Nostalgia time - computer games from your youth

[2strokeNorthstar]

Spent a lot of time playing Intellivision. Pretty amazing how far things have progressed.
1. Advanced dungeons and dragons
2. B-17 Bomber

 

[UncleDave]

I have a Sir-Tech supplied engraved spoon with the Wizardry logo on it; when they came to speak @ our Apple users meeting I was the only person who knew
that the Wizard Werdna was "Andrew" backwards.

The manual had cartoonish, but memorable, illustrations.

https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Apple_II//Manual/formated/Wizardry-_Proving_Grounds_of_the_Mad_Overlord_-_1981_-_Sir-tech_Software.pdf

That game set the ongoing standard for RPG's first person crawl and combat.

Most modern stuff is just a fancier version of this, but the overall play remains the same.

It was an entire summer and fall afternoon and weekend nights beating that game.

We'd ride dirt bikes all day long and play games at night vs play games 16x7 like some kids today.

 

[UncleDave]

Spent a lot of time playing Intellivision. Pretty amazing how far things have progressed.
1. Advanced dungeons and dragons
2. B-17 Bomber

This platform was fantastic compared to the ubiquitous cheap atari.

I had the voice module and b17 bomber as well.

 

[2strokeNorthstar]

This platform was fantastic compared to the ubiquitous cheap atari.

I had the voice module.

B17 bomber intro

 

[Tomioka]

Driver (PC) '99:

Many hours were played on a Win98/ME PC. Could never beat the Parking Garage Level which was Level 0 in order to start the story mode missions. Mostly played free roaming mode.

Yep and it still runs on Windows 11 x64 with modern hardware. After decades I finally beat the Parking Garage level and completed the story mode which unlocked more maps, cars, and cheats.

 

[UncleDave]

At one point I had quite a collection of platforms

Farchild channel F - the first cartridge game
Atari 2600
Atari 400 computer (far diff from try 2600)
Intellivision
Colecovision
Vectrex

 

[Hermann]

in the early 70's the sit down (remember those) Pizza Hut had a tabletop Pong Game. Made the wait for the Pizza shorter. Plus it was within walking distance.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Typing of the Dead.

Actually, I hate computer games. I spent so much time developing business solutions that I have zero interest in such things.
In fact I am a lousy computer user. I hate computers...

 

[Ursatdx]

73 or so had an Atari(?) which required you tape the green pong screen to your TV set.

 

[sk_pete]

Atari 800XE on the Internet - CHiL.at: IT-Projects and Nostalgia

IT-Projects and Nostalgia. Private Website about Information Technology, Projects, Ideas

www.chil.at

we had 800xe with many cassettes
and always broken joysticks father had to repair

 

[RooflessVW]

I don't think I could name all the games I feel nostalgia for, am currently playing, or are languishing in my backlog.

I started gaming on the NES and have had every major console since.

 

[RDMgr]

When I was a kid we didn't have these games. we were lucky if we had a TV let alone a computer. Today I can remember all of the games that I play on my tablet to maintain mental sharpness and stave off dementia. They must be working because I remember my wife and kids' names most of the time.

 

[Hall]

I was already an adult.

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I remember my Dad buying our Pong console. It was sold at an electrical supply house

I still have a handheld football game and it works. The one shown was the original, but I have "Football II" in a brown case.

 

[OVERKILL]

I’m assuming you mean games included on the computer?

No, you bought them, though you could get some limited versions as Shareware that was supposed to encourage you to buy the full game.

 

[OVERKILL]

Thought of a few others!
- Commander Keen

- Sim City 2000 (Mac)

- Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego (PC)

- Warcraft & Warcraft II:

- Lemmings

- Wing Commander

 

[Quattro Pete]

Oh, yes, forgot Lemmings on Amiga - loved that one.

 

[walterjay]

I remember play Oh Deer on an early Apple. And I mastered Minecart Carnage.

 

[SevenBizzos]

For my Commodore, I think I had Westward Ho!, Kung-Fu Master, California Games, and like some Olympic game. Now if you're not pulling 90fps at 1440p, you may as well be playing a C64.

 

[fantastic]

It was like 1997 & we had a computer. I got a Game Disc for the PC called "Mech Warriors". I had a joystick that could hook up to the computer. You just go around and shoot everything & you're some kind of futuristic mechanical creature. It was awesome for a 12 year old me. Of course we had an early 90's Nintendo & played super mario brothers non stop.

 

[y_p_w]

It wasn't mine, but a friend's parents bought him an Apple II Plus and I remember Snack Attack. Basically a Pac-Man clone.