Games people never talk about....

Rohan · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 7:21 pm Post subject:

jimatlod wrote:

i agree with LeeT about Popeye, but my vote has to go to Valhalla.

Im not a big adventure fan but this one was great - like a 'type in' but with moving graphics/characters on the screen above the text. spent hours on this one - even got a new c64 recently just so i could play it (old keyboard was crap!)

I remember Valhalla... it was a strange little game, came with a nice box. I do remember typing in commands and the little stick men characters would move.
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Viceroy · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 1:44 pm Post subject:

Polar Pierre

This was among the very first games I ever got on my C64. Although I've somehow lost my original, I remember PP as an amusing platform. It also featured the chance to build your own levels. Loved it!

Pirates (not the Sid Meier classic...)

I recognize this one as cool, simple 2-player action. There was this giant net made out of rope, on which the pirates were clashing the crew of some merchantman... It was of great fun. A shame I couldn't find that one on Lemon. Anyone?

Grand Monster Slam

Came out with a nice poster of the starting scene. Very, very nice music from Chris Hülsbeck, and great gameplay. Pretty hard, though. A classic.

Mayhem · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 2:14 pm Post subject:

Viceroy wrote:

Pirates (not the Sid Meier classic...)

I recognize this one as cool, simple 2-player action. There was this giant net made out of rope, on which the pirates were clashing the crew of some merchantman... It was of great fun. A shame I couldn't find that one on Lemon. Anyone?

That'll be because it's called "Piracy" Smile

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Viceroy · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 2:21 pm Post subject:

MayhemUK wrote:

Viceroy wrote:

Pirates (not the Sid Meier classic...)

I recognize this one as cool, simple 2-player action. There was this giant net made out of rope, on which the pirates were clashing the crew of some merchantman... It was of great fun. A shame I couldn't find that one on Lemon. Anyone?

That'll be because it's called "Piracy" Smile

Whoops...thanks Mayhem :oops:

SLF · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:59 am Post subject:

One thing I'm surprised about is that almost nobody here mentions Cybernoid and Cybernoid 2. Two excellent games really, especially the second one, with brilliant aurals and visuals and quite original gameplay (a flickscreen sh'm'up...). OK a bit tricky to play, but brilliant.
Any fans here?
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Mr Do · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 12:02 pm Post subject:

SLF wrote:

One thing I'm surprised about is that almost nobody here mentions Cybernoid and Cybernoid 2. Two excellent games really, especially the second one, with brilliant aurals and visuals and quite original gameplay (a flickscreen sh'm'up...). OK a bit tricky to play, but brilliant.
Any fans here?

me, me, me.....I just love Cybernoid.

Very well done but very, very hard without a trainer.
Great music too.....who did it????
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Kusarigama · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 12:04 pm Post subject:

Raffaele Cecco, the same author of Stormlord and Deliverance (two other hard games)

EDIT: just forgot to mention. Cecco is the programmer, of course. The musician is Jeroen Tel (no surprise you like it Wink

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and Jereon Tel did the music for both c64 Cybernoid games, cool tunes!

I love SWAP, a puzzle game released in the early 90's.. Never mentioned, bought it for AUS$9 from Maxwells, the last remaining c64 stockist that I knew of in Melbourne at the time. Still have the game in mint condition, I used to play it all the time!
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merman · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 3:46 pm Post subject:

Kusarigama wrote:

Raffaele Cecco, the same author of Stormlord and Deliverance (two other hard games)

EDIT: just forgot to mention. Cecco is the programmer, of course. The musician is Jeroen Tel (no surprise you like it Wink

)

Actually, Raffaele programmed the SPECTRUM version of both games. NICK JONES was the guy who converted them.
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Kusarigama · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2003 3:58 pm Post subject:

merman wrote:

Actually, Raffaele programmed the SPECTRUM version of both games. NICK JONES was the guy who converted them.

I've always thought Cecco was behind the C64 version too. Thanx for the info.
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qaotik · Newbie Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Posts: 19

Motor Massacre gets my vote, its one of the best c64 games around. Heres my review:

http://www.lemon64.com/games/details.php?ID=1724

merman · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 12:07 am Post subject:

Kusarigama wrote:

merman wrote:

Actually, Raffaele programmed the SPECTRUM version of both games. NICK JONES was the guy who converted them.

I've always thought Cecco was behind the C64 version too. Thanx for the info.

Nick also did Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, and SMASH TV (what a cool conversion that is - sadly his last C64 game).
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Joker1974 · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 1:32 am Post subject:

A few faves I haven't seen much discussions of:

Realm of Impossibility
Nifty little isometric maze-type game (2 players too, great fun) Very Happy

Cave of Time
Loved the music, but the random scenes were annoying... never actually completed it either Sad

Pharoah's Curse
Must have been mentioned somewhere, a classic platformer. Damn that flying fiend.

and Anarchy
Cross between Space Invaders and Pacmac (sorta), a well-judged time limit made for a tense game.

Sorry if these aren't classified as not-talked-about games, I've still got a lot of posts to read yet Smile

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Rohan · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 1:58 am Post subject:

jimatlod wrote:

i agree with LeeT about Popeye, but my vote has to go to Valhalla.

Im not a big adventure fan but this one was great - like a 'type in' but with moving graphics/characters on the screen above the text. spent hours on this one - even got a new c64 recently just so i could play it (old keyboard was crap!)

I remember that game.. I beat it easily enough, though the parser was awkward. Still a nice, atmospheric little gem.
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ThePup · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 2:17 am Post subject:

Unkle K wrote:

I love SWAP, a puzzle game released in the early 90's..

I'll second that vote! Very Happy

never played it in the early 90's, but read a couple o reviews and wished I could get it. Found a .d64 of it a few months back after digging up the Zzap64 review. It really is a neat little puzzler!

DenoxiS · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 2:31 am Post subject:

I remember one original production. :oops: Adult xxx type programs are not really my style. But this one was the most original. In this program you are supposed to help a lady to satisfy herself. To do this, you lick your finger tips first (so it can be conductive) then you start playing with Joystick port 1. And you see the result. Feeling and the originality is really exciting, but don't get too excited and go further Wink

BTW I still don't know how that computer and that joystik port still work after that short circuit.
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ThePup · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 3:05 am Post subject:

DenoxiS wrote:

BTW I still don't know how that computer and that joystik port still work after that short circuit.

Shorting a port with your finger like that is no different to using a joystick - all a joystick does is short one of the 5 pins (U, D, L, R, F) to the ground pin.

DenoxiS · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 3:16 am Post subject:

ThePup wrote:

DenoxiS wrote:

BTW I still don't know how that computer and that joystik port still work after that short circuit.

Shorting a port with your finger like that is no different to using a joystick - all a joystick does is short one of the 5 pins (U, D, L, R, F) to the ground pin.

The thing is, there is a +5v if I remember right, and that could cause serious problems. I repaired a joystick once and the pins shorted in a way that whenever I make left the power led goes off (and screen too)

I was wondering if it's possible to "cut off" the way of some of these lines with using POKEs?
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ThePup · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2003 3:19 am Post subject:

DenoxiS wrote:

The thing is, there is a +5v if I remember right, and that could cause serious problems.

Actually, there is 5 +5V - One for each direction and fire. When you push a direction, it shorts the +5V through to ground.

TWR · Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2003 10:45 am Post subject:

PaulEMoz wrote:

Zybex

Absolutely cracking budget Side Arms clone (much better than Side Arms). A choice of starting levels, lots of different weapons and tough but interesting gameplay makes this a very good shoot 'em up that I never see anybody mention. Almost got in my top 5 vote for the games competition.

ZYBEX... What a great game !!!
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SLF · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 10:18 am Post subject:

Another game that is rarely talked about is Ultimate Wizard

Really cool old fashioned platformer, simple but lovely graphics and sound FX, great variety of enemies and spells you can cast, 100 different levels to go through (AFAIK).

Never played it before 2002, and I love it. Very nice.

Chris Butler's Ninja Spirit conversion is rarely mentioned too. Hard and frustrating in places but very playable, nice animation, very good Martin Walker's soundtrack. Four different weapons to use.

Finally, Batman-The Caped Crusader. Great atmosphere, fantastic comic stip-style system, moody and wonderful Fred Gray's soundtrack, two different plots to play. It's not flawless, as the beat'em up part is a bit annoying and some puzzles are not very logical, but it's one of my absolute favourite arcade adventures.

The latter two games are hardly obscure, but I don't see 'em remembered very often.
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I really like Spooked, an obscure, weird game by Players Premier. It has a really strange, almost eerie atmosphere.
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Mr Do · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 2:12 pm Post subject:

I have never heard people talk about a game called Co and Co.
It's a two player game where you have to get a piece of ladder, rope or pole to climb your way to the top.
The main enemy's are small bats and it makes an anoying sound when you climb up a ladder.

I'm afraid that those crackheads have changed the title of the game Sad

Can you guys confirm this???
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qazi · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 4:28 pm Post subject:

SLF wrote:

Finally, Batman-The Caped Crusader. Great atmosphere, fantastic comic stip-style system, moody and wonderful Fred Gray's soundtrack, two different plots to play. It's not flawless, as the beat'em up part is a bit annoying and some puzzles are not very logical, but it's one of my absolute favourite arcade adventures.

Sorry- the game said "shoddy cash-in" to me.
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