Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

[darren]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

WITHOUT A DOUBT.

ALSO JSW 2.

I OFTEN GET MIXED UP THE TWO.

https://youtu.be/haM-SZYh49U

I NEVER GOT CLOSE TO FINISHING IT.

IT HAD THAT CRAZY PASSWORD THING U HAD TO DO.
ALL THESE COLOURS ON A PAGE THAT CAME WITH THE GAME.

Easy .... Jet Set Willy....... rubbish graphics, terrible glitches, the most annoying music in a game ever (except maybe Tetris) but completely and utterly addictive and brilliant

[Jay Mc]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

WITHOUT A DOUBT.

ALSO JSW 2.

I OFTEN GET MIXED UP THE TWO.


https://youtu.be/haM-SZYh49U

I NEVER GOT CLOSE TO FINISHING IT.

IT HAD THAT CRAZY PASSWORD THING U HAD TO DO.
ALL THESE COLOURS ON A PAGE THAT CAME WITH THE GAME.

The card was to stop people copying the games as you had to put in the colour code at the start of the game

The good old days of computer game piracy

[trip2themoon]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

I can vaguely recall a game like this but it wasn't a proper 3D game you can walk around in.

What I have noticed is that anything written about computer games by Americans completely ignores Driller and its sequels Dark Side, Total Eclipse, and Castle Master that use the Freescape game engine. It's not clear from stuff written by Americans what the first proper 3D game is but it certainly wasn't Wolfenstein because you can't look up or down like with the Freescape games.

The Yanks are so insular when it comes to video games. Wolfenstein first 3D game? Not even close. Video game crash of 1983, what the hell are they talking about? There was no video game crash, it was just a Yank thing. Games were thriving here and Japan.

[darren]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

OF COURSE IF UVE LOST THE CARD UR IN BOTHER.

I LOVED THE MUSIC OF JSW 2.

ANOTHER I LOVE IS DEFLEKTOR.

https://youtu.be/1JrhRKtzuQg

The card was to stop people copying the games as you had to put in the colour code at the start of the game

The good old days of computer game piracy

[trip2themoon]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

Paradroid on C64.

Although the Amiga version Paradroid90 was also awesome.

001.

[Arran]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

The Yanks are insular when it comes to anything. If an American writes a history of home computers then don't expect anything on the Amstrad CPC, MSX, anything from Acorn, and only a brief mention of the Sinclair Spectrum. Expect to see no end of stuff about Apple, Commodore, Tandy, Atari, and the IBM PC Jr instead.

[spuggybridge]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

Has and always will be Nodes Of yesod on the Speccy, came at the right time an place.

[darren]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

Cant say ive ever heard of it myself.

What type of game is it.

has and always will be nodes of yesod on the speccy, came at the right time an place.

[90skid]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

Mario 3. There's just something magical about the game. (The SNES version lacks the charm of the original). The depth of the game is fantastic and no other Mario game can match it for sheer variety of power ups and suits. Mario World might look nicer but it was much emptier and boring than Mario 3.

I agree Mario 3 is a game even when you complete you are gutted inside, great game lots of depth and keeps you amused for hour's on end!!!!

[Cartimand]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

"but it wasn't a proper 3D game"

Real 3D doesn't seem to have taken off to any great degree in the gaming market. Maybe it's because people don't want to wear specs or a headset to play the games. I've played a few brilliant Google Cardboard 3D games, but if the graphics are even a tiny bit wrong, you can feel nauseous with motion sickness very quickly. Still, there's a lot of free 3D Android games out there (3D Labyrinth is a good start) and a Google Cardboard headset only costs a few quid. The last 3D PC game I bought was Avatar, but my PC doesn't have the processing power to play it in 3D. Still the world of Pandora looks very beautiful even in 2D, and you have the freedom to look up down around and behind you. I would still vote for Elite as the best computer game of all time though.

[darren]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE 2 MARIO 3 VERSIONS NES AND SNES.

https://youtu.be/ZrGSVH7bZj8

I agree Mario 3 is a game even when you complete you are gutted inside, great game lots of depth and keeps you amused for hour's on end!!!!

[big kid]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

manic miner. loved that on the speccy.

[catflap]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

manic miner. loved that on the speccy.

Chap next to me at work has the speccy theme music as his ringtone - it makes your ears bleed!

[darren]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

https://youtu.be/MZYuGUCrkoU

MANIC MINER MUST BE JET SET WILLY 1 AS THERE IS JSW 2.
I ALWAYS GET MIXED UP.

LOVE THE MUSIC.

manic miner. loved that on the speccy.

[big kid]

Re: Best Computer Game Of All Time And Why?

https://youtu.be/MZYuGUCrkoU

MANIC MINER MUST BE JET SET WILLY 1 AS THERE IS JSW 2.
I ALWAYS GET MIXED UP.

LOVE THE MUSIC.

thanks for sharing darren. great memories. can't believe its been about thirty three years since it was released.