Great C64 Games?

**jakdin** · 10-06-2005, 02:34 PM

I recently purchased a C64 at the CGE 2005 and have absolutely no software for it yet.

I'd like to ask all of you what you think would be a good start for me; Games and Utilities, etc.

I am really into Adventure, RPG and really off-the-wall type of games.

I don't play sports games or RTS type games at all.

**Flare** · 10-06-2005, 03:28 PM

I recommend the following games:

• Hover Bover
• Realms Of Impossibility
• Forbidden Forest
• Dino Eggs
• Ultimate Wizard
• Legacy Of The Ancients
• Psi-5 Trading Co.
• G.I. Joe
• Archon
• Karateka
• Frogger
• Bruce Lee
• Gateway To Apshai
• Raid Over Moscow
• Castle Wolfenstein
• Impossible Mission
• Tenth Frame Bowling
• DeathSword
• Slinky

In that order*...

*Here's 1 Peso for the person that can guess the pattern here.

**batwinky** · 10-06-2005, 07:32 PM

andy capp
big deal
head over heels

**Shane R. Monroe** · 10-06-2005, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by flare

I recommend the following games:

• Hover Bover
• Realms Of Impossibility
• Forbidden Forest
• Dino Eggs
• Ultimate Wizard
• Legacy Of The Ancients
• Psi-5 Trading Co.
• G.I. Joe
• Archon
• Karateka
• Frogger
• Bruce Lee
• Gateway To Apshai
• Raid Over Moscow
• Castle Wolfenstein
• Impossible Mission
• Tenth Frame Bowling
• DeathSword
• Slinky

In that order*...

*Here's 1 Peso for the person that can guess the pattern here.

Simple ...all games I flashbacked to on the show.

**Galaga will never die** · 10-06-2005, 09:44 PM

My top 5, probably

Mercenary
Elite
Zoids
Slap Fight
Wizball

**miner2049er** · 10-07-2005, 12:38 AM

Seeing as you're into Adventures, then just about any level 9 test adv.

return to eden
emerald isle
etc

the hobbit of course

an unusual one I have if you can find it is

Denis through the drinking glass

where you play denis thatcher the alcoholic husband of margaret thatcher.

an unusual srcade game that i love and play at least a couple of times a week is

survivor

don't know what it is about it I just love it. I guess it takes it's inspiration from bosconian but plays much better than that on the C64.

**nukinetix** · 10-07-2005, 01:16 AM

Has nobody played Rana Rama? It's one of my all time favorite games, pure genius and I've recently tried it on the C64 as well, it's very well done, a worthy port from the Spectrum.

**Turbo2Xs** · 10-07-2005, 01:36 AM

Legacy of the Ancients: Da Bomb

Mars Saga: Great futuristic RPG in which your combat orders are carried out in real time in several second phases. Nice.

Questron: Oldie but goody RPG lite

Magic Candle: If you can handle the parser - awesome RPG thats deep in ways that boggle the mind - split parties, job skills, etc

Wasteland: Da bomb

Panther: Zaxxonish game with really nice music

Last Ninja II: Hard as balls, but perhaps the best C64 music/graphics ever written!

Skate Rock: Old school fun/music

Eliminator: 3D road scroller - mem based but very well done; shame on Shane for never hearing of it!

Force 7: Kinda like "Aliens" meets "Gauntlet"

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Just a start for you. I could come up with a top 100 easily...

**Flare** · 10-07-2005, 06:57 AM

Originally Posted by Turbo2Xs

Magic Candle: If you can handle the parser - awesome RPG thats deep in ways that boggle the mind - split parties, job skills, etc

Oh I remember I kept waiting for this game to be released on the NES (after I saw it previewed first by the Game Players mag. I don't think it was ever released.