Classic memories of our childhood

**Mastershino** · #1 26-11-2010, 10:00 AM

�Now you are playing with power!� do you remember that??

I had been playing Donkey Kong and I could not wait to get my hands on the new game. The strange and wonderful world of Super Mario caught my attention immediately. Games such as Contra let me take the role of an armed military commando as either Bill or Lance (in my mind personified as Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger) and machine-gun my way through hordes of enemies.

I recently bought a smart phone from lightinthebox.com equipped with a number of applications and a lot of games. The creative gaming experience does not fall short of those we had as children playing the classic games.

**deadlywill** · #2 26-11-2010, 02:09 PM

...i just went out smoking and catching snakes and spiders but each to their own...

**ruudboy** · #3 28-11-2010, 07:56 AM

I used to love sunset riders, the western themed shoot em up. Remember that? you chased different baddies for bounties. Great stuff, loved that in the arcades. Also loved double dragon and chase hq!!

**mfc1876** · #4 28-11-2010, 10:12 AM

If it's computer games we're talking about then I have to say I wasted most of my teenage years playing Kick Off 2 with the World Cup '90 add on, Sensible Soccer and also Championship Manager 93 and 94.

I found Champ Man 93/94 available on the internet as freeware and I think I still have them somewhere. Our lass started moaning at the amount of time I was spending with my 'lost loves' though so jacked it in for a bit but now the night's are drawing in and it's getting colder I think it just may be time for them to make a return!

I've also got Amiga and Atari ST emulators too somewhere for when the urge to play Kick Off 2 gets really bad. The only thing is you can't buy a Zipstick type controller... http://www.retroscene.co.uk/prodimag...zip_stick2.jpg
...for the PC. They're always those big fuckoff f'flight sim' type joysticks

I also spent a lot of time on Crime City, a point and click detective game. Never did finish that one until I got my emulators a few years ago. Excellent game though. Carrier Command was a good one too.

Just re-read this lot before posting and before you say it... I already know I'm a fucking sad bastard!

**wakka839** · #5 28-11-2010, 02:12 PM

Mine was Champ manager 2 97/98, Mariokart on the snes, mario64, fifa99.

As for tv i remember the hurricanes, and the cartoon james bond. Back when saturday morning tv used to be good.

**ruudboy** · #6 28-11-2010, 04:06 PM

best game i played at home was goldeneye for the n64

magic that! tokk me a month to finish it . . . . . . . . . i'm a bit shit though

**glenman** · #7 28-11-2010, 07:23 PM

I remember my mother beating me round the back of the legs with a wet tea towel, does that count as classic?

**Begbie** · #8 28-11-2010, 07:43 PM

Doing wheelies on your Chopper bike. Playing football in the street. Hiding in people's gardens when the police came around. Trying to explain to your ma why you lay down in dog shit in somebody's garden.

**imperial109** · #9 28-11-2010, 11:25 PM

Gordon the Gopher, Roland Rat. Playing Golden Axe 2 on the Mega Drive, having to leave it on all night because there was no way of saving your progress. Also being tango'd in the playground when someone would run behind you and slap both your ears, resulting in one perforated eardrum.

**Kingrapper** · #10 29-11-2010, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ruudboy

I used to love sunset riders, the western themed shoot em up. Remember that? you chased different baddies for bounties. Great stuff, loved that in the arcades. Also loved double dragon and chase hq!!

Sunset riders! Do you still remember the last cry of the first boss?

"Bury me with my...money!"

**ruudboy** · #11 29-11-2010, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingrapper

Sunset riders! Do you still remember the last cry of the first boss?

"Bury me with my...money!"

Yes King!!!

Loved that game, spent every penny I had as a teen playing that.!! Some guy called something rose was the big baddie at the end no? I was delighted when it came out on the nintendo was it? As I said I loved chase hq and outrun. Outrun was seriously cool.

**bazzer** · #12 29-11-2010, 12:44 PM

Playing Gatesy ,that playing footy in the street 2or 4 players useing your neighbours gates as the goals , kerby, rounders over in the local field .also lots of football ,bike races round the scheme ,walking the 4 miles to the swimming baths ,spent hous down the local woods with my Webley-Scott .22 air/rife , in the summer walking 10 miles to the Campsie Hills to swim in freezing pools lol, ye I had a great childhood ,the best thing was going to the seaside ,those were the days

**ruudboy** · #13 29-11-2010, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Begbie

Doing wheelies on your Chopper bike. Playing football in the street. Hiding in people's gardens when the police came around. Trying to explain to your ma why you lay down in dog shit in somebody's garden.

I had a raleigh grifter, three speed gears operated on the right handlebar. My brother had a raleigh boxer, which was a right piece of shite. The chopper was cool with the gear between your legs!! Quality stuff! Cycling around industrial estates when all the factories had closed was great fun also.

**Burdock** · #14 29-11-2010, 03:39 PM

Endless street footy... 3 & In, Knockout, Attack and Defence, 60 Secs... never got bored...brilliant.

**mfc1876** · #15 30-11-2010, 01:31 PM

You NEVER see street footy now! There was always games going on when I were a lad! Did I just day that? Oggy Raiding (nicking apples from the neighbours' trees), Conkering, Swimming, Riding our bikes, Bush diving, Knocky Knocky eye door lol! Basically anthing that involved running around and movement! How times have changed, It's no wonder we're all getting fatter

**mfc1876** · #16 30-11-2010, 01:35 PM

How could I forget playing 'Armies' round the garages! There wasn't a roof I hadn't climbed on when I was a kid! Don't tell me Mam though...