Old School/Retro Gaming: What are You Playing?

[Starscream]

Since the Game Thread is pretty much all new stuff, I'd like to see if anyone's playing any of the old stuff (Atari, NES, SNES, Genesis, Turbo Grafx, Neo-Geo, N64, PS1, emulators, etc...)
Also, anything retro on the Wii Virtual Console or PS3, XBox 360, or PC too.
I've been playing Punch-Out, Tecmo Bowl, Contra, Castlevania, Earthbound, and TMNT: The Arcade Game of late.

Anybody else into retro gaming?

[Starscream]

Other notables I've played of late:

Kid Icarus
Metroid
Battletoads (The Arcade Version)
Excitebike
Super Mario All-Stars
X-Men: The Arcade Game
The Avengers
Mega Man 2

Old school gamers, recommend something good.

[MurphysLaw]

Just beat Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest 1 during my short semester break. Played it on a NES emulator on my MacBook

[688sonarmen]

NES and Super Nintendo are the only systems I know how to play.

Kung-Fu
Street Fighter 2
Skate or Die
California Games
Star Fox

Some of the best:tu

[replicant_argent]

I've been playing Pong in my head all day.

[Starscream]

NES and Super Nintendo are the only systems I know how to play.

Kung-Fu
Street Fighter 2
Skate or Die
California Games
Star Fox

Some of the best:tu

Star Fox for SNES?
I might have to revisit Skate or Die and California Games. I loved Skate or Die when I was a kid, but couldn't figure it out when I revisited it last year.



And how could I forget the most AWESOME game of all time:

STREETS OF RAGE 2! The soundtrack alone puts it in the top ten, but the gameplay for a beat'em up makes it my favorite of ALL TIME.

[MurphysLaw]

And how could I forget the most AWESOME game of all time:

STREETS OF RAGE 2! The soundtrack alone puts it in the top ten, but the gameplay for a beat'em up makes it my favorite of ALL TIME.

I love me some Streets of Rage, man I gotta hook the Wii up and play that again

[Starscream]

I've been playing Pong in my head all day.

Does the bouncing back and forth give you a headache?:)

Never was good at either Pong or the more modernized Breakout, but I still respect both games.

[Starscream]

I love me some Streets of Rage, man I gotta hook the Wii up and play that again

1,2,or 3?

2 was the greatest IMHO.

[DPD6030]

I've been playing Mario kart and Mario tennis on my lime green 64

[The Poet]

Does Red Rover count? :D

[pektel]

I don't own any new game system. I bought a PS2 a few years ago when I quit drinking to keep me occupied. Now it doesn't hold my attention for more than a few minutes. I still have my original NES from 20 or so years ago, along with a few games. Commando, Gunsmoke, Gradius, Contra, Baseball, Ice Hockey, Skate or Die 1 & 2, World Cup soccer, Super Spike V-Ball... and of course all 3 super mario's.

But my favorite was always Breakthru. That game is the isht.

[JackSchwartz]

I used to play Kid Icarus all the time. Loved that game. I still play RBI Baseball on the NES when I visit my parents.

[MurphysLaw]

1,2,or 3?

2 was the greatest IMHO.

I think I have 1 and 3 on the wii, and I like the original better, but now, guess i need to buy 2 as well :tu

[Mattso3000]

I think I have 1 and 3 on the wii, and I like the original better, but now, guess i need to buy 2 as well :tu

Love the feature to buy old school NES games on the wii. I have punch out and smb now and looking to get more. Also went out to get the old school controller a few months ago, much better than trying to use the wii controller to play.

[688sonarmen]

Star Fox for SNES?
I might have to revisit Skate or Die and California Games. I loved Skate or Die when I was a kid, but couldn't figure it out when I revisited it last year.



And how could I forget the most AWESOME game of all time:

STREETS OF RAGE 2! The soundtrack alone puts it in the top ten, but the gameplay for a beat'em up makes it my favorite of ALL TIME.

Yeah for SNES, I never advanced my video gaming further than that system:r

[MurphysLaw]

Love the feature to buy old school NES games on the wii. I have punch out and smb now and looking to get more. Also went out to get the old school controller a few months ago, much better than trying to use the wii controller to play.

I might have to snag one of those when I get some disposable income :tu

[Drez]

Love the feature to buy old school NES games on the wii. I have punch out and smb now and looking to get more. Also went out to get the old school controller a few months ago, much better than trying to use the wii controller to play.

i need to check that out. ive been wanting to play smb 3

[Starscream]

Love the feature to buy old school NES games on the wii. I have punch out and smb now and looking to get more. Also went out to get the old school controller a few months ago, much better than trying to use the wii controller to play.

The old school controller is awesome just b/c of the retro look, but if you want a more accurate controller for games such as Punch-Out, I would suggest looking into a GameCube controller that you'll actually have to plug in. The wireless remotes have a very slight delay and can hurt you on games like Punch-Out.

[Starscream]

Just beat Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest 1 during my short semester break. Played it on a NES emulator on my MacBook

I'm not big on rpg games, but Dragon Warrior always intrigued me a bit.

[DPD6030]

You know what I miss...Mike Tyson's punch-out and Excite bike and Blades of Steel...all classics on the NES IMO. Wish I had a NES.

[Starscream]

You know what I miss...Mike Tyson's punch-out and Excite bike and Blades of Steel...all classics on the NES IMO. Wish I had a NES.

I'm fortunate enough to still have my original NES. It's cool that you can pick up most games for between 50 cents to $2.00 (although a few rare games go for up to $1,000). If you're interested, you can find one on E-Bay or Amazon for less than $50, or you can buy the dual NES/SNES system for around $50 too.

[irratebass]

I'm still playing through SCARFACE and the GTA TRILOGY BOX SET for the original XBOX...does that count?

[taltos]

I am still playing several games such as QBert and Zaxxon on my ColecoVision and Myst and Riven on an old Windows 95 machine.

[Starscream]

I'm still playing through SCARFACE and the GTA TRILOGY BOX SET for the original XBOX...does that count?
Almost.:)
I am still playing several games such as QBert and Zaxxon on my ColecoVision and Myst and Riven on an old Windows 95 machine.
Man, I SUCK at QBert.

[mariogolbee]

I picked up a N64 a year or two ago. I never actually tested it and have misplaced it since. I just recently nabbed Goldeneye 007 and Starfox 64 for the N64 again, but haven't tested them because I can't find the console!:bhd I also picked up SFII for the SNS and SM3 with the box, inserts, and all, but don't have the consoles for them.

I just got the 3DS, which is pretty slick, and have been playing Starfox 64 on it. I played through once. The controls are not the same, but the graphics are beautiful, and they left the spirit of the game intact. It is a blast! Anyone have it so we can get in on some multiplayer? That was my favorite part of this game! I also garabbed Zelda:OoT, but haven't cracked it open yet.

[DPD6030]

How could I have forgotten 007! Classic...need to find more games for the 64

[MurphysLaw]

I'm not big on rpg games, but Dragon Warrior always intrigued me a bit.

The first one isn't very involved as an RPG, you need to talk to people in the towns for hints for what to do next, but that's about it. And you don't have to worry about a large party of characters either.

[mariogolbee]

How could I have forgotten 007! Classic...need to find more games for the 64

I hope Nintendo puts a slick, multiplayer, 3D version out for the 3DS. Then again, that's what I'd hoped for with the Wii.

[Starscream]

The first one isn't very involved as an RPG, you need to talk to people in the towns for hints for what to do next, but that's about it. And you don't have to worry about a large party of characters either.

I'm not much on the turn based gameplay, although I'm a big fan of Earthbound for the snes. I do love me some Zelda games, for those who consider that to be rpg.

[Starscream]

I hope Nintendo puts a slick, multiplayer, 3D version out for the 3DS. Then again, that's what I'd hoped for with the Wii.

I've heard good things about the Wii Goldeneye, but I'm sure it's not even close to the original 64 version. I've still got the old one. I need to revisit it one day soon.

[Boz]

I picked up a N64 a year or two ago. I never actually tested it and have misplaced it since. I just recently nabbed Goldeneye 007 and Starfox 64 for the N64 again, but haven't tested them because I can't find the console!:bhd I also picked up SFII for the SNS and SM3 with the box, inserts, and all, but don't have the consoles for them.

I just got the 3DS, which is pretty slick, and have been playing Starfox 64 on it. I played through once. The controls are not the same, but the graphics are beautiful, and they left the spirit of the game intact. It is a blast! Anyone have it so we can get in on some multiplayer? That was my favorite part of this game! I also garabbed Zelda:OoT, but haven't cracked it open yet.

How could I have forgotten 007! Classic...need to find more games for the 64

I would love to be playing some four player 007 Goldeneye on N64 right. One shot one kill with throwing knives. Bring it. :banger

[mariogolbee]

I would love to be playing some four player 007 Goldeneye on N64 right. One shot one kill with throwing knives. Bring it. :banger
How in the heck did I get that giant gaping mouthed smile in the middle of my post?

Throwing knives were great. So were explosives and the Magnum. My favorite was running in circles strafing. No game comes close to the strafing ability of this one.
I've heard good things about the Wii Goldeneye, but I'm sure it's not even close to the original 64 version. I've still got the old one. I need to revisit it one day soon.
I played it for one night before selling my Wii. It was okay, but not the same game at all. Some of the same concepts are there, I guess. It's not the same without the N64 controller either.

[Starscream]

Just bought Contra: Rebirth for WiiWare, and picked up 6 classic NES games at a flea market this weekend: Ice Hockey, Blades of Steel, Hogan's Alley, Captain Sky Hawk, Tiger Heli, and Rush'n Attack.

[NeuRon]

ill challenge any person alive to a N64 007 GoldenEye deathmatch.. and i will put my money where my mouth is.. lol

[Steve]

Sega Micro Machines

:D

[danreeve]

Rush'n Attack.

awesome game, but damn hard

[Lonely Raven]

Wow, Rush'n Attack. As a kid that game ate many of the quarters I dug up out of the couch.

This thread is good timing. I was just thinking about building myself a MAME machine (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/how_build_kickass_mame_arcade_cabinet_old_pc) as a winter project.

Right out of high school, I had three kick ass jobs. I worked sales/tech in a bike shop, clerk at a Laser Disc store (showing my age, right?), and managed a small arcade in the Chicago suburbs that got to "field test" Midway and Capcom games before they were public release.

Now, with the power of PCs and emulators, I can have 10,000 original, classic games on a laptop, and build a nice arcade grade USB joystick that will play them all!

[Starscream]

I beat Contra Rebirth yesterday and picked up Contra III: The Alien Wars for the Virtual Console. I don't remember III being that hard. I haven't made it past level three yet.

[Starscream]

awesome game, but damn hard

Wow, Rush'n Attack. As a kid that game ate many of the quarters I dug up out of the couch.

This thread is good timing. I was just thinking about building myself a MAME machine (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/how_build_kickass_mame_arcade_cabinet_old_pc) as a winter project.

Right out of high school, I had three kick ass jobs. I worked sales/tech in a bike shop, clerk at a Laser Disc store (showing my age, right?), and managed a small arcade in the Chicago suburbs that got to "field test" Midway and Capcom games before they were public release.

Now, with the power of PCs and emulators, I can have 10,000 original, classic games on a laptop, and build a nice arcade grade USB joystick that will play them all!
There's a new Rush n Attack on the PSN and XBOXLive. It's nothing like the original but it's a pretty fun game. The new one is still a sidescroller.:tu

[LigaPrivadaT84]

On PS3, I've been playing the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection; basically the older games but in remastered HD. I like Snake Eater the best.
On Wii, I have GoldenEye, but have not played it much. I'm looking to purchase the new Zelda and Punch Out; unfortunately, the career has gotten in the way of my gaming lately.
:tu

[OLS]

I played "LION" the other day again, that game is cool. It is as hard to hunt and catch prey as it must be for a
real lion. What I need to find a way to make work is Crusader: No Remorse, but I need to access areas of my brain
that I haven't used in over ten years, in order to make a boot disc that will work. I can't just pop it in and play it.
I used to be able to work MSDOS with no trouble, navigating directories, typing in commands, making boot discs.
Now, pfft. Forget it. I also need to break out Nascar Racing. Wow, what a game that was. As was Falcon 4.0 (F-16 sim)
I would spend entire weekends just trying to master landing without crashing. Not easy at all. I also would spend
equal amount's of time with F-14 Tomcat II trying to land it on a carrier. I am just not good at adding power and
taking away power to maintain that glide path.

[Starscream]

Anyone have the Mortal Kombat collection from PSN or XboxLive? Been debating on getting it. It's only $10 but I hear it's the arcade versions which are pretty hard.

[Reaver2145]

Been playing DOOM on my real crappy XP laptop as it refuses to work for love nor threats of deleting win32 on my windows 7 pc

[Blak Smyth]

I play Minecraft on occasion, although not retro it kinda has that feel to it.

[kaisersozei]

What I need to find a way to make work is Crusader: No Remorse, but I need to access areas of my brain
that I haven't used in over ten years, in order to make a boot disc that will work. I can't just pop it in and play it.


That was an awesome game at the time, I loved the top down perspective. Between that & Doom, it was probably the game that helped get my son (23) hooked on PC gaming. I'm not sure how it was programmed, but you can't get that thing to run on any other OS, at least I haven't been able to. :sh

Another retro-game I would love to get to work is the original X-com. I can't tell you how many hours I played on that when it came out. Man, that was almost 20 years ago, holy crap.

[Poronico]

I just revisited Diablo and Diablo 2 for shits and gigs, it was decent but not nearly as great as I remember lol. Can't wait for D3 to hit the shelves!

[McSmokey]

My goto retro games are The Castlevania and Final Fantasy Series. I can play those til the world ends.

[Poronico]

Joust on a stand up... now that's where it's at!

[kaisersozei]

Another retro-game I would love to get to work is the original X-com. I can't tell you how many hours I played on that when it came out. Man, that was almost 20 years ago, holy crap.

Now THIS is what I'm talkin' about--booya! :banger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uHHmTSDCvA

[Starscream]

Played Streets of Rage 2 yesterday with my 5yr old son. We beat it in about 20 minutes on easy mode.

[Starscream]

Wow, Rush'n Attack. As a kid that game ate many of the quarters I dug up out of the couch.

This thread is good timing. I was just thinking about building myself a MAME machine (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/how_build_kickass_mame_arcade_cabinet_old_pc) as a winter project.

Right out of high school, I had three kick ass jobs. I worked sales/tech in a bike shop, clerk at a Laser Disc store (showing my age, right?), and managed a small arcade in the Chicago suburbs that got to "field test" Midway and Capcom games before they were public release.

Now, with the power of PCs and emulators, I can have 10,000 original, classic games on a laptop, and build a nice arcade grade USB joystick that will play them all!

Did you ever build your own MAME arcade? That would be awesome!

[Jbailey]

Contra III: The Alien Wars for the Virtual Console. I don't remember III being that hard. I haven't made it past level three yet.

Loved Contra III. Stage 4 was where it started to get hard for me.

I gotta find some of my old consoles and get them running again.

[Starscream]

Loved Contra III. Stage 4 was where it started to get hard for me.

I gotta find some of my old consoles and get them running again.

You were good to make it to level 4, Hootie. Did you ever beat it?
The only Contra games I've finished were Contra (with the code) and Contra: Rebirth.

[Jbailey]

I came close to beating it without codes but I have only mastered it with the game genie.

[Bax]

I'm going to be doing some oooooooold school gaming in a week. Heading back home and my friend has a basement set up with a bunch off old arcade stand ups including a working Aferburner with the moving booth :noon

[Starscream]

I came close to beating it without codes but I have only mastered it with the game genie.

The Game Genie, one of the greatest innovations of the 80s.:tu

EDIT: You gotta change the avatar, Hootie. I thought I was reponding to Tom's post. I thought it was a bit weird that he was talking about Contra and the Game Genie.:)

[BUC WHITE]

Me and my buddy get a best of 7 series in bad news baseball for nes. It has an excellent rabbit umpire. Never misses a call

[Starscream]

Played some Guardian Legend on NES the other day.
Also played the Sonic CD demo on the PS3.

[kaisersozei]

For old CivII fans (like me,) thought you'd find this interesting:

http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/uxpil/ive_been_playing_the_same_game_of_civilization_ii/

[Starscream]

MY SNES has been collecting dust for the past 10 yrs b/c I got mad and threw the tv at the wall (I'm well beyond that point in my life) and ripped the coaxial cable in two. I realized this week that the composite cable for the Gamecube works with the SNES, so I dug the SNES and games out of the garage (took me 5 hours to find it all) and I'm having the time of my life! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH0lEVMuzzw) I always hated Starfox and Super Star Wars b/c they were too daggum hard, but now they have been a blast and maybe due to my age, a whole lot easier. Who knew?!?

[Jefft72]

Played some Guardian Legend on NES the other day.
Also played the Sonic CD demo on the PS3.

Holy cow, Guardian Legend really brings back some memories!

Here is a pic of 2 of my young`ens with their first attempts at Mario. I had the bug to hook up the NES after sitting for years in a closet.

https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/288431_4135856123153_1150862624_o.jpg

[VirtualSmitty]

I always hated Starfox and Super Star Wars b/c they were too daggum hard, but now they have been a blast and maybe due to my age, a whole lot easier. Who knew?!?

I felt that way about the Castlevania games from the 80s, early 90s. They used to torment me when I was little, brutal difficulty curve. But for whatever reason, one summer two years ago I dusted off the old NES and SNES and tore through ALL of them. Aside from having to check the internet for a little help with Simons Quest (WTF, kneel randomly at a lake for a tornado to come and take you away!?), I crushed all of them. it was incredibly satisfying, like tying up a loose end from my childhood :tu

[Jbailey]

Aside from having to check the internet for a little help with Simons Quest (WTF, kneel randomly at a lake for a tornado to come and take you away!?)

I remember having some gaming books and that was in there. By far the most obscure and crazy way to get to any final boss. Since that game was so wide open and no real mention on how to do anything it was F*cking hard!

[MrWolf55]

Just dusted off the old NES a couple days ago and have been wearing these two suckers OUT:
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/4931/chturwbmkkgrhqqokkqezj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/801/chturwbmkkgrhqqokkqezj4.jpg/) Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)
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[Starscream]

I remember having some gaming books and that was in there. By far the most obscure and crazy way to get to any final boss. Since that game was so wide open and no real mention on how to do anything it was F*cking hard!
You pretty much have to have a strategy guide to get through that game. It did have an epic soundtrack though.
Just dusted off the old NES a couple days ago and have been wearing these two suckers OUT:
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/4931/chturwbmkkgrhqqokkqezj4.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/801/chturwbmkkgrhqqokkqezj4.jpg/) Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)
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I've got Skate or Die 2 and hate it. Probably b/c I suck at it.



I picked up a couple games for the SNES and NES this week:
SNES -
T2: The Arcade game
Batman Returns

NES -
Vindicators
Jeopardy

[Starscream]

I felt that way about the Castlevania games from the 80s, early 90s. They used to torment me when I was little, brutal difficulty curve. But for whatever reason, one summer two years ago I dusted off the old NES and SNES and tore through ALL of them. Aside from having to check the internet for a little help with Simons Quest (WTF, kneel randomly at a lake for a tornado to come and take you away!?), I crushed all of them. it was incredibly satisfying, like tying up a loose end from my childhood :tu
Do you remember which ending you got for Simon's Quest? That one had one good ending, and multiple bad endings if I remember correctly.

[AECUSN]

Still rocking a lot of NES/SNES games. But lately have been playing PS 1 games
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[Starscream]

Taking a break from Uncharted 3 to play Majora's Mask. I got it for free on the VC, and it's definitely NOT my favorite Zelda game by any means.

[Taki]

Contra and Castlevania for Nintendo :u and pretty much all 75 games I have :noon
Love Atari (old school systm) too but my sister has that, we trade every two years!

[MrWolf55]

I've got Skate or Die 2 and hate it. Probably b/c I suck at it.

Yeah this game has always been impossible for me. I always get to the level where you have to ride around the beach and pick up all the halfpipe plans and they're blowing away....f'ing impossible. Must have spent hours trying to beat it as a kid. :c
And so it is with most NES games for me it seems...either beatable within a few hours or completely impossible no matter how much I played it. Never really seemed to be much in between.

[Starscream]

Some games took me years to finally beat, but some I think are impossible due to poor controls. I think both Skate or Die games fall in the poor controls category.

[VirtualSmitty]

Do you remember which ending you got for Simon's Quest? That one had one good ending, and multiple bad endings if I remember correctly.

I got the died from wounds ending :td

[Starscream]

I got the died from wounds ending :td

Simon dies in all three endings (I just found out).
Here's a video that shows all three endings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHbGPOdcyuo

[Starscream]

Holy cow, Guardian Legend really brings back some memories!

Here is a pic of 2 of my young`ens with their first attempts at Mario. I had the bug to hook up the NES after sitting for years in a closet.

https://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/288431_4135856123153_1150862624_o.jpg

I love this pic! Always a good thing when you introduce the kids to the classics! My kids love all of the original Super Mario games on the NES, but I've tried to no avail to get them to enjoy Pac-man, Burgertime, Pole Position, Dig-Dug, or Frogger. I have gotten them addicted to the light gun games on the NES though (Duck Hunt and Hogan's Alley). My youngest son pronounces Duck Hunt as "Duck kunt".:r

[Starscream]

Pac-man Championship Edition DX is awesome. New game that brings back that old school Pac-Man feel. It's addictive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cjz4EuGBrw

[drevim]

Didn't see it mentioned, but if you have an Ipad (or iphone, although it's tougher with a dpad control), check out Activition Anthology. Not the same as having the old 2600 system, but for $7 you get 45 old school games, including Pitfall. This is a direct port, not one of the crappy remakes they have tried over the years.

[Starscream]

God bless Activision for all they did for the industry.

[Jefft72]

I love this pic! Always a good thing when you introduce the kids to the classics! My kids love all of the original Super Mario games on the NES, but I've tried to no avail to get them to enjoy Pac-man, Burgertime, Pole Position, Dig-Dug, or Frogger. I have gotten them addicted to the light gun games on the NES though (Duck Hunt and Hogan's Alley). My youngest son pronounces Duck Hunt as "Duck kunt".:r

I need to find a light gun to plug into my NES. There is no telling where the original is, but Duck Hunt would be fun and the kids would have fun with it.

[mmblz]

Rogue ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_(video_game)

[lilninjabuddy]

Woah. Awesome thread.

[BeerAdvocate]

I need to find an old NES somewhere!

[Starscream]

I picked up three games for the SNES from a student today: Mortal Kombat II, NBA Jam Tournament Edition, and Clayfighter.

[Starscream]

Super R-Type (SNES)
Bases Loaded 2 (NES)
Dukes of Hazzard II: Daisy Dukes it Out (PS1)

Thumbs up for all three.

[Justinphilly]

I need to find an old NES somewhere!

Grab a Nintendo wii. You can download and play tons of original Nintendo games. Or just click here, and thank me later

http://nintendo8.com/toplist/more/

[Starscream]

Grab a Nintendo wii. You can download and play tons of original Nintendo games. Or just click here, and thank me later

http://nintendo8.com/toplist/more/

Nintendo8.com is good, but retrouprising.com is better. Every game, every console.

[Starscream]

Sonic Adventure 2

[cjhalbrooks]

Sled Storm (PS1)

[MarkinAZ]

Taking my time while working my way through "Ultimate Doom":dance:

Always loved this game...

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR6RaR5IX_lYsigBHq7yAfsQD7uVHhTG 2RVlv_DuBBNHRRWP4Sp6Q

[Starscream]

I'm up to 61 games for the NES and 23 games for the SNES. Anyone else still playing the classics?

[Jbailey]

Yes I am Andy. My NES and SNES are hooked up. Recently hooked my 64 up for a bit. Played Golden Eye and Wave Race for a bit a few weeks back.

I would have to count up all my old games but I got enough to keepe busy.

[Sweet_Leaf_PDX]

I enjoy a lot of retro gaming. I have an Atari 2600, Atari 7800, NES, and some of the other pre-playstation era gaming systems. I've been collecting the old games over the years and get a lot of enjoyment out of playing them. This is a cool thread!

[Jbailey]

Still got a 2600 too. Need to hook it up again, love to play done Empire Strikes Back again.

[Starscream]

Yes I am Andy. My NES and SNES are hooked up. Recently hooked my 64 up for a bit. Played Golden Eye and Wave Race for a bit a few weeks back.

I would have to count up all my old games but I got enough to keepe busy.

I just moved the NES from my parents house to mine. Haven't had a chance to hook it up this week. I just bought Blaster Master and can't wait to try it out again.

I have the 64 hooked up in the boys room but rarely play it.

[Starscream]

I enjoy a lot of retro gaming. I have an Atari 2600, Atari 7800, NES, and some of the other pre-playstation era gaming systems. I've been collecting the old games over the years and get a lot of enjoyment out of playing them. This is a cool thread!

I've been on the lookout for a 7800 for a while. I want one so I can play both 7800 and 2600 games on one system. I'm not paying E-Bay prices for one though. How do you like the 7800?

[Sweet_Leaf_PDX]

I've been on the lookout for a 7800 for a while. I want one so I can play both 7800 and 2600 games on one system. I'm not paying E-Bay prices for one though. How do you like the 7800?

If you look around on Craigslist you might be able to find one for a reasonable price. Just make sure that it comes with the power adapter, because those are very difficult to find. I generally just have my 7800 plugged in, and use it to play the 2600 games too.

I do enjoy the 7800 - I think 2600 games look a little better on it and there are just enough cool 7800 games out there to justify owning one.

I have been collecting retro gaming stuff for a while now and have seen a crazy spike in prices recently. I am fortunate to live in Portland because every year we have the "Portland Retro Gaming Expo" and that is a good place to buy games/systems because you can haggle a bit.

[4WheelVFR]

I've been playing Final Fantasy 8 recently. Awesome game. Probably gonna play Seventh Saga and Earthbound from SNES next. The first NES Dragon Warrior games are also on my playlist.

[Starscream]

If you look around on Craigslist you might be able to find one for a reasonable price. Just make sure that it comes with the power adapter, because those are very difficult to find. I generally just have my 7800 plugged in, and use it to play the 2600 games too.

I do enjoy the 7800 - I think 2600 games look a little better on it and there are just enough cool 7800 games out there to justify owning one.

I have been collecting retro gaming stuff for a while now and have seen a crazy spike in prices recently. I am fortunate to live in Portland because every year we have the "Portland Retro Gaming Expo" and that is a good place to buy games/systems because you can haggle a bit.

I'd love to get to the Portland RGE some day. All the Youtube channel guys go to that convention. The Game Chasers and Pat the NES Punk especially.

[Starscream]

I've been playing Final Fantasy 8 recently. Awesome game. Probably gonna play Seventh Saga and Earthbound from SNES next. The first NES Dragon Warrior games are also on my playlist.

I love Earthbound!

[CEC_Tech]

I'm not sure what your guys stance is on emulators, but grab M.A.M.E. and you can play everything your heart desires. Over the years i've compiled quite a collection of roms and even built myself a couple of arcade machines running my favorite games.

[kelmac07]

Yahtzee :D

[Starscream]

I'm not sure what your guys stance is on emulators, but grab M.A.M.E. and you can play everything your heart desires. Over the years i've compiled quite a collection of roms and even built myself a couple of arcade machines running my favorite games.

I don't have a problem with them at all, but it's just not quite the same as having the real thing in your hands. I think having a MAME arcade machine would be pretty cool.

[Sweet_Leaf_PDX]

Spent about an hour seeing how far I could get in Gradius on the NES last night. That's a hard game!

[pektel]

Been playing NES with my six year old lately.

Lots of Mega Man, gradius, blades of steel, double dragon, tmnt2, ninja gaiden, and breakthru. Oh, and gotcha!

[CEC_Tech]

I pulled out metroid last night. about pulled my friggin hair out. I forgot everything!

[Sweet_Leaf_PDX]

Been playing NES with my six year old lately.

Lots of Mega Man, gradius, blades of steel, double dragon, tmnt2, ninja gaiden, and breakthru. Oh, and gotcha!

Blades of Steel is one of my favorite games ever :tu

[RevSmoke]

Since the Game Thread is pretty much all new stuff, I'd like to see if anyone's playing any of the old stuff (Atari, NES, SNES, Genesis, Turbo Grafx, Neo-Geo, N64, PS1, emulators, etc...)
Also, anything retro on the Wii Virtual Console or PS3, XBox 360, or PC too.
I've been playing Punch-Out, Tecmo Bowl, Contra, Castlevania, Earthbound, and TMNT: The Arcade Game of late.

Anybody else into retro gaming?

Retro gaming? To me that means the hexagonal square boards for war games made by companies like Avalon Hill. And role-playing games done with books character sheets, and the imaginations of a bunch of guys sitting around the room. Games like DND, Champions, Marel Super Heroes, etc...

[Starscream]

I pulled out metroid last night. about pulled my friggin hair out. I forgot everything!

JUSTIN BAILEY
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Second best password/cheat code ever.:tu

[Starscream]

I hooked up the 64 last night in my bedroom. I now have the NES, SNES, and 64 all hooked up side by side. My six year old and I played some WCW Revenge, Mario Kart 64, and Rampage World Tour. After that, we played some Pro Wrestling on the NES.

[Starscream]

If anyone here has any old NES, SNES, or N64 games that they would like to get rid of, shoot me a PM. I've been collecting some again lately and am up to 81 NES games.

If there are any other retro collectors here, check out The Game Chasers on Youtube. The show is like a ripoff of American Pickers, except it's all video game related and not staged.

[Steve]

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictures/Misc%205/How%20Old%20003.jpg

[Starscream]

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictures/Misc%205/How%20Old%20003.jpg

I remember those. I had a different model, but still the same gemeplay. Crude but fun.

[Jbailey]

JUSTIN BAILEY
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Second best password/cheat code ever.:tu

Love that code. :r

[Jbailey]

Just picked up Castlevania for NES and Jungle Strike for SNES.

[Starscream]

Just picked up Castlevania for NES and Jungle Strike for SNES.

I've never played Jungle Strike. Any good?

[Jbailey]

Always loved all those strike games. Desert, Jungle, Urban.

[Starscream]

So it's a precursor to Desert Strike. Didn't know that. Desert Strike on the Genesis was fun.

[Dave128]

I have a few NES games that are tucked away someplace. Haven't had that system hooked up in quite some time. It was my late sisters system and I hold on to it for purely sentimental reasons.

I am, however, in search of Wii games. Can't seem to find any good selection of those for the original system since they came out with the Wii-U. Does anyone have any original Wii games that they would like to part with?

[4WheelVFR]

I've been playing a lot of Super Street Fighter from SNES, just beat 7th Saga, and am playing SNES Zelda and Secret of Mana right now. Love the old rpg's.

[Jbailey]

Those were some of my favorite SNES games Ray!

[CEC_Tech]

I pulled out Super Mario All stars last today. Mario 1-3 still rule. I have nothing but emulators now, what I wouldn't give for my power glove back!

[AdamJoshua]

Oregon Trail

[Starscream]

Oregon Trail

There's an awesome game in the app store called the Organ Trail. It's basically the Oregon Trail game set in a post-apocalyptical zombie outbreak. Similar old school Oregon Trail graphics included. Fun game for only a dollar or two.

[shilala]

I've been playing The Pinball Arcade on my ipad for a few months. I have all the boards except season 3. I kind of stick to a few that I really like.

[mjdx88]

I have been working on Baldur's Gate for the PC...played this years ago. It was re-released last year with updates and made avalable for the ipad and android.

Hands down one of the best RPGs there is no button smash, kill, loot, repeat in this game.

[madwilliamflint]

I've got a horrifying addiction to both C&C Generals: Zero Hour and Dungeon Keeper 2. I've usually got an hour or two each week into one or both of them.

[Starscream]

Anyone still playing retro games here? I finally have my NES collection to above the 100 mark. 102 NES games and counting. I've been playing Tiger-Heli a lot lately.