Anyone else remember Rainbow Islands & Bubble Bobble?
10 February 2002, 11:43 AM
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so far ive got most of what people have listed and am saddened to say that apart from commando/bombjack/bubble bobble + rainbow islands some of the perceived classics from our childhood are in fact pony hehehehe
raid on bungeling bay being a prime example, was a great game, try it now and try to keep playing it through gritted teeth two mins later hehehe.
jet pac was ace, but you forgot sabre wulf and quite a few others that ive long since forgotten lol.
[Edited by ptholt - 10/2/2002 11:44:10 AM]
raid on bungeling bay being a prime example, was a great game, try it now and try to keep playing it through gritted teeth two mins later hehehe.
jet pac was ace, but you forgot sabre wulf and quite a few others that ive long since forgotten lol.
[Edited by ptholt - 10/2/2002 11:44:10 AM]
10 February 2002, 04:06 PM
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andy have got about a gig and a half at home plus...erm every every mame rom out there but its on 10 cds!!!
only decnt game i ever saw on an amstrad was:-
hunchback
roland in time
roland in space
[Edited by ptholt - 10/2/2002 4:12:41 PM]
only decnt game i ever saw on an amstrad was:-
hunchback
roland in time
roland in space
[Edited by ptholt - 10/2/2002 4:12:41 PM]
01 October 2002, 03:32 PM
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I remember that this was out on all sorts of platforms, at the time I had it for my Commodore 64 and then my Amiga - and I loved it - many a happy hour was spent throwing rainbows and collecting diamonds, followed by much swearing & cursing when the end of level baddie took away my rainbow power ups! 
I seem to remember it being re-released for the PS1 (when the PS1 was still new) in a double pack - Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands together, along with an enhanced version of Rainbow Islands specifically for the PSX.
I'd like to get hold of it if I can, to take me back to my youth (anyone else remember the New Zealand Story?), but I've tried an ebay search, not much there, I've also tried Amazon and Play - no joy.
Ideally I'd like the PSX version, but if I can't find it I guess I'll make do with a PC emulator version. Any ideas as to where I might be able to find a copy?
Den (aka old sad git)
I seem to remember it being re-released for the PS1 (when the PS1 was still new) in a double pack - Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands together, along with an enhanced version of Rainbow Islands specifically for the PSX.
I'd like to get hold of it if I can, to take me back to my youth (anyone else remember the New Zealand Story?), but I've tried an ebay search, not much there, I've also tried Amazon and Play - no joy.
Ideally I'd like the PSX version, but if I can't find it I guess I'll make do with a PC emulator version. Any ideas as to where I might be able to find a copy?
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01 October 2002, 03:46 PM
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That was Bubble Bobble, yes. They spat little bubbles to trap the baddies, and the bubbles could be burst by the dragons tails.
In Rainbow Islands Bub and Bob were back to being human, and killed their baddies by throwing rainbows at them, then jumping onto the rainbows to crush them.
Must be showing my age now, the 8bit (and some of the 16bit) days were when gameplay was king.
I remember many a dodgy coin-op conversion (Chase HQ anyone?) and movie tie-in though...
Den
In Rainbow Islands Bub and Bob were back to being human, and killed their baddies by throwing rainbows at them, then jumping onto the rainbows to crush them.
Must be showing my age now, the 8bit (and some of the 16bit) days were when gameplay was king.
I remember many a dodgy coin-op conversion (Chase HQ anyone?) and movie tie-in though...Den
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Mail me if you need some roms. I've got hundreds !
Otherwise there are plenty about, just do a search for "mame roms" in Google or try Kazaa etc.
Otherwise there are plenty about, just do a search for "mame roms" in Google or try Kazaa etc.
01 October 2002, 04:24 PM
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01 October 2002, 05:44 PM
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Ahh, the old ones really did have gameplay rather than graphics as the base of the action, didn't they 
Incidentally, Jeff Minter (Llamasoft) has re-vamped Grid Runner for the 00's. It's damn playable
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Incidentally, Jeff Minter (Llamasoft) has re-vamped Grid Runner for the 00's. It's damn playable
Nick.
01 October 2002, 09:18 PM
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ahhhh them were the days.
llamasoft games - wot classics. hovver bovver, attack & revenge of the mutant camels and of course sheep in space !
wot about m.u.l.e ? or archon - both definitely classics.
so many to choose from........
raid on bungeling bay
the eidolon
ballblazer
the hobbit
the way of the exploding fist
paradroid
spy vs spy series
i could go on
and on
and on
llamasoft games - wot classics. hovver bovver, attack & revenge of the mutant camels
and of course sheep in space ! wot about m.u.l.e ? or archon - both definitely classics.
so many to choose from........
raid on bungeling bay
the eidolon
ballblazer
the hobbit
the way of the exploding fist
paradroid
spy vs spy series
i could go on
and on
and on
02 October 2002, 11:57 AM
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Ptholt - do you remember the 2 player sequel to Commando, Ikari Warriors? That was great in 2 player mode.
Then there were fantastic 2 player games like SWIV/Silkworm on the Amiga. Lovely job.
Seem to remember playing Buggy Boy quite a bit too....
Den
Then there were fantastic 2 player games like SWIV/Silkworm on the Amiga. Lovely job.
Seem to remember playing Buggy Boy quite a bit too....
Den
02 October 2002, 01:01 PM
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Dragon 32 eh? How about...
Morbid mansion
Screaming Abdabs
Jet Boot Colin
Valley
Dragon Mountain
Donkey Kong
Cuthbert goes skiing
Cuthbert goes walkabout
Check out...
http://www.burgins.com/dragon.html
http://www.dragon-it.co.uk/dragon/index.htm
Iain
Morbid mansion
Screaming Abdabs
Jet Boot Colin
Valley
Dragon Mountain
Donkey Kong
Cuthbert goes skiing
Cuthbert goes walkabout
Check out...
http://www.burgins.com/dragon.html
http://www.dragon-it.co.uk/dragon/index.htm
Iain
02 October 2002, 03:09 PM
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i remember seeing ikari warriors in the arcades first, you used to twist the joysticks to make them turn hehehehe
was a cracking game.
remember seeing it on the atari st some time later and vowing i wanted one, (and i think test drive as well) fortunately i came to my senses and got an amiga instead
was a cracking game.
remember seeing it on the atari st some time later and vowing i wanted one, (and i think test drive as well) fortunately i came to my senses and got an amiga instead
02 October 2002, 03:18 PM
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Hey Iain - looked at those sites - cool, I now rember all the games - like chuckie and Mr Dig.
Now all I need is to remember what I used to play on my amstrad cpc464 (I think that's what it was)
Now all I need is to remember what I used to play on my amstrad cpc464 (I think that's what it was)
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Feel free mate, the disk would be cool as it save me going up into the loft!
The car on the drive, well it's not mine so it's not an issue!! Also we had an attempted break in on the car after having it for less than 3 days, hence it's on the drive and mine's on the road!!
The car on the drive, well it's not mine so it's not an issue!! Also we had an attempted break in on the car after having it for less than 3 days, hence it's on the drive and mine's on the road!!