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Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 18 November 2014, 17:14
Replies: 5,856
Views: 1,928,389
Posted By ennio
Bioshock Infinite on the PS3. The end sequence...

Bioshock Infinite on the PS3. The end sequence was more frustrating than fun and after probably 15 unsuccessful tries I sold it back to GameStop.

Unbelievable game to look at, but it couldn't...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 12 November 2014, 03:57
Replies: 47
Views: 7,007
Posted By ennio
- That a really good game intro can matter -...

- That a really good game intro can matter
- That it was worthy of showing off to see the awe on people's faces, something I've never seen since with any other video game system
- That Omni-Play...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 20 September 2014, 21:17
Replies: 5,856
Views: 1,928,389
Posted By ennio
BC Quest for Tires... ah, that takes me back to...

BC Quest for Tires... ah, that takes me back to the old Atari 400!

Grog's Revenge was a GREAT sequel. Makes me want to start playing that one again, too.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 20 September 2014, 05:52
Replies: 1,048
Views: 264,287
Posted By ennio
Sometimes the sunset will remind me of the...

Sometimes the sunset will remind me of the darkening sky from Drakkhen.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 20 September 2014, 05:49
Replies: 41
Views: 5,945
Posted By ennio
The only game I can remember getting faintly...

The only game I can remember getting faintly teary from is Loom.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 20 September 2014, 05:46
Replies: 78
Views: 7,283
Posted By ennio
Pretty sure the very first boot was Test Drive....

Pretty sure the very first boot was Test Drive. Remember showing this one off to relatives. Not far behind that one was Faery Tale Adventure which was such a stunner for the time that I just stared...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 21 October 2012, 18:00
Replies: 5,856
Views: 1,928,389
Posted By ennio
PS3: Star Wars Lego Trilogy! :D

PS3: Star Wars Lego Trilogy! :D
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 08 July 2012, 06:55
Replies: 102
Views: 16,172
Posted By ennio
I used to think TechnoCop was pretty awesome....

I used to think TechnoCop was pretty awesome. When I tried it again after 20+ years, it occurred to me that the only possible reason for me liking it must have been the horrific violence.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 08 July 2012, 06:51
Replies: 116
Views: 12,395
Posted By ennio
Turned 40 last fall and man, oh man, did my 30s...

Turned 40 last fall and man, oh man, did my 30s fly by. The friends I have who turned 40 recently have all said the same thing: They don't know what happened to their 30s.

But I feel lucky to...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 19 June 2012, 03:00
Replies: 52
Views: 8,153
Posted By ennio
That's so true. The wait was absolute agony back...

That's so true. The wait was absolute agony back then. And it was euphoric when the game finally came in the mail. When I was in college, I remember waiting almost three weeks for Time Bandit. The...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 15 June 2012, 06:32
Replies: 44
Views: 6,380
Posted By ennio
Buggy Boy (always my go-to game) Speedball 2 (a...

Buggy Boy (always my go-to game)
Speedball 2 (a few months ago I started playing this and got addicted all over again)
Another World
Lemmings
Hybris
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 24 April 2012, 18:03
Replies: 5,856
Views: 1,928,389
Posted By ennio
Deus X via Steam. Don't like that you have to be...

Deus X via Steam. Don't like that you have to be online to play the game, but so far, it's pretty cool.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 15 April 2012, 06:13
Replies: 27
Views: 3,688
Posted By ennio
Perhaps your nostalgia was maximized and it needs...

Perhaps your nostalgia was maximized and it needs some time off from Amiga-related stuff to replenish itself again?
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 05 April 2012, 05:27
Replies: 127
Views: 19,207
Posted By ennio
Back then I was too young and naive to feel...

Back then I was too young and naive to feel morally compelled to buy games. That is until my Amiga contact got a PC. :D
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 05 April 2012, 05:23
Replies: 95
Views: 10,116
Posted By ennio
Games that force you to deal with being killed at...

Games that force you to deal with being killed at random to finish the game.

Case in point, Terramex. These two-pronged plants pop up at random with no pattern whatsoever and kill you. You just...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 22 February 2012, 16:55
Replies: 30
Views: 5,197
Posted By ennio
The theme music to Cosmic Relief (Terramex) is...

The theme music to Cosmic Relief (Terramex) is one of those tunes that has popped in my head at random over the years.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 February 2012, 17:07
Replies: 58
Views: 8,083
Posted By ennio
I agree, the story is beautiful and I loved the...

I agree, the story is beautiful and I loved the interface. One of the most emotional games I can remember playing.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 February 2012, 06:26
Replies: 58
Views: 8,083
Posted By ennio
Loom was very easy. And I usually get stuck at...

Loom was very easy. And I usually get stuck at some point in most point-and-click adventures.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 16 February 2012, 06:24
Replies: 52
Views: 8,153
Posted By ennio
The one that sticks out the most for me was when...

The one that sticks out the most for me was when I booted up Faery Tale Adventure for the first time after having just bought the 500 during high school. Coming from the C64, which I loved to death,...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 30 June 2009, 07:22
Replies: 85
Views: 18,798
Posted By ennio
Elvira and The Lurking Horror. Fantastically...

Elvira and The Lurking Horror. Fantastically scary, especially playing at night.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 29 April 2009, 06:48
Replies: 5,856
Views: 1,928,389
Posted By ennio
SH2 was one of the few NU-games I've played that...

SH2 was one of the few NU-games I've played that actually scared the hell out of me.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 26 March 2009, 06:09
Replies: 124
Views: 13,666
Posted By ennio
I can't think of a game that I revile that most...

I can't think of a game that I revile that most people like... the only one that comes close is Superfrog. I don't care for the Nintendo, moon-based gravity games. I lose track of geography when my...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 23 February 2009, 06:36
Replies: 33
Views: 3,781
Posted By ennio
I was a very satisfied C64 owner (the happy...

I was a very satisfied C64 owner (the happy recipient of my parents' xmas gift). After about 3 years, my dad told me his friend at work (who used to get us games for the C64), switched to an Amiga. I...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 29 December 2008, 17:19
Replies: 63
Views: 7,909
Posted By ennio
Intro: Rocket Ranger and Out of this World ...

Intro: Rocket Ranger and Out of this World

For the life of me I can't remember any fantastic outros, probably because I didn't finish many!
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 29 December 2008, 17:11
Replies: 5,856
Views: 1,928,389
Posted By ennio
My aging wrists couldn't make it through the epic...

My aging wrists couldn't make it through the epic final scenes in GOW1, but I still may take the plunge with the sequel.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 11 August 2008, 04:50
Replies: 43
Views: 8,750
Posted By ennio
The only one I can think of that hasn't been...

The only one I can think of that hasn't been mentioned is Raffles.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 11 August 2008, 04:48
Replies: 5,856
Views: 1,928,389
Posted By ennio
Sunday nights are depressing so I usually end up...

Sunday nights are depressing so I usually end up going retro to remind me of a time when I didn't have to work. :D

Tonight it's Hardball.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 28 July 2008, 04:30
Replies: 615
Views: 110,872
Posted By ennio
Pretty sure it was Test Drive, followed soon...

Pretty sure it was Test Drive, followed soon after by Firepower and Faery Tale.
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 30 June 2008, 14:57
Replies: 5,856
Views: 1,928,389
Posted By ennio
Lemmings after a long absence. No joke, I was...

Lemmings after a long absence. No joke, I was stuck on level 69. :D
Forum: Amiga scene 30 June 2008, 04:45
Replies: 614
Views: 117,589
Posted By ennio
Sam & Max Hit the Road

Sam & Max Hit the Road
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 23 June 2008, 15:24
Replies: 45
Views: 6,026
Posted By ennio
This is a case of my idyllic perception of the...

This is a case of my idyllic perception of the past trumping reality. I completely forgot about those nasty phone bills. Now it's coming back to me... every month my jaw hitting the floor when I saw...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 17 June 2008, 16:50
Replies: 45
Views: 6,026
Posted By ennio
You got it! Love that wise-cracking dog. :great

You got it! Love that wise-cracking dog. :great
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 17 June 2008, 07:34
Replies: 45
Views: 6,026
Posted By ennio
Did you use a modem with your Amiga?

I thought I was hot stuff back in the day when I had my 1200 baud modem hooking up to GeNie (ordering stuff!) and playing online games.

I remember playing trivia games in the wee hours of the...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 09 June 2008, 17:01
Replies: 221
Views: 44,850
Posted By ennio
Faery Tale Adventure (probably my favorite) ...

Faery Tale Adventure (probably my favorite)
Rocket Ranger
It Came From the Desert
Elvira
Hybris
Archipelagos
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 30 May 2008, 05:31
Replies: 288
Views: 56,292
Posted By ennio
Aye, if I ever find myself in a retro-arcade and...

Aye, if I ever find myself in a retro-arcade and see it beckoning me from the corner I'll be forking over some coinage.

Even today, running the emulator, it's one of my "go-to" games when I...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 30 May 2008, 02:55
Replies: 288
Views: 56,292
Posted By ennio
Have to go with Arkanoid, although when I first...

Have to go with Arkanoid, although when I first played it I didn't realize it was a coin-op to begin with.
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 28 May 2008, 19:57
Replies: 88
Views: 11,400
Posted By ennio
The Amiga 500 was my game axe of choice from...

The Amiga 500 was my game axe of choice from 87-93. Then I entered the "real world" and didn't play games for a while since I was doing a lot of traveling. Then the PC era started and I got my first...
Forum: Retrogaming General Discussion 06 May 2008, 17:58
Replies: 21
Views: 6,844
Posted By ennio
Psychology of retro-gaming

Do you ever find that you retro-game, not necessarily because of the game itself, but because it brings you back to a certain time in your life?

I wouldn't play some old, lousy game just for...
Forum: Nostalgia & memories 18 April 2008, 20:32
Replies: 8
Views: 3,505
Posted By ennio
Nice review! Omni-Play Basketball ruled...

Nice review!

Omni-Play Basketball ruled them all though. ;)
Forum: Amiga scene 18 April 2008, 20:29
Replies: 216
Views: 40,829
Posted By ennio
None of my friends owned Amigas back in the day....

None of my friends owned Amigas back in the day. My best friend in high school, an Atari ST owner, came over all the time though to join me in Speedball, Buggy Boy, Zany Golf, Time Bandit, and The...
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