What Game Are You Playing Right Now?

Howard the Duck · 01-14-2012, 12:30 PM

i confess i only played ONE online RPG - Second Life

Howard the Duck · 01-15-2012, 09:05 AM

was playing the Taito Legends arcade comp on the PS2

spent a lot of time on Super Fox (Rambo-type side-scrolling shoot-'em up) and Colony 7 (a faster Missile Command), Return of the Space Invaders (not a very good revamp, unlike Majestic 7) and Plump-Pop (Breakout variant).

Howard the Duck · 01-15-2012, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Wasfuersohr

You really seem to like older games. What do you like about them? The graphics? Gameplay style? Challenge? Are there modern games you got to like? I imagine there must be some games that sort of have some similarities.

i'm still stuck on a PS2, so i'm a generation behind - yes, i do like some newer games - Final Fantasy VII onwards is a firm fave, though XIII kinda sucks donkey ass

i like the Call of Duty series and also the Elder Scrolls games, though I haven't played Skyrim

those old arcade games just remind me of my youth, in dingy arcades full of cigarette smoke, Chinese gangsters and chicks looking for "bad" boyfriends (arcades were 18+ only somehow when i was young - i usually sneak in when no one's looking)

Howard the Duck · 01-15-2012, 10:06 AM

i play a lot of SNES/Genesis games myself

SNES - current faves are Earthbound : The War Agianst Giygas and Chrono Trigger

Megadrive/Genesis - i've been playing a lot of Altered Beast and Comix Zone lately, also Vectorman 1 and 2 - great stuff

and also Megaman Xs 1 - 7

~~Rubato~~ · 01-15-2012, 10:06 AM

I've been playing fat princess, a cross between AOE and worms (sorta). It's undoubtedly one of the most fun games you can play local co-op from PSN, the online is hosted though so games get cut off every now and then

Howard the Duck · 01-15-2012, 10:18 AM

one of my fave old-skool games is Bounder on the Commodore 64:-

and this one, Paradroid:-

i would sooner or later install a C64 emulator on my PC

Guybrush · 01-15-2012, 10:33 AM

One of my favourite C64 titles is Bruce Lee

Unlike many other titles, it wasn't ridiculously hard to the point where one could never complete it. Also, the controls and gameplay were pretty much spot on whereas many other games had really clunky manouverability.

edit :

Oh, and this one used to scare me!

Guybrush · 01-15-2012, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Wasfuersohr

What input did most C64 games have? Just arrow keys and 2 punch/action keys? I guess/hope they didnt use the whole keyboard spectrum. Those games might be fun to emulate on the go, a PSP or something. Maybe there is even an iPhone/iPad emulator for these. I might want to look into that.

Two button joysticks were common.

So yeah, that's it in general. Movement and usually one, sometimes two action keys.

edit :

Just realized the joystick I posted has lots of buttons

The ones me and my mates used didn't!

Unknown Soldier · 01-15-2012, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

One of my favourite C64 titles is Bruce Lee

Unlike many other titles, it wasn't ridiculously hard to the point where one could never complete it. Also, the controls and gameplay were pretty much spot on whereas many other games had really clunky manouverability.

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Oh, and this one used to scare me!

Wow I remember Bruce Lee a great game, another gem was Boulder Dash.

Guybrush · 01-15-2012, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Wasfuersohr

Ah alright. Shouldnt be too hard to emulate then. What were the most complex, but still fun, C64 games you can think of? I mean, only having a joystick and 2 buttons doesnt mean games cant get a bit intricate.

Hmm .. Ghostbusters, Kokotoni Wilf, Marble Madness or Spin Dizzy (similar games), Mission Impossible, Commando, Spy vs. Spy, Dino Eggs, Last Ninja 1 and 2, Spy Hunter, Burnin' Rubber, Bubble Bobble, Flimbo's Quest, International Karate + and Trapdoor are some games that I liked.

There are already C64 emulators out there, possibly some for handheld devices as well.

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And some webpages run java applet emus.

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~~Rubato~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ireland Posts: 230	I've been playing fat princess, a cross between AOE and worms (sorta). It's undoubtedly one of the most fun games you can play local co-op from PSN, the online is hosted though so games get cut off every now and then