This game is how old!?

Narj

Narj

Narj

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I've had another phase of retro fever lately, and am still astounded at how good some of the old games look and play, even today.

My example:
Last night, my cousin and I decided to play Super Mario Kart on the SNES over a few beers on a 42" plasma. Still to this day one of the most fiercely competetive games I've ever played. Lots of swearing, laughing, frustration and digs of elbows. :D

Anyway - the thing that struck me is that this game is OVER 19 YEARS OLD! :eek: Can anyone top that (1992) with a game they still play & enjoy for hours at a time?

Not quite as old but C&C Red Alert is next if we can get it working on the PC! :D
 
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Lords of Midnight for me, which was released in 1984. To be fair though, I usually play it with one of the graphical updates available.

X-Com still gets a regular play in its original form though, that was 1994.
 
what your trying to say is that a load of greedy idiots who don't really care about making good games and see it as a 9-5 job went down the game development career path over the last 20 years isn't it :D there i said it for you.

joking aside, played sonic too last week and couldnt remember how to get in the secret pathways on the first level. i know they are there and you have to jump just right, maybe its just harder on a keyboard than a joypad. just started playing the old arcade classics again and can't find anywhere sells some of the oldies - surley a gap in the market there for someone, bet you could get most of them to work on todays phones.
 
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Donkey Kong (1981), Bubble Bobble (1986), Dungeon Master (1987), Blood Money (1989) and before I forget (again)...The Eidolon (1985) - anyone ever play this?

Love going back to those games from my youth.

EDIT: Ooh! Star Raiders and Elektra Glide too. First one was 1979 (before I was born) but not sure about the latter.
 
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Sleepless said:
Whats so good about jedi knight? Ive been hearing that there is still an active community around this - feel free to do a long post, I am genuinely curious!
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Fat chance of me ever doing a long post. You'd have to play the games mate, Dark Forces 2 and then Jedi Outcast, the build up as the game goes along is absolutely amazing and they're cheap on Steam.

Check out some YouTube footage if you can.
 
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