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That screenshot has filled me with nostalgia, Toast.
Elite was so classy - even the box just seemed to ooze quality! One of my most vivid memories about it was constantly crashing when trying to dock - there'd be this dull crash-thud noise signalling utter catastrophe. Once you were better at it you could get a docking computer that just glided you in while playing the Blue Danube while you sat there with a big smug, spotty grin on your face - the height of fcuking luxury. :)
Classic stuff.
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 16:09 - Feb 27 with 3185 views
it was the hardest thing ever to get past 2 levels , no way could you dodge the million bullets flying everywhere
oh and Toast you should have invested in one of these, its every young boys summer holiday coin holder
I remember that game and I recall mastering it down on Eastbourne pier on me olly days That soon disappeared though.
Another one came out sometime after called MACH III which was ground breaking at the time. I recall people saying each machine had a big laser disc in it because it had so much data as it used real flying footage. I found it almost impossible and to me it was just a ploy to keep you pumping coins in as you had to buy extra flying time. It was pretty cool at first but never a classic.
GORF is one I mentioned earlier - found this on utube and that Stephen Hawkins voice talking to you takes me back.
How simple yet brilliant things were. You could become an arcade hero by mastering those games and if you were really good you'd even gather a crowd to watch you break levels!! I remember once at the LT club in Acton someone said to me "here comes the Lunar Lander kid" and I loved it!!!!
Cherish and enjoy life.... this ain't no dress rehearsal
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 16:18 - Feb 27 with 3171 views
Retro Gamers Out there? on 16:09 - Feb 27 by Lblock
I remember that game and I recall mastering it down on Eastbourne pier on me olly days That soon disappeared though.
Another one came out sometime after called MACH III which was ground breaking at the time. I recall people saying each machine had a big laser disc in it because it had so much data as it used real flying footage. I found it almost impossible and to me it was just a ploy to keep you pumping coins in as you had to buy extra flying time. It was pretty cool at first but never a classic.
GORF is one I mentioned earlier - found this on utube and that Stephen Hawkins voice talking to you takes me back.
How simple yet brilliant things were. You could become an arcade hero by mastering those games and if you were really good you'd even gather a crowd to watch you break levels!! I remember once at the LT club in Acton someone said to me "here comes the Lunar Lander kid" and I loved it!!!!
It was a sign you made it in life Lblock if you ever got a crowd around you , or even better got to put your initials as one of the high scorers
And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 16:25 - Feb 27 with 3168 views
Retro Gamers Out there? on 16:09 - Feb 27 by Lblock
I remember that game and I recall mastering it down on Eastbourne pier on me olly days That soon disappeared though.
Another one came out sometime after called MACH III which was ground breaking at the time. I recall people saying each machine had a big laser disc in it because it had so much data as it used real flying footage. I found it almost impossible and to me it was just a ploy to keep you pumping coins in as you had to buy extra flying time. It was pretty cool at first but never a classic.
GORF is one I mentioned earlier - found this on utube and that Stephen Hawkins voice talking to you takes me back.
How simple yet brilliant things were. You could become an arcade hero by mastering those games and if you were really good you'd even gather a crowd to watch you break levels!! I remember once at the LT club in Acton someone said to me "here comes the Lunar Lander kid" and I loved it!!!!
I f***king loved Gorf, brilliant. God knows how much I spent to get good at it, but as has been said, it was all worth it when I gathered a crowd of older kids around me in the Putney Dayvilles getting to Space Avenger!
Liked Scramble too.
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 19:49 - Feb 27 with 3051 views
Retro Gamers Out there? on 19:08 - Feb 27 by 1BobbyHazell
I f***king loved Gorf, brilliant. God knows how much I spent to get good at it, but as has been said, it was all worth it when I gathered a crowd of older kids around me in the Putney Dayvilles getting to Space Avenger!
Liked Scramble too.
SCRAMBLE!!!
I was the dogs danglys at that! The LT club in Acton had it and I used to be able to clock loads of credits in there as it was always deserted on Sundays.
Wicked stuff
Cherish and enjoy life.... this ain't no dress rehearsal
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 20:35 - Feb 27 with 3032 views
Atari was my first console. Had pacman, as well as Centipede and Joust. Both horribly addictive.
There are a couple of bars here which are arcade game themed. You go in, play arcade games all night for free. Beers are about twice the normal price, but hours of fun. Spend ages on Track and Field trying to get through all the events!
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 20:56 - Feb 27 with 2664 views
Loved Space Invaders and Space Invaders 2 (vaguely remember some bonus feature if you deleted all the aliens in a column but from Top to bottom. Also on Space invaders you could count your shots to get a maximum 300 points for the invader that went across the top of the screen (think it was 22 and then 14).
Also loved Galaxian, Defender, Asteroids and Pacman. Spent ages in the Dry Cleaners and Fish and Chip Shop at Tooting Bec on the machines in the very early 80s. Nostalgic thread ....
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 21:04 - Feb 27 with 2654 views
Retro Gamers Out there? on 15:42 - Feb 27 by BklynRanger
That screenshot has filled me with nostalgia, Toast.
Elite was so classy - even the box just seemed to ooze quality! One of my most vivid memories about it was constantly crashing when trying to dock - there'd be this dull crash-thud noise signalling utter catastrophe. Once you were better at it you could get a docking computer that just glided you in while playing the Blue Danube while you sat there with a big smug, spotty grin on your face - the height of fcuking luxury. :)
Classic stuff.
Yeah, trying to spin the ship and get the right angle to dock was a right pain, the docking computer was always the first thing I bought once I had the credits. But once you got loaded up with more powerful lasers, bigger cargo bay, missiles etc it was awesome.
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Retro Gamers Out there? on 21:25 - Feb 27 with 2641 views
Total blast from the past. Uncanny - second time in a week that I've read something about Elite.
There's a book about the creators of Elite coming out (or just come out) so I read this last weekend - fascinating. A different world and yet not all that long ago really.
In the mood to dig out me old zx spectrum from loft this weekend now although not sure got any cassette player to load the games. Used to be a real skill getting volume at correct setting in order for load to work as I recall. Also leaving pile of coins on pause button when rudely interrupted for tea. Football manager games lot less complicated back then and some classics like Jetpac, Manic Miner. Daley Thompsons Decathlon was a killer using just fingers on keys for the 400m!
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