[Technology] Computer games from the 1980s

[Dick Swiveller]

Feeling old thanks to the 90s thread, I have decided to become a splitter and start a thread for old farts.To counter Speedball 2, here is Rocketball which wasn't influenced by Rollerball but rather a complete rip off.



And a list could go on for pages.

Football Manager/Football Director/Tracksuit Manager/International Soccer/Emlyn Hughes International Soccer
Manic Miner/Jet Set Willy
Uridium/Paradroid
Wizball
Action Biker
The Last Ninja
IK+/Way of the Exploding Fist

 

[Doc Lynam]

I remember Emlyn Hughes footy game and Super Zaxxon. In the 80s the teams making games were truly pioneering the space and left a hit of what could be achieved to the 90s gang!

 

[Southern Scouse]

The hunt for Red October.... Commodore 64.
Hours and hours and hours searching for a red dot on a blue screen... desperately wanting to fire a harpoon missile at it only to find out the tape had jammed hours earlier.
Still kept coming back.....

 

[DavidRyder]

My wife bought me the new retro C64 with 64 built in games. Only ever played about 5 of them, but some good memories.

C64 and Spectrum were my era, games that spring to mind that I loved were:

Full Throttle
Ant Attack
Scuba Dive
Manic Minor
Monty Mole
Skool Daze
Football games - managerial or playing, very basic but so much fun.

One day I'll buy a Spectrum and a box of old tapes. I do like modern gaming, but there's something appealing about going back to basics.

 

[BadFish]

Spectrum +
Attic Attack
Spy Hunter
Paper Boy.
Horace goes skiing (okay pretty shit really).

Commadore games always played much better

My cousin had a game set in Egypt.... With a camel anyone remember it?

We had a ZX80 in the early 80s 3k ram pack

Breakout and Space Invaders...... Quality.

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[blue-shifted]

Amstrad cpc 464. Treasure Island Dizzy. Oh yeh

 

[billpotter72]

Skool Daze - Spectrum

Paradroid - C64
Karate Champ - C64
Paperboy - C64

So many hours of fun.

There are emulators easily available which make these games playable on modern kit some of the games stand the test of time better than others.

 

[DavidRyder]

Spectrum +
Attic Attack
Spy Hunter
Paper Boy.
Horace goes skiing (okay pretty shit really).

Commadore games always played much better

My cousin had a game set in Egypt.... With a camel anyone remember it?

We had a ZX80 in the early 80s 3k ram pack

Breakout and Space Invaders...... Quality.

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Had completely forgotten about Spy Hunter!

 

[DavidRyder]

Used to love getting my £1.99 Mastertronic games from the local newsagents

 

[Billy Seagull]

The good old ZX Spectrum where the games were on cassettes that had to be loaded at just the right volume, many an hour wasted trying to load games but oh so worth it. My favourites were all sporting....


Grand National - https://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0002112
No idea how I ended up as a professional gambler

Formula One where you managed a team
https://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001845

Football Manager
https://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001823

Daley Thompson’s Decathalon.... how many keyboards did that break !!
https://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0001217

 

[Brighthelmstone]

Paperboy!

 

[BadFish]

When was skate or die?

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[SeagullinExile]

Lords of Midnight - Featuring the brilliantly named Luxor the Moonprince as our adventure hero!

Edit: 80's I know, but what the hell!

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

1K Defender for the ZX81

 

[Swansman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNMOB4LOAb0

First game I ever played, I think. Was a bit not born for most of the eighties but my first console was the Sega Master System.

I've also played a shit ton of Tetris, one of the very few games that will always remain playable.

 

[Rambo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWmqoEdjKR4

 

[The Clamp]

I liked Chronos.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Wizball
Into the Eagles Nest
Paradroid ( whatever did happen to Andrew Braybrook ? )
Wally Trolley

To name but a few.

EDIT - I'll throw in Mountains of Khan on the good old Dragon 32. A classic text adventure.

 

[Mackenzie]

Spectrum +
Attic Attack
Spy Hunter
Paper Boy.
Horace goes skiing (okay pretty shit really).

Commadore games always played much better

My cousin had a game set in Egypt.... With a camel anyone remember it?

We had a ZX80 in the early 80s 3k ram pack

Breakout and Space Invaders...... Quality.

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Attack of the Mutant Camels?

 

[Knocky's Nose]

My cousin had a game set in Egypt.... With a camel anyone remember it?

Probably this one?

https://llamasoftarchive.org/8bitgames/attack-of-the-mutant-camels/

Edit : I should have read the post above. Sorry..