classic consoles/games

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:19 pm

Have done a few searches and cannot find a thread about this, my searches never seem to come up, anyway,so far i have owned a Sinclair zx spectrum 48k which i still have, a sega master system 2, NES (not SNES) a Sega Megadrive 1, GameCube, PS1+2. I stopped gaming there really, i borrow PS3 and XBOX. My question really is does anyone remember the spectrum or still own one and what games did you like the best. i had around 300 tapes lol. you were either Atari, Commodore or Sinclair player. i couldnt get enough of EXLON, PAPERBOY, DIZZY and BATTY.

totally awesome series

this game never ended! so many memories

this was the original data recorder.....the noise Exclamation

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:36 pm

My first ever computer was an Amstrad 464, it had a green screen, a few years later I got a Sega Master System 1, I was posh as I got the one with the gun lol, it also had a built in game but I can't remember what it was called now, I think it was Alex.... something.

How technology has changed in a few short years.

Today.
https://ca.isohunt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1986853#1986853

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:00 pm

alex the kid mate!!!!ha you just reminded me....awesome game! my master system had alex the kid in miracle world. my MD had sonic built in i think

sorry mate i forgot to add the amstrad. it looks good in comparison i mean Laughing

i never had the MS1, i remember the xmas i got the MD my dad gave me the controller a week before xmas to get me excited...i played on it till xmas, imagining it was plugged in.....cuurazy Confused

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:11 pm

The Amstrad was crap, I couldn't even use it for doing homework on, which is why I bought it in the first place, all it could do was play low res games on tape like the Commodore which took ages to load and after playing you couldn't even save your progress so you would start from the beginning the next time you played lol.

I also got the Mega Drive, it was the last console I bought for years before buying the PS2, another big gap then I got a laptop, after almost burning that out because I had reached it's limits I now have a desktop which I am now also in the process of upgrading, https://ca.isohunt.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=728117&highlight=asrock I will be getting the Corsair 800D case next.

I also had an Xbox360 for about 6 months but I got bored of it lol.

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:20 pm

Yeh i bore easy, its funny cause i didnt bore with the old classics. yeh i rememder the games taking ages and then crashing at the last min....just checked your first link...dont know about building but that looks pretty amazing set up mate.....i only use a comp for 3 things lol

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:26 pm

You would be amazed how easy it is to build your own PC, I know looking into the case it looks really scary, but as long as you take your time and be careful you cant really go wrong, the plugs and cables will only go where they are supposed to go, but as you said if you don't use your PC a lot there isn't much point going through the hassle, I think the only benefit to building your own (other than pleasure) is the money you save not having to pay store prices and someone to put it all together. Very Happy

Water cooling will be my next challenge though as I have never done anything like that before and as you can imagine, get that wrong and it's all over.

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:55 pm

Whitestar28 wrote:

You would be amazed how easy it is to build your own PC, I know looking into the case it looks really scary, but as long as you take your time and be careful you cant really go wrong, the plugs and cables will only go where they are supposed to go,

if you shove really hard you can get a cable to connect anywhere, but it doesnt work very well after Laughing

does PONG count?
my first ever computer was the timex sinclair 1000, it sold for 1oo$ and i learned sinclair BASIC
then in grade 5 we had an experimental pilot class of computer science with commodore pets, and i learned (on my own) about computer architecture, and how to program in assembler language, then came the apple kit ordered from the back of an electronics magazine, needless to say now ive had extreme exposure to computers and digital electronics from an early age, and games were so ubiquitous, in the days of modems, war dialing, and basement bulletin boards (BBS)
now the wifi era has brought the BBS idea back and on steroids with P2P networks and geurilla WIFI networks.
i hope MESH routers become a retail reality soon, then the internet, its $ cost and its censorship problems will be irrelevent

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:14 pm

LORD! GARTH! wrote:

Whitestar28 wrote:

You would be amazed how easy it is to build your own PC, I know looking into the case it looks really scary, but as long as you take your time and be careful you cant really go wrong, the plugs and cables will only go where they are supposed to go,

if you shove really hard you can get a cable to connect anywhere, but it doesnt work very well after Laughing

does PONG count?
my first ever computer was the timex sinclair 1000, it sold for 1oo$ and i learned sinclair BASIC
then in grade 5 we had an experimental pilot class of computer science with commodore pets, and i learned (on my own) about computer architecture, and how to program in assembler language, then came the apple kit ordered from the back of an electronics magazine, needless to say now ive had extreme exposure to computers and digital electronics from an early age, and games were so ubiquitous, in the days of modems, war dialing, and basement bulletin boards (BBS)
now the wifi era has brought the BBS idea back and on steroids with P2P networks and geurilla WIFI networks.
i hope MESH routers become a retail reality soon, then the internet, its $ cost and its censorship problems will be irrelevent

never heard of

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timex sinclair 1000

but pong is good, not sure i have played it on its original format, there was one that had a "joystick" style controller that you twisted?

WS i couldnt afford shop prices or to build my own!

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:35 pm

I remember having a master system and a Sega Megadrive (Sega Genesis ) .. The Megadrive did have some classic games ..
Altered Beast and Golden Axe lol

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:40 pm

check these out for some prehistoric computer history

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Sinclair
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Sinclair

http://computermuseum.50megs.com/collectionpong.htm
http://www.retro-trader.com/pong_consoles.htm

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:44 pm

Also had a Amstrad and Spectrum at onetime even remember playing silly games on a BBC computer at school Embarassed

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:45 pm

thetazzzz wrote:

I remember having a master system and a Sega Megadrive (Sega Genesis ) .. The Megadrive did have some classic games ..
Altered Beast and Golden Axe lol

Also had a Amstrad and Spectrum at onetime..

lmao altered beast! power up or nat least i think thats what he said when changing....also ghouls and ghosts

LORD! GARTH! i came across the timex and read about it just now when looking for a pic....you rip offs!

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Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:48 pm

the zx was licensed for US production by timex, thus the TS1000

check out the wikipedia links a couple posts up ^

BTW taz im sure you can get ROMs of arcade versions of those games and play them on a MAME emulator

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:52 pm

I was really cool

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:56 pm

between the vic20, and the original apple, (steve jobs on acid)
thats where most of the early 70s hacking an phreeking came from,
i recall ferret made a post for the new commodore console