Retro Games

**gibbo_ap** · 17th July 2009, 09:03 AM

as a last day doss our head of it wants to show the kids some retro games, to show that you dont need amazing graphics for a good game. any ideas??????

so far have

doom*
wolfenstein*
zool
sensible soccer**
actua soccer
prince of persia
jazz jack rabbit
rise of the triads*
rise of the robots (this shows the other end amazing gfx god awful game lol)

*we have
** we have emulator pads for :P

so any ideas??????

**gibbo_ap** · 17th July 2009, 09:05 AM

forgot terminal velocity

**tmcd35** · 17th July 2009, 09:07 AM

They're not retro - you're not trying

Try...

Space Invaders
Pong
Frogger
Jetpac
Defender
Pacman

Some of the most addictive games ever, yet the most basic 2D sprite 4 colour graphics available. Bliss

**Shane** · 17th July 2009, 09:08 AM

Maybe this site will help you with ideas: Retrogames - Vintage Video Games and Classic Retro Gaming
Cheers

**mattx** · 17th July 2009, 09:27 AM

MAME | Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator

Just about to stick in my 10p and rack up a few games of 1941....

Happy ROM hunting...

**bandgeekmafia78** · 17th July 2009, 09:34 AM

Operation Wolf
Dizzy
Afterburner
Gauntlet
Golden Axe
Altered Beast
Streets of Rage

All classics!

**Dos_Box** · 17th July 2009, 09:38 AM

I get this every month:

Classic Retro Games - Retro Gamer Magazine

A great read, and brings back waves of nostalgia with every issue

**the_one_that_cant** · 17th July 2009, 09:54 AM

Zool = Drool

**tom_newton** · 17th July 2009, 10:12 AM

Another World and sequel Flashback were two great titles... lemmings was highly addictive with minimal graphics, and I believe has been re-done for mobile platforms recently.

Worms is also an interesting one - you can see the evolution from an old 2D game into a modern 3D extravaganza, but little of the gameplay has changed, and arguably the 2D one was better (especially since I am a member of one of the default teams - one of the designers on Armageddon is a good mate of mine

).

**tmcd35** · 17th July 2009, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by tom_newton

Flashback

1 of only 3 games I have ever been bothered enough to complete. The others being

Tomb Raider and....

**OutToLunch** · 17th July 2009, 10:48 AM

Mmm, exploding bouncing eyeballs and gore (ROTT) - that should go down well in a school

**stu** · 17th July 2009, 10:48 AM

lemmings

**tom_newton** · 17th July 2009, 10:55 AM

Never completed that Dizzy... Treasure Island (Amiga version) OTOH...

**tmcd35** · 17th July 2009, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by tom_newton

Never completed that Dizzy... Treasure Island (Amiga version) OTOH...

Never got into the other Dizzy games. Fantasy World though - 4 colour 8bit graphics and upside down world - fun!

**Ian_ICTDS** · 17th July 2009, 11:00 AM

Monkey Island! It'll even teach the kids to read.

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