What are your top ten games from the 8-bit era?

Bombjacker · 08 June 2004, 00:22

What are your ten favourite games from the 8-bit console and computer era?

Mine are:
Bombjack
Match Day
Head Over Heels
Pyjamarama
Way of the Exploding Fist
Yie Ar Kung Fu
Pssst
Knightlore
BMX Simulator
Gauntlet

All on the Spectrum as it was the only 8-bit machine I owned with good games on it. I owned a Plus-4 which was sadly lacking in quality games despite having better colour and resolution capabilities than a C64.

08 June 2004, 00:46

8 bit = master system 0wnZ

sms Phantasy Star
sms Wonderboy III - the Dragon's trap
sms Sonic 1
sms Ultima IV
sms Y's - the vanished omens
sms Miracle Warriors
sms Lucky Dime Caper
sms Space Harrier
atr River Raid
c64 Bombjack

This was easy

There were a few good atari 800 games but I don't remember any names. Sorry guys but I think 64 sucked big time because of terrible tape drive

jmmijo · 08 June 2004, 01:26

Since I never had many consoles, mostly micro's instead, I have a shorter list:

1) Impossible Mission, C64
2) Loderunner, C64
3) Raid on Bungeling Bay, C64
4) Zork Zero, C128
5) B17 Bomber, Intellivision
6) Pirates!, C64
7) Gunship, C64
8) Portal, C64 (A classic Activision title that seems to have a bug in it, you can't finish/complete this game)

9) Bards Tale 1 & 2 (A Tie), C64

@Burseg, what Tape drive

My dad had one for about a week then bought a 1541 for this very reason

Myself I bought one with my first C64 system.

EDIT: I have to make a change to my list I really have to add this title after some self-debating on the drive home from work.

Amiga1992 · 08 June 2004, 04:02

Tape drives, HAH

Nobody in its right mind would use that crap!

It's too fucking tough to make a list across all formats.:P Some classics that are always, ALWAYS up there. In no particular order:

Up n Down /C64
Soldier Blade /PCEngine
Tower of Terror /C64
California Games /C64
Maniac Mansion /C64
Outrun /SMS
Tetris /GB
Ice Climber /NES
Keystone Kapers /Atari

That would be it. Games I always return to!

Mangar · 08 June 2004, 04:21

Alright, my top 10 are all c64 games.

10. Summer Games
9. Winter Games
8. Times of Lore
7. Bubble Bobble
6. Maniac Mansion
5. Lazy Jones
4. Skool Daze
3. Defenders of the Crown
2. Pools of Radiance
1. The Bard's Tale

tokalash · 08 June 2004, 08:32

In no special order:
Giana Sisters (C64)
Bubble Bobble (C64)
720 (C64)
Last Ninja (C64)
Skate or Die (C64)
Dragon's Lair II (C64)
Ghettoblaster (C64)
California Games (C64)
Metroid (NES)
Zelda (NES)

manicx · 08 June 2004, 09:41

1. Impossible Mission 2 (C64, CPC)
2. Target Renegade (CPC)
3. Laser Squad (CPC)
4. Last Ninja 2 (C64)
5. Gryzor (CPC)
6. Match Day II (CPC)
7. Basket Master (CPC)
8. IK+ (CPC, C64)
9. Bomberman (PCEngine)
10. Combat School (CPC)

§ane · 08 June 2004, 10:51

Loosely ordered, my top ten 8-bit favorites could possibly be:

Times of Lore C64
Maniac Mansion C64
Exploding Fist II C64
The Bards Tale III C64
Gateway to Aphsai C64
The Master of Magic C64
Force Seven C64
The Last Ninja 2 C64
Mutants C64
H.E.R.O. Atari|C64

jpmaverick · 08 June 2004, 11:27

in no special order

Pirates! C64
West Bank C64
Last Ninja C64
Elite C64
Turrican C64
Katakis C64
Over Horizon NES
Smash TV NES
Contra NES
Nemesis MSX

there are much more around... Maniac Mansion... Nonterraqueous... Catalypse...

ant512 · 08 June 2004, 12:00

No particular order:

Alex Kidd in Miracle World (SMS)
Chuckie Egg (Dragon 32)
Dan Dare 3 (Spectrum)
Tetris (GB)
Super Mario Bros (NES)
Turrican (C64)
Dan Dare (Spectrum)
R-Type (Spectrum)
Sonic the Hedghog (SMS)
Defender (Atari VCS)

Dastardly · 08 June 2004, 12:41

All for C64

1.Ghouls 'N Ghosts
2.Mr Angry
3.Mad Nurse
4.Shinobi
5.Fantasy World Dizzy
6.Exploding Fist /2
7.Ghettoblaster
8.Turbo Outrun
9.Barbarian
10.Cauldron

JudasEZT · 08 June 2004, 13:47

Pitiful I dont had a C64 back at the eighties because I would include many, surely. I had a MSX but just some days with very crap games at 1984 or 85, but my computer was the Spectrum 48k+ during 8 years or approx.

my list on speccy then:

DeathChase
ChuckieEgg
Arkanoid
FlyingShark
Zynaps
TargetRenegade
Nebulus
Firefly
EmlynHughesInternationalSoccer
SoldierOfFortune

7-Zark-7 · 10 June 2004, 15:33

C64 All the way, in no particular order...

Last Ninja II
Ghettoblaster
International Karate
Monty on the Run
Turrican
Turrican II
Last Ninja
Ghost'n'Goblins
Summer Games
Creatures
(Although not listed in the ten, others include Myth, Times of Lore, Project Steath Fighter, Bubble Bobble, Ghouls n Ghosts, Barbarian, Operation Wolf amongst others, way too many to list!)

Tim Janssen · 10 June 2004, 15:58

The 8-bit machines I've owned are a Vic-20 and a C64. Here's my Top 10:
10: Videomania (Vic 20)
9: Frantic Freddie (C64)
8: Rat hotel (Vic 20)
7: Fast Eddie (Vic 20)
6: Proof Of Destruction P.O.D. (C64)
5: Pengo (C64)
4: Nebulus (C64)
3: Wizball (C64)
2: Last Ninja 1 (C64)
1: Turrican 1 (C64)

RetroMan · 10 June 2004, 16:11

- Gryzor (CPC)
- Pengo (CPC, Basic Listing from a german magazine

)
- Pirates! (C64)
- Giana Sisters (C64)
- Ghost´n Goblins (CPC)
- To be on Top (C64)
- Hanse (CPC)
- Vermeer (CPC)
- Kings Valley (MSX)
- Yi ar Kung Fu (CPC)

mr_0rga5m · 10 June 2004, 21:14

All C64 .. No order

Paradroid
Uridium
Armalyte
Chuckie Egg2
Delta
IO
Super Pipeline 1/2
Booty
Gogo the Ghost
Giana Sisters
Monty on the Run
Spy Hunter
....
Many many more ...

Dastardly · 11 June 2004, 00:11

Gogo the Ghost! what a top game that was

Mick_AKA · 11 June 2004, 01:30

In no particular order...

NES - RC Pro Am
SMS - Space Harrier
SMS - After Burner
NES - Batman
NES - Turtles Arcade Game
C64 - Cabal
C64 - Chase HQ
NES - Spy vs Spy
SMS - Ghosts n Goblins
GB - Tetris

Shatterhand · 11 June 2004, 05:09

You gotta be kidding. It's easier to list my top10 amiga games than my top10 8 bits games. All my fav games were on the 8 bits era.

Where should I begin?

Elite, Dig-Dug(Arc), Beamrider(MSX), Space Manbow(MSX), Gyruss(Arc), Moon Patrol(Arc), Eggerland Mystery(MSX), Adventure of Lolo(NES), Treasure of USAS (MSX), Aleste 1&2 (MSX), Zanac (NES), Soldier Blade(PC-Engine), The Castle(MSX), Salamander(Arc), Metal Gear(MSX), Bubble Bobble (Arc), Pitfall2 (Atari2600), Bank Panic(Arcade), Hype(MSX), Knightmare(MSX)... and I could go on for a while. And those aren't just games I think they are good, but games that I TRULY LOVE.

Most of the games listed as arcade games I probably played first in some home version (In most cases, the MSX version)

Some interesting games on other people list too.

The Lucky Dime Caper on Burseg's list: this is an awesome platform game that deserved to be more known.

Laser Squad on ManicX's list: Still one of the few strategy games I enjoy playing even today.

Lazy Jones on Mangar's list: OHH, I had hundred of hours of fun with this game. The music was great also.

Adeptus · 11 June 2004, 09:50

No order... all C64
Paradroid
Spy vs Spy (1-3)
Wizball
M.U.L.E
umm can't think of what else I played to death...

08 June 2004, 00:22	#1
Bombjacker Two-bit whore Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brighton, England Age: 51 Posts: 148	What are your top ten games from the 8-bit era? What are your ten favourite games from the 8-bit console and computer era? Mine are: Bombjack Match Day Head Over Heels Pyjamarama Way of the Exploding Fist Yie Ar Kung Fu Pssst Knightlore BMX Simulator Gauntlet All on the Spectrum as it was the only 8-bit machine I owned with good games on it. I owned a Plus-4 which was sadly lacking in quality games despite having better colour and resolution capabilities than a C64. Last edited by Bombjacker; 08 June 2004 at 00:36.

08 June 2004, 01:26	#3
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,395	Since I never had many consoles, mostly micro's instead, I have a shorter list: 1) Impossible Mission, C64 2) Loderunner, C64 3) Raid on Bungeling Bay, C64 4) Zork Zero, C128 5) B17 Bomber, Intellivision 6) Pirates!, C64 7) Gunship, C64 8) Portal, C64 (A classic Activision title that seems to have a bug in it, you can't finish/complete this game) 9) Bards Tale 1 & 2 (A Tie), C64 @Burseg, what Tape drive My dad had one for about a week then bought a 1541 for this very reason Myself I bought one with my first C64 system. EDIT: I have to make a change to my list I really have to add this title after some self-debating on the drive home from work. Last edited by jmmijo; 08 June 2004 at 04:54.

08 June 2004, 10:51	#8
§ane Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: . Age: 44 Posts: 246	Loosely ordered, my top ten 8-bit favorites could possibly be: Times of Lore C64 Maniac Mansion C64 Exploding Fist II C64 The Bards Tale III C64 Gateway to Aphsai C64 The Master of Magic C64 Force Seven C64 The Last Ninja 2 C64 Mutants C64 H.E.R.O. Atari\|C64 Last edited by §ane; 11 June 2004 at 07:23.

08 June 2004, 13:47	#12
JudasEZT Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: mercury Posts: 577	Pitiful I dont had a C64 back at the eighties because I would include many, surely. I had a MSX but just some days with very crap games at 1984 or 85, but my computer was the Spectrum 48k+ during 8 years or approx. my list on speccy then: DeathChase ChuckieEgg Arkanoid FlyingShark Zynaps TargetRenegade Nebulus Firefly EmlynHughesInternationalSoccer SoldierOfFortune Last edited by JudasEZT; 08 June 2004 at 13:58.

10 June 2004, 21:14	#16
mr_0rga5m Tik Gora :D Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Round yo momma's Posts: 1,273	All C64 .. No order Paradroid Uridium Armalyte Chuckie Egg2 Delta IO Super Pipeline 1/2 Booty Gogo the Ghost Giana Sisters Monty on the Run Spy Hunter .... Many many more ... Last edited by mr_0rga5m; 10 June 2004 at 21:20.

08 June 2004, 00:46	#2
oldpx Posts: n/a	8 bit = master system 0wnZ sms Phantasy Star sms Wonderboy III - the Dragon's trap sms Sonic 1 sms Ultima IV sms Y's - the vanished omens sms Miracle Warriors sms Lucky Dime Caper sms Space Harrier atr River Raid c64 Bombjack This was easy There were a few good atari 800 games but I don't remember any names. Sorry guys but I think 64 sucked big time because of terrible tape drive

08 June 2004, 04:02	#4
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Tape drives, HAH Nobody in its right mind would use that crap! It's too fucking tough to make a list across all formats.:P Some classics that are always, ALWAYS up there. In no particular order: Up n Down /C64 Soldier Blade /PCEngine Tower of Terror /C64 California Games /C64 Maniac Mansion /C64 Outrun /SMS Tetris /GB Ice Climber /NES Keystone Kapers /Atari That would be it. Games I always return to!

08 June 2004, 04:21	#5
Mangar Got the fever back Join Date: May 2001 Location: Toronto / Canada Age: 52 Posts: 288	Alright, my top 10 are all c64 games. 10. Summer Games 9. Winter Games 8. Times of Lore 7. Bubble Bobble 6. Maniac Mansion 5. Lazy Jones 4. Skool Daze 3. Defenders of the Crown 2. Pools of Radiance 1. The Bard's Tale

08 June 2004, 08:32	#6
tokalash Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Sweden Age: 45 Posts: 27	In no special order: Giana Sisters (C64) Bubble Bobble (C64) 720 (C64) Last Ninja (C64) Skate or Die (C64) Dragon's Lair II (C64) Ghettoblaster (C64) California Games (C64) Metroid (NES) Zelda (NES)

08 June 2004, 09:41	#7
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	1. Impossible Mission 2 (C64, CPC) 2. Target Renegade (CPC) 3. Laser Squad (CPC) 4. Last Ninja 2 (C64) 5. Gryzor (CPC) 6. Match Day II (CPC) 7. Basket Master (CPC) 8. IK+ (CPC, C64) 9. Bomberman (PCEngine) 10. Combat School (CPC)

08 June 2004, 11:27	#9
jpmaverick Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 14	in no special order Pirates! C64 West Bank C64 Last Ninja C64 Elite C64 Turrican C64 Katakis C64 Over Horizon NES Smash TV NES Contra NES Nemesis MSX there are much more around... Maniac Mansion... Nonterraqueous... Catalypse...

08 June 2004, 12:00	#10
ant512 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 965	No particular order: Alex Kidd in Miracle World (SMS) Chuckie Egg (Dragon 32) Dan Dare 3 (Spectrum) Tetris (GB) Super Mario Bros (NES) Turrican (C64) Dan Dare (Spectrum) R-Type (Spectrum) Sonic the Hedghog (SMS) Defender (Atari VCS)

08 June 2004, 12:41	#11
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	All for C64 1.Ghouls 'N Ghosts 2.Mr Angry 3.Mad Nurse 4.Shinobi 5.Fantasy World Dizzy 6.Exploding Fist /2 7.Ghettoblaster 8.Turbo Outrun 9.Barbarian 10.Cauldron

10 June 2004, 15:33	#13
7-Zark-7 Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane/Australia Posts: 1,270	C64 All the way, in no particular order... Last Ninja II Ghettoblaster International Karate Monty on the Run Turrican Turrican II Last Ninja Ghost'n'Goblins Summer Games Creatures (Although not listed in the ten, others include Myth, Times of Lore, Project Steath Fighter, Bubble Bobble, Ghouls n Ghosts, Barbarian, Operation Wolf amongst others, way too many to list!)

10 June 2004, 15:58	#14
Tim Janssen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Den Bosch / The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 1,271	The 8-bit machines I've owned are a Vic-20 and a C64. Here's my Top 10: 10: Videomania (Vic 20) 9: Frantic Freddie (C64) 8: Rat hotel (Vic 20) 7: Fast Eddie (Vic 20) 6: Proof Of Destruction P.O.D. (C64) 5: Pengo (C64) 4: Nebulus (C64) 3: Wizball (C64) 2: Last Ninja 1 (C64) 1: Turrican 1 (C64)

10 June 2004, 16:11	#15
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	- Gryzor (CPC) - Pengo (CPC, Basic Listing from a german magazine ) - Pirates! (C64) - Giana Sisters (C64) - Ghost´n Goblins (CPC) - To be on Top (C64) - Hanse (CPC) - Vermeer (CPC) - Kings Valley (MSX) - Yi ar Kung Fu (CPC)

11 June 2004, 00:11	#17
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	Gogo the Ghost! what a top game that was

11 June 2004, 01:30	#18
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	In no particular order... NES - RC Pro Am SMS - Space Harrier SMS - After Burner NES - Batman NES - Turtles Arcade Game C64 - Cabal C64 - Chase HQ NES - Spy vs Spy SMS - Ghosts n Goblins GB - Tetris

11 June 2004, 05:09	#19
Shatterhand Warhasneverbeensomuchfun Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rio de Janeiro / Brazil Age: 41 Posts: 3,450	You gotta be kidding. It's easier to list my top10 amiga games than my top10 8 bits games. All my fav games were on the 8 bits era. Where should I begin? Elite, Dig-Dug(Arc), Beamrider(MSX), Space Manbow(MSX), Gyruss(Arc), Moon Patrol(Arc), Eggerland Mystery(MSX), Adventure of Lolo(NES), Treasure of USAS (MSX), Aleste 1&2 (MSX), Zanac (NES), Soldier Blade(PC-Engine), The Castle(MSX), Salamander(Arc), Metal Gear(MSX), Bubble Bobble (Arc), Pitfall2 (Atari2600), Bank Panic(Arcade), Hype(MSX), Knightmare(MSX)... and I could go on for a while. And those aren't just games I think they are good, but games that I TRULY LOVE. Most of the games listed as arcade games I probably played first in some home version (In most cases, the MSX version) Some interesting games on other people list too. The Lucky Dime Caper on Burseg's list: this is an awesome platform game that deserved to be more known. Laser Squad on ManicX's list: Still one of the few strategy games I enjoy playing even today. Lazy Jones on Mangar's list: OHH, I had hundred of hours of fun with this game. The music was great also.

11 June 2004, 09:50	#20
Adeptus epun umop ap!sdn Join Date: May 2003 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 285	No order... all C64 Paradroid Spy vs Spy (1-3) Wizball M.U.L.E umm can't think of what else I played to death...

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