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Favourite retro game ? : poll

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  • 02-12-2002 12:37pm
    #1
    theciscokid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭


    Well, any games on the poll bring back happy memories?

    which or still is your favourite?

    Favourite game of yesteryear? 40 votes

    IK +
    0% 0 votes
    r-type
    15% 6 votes
    pac-man
    10% 4 votes
    rainbow islands
    5% 2 votes
    asteroids
    12% 5 votes
    elite
    0% 0 votes
    skool daze
    32% 13 votes
    space invaders
    2% 1 vote
    double dragon
    2% 1 vote
    paper boy
    20% 8 votes


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    #2
    magick
    Registered Users Posts: 2,478 ✭✭✭magick


    Double Dragon all the way man, thats a classic


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    #3
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Elite


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    #4
    ozpass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭ozpass


    God, all of those games are fantastic. Double Dragon would be my favourite for button-bashing down the arcade (closely followed by R-Type) but I'll nominate Elite for being wall to wall class and way ahead of its time.

    P.S. Follow Gordo's link y'all ^^^^^^^^


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    #5
    LoGiE
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 2,968 Mod ✭✭✭✭LoGiE


    A poll is useless for stuff like this. You've mentioned some good games but...What about Defender, Joust , Tempest , Turrican 2 , Pac-Land (Way better then pac-man) Oh and Frontier: Elite and tons more.


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    #6
    DiscoStu
    Registered Users Posts: 2,277 ✭✭✭DiscoStu


    Frontier: First Encounters is actualy the best, after the bugs have been fixed. http://www.jaj22.demon.co.uk/ it works with windows and is very good.


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    #7
    boogie man
    Registered Users Posts: 586 ✭✭✭boogie man


    :) GALAXIAN :)


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    #8
    theciscokid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,006 ✭✭✭theciscokid


    well i was gonna put down galaxian but its just S I in colour with bellls and whistles,

    still brilliant


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    Kairo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭Kairo


    Out of that list? IK+ methinks

    All 'n all. Speedball 2 ;D

    Skippidy-boo-bop-wow


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    #10
    Dustaz
    Registered Users Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭Dustaz


    Manic Miner :)


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    #11
    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    Streets Of Rage 2 for the Sega Megadrive


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    ozpass
    Closed Accounts Posts: 931 ✭✭✭ozpass


    Saga Megadrive

    Is this the games console of choice for OAP coach holidays to the South of France?

    Biddy Travel

    :p:p:p


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    #13
    amp
    Registered Users Posts: 11,446 ✭✭✭✭amp


    Ah Elite is currently leading the poll. I'm so proud of you all. :D


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    #14
    boogie man
    Registered Users Posts: 586 ✭✭✭boogie man


    Galaxian is much more fun than space invaders. However, space invaders does have that cool 'panic is setting in' kind of feeling, helped on enormously by the sound.


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    #15
    Edser
    Registered Users Posts: 363 ✭✭Edser


    Scramble


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    #16
    Mark
    Closed Accounts Posts: 958 ✭✭✭Mark


    Ill assume Elite would get my vote had I ever played it (one day...) but till then Im going for Pac-Man :)


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    daveirl
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    #18
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Damn, where's Syndicate?
    That easily pwns all those games.

    But failing that, I voted Elite.
    A truly visionary game that's not yet been matched.
    Rather like Syndicate, eh?


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    The Clown Man
    Registered Users Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭The Clown Man


    Originally posted by hussey
    Streets Of Rage 2 for the Sega Megadrive

    Oh come on... That was poo...

    In all fairness, the best Personal Computer game of all those was Paperboy. It kept me amused for hours back in 199'whatever. Nevermind the consoles. PC games were always the best. (But if you are going to go for consoles stick Megalomainiac for the Megadrive in there for god sake ... the best console game ever ... and then Shining Force :D Get it on the emulator if you _forget_ what it was like. Pure Class.)


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    #20
    The Clown Man
    Registered Users Posts: 1,305 ✭✭✭The Clown Man


    And Syndicate was class too. Games like these never die.

    A bit like "Sit down" by James. Always going to be good.


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