Computer games - then & now
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Computer games - then & now
I must admit to being totally out of date with computer games.
As a teenager we had similar to this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCqIkgFKHr4. (on a black & white TV - no colour then )
and was very impressed with the video quality and story line of a modern game I stumbled across on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHKUVdb5YTM
What are some other games you and/or your children are playing now with superb video quality?
Anything you really liked in the past?
PS: The town I came from had banned pinball machines, video arcade games and even disallowed construction of a drive in theatre. Bad influence on the youth - we had to walk a few miles outside the town limits to a truck stop to play "Space Invaders"
As a teenager we had similar to this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCqIkgFKHr4. (on a black & white TV - no colour then )
and was very impressed with the video quality and story line of a modern game I stumbled across on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHKUVdb5YTM
What are some other games you and/or your children are playing now with superb video quality?
Anything you really liked in the past?
PS: The town I came from had banned pinball machines, video arcade games and even disallowed construction of a drive in theatre. Bad influence on the youth - we had to walk a few miles outside the town limits to a truck stop to play "Space Invaders"
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Go and search for Doom comparison videos and images.
It's a particularly good comparison because a lot of the monsters and characters are the same, despite almost 30 years transpiring. Same demons and entities, just better graphics. It's really something.
It goes deeper. Every year these graphics and VR simulations get better, the probability of the simulation hypothesis being true improves.
It's a particularly good comparison because a lot of the monsters and characters are the same, despite almost 30 years transpiring. Same demons and entities, just better graphics. It's really something.
It goes deeper. Every year these graphics and VR simulations get better, the probability of the simulation hypothesis being true improves.
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Younger plays Elder Scrolls and Minecraft.
I used to love Ultima, Choplifter, Galaga (made my own Mame arcade machine a long time ago), Defender, Zork, SSI text-based games.
Good Times.
I can't get into any of the first person games anymore, did try Portal, not bad, but I would have never come out of my room if I was a teenager now.
I used to love Ultima, Choplifter, Galaga (made my own Mame arcade machine a long time ago), Defender, Zork, SSI text-based games.
Good Times.
I can't get into any of the first person games anymore, did try Portal, not bad, but I would have never come out of my room if I was a teenager now.
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Hal, I didn’t really play Kriegspiel. :-) i was looking at the book Where Wizards Stay Up Late just yesterday and I went down the history of computing rabbit hole that I occasionally go down. This time is was the Dragon 64. There’s an archive of Dragon User magazine, and that led to the Kriegspiel ad.
No pinball? What an odd town you lived in!
We had pong in the 70s. We had a white cat (apologies, Pug!) who normally stared at the wall but that Pong ball really brought out his hunter instinct. No Internet to put him on nor even a camcorder with which to film him.
The Golden Age for my family was the Atari 2600. Pitfall and stuff like that. (On youtube, you can find Jack Black as an unknown little boy doing an ad for it).
Two arcade games that really stood out for me — Physical games that you had to visit and feed quarters — were Joust with its knights on flying ostriches, with lances; and later, Dragon’s Lair, which might have been the first laserdisc game. We first saw Dragon’s Lair at a rest stop. It blew us away. We may as well have been Amish. So many quarters spent on that one. (Two at a time).
After we got our first home computer, two floppy disk games kept my brother and me in the cool air of the basement every day after school and all summer long: King’s Quest, which we first saw demonstrated in some quiet little computer shop; and Sun Tzu’s Art of War (by Broderbund?)
A friend outside D.C. introduced us to Castle Wolfenstein.
i’ve seen my nephew play fancy games over the holiday but for me the thrill is gone. I can never get it back.
No pinball? What an odd town you lived in!
We had pong in the 70s. We had a white cat (apologies, Pug!) who normally stared at the wall but that Pong ball really brought out his hunter instinct. No Internet to put him on nor even a camcorder with which to film him.
The Golden Age for my family was the Atari 2600. Pitfall and stuff like that. (On youtube, you can find Jack Black as an unknown little boy doing an ad for it).
Two arcade games that really stood out for me — Physical games that you had to visit and feed quarters — were Joust with its knights on flying ostriches, with lances; and later, Dragon’s Lair, which might have been the first laserdisc game. We first saw Dragon’s Lair at a rest stop. It blew us away. We may as well have been Amish. So many quarters spent on that one. (Two at a time).
After we got our first home computer, two floppy disk games kept my brother and me in the cool air of the basement every day after school and all summer long: King’s Quest, which we first saw demonstrated in some quiet little computer shop; and Sun Tzu’s Art of War (by Broderbund?)
A friend outside D.C. introduced us to Castle Wolfenstein.
i’ve seen my nephew play fancy games over the holiday but for me the thrill is gone. I can never get it back.
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Heh,
You reminded me of Battlezone and Asteroids when I went to Uni. Having to design/build "high power" 8085 systems (ran at a few Mhz if I remember correctly)
You reminded me of Battlezone and Asteroids when I went to Uni. Having to design/build "high power" 8085 systems (ran at a few Mhz if I remember correctly)
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Too many games to list, but I also really loved Punch-Out. I can still picture beating the stuffing out of Glass Joe, making another opponent’s eyes bulge, and getting knocked out by higher level characters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_P ... characters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_P ... characters
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You would have self-quarantined and thought it was great! Maybe these absorbing games are training the younger generation for the coming apocalypse multi-pandemics (caution, conspiracy theory).Cortopassi wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:44 pmYounger plays Elder Scrolls and Minecraft.
I used to love Ultima, Choplifter, Galaga (made my own Mame arcade machine a long time ago), Defender, Zork, SSI text-based games.
Good Times.
I can't get into any of the first person games anymore, did try Portal, not bad, but I would have never come out of my room if I was a teenager now.
DNA has its own language (code), and language requires intelligence. There is no known mechanism by which matter can give birth to information, let alone language. It is unreasonable to believe the world could have happened by chance.
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Played Battlezone for hours at the Malibu Grand Prix back in the day - They would run a Saturday special $5 real American for $15 in tokens
Old commercial from YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_03bO0FXOE
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Holy moly the new Resident Evil 3 remake REALLY brings some memories back from my childhood.
Being chased by Nemesis at HD resolution and modern textures really makes you load your pants.
Being chased by Nemesis at HD resolution and modern textures really makes you load your pants.
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Choplifter. Battle Zone. Anything Infocom.
Wow those were some good ones.
I'll add Dr J and Larry Bird Go One On One, Archon, Red Baron, Pole Position, Karate Champ, Pirates, Defender of the Crown, Qbert...probably a zillion others.
The good old Commodore 64...
The arcade near my high school gave out a surprising amount of free tokens for good grades. So one of the (few) perks of being a nerd was getting hours and hours of arcade time for nothing!
Wow those were some good ones.
I'll add Dr J and Larry Bird Go One On One, Archon, Red Baron, Pole Position, Karate Champ, Pirates, Defender of the Crown, Qbert...probably a zillion others.
The good old Commodore 64...
The arcade near my high school gave out a surprising amount of free tokens for good grades. So one of the (few) perks of being a nerd was getting hours and hours of arcade time for nothing!
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What game should I get next? One of:
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Witcher 3
- GTA V
- Skyrim
They're all about the same price on the playstation store at the moment...
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Witcher 3
- GTA V
- Skyrim
They're all about the same price on the playstation store at the moment...
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I load up youtube and what do they recommend? Skyrim Meets Metal.
It's almost as if Google is spying on me!
It's almost as if Google is spying on me!
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That's one vote for Skyrim!
Lol Google's mantra now seems to be "Always be evil."
Lol Google's mantra now seems to be "Always be evil."
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I also got Resident Evil 2 for PS4.
Currently 51% off the normal price on the playstation store!
Currently 51% off the normal price on the playstation store!
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I loved Zaxxon in the 80’s. So much so that every time I see a photo of storage tanks, I think of Zaxxon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaxxon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaxxon
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Modern gaming has come a long way, and the video quality and storylines in some games are absolutely stunning. I checked out the YouTube links you posted, and they look fantastic!
Today, there are so many games with superb video quality. Titles like ""The Witcher 3,"" ""Red Dead Redemption 2,"" and ""Cyberpunk 2077"" offer breathtaking graphics and immersive experiences. As for what my kids and I are playing, they're really into ""Fortnite"" and ""Minecraft"" – the graphics might be different, but the fun is still there!
It's funny to hear about your town's restrictions on pinball machines and arcade games back in the day. Times have certainly changed, and it's great that we can now play games for money and entertainment. There are plenty of opportunities to play games for money these days, and it's a whole new world of entertainment.
Today, there are so many games with superb video quality. Titles like ""The Witcher 3,"" ""Red Dead Redemption 2,"" and ""Cyberpunk 2077"" offer breathtaking graphics and immersive experiences. As for what my kids and I are playing, they're really into ""Fortnite"" and ""Minecraft"" – the graphics might be different, but the fun is still there!
It's funny to hear about your town's restrictions on pinball machines and arcade games back in the day. Times have certainly changed, and it's great that we can now play games for money and entertainment. There are plenty of opportunities to play games for money these days, and it's a whole new world of entertainment.