Game Consoles (pre N64 and Playstation)

Bikerboy · 9th October 2006, 12:31 AM

Get in.

Sega Master System -

Duck Hunt, still one of the best gun games ever. It also had a tight bike racing game. And I think Shinobi Ninja Assassin (the name is probably completely wrong, fuck knows if it was even Shinobi...) was doss because it was a absoloutely nails game to play.

I was very very young when I had this (it wasn't even mine it was my brothers...) I remember I used to love it though, probably more so than him.

and SNES -

Everything about Mario owned.
F-Zero. Starfox (i think was amazing) and the off shoot cartoony racing game with the trucks with faces also superb.
Rival Turf (god knows if thats the right name either) was an awesome Streets of Rage esque game, clearly not to the same standard though.
Batman Returns was piss. I swapped it with my mate for F - Zero, and suprise suprise, he hasn't asked for it back.
DONKEY KONG WAS IMMENSE. I remember I used to think the graphics were the greatest thing ever.
NBA Jam was 'on fireeeeee'.
Also Street Fighter would more than likely have been my game of choice on any occasion. I got caught with dope a few years ago hidden in the Street Fighter III Ultra edition (or something of similar exuberance) and the memories still haunt me when I look at that beautiful metal case.

Bikerboy · 9th October 2006, 12:41 AM

Also since Crash Bandicoot for the Playstation when has there ever been a decent sorta kids game series!? That's why this thread is pre Playstation, cos that's around the time graphics became more important than characters that could be made into toys for your happy meals.

Tommy Sports · 9th October 2006, 12:48 AM

Sega all the way. I started off with a game gear (Prince of Persia and aliens 3 were 2 of the best platform games ever made) and progressed to a megadrive which i had this game for called populus that was a kind of primitive 'play god' type of thing. Other megadrive favourites include where in the world is Carmen Sandiego (which looking back now was probably quite shit), skitchin', cannon fodder and this doom style game with robots and aliens that i've forgotten the name of that i'm pretty sure was the first game to use 3 dimensions.
I was also really into football games, i remember getting european championship soccer (or whatever it was called) and thinking that there was no way the graphics could ever be topped

My first ever console was an atari 2600, i can't really remember much about it other than i had this flight simulator game that basically involved lining up a square of pixels with another square of pixels and pressing the only button, for some reason it kept me entertained for hours.

ubermensch · 9th October 2006, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bryter_layter

this doom style game with robots and aliens that i've forgotten the name of that i'm pretty sure was the first game to use 3 dimensions.

Zero Tolerance per chance? I loved that game; I persuaded my folks to buy me it because I didn't have a PC to play Doom on.

Bikerboy · 9th October 2006, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bryter_layter

game gear

I too owned a Game Gear. It had a cool 2d flying game. Also there was a four game, game. It had tetris, whoop.

Also classic Nintendo vs Sega poll added.

Tommy Sports · 9th October 2006, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ubermensch

Zero Tolerance per chance? I loved that game; I persuaded my folks to buy me it because I didn't have a PC to play Doom on.

Nah that's not it, i'm sure it had an equally dingy name though.

The Pumpkin · 9th October 2006, 01:56 AM

Sega was my game system of choice, lots of my friends had nintendos and swore by them but i was content with my game gear, my master system then my eventual megadrive II which i bought for Road Rash alone, how excellent was that game?! Ive still got it all, Golden Axe and Streets Of Rage too...jam it nintendo!

Keerin · 9th October 2006, 08:43 AM

We had my Uncle's NES (for some reason) and I hardly touched it because my Mega Drive was miles better.

ps it was just "Shinobi" on the master system, I got that with the console and it was hard as fook!

gabrillowise · 9th October 2006, 09:17 AM

Sega fo sho.

I had a Commodore 64 before that though. All the games were fucking impossible, I think I maybe got up to about level 5 or something in Space Harrier, and never found the helecopter you were meant to at the end of level 1 in Rambo. The games took about 20 minutes to load. Sometimes you would wait for the full 20 minutes to find nothing but a screen of brightly coloured lines. It was quite frustrating.

Johnny5 · 9th October 2006, 09:27 AM

Dreamcast was my favourite console ever, Sonic Adventure, Shenmue, Powerstone, Metropolis Street Race, Virtua Tennis etc. etc.!

The Pumpkin · 9th October 2006, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gabrillowise

Sega fo sho.

I had a Commodore 64 before that though. All the games were fucking impossible, I think I maybe got up to about level 5 or something in Space Harrier, and never found the helecopter you were meant to at the end of level 1 in Rambo. The games took about 20 minutes to load. Sometimes you would wait for the full 20 minutes to find nothing but a screen of brightly coloured lines. It was quite frustrating.

I had a commodore too, i found that after waiting the half hour of hypnotic lines i couldnt actually be arsed playing it anymore, i played it for two games only and that was Paperboy, for obvious reasons, and Dizzy the Egg games

Excellent.

I remember i got a shed load of games with the commodore like 'ninja' and 'super spy demon killers' etc but they never ever worked

ArchFlameTera · 9th October 2006, 11:12 AM

mega drive...ghosts n ghouls, toejam and earl....shinobi, golden axe, streets of rage, road rash, outrun, afterburner..street fighter 2 champions edition...sweettt

View Poll Results: Nintendo or Sega, pre PLaystation and N64 era.
Nintendo	18	46.15%
Sega	21	53.85%
Voters: 39. You may not vote on this poll

9th October 2006, 12:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bikerboy I loathe my username Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Errol outside Perth Posts: 1,732 Band: Sunset Squad, Out of Fucking Spite and B.G.O.M.	Game Consoles (pre N64 and Playstation) Get in. Sega Master System - Duck Hunt, still one of the best gun games ever. It also had a tight bike racing game. And I think Shinobi Ninja Assassin (the name is probably completely wrong, fuck knows if it was even Shinobi...) was doss because it was a absoloutely nails game to play. I was very very young when I had this (it wasn't even mine it was my brothers...) I remember I used to love it though, probably more so than him. and SNES - Everything about Mario owned. F-Zero. Starfox (i think was amazing) and the off shoot cartoony racing game with the trucks with faces also superb. Rival Turf (god knows if thats the right name either) was an awesome Streets of Rage esque game, clearly not to the same standard though. Batman Returns was piss. I swapped it with my mate for F - Zero, and suprise suprise, he hasn't asked for it back. DONKEY KONG WAS IMMENSE. I remember I used to think the graphics were the greatest thing ever. NBA Jam was 'on fireeeeee'. Also Street Fighter would more than likely have been my game of choice on any occasion. I got caught with dope a few years ago hidden in the Street Fighter III Ultra edition (or something of similar exuberance) and the memories still haunt me when I look at that beautiful metal case. Last edited by Bikerboy : 9th October 2006 at 12:37 AM.

9th October 2006, 08:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
Keerin UGS Site Writer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: probably work Posts: 6,118 Band: Welcome Home, Explorer; Vulsellum; Altruist	We had my Uncle's NES (for some reason) and I hardly touched it because my Mega Drive was miles better. ps it was just "Shinobi" on the master system, I got that with the console and it was hard as fook! __________________ Welcome Home, Explorer \|Vulsellum\|Scum Killer http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...6/scan0002.jpg

9th October 2006, 12:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bikerboy I loathe my username Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Errol outside Perth Posts: 1,732 Band: Sunset Squad, Out of Fucking Spite and B.G.O.M.	Also since Crash Bandicoot for the Playstation when has there ever been a decent sorta kids game series!? That's why this thread is pre Playstation, cos that's around the time graphics became more important than characters that could be made into toys for your happy meals.

9th October 2006, 12:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tommy Sports Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,626 Band: Juliet Kilo	Sega all the way. I started off with a game gear (Prince of Persia and aliens 3 were 2 of the best platform games ever made) and progressed to a megadrive which i had this game for called populus that was a kind of primitive 'play god' type of thing. Other megadrive favourites include where in the world is Carmen Sandiego (which looking back now was probably quite shit), skitchin', cannon fodder and this doom style game with robots and aliens that i've forgotten the name of that i'm pretty sure was the first game to use 3 dimensions. I was also really into football games, i remember getting european championship soccer (or whatever it was called) and thinking that there was no way the graphics could ever be topped My first ever console was an atari 2600, i can't really remember much about it other than i had this flight simulator game that basically involved lining up a square of pixels with another square of pixels and pressing the only button, for some reason it kept me entertained for hours.

9th October 2006, 01:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
The Pumpkin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: id like to be in Camden Town Posts: 3,324 Band: Spengler	Sega was my game system of choice, lots of my friends had nintendos and swore by them but i was content with my game gear, my master system then my eventual megadrive II which i bought for Road Rash alone, how excellent was that game?! Ive still got it all, Golden Axe and Streets Of Rage too...jam it nintendo!

9th October 2006, 09:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
gabrillowise Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: the forest haven Posts: 1,998	Sega fo sho. I had a Commodore 64 before that though. All the games were fucking impossible, I think I maybe got up to about level 5 or something in Space Harrier, and never found the helecopter you were meant to at the end of level 1 in Rambo. The games took about 20 minutes to load. Sometimes you would wait for the full 20 minutes to find nothing but a screen of brightly coloured lines. It was quite frustrating.

9th October 2006, 09:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
Johnny5 cock in hand Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,707	Dreamcast was my favourite console ever, Sonic Adventure, Shenmue, Powerstone, Metropolis Street Race, Virtua Tennis etc. etc.!

9th October 2006, 11:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
ArchFlameTera Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dundonia!!!!!!!!! Posts: 4,688 Band: A Parting Shot (erratic grind madness) + Vulsellum (old school death metal)	mega drive...ghosts n ghouls, toejam and earl....shinobi, golden axe, streets of rage, road rash, outrun, afterburner..street fighter 2 champions edition...sweettt

9th October 2006, 11:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
thomasjmaccoll Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: 47 millbank, cupar, fife Posts: 1,109