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Headhuunter wrote:Chucky Egg! Wow, I'd forgotten about that!
It was brilliant. A lot of hours went into that game.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
Jay dubbleU wrote:No - the best film ever made was and always will be 'Casablanca'
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly gets my vote. No acting, just artwork strung together by music and wit.0 -
cjcp wrote:[I had a BBC B. "Revs" and "Elite" was about as good as it got (although they were brilliant. Back then.) "Chuckie Egg" was another of my favourities.
Did you have the 5 tracks for "Revs" I remember it took me ages just to get around a corner, but once I'd got the knack, I was hooked.
So, how long would it take for you to remember the patterns of the bad guys in Chuckie Egg now?0 -
Always Tyred wrote:Jay dubbleU wrote:No - the best film ever made was and always will be 'Casablanca'
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly gets my vote. No acting, just artwork strung together by music and wit.
Ice Cold in Alex.
Now shut up the lot of you.Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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Eau Rouge wrote:cjcp wrote:[I had a BBC B. "Revs" and "Elite" was about as good as it got (although they were brilliant. Back then.) "Chuckie Egg" was another of my favourities.
Did you have the 5 tracks for "Revs" I remember it took me ages just to get around a corner, but once I'd got the knack, I was hooked.
So, how long would it take for you to remember the patterns of the bad guys in Chuckie Egg now?
I only had Silverstone, I think. Ah, I remember the days: racing against Gloria Slap (her husband/bf was a Space Station Police pilot in Elite IIRC) or Johnny Turbo late into the night, powering through Woodcote.
I'd be stuffed if I played CE now. There were certain jumps where you had to take off right on the edge of the block.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
cjcp wrote:posh_pedaller wrote:I'm 19, I remember playing Free Willy 3: The Final Frontier or something on my ZX Spectrum loaded from tape (I was very young, I think I had that thing since birth). I remember albums on tape and games on floppy disks and Sega Mega Drives. We only had 4 1/2 channels until about 5 years ago.
Did that make anyone feel young?
I had a BBC B. "Revs" and "Elite" was about as good as it got (although they were brilliant. Back then.) "Chuckie Egg" was another of my favourities.
There was a brief discussion about this last year. A number of our flock on here hadn't ever heard of "Cannonball Run". As in, the Best Film Ever Made. :shock:
I believe that there is a Tandy TRS80 somewhere in our family which still works. Yes, 1980. That's Tandy, not Radio Shack.
We used to have Space Invaders for it, but the graphics weren't good enough for "Pong".
Does anyone else but me remember "Zork", by the way? Used to play that on an IBM clone with an "86" processor. Not a 386, or a 486, or even a 286. An 86. The CPU must have been drawn by hand using one of those silver art pens.0 -
I remember black and white television. This was BC(before cable). I also remember
BEFORE remote control and having to twist a dial(on the TV) to change channels.0 -
Always Tyred wrote:Does anyone else but me remember "Zork", by the way? Used to play that on an IBM clone with an "86" processor. Not a 386, or a 486, or even a 286. An 86. The CPU must have been drawn by hand using one of those silver art pens.
Is this Klingon?FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
Always Tyred wrote:Does anyone else but me remember "Zork", by the way? Used to play that on an IBM clone with an "86" processor. Not a 386, or a 486, or even a 286. An 86. The CPU must have been drawn by hand using one of those silver art pens.
I think you'll find that they are called 8086, 80286, 80386 & 80486 you half-educated non-technical 'user'
Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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Kieran_Burns wrote:Always Tyred wrote:Does anyone else but me remember "Zork", by the way? Used to play that on an IBM clone with an "86" processor. Not a 386, or a 486, or even a 286. An 86. The CPU must have been drawn by hand using one of those silver art pens.
I think you'll find that they are called 8086, 80286, 80386 & 80486 you half-educated non-technical 'user'0 -
cjcp wrote:Jay dubbleU wrote:I beg to differ - Casablanca is a classic - Cannonball Run is a redneck comedy
"Classic" in that "this is going to send me to sleep very shortly" kind of way. CR rocks. :P
Only in that its very noisy - it has Roger Moore and Burt Reynolds in it FFS0 -
dennisn wrote:I remember black and white television. This was BC(before cable). I also remember
BEFORE remote control and having to twist a dial(on the TV) to change channels.0 -
My brother and I had 'Pong' - very hi tec but not the most exciting game - we used to get bored after about 5 mins0
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cjcp wrote:I had a BBC B. "Revs" and "Elite" was about as good as it gotFCN 7
Porridge and coffee - the breakfast of champions0 -
Jay dubbleU wrote:cjcp wrote:Jay dubbleU wrote:I beg to differ - Casablanca is a classic - Cannonball Run is a redneck comedy
"Classic" in that "this is going to send me to sleep very shortly" kind of way. CR rocks. :P
Only in that its very noisy - it has Roger Moore and Burt Reynolds in it FFS
Both of whom are gods. It has a stellar cast.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
posh_pedaller wrote:
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JonGinge wrote:posh_pedaller wrote:
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek ... id=0001601
Hold the 'phone! Come down to my level for a moment. Can you download and play this on *any* computer? If so, you should be knighted.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
JonGinge wrote:posh_pedaller wrote:
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posh_pedaller wrote:
As I'm now drowning in nostalgia today, how about:
- The precursor to pc adventure games, "Choose your own adventure books" (roll a 6 and turn to page 7; else turn to page 24)
- Airfix
And is it me, or has every school kid got the ridiculously hideous haircuts of the late 70s/early 80s?Giant Escape R1
FCN 8
"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Terry Pratchett.0 -
JonGinge wrote:posh_pedaller wrote:
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek ... id=0001601
Elite! I remember putting hours into that game. I could never quite get the knack of docking on space stations to trade until someone showed me a cheat code which automatically gave yuo a docking computer, then I was well away. I used to love getting into dogfights with the pirates too...
How old are you lot? I thought I was older than average but it seems you all have the same memories as me...Do not write below this line. Office use only.0 -
cjcp wrote:JonGinge wrote:posh_pedaller wrote:
http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek ... id=0001601
Hold the 'phone! Come down to my level for a moment. Can you download and play this on *any* computer? If so, you should be knighted.
http://www.spectaculator.com/
Edit: apologies in advance to your good lady (aka computer widow)0 -
R_T_A wrote:posh_pedaller wrote:
As I'm now drowning in nostalgia today, how about:
- The precursor to pc adventure games, "Choose your own adventure books" (roll a 6 and turn to page 7; else turn to page 24)
- Airfix
And is it me, or has every school kid got the ridiculously hideous haircuts of the late 70s/early 80s?
Yes, the Choose Your Own Adventure and those fantasy books by thingy Jackson with teh green spines. They were great...Do not write below this line. Office use only.0 -
cjcp wrote:Jay dubbleU wrote:cjcp wrote:Jay dubbleU wrote:I beg to differ - Casablanca is a classic - Cannonball Run is a redneck comedy
"Classic" in that "this is going to send me to sleep very shortly" kind of way. CR rocks. :P
Only in that its very noisy - it has Roger Moore and Burt Reynolds in it FFS
Both of whom are dogs. It has a stellar cast.
Fixed that for you!
Burt Reynolds has a ghey moustache - sorry I've stooped to cheap insults now - anyway its not my fault you have the attention span of a mollusc and are unable to appreciate the finer points of cinematography0 -
Headhuunter wrote:Elite! I remember putting hours into that game. I could never quite get the knack of docking on space stations to trade until someone showed me a cheat code which automatically gave yuo a docking computer, then I was well away. I used to love getting into dogfights with the pirates too...
How old are you lot? I thought I was older than average but it seems you all have the same memories as me...
Docking was an art. If you had enough credits, you could buy the Auto-Docker equipment.
Dogfights with the Space Station Police were fantastic. I used to pick on them if I was in a bad mood by approaching the Space Station all guns a'blazin' directing my fire at the gap you docked through because that's where the police came out. Think you received 0.5 credits for each kill. Not prosperous business, I know, but it eased the tension. Felt like the end of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (now that's a film Jay ).
Did you ever get caught in Witch Space i.e. some sort of Nowhere's-ville full of Thargons and Thargoids?
I'm 35 going on 55.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
Jay dubbleU wrote:cjcp wrote:Jay dubbleU wrote:cjcp wrote:Jay dubbleU wrote:I beg to differ - Casablanca is a classic - Cannonball Run is a redneck comedy
"Classic" in that "this is going to send me to sleep very shortly" kind of way. CR rocks. :P
Only in that its very noisy - it has Roger Moore and Burt Reynolds in it FFS
Both of whom are dogs. It has a stellar cast.
Fixed that for you!
Burt Reynolds has a ghey moustache - sorry I've stooped to cheap insults now - anyway its not my fault you have the attention span of a mollusc and are unable to appreciate the finer points of cinematography
FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
cjcp wrote:Headhuunter wrote:Elite! I remember putting hours into that game. I could never quite get the knack of docking on space stations to trade until someone showed me a cheat code which automatically gave yuo a docking computer, then I was well away. I used to love getting into dogfights with the pirates too...
How old are you lot? I thought I was older than average but it seems you all have the same memories as me...
Docking was an art. If you had enough credits, you could buy the Auto-Docker equipment.
Dogfights with the Space Station Police were fantastic. I used to pick on them if I was in a bad mood by approaching the Space Station all guns a'blazin' directing my fire at the gap you docked through because that's where the police came out. Think you received 0.5 credits for each kill. Not prosperous business, I know, but it eased the tension. Felt like the end of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (now that's a film Jay ).
Did you ever get caught in Witch Space i.e. some sort of Nowhere's-ville full of Thargons and Thargoids?
I'm 35 going on 55.0 -
Chuckie is available as a flash game for free now. Just google it. repton3 dot co dot uk works well, even has the sounds.0
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Word of warning: Nostalgia isn't what it used to be, leave the emulators alone and preserve the memories.0
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D and D anyone ? (I'll get me coat) :oops:0
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Jay dubbleU wrote:D and D anyone ? (I'll get me coat) :oops:
Don't you mean your +3 Plate Armour giving you an AC of 0?
(Holy Crap it DOES give you an AC of 0!!! Oh, Christ shoot me now.)Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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2012 Felt F65X
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