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« Reply #15 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 11:12:53 »

I forgot Gauntlet! Elf -- shot the food!
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« Reply #16 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 11:53:30 »

Mario - I played that game for hours with my oldest son when he was just a lad. Even longer when he went to bed and I had the game to myself.
I could never beat him though.
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« Reply #17 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 12:03:04 »

in no order some old favs of mine.
toki,outrun,hard driving,the table style space invaders,defender,final lap,street fighter,

Was that the one with the monkey/gorilla type creature - that was a fav at the 'arcade' in the video shop at Covingham, when I was at school many years ago.

In no order

- Tank Attack - Where you peered into the scope and drove about
- Gauntlet - 4 Player Mayhem
- Double Dragon - 2 Player Mayhem
- Space Invaders - Classic
- Outrun

What was the name of one of the 1st moving seated games where you played a blond haired chap who flew about shooting at dragon and bean shaped things?  He used to make a uggggghhhhh noise when you lost a life. 

Got to also mention Star Wars (the original) as worthy of a shout as well.

Space Harrier?  It was better on the sit down that the stand up version that went into the local chippy.

Top 5 for me (in no order)

- OutRun
- Double Dragon
- Strider
- Rampage (the original, not the wanky world tour ones)
- APB (great fun!)



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« Reply #18 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 12:15:09 »

Top 5 for me (in no order)

- OutRun
- Double Dragon
- Strider
- Rampage (the original, not the wanky world tour ones)
- APB (great fun!)


Them is good calls. That reminds me I forgot to mention Spyhunter and Supersprint/Championship Sprint too.
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« Reply #19 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 14:40:57 »

As did I (when it was Gateway), on the dairy bit (not behind the meat counter), Weds Thurs and Friday evening. Then I defected to Tesco before retiring from retail to attend Uni.

No way! I wonder if we were there the same time ... I quit about 95ish, just after it changed to Scummerfield ...
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« Reply #20 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 15:29:37 »

No way! I wonder if we were there the same time ... I quit about 95ish, just after it changed to Scummerfield ...

Doubtful, must of been about 1990 when I defected to Tesco. I was at uni 92-95.  My mum still lives in gnats dick from there (Lidl isn't the same though), hence why I got to play on the arcade machines in Solo while she was shopping.
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« Reply #21 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 15:31:02 »

What was the athletics game called in the 80's. I remember tapping the buttons so hard my fingers ached!! Smiley
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« Reply #22 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 15:33:48 »

What was the athletics game called in the 80's. I remember tapping the buttons so hard my fingers ached!! Smiley

Probably one of: Track and Field (Konami), Daley Thompson's Decathlon (Ocean) or Hyper Sports (Imagine).

Or perhaps Daley Thompson's Super Test.


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« Reply #23 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 15:42:13 »

Super Off Road.
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« Reply #24 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 16:02:42 »

Anyone remember Renegade on the speccy?

I'll always remember it for Big Bertha the end of level 2/3 boss alone.
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« Reply #25 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 16:56:08 »

My first proper computer was an Amstrad 6128 with disk drive! We also had a tape player which took forking ages to run. I used to load up Outrun, go for a bath and the game still wouldn't be loaded!!

I used to play some footy game called Match of the Day (I think), Gauntlet, Green Beret and some olympics game which I was rubbish at. The worst game I think we ever had was a game called Chamonix challenge where you had to climb a mountain, truly woeful!
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« Reply #26 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 17:01:57 »

Doubtful, must of been about 1990 when I defected to Tesco. I was at uni 92-95.  My mum still lives in gnats dick from there (Lidl isn't the same though), hence why I got to play on the arcade machines in Solo while she was shopping.

Ahhh I was over the other side of City Bank, but my aunt and uncle still live within spitting distance of Lidl now ... I've not been in, though ...
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« Reply #27 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 18:11:16 »

should do this for amstrad games, Roland On The Ropes on the way
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« Reply #28 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 18:21:38 »

2 of my favourites are Point Blank and of course Sensi
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« Reply #29 on: Friday, August 29, 2008, 19:48:04 »

I still got a Sinclair Spectrum and the original football manager cassette tape.

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My favourite was Maziacs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b8/Maziacs2.png
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ee the trick is only pick on those that can't do you no harm
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