Reminiscing of Beginnings

[Nysrock]

Was just thinking of the first games I played on a Commodore 64 and was wondering if anyone else here remembers these great games.

Phantasie I, II & III


Pool of Radiance


Dragonlance

[Aurora1979]

hahah wicked. I used to have atape loading C64..... dang i cant remember the name of any games we used to play....... I remember this sideways scrolling racing type game.... that was mental fast, trying to avboid the walls....... and bubble bobble..... i think that was on the 64...... ah... i wana be all nostalgic now.

[Nysrock]

hahah wicked. I used to have atape loading C64..... dang i cant remember the name of any games we used to play....... I remember this sideways scrolling racing type game.... that was mental fast, trying to avboid the walls....... and bubble bobble..... i think that was on the 64...... ah... i wana be all nostalgic now.

Aye, when they first came out all they had was a tape drive.


Then they finally came out with the floppy drive. I still have both.


Oh, and for those interested here is a NEW Commodore for ya.
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/...ge/?test=faces

[blitzschlag]

found a whole box with old tapes when we moved house lately.

no, not music tapes

full of games and with notes how far to spool for which game

pool of radiance was one of my favourites too although i did not understand much as i was only 11 and just started having basic english lessons in school.

more good games i remember
mission elevator
bruce lee
summer games
winter games
decathlon (the death of many joysticks, even some competition pro)

[Mazeratti]

I remember PONG but that might have been a System 80 idk too long ago

But that was the dawn of the home computer age and by golly it was a very good year

[Aurora1979]

Then they finally came out with the floppy drive. I still have both.

lol brilliant thats some high tech hardware right there

I used to have a computer before my c64... but im going back to really really young and i cant remember its name.....

It was a big ol unit.... the "tower" was horizontal with the monitor prema mounted on top. the monitor was a..... whats the shape.... like a parallelogram but both sides slope in yea geometry isnt my forte.....

It only worked in green and it didnt have any games as such.... i used to spend hours and hours on that thing trying to make it do stuff.

I remember i could make a balloon type picture using the !-)>?/ etc and then make it scroll up the screen..... but that was it I wish my family was more technical.... I might of designed windows first!!!.... but.... probably not though

[Nysrock]

Are you thinking of an early Commodore PET?


It is so funny how my iPod has more computing power then my first computer.

[Aurora1979]

OMG!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA THERE SHE IIIIIIIS

lol. straight up.... thats wicked Ive not seen that sight in..... 25 years or so i guess. lol. what a beauty I remember my dad nearly killing himself lugging it up the stairs

AWWWW NOES I must spread my greenis before repping you again mwaahaha im proper laughing here. ty, made my day.

[Nysrock]

While searching for some of these "Ancient Computers" I came across this. It is the very first Apple computer built, handmade by Steve Wozniak, inventor. Imagine the load times of DDO on that!

[Aurora1979]

Thats the specs for my baby.... ty wiki

PET 4000 series / CBM 8000 seriesCPU: MOS 6502, 1 MHz
RAM: 8, 16, or 32 kB / 32 or 96 kB
ROM: 20K, including BASIC 4.0
Video: MOS 6545, 9" or 12" / 12" monochrome monitor, 40×25 / 80×25 character display
Sound: single piezo "beeper"
Ports: 2 MOS 6520 PIA, MOS 6522 VIA, 2 Datassette ports (1 on the back), 1 IEEE-488
Notes: basically an upgraded 2001 / basically a 4000 with 80 columns and slightly different keyboard with smaller (11 key) numeric pad

[Nysrock]

Thats the specs for my baby.... ty wiki

PET 4000 series / CBM 8000 seriesCPU: MOS 6502, 1 MHz
RAM: 8, 16, or 32 kB / 32 or 96 kB
ROM: 20K, including BASIC 4.0
Video: MOS 6545, 9" or 12" / 12" monochrome monitor, 40×25 / 80×25 character display
Sound: single piezo "beeper"
Ports: 2 MOS 6520 PIA, MOS 6522 VIA, 2 Datassette ports (1 on the back), 1 IEEE-488
Notes: basically an upgraded 2001 / basically a 4000 with 80 columns and slightly different keyboard with smaller (11 key) numeric pad

LOL...too funny. Mention a kB to a kid nowadays and they won't know what your talking about.

[blitzschlag]

LOL...too funny. Mention a kB to a kid nowadays and they won't know what your talking about.

well, 640K ought to be enough for anybody

[diamabel]

Ah, Phantasie I, II & III.

Very limited incentory space. Everyone in your party of up to six members had only 9 inventory slots. 3-4 slots were already used up by armour shield and weapon (later on a ranged weapon too). "Quest items" too blocked inventory space, leaving less room for potions. Potions were not available in endless numbers so saving them for emergencies for important.

Overland travel was quite dangerous. Are you ambushed at night? Will you beg for mercy or try to flee? Do you have to fight? Is half your party asleep? If so, will you manage to wake up your party? Will your resources (magic points, hitpoints, potions) last long enough to get to a town or inn? Saving was only possibl in towns, so you had to play smart.

Trolls, Ogres, Lizard-men, etc. could join your party (mostly as fighters or thieves). Physically strong, but with a rather short lifespan.

The combat was rather simplistic. You could only assign general tasks to each of your party members (attack, parry, cast spell, use potion). The order of actions would then be determined randomly. Will the healing spell go through just in time? Do you have to conserve magic points? Do you have to use all your magic to overcome an ennemy? But if you waste too much resources will you survive the following fights?


While the old games lack a little on the story part they are still fun to play. At least you don't see exclamation marks on NPCs and have to find the little story/quests by yourself.

[diamabel]

The "ultimate PvP experience".



One of the granddaddies of Hack&Slash gameplay and zerging.



One of the better martial arts games.

[Mazeratti]

I know this is not Commodore 64 game pic - but it a pic of the very first game I played

Young Merlin on Super Nintendo - I played this game a lot when I was pregnant with my first boy LOL this I believe is the beginning of my obsession with gaming



LOL

I just wanted to join in

[Nysrock]

The "ultimate PvP experience".



One of the granddaddies of Hack&Slash gameplay and zerging.



One of the better martial arts games.

Man, I think I have ALL those games on floppy packed away with my Commodore.

[Tom318]

once the king of Pong. No one could beat me at it. I wonder if 50 years from now someone will say he was once one of the best players in DDO