Name that CLASSIC

[FesterShinetop]

It's rough times, and in rough times people always need some more... entertainment

So get ready to play...

NAME THAT CLASSIC

*cue corny game show music of your own choice*

So you have been playing games since the first, unpatched version of Pong have you...? You are among the few who actually finished Pac Man? Let's see if you can prove yourself in this brandnew game:

NAME THAT CLASSIC

What is there to be won? If you can name all classics you are allowed to download, print and hang on your own wall all the pics of classics used throughout this stunning game

So let's not waste any more time and start of easy in the first round of

NAME THAT CLASSIC:

Classic nr.1:

http://home.planet.nl/~bruin504/dungeon.jpg


Classic nr.2:

http://home.planet.nl/~bruin504/monty.jpg


Classic nr.3, from everybody's favorite publisher:

http://home.planet.nl/~bruin504/hero.jpg


GAME ON

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[benF86]

dunno bout these but I still like to play ducktales http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Anyone know of a proggie that simulates a 486 system? with my 1 ghz the game has about 5000FPS http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Ashock]

Cool graphics ;-)


BTW, anyone here ever play Centurion, Defender of Rome? The last time I played it was about 10 years ago and I recently dl'd it and played it again. It's a nice little game even now... except the WOW factor is no longer there :-)



Sorry for the attempted hijack.... well, not too sorry ;-)



-A

[Sir Robin]

The first one is one of the Bard games I think.

The second I have no idea.

The third, what was it called, Pitfall?

Remember we are gamers. We have short memories and even shorter attention spans.

[Knight_Yellow]

one of my old favs

didnt sell well but i did shed a tear when i accidently dropped the cd and it smashed a few weeks ago.

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[Major Robert Dump]

It hurts my eyes to look at those. No wonder I wear glasses now....

[Lehesu]

I'm pretty sure that the first one is, in fact, the top secret beta for (drumroll please)


THE SIMS: DUNGEON

Yes Now all of your Sims dreams will come true Not only can you control a computer man's life while losing your own, you can do so IN A DUNGEON WOW Of course, as you can see, the graphics aren't quite up to spec yet, as it is a working model. However, my discerning eye can see a real classic in that gem of a screenshot Buying foodpackets and torches, hey, it doesn't get any better than this In fact, with a revolutionary twist in engine designing, this new sims game combines great Sims action melded with WARCRAFT This new game is called:

simulationstrategyrpg.

Incorporating all of the flaws and none of the virtues of each and every one of the above three.

My sarcasm generator needs recharging. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif

[DDogwood]

I think that the first one is The Bard's Tale, the second is Montezuma's Revenge, and the third is Pitfall. Ah, many are the hours of my youth I burned away with these games.

[Ser Clegane]

The first one could be one of the early Might&Magic games

[Celtlan]

Ok what game am I playing if Im looking through the eyes of Luxor the Moon Prince?

What arcade game said Some space Captain you are when you died in a very electronic way?

And finaly
In what game did you have to clear up after a huge party before your house keeper would let you go to bed?

Oh the joys of a miss spent youth http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[FesterShinetop]

And I thought I'd start of easy... http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/rolleyes.gif Only Classic number 2 is right uptil now; Named by contestant Ddogwood: Montezuma's Revenge.

Nr.1 is not a part of The Bard's Tale, it is part of a series though and this is number two.

NAME THAT CLASSIC

Nr.3 is not Pitfall as many of you seem to think, this game is about a dude with a Rotor attached to his back;

NAME THAT CLASSIC

Maybe there are just a lot of young players here in the EH?

[Celtlan]

I was sure that the first one was one of The Bards tale ones. Cant think of anything i played that looked like that. A wild Guess would mabey be Ultima Underworld 2? he he

What Platform were the games on?
I was only an Atari consol or Spectrum 48k user in my youth oh ok i admit i dabbled with a bit of BBC B programming at secondary school but that was just too long ago and is lost in the mists of time.
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[FesterShinetop]

These screens are from the Atari XL version. But all these games were also released on Commodore 64 and MSX.

[Herodotus]

I guessed Montazuma before I saw the answer. I could never forget such a brilliant puzzle game.
I have played Centurion and still have it on my harddrive.

[Lord Of Storms]

None of those shots are from The Bards Tale for C-64. I would know that if I saw it I was totally addicted to that game when it first came out, wow that brings back some memories. I wonder if you can get Bards Tale for the PC?

[Ser Clegane]

Quote[/b] (Lord Of Storms @ June 11 2003,09:17)]None of those shots are from The Bards Tale for C-64. I would know that if I saw it I was totally addicted to that game when it first came out, wow that brings back some memories. I wonder if you can get Bards Tale for the PC?
The following collection includes all three Bard's Tale games for the PC (along with some other RPG's)

http://www.amazon.com/exec....=507846 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00001QEPC/qid=1055343117/sr=8-5/ref=sr_8_5/002-0669971-0798428?v=glance&s=videogames&n=507846)

Bard's Tale is definitely one of my alltime classics (played it on the Amiga)

[Wilbo]

Isnt the first one Dungeon Master or whatever its called? Dammit Im not sure if thats the name

[Lord Of Storms]

Quote[/b] (Ser Clegane @ June 11 2003,09:29)]
Quote[/b] (Lord Of Storms @ June 11 2003,09:17)]None of those shots are from The Bards Tale for C-64. I would know that if I saw it I was totally addicted to that game when it first came out, wow that brings back some memories. I wonder if you can get Bards Tale for the PC?
The following collection includes all three Bard's Tale games for the PC (along with some other RPG's)

http://www.amazon.com/exec....=507846 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00001QEPC/qid=1055343117/sr=8-5/ref=sr_8_5/002-0669971-0798428?v=glance&s=videogames&n=507846)

Bard's Tale is definitely one of my alltime classics (played it on the Amiga)
Thanks Ser CleganeYou just made my day http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Portuguese Rebel]

Quote[/b] (Ashock @ June 10 2003,14:13)]BTW, anyone here ever play Centurion, Defender of Rome?
Sure did... Exelent game. If you guys are as old as me maybe you want to check out

The underdogs page (http://www.the-underdogs.org)

Tons of old games for when you are feeling nostalgic. Give it a try if you don't already know it.

[BryanBoru]

Are you sure the second one isn't that Indiana Jones game........hated those vipers


Snakes, why does it alweays have to be snakes.....

[hrvojej]

Quote[/b] (Knight_Yellow @ June 10 2003,15:47)]one of my old favs
Dark Colony, if I'm not mistaken?

[terryblack825]

I don't know what those games are I never played any of them a little before my time I guess. By the way does anybody know what game the phrase All your base are belong to us comes from.

[Leet Eriksson]

Does'nt look like dark colony,the battle interface is different.There is a sequel to Dark Colony but i never played it.

[FesterShinetop]

Hehehe, I'll help you guys out of your misery:

Classic 1: Alternate Reality: The Dungeon

Classic 2: Montezuma's Revenge

Classic 3: H.E.R.O.

So I guess that makes Ddogwood the winner of round one, he is allowed to print out the screenshot of Montezuma's Revenge and hang it on a wall of his own choice

Everybody stay tuned for round TWO of

NAME THAT CLASSIC

[Cazbol]

Quote[/b] (terryblack825 @ June 11 2003,15:14)]By the way does anybody know what game the phrase All your base are belong to us comes from.
It comes from a game called Zero Wing.

[GilJaysmith]

Ok what game am I playing if Im looking through the eyes of Luxor the Moon Prince?

Sounds like the game in which you could wake up feeling Utterly Invigorated... Lords of Midnight.

What arcade game said Some space Captain you are when you died in a very electronic way?

Sounds suspiciously like Gorf. Bad move, Space Cadet

In what game did you have to clear up after a huge party before your house keeper would let you go to bed?

Jet Set Willy.


So, you want a hardcore Spectrum quiz? (I'm setting this from memory, which is mildly sad...)

- what was Ocean Software called before it was called Ocean Software?
- how many screens did Underwurlde have?
- what was Alkatraz and what was the first game to use it?
- where did Cuchulainn go after Tir Na Nog?
- what was Imagine working on when it went bust?

And for historical amusement value:
- who wrote Spy vs Spy?
- who wrote Swords & Sorcery for PSS?
- who wrote ReptonMania?

[Mithrandir]

Quote[/b] (GilJaysmith @ June 12 2003,07:15)]
- what was Alkatraz and what was the first game to use it?
Prison, dunno
- where did Cuchulainn go after Tir Na Nog?
No idea, but Tir Na Nog is a Dwarven realm in a kiddy show called Mystic Knights http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[FesterShinetop]

As for the Spy vs. Spy question:

http://home.planet.nl/~bruin504/spy.jpg

Loved that one

[Celtlan]

Correct on all three GilJaysmith. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

- what was Ocean Software called before it was called Ocean Software?
Hummmmmm for some reason Imagine rings a bell for this.

- how many screens did Underwurlde have?
Oh ill go count the CRASH map i still have of it but at a rough guess it was about 297

- what was Alkatraz and what was the first game to use it?
got me here.

- where did Cuchulainn go after Tir Na Nog?
Dun Durc? (Spelling wrong)

- what was Imagine working on when it went bust?
Imagine The name of the game was it Travel with Trashman II?

Sad I know but i still have my original 128k boxed with manuals and over 200 original games in a huge box along with 2 half dead Quickshot 2 joysticks from daily thompsons decalathlon.

Oh the glory days of youth.
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[Pellinor]

Oh Times, Oh Daily Mirror. Is the telly the only source of knowledge these days?

Tir na nOg is the land of youth in Irish mythology - where the fairies live. Sorry, Tuatha de Danaan (sp? It's Irish, it should have some silent m's and b's in it, shurely) not fairies. Same thing, though :-)

Pell.R.

[Degtyarev14.5]

OOOH, OOOH, I'VE GOT ONE FOR YOU


Quote[/b] ]West of House
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here.

Classic, although I've never played it right through. I might try again now, in fact...

A.

[Cazbol]

Quote[/b] (ArseClown @ June 13 2003,06:44)]West of House
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here.

Zorg

Edit: Zork

[Divine Wind]

I remember those old BBC computers at school when i was young. 1 game remains in my heart. Anyone remember Granny's Garden? Classic game That witch scared the hell out of me.

[FesterShinetop]

Quote[/b] (Cazbol @ June 13 2003,12:52)]
Quote[/b] (ArseClown @ June 13 2003,06:44)]West of House
You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here.

Zorg

Edit: Zork
You can download Zork I, II and III from here (http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html)

It's from the Infocom website so it's totally legal, and it's a very small download as well http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif so also interesting for modem people.

Love the opening title of the website by the way, clicking the Infocom logo gives you a score of 5 out of 100 http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Leofwine]

Quote[/b] (Celtlan @ June 11 2003,02:22)]Ok what game am I playing if Im looking through the eyes of Luxor the Moon Prince?

What arcade game said Some space Captain you are when you died in a very electronic way?

And finaly
In what game did you have to clear up after a huge party before your house keeper would let you go to bed?

Oh the joys of a miss spent youth http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

Quote[/b] ]Ok what game am I playing if Im looking through the eyes of Luxor the Moon Prince?

LORDS OF MIDNIGHT A fabulous game, and unbelievably ambitious for it's day. Boy, did it ever deliver, I never did finish it though.

What arcade game said Some space Captain you are when you died in a very electronic way?

Erm, pass.

[QUOTE]And finaly
In what game did you have to clear up after a huge party before your house keeper would let you go to bed?

Jet Set Willy Another classic, another one that I could neve finish. I remember that when I first heard about the attic bug I thought it was one of the monsters in the game. Ah, such innocence

[Note, apologies if I've made a mess of this quoting business, I'm rather guessing as to what to do with it.] http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/frown.gif

[Gregoshi]

Welcome Leofwine. Don't worry, we won't quote you on that. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

[SeveredSoul]

Ok......now I'm gonna' go and hook up my Coleco Vision and see if my parents still have that ancient Commodore 64 in their attic. L O L I might have to get an addapter to dumb my television down http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/joker.gif

I still remember the HOURS that were lost to my friends IntelliVision. He even had the voice synthesyzer(sp?)
the game B-17 r0x0r3d http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/smokin.gif