What other 80s era computer games did you like?
Sept 7, 2022 6:00:48 GMT
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Post by Francois424 on Sept 7, 2022 6:00:48 GMT
My AtariST top7 games (as in the only games I replay on emulator from time to time) are :
1985 - Phantasie series (my favorite is the 3rd one, simply for the game engine upgrade alone).
1985 - SunDog: Frozen Legacy. The game will generate new starmap and move those Cryogens around too (well except the one on "Tuie"). It feels fresh all the time, and I hope this remake does that randomization justice.
1986 - Starfleet I - The War begins. Very nice turn-based strategy space combat game. Very close (and could easily be ported into) the classic StarTrek universe.
1987 - Dungeon Master. I've played so many games of it, and yet no playthru is exactly the same. You forget stuff then you find it again, heh.
1988 - Carrier Command (of which, ALL remakes have sucked). I have a game that has been going since 2011 where I purposely left the enemy carrier alive and try to win that way. Going well but very hard.
1988 - Ultima V. Of all the ultima games, this is my favorite. I don't even need to finish it to enjoy it either. Just play sink a few hours, stop when tired... Like most on this list too.
1989 - MidWinter. I have played this one less of late, as I feel I've done most of what I wanted to try. I still enjoy a couple hours every now and then.
When we go further before 1985, games I like become more obscure and I haven't replayed them much, if at all.
There's a lot of good ones (Planemare, Joust!, The DamBusters, Flight Simulator, SeaDragon, A bunch of arcade games, M.U.L.E, Mail Order Monsters, Return of Heracles (which while searching for this disc again, having forgot the game's name, found Ultima III which was a favorite of mine for years as a youngling), Karateka, Revenge of Montezuma, Pitfall, The Halley Project, and many more still. I want to give "King's Quest" I thru III a shout out too, (was 3 in the eighties? I think so) as I enjoyed them but dont play them anymore.
I'm sure I'm forgetting some in there too which my past self would slap my modern self over (Edit: Silent Service was so fun as well!).
But that top7 is very solid for an eighties' list. Before I had an AtariST, I had a ColecoVision, then Atari400/800/130xl, a Tandy1000/1200, and I even remember my dad's TRS80 (Robotron/SeaDragon).
Good times.
For all their shiny graphics and music, modern games are pretty boring since about the 2010's. Retrogaming has been my salvation
Right now I just wrapped playing Phantasie II for example
1985 - Phantasie series (my favorite is the 3rd one, simply for the game engine upgrade alone).
1985 - SunDog: Frozen Legacy. The game will generate new starmap and move those Cryogens around too (well except the one on "Tuie"). It feels fresh all the time, and I hope this remake does that randomization justice.
1986 - Starfleet I - The War begins. Very nice turn-based strategy space combat game. Very close (and could easily be ported into) the classic StarTrek universe.
1987 - Dungeon Master. I've played so many games of it, and yet no playthru is exactly the same. You forget stuff then you find it again, heh.
1988 - Carrier Command (of which, ALL remakes have sucked). I have a game that has been going since 2011 where I purposely left the enemy carrier alive and try to win that way. Going well but very hard.
1988 - Ultima V. Of all the ultima games, this is my favorite. I don't even need to finish it to enjoy it either. Just play sink a few hours, stop when tired... Like most on this list too.
1989 - MidWinter. I have played this one less of late, as I feel I've done most of what I wanted to try. I still enjoy a couple hours every now and then.
When we go further before 1985, games I like become more obscure and I haven't replayed them much, if at all.
There's a lot of good ones (Planemare, Joust!, The DamBusters, Flight Simulator, SeaDragon, A bunch of arcade games, M.U.L.E, Mail Order Monsters, Return of Heracles (which while searching for this disc again, having forgot the game's name, found Ultima III which was a favorite of mine for years as a youngling), Karateka, Revenge of Montezuma, Pitfall, The Halley Project, and many more still. I want to give "King's Quest" I thru III a shout out too, (was 3 in the eighties? I think so) as I enjoyed them but dont play them anymore.
I'm sure I'm forgetting some in there too which my past self would slap my modern self over (Edit: Silent Service was so fun as well!).
But that top7 is very solid for an eighties' list. Before I had an AtariST, I had a ColecoVision, then Atari400/800/130xl, a Tandy1000/1200, and I even remember my dad's TRS80 (Robotron/SeaDragon).
Good times.
For all their shiny graphics and music, modern games are pretty boring since about the 2010's. Retrogaming has been my salvation
Right now I just wrapped playing Phantasie II for example
