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Classic Computer Games
What games for you have helped define great moments in gaming culture? Games that have moved the artform on or broke through into the general publics conciousness. A couple for starters
ARCADE
Space Invaders
The finely balanced gameplay meant even people who had never played a game before could grasp the concept and catch the bug whilst returning again and again as the difficulty level ramped up.
Star Wars
The first game I remember people crowding round to watch. The cabinet design obviously encouraged the curious but the colour vector graphics meant the virtual simulation, though crude didn't disappoint fans of the franchise.
ZX SPECTRUM
Yes I am missing out the BBC Micro, Vic 20 and even the ZX81 which I vaguely remember playing some basic stuff on but the squishy keyed 128k Spectrum had a plethora of great titles. Like today a lot of great games we're made here in the UK, but back then were often the work of one man and not a team.
School Days, Chuckie Egg,Manic Miner the list goes on
Commodore Amiga
What a machine. As well as being the first computer I used in music production the excellent Paula graphics board represented a huge step forward for animation and FX utilised by TV. The games were great too
Guina Sisters
A cheap cloned Mario Bros rip off but for me as compulsive as the Donkey Kong LCD game or the thundering turbo binocular thing.
Shadow of the Beast
Sure the graphics and look hid a pretty shallow gameplay experience, but what a look. Stunning game to look at sure to make people go....ooooh
Another World
French cult classic. Like SOTB another horizontal scroller but this time with perfectly realised gameplay and a look that is said to have influenced Fumito Ueda when designing ICO the PS2 classic which for me is not only the most perfectly realised game ever but also one of the greatest works of art in any genre, including cinema, literature and theatre.
SNES
Street fighter 2 turbo
Chun li, fireballs, teleporting yogis, Brazilian electric monsters and a Tyson inspired Boxer what more do you want? Spinning star kicks
Mario Kart
Hopping and skidding, endless battles, great courses, great handling, but most importantly the best multiplayer game ever, possibly, well up there with Goldeneye on the N64, Timesplitters and PES on the PS2
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