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Posted June 25, 2016
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timppu: Yeah, but (s)he wanted games released before January 1980. So basically games released in the 70s, as there weren't probably much of home computers etc. in the 60s or during the World Wars I-II.
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JDelekto: I grew up playing a Magnavox Odyssey II in the 70's and they had some really imaginative games back then for the canvas of televisions they had to work with. One of my later favorites was Take the Money and Run.
yas my parents had a black and white tv with that ping-pong thing like tennis you know? and it plays in 2 players or player versus tv. i will miss that tv :( watched so much porn from it :-/
Posted June 25, 2016
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JDelekto: I grew up playing a Magnavox Odyssey II in the 70's and they had some really imaginative games back then for the canvas of televisions they had to work with. One of my later favorites was Take the Money and Run.
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ciomalau: yas my parents had a black and white tv with that ping-pong thing like tennis you know? and it plays in 2 players or player versus tv. i will miss that tv :( watched so much porn from it :-/
Yep, I played pong too, the Intellivision system was one of the things one of our neighbors had that drew a lot of kids like me.
Posted June 25, 2016
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ciomalau: yas my parents had a black and white tv with that ping-pong thing like tennis you know? and it plays in 2 players or player versus tv. i will miss that tv :( watched so much porn from it :-/
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JDelekto: Yep, I played pong too, the Intellivision system was one of the things one of our neighbors had that drew a lot of kids like me.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsOPVCK745I
Posted June 25, 2016
I liked Colossal Cave Adventure. The Scott Adams games too, from the 80s I think. There was also one that I think was called Captain Goodnight that I tried and liked, but it kept freezing and crashing.
Posted June 25, 2016
Anyone ever play Aztec for the old Apples?
Posted June 25, 2016
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Gerin: I liked Colossal Cave Adventure. The Scott Adams games too, from the 80s I think. There was also one that I think was called Captain Goodnight that I tried and liked, but it kept freezing and crashing.
I absolutely loved interactive fiction, and you can get the Scott Adams games to play on your PC, he made some of them freely available.

Colossal Cave Adventure at least the version I saw played on one of the old Osborne PC's when I was a kid was what got me hooked on those games.

Infocom went a step above and beyond the old Scott Adams' adventures with its full sentence parser able to not only understand what you were trying to do but allow you to do multiple things in one sentence.
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JDelekto: Yep, I played pong too, the Intellivision system was one of the things one of our neighbors had that drew a lot of kids like me.
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ciomalau: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsOPVCK745I
I have to apologize I'm part of the era where they like to Cher
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tinyE: Anyone ever play Aztec for the old Apples?
I bought a game called "Cosmi: Aztec Challenge" which had the Basic Source code.
Post edited June 25, 2016 by JDelekto
Posted June 25, 2016
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Gerin: I liked Colossal Cave Adventure. The Scott Adams games too, from the 80s I think. There was also one that I think was called Captain Goodnight that I tried and liked, but it kept freezing and crashing.
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JDelekto: I absolutely loved interactive fiction, and you can get the Scott Adams games to play on your PC, he made some of them freely available.

Colossal Cave Adventure at least the version I saw played on one of the old Osborne PC's when I was a kid was what got me hooked on those games.

Infocom went a step above and beyond the old Scott Adams' adventures with its full sentence parser able to not only understand what you were trying to do but allow you to do multiple things in one sentence.
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ciomalau: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsOPVCK745I
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JDelekto: I have to apologize I'm part of the era where they like to Cher
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tinyE: Anyone ever play Aztec for the old Apples?
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JDelekto: I bought a game called "Cosmi: Aztec Challenge" which had the Basic Source code.
did you know that Cher is armenian? o.O i'm half armenian too but i don't like her - she sounds artificial and there was a video with her having some plastic tubes out of her hair. wtf? that was from Predator movie?
Posted June 25, 2016
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ciomalau: did you know that Cher is armenian? o.O i'm half armenian too but i don't like her - she sounds artificial and there was a video with her having some plastic tubes out of her hair. wtf? that was from Predator movie?
I'm 0% armenian, sorry, you tell me.
Posted June 25, 2016
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timppu: Why do you want only pre-1980 games? That is a major restriction.
Because I'm interested in the early history of computer games right now.
Posted June 25, 2016
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timppu: Why do you want only pre-1980 games? That is a major restriction.
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dtgreene: Because I'm interested in the early history of computer games right now.
look here www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKVS_81Op5A
Posted June 25, 2016
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dtgreene: Because I'm interested in the early history of computer games right now.
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ciomalau: look here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKVS_81Op5A
(Fixed so that the link is actually clickable.)
Posted June 25, 2016
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dtgreene: I am curious about really early home computer games. Could you identify any games that fit these criteria?

1. Game must have been released on a home computer (game consoles (were there any back then?) count, but mainframes and other computers one wouldn't typically see in a home do not).
2. Game's release date (on said home computer) must pre-date Akalabeth (according to gog.com, January 1, 1980).
3. It is preferred if there is a way to play such versions on a modern computer (emulation is OK here, provided said emulator actually exists)
You could read some Retro-Magazines...they do a pretty good job of diving into the past of videogames, consoles, and (home) computers (and their emulators).
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dtgreene: Because I'm interested in the early history of computer games right now.
Here's an example:

The Microvision Handheld from 1979:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microvision

Emulator:
http://www.atari2600land.com/microvision/

Edit: Typo (1978 instead of 1979)
Post edited June 25, 2016 by BreOl72
Posted June 26, 2016
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Maxvorstadt: I want to own them, but out of curiosity:
Which archive?
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JDelekto: The Internet Archive Software Library
Frankly, I'm surprised that section is still up, regarding its questionable legality. Hell, some of those game are still being sold (or sold again).
Posted June 26, 2016
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JDelekto: The Internet Archive Software Library
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mistermumbles: Frankly, I'm surprised that section is still up, regarding its questionable legality. Hell, some of those game are still being sold (or sold again).
Well, it's the internet archive, I'm pretty sure they went over legalities. Do remember, you're playing these games through your Web Browser, not downloading them to run on your computer.
Posted June 26, 2016
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mistermumbles: Frankly, I'm surprised that section is still up, regarding its questionable legality. Hell, some of those game are still being sold (or sold again).
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JDelekto: Well, it's the internet archive, I'm pretty sure they went over legalities. Do remember, you're playing these games through your Web Browser, not downloading them to run on your computer.
As far as I recall, there was an easy trick to let your browser download the game files some while back. Not sure if it still works. So, yeah... *shrug*
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