Trebor Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Excluding any Arcade ports, here are some of my favs, 5 provided 3 times for emphasis, that I could think of first, to play from the original retail line: -Action Biker-Airwolf-Archon-Aztec Challenge-BC II - Grog's Revenge-Boulder Dash II-Bruce Lee-Conan-Defender of the Crown-Friday the 13th-G.I. Joe-Pitstop II-Rambo - First Blood Part II-Space Taxi-Super PipelineSome of my fav Arcade ports from the original retail line that I immediately thought of, 5 provided twice: -Crystal Castles (Thundervision)-Donkey Kong (Ocean)-Gyruss-Hunchback-Mr. Do!-Mr. Do's Castle-Ms. Pac-Man-Paperboy-Satan's Hollow-Wizard of WorHere are my five fav homebrews that I initially recall: -Bear Essentials, The-Berzerk Redux-Bruce Lee II-Donkey Kong Jr.-Fort Django Checking my saved listing, in total, I've flagged 440 C64 games that make up my favs/classic list (via GameBase64). Scanning the list, arguably, ~2-3 dozen titles could be removed; nonetheless, there are still over 400 titles that would always make the cut for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arnuphis Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 (edited) So many good C64 games but the ones I played the most/enjoyed the most were: 1) Pirates! 2) Wasteland 3) Pool of Radiance 4) PSI-5 Trading Company 5) Airborne Ranger In terms of going back and playing the RPGs again, I just go done playing Pool of Radiance for what must be the umpteenth time. Now on it's sequel. Wasteland I dip into occasionally. Edited May 20, 2017 by Arnuphis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landgraf Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 "Top of my head" I "forgot" about Space Taxi, Castle Wolfenstein, etc. All super fun. I definitely loved the games with speech just a bit more than many of the games without it. Ah, yes, Castle Wolfenstein - I used to play it together with a buddy, one of us would steer the guy around with the joystick and the other would use the keyboard to shoot, open chests etc. I remember how we almost shat our pants the first time an SS-trooper charged into the room yelling at us - fun times See, 5 is impossible. "Top of my head" I "forgot" about Space Taxi, Castle Wolfenstein, etc. All super fun. I definitely loved the games with speech just a bit more than many of the games without it. I loved Impossible Mission too - in fact, it was the first game I bought when I got a disk drive (it was between that and Bruce Lee!) - but I was never able to beat it, so it doesn't stay in my personal top 5. To be honest I never completed it either before the internet days, mainly because I didn't know how to obtain additional snoozes in those coderooms with the musical checkerboards on the wall. These were vital though as I had the NTSC-version of the game which would bug on my PAL C64 and make my die for no reason if I didn't freeze the robots right after entering certain rooms. Despite that bug I still think it's an excellently designed game with a good mix of action and puzzle elements and enough randomness to give it some replay value. When we re-acquired a C64 in the early 90's, Wolfenstein was a game I often played a lot. Another great example of speech in a video game. The only thing that bugged me was how long it took to search for items in boxes or however else you found items. In case you didn't know it already: you can shoot at those boxes to speed things up. Just be careful not to pour too many bullets into chests full of grenades or you may blow up the entire castle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 I haven't got to enjoy my C64 as much as I would like but now I am single again... Having said that I haven't experienced it much, I'm surprised there hasn't been any love for Maniac Mansion. The little I've played of that was impressive and im sure to get into it soon. I have played Super Breadbox a bit which is great. I also can kind of give the thumbs up for Castle Wolfenstein which I DID actually play back in the day, only on apple IIe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 1. Space Taxi 2. Ghosts'n Goblins 3. Bruce Lee 4. Winter Games 5. Ms. Pac-Man Honourable Mention: Deceptor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmertes Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 I haven't got to enjoy my C64 as much as I would like but now I am single again... Having said that I haven't experienced it much, I'm surprised there hasn't been any love for Maniac Mansion. The little I've played of that was impressive and im sure to get into it soon. I have played Super Breadbox a bit which is great. I also can kind of give the thumbs up for Castle Wolfenstein which I DID actually play back in the day, only on apple IIe. I absolutely love Maniac Mansion, but the first version I played it on was the NES. I know the script and some graphics had to get cut from the original version, but I still really love it. I can't recall what version of Maniac Mansion was hidden in Day of the Tentacle but I have played and completed that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmertes Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share Posted May 20, 2017 Ah, yes, Castle Wolfenstein - I used to play it together with a buddy, one of us would steer the guy around with the joystick and the other would use the keyboard to shoot, open chests etc. I remember how we almost shat our pants the first time an SS-trooper charged into the room yelling at us - fun times To be honest I never completed it either before the internet days, mainly because I didn't know how to obtain additional snoozes in those coderooms with the musical checkerboards on the wall. These were vital though as I had the NTSC-version of the game which would bug on my PAL C64 and make my die for no reason if I didn't freeze the robots right after entering certain rooms. Despite that bug I still think it's an excellently designed game with a good mix of action and puzzle elements and enough randomness to give it some replay value. In case you didn't know it already: you can shoot at those boxes to speed things up. Just be careful not to pour too many bullets into chests full of grenades or you may blow up the entire castle Ah! I did not know that! When I was a kid I blamed the slow discover on the speed of the disk drive. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Project Firestart Portal Curse of the Azure Bonds Echelon Plundered Hearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumbThumb Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 The Last Ninja (Obviously...) Leaderboard Barbarian BC II - Grogs Revenge Winter Games Almost made the top 5: Rocket Ranger, Platoon, Ghosts N´Goblins, Commando, Snokie, Pacmania, Wizard of Wor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 My (at least past) favorites are in no particular order... Phantasie Gamestar Baseball Jumpman Zork series Beamrider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpiguy9907 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 My friends and I played Knight Games a lot back in the day. It was audio-visually beautiful. Gameplay-wise, it's quite shallow, though, and I don't hold it in much regard today beyond that. I agree completely. That is why I prefaced my choices stating my view is skewed by nostalgia. I remember my Apple II friends being awed by Knight Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Cutting it down to 5 games is brutal. I tried to consider which games I actually have played the most, but obviously there may be titles missing from the list. Most played and still with replay value: Delta Giana Sisters Microprose Soccer Pitstop II The Boss / Soccer Boss Other cool, somewhat exclusive titles that didn't make the top list: Hypa Ball Jammin' Nebulus Nice ports from other formats: Gyruss Mirrorsoft Tetris M.U.L.E. Salamander Tapper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 No particular order: Pinball Construction Set Ghostbusters Microleague Baseball Hmm... so many to choose. Will have to mull it over some and add another 2 in a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmertes Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 I received my SD2IEC over the weekend, so I had a few hours to catch up on some classics. I mostly played Bruce Lee and Forbidden Forest, but I also loaded up Choplifter and had an instant flashback of the insane amount of hours I played on it. I finally wrapped up Persona 5 last night, so I can really dive into the system again now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhite2600 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Most favorite games from back in the day: Gyruss (My favorite game on any platform. The C64 version is quite good.) Master Of The Lamps Commando Archon Jumpman Honorable mention: Pitfall II M.U.L.E. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Hmmm no love for Cauldron or Cauldron II? Cauldron II is like Montezuma's Revenge on steroid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmertes Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 Most favorite games from back in the day: Gyruss (My favorite game on any platform. The C64 version is quite good.) Master Of The Lamps Commando Archon Jumpman Honorable mention: Pitfall II M.U.L.E. Agreed on Gyruss! This was the first version I played and I enjoyed it over any other version. I may have to fire that up tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1980gamer Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 The C=64 had so many great games. I don't think I can just cut sports games to 5. 1. Winter Games 2. Hardball 3. 4th and Inches 4. One on One Bird vs. Dr, J / Two on Two. I liked the dunk animation on this one! 5. ..Just 1 more... World Games. Beach Head, Rush 'n Attack, Gyroscope, Test Drive... It just goes on and on. I guess I need to get another C=64! I had the joystick version, Pretty cool, but the joystick itself kinda sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diecrusher Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 1. Park Patrol 2. Pirates 3. Archon II 4. Zenji 5. Spelunker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulletino Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Paradroid Uridium Kikstart 2 International karate Rambo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landgraf Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Hmmm no love for Cauldron or Cauldron II? Cauldron II is like Montezuma's Revenge on steroid. I really want to like Cauldron II, but it typically takes me like two minutes to bounce my pumpkin all the way down to the basement, and I never get anywhere from there. It's a love-hate relationship, I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Most favorite games from back in the day: Gyruss (My favorite game on any platform. The C64 version is quite good.)... Agreed on Gyruss! This was the first version I played and I enjoyed it over any other version. I may have to fire that up tonight! Make that three for having love for C64 Gyruss. The C64 version is the best on any 8-bit platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACGZCXfWlKU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmertes Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 Make that three for having love for C64 Gyruss. The C64 version is the best on any 8-bit platform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACGZCXfWlKU Best version of the main theme too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmertes Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 Fired up Forbidden Forest again during the long weekend and finally figured out the trick to beating the Demogorgon! I never realized that you can see the shadow of his claws in the bushes. Once I figured that out I was able to get a better idea of where he was and nail him. I ended up recording it for my channel, but I can't believe it took me 30 years to realize the trick! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoestring Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 1. Pitstop II 2. Maniac Mansion 3. Murder On The Mississippi 4. Mercenary Escape From Targ 5. Terra Cresta This is based on games I played the most on my c64. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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