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So... I've elected to spend my Sunday Softmodding my xbox to play old school games (pretty much any console pre psOne/N64)

 

already *bought* Super Mario All Stars and the like.... but what old school games would you recommend, for me to *buy* ofc :cool:

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how about Horace Goes Skiing :D

Or for a real challenge - try a text adventure like The Hobbit :D

 

Heh heh, was playing The Hobbit on my pc only a few weeks ago. Remember playing it when it first came out on my Sinclair Spectrum.

 

Anyone remember playing The Lords of Midnight?

 

http://www.sincuser.f9.co.uk/030/ssftwre1.gif

 

Don't laugh, it was groundbreaking in its day.

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I think I had Lords of Midnight on the CPC ???

 

I also remember this one...

 

http://www.lysator.liu.se/adventure/images/Interceptor_Micros/MessageFromAndromeda.jpg

 

Or how about this Amiga Classic...

 

http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/original/1079588252-00.png

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snes9x lets you play lots of snes games... :D

 

as Mike says, Donkey Kong Country is my favourite. Also, Star Wing (or Star Fox as it's sometimes known :))

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snes9x lets you play lots of snes games... :D

 

as Mike says, Donkey Kong Country is my favourite. Also, Star Wing (or Star Fox as it's sometimes known :))

 

I loved Lylat Wars on the N64 after Star Wing.

 

I'm hooked on the DS at the moment, "new" Super Mario brothers ... how do children complete these games!!

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Although illegal there are many console emulators out there. The emulators themselves are legal, but of course the ROMs (the games themselves) are copyrighted.

 

I still have an original NES (including the box) and an American N64 with a small amount of games. You can still buy many of them on auction sites for the best deals. Remember to check whether they're PAL or NTSC versions :)

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It's an interesting conundrum isn't it. I mean... the guys who own the copyright don't want you to copy it but they won't sell you a copy either.

 

Like you say, you can get it second hand... but that's not as convenient as playing it on the PC. Who wants a pile of old consoles lying around?

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