Have your say: What's your favourite retro video game?
In this week’s web TV I’ve got the great job of testing out a variety of ways to enjoy a spot of retro gaming. Through some fab websites and apps I’m served up some of the absolute classics that seemed so high-tech at the time.
If you were a kid in the 80s then you’ll probably remember gaming classics for the ZX Spectrum such as Jet Set Willy and Horace Goes Skiing. Or perhaps you were more of a fan of Bubble Trouble or Streetfighter? Or perhaps you simply wasted, I mean spent, countless hours mastering Tetris?
Check out this week’s edition to find out the best places to pick up some choice retro games. But also – let us know what you think. What was your childhood classic and which console has a special place in your heart? Share the nostalgia in the comments section below…
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Zowp_12318 July 2010
Maybe not old enough to know the real retro games, but Heart Of Darkness for Playstation 1 was so awesome I still play it now !!
Report as inappropriateAnonymous19 July 2010
The Forrest at Worlds End, Xenon 2 and Sim City. If I'd spent the same amount of time learning instead of playing these I'd be fluent in 6 languages!! I too am a big fan of Jet Set Willy. If you release a game now where you had to go down the toilet there would be an uproar! Also of note: Paperboy, Doom and Sensible Soccer.
Report as inappropriateCarolynne Scoffield20 July 2010
Hey Pollyanna its you're cousin in Canada, my favorite retro video games were totally mario 1,2,3 megaman, bubble trouble and of course classic street fighter trying to get the character to move and pick up that chain o so quick in the nick of time before you get battered! Good times cuz xxx
Report as inappropriateAzz21 July 2010
Console: Super Streefighter 2 Turbo on SNES Button mashing at it's best. PC: Desert Combat (Battlefield 1942 Mod) The best FPS I have ever played. And, Pollyanna = wow ;)
Report as inappropriateGraham06 August 2010
Anything by Ultimate: Play the Game (now RARE). A game called Wizball on the Commodore 64 - it would really suit a remake as downloadable content on today's consoles. Probably not-so-retro would be Blast Corp on the N64.
Report as inappropriatepaul31 August 2010
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Report as inappropriatePaul McGiven03 September 2010
It has to be space invaders on an atari console the first proper video console, I thought it was brilliant not having to play at the arcades at 10p a game.
Report as inappropriatejoewoods021 December 2010
Arcades were the best by far "Robo Cop" and of course "Afterburner". Stood in the local fairground or bus station whilst wagging school. Good old times.
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