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Post by salopstick on Jan 24, 2021 11:18:35 GMT
Fucking youngsters What was wrong with the BBC Micro, ZXs, Commodore and the king Atari 2600 Only spoddy, try-hard queers had a Commodore. ZX SPECTRUM POSSE REPREZENT! Spectrums were ace. Taito conversions, dizzy and schooldaze
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Post by superjw on Jan 24, 2021 11:23:25 GMT
I grew up in this era so brings back loads memories for me.
I remember putting Limewire on the PC at the time (Compaq I think it was) and essentially giving it an STI from downloading dodgy versions of songs! I also remember the time before the internet properly took off and receiving them AOL internet discs in the post all the time!
I've still got my original Gameboy and Pokémon yellow, still works actually and my daughter sometimes has a go - she can't get her head around the fact you need a decent light source to see the screen!
I still have my non touch iPod (32gb I think) it probably still works to be fair. I remember having floppy discs to store my homework on and always had that few seconds of fear when I put it into the computer in case the disc got wiped! Then had a memory stick for school too and 128mb being unbelievable for storage at the time.
I remember them god awful RM computers too, my school made a right deal about them getting the special upgrades and they were completely shite!!!
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 24, 2021 11:27:37 GMT
I grew up in this era so brings back loads memories for me. I remember putting Limewire on the PC at the time (Compaq I think it was) and essentially giving it an STI from downloading dodgy versions of songs! I also remember the time before the internet properly took off and receiving them AOL internet discs in the post all the time! I've still got my original Gameboy and Pokémon yellow, still works actually and my daughter sometimes has a go - she can't get her head around the fact you need a decent light source to see the screen! I still have my non touch iPod (32gb I think) it probably still works to be fair. I remember having floppy discs to store my homework on and always had that few seconds of fear when I put it into the computer in case the disc got wiped! Then had a memory stick for school too and 128mb being unbelievable for storage at the time. I remember them god awful RM computers too, my school made a right deal about them getting the special upgrades and they were completely shite!!! RM Nimbus? Always used to have a game of Granny’s Garden with the scary witch when teacher left the room👀
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Post by Orbs on Jan 24, 2021 11:30:41 GMT
I had a Dragon 32. It was basically a keyboard connected to the TV with the occasional opportunity to play ‘Hi Lo’. It was a bit like ‘Play your cards right’ but without the cards. Commodore dragon was for those parents who saw that’s the commodore my kids wants and is on sale. Cheers dad Typical ‘thumb on the scales’ butcher.
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Post by metalhead on Jan 24, 2021 12:11:02 GMT
I grew up in this era so brings back loads memories for me. I remember putting Limewire on the PC at the time (Compaq I think it was) and essentially giving it an STI from downloading dodgy versions of songs! I also remember the time before the internet properly took off and receiving them AOL internet discs in the post all the time! I've still got my original Gameboy and Pokémon yellow, still works actually and my daughter sometimes has a go - she can't get her head around the fact you need a decent light source to see the screen! I still have my non touch iPod (32gb I think) it probably still works to be fair. I remember having floppy discs to store my homework on and always had that few seconds of fear when I put it into the computer in case the disc got wiped! Then had a memory stick for school too and 128mb being unbelievable for storage at the time. I remember them god awful RM computers too, my school made a right deal about them getting the special upgrades and they were completely shite!!! Now that you mention AOL internet discs I do indeed remember them!!! They were always different bright colours, orange, purple, pink, yellow etc, usually came with X number of minutes/hours free dial up.... I used to get them in Computer Shopper magazine which my dad regularly purchased. Floppy discs... Great shout. The memories of playing Russian roulette with your data. I once loaded some CAD files onto a floppy at school to take over to the single machine connected to the hardware that did the plastic cutting. By the time I got there, the disc had corrupted and I got the dreaded "needs to be formatted" message. That said, I always wanted a working LS-120 until flash drives came along and literally ended them all. I had a 16mb pen drive and it was truly brilliant for the time.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jan 24, 2021 13:36:33 GMT
Nothing beat Daley Thompson Decathlon on the spectrum. Smashing the Z and X keys to get him running fast then hoping you hit the space bar at the right moment to make him jump or release the javelin.
Also manic miner and 3d starstrike were great games.
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Post by danceswithclams on Jan 24, 2021 13:51:13 GMT
Nothing beat Daley Thompson Decathlon on the spectrum. Smashing the Z and X keys to get him running fast then hoping you hit the space bar at the right moment to make him jump or release the javelin. Also manic miner and 3d starstrike were great games. I still maintain that Target Renegade is the best side-scrolling beat 'em up that has ever been created. Ace music too (by chip-tune genius Jonathan Dunn).
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Post by salopstick on Jan 24, 2021 14:28:04 GMT
Nothing beat Daley Thompson Decathlon on the spectrum. Smashing the Z and X keys to get him running fast then hoping you hit the space bar at the right moment to make him jump or release the javelin. Also manic miner and 3d starstrike were great games. I still maintain that Target Renegade is the best side-scrolling beat 'em up that has ever been created. Ace music too (by chip-tune genius Jonathan Dunn). Obviously have not played double dragon Or kung fu master Or shinobi
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 24, 2021 14:29:25 GMT
I still maintain that Target Renegade is the best side-scrolling beat 'em up that has ever been created. Ace music too (by chip-tune genius Jonathan Dunn). Obviously have not played double dragon Or kung fu master Or shinobi Streets of Rage
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Post by danceswithclams on Jan 24, 2021 14:29:45 GMT
I still maintain that Target Renegade is the best side-scrolling beat 'em up that has ever been created. Ace music too (by chip-tune genius Jonathan Dunn). Obviously have not played double dragon Or kung fu master Or shinobi All great titles (you could add Golden Axe to that list too) but I still reckon TR trumps them all.
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Post by salopstick on Jan 24, 2021 14:29:51 GMT
I remember buying cv&g when outrun got ported to c64 and zx and there was a free gift of a cassette with full theme music
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Post by salopstick on Jan 24, 2021 14:33:09 GMT
On my spectrum they had perfect ports of bubble bobble and New Zealand story.
Imagine and ocean made brilliant games usually ports of taito.
Then capcom came along with ghosts and goblins and pacland - loved side scrollers.
The vertical scrollers like 1942 and slap fight. were ace too
I need to buy a cheap windows laptop. I have a disc of 1000s coin op emulation mame32 somewhere
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Post by henry on Jan 24, 2021 14:34:53 GMT
Fucking youngsters What was wrong with the BBC Micro, ZXs, Commodore and the king Atari 2600 Only spoddy, try-hard queers had a Commodore. ZX SPECTRUM POSSE REPREZENT! Well I never, how very dare you.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 24, 2021 14:35:57 GMT
I remember buying cv&g when outrun got ported to c64 and zx and there was a free gift of a cassette with full theme music Loved a bit of Road Rash The sound of pipe on helmet was most satisfying 😏
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Post by henry on Jan 24, 2021 14:38:55 GMT
Nothing beat Daley Thompson Decathlon on the spectrum. Smashing the Z and X keys to get him running fast then hoping you hit the space bar at the right moment to make him jump or release the javelin. Also manic miner and 3d starstrike were great games. Decathlon fucked oh so many joysticks. The final 1500 metres left you exhausted.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jan 24, 2021 14:44:06 GMT
Nothing beat Daley Thompson Decathlon on the spectrum. Smashing the Z and X keys to get him running fast then hoping you hit the space bar at the right moment to make him jump or release the javelin. Also manic miner and 3d starstrike were great games. I still maintain that Target Renegade is the best side-scrolling beat 'em up that has ever been created. Ace music too (by chip-tune genius Jonathan Dunn). Reminds me of depeche mode on the broken frame album.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jan 24, 2021 14:44:41 GMT
I grew up in this era so brings back loads memories for me. I remember putting Limewire on the PC at the time (Compaq I think it was) and essentially giving it an STI from downloading dodgy versions of songs! I also remember the time before the internet properly took off and receiving them AOL internet discs in the post all the time! I've still got my original Gameboy and Pokémon yellow, still works actually and my daughter sometimes has a go - she can't get her head around the fact you need a decent light source to see the screen! I still have my non touch iPod (32gb I think) it probably still works to be fair. I remember having floppy discs to store my homework on and always had that few seconds of fear when I put it into the computer in case the disc got wiped! Then had a memory stick for school too and 128mb being unbelievable for storage at the time. I remember them god awful RM computers too, my school made a right deal about them getting the special upgrades and they were completely shite!!! Now that you mention AOL internet discs I do indeed remember them!!! They were always different bright colours, orange, purple, pink, yellow etc, usually came with X number of minutes/hours free dial up.... I used to get them in Computer Shopper magazine which my dad regularly purchased. Floppy discs... Great shout. The memories of playing Russian roulette with your data. I once loaded some CAD files onto a floppy at school to take over to the single machine connected to the hardware that did the plastic cutting. By the time I got there, the disc had corrupted and I got the dreaded "needs to be formatted" message. That said, I always wanted a working LS-120 until flash drives came along and literally ended them all. I had a 16mb pen drive and it was truly brilliant for the time. Just read all that, very interesting, didn't understand a single bloody word!.😂
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Post by metalhead on Jan 24, 2021 15:56:12 GMT
Now that you mention AOL internet discs I do indeed remember them!!! They were always different bright colours, orange, purple, pink, yellow etc, usually came with X number of minutes/hours free dial up.... I used to get them in Computer Shopper magazine which my dad regularly purchased. Floppy discs... Great shout. The memories of playing Russian roulette with your data. I once loaded some CAD files onto a floppy at school to take over to the single machine connected to the hardware that did the plastic cutting. By the time I got there, the disc had corrupted and I got the dreaded "needs to be formatted" message. That said, I always wanted a working LS-120 until flash drives came along and literally ended them all. I had a 16mb pen drive and it was truly brilliant for the time. Just read all that, very interesting, didn't understand a single bloody word!.😂 LS-120 was like a high speed high capacity floppy disk. They were a bit of a mythical thing as they weren't exactly commonplace but supposedly were floppy disks done right. CDs and flash drives basically killed the LS-120 and all other floppy media.
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Post by zerps on Jan 24, 2021 16:02:08 GMT
Gaming online with a PS2. Socom was one hell of a game. Some people still don’t believe it was possible to play online with a PS2 but there was an external network card available.
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Post by dave1 on Jan 24, 2021 20:05:15 GMT
I remember buying cv&g when outrun got ported to c64 and zx and there was a free gift of a cassette with full theme music Loved a bit of Road Rash The sound of pipe on helmet was most satisfying 😏 Roadrash- forgot about that- genius. Alex the kid- class game
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Post by cheadlepotter on Jan 24, 2021 21:16:52 GMT
Ahhh MSN Messenger. I remember when my brother went to use the toilet and before he was back me and a mate had managed to talk a girl he had on webcam to get her nips out. Wonderful times.
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Post by metalhead on Jan 25, 2021 7:57:54 GMT
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Post by metalhead on Jan 26, 2021 18:41:27 GMT
Remember when PES was a thing..... and it was possible to have the players dress up as Penguins vs Ostriches wearing Sombreros or Dinosaurs
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Post by lagwafis on Jan 26, 2021 19:05:50 GMT
Nothing beat Daley Thompson Decathlon on the spectrum. Smashing the Z and X keys to get him running fast then hoping you hit the space bar at the right moment to make him jump or release the javelin. Also manic miner and 3d starstrike were great games. I had Hyper Sports rather than Daley Thompson Back to the 90s / early 00s
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Post by metalhead on Jan 26, 2021 20:32:04 GMT
Nothing beat Daley Thompson Decathlon on the spectrum. Smashing the Z and X keys to get him running fast then hoping you hit the space bar at the right moment to make him jump or release the javelin. Also manic miner and 3d starstrike were great games. I had Hyper Sports rather than Daley Thompson Back to the 90s / early 00s Wow... ICQ.... That does take me back. I had an ICQ account although I forget why and who I used to talk to on it. I also used IRC which was more of a 90's early 00's thing than it is now.
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Post by danceswithclams on Jan 28, 2021 11:29:31 GMT
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Post by salopstick on Jan 28, 2021 11:48:09 GMT
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Post by metalhead on Jan 31, 2021 12:10:28 GMT
MiniDisc.... Perhaps the most misunderstood technology of the early 00s? Those who didn't have it, probably don't get it... Those who do, know just how good it was. I had a Sony player that ran off a single AA battery for fucking ages. I've considered buying a decent second hand player again as recently as last year. They're not expensive but getting the replacement MiniDiscs is tricky.
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Post by danceswithclams on Jan 31, 2021 18:34:26 GMT
MiniDisc.... Perhaps the most misunderstood technology of the early 00s? Those who didn't have it, probably don't get it... Those who do, know just how good it was. I had a Sony player that ran off a single AA battery for fucking ages. I've considered buying a decent second hand player again as recently as last year. They're not expensive but getting the replacement MiniDiscs is tricky. MiniDiscs are still an integral piece of hardware in live gig bootlegging circles, so I'm told.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 31, 2021 19:09:45 GMT
MiniDisc.... Perhaps the most misunderstood technology of the early 00s? Those who didn't have it, probably don't get it... Those who do, know just how good it was. I had a Sony player that ran off a single AA battery for fucking ages. I've considered buying a decent second hand player again as recently as last year. They're not expensive but getting the replacement MiniDiscs is tricky. I knew one guy who was my best mate at the time, sadly not now. Who had the first of everything tech wise. He got a Sony minidisc and thought they were ace. He couldn’t convince anyone else to have one, I’m not sure why. I never had one. What were the pros and cons? As I recall there was a very limited catalogue of songs/albums?
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