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Aladinsaneuk · #1 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:03 pm

been browsing through itunes store as i had a few quid on the account

just downloaded three old games for the iphone - "Beneath a Steel Sky" "Simon the sorcerer 2" and "dungeon hunter" a diablo clone...

nice thing is that each was 3 quid - and play well - happy chap :)

MartDude · #2 Post by **MartDude** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:50 pm

You can tell winter's coming - too much time on his hands

paddyz1 · #3 Post by **paddyz1** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:38 am

LOL/ I have just done similar but for the PC. I downloaded some old classics

Moon cresta
Manic minor
Scramble
Moon patrol
Pheonix
And my all time favorite

'Elite' This game had me for months. I slept throught the day and played all night

Viking · #4 Post by **Viking** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:54 pm

In that case, Paddy, have a look at 'Oolite' - it's a modern rewrite of the old Archimedes Elite.

<misty eyed>
Elite. I spent far, far too many hours playing that on my Sinclair Spectrum.

Falcopops · #5 Post by **Falcopops** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 6:09 am

paddyz1 wrote:Manic minor

Viking wrote:Sinclair Spectrum

Damn, I used to play Manic Miner on my ZX Spectrum, but that was sooooooo long ago I can only just remember it. However, the very instant I read those posts the really really annoying music popped into my head and now I fear I might harm myself and others as I'm gradually losing my reason - BASTAAARDS

ligloo · #6 Post by **ligloo** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:11 am

Manic Miner was the dogs.... as was Jumping Jack for the spectrum lol

ahhh memories... does this mean I'm old now?

D-Rider · #7 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:09 am

I've still got my spectrum - bought it while I was a student - it was about the cheapest machine I could get to write Z80 code for my final year project.

Guess I've still got a geed few cassettes with games on too.

Firestarter · #8 Post by **Firestarter** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:23 am

ligloo wrote:ahhh memories... does this mean I'm old now?

No, when you no longer have the memories, that's when you're old

Falcopops · #9 Post by **Falcopops** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:45 pm

Firestarter wrote:
ligloo wrote:ahhh memories... does this mean I'm old now?
No, when you no longer have the memories, that's when you're old

No mate, that means you're dead.

Ligs, you're old, get used to it and move on.

D-Rider · #10 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:59 pm

Between you and me Dale, I think Firestarter is trying to sweet-talk Ligs with these attempts at comforting flattery.

paddyz1 · #11 Post by **paddyz1** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:19 pm

Viking wrote:In that case, Paddy, have a look at 'Oolite' - it's a modern rewrite of the old Archimedes Elite.

<misty>
Elite. I spent far, far too many hours playing that on my Sinclair Spectrum.

Oolite is what i am playing right now. I am travelling to the space station waiting for the ships to dissapear into the distance so i can jump drive. Can't wait to get enough money for an ecm and a beam laser.

BikerGran · #12 Post by **BikerGran** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:18 pm

Manic Miner!

I bought a ZX Spectrum cos I thought the kids really ought to have a computer, I was a really skint single parent at the time and it was the best we could afford even with the awful touch-pad 'keyboard'. I guess I was right to get it cos my older daughter grew up to become a programmer!

We had a 'poke' for Manic Miner that gave us 300 lives instead of 3 or 30 or whatever it originally had, we loved it!