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post Nov 11 2002, 12:55 PM
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Now I know I'm pretty ancient, but does anyone else remember these? Things like Space Invaders, Pacman and Frogger?

Yes, you too can play them online. I confess, I lasted just over a minute with Space Invaders before I was blown to smithereens laugh.gif

Check it out: http://www.arcadevillage.com/


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post Nov 11 2002, 01:54 PM
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Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Asteroids! 5640 the first time!

Edit: 35 seconds on space raiders!
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post Nov 11 2002, 07:05 PM
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I must admit, I still have the original nintendo, which means I still play these games and a few slightly cooler ones. And you're not ancient, Imogen... I'm 14 and I remember playing on an Atari, which was around when Pong was hi-tech. laugh.gif

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post Nov 13 2002, 11:04 PM
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which was around when Pong was hi-tech.  :lol:  
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ah pong those were the days.....................
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post Nov 16 2002, 12:55 AM
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I use to be a pro at pong... When I was about 8... tongue.gif Ah the day's when I had a mac... and no internet... HOW DID I SURVIVE???
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post Nov 16 2002, 10:31 PM
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*keels over and dies at the thought of no internet*

but I do remember it. and our first computer -- man, that was scary. It's screen was about 5" by 6", but the monitor was huge... we'd play wheel of fortune in black and white on it.


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post Nov 17 2002, 11:45 AM
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Combining both Frogger and...Skiing Frogger...but with a spider - now that was sheer genius. Nigh on impossible to get across the road though, cut down on skiing time. biggrin.gif
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post Nov 23 2002, 11:42 PM
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knew there had to be one [pong game that is] out there some where http://www.flashcadia.com/games/002/index.html
and instead of posting how well you did make me feel better and post how badly you did first go, i suffered an embarrassing 9-3 defeat :oops:
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post Nov 24 2002, 12:14 AM
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Sorry bart, won 9-5 first time :? On the bright side I was up 7-0 at one point *hangs head in shame* and the first time I played I got the pong moving so fast that it crashed the player biggrin.gif

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post Nov 24 2002, 12:55 AM
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Red Baron was my favourite. Had to be really whacked out on codeine (usually prescribed for my chronic pneumonia) to enjoy it to its fullest. . . .

I also remember a whole range of pre-PC computer games. There were the text games like a fun version of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Then there was the ASCII graphic fantasy dungeon adventure HACK and all its little spin-offs.

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post Nov 24 2002, 03:41 AM
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Um, on Pong, I lost the first couple 'cause it'd been forever and I wasn't quite sure about things... a few years back we had another version with bonuses and special actions and multiple balls. :oops: anyway, I recovered for a 9-2, my win.

But anyhoo, on other games, I actually have a copy of the text HGTTG game. biggrin.gif

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post Nov 24 2002, 11:26 AM
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If anyone is feeling brave enough, go to:

http://www.digger.org

And download digger. My highest ever score on a go is 60525, if you can beat that you have way too much time on your hands! biggrin.gif You can tell some people do - the top scores on the website are in the millions!

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