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**NerbuitW** · 11-28-2006, 12:34 PM

Despite being too young to logically remember any of this, I was brought up on the ZX spectrum and the commodore 64...so I do...

Hey Hey 16k

**sesWaipunsaws** · 11-28-2006, 12:40 PM

I was going to post a link to a 16k games archive...but um....
no.

**Eagevawax** · 11-29-2006, 07:29 AM

In the middle of moving house and after seeing that I am wondering where my joystick is, I have the C64 emulator and I am in the mood for some Impossible Mission , or Ghostbusters , or Raid over Moscow......

**KongoSan** · 11-29-2006, 11:03 AM

i had a bbc acorn
it was so exciting
the only tape that worked properly was the type in random numbers to draw a spyrograph
ah them were the days

**r5YOPDyk** · 11-30-2006, 01:32 AM

Anyone remember the C 128?

Me and a friend used to prey for the game to load without any reading error hahaha good times, loading if i recall correctly used to take a hell of a time which makes you apreciate the progress in this field.

**UitEz0Qo** · 11-30-2006, 03:29 AM

Awooga Guy had an Amstrad CPC from 1986 and it rocked. It had a disk drive and everything - totally sweet

Awooga Guy's obsession with driving games began at an early age...

That is all.

**AndyScouchek** · 11-30-2006, 05:18 AM

Commodore 128D baby!!!

All the computing power that is the equal of a shoe nowadays.

**g4YthYXx** · 11-30-2006, 09:18 AM

Ah, happy days! I started off on the good old Spectrum 48K (the one with the rubber keys). I then made the move up to the Spectrum 128K+2 (I can tell you're all so impressed!).

I don't think that there has been a game made that can stand up to the mighty Manic Miner!

**Rithlilky** · 11-30-2006, 10:53 AM

Remember Z-20 and Apple2e.... No games. Visicalc and assembly were my friends. NERD

Fun with computers began and ended with tetris in college...

**Andoror** · 11-30-2006, 01:35 PM

I started off with the Commador Vic20 with 3k of ram, which i upgraded to a massive 16k.
My first PC has a 80mb hard drive and i thought i would never fill that, it shoudl last me a lifetime

**houkbsdov** · 11-30-2006, 02:02 PM

my next pc was an amiga
not sure on the number
but it had dukenukem which i could play literally with my eyes shut
and i got down to 97 seconds on solitaire once

**medio** · 11-30-2006, 04:32 PM

I used to go to a really pittiful elementary school, so I actually remember figureing out how to use a commodore 64...

**logpogingg** · 11-30-2006, 11:25 PM

my next pc was an amiga
not sure on the number

The amiga 500?

**intifatry** · 12-01-2006, 01:28 AM

Good system that, had many good games. Lemmings, Shadow of the Beast, The Last Ninja, Stunt Car Racer, etc etc etc

That is all.

**sueplydup** · 12-01-2006, 01:57 AM

My first proper PC was the Amstrad PC 1640. Back when computers were computers...

I think starting off with Gem is the reason I still don't like Windows...

And lemmings is possibly one of the greatest games in existance...

**LottiFurmann** · 12-01-2006, 04:06 AM

my next pc was an amiga

Woohoo! Amiga-power!

. I'm a proud owner of a fully functioning Amiga 500 from 1989 meself.

**imawlBoli** · 12-01-2006, 05:34 AM

I used to love my old Amiga 500. I even went so far as to buy the 512k expansion making it a mighty 1MB beast. As Awooga said, there were some great games on that system and it was the basis for many petty arguments at school as to wether it was better than the consoles that had just come out (the Sega Megadrive and the SNES).

All this nostalgia is making me misty eyed!

**leijggigf** · 12-01-2006, 05:46 AM

The C64 ruled!! Even then I was into MA with yie ar kung fu!! the annoying beeps drove my parents nuts! :-)
Also... with some well placed 'peek's and 'poke's you could render a c64 inoperable in a shop (would be stupid to do it to yer own c64 of course...
oh... and cutting extra holes in 5.25" floppies so they could be used on both sides! :-) nostalgia... hacking ports with reset buttons and such...

I've never recovered from that... still in therapy 23 years later...
it's also sad that after all these years I still rocognise all the tunes as played by the c64 orchestra
yes... i'm a nerd....

**Avaindimik** · 12-01-2006, 11:13 AM

All this nostalgia is making me misty eyed!

In that case better get your hanky: http://eab.abime.net/index.php

http://hol.abime.net/

Enjoy!

**TeksPaisimi** · 12-01-2006, 11:33 AM

The C64 ruled!! Even then I was into MA with yie ar kung fu!! the annoying beeps drove my parents nuts! :-)

Remember Pool of Radiance?
Best with that silly assed fast load cartridge.

Best..C64 game...ever!!!!

11-28-2006, 12:34 PM	#1
NerbuitW Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 449 Senior Member	More misplaced nostalgia Despite being too young to logically remember any of this, I was brought up on the ZX spectrum and the commodore 64...so I do... Hey Hey 16k Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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sesWaipunsaws Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 362 Senior Member	I was going to post a link to a 16k games archive...but um.... no. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-29-2006, 07:29 AM	#3
Eagevawax Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 572 Senior Member	In the middle of moving house and after seeing that I am wondering where my joystick is, I have the C64 emulator and I am in the mood for some Impossible Mission , or Ghostbusters , or Raid over Moscow...... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-29-2006, 11:03 AM	#4
KongoSan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 349 Senior Member	i had a bbc acorn it was so exciting the only tape that worked properly was the type in random numbers to draw a spyrograph ah them were the days Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-30-2006, 01:32 AM	#5
r5YOPDyk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	Anyone remember the C 128? Me and a friend used to prey for the game to load without any reading error hahaha good times, loading if i recall correctly used to take a hell of a time which makes you apreciate the progress in this field. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-30-2006, 03:29 AM	#6
UitEz0Qo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 325 Senior Member	Awooga Guy had an Amstrad CPC from 1986 and it rocked. It had a disk drive and everything - totally sweet Awooga Guy's obsession with driving games began at an early age... That is all. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-30-2006, 05:18 AM	#7
AndyScouchek Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 439 Senior Member	Commodore 128D baby!!! All the computing power that is the equal of a shoe nowadays. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-30-2006, 09:18 AM	#8
g4YthYXx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	Ah, happy days! I started off on the good old Spectrum 48K (the one with the rubber keys). I then made the move up to the Spectrum 128K+2 (I can tell you're all so impressed!). I don't think that there has been a game made that can stand up to the mighty Manic Miner! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-30-2006, 10:53 AM	#9
Rithlilky Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 354 Senior Member	Remember Z-20 and Apple2e.... No games. Visicalc and assembly were my friends. NERD Fun with computers began and ended with tetris in college... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-30-2006, 01:35 PM	#10
Andoror Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 647 Senior Member	I started off with the Commador Vic20 with 3k of ram, which i upgraded to a massive 16k. My first PC has a 80mb hard drive and i thought i would never fill that, it shoudl last me a lifetime Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-30-2006, 02:02 PM	#11
houkbsdov Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 709 Senior Member	my next pc was an amiga not sure on the number but it had dukenukem which i could play literally with my eyes shut and i got down to 97 seconds on solitaire once Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-30-2006, 04:32 PM	#12
medio Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 543 Senior Member	I used to go to a really pittiful elementary school, so I actually remember figureing out how to use a commodore 64... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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11-30-2006, 11:25 PM	#13
logpogingg Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 455 Senior Member	my next pc was an amiga not sure on the number The amiga 500? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-01-2006, 01:28 AM	#14
intifatry Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	Good system that, had many good games. Lemmings, Shadow of the Beast, The Last Ninja, Stunt Car Racer, etc etc etc That is all. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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sueplydup Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 538 Senior Member	My first proper PC was the Amstrad PC 1640. Back when computers were computers... I think starting off with Gem is the reason I still don't like Windows... And lemmings is possibly one of the greatest games in existance... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-01-2006, 04:06 AM	#16
LottiFurmann Join Date Jan 2008 Posts 4,494 Senior Member	my next pc was an amiga Woohoo! Amiga-power! . I'm a proud owner of a fully functioning Amiga 500 from 1989 meself. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-01-2006, 05:34 AM	#17
imawlBoli Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 528 Senior Member	I used to love my old Amiga 500. I even went so far as to buy the 512k expansion making it a mighty 1MB beast. As Awooga said, there were some great games on that system and it was the basis for many petty arguments at school as to wether it was better than the consoles that had just come out (the Sega Megadrive and the SNES). All this nostalgia is making me misty eyed! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-01-2006, 05:46 AM	#18
leijggigf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 398 Senior Member	The C64 ruled!! Even then I was into MA with yie ar kung fu!! the annoying beeps drove my parents nuts! :-) Also... with some well placed 'peek's and 'poke's you could render a c64 inoperable in a shop (would be stupid to do it to yer own c64 of course... oh... and cutting extra holes in 5.25" floppies so they could be used on both sides! :-) nostalgia... hacking ports with reset buttons and such... I've never recovered from that... still in therapy 23 years later... it's also sad that after all these years I still rocognise all the tunes as played by the c64 orchestra yes... i'm a nerd.... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-01-2006, 11:13 AM	#19
Avaindimik Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 515 Senior Member	All this nostalgia is making me misty eyed! In that case better get your hanky: http://eab.abime.net/index.php http://hol.abime.net/ Enjoy! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-01-2006, 11:33 AM	#20
TeksPaisimi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 433 Senior Member	The C64 ruled!! Even then I was into MA with yie ar kung fu!! the annoying beeps drove my parents nuts! :-) Remember Pool of Radiance? Best with that silly assed fast load cartridge. Best..C64 game...ever!!!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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