The Games of Yesterday

Don't get me wrong, I love UT and Return to Castle Wolfenstien, however, I really miss some of the old games of 5 or 10 years ago. I know I could dual boot to a older OS from Windows XP, but I'd like to find a 386/486 Emulator or something to run a few older DOS based games from Windows XP. Most of them are role playing games, King's Quest V and Sam and Max Hit the Road.

Ahhh.... Games that didn't use blazing 3D effects or Dolby surround sound.... Back when theme and fun seemed to matter more.
Do any of you have fond gamming memmories when growing up?

Mad Planets. :D :D :D

during highschool i loved playing startrek 25th anniversary. that game just KICKED *** . that and castles II and STUNTS. stunts ROCKED. you could build your own tracks! uhh and battletech! yeah battletech! and a little later on when aol went big, multiplayer battletech!!! yeah!!!! wooo!!! and the original airwarrior!

doom, duke nukem 3d, doom. those games rocked.

and doom was the height of id game experience creation. sure the quakes look better and some argue the levels are better but i still feel doom to play the best. am looking to the new doom and here's hoping id does the name justice.

Do games played with paper, pens, and dice count? :D

I remember the days of the original wolfenstein, The early Monkey Island games, Maniac Mansion, The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy, Bruce Lee, River Raid, Pitfall (That game rocked hard!) Commando, Double Dragon, BC Kid!, Alienbreed, Altered Beast, Midnight Resistance, Shinobi, Way Of the Exploding Fist ...

wow... i really miss those games...

[quote]Originally posted by EvilCabbage:
<strong>...original wolfenstein, The early Monkey Island games, Maniac Mansion, The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy, Bruce Lee, River Raid, Pitfall (That game rocked hard!) Commando, Double Dragon, BC Kid!, Alienbreed, Altered Beast, Midnight Resistance, Shinobi, Way Of the Exploding Fist ... </strong><hr></blockquote>

So I guess we're from the same generation :D

I was really into the text quests like Infocom produced: the Zork storylines, Planetfall (I even built a 3D model of the environment - I was such a geek :rolleyes: ), etc.

The first "3D first-person shooter" (sort of) I played was <a href="http://www.classicgaming.com/vault/roms/appleiiroms.Airheart33325.shtml" target="_blank">Borderbund's Airheart</a>. Anyone else play that?

That site has brought back memories, let me tell ya :cool:

<a href="http://zdnet.com.com/2110-1105-859957.html" target="_blank">This link</a> should be interesting for you cell phone gamers.

[quote]Originally posted by adept:
<strong>I was really into the text quests like Infocom produced: the Zork storylines, Planetfall (I even built a 3D model of the environment - I was such a geek :rolleyes: </strong><hr></blockquote>

W00t!!! I used to play planetfall until my eyes bled..

The alien celery at the beginning... mopping up that alien slime from the ambassador, getting on the escape pod.. escaping the pod after landing in the ocean.. finding that robot, making it work again.. exploring the landscape..

holy hell.. i can remember all that, and get excited about it, but I honestly couldnt tell you what I did at work yesterday...

Don't forget the infamous ZORK. The ultimate text based adventure game.

You are standing in a field, in the distance you hear a song bird

I like the Space Quest series though I only played 2, 4, and 6. The King's Quest series though I only played a couple of them. I had a game called Thexder for my Tandy 1000 that was pretty cool. I also loved the original Wolfenstein. I even downloaded it from <a href="http://www.theunderdogs.com," target="_blank">www.theunderdogs.com,</a> but it was a bit too quick to play. Theunderdogs.com seems to be down now. :(

My brother would play Gunship and other flying combat games. He would take notes on the missions during the games breifings to look at when he was "flying". He's in the military now which is no surprise.

[quote]Originally posted by CW_WD_RIOT:
<strong>I had a game called Thexder for my Tandy 1000 that was pretty cool.</strong><hr></blockquote>

HEY, I remember that game! I played it on my Tandy 1000, too! If I remember correctly, you piloted a robot/mech that could transform into a jet with a press of the down arrow. In robot mode, you had a heat seeking laser. I can remember playing that game for hours and being very frustrated, and very entertained.

I used to love playing "Raid Over Moscow" and "Beach Head" on my old C-64. Those were the days. :)

Planetfall! I loved that!!!

Raid over Moscow! That was great, too!!


I even had Summer and Winter games on my C=64, along with G.I. Joe, Hyperball, the original Test Drive, etc...

How about Chopper Commando on DOS? Umm.. Escape from Hell comes to mind (similar engine as Ultima 5&6...)

Ah, the good ole' days of Tank Wars and Scorched Earth. Dialing on of your favorite 100 BBSs and see what games were recently added, downloading them at a killer 300BpS, then working up to a 2400 "Baud" modem....

Those were the good ole days...

And we can't forget the Atari 2600....

[quote]Originally posted by MacGyver:
<strong>...being very frustrated... </strong><hr></blockquote>

I can understand that. It took at least 15 minutes to get through the first level, and either my brother or I would die quickly in the second level. We never made it past level 2. And no save option, either!

[quote]Originally posted by Draggar:
<strong>...the original Test Drive...</strong><hr></blockquote>

I had that game, too. Didn't have a choice of transmissions (manual or automatic). Engine blew if you didn't switch gear. If you touched another car or the side of the road, you crashed. If you screwed up, you got to start all over. Kids today have it easy! :D

I remember waiting patiently for my turn only to blow the engine in the Ferrari becuase I forgot to switch into second gear. Got up to 80 before it croaked! :eek: :D

I still love pulling out my X-Wing. We used to play that for hours on end in college, we would make underclassmen with computers go out and buy and leave their rooms open for us. We would have one guy fly the ship while the other would be R2 and do all of the controls.

Of course also previously mentioned, I have now got to find myself a version of scorched earth.