mark <<
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>The only rogue-like port available for Genesis/Snes (As far as I
>know). Random mazes, monsters, items, translates to a fun and
>replayable game. Fatal Labrynth is a great game for the Genesis and
>is a must have for any RPG fan.
How can you say that? You can't even save the game, which kinda
defeats the purpose of an RPG. You can't even explore around, it'd
take too long.
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Edwin MelMuh-Hay
>Zork Nemesis rules. Check out the latest Zork title in stores April 1.
> It has a riveting storyline with revolutionary 3-D technology.
which platforms will this game support? i live for infocom!
Charles E Taylor IV
:In <3148C8...@activision.com> Henry Siegel <hsi...@activision.com> writes:
:>Organization: Activision, Inc.
:>Zork Nemesis rules. Check out the latest Zork title in stores April 1.
:> It has a riveting storyline with revolutionary 3-D technology.
:An unbiased opinion? :-)
:You know, you've picked some seriously inappropriate groups in which to post
:this. (Sorry for the non-diminished followup, people.)
You should have seen his other post. I was wondering what *it* wsa doing
in comp.sys.amiga.misc, and then checked the Newsgroups: line ... and I
found alt.sex.anal,alt.fan.bill-gates,comp.sys.os-2.advocacy, etc. etc. Hmm ...
Who's been hacking the news server? :)
Jay Tilton
>Henry Siegel <hsi...@activision.com> wrote:
>>Zork Nemesis rules. Check out the latest Zork title in stores April 1.
>> It has a riveting storyline with revolutionary 3-D technology.
>which platforms will this game support? i live for infocom!
Too bad the current incarnation of Infocom has nothing at all in common
with classic Infocom. I'm still trying to get over that Return to Zork
pile of crap. A point-and-click interface on a game with "Zork" in the
title? Puhleeeze! Now we get revolutionary 3-D technology. Could we
get *any* farther away from the Blank/Lebling classic?
Fans of the REAL Infocom (not this shabby imitation pod-person Infocom)
will be happy to know the guttering torch has been picked up by a whole
new generation of writers. Honest-to-god *writers*; no bloody graphics,
no bloody point-and-click, no bloody sound, no bloody catering to
the illiterate, and no bloody design-by-committee. Check out
ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive and get ready for a real treat, but only if
you're up to the challenge of actually thinking and <shudder> reading.
Good thing Henry didn't crosspost to rec.games.int-fiction; they'd have
ripped him a new one.
Done proselytizing.
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Rick Florey
>PsychoKick (wt...@cornell.edu) wrote:
>:
>: How about the _original_ Silpheed? The music was just awesome and
>: I loved the opening wireframe animation of the Silpheed being launched.
>: The game was just _so_ addictive... somehow the flashier sequels just
>: didn't seem as fun though.
>:
>My fave is "The Last Ninja" for the Commodore 64. :) The music was so good,
>and so were the graphics. ;)
I agree that this was one of the best games out there, but I thought
the music was kinda drab.
>Andrew B.
>:
J.
Jaguar, but my vote for the worst out there right now has got to go to
Accolade's Speed Racer for the Super NES: that game brought back memories all
right--only they were of the 8-bit system (which is the same reason I bust on
Atari's "64-bit" efforts). Another wasted license. Even if Blockbuster had
let me keep it, I would've felt ripped off.
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Richard Bantle
arcade,i loved that games.For the old nes i loved Flying Warriors,Maniac
Mansion,Superman(never could figure out what the hell i was doing),and
for the old atari i would stay up all night playing popeye,donkey
kong,and montezuma's revenge....
Pez-Trinket
Harry H Conover
: I don't want to sound desperate, because I'm not. But I am
: dejected. I played M.U.L.E. all the time on the ole' 64, and I'm
: hoping and praying that somewhere out there is a version
: available for the IBM 386 or better. I'm looking, prefereably,
: for a NON-64-emulation version, as who knows whether I'll be able
: to run the emulator on my piece-of-shit 386, and besides... isn't
: it always better when you don't have permission?
: Any leads or information or SITES would be vastly appreciated!
: HUZZAH!!!
Sorry, can't help you to locate one, but if you find one please let
me know too.
For years we played MULE on the Atari 800. It's a great game!
Razzle dazzle multimedia games today marketed for PCs simply can't
compete.
Harry C.
C. William Toraason
me find M.U.. by Harry H Con...@max.tiac
> me know too.
>
> For years we played MULE on the Atari 800. It's a great game!
> Razzle dazzle multimedia games today marketed for PCs simply can't
> compete.
Actually I just got a 64 emulator the other week with a M.U.L.E.
Will Toraason
erik landerholm
land...@ece.orst.edu
On 17 Mar 1996, Harry H Conover wrote:
> the Grand Clavister (cla...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
> : I don't want to sound desperate, because I'm not. But I am
> : dejected. I played M.U.L.E. all the time on the ole' 64, and I'm
> : hoping and praying that somewhere out there is a version
> : available for the IBM 386 or better. I'm looking, prefereably,
> : for a NON-64-emulation version, as who knows whether I'll be able
> : to run the emulator on my piece-of-shit 386, and besides... isn't
> : it always better when you don't have permission?
>
> : Any leads or information or SITES would be vastly appreciated!
> : HUZZAH!!!
>
> Sorry, can't help you to locate one, but if you find one please let
> me know too.
>
> For years we played MULE on the Atari 800. It's a great game!
> Razzle dazzle multimedia games today marketed for PCs simply can't
> compete.
>
> Harry C.
>
>
Martin Lethaus
MR>:so good, and so were the graphics. ;)
MR>
MR> I had that on my Tandy CoCo III. Activision game, right?
Activision??? NO - System 3!!!
Play the Atari ST-Version called "Last Ninja Remix" (made by Eclipse).
Greetings
Martin Lethaus / Jaguar Mag Germany
Edwin MelMuh-Hay
>with classic Infocom. I'm still trying to get over that Return to Zork
>pile of crap. A point-and-click interface on a game with "Zork" in the
>title? Puhleeeze! Now we get revolutionary 3-D technology. Could we
>get *any* farther away from the Blank/Lebling classic?
>Fans of the REAL Infocom (not this shabby imitation pod-person Infocom)
>will be happy to know the guttering torch has been picked up by a whole
>new generation of writers. Honest-to-god *writers*; no bloody graphics,
>no bloody point-and-click, no bloody sound, no bloody catering to
>the illiterate, and no bloody design-by-committee. Check out
>ftp://ftp.gmd.de/if-archive and get ready for a real treat, but only if
>you're up to the challenge of actually thinking and <shudder> reading.
>Good thing Henry didn't crosspost to rec.games.int-fiction; they'd have
>ripped him a new one.
thanks for that ftp info, i will hit there soon after. I did always
like the freedom that text game gave your imagination. I can honestly
say i solved a good portion of the original infocom titles the brute
force way, by solving them. I admit that i sometimes needed help on
the harder titles but solving those problems is a very satisfying
experience. I disagree with your problems with Return to Zork. I did
not expect it to have the quality of the original Infocom Authors such
as Meretsky???? i used to know all their names. whats happened to
these guys? are they still alive? probably grads from MIT now and
making buku dinero somewhere else. anyway, the thing about return to
zork is that it took the classic zork mood, (at least in the
packaging) and put together a not so spectacular set of puzzle and
some 3d scrolling. I loved it when i first tried it tho because it
was zork and it was puzzles, plus a new interface and real video and
animation. so i accepted it as a zork title and played it. id say
under a killing moon was better but what the hell . i will buy the new
one the day it comes out...
Sorry Atari guys.....In my book Atari kicks royal ass, even if their
best work has been in coinop. I still want to see home emulators for
all those excellent atari coinops from the 80s!
James V. Kracht
>
> I don't want to sound desperate, because I'm not. But I am
> dejected. I played M.U.L.E. all the time on the ole' 64, and I'm
> hoping and praying that somewhere out there is a version
> available for the IBM 386 or better. I'm looking, prefereably,
> for a NON-64-emulation version, as who knows whether I'll be able
> to run the emulator on my piece-of-shit 386, and besides... isn't
> it always better when you don't have permission?
>
> Any leads or information or SITES would be vastly appreciated!
> HUZZAH!!!
>
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There is a M.U.L.E. "tribute" site (albeit still rather small and
uninteresting) at http://www.netzone.com/~claddagh
J.
If you find M.U.L.E. let me or clad...@netzone.com know. We've been
searching in vain for years...
peter bat
: I don't want to sound desperate, because I'm not. But I am
: dejected. I played M.U.L.E. all the time on the ole' 64, and I'm
: hoping and praying that somewhere out there is a version
: available for the IBM 386 or better. I'm looking, prefereably,
: for a NON-64-emulation version, as who knows whether I'll be able
: to run the emulator on my piece-of-shit 386, and besides... isn't
: it always better when you don't have permission?
: Any leads or information or SITES would be vastly appreciated!
: HUZZAH!!!
: the Grand Clavister
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er, i'm in here, reading Sega related articles, please don't continue to
post other related articles
ETX-B-DGB Backstrom Per
>Search for MULE
>The program's URL is:
>http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/File?archive=3Dcd-games&file=3Dd=
os%2fstrategy%2fmule386%2ezip&size=3D1107328&frame=3Dswc
>
>The Documentation URL is:
>http://search.shareware.com/code/engine/File?archive=3Dcd-games&file=3Dd=
os%2fstrategy%2fmule386%2etxt&size=3D1149&frame=3Dswc
>
>Enjoy Per B
Michael Mills
excited I was after beating Zork 1-3 ... To date, there isnt a system
with graphics that can compare to what I saw in my mind when I played
those games...
All the infocoms were excellent..
Collette Lemons
real game play and graphics, they remind me of the earliest 8 bit
nintendo games and I expected much more from a game for Snes.
C Williamson
> How about the _original_ Silpheed? The music was just awesome and
>I loved the opening wireframe animation of the Silpheed being launched.
>The game was just _so_ addictive... somehow the flashier sequels just
>didn't seem as fun though.
Silpheed was one of the best games on the old Apple IIGS... I can remember
watching that wireframe intro OVER AND OVER and just going "Whoa..."
As I seem to recall, the music ruled as well. There was a Mega CD version,
which was good, but it just was lacking somewhere... but there were these
british voices in the background saying stuff like "Oh no, look out captain"
and swearing a lot...
Colin
JB
experiment. I payed $20 for it and still haven't finished the first
level.
> >Another really bad game,
> >Last Battle, some kind of wierd japanese anime pseudo-conversion. Plot is
> >vaguely reminicent of Fist of the North Star. Plays sort of like the old
> >coin-op Kung-Fu, (remember that boys and girls??) but much Much MUCH
> >WORSE. Brrr..!!!
>
The Piper
bad? i personally dont like battle simulators so i dont buy them.
whatever this zork thingie will look like i will get it because infocom
is cool. to me.
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best games of all time. Zork Nemesis will be nothing but a poor copy
dressed up with graphics.
Michael Carmack
: Infocom used to be cool. The old Infocom text adventures were some of the
: best games of all time. Zork Nemesis will be nothing but a poor copy
: dressed up with graphics.
Actually I was impressed by it when I played it. Nothing will ever
compare to the original text Zorks, but this certainly is a better game
then Return to Zork.
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DarkHelmet
In article <4ja5v4$g...@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us>, mcar...@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Michael Carmack) writes:
|> Lord Elren (lord...@aol.com) wrote:
|> : Infocom used to be cool. The old Infocom text adventures were some of the
|> : best games of all time. Zork Nemesis will be nothing but a poor copy
|> : dressed up with graphics.
|>
|> Actually I was impressed by it when I played it. Nothing will ever
|> compare to the original text Zorks, but this certainly is a better game
|> then Return to Zork.
|> --
I think these games are produced by Activision under the name Infocom, I had
heard that Act bought them out or some other business deal along those lines.
At any rate, whatever company did it, the ORIGINAL text adventures of
Infocom were published again as two seperate packages, titled Lost Treasures
of Infocom. Yes, in text form, except for a few games which Infocom had
spiced up with graphics. Volume I had ALL the Zorks, and most of the good
Infocom stuff. Volume II had a few interesting ones, but mostly ones I've
never played, so I never looked into it. These were all produced about a
year back, so they may be hard to find, but there should be some still
around.
Also, does this thread belong here? rgv SEGA people :) Then again, I haven't
read all these posts, so don't flame me. I could guess that this thread
means a Saturn version, but so far I've only seen advance orders for PCs.
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> How about the _original_ Silpheed? The music was just awesome and
>I loved the opening wireframe animation of the Silpheed being launched.
>The game was just _so_ addictive... somehow the flashier sequels just
>didn't seem as fun though.
Bruce Lee on the Commodore 64 Kicked mega butt! When you had player 2 join in
as the Green Sumo guy....Hours and hours of Fun ensured! :)
One of my faves.
Other classics were BallBlazer, Archon, Marble Madness and this one floppy I
had that included all the old classics like Donkey Kong, Congo Bongo, Buck
Rodgers, Dig Dug ETC.
Nathan Strong
> Bruce Lee on the Commodore 64 Kicked mega butt! When you had player 2 join in
> as the Green Sumo guy....Hours and hours of Fun ensured! :)
>
> One of my faves.
>
> Other classics were BallBlazer, Archon, Marble Madness and this one floppy I
> had that included all the old classics like Donkey Kong, Congo Bongo, Buck
> Rodgers, Dig Dug ETC.
Yeah! Rock on! I actually got somewhere on that game when I got it for a
PC C-64 emulator. =)
My vote for worst game has to go to "Star Voyager" by Acclaim for the
NES. My GOD that was *the* most boring game I have *ever* played in my life.
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E.T for the 2600...
Did anybody figure that game out?
Jago
>
>
> > How about the _original_ Silpheed? The music was just awesome and
> >I loved the opening wireframe animation of the Silpheed being launched.
> >The game was just _so_ addictive... somehow the flashier sequels just
> >didn't seem as fun though.
>
> Bruce Lee on the Commodore 64 Kicked mega butt! When you had player 2 join in
> as the Green Sumo guy....Hours and hours of Fun ensured! :)
>
> One of my faves.
>
> Other classics were BallBlazer, Archon, Marble Madness and this one floppy I
> had that included all the old classics like Donkey Kong, Congo Bongo, Buck
> Rodgers, Dig Dug ETC.
Ballblazer rocks! That's a great two-player game. It was a good game to
play against the computer for awhile. Once I figured out how to
intercept the ball before the computer did (it took a few games to figure
that out), the computer is easy to defeat on the hardest level. I wish I
could find someone to play against. The computer is boring now, but I
sometimes watch it play itself (a good way to place bets :)).
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> But, as to a terrible game, I would like to mention King's Knight for
> the NES, as well as Drakken and King Aurthur's Court for the S-NES.
Hey! No insulting KK in this group! It's forbidden!
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Anthony Chapman
>In article <NEWTNews.827969649.10453.Shuriken@ricardoc>
Unfortunately, yes. I loved it at the time. Then I discovered WARLORDS
and ADVENTURE, and it all changed.
BIG Ant Chapman.
"Dogfood is as dogfood does; Whole countries are dying for us, you know."
Sam
hey did you know that atari had millions of ET made, and ended up
having to dig a huge big hole in the desert somewhere and bury them?
anyone know where? you should dig them up.
Mercury Hess
: hey did you know that atari had millions of ET made, and ended up
: having to dig a huge big hole in the desert somewhere and bury them?
:
: anyone know where? you should dig them up.
Oh God, not this again, please?? :)
To curtail this thread so we don't have to see it again-Yes, Atari did
bury a bunch of ET carts in the desert, in New Mexico. No, you can't dig
'em up. They were crushed, for tax purposes. :(
I have about 150 Combats that I could bury in my backyard, if you are
really into digging up some carts though... :)
Seen recently-A sign that said "Fresh Beef Jerky"
Looking for Atari 2600/7800 and Vectrex carts!!
I am the OFFICIAL keeper of the Taco Bell FAQ! Write me if you want it!
I'm a Disney character without the fur.
I don't have a band, but if I did, it would be called "Chewy Little Lumps"
Christopher Daniello
>To curtail this thread so we don't have to see it again-Yes, Atari did
>bury a bunch of ET carts in the desert, in New Mexico. No, you can't dig
>'em up. They were crushed, for tax purposes. :(
So does this mean the archeological expidition is off?
Toruwa
says...
Tsetse flies!
Toruwa
"No time for love, Dr. Jones!"
Marlon D. Shows
ET. I beat that game once. . . .. ..ONCE!
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I have an ET AND a Raiders cart. Not quite as bad as legend had it.
Lee Taylor
> Sam ("101727,3642"@compuserve.com) wrote:
> : hey did you know that atari had millions of ET made, and ended up
> : having to dig a huge big hole in the desert somewhere and bury them?
> :
> : anyone know where? you should dig them up.
>
> Oh God, not this again, please?? :)
>
>
> bury a bunch of ET carts in the desert, in New Mexico. No, you can't dig
> 'em up. They were crushed, for tax purposes. :(
I read in the UK press that they dug them back up in the mid to late 80`s and sold them
with 2600 systems in former Eastern Block countries when the Iron curtain started to crack
Lee Taylor