Dispelling A Myth.
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My first was a ZX Spectrum..those were the days! Writing hugely complicated and technical programmes to make it say arse over the entire screen! Watching the blue and white lines while the game loaded, thinking 'give it another minute' before deciding 23 minutes later that yes, it had crashed.
I challenge any of you to a chuckyeggoff! I RULE at Chucky Egg! And Manic Miner, although the music scared me a bit.
I challenge any of you to a chuckyeggoff! I RULE at Chucky Egg! And Manic Miner, although the music scared me a bit.
I never really played Chuckie Egg, but Manic Miner, now that was a game. I found it really difficult for ages to get past Eugene's Lair, then I only got about another 2 or 3 levels after that (Wacky Amoebatrons or the Endorian Forest), I never manged to complete it in all the years I played it!Pebbles said:
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pfft, jet set willy 2 owned manic minertb2000 said:
SB118 said:Wizball, utter madness
Beat it once, by using 2 joysticks and controlling the Wiz and his cat at the same time. I roxor
That's the one
Ah, fond memories come flooding back. I feel all warm inside.
Thanks Von
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Nursie said:I got a +4 as a joint christmas present with my brother.
Had some fantastic games for it.
Treasure Island
Icicle Works
Icicle works ......... Cooool.
That was indeed a great game, inclusing Treasure Island and Fire Ant.
My second computer was a Commodore 64 then I got and Amiga 600 then a 1200.
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Von Smallhausen said:
you made me intensely desire something that until 5 seconds ago I forgot even existed.
2 dimensional scrolling joy...
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cleanbluesky said:
E-bay my friend ........ :0
Lol, the aforementioned eBay has caused me to spend probably silly amounts of cash on an arcade machine and boards to go in it! Not sure what I've spent but at a guess it's got to be at least £1500 - £2000!Von Smallhausen said:
First: ZX81
Second: Spectrum
Third: Dragon 32
I used a Vic20 quite a lot too, but can't remember where. Never came across a C64.
Von, don't forget to power off before inserting/removing cartridges. I killed my Dragon 32 by forgetting.
Best early computer still has to be the BBC B though. I'd get one again if I trusted electronics that old. I do still have a circa-1988 PC though, which hasn't seen power in about 10 years. Wonder if it still works (even has a 20 megabyte hard disk).
Second: Spectrum
Third: Dragon 32
I used a Vic20 quite a lot too, but can't remember where. Never came across a C64.
Von, don't forget to power off before inserting/removing cartridges. I killed my Dragon 32 by forgetting.
Best early computer still has to be the BBC B though. I'd get one again if I trusted electronics that old. I do still have a circa-1988 PC though, which hasn't seen power in about 10 years. Wonder if it still works (even has a 20 megabyte hard disk).
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Look's like a Quickshot 2 to me, but it's been a few years.benneh said:
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Freefaller said:All my friends had them at school - I was awfully jealous.
I then got my hands on a 286 - 16mhz - 4mb RAM - 20mb HDD beast of a machine - didn't have any games for it though
Wing Commander would have been SWEET on that rig!
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OMGROFL spyhunter........[checks ebay]
Von Smallhausen said:
Yup sure do, i was one of the first kids in my town in Canada that got one...had to go over the border to America to pick it up and cost my dad an arm and leg.....damn my friends that i grew up were damn jealous
...sadly had to sell it but Von now you got me thinking that maybe...just maybe ill pick one up off the bay if i can find one....
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Spawn said:
For future reference when reading your posts, do you have a canadian or a British accent?
had to go over the border to America to pick it up and cost my dad an arm and leg.....damn my friends that i grew up were damn jealous
Aaaahhh SPawn, we have a common ground... no jumpers for goalposts for us eh, just that tape loading noise and the game finally loading just when you thought it had crashed!