Looking for the first game I ever played

Cobe · 27 March 2016, 04:00

It was late 80s. I still didn't go to school so I cant remember very well. I played it at my neighbors flat. I don't know what he had. The most similar game I could find is Atari 2600's Scuba Diver but I remember it a little darker and I remember that in bottom left corner was wrecked ship and you had to get inside cause I'm not sure I kinda remember that there was maybe some chest and key in it and maybe it's lid was opening with some bobbles but that could be just my imagination...

Lord Aga · 27 March 2016, 09:12

Well there's Scuba Dive (without the R) for ZX Spectrum... Take a looksee

Superman · 27 March 2016, 11:07

James Pond?

mrbob2 · 27 March 2016, 11:11

oooh ooh was it one of the first games i ever played too?

on the spectrum?

devils crown?

http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infos...cgi?id=0001381

s2325 · 27 March 2016, 13:43

Spelldiver?

Cobe · 27 March 2016, 16:24

@LordAGA
It could easily be Scuba Dive but I cant tell for sure after more than 25 years, probably my mind plays tricks on me. But I don't remember that game "scrolled".

@Superman
James Pond? He wasn't even born yet

@mrbob2
It's not Devils crown but I would guess that it was on Speccy..

@s2325
..nothing fancy like C64(Spelldiver)

I just went through few other ZX games Devil Diver and Dickie Diver and all of them look similar but that's not it...

Cherno · 27 March 2016, 21:11

Bob Morane?

Fiery Phoenix · 28 March 2016, 12:16

Sounds like Mermaid Madness

Cobe · 29 March 2016, 12:21

It's not C64 game and most certainly not Amiga game. It was something earlier. My main suspect is ZX.

s2325 · 29 March 2016, 15:30

My screenshot is from Atari XE/XL version.

clebin · 29 March 2016, 16:31

@Cobe

Just in case your memory is worse than you thought:

Treasure Island Dizzy has bubbles, a snorkel, a treasure chest, a sunken ship, a dark background (on the Speccy version) and was flip-screen. It's nothing like Scuba Diver though...

As an aside, I always thought the working title - Desert Island Dizzy - was better even if, strictly speaking, it wasn't a desert island.

@mrbob2

I had Devil's Crown - I remember thinking what a weird looking game it was but I liked it for that.

Cobe · 29 March 2016, 19:03

Well my memory is definitely worse than I thought. Maybe even if I would've seen it today I wouldn't recognize it cause after all these years picture in my mind has been distorted and probably I updated it with details that were not there. Maybe the chest was simple 4 yellow pixels square and bubbles are pure imagination. It's nice though that those games involved kids imagination that is really vivid in that age. So considering all this probably my try is in vain but just to sum up:
As I recall it it would be something between Atari 2600 Scuba Diver and ZX Scuba Dive. I think it was single screen game. You had to dive down, dodge fish(monsters?), I dont remember if you could kill them and at the bottom left was "wracked ship"(if it wasn't some other larger object) and there was a reason(something to collect?) to get in but we never managed to do that cause we would always get killed trying that cause as I think there was some vicious sliding door or something like that that if you touch you day.

Lord Aga · 29 March 2016, 23:26

Could it possibly be that you are tied to a boat with the air-hose ? And the boat moves left and right with you. Some of the baddies are able to snap your air-hose. It's also a ZX game, but I don't remember the name.

vulture · 29 March 2016, 23:37

@Cobe

I know what you mean, BUT:
every single time I doubted my memory and said to myself "I must remember something wrong".... when the time came and finally found what I was after, it turned out that my memory was actually spot on. Every single time.
I believe that's your case too. You're disappointed that you can't find it, but I'm 100% sure your memory is correct and it's just a matter of time before you stumble upon it.

eXeler0 · 29 March 2016, 23:59

@Cobe
Scuba Kids on ZX Spectrum maybe?
[ Show youtube player ]

(Speaking of fading memories, as far as I can remember the first game I played was Mr Robot on a C64 in 1983 or 84.)

Frankie · 30 March 2016, 06:59

My guess would be either [ Show youtube player ] or [ Show youtube player ].

Cobe · 30 March 2016, 15:33

@LordAGA
Doesn't ring a bell but not impossible

would like to see it when you remember the name.

@vulture
Thanks, for the encouragement. Only this is not the first time I'm looking for it. I searched for it few times in past decade but still nothing... hope it will surface eventually.

@eXeler0
No

@Frankie
No. No

But you reminded me, I played Neptune's Daughter several years after on my C64. Nice game.

Cobe · 30 March 2016, 17:07

And look what I just stumbled upon. AGA remake of Scuba Dive

[ Show youtube player ]
Looks nice for a PD game. Will have to give it a try one day. My only AGA machine refuse to work nowadays.

27 March 2016, 04:00	#1
Cobe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Belgrade / Serbia Age: 41 Posts: 1,004	Looking for the first game I ever played It was late 80s. I still didn't go to school so I cant remember very well. I played it at my neighbors flat. I don't know what he had. The most similar game I could find is Atari 2600's Scuba Diver but I remember it a little darker and I remember that in bottom left corner was wrecked ship and you had to get inside cause I'm not sure I kinda remember that there was maybe some chest and key in it and maybe it's lid was opening with some bobbles but that could be just my imagination...

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27 March 2016, 09:12	#2
Lord Aga MI clan prevails Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 1,443	Well there's Scuba Dive (without the R) for ZX Spectrum... Take a looksee

27 March 2016, 11:07	#3
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 48 Posts: 1,334	James Pond?

27 March 2016, 11:11	#4
mrbob2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sheffield Posts: 332	oooh ooh was it one of the first games i ever played too? on the spectrum? devils crown? http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infos...cgi?id=0001381

27 March 2016, 13:43	#5
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Spelldiver?

27 March 2016, 16:24	#6
Cobe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Belgrade / Serbia Age: 41 Posts: 1,004	@LordAGA It could easily be Scuba Dive but I cant tell for sure after more than 25 years, probably my mind plays tricks on me. But I don't remember that game "scrolled". @Superman James Pond? He wasn't even born yet @mrbob2 It's not Devils crown but I would guess that it was on Speccy.. @s2325 ..nothing fancy like C64(Spelldiver) I just went through few other ZX games Devil Diver and Dickie Diver and all of them look similar but that's not it...

27 March 2016, 21:11	#7
Cherno Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 1,054	Bob Morane?

28 March 2016, 12:16	#8
Fiery Phoenix Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bury, Lancs Age: 47 Posts: 664	Sounds like Mermaid Madness

29 March 2016, 12:21	#9
Cobe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Belgrade / Serbia Age: 41 Posts: 1,004	It's not C64 game and most certainly not Amiga game. It was something earlier. My main suspect is ZX.

29 March 2016, 15:30	#10
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	My screenshot is from Atari XE/XL version.

29 March 2016, 16:31	#11
clebin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cardiff Posts: 407	@Cobe Just in case your memory is worse than you thought: Treasure Island Dizzy has bubbles, a snorkel, a treasure chest, a sunken ship, a dark background (on the Speccy version) and was flip-screen. It's nothing like Scuba Diver though... As an aside, I always thought the working title - Desert Island Dizzy - was better even if, strictly speaking, it wasn't a desert island. @mrbob2 I had Devil's Crown - I remember thinking what a weird looking game it was but I liked it for that.

29 March 2016, 19:03	#12
Cobe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Belgrade / Serbia Age: 41 Posts: 1,004	Well my memory is definitely worse than I thought. Maybe even if I would've seen it today I wouldn't recognize it cause after all these years picture in my mind has been distorted and probably I updated it with details that were not there. Maybe the chest was simple 4 yellow pixels square and bubbles are pure imagination. It's nice though that those games involved kids imagination that is really vivid in that age. So considering all this probably my try is in vain but just to sum up: As I recall it it would be something between Atari 2600 Scuba Diver and ZX Scuba Dive. I think it was single screen game. You had to dive down, dodge fish(monsters?), I dont remember if you could kill them and at the bottom left was "wracked ship"(if it wasn't some other larger object) and there was a reason(something to collect?) to get in but we never managed to do that cause we would always get killed trying that cause as I think there was some vicious sliding door or something like that that if you touch you day.

29 March 2016, 23:26	#13
Lord Aga MI clan prevails Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 1,443	Could it possibly be that you are tied to a boat with the air-hose ? And the boat moves left and right with you. Some of the baddies are able to snap your air-hose. It's also a ZX game, but I don't remember the name.

29 March 2016, 23:37	#14
vulture Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Athens , Greece Posts: 1,848	@Cobe I know what you mean, BUT: every single time I doubted my memory and said to myself "I must remember something wrong".... when the time came and finally found what I was after, it turned out that my memory was actually spot on. Every single time. I believe that's your case too. You're disappointed that you can't find it, but I'm 100% sure your memory is correct and it's just a matter of time before you stumble upon it.

29 March 2016, 23:59	#15
eXeler0 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Sweden Age: 50 Posts: 2,956	@Cobe Scuba Kids on ZX Spectrum maybe? [ Show youtube player ] (Speaking of fading memories, as far as I can remember the first game I played was Mr Robot on a C64 in 1983 or 84.)

30 March 2016, 06:59	#16
Frankie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Yes Posts: 14	My guess would be either [ Show youtube player ] or [ Show youtube player ].

30 March 2016, 15:33	#17
Cobe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Belgrade / Serbia Age: 41 Posts: 1,004	@LordAGA Doesn't ring a bell but not impossible would like to see it when you remember the name. @vulture Thanks, for the encouragement. Only this is not the first time I'm looking for it. I searched for it few times in past decade but still nothing... hope it will surface eventually. @eXeler0 No @Frankie No. No But you reminded me, I played Neptune's Daughter several years after on my C64. Nice game.

30 March 2016, 17:07	#18
Cobe Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Belgrade / Serbia Age: 41 Posts: 1,004	And look what I just stumbled upon. AGA remake of Scuba Dive [ Show youtube player ] Looks nice for a PD game. Will have to give it a try one day. My only AGA machine refuse to work nowadays.

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