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anna · 22-10-07, 05:17 PM

.... GEEKS!!!!!....

carry on

Wideboy · 22-10-07, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

how about a bit of...

HOVER!!!!

http://www.duke.edu/~mfc5/HOVER/

i have actually got this on original CD-ROM

22-10-07, 07:07 PM

original CD-ROM?? ppfffftttt ... what happened to the C15 tapes where you loaded them on some dodgy old cassette player and if you didn't adjust the volume level to the correct level (which only dogs could differentiate between) then the game wouldn't load?!

Those were the days, oh yeah! LOL

22-10-07, 07:09 PM

Also had to adjust the tape speed screw tiny amounts to get games to load!!

23-10-07, 10:54 AM

This is why kids are so fat & lazy nowadays.

I had a ZX81, with the whopping 16K (or was it 32K), plug in bit at the back.

You set up your tapes to play to load up the game, and while it was taking its usual 20-30 mins to load, you went outside and played 5-a-side footie with your mates, or got your bikes out and raced each other around the block.

Loads of fresh air and exersize.

Maybe we should make the current games consoles take 20-30 mins to load up, might stop the latest obese kids scene.

23-10-07, 11:15 AM

Haha I remember the Spectrum loading trauma. It made you really value the game once you started playing it

I've got an Amiga emulator called Lemonade on my pc so I can play some of my old favourites like Stunt Car Racer, F/A 18 Interceptor, Lotus Turbo Challenge, Robocod, Wizball, Skidmarks and others. Great fun, but I was definitely remembering them being better than they actually are.

23-10-07, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grh1904

Maybe we should make the current games consoles take 20-30 mins to load up, might stop the latest obese kids scene.

Well the kids of today would only spend that time downloading and printing off cheats, hints, tips, and "walkthru's" off t'internet

Quote:

Originally Posted by sinbad

Haha I remember the Spectrum loading trauma.

Which is why ... sad as this may seem ... I disassembled the loading routine, then changed the "baud rate", and re-assembled it, and saved it (along with the rest of the actual game) to a new tape

Game now loaded in anything from 2 mins to about 5 mins. Didn't work with all games mind you, but it worked with a good few

I was WELL CHUFFED

Now how SAD is that?!? PMSL

23-10-07, 11:34 AM

Just a thought ... but I think that a lot of these old games and emulators would make an IDEAL add-on for all these fancy phones nowadays ... cos most of the games you can get for phones nowadays have the life-span of a house-fly (which is around 24 hours in case you didn't know). Can you imagine a phone with MAME on it?! or a speccy emulator and "chucky egg"

LMAO

the_lone_wolf · 23-10-07, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grh1904

load up the game, and while it was taking its usual 20-30 mins to load, you went outside and played 5-a-side footie with your mates, or got your bikes out and raced each other around the block....

...

Maybe we should make the current games consoles take 20-30 mins to load up, might stop the latest obese kids scene.

you haven't tried to play any of the valve games through steam then? they've replicated the experience completely

23-10-07, 03:05 PM

I got road rash on my laptop, fantastic game. Beats Tourist Trophy hands down for difficulty and action

Matt

22-10-07, 05:17 PM	#11
anna Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tower Hamlets but with Shutters on the windows Posts: 1,522	Re: how sad am I..? .... GEEKS!!!!!.... carry on

22-10-07, 07:07 PM	#13
Pedro68 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: how sad am I..? original CD-ROM?? ppfffftttt ... what happened to the C15 tapes where you loaded them on some dodgy old cassette player and if you didn't adjust the volume level to the correct level (which only dogs could differentiate between) then the game wouldn't load?! Those were the days, oh yeah! LOL

22-10-07, 07:09 PM	#14
phil24_7 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: how sad am I..? Also had to adjust the tape speed screw tiny amounts to get games to load!!

23-10-07, 10:54 AM	#15
grh1904 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: how sad am I..? This is why kids are so fat & lazy nowadays. I had a ZX81, with the whopping 16K (or was it 32K), plug in bit at the back. You set up your tapes to play to load up the game, and while it was taking its usual 20-30 mins to load, you went outside and played 5-a-side footie with your mates, or got your bikes out and raced each other around the block. Loads of fresh air and exersize. Maybe we should make the current games consoles take 20-30 mins to load up, might stop the latest obese kids scene.

23-10-07, 11:15 AM	#16
sinbad Guest Posts: n/a	Re: how sad am I..? Haha I remember the Spectrum loading trauma. It made you really value the game once you started playing it I've got an Amiga emulator called Lemonade on my pc so I can play some of my old favourites like Stunt Car Racer, F/A 18 Interceptor, Lotus Turbo Challenge, Robocod, Wizball, Skidmarks and others. Great fun, but I was definitely remembering them being better than they actually are.

23-10-07, 11:34 AM	#18
Pedro68 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: how sad am I..? Just a thought ... but I think that a lot of these old games and emulators would make an IDEAL add-on for all these fancy phones nowadays ... cos most of the games you can get for phones nowadays have the life-span of a house-fly (which is around 24 hours in case you didn't know). Can you imagine a phone with MAME on it?! or a speccy emulator and "chucky egg" LMAO

23-10-07, 03:05 PM	#20
Alpinestarhero Guest Posts: n/a	Re: how sad am I..? I got road rash on my laptop, fantastic game. Beats Tourist Trophy hands down for difficulty and action Matt