Retro computer games

[Dorset Girl]

Not sure if there's anyone else here who's geeky enough to take part in this thread, but I'll try.

Name the games - no Googling!

Spectrum:


C64:


Megadrive / Genesis:


PC:

[welshben23]

Not sure if there's anyone else here who's geeky enough to take part in this thread, but I'll try.

Megadrive / Genesis:

No idea of them all. I'll guess. Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Hang-on or Road Rash, Ecco the Dolphin and Mickey Mouse World of Illusion as I don't think it's Castle of Illusion.

[insaneasperger]

I knew Ecco The Dolphin!!! GO ME!!!

[Dorset Girl]

Have just added a PC one to the first post too.

[Dorset Girl]

I knew Ecco The Dolphin!!! GO ME!!!

Yay!

[Dorset Girl]

No idea of them all. I'll guess. Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Hang-on or Road Rash, Ecco the Dolphin and Mickey Mouse World of Illusion as I don't think it's Castle of Illusion.

Sort of, yes one of those, yes, yes!

[insaneasperger]

PC: Theme Hospital, Theme park world??

[Dorset Girl]

PC: Theme Hospital, Theme park world??

Yep!

[insaneasperger]

if there were PS games I might be better, same with N64, and thats what my sis and I had growing up!

[Dorset Girl]

Sorry IA, never played either of those, I was a Sega gal!

Just found a letter that I had published in Your Sinclair. Cool.

(Well - maybe not so much 'cool' as evidence that I've always been a girl geek. )

[kat]

Road Rash was my favourite game on our PC, but Revolt was a favourite too

[Dorset Girl]

I loved Road Rash - had it on the Megadrive though, not the PC.

Bet no one can get the one in the top left of the PC pic? My fave PC game ever!

[CatNamedRudy]

I didn't know any of those! I played Asteroids!

[Dorset Girl]

I didn't know any of those! I played Asteroids!

You probably know how I felt when IA said 'what's a Spectrum?' on my Facebook post, then.

[woggle]

Some of those take me back ...i remember Sonic , Desart strike [ which my nan of all people was brilliant at ] Commando and Rockford and the earliest games computer i had was a commadore 64 .

[Dorset Girl]

Ooh, yes, I had Desert Strike! You had to look all over the place to find the little MIAs and airlift them back to safety. Then there was Jungle Strike, which was too complicated for my little brain.

That's it, I'm going to dig my Megadrive out later! I still have it, with all the games.

[woggle]

Ooh, yes, I had Desert Strike! You had to look all over the place to find the little MIAs and airlift them back to safety. Then there was Jungle Strike, which was too complicated for my little brain.

That's it, I'm going to dig my Megadrive out later! I still have it, with all the games.

i was just thinking about looking for one on Amazon ! I might actually see if i can pick one up doing some carbooting this summer and a gamescube ...might end up with a different console per each tv in the house

[welshben23]

Ooh, yes, I had Desert Strike! You had to look all over the place to find the little MIAs and airlift them back to safety. Then there was Jungle Strike, which was too complicated for my little brain.

That's it, I'm going to dig my Megadrive out later! I still have it, with all the games.

I had one of those Strike games but I can't remember which one it was. I got rid of my Megadrive a few months ago, for some reason it wouldn't work with any television in my house. I think it was probably broken.

[Dorset Girl]

Ooh, now you've given me an idea - I bought another TV last month because our old one was scratched, so I have the old one upstairs collecting dust. It would be fine for low-res Megadrive games. I think I'll set it up in my bedroom permanently.

[Dorset Girl]

Oh, Ben - was it a new TV? Perhaps they're not compatible.

[welshben23]

Oh, Ben - was it a new TV? Perhaps they're not compatible.

It was. I think I tried it on 2 and they are both new..ish HD ready TV's. I think you're right. Damn it, should've kept it and bought an old, cheap TV.

[Dorset Girl]

Oh, Ben - was it a new TV? Perhaps they're not compatible.

It was. I think I tried it on 2 and they are both new..ish HD ready TV's. I think you're right. Damn it, should've kept it and bought an old, cheap TV.

Bummer, it might not work with my TV then. Is it worth pulling the contents of the cupboard out to find it, I wonder?

[welshben23]

Oh, Ben - was it a new TV? Perhaps they're not compatible.

It was. I think I tried it on 2 and they are both new..ish HD ready TV's. I think you're right. Damn it, should've kept it and bought an old, cheap TV.

Bummer, it might not work with my TV then. Is it worth pulling the contents of the cupboard out to find it, I wonder?

Yes, of course it is. So many classic games, if it does work.

[woggle]

Definatly worth it DG !!

Thou just had a thought will the old style tvs still work when the digital takeover wotsit thingy happends ?

[welshben23]

Definatly worth it DG !!

Thou just had a thought will the old style tvs still work when the digital takeover wotsit thingy happends ?

Sorry if this is a silly question, are the TVs digital and/or HD ready?