Terramax said:
So, has anyone else here gone back to playing any retro titles, say 10 years or older, recently?
Yep. Random thoughts on some recent C64 titles I played:
Ghostbusters - I don't know how, but I'm better at this now than when I was a kid. I guess because I've forgotten all my friend's mediocre advice.
Archon (hehe) - I can still win. But unlike my young twitch-reflex days, I have to actually use a strategy more complex than "Throw my dragon at it."
Zorro - Hey, let's try this. I remember hating it as a kid. It can't be that bad.... Oh, wait, the goddamn music, the same 13 second loop over and over again ALL THROUGH THE GAME.
Raid Over Moscow - Getting to Moscow? Still possible. Beating the bloody disc room? Still impossible.
Alleykat aka
Demolition Mission: The Alleykat Space Racer - Oh my God I get the "nuts" joke now.
Street Beat (
Ghettoblaster with the copyrights filed off and better music) - Still great fun. And I get a lot more of the music references now. Heh, Electric Avenue.
In the PC realm, I still play
Doom every now and then, thanks to DOSBox. Been playing Oblige maps - some really fun ones can come out of that program; a worthy successor to Slige. Went back through my own
Hermitage and realized I'm a sadistic level designer.
Also, don't know if it counts, but DOSBox has also allowed me to reacquaint myself with
Cribbage King and sharpen my rusty crib skills. I'm a dangerous player again, but still dislike Muggins. (I can pick the best hand and play it well, but damned if I can count it right!) Also found a Christmas Easter Egg in the game. Guess I never played on December 25th before!