blastermaster Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 (edited) I have a commodore monitor. I am planning on buying the unit itself and one disk drive. what i am looking for are some good games and anything else you think i may need. Thanks! also what are the best text games? Edited March 10, 2007 by blastermaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Dino Eggs, Toy Bizarre, Maniac Mansion, Knight Games, Jumpman Junior, Aliens, Bop 'N Wrestle, Gateway to Asphai, Batman the Caped Crusader, Trolls 'n Tribulations, Pitfall 2, Little Computer People, Zaxxon, Frogger 2, Defender of the Crown, etc., etc. I could go on forever about great C=64 games but those above are essential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchysuperman Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Get yourself a good fast loader like Super Snapshot V5 or Epyx Fast Load. JiffyDOS would be best, but that's a bit more involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Uridium, WizBall, Spin Dizzy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 If you can find a copy of the game Crossroads, you'll have hours of fun with it. It was a type-in program from COMPUTE!'s Gazette. Really great game. I had a lot of fun with Paperboy and Roadrunner too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 what i am looking for are some good games and anything else you think i may need. Thanks! If you've got a PC handy - get yourself an XM1541 cable (to connect your C64 floppy drive to your PC) and a copy of Starcommander. That way you can transfer downloadable .D64 disk images onto real 5.25" floppies to boot on your C64! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+HatNJ Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 If you can find a copy of the game Crossroads, you'll have hours of fun with it. It was a type-in program from COMPUTE!'s Gazette. Really great game. I had a lot of fun with Paperboy and Roadrunner too... Funny you should mention Crossroads I was just looking at the Dec 1987 issue last night and Just had to load it up and play Its still Great today Also Dec. 1988 of Gazette has Crossroads II with a maze editor Thats just as fun!! Paperboy Great Road Runner Wow I have it and will play today back to the OP There's the Ultima Series and for real Text only adventures the Zork Trilogy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 another great game I forgot to mention in my first post is Necromancer. I had tons of fun with that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Most people have already mentioned the stuff I would recommend... (ie, a fast-load cartridge and an X1541 cable), so I'll just recommend a few games: Wasteland Ultima IV Curse of the Azure Bonds Pool of Radiance Space Taxi Archon & Archon II Elite Star Control Conan Paradroid Mail Order Monsters Legacy of the Ancients Bard's Tale I, II & III Impossible Mission Neuromancer Maniac Mansion There's a ton more excellent games out there, but that should keep you busy for a while. As for text games, all of the Infocom games are excellent, though you're likely better off playing those on your normal computer using something like WinFrotz. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasholzer Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 PORTAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariK2 Posted March 10, 2007 Share Posted March 10, 2007 Don't forget to check out this GREAT Commodore site: Lemon64 I have a bunch of other great Commodore links that I've collected over the years if you are interested Msg Me (vintage Mags, Programming tips, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 Don't forget to get spares C64 for parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 All the great games are mentioned here but Ill add my own favorites (donkey kong has the pie level!): Bruce Lee Beach Head Beah Head II Raid Over Moscow Conan Zorro Trolls & Tribulations Jumpman Karateka Lode Runner Oils Well Boulderdash Ultimate Wizard Ultima IV Pool of Radiance Legacy of the Ancients Commando Donkey Kong (has the pie level!) Castles of Dr. Creep Space Taxi There are millions of other great games. The C64 was the king of gaming in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgames Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Don't forget M.U.L.E. !!! Also Lords of Conquest is a very good game. As far as text games, I enjoyed almost all the Infocom games. Zork, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Leather Godessess of Phobos, Starcross, Deadline, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Raid on Bungeling Bay is one of the greatest games ever written. You can`t go wrong with Broderbund on 8-bits anyway, but if you can find Raid, you`ll be in factory-bombing, dogfighter-shooting heaven. I second the recommendations for Dino Eggs, Bruce Lee, Oil`s Well and Wizball. The best arcade ports are Moon Patrol, Pooyan, Q-Bert, Donkey Kong, Satan`s Hollow and Crystal Castles. Avoid Robotron and Star Wars: The Arcade Game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasholzer Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 (edited) there is some good british stuff too, mainly system 3 and thamalus games, you can't go wrong with them. level 9 text adventures are very good and german: rainbow arts games Edited March 12, 2007 by thomasholzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Raid on Bungeling Bay is one of the greatest games ever written. You can`t go wrong with Broderbund on 8-bits anyway, but if you can find Raid, you`ll be in factory-bombing, dogfighter-shooting heaven. How much worse is the NES port? I have only ever played that version and IMO it sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 I`ve never played the NES version, but then I haven`t seen a good port on there since the first SMB. For instance, Archon on the NES is awful. So I wouldn`t go by that -- Raid on the C-64 is smooth as hell, has a great control scheme, a solid concept and at least enough playability that you wouldn`t think it sucked, even if it wasn`t necessarily your kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert M Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Head on over to www.lemon64.com. Go to the games section. Pick your favorite game genre and get a list of the top 100. Its a great database on par with the AtariAge database for Atari systems. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcfrick2112 Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 (edited) I`ve never played the NES version, but then I haven`t seen a good port on there since the first SMB. For instance, Archon on the NES is awful. So I wouldn`t go by that -- Raid on the C-64 is smooth as hell, has a great control scheme, a solid concept and at least enough playability that you wouldn`t think it sucked, even if it wasn`t necessarily your kind of thing. Nobody mentioned Ghostbusters ?? Or: Racing Destruction Set Winter Games World Games PHM Pegasus Eliminator Marble Madness The list goes on....Oh, and I actually liked some of the Mastertronic "budget' titles, you can still find some at oldsoftware.com As for lemmon64.com, yeah the database is great....but some people in the forums could use a lesson in courtesy Edited March 17, 2007 by marcfrick2112 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewing92 Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 thanks everybody, this is also helping me out alot, and now i seriously want to pick up Utlima IV, ive heard somebody talk about it elsewhere it and it sounds like something i could get into, im getting my c64 in about a week in the mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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