In message <h00j25p62qthl4hs9vqlo4v4t9nf0uu...@4ax.com> Steve <s...@zen.uk.invalid> wrote:
> I know about Elite, but which are also must play games in everyone's > opinion?
Repton in it's many guises Skirmish Mr Ee! Arcade Soccer Inertia Nevryon E-Type Citadel Palace Of Magic Fortress Qwak Galaforce Caveman Capers Bug Eyes 2 Zalaga Bonecruncher Frak! Firetrack Jet Set Willy Manic Miner Jet Pac Sabre Wulf Chuckie Egg Imogen Micro Power produced many good games, too many to list here.
Most titles from Superior Software worth checking out.
Games from Tynesoft were interesting like Vindaloo, Future Shock, Spy VS Spy, Boulder Dash, Summer Olympiad and Saigon to name but a few.
Acornsoft produced some quality arcade conversions, Hopper, Arcadians, Snapper, Monsters are a few of many worth checking out.
The list is endless really there's 100s of games out theres, so you are bound to find something that appeals, check the Stairway to hell website www.stairwaytohell.com for loads of BBC games including some exclusives like Cookie & Bubble Bobble which were never released
Oh and anything by Mastertronic should be avoided ,despite producing many good games on other 8 bit machines, they never managed on the BBC.
As for Elite, clearly it has it's fans, but i'm not one of them, never rated it found it too long winded and boring, and despite many saying its the must have BBC games, it's pretty much the only one I never bought.
In message <h00j25p62qthl4hs9vqlo4v4t9nf0uu...@4ax.com> Steve <s...@zen.uk.invalid> wrote:
> I know about Elite, but which are also must play games in everyone's > opinion?
Repton 3, Ravenskull, Thrust, Stryker's Run (Part 1 and Codename: Droid), Bonecruncher, Exile and Citadel are the games I can recommend.
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Steve <s...@zen.uk.invalid> wrote: > I know about Elite, but which are also must play games in everyone's > opinion?
Spycat hardly ever gets a mention, but that was one of my favourites. Most other graphical adventures fell down because you couldn't tell what the objects were, the puzzles were illogical, or even if you could work out what you needed to do, the game wouldn't let you do it.
In message <20090607151209.20a37...@realh.co.uk> Tony Houghton <h...@realh.co.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:30:31 +0100 > Steve <s...@zen.uk.invalid> wrote: >> I know about Elite, but which are also must play games in everyone's >> opinion? > Spycat hardly ever gets a mention, but that was one of my favourites. > Most other graphical adventures fell down because you couldn't tell what > the objects were, the puzzles were illogical, or even if you could work > out what you needed to do, the game wouldn't let you do it.
Totally agree, That was a a brilliant game, really enjoyed playing that one, and I actually won one of the competition prize certificates too !!!
On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 15:12:09 +0100, Tony Houghton <h...@realh.co.uk> wrote:
>On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:30:31 +0100 >Steve <s...@zen.uk.invalid> wrote:
>> I know about Elite, but which are also must play games in everyone's >> opinion?
>Spycat hardly ever gets a mention, but that was one of my favourites. >Most other graphical adventures fell down because you couldn't tell what >the objects were, the puzzles were illogical, or even if you could work >out what you needed to do, the game wouldn't let you do it.
Many thanks for all the replies - please keep them coming! I'm adding all of your suggestions to my 'to play' list.
In comp.sys.acorn.games Tony Houghton <h...@realh.co.uk> wrote:
> Spycat hardly ever gets a mention, but that was one of my favourites. > Most other graphical adventures fell down because you couldn't tell what > the objects were, the puzzles were illogical, or even if you could work > out what you needed to do, the game wouldn't let you do it.
Some of the Level 9 adventures (eg Scapeghost) were supposedly good, though I only played them latterly in emulation. 'L: A mathemagical adventure' was interesting (or maybe you had to be at primary school to appreciate it)
Sim City, as a testament to what could be fitted into a Beeb.
Chuckie Egg!
Revs was another acclaimed game, though I never got into it.
In message <aa45a06750.MThomp...@mt.riscos.org> Matthew Thompson <m...@REMOVETHISred-squirrel.com> wrote:
> Happy gaming !
Thanks for that list Matthew, quite a few gems!
I quite like HatTrix; I've never seen a game like it before or since, and for something by Orlando it surprises me that it given away from with the Micro user on a coverdisk.
Hostages was quite good too, once you got used to the crappy collision detection and unintuitive controls (Far better on the Arc though).
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Theo Markettos wrote: > Some of the Level 9 adventures (eg Scapeghost) were supposedly > good, though I only played them latterly in emulation. 'L: A > mathemagical adventure' was interesting (or maybe you had to be > at primary school to appreciate it)
The older Level 9 adventures were the ones I knew and liked. They were text only.
"Gateway to Karos" and "Mirror of Khoronz" are text adventures and Gate is available for the Beeb at http://www.boulsworth.co.uk/intfict/ The version of Mirror is there but presently only available in the new improved RISC OS 3 version. The Beeb version is available on the web - google is your friend.
Joyce.
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I would recommend Sentinel and Cholo, both from Firebird. Sentinel was from Geoffrey Crammond of Revs fame. Both gave me hours of happy time wasting back in the day. Cholo at least is available again in a PC version from Ovine.com.
In message <84ab0c6850....@aqus02.dsl.pipex.com> Rob White <mfl...@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> In message <aa45a06750.MThomp...@mt.riscos.org> > Matthew Thompson <m...@REMOVETHISred-squirrel.com> wrote: >> Happy gaming ! > Thanks for that list Matthew, quite a few gems! > I quite like HatTrix; I've never seen a game like it before or since, > and for something by Orlando it surprises me that it given away from > with the Micro user on a coverdisk. > Hostages was quite good too, once you got used to the crappy collision > detection and unintuitive controls (Far better on the Arc though).
Hostages was ineed a good game, thought it was a bit more original than the usual platformers etc, but I always found Level 2 trying to swing in through the window was very difficult indeed, used to take ages to get in there.
In message <4mno25llqtmhb2v6pce2frm8fpjs7gp...@4ax.com> Steve <s...@zen.uk.invalid> wrote:
> On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 15:12:09 +0100, Tony Houghton <h...@realh.co.uk> > wrote: >>On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:30:31 +0100 >>Steve <s...@zen.uk.invalid> wrote:
>>> I know about Elite, but which are also must play games in everyone's >>> opinion?
>>Spycat hardly ever gets a mention, but that was one of my favourites. >>Most other graphical adventures fell down because you couldn't tell what >>the objects were, the puzzles were illogical, or even if you could work >>out what you needed to do, the game wouldn't let you do it. > Many thanks for all the replies - please keep them coming! I'm adding > all of your suggestions to my 'to play' list.
My list "to play" could go on forever !! but some other ones I remember worth a look are Nutcraka, Pengi, Moon Cresta, Kissin' Kousin's, Sim, and second the comments of Strykers Run & Codename Droid, Boffin, Plan B + Plan B2, Dunjunz, Hunkidory, Match Day, Infinity.
In message <50685c6090alan_cal...@o2.co.uk> Alan Calder <alan_cal...@o2.co.uk> wrote:
> I would recommend Sentinel and Cholo, both from Firebird. Sentinel was from > Geoffrey Crammond of Revs fame. Both gave me hours of happy time wasting > back in the day. Cholo at least is available again in a PC version from > Ovine.com.
There's a great version of Sentinel for the PS1 (Called 'Sentinel Returns'). It's quite rare, but second-hand shops sometimes have it.
I find it easier to control with the PS2 pads than a keyboard.
Cheers, Rob -- .__ __ |__ |__ .|__ __ | Rob White, Half Man Half Biscuit. | / \| \ | | || ||| /__\ | robthe...@googlemail.com | \__/|__/ |_|_|| |||__\___ | Wimbledon, London, England. "Do sugar cubes have dots or is that a dice I just put in my tea?"
To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world.
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On the 9 Jun 2009, Rob White <mfl...@dsl.pipex.com> wrote:
> In message <50685c6090alan_cal...@o2.co.uk> > Alan Calder <alan_cal...@o2.co.uk> wrote: >> I would recommend Sentinel and Cholo, both from Firebird. Sentinel was from >> Geoffrey Crammond of Revs fame. Both gave me hours of happy time wasting >> back in the day. Cholo at least is available again in a PC version from >> Ovine.com. > There's a great version of Sentinel for the PS1 (Called 'Sentinel > Returns'). It's quite rare, but second-hand shops sometimes have it.
I got the PC version of that out of a bargain bin in Game nearly ten years ago. I really enjoyed it.
> I find it easier to control with the PS2 pads than a keyboard.
I can't remember whether the PC used mouse for the gameplay, been a long time since I last played it. I never played the BBC original so can't really compare the two.
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In message <a7b05c6850.MThomp...@mt.riscos.org> Matthew Thompson <m...@REMOVETHISred-squirrel.com> wrote:
>> Many thanks for all the replies - please keep them coming! I'm adding >> all of your suggestions to my 'to play' list. > My list "to play" could go on forever !! but some other ones I > remember worth a look are Nutcraka, Pengi, Moon Cresta, Kissin' > Kousin's, Sim, and second the comments of Strykers Run & Codename > Droid, Boffin, Plan B + Plan B2, Dunjunz, Hunkidory, Match Day, > Infinity.
Infinity was almost certainly the biggest game ever for the Beeb (not counting algorithm-generated games like Sentinel). It had 1000 screens. I think the authors released another game but I've never seen it.
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