First memorable retrogame that you played?
3267 sats \ 52 comments \ @south_korea_ln 6 Dec 2023 gaming
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187 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 7 Dec 2023
Are you guys familiar with the Hero of Bitcoin game that a pixel artist is building for gameboy?
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100 sats \ 3 replies \ @south_korea_ln OP 7 Dec 2023
Not until just now... thanks, will have a look at it.
https://geyser.fund/project/heroofbitcoin
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 7 Dec 2023
Yes, that's it. I learned of it through geyser as well and donated to his fund. He has been working on it for a couple years now.
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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln OP 7 Dec 2023
The latest entry seems to date from May 2023... I wonder if he's still working on it.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 7 Dec 2023
He has released a demo version. I think the full release will be done next year.
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236 sats \ 18 replies \ @kristapsk 6 Dec 2023
First games ever was on some Soviet era computers, don't remember exactly.
First big hit on PC for me personally was Prince of Persia.
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75 sats \ 2 replies \ @fm 6 Dec 2023
Prince of Persia was awesome.. probably my first pc game. Found a glitch on the first level to pass without the sword. Had older games on spectrum but not memorable
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @kristapsk 6 Dec 2023
Yes, you can finish first level without that first fight. Time was important there. Have you finished it? I did, few times, but took some time to manage that.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @fm 6 Dec 2023
No, never finished. Always got stuck somewhere.. Shit was not easy..
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10 sats \ 14 replies \ @486DX2 6 Dec 2023
Hah, that sound as you hit the spikes.
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0 sats \ 13 replies \ @nout 6 Dec 2023
krsh... taaa da daa ...
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67 sats \ 12 replies \ @nout 6 Dec 2023
also, I appreciate the username @486DX2, I'm happy for you that you have a co-processor... :)
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98 sats \ 11 replies \ @486DX2 6 Dec 2023
The brutal truth is that I only actually had an SX25... I never got the 66mhz beast I really wanted and clearly, I never got over it.
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77 sats \ 4 replies \ @kristapsk 6 Dec 2023
DX2 66 MHz wasn't the real beast, DX4 100 Mhz was! :)
For SX25 I would not even switch to 486, had AMD Am386 40 MHz (fastest 386, Intel only had 33 MHz) with external FPU (don't remember what was the manufacturer of that, some other company IIRC) before.
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @486DX2 6 Dec 2023
Ahhh but I was coming from a 286 10mhz and probably got sucked in by the 486 hype. I do now to seem to remember those meaty 386s. Good times.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @kristapsk 6 Dec 2023
"My" first PC (actually my mothers, but I had some hours per day access to it) had AMD Am286 14 MHz CPU (again, fastest Intel 286 was 12 MHz), it was in mid-1990s (we weren't rich, so all 386, 486, Pentiums come to me with some delay later).
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0 sats \ 5 replies \ @nout 6 Dec 2023
I feel the pain! :) I managed to get Pentium 1 75MHz for Socket 4 and it was overheating...
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @486DX2 6 Dec 2023
Pre proper cooling tech eh? I think there were even clip-on co processors weren't there? Cyrix rings a bell?
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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @kristapsk 6 Dec 2023
It was long time ago, but I think 75 MHz Pentium even could more or less work without a heatsink at all.
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75 sats \ 1 reply \ @oraltosun 6 Dec 2023
Tetris
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 6 Dec 2023
This is still one of my favorites. My family and I play the new one on switch and sometimes they can beat me. No way on the OG.
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77 sats \ 0 replies \ @davidw 8 Dec 2023
Mine was Frogger šŸø ā€”ā€”
Unrelated and before my time but Iā€™m sure you lot will appreciate this video and the engineering inside. The Slow Mo Guys are awesome. Happen to know them quite well:
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77 sats \ 0 replies \ @SatsCats 7 Dec 2023
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77 sats \ 0 replies \ @SwearyDoctor 7 Dec 2023
Maniac Mansion, played in the 80s on a C64
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77 sats \ 0 replies \ @billiam 7 Dec 2023
Jeff Minter's Attack of the Mutant Camels C64.
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142 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 6 Dec 2023
Original Super Mario Bros on Nintendo. My mom gave it to me with a new Nintendo for my 7th birthday. I rarely got to play for the first couple years because my dad was obsessed. His goal was to beat the whole game, no warps, no deaths. Not sure if he ever made it. šŸ¤™
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87 sats \ 0 replies \ @bataroot 6 Dec 2023
Nebulus on Atari ST šŸø
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52 sats \ 1 reply \ @nout 6 Dec 2023
My first ones were 4 color CGA games on 286 MS-DOS :)
I think the first memorable one would be Alley Cat https://dosgames.com/game/alley-cat/
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77 sats \ 0 replies \ @kristapsk 6 Dec 2023
Have spent a lot of hours on this one as kid! Also, one of the games my mother loved too (because of cats).
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164 sats \ 1 reply \ @030e0dca83 6 Dec 2023
levels' music still playing in my ears
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 6 Dec 2023
Yes
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98 sats \ 2 replies \ @linda024352 6 Dec 2023
Legend of Zelda, one of the best games
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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @DesertDave 6 Dec 2023
Still one of the best of all time. That's why BOTW is so amazing. I feel like it captures that same open spirit.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @linda024352 6 Dec 2023
If it's because of his open style of play, he's good. You can finish it in a linear way or play it extensively with its side quests. I think I've played all the zelda games without fear of making mistakes
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @gnilma 6 Dec 2023
Contra was the first one that got me hooked and I wouldn't leave my friend's house just to play it.
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117 sats \ 0 replies \ @POTUS 6 Dec 2023
Donkey Kong Country
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @jessikabtc 20 Feb
Dizzy (ZX Spectrum)
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 6 Dec 2023
Does the original Pong count, before the incredible "hockey" upgrade?
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54 sats \ 0 replies \ @spraveenitpro 6 Dec 2023
Mortal Kombat 3 for me, finish him!!
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @486DX2 6 Dec 2023
Dizzy Egg
That music, still gives me chills!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @NoStranger 13 Dec 2023
The NeverHood, it was the only adventure game I ever enjoyed.
It's a wonderful game that I still play to this day.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @danieltapa 7 Dec 2023
Enduro the night foggy level was insane
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @tnuts420 6 Dec 2023
zaxxon was my first game ever, but i was really just shooting while my dad steered. legend of zelda was probably the first game i played by myself, and i've loved the franchise ever since. just finished tears of the kingdom last week
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK 6 Dec 2023
North and South NHL 91 Boulderdash
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @trevor 6 Dec 2023
The Labyrinth of Time
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @m00ninite 6 Dec 2023
Not sure which came first.. Either Lemmings on the family's PC, or Super Mario Bros.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 6 Dec 2023
Eco Quest was the first game I played on PC. I remember it came on something like 6 floppy disks. Good times
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