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adz-a32
Haha. Super Mario, Mike Tyson Punch Out, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Crash Bandicoot, Tekken 3 and some childhood classics like Sonic Heroes and Simpsons: Road Rage
Edit: Pitfall too
Played Pitfall on the Atari.
Spent hours on it.
I was aged 9 or 10 mind.
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Re: Has COVID made you think differently about life?
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Jordi Culé
Played Pitfall on the Atari.
Spent hours on it.
I was aged 9 or 10 mind.
I suck at it... can’t get past the first crocodile :hehe: but then again I’m playing on my laptop
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Re: Has COVID made you think differently about life?
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Jordi Culé
Played Pitfall on the Atari.
Spent hours on it.
I was aged 9 or 10 mind.
Smurfs was my favourite game on the Atari. It had the same 4 screebs/levels they just got quicker after you’d completed the 4 screens.
Daley Thompson Decathlon for the ZX Spectrum was the holy grail of gaming for me.
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Re: Has COVID made you think differently about life?
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J R Hartley
Smurfs was my favourite game on the Atari. It had the same 4 screebs/levels they just got quicker after you’d completed the 4 screens.
Daley Thompson Decathlon for the ZX Spectrum was the holy grail of gaming for me.
ZXZXZXZXZXZXZXZX really fast until the keyboard broke.
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Re: Has COVID made you think differently about life?
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CCFCC3PO
ZXZXZXZXZXZXZXZX really fast until the keyboard broke.
Correct
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Re: Has COVID made you think differently about life?
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J R Hartley
Smurfs was my favourite game on the Atari. It had the same 4 screebs/levels they just got quicker after you’d completed the 4 screens.
Daley Thompson Decathlon for the ZX Spectrum was the holy grail of gaming for me.
I had the Smurfs game.
My favourite was Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back.
ZX Spectrum game was Manic Miner and Monty Mole, both platform classics.
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Re: Has COVID made you think differently about life?
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Jordi Culé
I had the Smurfs game.
My favourite was Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back.
ZX Spectrum game was Manic Miner and Monty Mole, both platform classics.
Is that Star Wars game good? I tried out ET to see that it was like :hehe:
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Re: Has COVID made you think differently about life?
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adz-a32
Is that Star Wars game good? I tried out ET to see that it was like :hehe:
Not bad, what I can remember. A little bit of strategy needed. I was 10 though:thumbup:
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WJ99mobile
Now deciding to retire early?
Change of career?
New hobby?
Has it changed you in any way
I’ve discovered Royal Legbar eggs, which are excellent. I’ll buy those from now on. Apart from that, nothing.
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Haven’t gambled for 10 weeks so now I’ve overcome that vice I might go back on the drugs to get my kicks.
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life on mars
I will avoid the 27 bus
Intrigued !!!!!!
WHY ????
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J R Hartley
Haven’t gambled for 10 weeks so now I’ve overcome that vice I might go back on the drugs to get my kicks.
Bet you don’t !!!!
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On a serious note doing more for others - my elderly next door neighbour, my Mrs cousin who’s got nobody and struggles to make ends meet as a single parent so we’ve been getting her some shopping - will probably continue after lockdown.
Plan to visit my sister and family in London more.
Might start ground hopping when the grounds reopen. Take in a few more City away games, I haven’t bothered much in the last decade.
If there’s a crash in the housing market I may take advantage and upgrade my house.
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life on mars
I will avoid the 27 bus
Good news. We could do without rabble like you around these parts. We've already got enough of our own.
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Re: Has COVID made you think differently about life?
Yes. Was going to get a new summer house and decking in part the garden, but will probably have wait.
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yes. black the wife's amazon account so we can save more money for next time.
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xsnaggle
yes. black the wife's amazon account so we can save more money for next time.
Is that to the tune of Mack the knife?
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adz-a32
Tempted to get an Atari 2600 to try out the gameplay but I don’t have the space or TV :hehe:
How much money you got to spend dude ? ? ?
might i suggest a raspberry pie with emulators installed, the retropie
you can put it in a retro case ( like a NES / SNES case ) it takes up no space at all
the TV i cannot help you with though
you could just look at MAME on your laptop ( not sure it'll work on apple, which i suspect you have )
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blue matt
How much money you got to spend dude ? ? ?
might i suggest a raspberry pie with emulators installed, the retropie
you can put it in a retro case ( like a NES / SNES case ) it takes up no space at all
the TV i cannot help you with though
you could just look at MAME on your laptop ( not sure it'll work on apple, which i suspect you have )
Got apple. I use online emulators but yeah thanks for the suggestion. May look at the pi for try MAME on my Mac via WINE or something
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J R Hartley
Haven’t gambled for 10 weeks so now I’ve overcome that vice I might go back on the drugs to get my kicks.
:hehe: Sorry laughing out load at that! :hehe:
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Croesy Blue
Is that to the tune of Mack the knife?
sounds like a plan!
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Re: Has COVID made you think differently about life?
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J R Hartley
Smurfs was my favourite game on the Atari. It had the same 4 screebs/levels they just got quicker after you’d completed the 4 screens.
Daley Thompson Decathlon for the ZX Spectrum was the holy grail of gaming for me.
Assume you are 44/46?
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The Lone Gunman
Good news. We could do without rabble like you around these parts. We've already got enough of our own.
:thumbup:
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J R Hartley
On a serious note doing more for others - my elderly next door neighbour, my Mrs cousin who’s got nobody and struggles to make ends meet as a single parent so we’ve been getting her some shopping - will probably continue after lockdown.
Plan to visit my sister and family in London more.
Might start ground hopping when the grounds reopen. Take in a few more City away games, I haven’t bothered much in the last decade.
If there’s a crash in the housing market I may take advantage and upgrade my house.
Your first para is the one that resonates strongly , I've enjoyed doing that type of stuff , it is very rewarding