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I’m sure that this topic has been posted before, but as I’m new around here I thought I'd find out what your favourite computer game of all time would be and for what reason?
Being a bit old school when it comes to games I would have to say that my favourite would be Elite on the C64. Blimey that’s ages ago he's mad I hear you cry, but at the time it kept it’s side of the game agreement very well for me.
Graphically speaking it is of course ancient, though Vector graphics were a fantastic new innovation then so it seemed wondrous. The sound was three channels of strange zapping noises which added nothing to the game by today’s high expectations for a software title, but then what could you expect from the mid eighties, the pop music around then was about the same.
No it was the simplicity of the game combined with a strange addictive quality that held me in throng, days flew by moving my Cobra MkIII from system to system selling anything and everything. I seem to remember that it mostly ended up as running furs from rich agricultural planets to Rich Industrial planets. Then buying computers to go back the other way.
Then spending your hard earned cash on increasing the offensive and defensive capabilities of my plucky ship to blow other ships out of the vacuum as my rating climbed higher until finally becoming Elite.
So what’s your favourite game?
It doesn’t have to be the best game ever, just your favourite one……
Being a bit old school when it comes to games I would have to say that my favourite would be Elite on the C64. Blimey that’s ages ago he's mad I hear you cry, but at the time it kept it’s side of the game agreement very well for me.
Graphically speaking it is of course ancient, though Vector graphics were a fantastic new innovation then so it seemed wondrous. The sound was three channels of strange zapping noises which added nothing to the game by today’s high expectations for a software title, but then what could you expect from the mid eighties, the pop music around then was about the same.
No it was the simplicity of the game combined with a strange addictive quality that held me in throng, days flew by moving my Cobra MkIII from system to system selling anything and everything. I seem to remember that it mostly ended up as running furs from rich agricultural planets to Rich Industrial planets. Then buying computers to go back the other way.
Then spending your hard earned cash on increasing the offensive and defensive capabilities of my plucky ship to blow other ships out of the vacuum as my rating climbed higher until finally becoming Elite.
So what’s your favourite game?
It doesn’t have to be the best game ever, just your favourite one……
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Grix Thraves wrote"
I would say about seven people.
According to Spider, 3 people wrote it :-))))
I would say about seven people.
According to Spider, 3 people wrote it :-))))
Come on...the Zelda series are the best ever.
Shocktrooper wrote:
> Buy a Gameboy Advance lads, it's basically a 'SNES' revival. Who
> wrote that winner? I can't remember.
I would say about seven people.
> Buy a Gameboy Advance lads, it's basically a 'SNES' revival. Who
> wrote that winner? I can't remember.
I would say about seven people.
Your Honour wrote:
RBS: I nearly bought one a couple of weeks back
> but i was SO poor and i'd just got my GBA so i didn't. When i get my
> first pay packet in a couple of months a SNES is the first thing i
> intend to buy.
Good on ya!
RBS: I nearly bought one a couple of weeks back
> but i was SO poor and i'd just got my GBA so i didn't. When i get my
> first pay packet in a couple of months a SNES is the first thing i
> intend to buy.
Good on ya!
FM, how do you get into games like that? I find them too slow and hard to get into. Whenever i read a preview of an RPG i think it looks good and that it might be the thing for me. However, when it comes out and i read the review they all have all these different levels and spells and stats that just do my head in!
Are there any kind of basic RPG's you could recommend that might help me get into the genre?
RBS: I nearly bought one a couple of weeks back but i was SO poor and i'd just got my GBA so i didn't. When i get my first pay packet in a couple of months a SNES is the first thing i intend to buy.
Are there any kind of basic RPG's you could recommend that might help me get into the genre?
RBS: I nearly bought one a couple of weeks back but i was SO poor and i'd just got my GBA so i didn't. When i get my first pay packet in a couple of months a SNES is the first thing i intend to buy.
Shocktrooper wrote: Who
> wrote that winner? I can't remember.
No neither can I... :-D
> wrote that winner? I can't remember.
No neither can I... :-D
Buy a Gameboy Advance lads, it's basically a 'SNES' revival. Who wrote that winner? I can't remember.
Your Honour wrote:
God i wish i had a SNES now....
That, YH mate, is one sentiment that I share with you :-D
God i wish i had a SNES now....
That, YH mate, is one sentiment that I share with you :-D
Hooplah wrote:
> Shocktrooper wrote:
> Somehow I think that residentevilfan is
> a...well, a resident evil
> fan. It took me ages to work that
> one out.
Yes, yes, yes. I know he is a Resident Evil fan, I
> wanted to know what he liked about it that made it his favourite
> game.
Now he's told me I'm happy.
OK, why I think Skies of Arcadia is the best thing since sliced bread. (What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread though?)
It's a huge RPG, great graphics, and wonderful gameplay, but it's easy to just pick up and play. Although a lot of people do have a grudge against randomised battles popping up in most locations, every one is different, because every time you get involved in one of these RPG turn-based battles you usually have a new item/spell/skill/weapon to try out, because the permutations are pretty much endless, it's THAT big.
The storyline (I'm still only on disc one, mind you), is gripping, and after 30 hours of gameplay and developing characters, I know that there is whole lot more to do on the next disc, because the manual and promotional materials talk about establishing your own base, discoveries, special items, downloads, and so on, so this DC game has a huge amount left to it, and I'm only just over 1/3rd of the way through (from what I can tell).
It's go everything RPG fans enjoy, and you can tweak your party members' attributes to your heart's content to suit your gaming style (all out attack/defensive/spell casting etc.)
The graphics are some of the best I've yet seen on the DC, a lot of the cut sequences are finely crafted computer graphics, but so good that you think you are not just watching FMV, but playing it as well.
Top game. Hard to beat, but I'm keeping my eyes open...
> Shocktrooper wrote:
> Somehow I think that residentevilfan is
> a...well, a resident evil
> fan. It took me ages to work that
> one out.
Yes, yes, yes. I know he is a Resident Evil fan, I
> wanted to know what he liked about it that made it his favourite
> game.
Now he's told me I'm happy.
OK, why I think Skies of Arcadia is the best thing since sliced bread. (What was the best thing BEFORE sliced bread though?)
It's a huge RPG, great graphics, and wonderful gameplay, but it's easy to just pick up and play. Although a lot of people do have a grudge against randomised battles popping up in most locations, every one is different, because every time you get involved in one of these RPG turn-based battles you usually have a new item/spell/skill/weapon to try out, because the permutations are pretty much endless, it's THAT big.
The storyline (I'm still only on disc one, mind you), is gripping, and after 30 hours of gameplay and developing characters, I know that there is whole lot more to do on the next disc, because the manual and promotional materials talk about establishing your own base, discoveries, special items, downloads, and so on, so this DC game has a huge amount left to it, and I'm only just over 1/3rd of the way through (from what I can tell).
It's go everything RPG fans enjoy, and you can tweak your party members' attributes to your heart's content to suit your gaming style (all out attack/defensive/spell casting etc.)
The graphics are some of the best I've yet seen on the DC, a lot of the cut sequences are finely crafted computer graphics, but so good that you think you are not just watching FMV, but playing it as well.
Top game. Hard to beat, but I'm keeping my eyes open...
My favourite game would have to be Super Bomberman on the SNES.
The multiplayer was amazing. Me and my mates had so much fun playing that over and over during the summer after our GCSE's.
God i wish i had a SNES now....
The multiplayer was amazing. Me and my mates had so much fun playing that over and over during the summer after our GCSE's.
God i wish i had a SNES now....
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