Retro Game Night: Short Quests for CD32 Games

illy5603 · 15 July 2013, 20:54

A local bar / music venue is having a retro gaming night in a couple of weeks and I volunteered my CD32 for action. This is pretty far out considering that I am in the United States and most of the people are bringing standard Sega / Nintendo fare.

The organizer is requesting that we make some sort of "quests" for like, a video game scavenger hunt so players can check them off at the end of the night. I suddenly realized that I haven't played through most of my CD32 games, and would have no idea what an appropriate "quest" would be for a CD32 game. It could be something like beating a level in a game, or maybe one of the Pinball illusions table goals or whatever. I think the games that will be most fun are All Terrain Racing and Chaos Engine, maybe some sensi soccer, since they are multiplayer friendly. Outside that I have close to the entire CD32 library on hand to choose from but would like to keep it to party friendly, short attention span gaming.

Anyone else have any "quest" ideas for our players?

Predseda · 15 July 2013, 21:01

I would recommend other simple team games, like Lotus Trilogy, Brutal football and of course IK+.

illy5603 · 15 July 2013, 21:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predseda

I would recommend other simple team games, like Lotus Trilogy, Brutal football and of course IK+.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Phantom · 16 July 2013, 16:18

Some nice multiplayer games for CD32 to try out: All Terrain Racing (ATR), Banshee, Bump 'n' Burn, The Chaos Engine, Lamborghini American Challenge (LAC), Sensible Soccer of course, Speedball 2, Ultimate Body Blows.

illy5603 · 18 July 2013, 03:27

So I have the following for the virtual scavenger hunt.

Find a shortcut in ATR
Go Bungee jumping in Pinball illusions (Extreme Sports Board)
Shoot the Tower in Pinball Fantasies (Stones and Bones Board)
Reach the second Level in co-op mode in Chaos Engine

Not too complicated but since there will be a lot of people rotating on a lot of different systems, this might work out. If you can think of anything that would be more fun, or any actual easter eggs, let me know.

Bamiga2002 · 18 July 2013, 10:06

These quests sound like achievements/trophys on Xbox360/PS3

Nice idea for a possible competition with friends!

illy5603 · 26 July 2013, 19:06

So last night went down and it was a lot of fun. The room was very Nintendo heavy with lots of Golden Eye, Mario Kart and Smash Brothers in the room. Nobody in the room had ever seen a CD32 and only a handful had ever heard of it. Here is the takeaways from everyone that came by to play.

People were amazed at how bad Super Street Fighter II was. But they played anyway. All through the night people kept asking to see and play it.
Rise of the Robots made everyone laugh but got a lot of comments about the graphics.
The Pinball games were not terribly well received.
All Terrain Racing was played a lot.
France and Scotland played Sensi to a nill nill draw. I said "How realistic right guys?"

On Facebook today I got a lot of nice comments from people that had never seen one before. For me it was a real treat to share the CD32 and it's story with a new crowd from a new generation.

s2325 · 26 July 2013, 19:18

What age had people which never saw CD32?

illy5603 · 26 July 2013, 20:05

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Originally Posted by s2325

What age had people which never saw CD32?

Well remember, this is in the United States so that is enough for most people to have never seen one. Most of the folks in attendance were in their early 20's.

illy5603 · 29 July 2013, 21:02

Here is a [ Show youtube player ].

15 July 2013, 20:54	#1
illy5603 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPaT CiTY Posts: 557	Retro Game Night: Short Quests for CD32 Games A local bar / music venue is having a retro gaming night in a couple of weeks and I volunteered my CD32 for action. This is pretty far out considering that I am in the United States and most of the people are bringing standard Sega / Nintendo fare. The organizer is requesting that we make some sort of "quests" for like, a video game scavenger hunt so players can check them off at the end of the night. I suddenly realized that I haven't played through most of my CD32 games, and would have no idea what an appropriate "quest" would be for a CD32 game. It could be something like beating a level in a game, or maybe one of the Pinball illusions table goals or whatever. I think the games that will be most fun are All Terrain Racing and Chaos Engine, maybe some sensi soccer, since they are multiplayer friendly. Outside that I have close to the entire CD32 library on hand to choose from but would like to keep it to party friendly, short attention span gaming. Anyone else have any "quest" ideas for our players?

18 July 2013, 03:27	#5
illy5603 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPaT CiTY Posts: 557	So I have the following for the virtual scavenger hunt. Find a shortcut in ATR Go Bungee jumping in Pinball illusions (Extreme Sports Board) Shoot the Tower in Pinball Fantasies (Stones and Bones Board) Reach the second Level in co-op mode in Chaos Engine Not too complicated but since there will be a lot of people rotating on a lot of different systems, this might work out. If you can think of anything that would be more fun, or any actual easter eggs, let me know.

26 July 2013, 19:06	#7
illy5603 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPaT CiTY Posts: 557	So last night went down and it was a lot of fun. The room was very Nintendo heavy with lots of Golden Eye, Mario Kart and Smash Brothers in the room. Nobody in the room had ever seen a CD32 and only a handful had ever heard of it. Here is the takeaways from everyone that came by to play. People were amazed at how bad Super Street Fighter II was. But they played anyway. All through the night people kept asking to see and play it. Rise of the Robots made everyone laugh but got a lot of comments about the graphics. The Pinball games were not terribly well received. All Terrain Racing was played a lot. France and Scotland played Sensi to a nill nill draw. I said "How realistic right guys?" On Facebook today I got a lot of nice comments from people that had never seen one before. For me it was a real treat to share the CD32 and it's story with a new crowd from a new generation.

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15 July 2013, 21:01	#2
Predseda Puttymoon inhabitant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tromaville Age: 46 Posts: 7,546	I would recommend other simple team games, like Lotus Trilogy, Brutal football and of course IK+.

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Phantom Adventurer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Colossal Cave, Valaii Posts: 364	Some nice multiplayer games for CD32 to try out: All Terrain Racing (ATR), Banshee, Bump 'n' Burn, The Chaos Engine, Lamborghini American Challenge (LAC), Sensible Soccer of course, Speedball 2, Ultimate Body Blows.

18 July 2013, 10:06	#6
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	These quests sound like achievements/trophys on Xbox360/PS3 Nice idea for a possible competition with friends!

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illy5603 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPaT CiTY Posts: 557	Here is a [ Show youtube player ].

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