ROFLMAO @ towzer

You can play it here ! Classic



[Edited by DJ Dunk - 10/1/2002 5:10:32 PM]

 

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]

 

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]

 

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)

 

yes lol

alex the kid as well.

played Sonic 1 at easter, not played that in years

 

Little fat dragons, wasn't it? Bouncing around on the screen.

Played it for months.

 

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

 

Try MAME. Great emulator to play all those classic games in their full arcade glory

 

Thanks Mr Dunk, you are a star!

So many games that take me back to my youth, Operation Wolf etc. I shall be having fun later!

Den

 

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.

 

Thanks very much, I might well take you up on that offer.

Den

 

If we're talking about classic emulators, you might be interested in the Java ZX Spectrum emulator.

 

Horrace goes skiing on the Specy - years ahead of it's time.

 

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

Nick.

 

just bought that ps1 rainbow island/bb from ebay.

some guy was seling.

 

both of those games were classics and personal faves of mine.


add to that bombjack and commando and id be in gaming heaven (for a few hours at least).

 

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

 

Anyone Remember the Ultimate games for the specy :

Jetpac
Lunar Jetman
Atic Attack
Knight Lore

What were the others ??

Happy memories !!!

Gaz

 

Hovver Bovver is now remade for the PC...

 

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

 

I can't remember any of the games I used to play on me Dragon 32 !!!

 

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

 

The Repton series on the BBC/Acorn Electron. Such a simple idea, but brilliant and challenging.

Den

 

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

 

ahaaa - I remember the cuthbert ones LOL

 

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)

 

Reminds me that I need to dig out my old MAME roms!!!

 

I've only got a CD full! Probably in the loft since the move!

From what I remember, there was enough to relive my youth and keep me ammused!!

 

i can drop off the one disc version if you want about 60-70 to get you going as i pass in the morning....


(and i gotta take a pic of that car in the drive hehehehe)

 

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!!