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MJK · 09-21-2005, 12:28 PM

It was:

up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b,a,select,start.

For the two player mode of course!

MJK · 09-21-2005, 12:30 PM

My favorite game and the ones I played to death were:

Super Contra
Warcraft (over the modem with a friend...addicting!)
Mario Cart
Madden 2004

And in that order!

StoneCole · 09-21-2005, 04:02 PM

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Originally posted by Hakan@Sep 21 2005, 06:07 PM
Tecmo Bowl was awesome. Bo Jackson was unstoppable.

TECMO BO!

On a side note, Madden has become so addictive for me that every year, I buy the new one the first day it comes out, and I always know what day that is months in advance.

I consider Madden Day to be my number 1 holiday of the year. Right ahead of Christmas and Friday.

V · 09-21-2005, 04:54 PM

This thread got me jonesing for the NES games, and since I don't have a console anymore, I downloaded an emulator and Blades of Steel and spent my lunch hour playing that. A few things about that game that I'd forgotten that just bring a smile to my face now.

Jake · 09-21-2005, 06:48 PM

Golden Eye
Perfect Dark
Gran Turismo 3
Zelda (first one on N64)
Duck Hunt on Nintendo

return to the red · 09-21-2005, 09:17 PM

all right so In a lame attempt to get my ass off the couch but still allowing me tpo play video games, my mom purchased my nintendo with the "Power Pad" and track and field...the other side was for Ballet or something.

I think I ran on that thing once until i realized that you could go much faster pounding on it with your fists...for those who played, cheetah was no match for the fists of furry!!

Winsor_Pilates · 09-21-2005, 09:38 PM

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Originally posted by Dominicwasalreadytaken@Sep 21 2005, 03:54 PM
This thread got me jonesing for the NES games, and since I don't have a console anymore, I downloaded an emulator and Blades of Steel and spent my lunch hour playing that. A few things about that game that I'd forgotten that just bring a smile to my face now.

I saw on TV that you can mod emulator roms to change things. It would be sweet to edit Blades of Steel, and make the Calgary Flames.

icarus · 09-21-2005, 09:41 PM

Bubble Bobble

photon · 09-21-2005, 10:28 PM

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Originally posted by icarus@Sep 21 2005, 09:41 PM
Bubble Bobble

werd

EDIT:

Seriously, there are just too many to list. Lots of good ones already listed.

The old school adventure games like Day of the Tentacle, Sam and Max, and Monkey Island are right up there. Games with real humour.

Battlefield 1942 and Splinter Cell more recent ones.

I-Hate-Hulse · 09-21-2005, 10:31 PM

Ahh just remembered Narc. Yet another game at Wizards Castle Northland that got a small fortune from me. That's what happens when you put a mall next to a high school....

8 Ball · 09-21-2005, 10:48 PM

Nintendo- Rampart. Me and my buddy's would play that game till dawn.

Devils'Advocate · 09-22-2005, 03:49 AM

What got me addicted was Bards Tale (I and III, II sucked). And Wasteland.

Starcraft LAN parties were awesome. We would 3 computers set up in the kitchen, two in my bedroom, two in the den and one in my brothers bedroom.

And Warcraft was a favorite at a company I worked for years ago. We had to take a trip to Boston, so we used the laptops for business during the day, and Warcraft in the evenings.

Oh, and the game I have played most from beginning to end is Baldur's Gate.

And I thought I was the only one that remembered the Contra code.

Looger · 09-22-2005, 01:29 PM

guardian legend, blaster master.

wing commander I and II, also V.

Looger · 09-22-2005, 01:31 PM

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Originally posted by Rubber Ducky@Sep 21 2005, 02:20 PM
Anybody else play Intellivision? The handsets had a disk to control the characters, and my brother and sister and I used to wear out the thingy underneath the disk, and my mom had to keep buying new pads.

We had a cool move on Lock & Chase that allowed us to pass many a level...

Bump & Jump was pretty slick too.

oh yeah.

never since played a baseball game, that played like intellivision baseball. want to throw it to second?

hit the button for second! whole diamond on the keypad, amazing.

had all the sports games, plus astrosmash.

intellivisionlives.com

GreenTeaFrapp · 09-22-2005, 01:42 PM

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Originally posted by Rubber Ducky@Sep 21 2005, 07:20 AM
Anybody else play Intellivision? The handsets had a disk to control the characters, and my brother and sister and I used to wear out the thingy underneath the disk, and my mom had to keep buying new pads.

Old school brown and gold Intellivisions didn't allow the controllers to be replaced. They were hard wired to the console.

Displaced Flames fan · 09-22-2005, 08:29 PM

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Originally posted by RougeUnderoos@Sep 21 2005, 06:03 PM
I remember playing Tecmo Bowl for so long one night that when I went to bed and closed my eyes, all I could see was that screen with the 4 play options on it. I thought I was going crazy. This ever happen to anyone else?

Definitely my favorite of all time. We'd play entire seasons with 3 manually controlled teams in one night. We'd keep track of the stats as we played season after season too. I remember being blown away when weather conditions were added to the game. Man, that was huge!

Other favorites include...

Super Off Road (otherwise known as Grey Guy in my circles)
the old pinball machine "Cyclone"
Gyruss (arcade version)
Nintendo's Super Dodge Ball

kobasew19 · 09-22-2005, 09:47 PM

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Originally posted by RougeUnderoos@Sep 20 2005, 06:10 PM
Those hockey games were the greatest but what makes '94 stand out over the rest of them? Weren't they virtually the same except for the stats?

I think it was because it was the first time anyone had the one-timer in their games. I remember my friend telling me there was one-timers in the game and i didn't believe him haha. good times.

Anders · 09-23-2005, 02:59 AM

Zelda III - A Link to the Past. Hands down the best game for Nintendo.

For PC - Its the Civilization series as well as Halflife. Honourable mention must go to BF1942, never was a fan of CS..

the crispy badger · 09-23-2005, 04:32 AM

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Originally posted by Winsor_Pilates@Sep 21 2005, 08:38 PM
I saw on TV that you can mod emulator roms to change things. It would be sweet to edit Blades of Steel, and make the Calgary Flames.

I saw a mod where you could SHOOT the dog from Duck Hunt..a dream come true!

Rubber Ducky · 09-23-2005, 08:19 AM

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Originally posted by GreenTeaFrapp@Sep 22 2005, 12:42 PM
Old school brown and gold Intellivisions didn't allow the controllers to be replaced. They were hard wired to the console.

No, no, no! Not the entire controllers!

We had to replace the thin electronic pad underneath the disk INSIDE the handset. I don't know what it's called! But we played it so much that we wore a circle in the circuitry, and then the circuit pad would need to be replaced.

And Looger, baseball on the Intellivision rocked! Sometimes simple is best... B-)