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General Category => Everything Else => Topic started by: Heno on July 25, 2014, 02:45:08 PM
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Well, after an ill-fated incursion into Pol's thread on Sports, and his recommendation that we get a gaming thread going, I thought I would start one.
I've always played video games. From the first paddle games on the TV consoles, through Spectrum 48s and onto Nintendo, via games arcades and pool halls, and now with the powerful consoles like the XBox and PC gaming, I've never had a break.
At the moment my favourite games are as follows:
3rd person shoot em ups like Doom, Quake, Half Life and Halo. can't play the COD games and the like because of my colourblindness.
Sports games like Golf and Football
Driving games such as GRID, FORZA and Gotham City
but my real indulgence is in Role Playing Games (not that type Ray and Shush!!) but games like The Elder Scrolls here I get to roam free in a fantasy world filled with quests and dragons and elves and orcs. I just escape and forget. Only thing getting me through by abstinence from beer at the moment.
So, anyway, its a thread, not sure it will be so popular, but if you game, or you are thinking about it and want to know something about any genre, then the NMA forum gaming clinic is now officially open for business.
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i should add that skateboard games are cool too most especially since they have sounds tracks that include the dead kennedys which is kinda cool.
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I love FIFA, it's the only game I play as time is limited and that particular addiction takes up too much brain space to cope with another game! Been playing it for years now. PS3 is what console I've got. Used to love the Tony Hawk games but FIFA's a bit more in depth and challenging.
Still skate in 'real life' though!
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good for you tony on still skating.
i play pro evolution but this year our son got me the FIFA world cup version and I was impressed how far it had come in terms of game play. I can't get the hang of the all the fancy moves though so I play with less skill which in some ways makes it a more realistic experience. I play it on Xbox 360.
do you play the games through like a season or a particular team that you like?
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Haven't played them for a couple of years now, they just don't seem to work as well on laptops, but all time favourites -
Unreal Tournament
Return to Castle Wolfenstien
then,, Serious Sam,, Will Rock.
if you know any of them, then you know I favour the shoot em ups.
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rtcw is one of the bestest games ever. gameplay, atmosphere and killing nazis. got later versions and they lost the plot a little. i still play rtcw regularly and now with better graphics I can run it in all its glory.
the unreal engine was/is used by a lot of games developers. it was revolutionary when it came out. i played some tournament stuff like that counter strike but online competitive knarks me a little since others don't stay as true to the ideals as i do. better off on my own raging against the machine!
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With you there on both points. RTCW was a good adventure / strategy / shooter, slaughtering Nazi and Zombies by the dozen.
When I first saw the UT engine details, speed, and quality, yes blew me away. Amazing to think now its 14 years old, and there has not really been a massive leap forward from it.
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have you tired any of the fantasy rpg's? like baldur's gate or Neverwinter Nights? I'm hooked on Elder Scrolls.
also, there was a hybrid one called Fallout 3 that used the same engine but instead of swords it was post apocalypse weapons
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Computer games are too complicated nowadays... I don't have the finger-dexterity to play them.
If it goes beyond UP - DOWN- LEFT- RIGHT - FIRE, I can't handle it.
:-\
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thats what first person shooters do in their basic form. except instead of top down they have 3d depth
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The only game I've gotten into in the last few years in ANGRY BIRDS... it takes about 30 seconds to figure out how to play it... ;D
I also found a playable version of JETPAC from the old ZX Spectrum days... that was fun...
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jetpack....the one with the balloons that kept coming at you?
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Galaxia ( wait for the M/Ray spelling bot to correct that) was my favourite from the Spectrum days. Like a more developed version of Space Invaders
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Galaxians! My fave arcade game ever!
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Knew you would now how to spell it correctly ::)
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yeah well. i liked that but never got far enough. defender, now that was a game. and that one where over the three levels the spaceship added parts so you take on big ship at the end.
after that there was 1941......man that was something else
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Ah used to love defender i could play the same game for a few hours Think my best score was about 6 million Think that game your talking about was moon cresta or something like that heno again another arcade classic
Ive always just been into console gaming never pc Like playing grand Turismo just now and any of the c.o.d. games sadly im not very good Used to enjoy golf games weirdly since i don't like real golf Think my favourite under rated game is the punisher on ps2
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yeah, 10p and i could clock it a few times. moon cresta, thats it. i'm almost back in the pool hall
GT is a good game. i like driving games. can't play them after 3 beers. we had some laugh playing 4 ball on tiger woods golf against each other. got serious for a while ahahahahaha
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DEFENDER, anyone..?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdUlS_cSMoE
Love the explode-y bit when you crash...
:D
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Just been looking up old arcade games that I enjoyed playing as a kid and I found FROGGER.
Sod CALL OF DUTY, GRAND THEFT AUTO and the like... all I need is a simple, low-definition frog.
;)
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I remember frogger a annoyingly tough game
Anyone else remember gorf it has a really big joy stick controller and used to laugh at you
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gorf, yes
and what was the one that you walked in one end with a gun and it was like maze, and you had to shoot your way out to the exist door?
frogger was ridiculously hard plus there was no gun in it
never really got pacman or asteroids to be honest. too much random stuff.
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Love my PS3 - have played a PS4 and not overly impressed with it...
Currently playing Watch Dogs which is very good, latest Tomb Raider was excellent, also big fan of GTAs - anything 3rd person really.
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Was never a huge GTA fan till the last one which was awesome
old arcade game Nemesis the one where you collected lots of power up to your spaceship
and the kinda console equivalent R-Type both excellent games
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good for you tony on still skating.
i play pro evolution but this year our son got me the FIFA world cup version and I was impressed how far it had come in terms of game play. I can't get the hang of the all the fancy moves though so I play with less skill which in some ways makes it a more realistic experience. I play it on Xbox 360.
do you play the games through like a season or a particular team that you like?
Yeah, I like to play in career mode. I always find the lowest ranked team in League 2 at the hardest level!! I do play online a bit but prefer the career mode experince. Never really got into Pro-Evo as it doesn't have the complete package like FIFA.
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Gawd im totally useless at footie games n they give you really sore hands/fingers lol
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i just play with no tricks. straightforward pass and move. it is so like the real game at that level
Yeah, I like to play in career mode. I always find the lowest ranked team in League 2 at the hardest level!! I do play online a bit but prefer the career mode experince. Never really got into Pro-Evo as it doesn't have the complete package like FIFA.
yes, PES does fall short on the branding but i find the motion and graphics engine to be better....at least up until this version.
i'm playing fifa world cup 2014 from EA at the moment. its cool and has changed my perception a little. i have a dilemma now as i am not sure which one to go with for the new season. maybe fifa for once. i have had fifa since '95 and pes since it was International Superstar Soccer Pro Evolution back in the day. every version of PES. maybe i need to broaden my horizons
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i'm playing fifa world cup 2014 from EA at the moment. its cool and has changed my perception a little. i have a dilemma now as i am not sure which one to go with for the new season. maybe fifa for once. i have had fifa since '95 and pes since it was International Superstar Soccer Pro Evolution back in the day. every version of PES. maybe i need to broaden my horizons
International Superstar Soccer - classic!
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Nah, FOOTBALL MANAGER, 1982, ZX Spectrum... that's a proper football game...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhas9aWS2F0
I kid you not, I spent HOURS playing this ******* silly game back when I was a kid...
;D
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Currently playing Dead Island on PS3 yes very enjoyable taking out zombies
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i'm just about t o get back on the main quest line in skyrim
i have the full dlc for enhanced graphics. man i wished i lived there. gonna post some screen shots when i get a good scene so you can see the detail
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i lost my way totally and spent the last 3 weeks killing dragons and raiding dungeons filled with orcs and ghosts
???
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Still playing Dead Island (ps3) would definitely recommend it to everyone
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I'm sort of old fashioned with PC games. You know Taito games? That was an old legendary Japanese corporation that designed games since 50's. Their well known products were an early series of Space Invaders games, Volfied, Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Islands etc etc.
I also like classic puzzle games like reversi. It's a pity that Windows didn't continue with reversi as a bundle product within their software systems after XP...
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Kill the Wabbits is a fun game -
http://www.addictinggames.com/funny-games/kill-the-wabbits-game.jsp
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so last night and tonight is the first time in a while that i've been out dragon slaying
downloading shadows of mordor at the moment. bought it on steam.
i'm gonna change the thread title to be honest
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Oh dear - spent money I didn't have and bought an xbox one. I am now about to disappear into Assassins Creed Black Flag and Unity. I may be gone some time........................ :)
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Nice 1 Anna I'm will get many years of fun from your new console.
If i had the cash i would go for a ps4 but I've preferred play stations.
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When I've saved up enough pocket money, I'm going upgrade my Spectrum from a 16K to 48K ;D
you need to be 40-something for any of that to make sense ::)
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i can recall going from a zx80 to a zx81 before i ever got to the Spectrum 48
the sound of using the tape recorder for storage still haunts me
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Do you remember Wizard of Wor? (https://www.google.fi/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=sAJtVL6fGofCywPW1oLwCA&url=http://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DLYJ5_bMLwpU&ved=0CDAQtwIwBA&usg=AFQjCNHBO4gFpXZwu0KqqTQOYaLftAo3hA) ;D
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I seem to recall knackering my Kempston joystick playing Daly Thompson's Decathlon!!
Zen
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When I've saved up enough pocket money, I'm going upgrade my Spectrum from a 16K to 48K ;D
you need to be 40-something for any of that to make sense ::)
I loved my speccy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbumzCdw4Ts
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A classic noise of the 80's :D
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A classic noise of the 80's :D
At least we weren't one of those Commadore 64 wankers, eh? There genuinely used to be aggro in the playground between Speccys and Commadores...
;D
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Commadore nerds
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yeah
although the sinclair c5 sort of ruined our street cred a little
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At least we weren't one of those Commadore 64 wankers, eh? There genuinely used to be aggro in the playground between Speccys and Commadores...
;D
Fierce gang fights. I belonged to the forementioned wankers. But who were the vic 20 bastards? :-D
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At least we weren't one of those Commadore 64 wankers, eh? There genuinely used to be aggro in the playground between Speccys and Commadores...
;D
Fierce gang fights. I belonged to the forementioned wankers. But who were the vic 20 bastards? :-D
At least we hadn't have an Oric...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j120jIeP9bE
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The Atari owners were the cool kids The first proper console.
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The Atari owners were the cool kids The first proper console.
Were Morecambe and Wise the cool kids... ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM0gvwJisLc
;)
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calm down, calm down
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Pong.png)
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minutes of endless fun ::)
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Wow how have adverts changed lol
Ps I wasn't one of the cool kids my parents wouldn't buy me one Don't really blame them considering the cost plus i would have needed a separate telly Never mind it probably done me good in the long run
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I have tried to do the whole gaming thing. I tried the Sims games and World of Warcraft but I grow bored on it really fast. I then realized, that i would much rather read, drive or do something active than play games.
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noooooooooooo
try play fantasy role playing games
explore vast open environments where you just walk from village to village or town to town picking up odd jobs and following questions or exploring dungeons and castles and caves and stuff
and you get to shoot a bow and arrow so you done ahve to get up close with orcs or dark elves or dragons
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noooooooooooo
try play fantasy role playing games
explore vast open environments where you just walk from village to village or town to town picking up odd jobs and following questions or exploring dungeons and castles and caves and stuff
and you get to shoot a bow and arrow so you done ahve to get up close with orcs or dark elves or dragons
Anyone remember a d100 table in RuneQuest for dropping an oil lamp inside the cave; will it shatter or not? ;D ;D
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noooooooooooo
try play fantasy role playing games
explore vast open environments where you just walk from village to village or town to town picking up odd jobs and following questions or exploring dungeons and castles and caves and stuff
and you get to shoot a bow and arrow so you done ahve to get up close with orcs or dark elves or dragons
Not to forget magic! :) It´s always good to frequently cast some serious fireballs!
Have been stuck in Skyrim for some time a while back. Great great game, with beautiful landscapes, really.
The northern lights in the game are nearly as great as the northern lights I sometimes see up north where I live :)
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A mate of mine had a BBC. Don't hang about with him anymore haha!!!!
Zen
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Some great legends:
William Wobbler (http://www.google.fi/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2Fthumb%2F3%2F3c%2FSpectrum_-_William_Wobbler.jpg%2F240px-Spectrum_-_William_Wobbler.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWilliam_Wobbler&h=320&w=240&tbnid=01uPmUOgoa-_zM%3A&zoom=1&docid=qQhitZzSCGxeAM&ei=lHBvVM_AHIi1ygP3jYLQDg&tbm=isch&client=ms-android-samsung&ved=0CCQQMygKMAo&iact=rc&uact=3&page=2&start=8&ndsp=8)
Return of Space Invaders (http://www.google.fi/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arcade-museum.com%2Fimages%2F118%2F1181242156160.png&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arcade-museum.com%2Fgame_detail.php%3Fgame_id%3D9304&h=288&w=224&tbnid=mTkjYxHISa7jPM%3A&zoom=1&docid=53oFpIAhG3t4hM&ei=E3NvVPjTMuOaygOEtIGYAQ&tbm=isch&client=ms-android-samsung&ved=0CBwQMygCMAI&iact=rc&uact=3&page=1&start=0&ndsp=8)
Knight Lore (http://www.google.fi/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fgamesdbase.com%2FMedia%2FSYSTEM%2FSinclair_ZX_Spectrum%2FSnap%2Fbig%2FKnight_Lore_-_1984_-_Ultimate_-_Play_the_Game.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hmfckickback.co.uk%2Findex.php%3F%2Ftopic%2F138487-old-video-games-memory-lane%2F&h=1080&w=1440&tbnid=eLVCMVG9GDdyDM%3A&zoom=1&docid=btmtMF332hNFDM&ei=V3VvVNLdCYT8ywPO-4KoBg&tbm=isch&client=ms-android-samsung&ved=0CCMQMygJMAk&iact=rc&uact=3&page=2&start=7&ndsp=8)
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We must have a hurrah for the old Atari in this thread
I didn't get one till 1991 when I moved in with someone and found it in their cupboard
Favourite game was called "River Raid". Galaxian was a regular play also. Space Invaders, Asteroids
Such fun :)
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Here's a link for my fellow Spectrum homeboys... peace out... ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A0LgAlKXV0
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peace on you to Raymond
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there was a game for the atari computer that was out at the same time as the spectrum 48. it started with a grid that you had to pick a planet and then travel there to fight for control and then you could trade. loosely based on US foreign policy sort of
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I never had the Gyroscope. :-\
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Atari was for rich kids! Family friends had one and I used to like playing Missile Command.
I did have a ZX 81 and then an Acorn Electron: Donkey Kong, Defender, Scramble, Frogger and some space game I can't remember the name of but might be Elite (?). Then got bored and till last week nothing else - I think I'd be a good assassin in real life ;D
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yeah, i got an atari off a mate and those games ring a bell including elite.
you can get emulators online that allow you to load the proms from the old arcade and console games and you can then play them on a pc
defender was a game i loved
i play as a ranger but try and develop sneak/stealth and Bow & Arrow in Skyrim. But I have companions which hang out with me so I can't do assassin type quests very easily.
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so it looks like our games are really back. Spectrum launch in April. going to take a trip down memory lane with one of these bad boys
(http://www.siliconrepublic.com/fs/img/news/201501/rs-400x/spectrum-vega.png)
Full article here: http://www.siliconrepublic.com/digital-life/item/40182-retro-gamers-rejoice-zx/ (http://www.siliconrepublic.com/digital-life/item/40182-retro-gamers-rejoice-zx/)
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Anyone else think that the good people at call of duty might be nma fans. The game is called ghosts the 1st level is brave new world n the next is no mans land.
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sorry
better to keep one like this going. its like a history book
i accepted the windows 10 upgrade and it worked perfectly
i have yet to notice any differences
maybe i should have posted this in the "you know you are getting old when.........." thread
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Still using windows xp here, though I hardly use my laptop
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A look in a computer mag today - win 10 can wait - there is nothing better than win 7 for the functions I use on an old tower pc or 8.1 on my netbook, and starting time is slower, no better secure things (you have to install updates, if you don`t have the pro version), and I missed a manual how to install it without having a microsoft account >:(
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Not played any for years.
Used to have a ZX Spectrum with all the usual games swaps and playground rivalries (a mate did actually have an Oric!). Too many games to mention but I did used to like the simplistic yet frenzied nature of Halls of the Things.
Later it was SEGA Mega drive. Sensible Soccer was my main game and we used to have a lunchtime league going at my place when I lived right opposite work for a time. We all got very good at it.
I did own a PS1 but never really got into the more complicated footy games on there and later platforms.
The last games that I've spend time playing would be Age of Empires/Kings and Rome Total War but even these are probably 10 years ago now.
I did once complete Valhalla via a Spectrum emulator with the full map, as it used to annoy me that I could never find all the artefacts. I also downloaded Lords of Midnight to my phone but have never bothered with it again.
I've never really had the time to get into these massive multiplayer online gaming environments, maybe when I've retired!
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Gotta agree with some folks here, my Windows version works perfectly, why upgrade?
Hughie, can you recommend a good, bug free Speccy emulator?
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Hughie, can you recommend a good, bug free Speccy emulator?
I can't remember which one it was but it seemed to work okay. I think the icon was a graphic of Clive Sinclair's head. It might even have been called Clive or Klive.
H
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Attention computer geeks !!.
Let me share this with you.
http://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/
(http://www.4smileys.com/smileys/computer-smileys/computer.gif)
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I realise most of us are in the Middle ages.....has anyone been taken in by Pokemon Go yet? I havent got it nor will I, but fantastically clever idea. My 26 yr old trainee is hooked and I got a bit excited when he was close to a Jigglypuff. Kinda part of my eldests child hood so fond memories for me.
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I keep hearing about Pokémon Go and I have utterly no idea what it is... and I'm fine with that. ;)
'He was close to a Jigglypuff'...
Now there's a sentence you don't hear every day... ;D
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Ha ha!!! I guess im best friends with my inner child!!
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Been a lot about Pokémon go in the news the last few days, some guy in new Zealand packing in his job and travelling 100s of miles around remote islands and some nutter falling off a cliff all in the search of something I don't quite understand
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Don't get this Pokemon Go thang - Pokemon was a game my lad played when he was under 10, now it seems like there's "grown ups" playing it and somehow it's morphed into the real world. Confused ???
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My basic understanding is you use your phone or "smart" device to track a GPS coordinate
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I can see my question has caused confusion and consternation. I apologise. So in the interests of all parties, Ill wind it back in........
So. Is anyone familiar with solar powered calculators? ;) ;D
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Solar power torch now there is a idea lol
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I thought me and my small boy might enjoy Pokemon Go, so I've downloaded it yesterday. However, the game is so overwhelmed with new users trying to register, we're not live yet. I'll let you know how it goes...
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Luv it when parents use the excuse, its for the kids lol
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Luv it when parents use the excuse, its for the kids lol
Rumbled. Bugger!
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I can see my question has caused confusion and consternation. I apologise. So in the interests of all parties, Ill wind it back in........
So. Is anyone familiar with solar powered calculators? ;) ;D
'Calculators'?
What fresh lunacy is this?
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Playing wolfenstein the new order on ps3 , basically the nazis have won ww2 , you play an American gi sometimes assisted by a Scotsman lol . Its not a full out shooter its combines puzzle elements as well. Work checking if that's your thing