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Tex · 12-03-2007, 08:20 PM

I could be wrong, but I thought I read his Top Ten list to consist of those that carved out a gaming genre still relevant to today.

I'd be hard-pressed to identify a present-day genre that Pong, Space Invaders, or Pac-Man resembles. Technically those are all arcade games of a similar flavor.

Oregon Trail might have a case, but I think it's summed up in Zork (adventure games).

Gauntlet the first MMORPG? Heh. Do you know what that acronym means, Mike? If we're going to be fair to MMO's, I'd really have to go with Ultima Online.

MikeWaters · 12-03-2007, 08:21 PM

Those were two separate sentences.

Gauntlet, by itself. Then MMPORG.

YOhio · 12-03-2007, 08:29 PM

Castle Wolfenstein. The game that taught me the word "scheisse."

TripletDaddy · 12-03-2007, 08:37 PM

Some of my early faves:

Home console (Atari)

1. Pong
2. Warlords
3. Circus Atari
4. Pitfall!
5. Kaboom
*Honorable mention: Yar's Revenge

Home Console (Nintendo)

1. Super Mario Bros.
2. Mike Tyson's Punch Out!
3. Super Mario Bros. 2
4. Double Dribble
5. Contra

Apple //

1. Secret Agent
2. Karateka
3. Lode Runner
4. Zork
5. The Serpent's Star/Mask of the Sun (tie)
*Honorable Mention: Law of the West

Arcade

1. Shinobi
2. Crystal Castles
3. Quartet
4. Dragon's Lair
5. Kung Fu Master
* Honorable Mention: Berzerk (Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!)

TripletDaddy · 12-03-2007, 08:39 PM

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Castle Wolfenstein. The game that taught me the word "scheisse."

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creekster · 12-04-2007, 01:29 AM

WHen in HS we used to sneak intot he UofU computer lab and go through the trash (surreptitiously) of course looking for student lab passwords so we could log on and play "Star Trek" against each other. THis worked very well until one day some schmuck tried to log on and was told that he was alreadyon. He hollered out "who's using my account?" (this was when the lab was a bunch of termianls, not PCs, in a long narrow room with a glass wall on one end) and my firends and I, not knowing which one of us was the one, all jumped up and ran. We were pursued by these really geeky looking students. THey didn't catch us, but from that point on, they all recognized us.

Star Trek was a cool, cool game.

woot · 12-04-2007, 01:55 AM

I get grumpy if I don't see Starflight and X-Com on lists like these. Ultima Online and something from the Space Quest/King's Quest genre should probably be on there too.

Clark Addison · 12-04-2007, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by YOhio

Castle Wolfenstein. The game that taught me the word "scheisse."

I came in to mentione Wolfenstein. It didn't have the popularity of Doom, and wasn't as technically advanced, but I think it really started the FPS genre in a big way.

Plus you get to shoot Nazi dogs.

Indy Coug · 12-04-2007, 02:01 PM

Electronic Arts' Dr. J vs Larry Bird

jay santos · 12-04-2007, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug

Electronic Arts' Dr. J vs Larry Bird

I remember this one too. Great one. Felt so good to swish it. Ball would kinda get trapped in the net for a second.

12-03-2007, 08:20 PM	#11
Tex Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,596	I could be wrong, but I thought I read his Top Ten list to consist of those that carved out a gaming genre still relevant to today. I'd be hard-pressed to identify a present-day genre that Pong, Space Invaders, or Pac-Man resembles. Technically those are all arcade games of a similar flavor. Oregon Trail might have a case, but I think it's summed up in Zork (adventure games). Gauntlet the first MMORPG? Heh. Do you know what that acronym means, Mike? If we're going to be fair to MMO's, I'd really have to go with Ultima Online. __________________ "Have we been commanded not to call a prophet an insular racist? Link?" "And yes, [2010] is a very good year to be a Democrat. Perhaps the best year in decades ..." - Cali Coug "Oh dear, granny, what a long tail our puss has got." - Brigham Young

12-03-2007, 08:37 PM	#14
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	Some of my early faves: Home console (Atari) 1. Pong 2. Warlords 3. Circus Atari 4. Pitfall! 5. Kaboom Honorable mention: Yar's Revenge Home Console (Nintendo) 1. Super Mario Bros. 2. Mike Tyson's Punch Out! 3. Super Mario Bros. 2 4. Double Dribble 5. Contra Apple // 1. Secret Agent 2. Karateka 3. Lode Runner 4. Zork 5. The Serpent's Star/Mask of the Sun (tie) Honorable Mention: Law of the West Arcade 1. Shinobi 2. Crystal Castles 3. Quartet 4. Dragon's Lair 5. Kung Fu Master * Honorable Mention: Berzerk (Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!) __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

12-04-2007, 01:29 AM	#16
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	WHen in HS we used to sneak intot he UofU computer lab and go through the trash (surreptitiously) of course looking for student lab passwords so we could log on and play "Star Trek" against each other. THis worked very well until one day some schmuck tried to log on and was told that he was alreadyon. He hollered out "who's using my account?" (this was when the lab was a bunch of termianls, not PCs, in a long narrow room with a glass wall on one end) and my firends and I, not knowing which one of us was the one, all jumped up and ran. We were pursued by these really geeky looking students. THey didn't catch us, but from that point on, they all recognized us. Star Trek was a cool, cool game. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

12-03-2007, 08:21 PM	#12
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Those were two separate sentences. Gauntlet, by itself. Then MMPORG.

12-03-2007, 08:29 PM	#13
YOhio AKA SeattleNewt Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,055	Castle Wolfenstein. The game that taught me the word "scheisse."

12-04-2007, 01:55 AM	#17
woot Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver Posts: 1,502	I get grumpy if I don't see Starflight and X-Com on lists like these. Ultima Online and something from the Space Quest/King's Quest genre should probably be on there too.

12-04-2007, 02:01 PM	#19
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	Electronic Arts' Dr. J vs Larry Bird