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sb:recommended:c64 [2024/04/30 17:56] (current) wourme Slightly updated a few comments attributed to me. |
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| ***//Archon 2: Adept//** | ***//Archon 2: Adept//** | ||
| *wourme: Rather than resembling chess like the first //[[game:Archon]]// game, this one has a fantasy theme with elemental magic. As in the original game, an action battle takes place whenever enemy characters meet up. | *wourme: Rather than resembling chess like the first //[[game:Archon]]// game, this one has a fantasy theme with elemental magic. As in the original game, an action battle takes place whenever enemy characters meet up. | ||
| + | *Felix: I like the original better (partially for historical import; it's probably the oldest non-arcade game that I think actually holds up today), but this is good too. | ||
| ***//Battle Through Time//** | ***//Battle Through Time//** | ||
| - | *wourme: Kind of like //[[game:Moon Patrol]]// but more elaborate, this game takes you through various wars in history and beyond. After World War III, you (representing humanity) are reprimanded for destroying the world with nuclear weapons. The game explains that if [[hardware:c64|Commodore 64]]s were running things, sprite collisions would be the only violence. | + | *wourme: Kind of like an advanced //[[game:Moon Patrol]]//, this game takes you through various wars in history and beyond. After World War III, you (representing humanity) are reprimanded for destroying the world with nuclear weapons. The game explains that if [[hardware:c64|Commodore 64]]s were running things, sprite collisions would be the only violence. |
| ***//B.C. Bill//** | ***//B.C. Bill//** | ||
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| *wourme: A cricket explores an alien world. You can jump very high, and you need to as you avoid the dragon and the carnivorous plants. | *wourme: A cricket explores an alien world. You can jump very high, and you need to as you avoid the dragon and the carnivorous plants. | ||
| - | ***//Boulder Dash//** | + | ***//Boulder Dash//** (also on: Wii VC) |
| *wourme: One of my all-time favorites. I'd still rather play this than most modern games. | *wourme: One of my all-time favorites. I'd still rather play this than most modern games. | ||
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| ***//Break Dance//** | ***//Break Dance//** | ||
| *wourme: This game isn't especially fun--it's basically just Simon--but it's quite amusing nonetheless. | *wourme: This game isn't especially fun--it's basically just Simon--but it's quite amusing nonetheless. | ||
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| - | ***//Bristles//** | ||
| - | *wourme: I somehow remember this game looking a little nicer. I also thought it starred Mario and Luigi, for some reason. | ||
| ***//Bruce Lee//** | ***//Bruce Lee//** | ||
| - | *wourme: As old as it is, I think this game is still better than most fighting games and most platformers out there on any platform. It's also proof that the use of a licensed property doesn't have to result in disaster. | + | *wourme: As old as it is, I think this game is still better than most fighting games and most platformers out there on any platform. It's also proof that using a licensed property doesn't have to result in disaster. |
| *Cycle: //[[game:Bruce Lee]]// is an awesome game, it's one of the best on the system for sure. Looked great, played (mostly) great and the two-player mode was rad. You could either help player one, or hinder them. There is a great windows port of the game here: [[http://planetflibble.com/blitz/]] | *Cycle: //[[game:Bruce Lee]]// is an awesome game, it's one of the best on the system for sure. Looked great, played (mostly) great and the two-player mode was rad. You could either help player one, or hinder them. There is a great windows port of the game here: [[http://planetflibble.com/blitz/]] | ||
| ***//Bubble Bobble//** | ***//Bubble Bobble//** | ||
| *Greng: suited the chunky pixels and lots of colours perfectly. | *Greng: suited the chunky pixels and lots of colours perfectly. | ||
| + | *Felix: Notable for being just about as good as the NES version. I think the C64 organ grinder music sounds great here. | ||
| ***//Bulldog//** | ***//Bulldog//** | ||
| - | *wourme: A pretty good scrolling shooter with excellent title screen music. | + | *wourme: A pretty good scrolling shooter with excellent [[pattern:title_screen|title screen]] music. |
| ***//Burning Rubber//** | ***//Burning Rubber//** | ||
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| *wourme: Run around on a table and catch mice before they eat all the food. If you run into something heavy at the wrong angle, it takes you down with it. | *wourme: Run around on a table and catch mice before they eat all the food. If you run into something heavy at the wrong angle, it takes you down with it. | ||
| - | ***//California Games//** | + | ***//California Games//** (also on: Wii VC) |
| * vamos: The BMX and hackysack events are brilliant, and I had a lot of fun with rollerskating too. Still a great party game that is guaranteed good times. | * vamos: The BMX and hackysack events are brilliant, and I had a lot of fun with rollerskating too. Still a great party game that is guaranteed good times. | ||
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| ***//Dream House//** | ***//Dream House//** | ||
| *wourme: Not exactly a game, but the most entertaining program we had at my elementary school. I always ended up using the fireplace fire to make everything burn. | *wourme: Not exactly a game, but the most entertaining program we had at my elementary school. I always ended up using the fireplace fire to make everything burn. | ||
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| - | ***//Drol//** | ||
| - | *wourme: A decent platformer with some nice artwork. | ||
| ***//Ducks Ahoy//** | ***//Ducks Ahoy//** | ||
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| ***//Ghostbusters//** | ***//Ghostbusters//** | ||
| - | *wourme: I sure wish [[people:David Crane]] still made games. His were always so excellent. | + | *wourme: I sure wish [[people:David Crane]] still made games. His were always excellent. |
| ***//Ghosts 'n Goblins//** | ***//Ghosts 'n Goblins//** | ||
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| ***//Lode Runner's Rescue//** | ***//Lode Runner's Rescue//** | ||
| *wourme: An odd spinoff of the [[game:Lode Runner series]]. I always thought the protagonist looked like Lewis Carroll's Alice. Like the other Lode Runner games, this one has an editor. | *wourme: An odd spinoff of the [[game:Lode Runner series]]. I always thought the protagonist looked like Lewis Carroll's Alice. Like the other Lode Runner games, this one has an editor. | ||
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| + | ***//Maniac Mansion//** | ||
| + | *Felix: The later SCUMM games are pretty hit or miss for me, and I really wish this one got the sort of attention that Monkey Island does nowadays. Feels like it bridges Sierra/edutainment aesthetic with what came later and into the 90s. A classic. | ||
| ***//Manic Miner//** | ***//Manic Miner//** | ||
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| *wourme: One of the first [[hardware:C64]] games I ever played. The whole game takes place on one screen, and I like that about it. | *wourme: One of the first [[hardware:C64]] games I ever played. The whole game takes place on one screen, and I like that about it. | ||
| - | ***//Pitstop 2//** | + | ***//Pitstop 2//** (also on: Wii VC) |
| *wourme: A fun racing game. I remember being impressed with the way the tires gradually wear down. | *wourme: A fun racing game. I remember being impressed with the way the tires gradually wear down. | ||
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| ***//Popeye//** | ***//Popeye//** | ||
| *wourme: As I understand it, this is the game that inspired //[[game:mario_bros|Mario Bros.]]// In fact, I think that [[people:shigeru_miyamoto|Miyamoto]] actually wanted to use Popeye as his protagonist, but [[company:Nintendo]] couldn't get a licensing agreement so he used Mario instead. | *wourme: As I understand it, this is the game that inspired //[[game:mario_bros|Mario Bros.]]// In fact, I think that [[people:shigeru_miyamoto|Miyamoto]] actually wanted to use Popeye as his protagonist, but [[company:Nintendo]] couldn't get a licensing agreement so he used Mario instead. | ||
| - | *glossolalia: popeye was made a year after donkey kong, but yes, donkey kong was originally supposed to be a popeye game until licensing fell through and miyamoto came up with mario as a subsitute. | + | *glossolalia: popeye was made a year after donkey kong, but yes, donkey kong was originally supposed to be a popeye game until licensing fell through and miyamoto came up with mario as a substitute. |
| ***//Rags to Riches//** | ***//Rags to Riches//** | ||
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| ***//Rock 'n' Bolt//** | ***//Rock 'n' Bolt//** | ||
| - | *wourme: One of my all-time favorite puzzle games, and it also includes one of my all-time favorite video game tunes. | + | *wourme: One of my all-time favorite puzzle games, featuring one of my all-time favorite video game tunes. |
| ***//Samurai Warrior: The Battle of Usagi Yojimbo//** | ***//Samurai Warrior: The Battle of Usagi Yojimbo//** | ||
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| ***//Survivor//** | ***//Survivor//** | ||
| - | *wourme: One of my very favorites. I've always liked video games in which you break pieces off something large as you fight it. (See also //[[game:rtype|R-Type]]// stage 3.) | + | *wourme: One of my favorites. I've always liked video games in which you break pieces off something large as you fight it. (See also //[[game:rtype|R-Type]]// stage 3.) |
| ***//Tapper//** | ***//Tapper//** | ||
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| ***//Transformers//** | ***//Transformers//** | ||
| - | *wourme: A pretty confusing game, but it has nice sprites and good music. At any rate, I can say more positive things about this game than about the recent movie. | + | *wourme: A pretty confusing game, but it has nice sprites and good music. Despite it being almost unplayable, I can say more positive things about this game than about the recent movie. |
| ***//Trashman//** | ***//Trashman//** | ||
| *Cycle: Originally a [[hardware:spectrum|speccy]] game, the [[hardware:c64|C64]] version of this game is probably the more famous one. Well, it's the one I'm familiar with anyway. I've always enjoyed games that make mundane things entertaining, and this is one of the first! Well, there was //[[game:Hovver Bovver]]// and apparently [[people:jeff_minter|Minter]] felt //[[game:Trashman]] was inspired by his title, but the creator denied it. Anyway, you have to grab the trashcans from people's houses and put them in the truck before it drove off. You got bonus points for talking to residents and had to avoid stepping on the grass (though it could be a shortcut) and avoiding cars, bikes and the like. I always thought a remake of this game in //[[game:gta_san_andreas|GTA:SA]] would be a fun extra job players could do! | *Cycle: Originally a [[hardware:spectrum|speccy]] game, the [[hardware:c64|C64]] version of this game is probably the more famous one. Well, it's the one I'm familiar with anyway. I've always enjoyed games that make mundane things entertaining, and this is one of the first! Well, there was //[[game:Hovver Bovver]]// and apparently [[people:jeff_minter|Minter]] felt //[[game:Trashman]] was inspired by his title, but the creator denied it. Anyway, you have to grab the trashcans from people's houses and put them in the truck before it drove off. You got bonus points for talking to residents and had to avoid stepping on the grass (though it could be a shortcut) and avoiding cars, bikes and the like. I always thought a remake of this game in //[[game:gta_san_andreas|GTA:SA]] would be a fun extra job players could do! | ||
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| + | ***//Ultima IV//** | ||
| + | *Felix: I always thought the C64 version of this was the definitive one. Playing it today is veeery borderline -- there are wrappers to make the DOS version run properly on modern computers, and if you're accustomed to roguelikes, you'll find it cohesive enough, but combat isn't balanced well and it takes a lot of patience to find many of the quest items. That said, there are very, very few games with a better take on morality. | ||
| ***//Wavy Navy//** | ***//Wavy Navy//** | ||
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| ***//Whirlynurd//** | ***//Whirlynurd//** | ||
| - | *wourme: A pretty bizarre and challenging game. When you hit anything dangerous, your balloon head flies one way and your skeletonized-looking legs fly the other way. I never understood what any of the area names meant. What in the world is a "Haymish Pumpkin?" | + | *wourme: A bizarre and challenging game. When you hit anything dangerous, your balloon head flies one way and your skeletonized-looking legs fly the other way. I never understood what any of the area names meant. What in the world is a "Haymish Pumpkin?" |
| ***//Wizard of Wor//** | ***//Wizard of Wor//** | ||