C64 Wishlist

[Angelic Lapras King]

Since I don't know much about what games the C64 has, lets start a Wishlist where people who have favs can let the rest of us know! lol. XD

[kelvingreen]

Oh wow, I could go on for ages on this one!

Let's see...

Arnie (something like a cross between an updated Commando and a proto-Cannon Fodder)
Creatures and Creatures 2 (brilliant, inventive platformers)
The Detective Game (a murder mystery sort-of-rpg)
Elite (classic space trading/fighting/exploring game)
Exile (engrossing exploration game with nifty puzzles and realistic physics)
Great Giana Sisters (Super Mario clone that's better than the original and quite unlikely to come out!)
Head Over Heels (utterly bizarre isometric platform/puzzle/explore-em-up)
Impossible Mission ("Destroy him, my robots!")
The Last Ninja series (brilliant puzzle/explore/fighting games)
Maniac Mansion (not a C64 original, but the best version)
Mayhem in Monsterland (Sonic-style platformer)
Mercenary (probably best described as a first-person rpg)
Nebulus (a hybrid puzzle/platformer)
Rick Dangerous and its sequel (fun but difficult platformers)
Treasure Island Dizzy (probably the most fun of the series)
Turrican and Turrican 2 (superb run-and-gun games, and quite different (and superior) to the MD/SNES versions)
Paradroid (hard to explain; sort of a shooter, but more strategic than frenetic)
Uridium (brilliant shooter)
Wasteland (classic post-apocalyptic rpg; not a C64 exclusive, but the best version)
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (another great point-and-click adventure that's best on C64)

And lots of games from Rare (or Ultimate Play the Game as they were back then), which won't be coming out any time soon.

I'm sure there are loads I'm forgetting...

[Solar Jetman]

I doubt Great Giana Sisters will come out as nintendo sued the makers lol, it was a total rip off tho.

Id Like to add Barbarian, The other Dizzys , Night Shift and Guantlet.

[kelvingreen]

I doubt Great Giana Sisters will come out as nintendo sued the makers lol, it was a total rip off tho.
Hence "quite unlikely to come out"! ;)

It would show quite a sense of humour on Nintendo's part if they did pass Giana for the VC though.

[shinobiman]

I would love to see:

:lolo-spin:

Ghostbusters
The Goonies
Pitfall
Gauntlet
Maniac Mansion

:lolo-spin:

I think those were the only ones I played as a kid. The Goonies game was an original for home computers made by Datasoft. It was great, and followed the movie's storyline pretty well. Here is a screen shot.

http://www.c64-wiki.de/images/3/32/Goonies_Front_Cover.jpg http://www.gb64.com/oldsite/gameofweek/9/goonies/goonies_1.gif

As you can see, this is a lot different than the NES Goonies 1 or Goonies 2.

Anyway, thats what I wish for.

[Solar Jetman]

ahh that goonies reminds me of bruce Lee :)

[SKTTR]

Apart from the one's already mentioned I'm going for the games no-one has listed here.

ARCHON I+II+III

A trilogy of chess-like strategy.
When two enemy units are on the same spot, a simple random-generated and addicting battle-arena pops up.
A game for 2 players. The first one of the trilogy is considered by many the best because it's so fast paced and frantic - just great for two hardcore players.
Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdfIfC9BHwQ

ARMALYTE

A fantastic 1-or-2-player-co-op-shmup.
Great controls, weapons, bosses, stages.
Me and my bro could play this one forever.
Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUFAmJPqxK8

BRUCE LEE

Super-fun co-op-platformer from the very old days.
As Bruce Lee and a green Sumo you have to jump through well-designed stages, collecting lamps to open up new ways.
It's simple and the controls are good, so it's fun for everyone.
Recommended for 2 players.
Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reP6Ikn89nw

GRIBBLY'S DAY OUT

You are a green flying frog-like alien in a somewhat living/evolving little world.
Main objective is to collect little Gribblet creatures and bring them to the particular safe spot. This game was famous for it's music and smooth scrolling in all directions. There are two sorts of enemies. The big black crab, that you have to avoid (it gave me thrills when i was 6.)
The other enemy isn't dangerous, but it tries to steal your Gribblets.
A fun flying-platformer with lot of levels.
http://www.c64-wiki.de/images/c/c5/GDO_2.png

MURDER ON THE MISSISSIPPI

You are a british detective much like Sherlock Holmes and it's partner.
Making a trip on a big ship with lots of other travellers and someone gets killed.
You have to move around that ship, talk to people, find items, try to get into locked cabinets and find evidence (even in what the people say to you). It's like The Detective Game, a great exploration and thinking game.

Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC_hJMKBPJk
This is the (japanese) NES version. (I didn't know until today there was a NES version of it.)
But on C64 we got a translated and better looking version.

PROJECT FIRESTART

The most intense Sci-Fi-Action-Adventure on the C64.
You have to explore a space station that lost contact with it's home base.
In this very cinematic and gory sidescrolling-adventure with shooting-elements you come across an involving storyline.
The game begins quiet, but when you suddenly come across bloody headless human corpses you know something bad has happened.
http://gotcha.classicgaming.gamespy.com/_borders/pf2.gif

X-OUT

A underwater-shooter on an alien waterplanet. The more points you get,
the more ships and weapons and shields and extras you can buy.
The setting and the fat bosses and great animations, great music.
A classic shooter.
Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgWe_dDmnEA

[kelvingreen]

Ooh some classics here, certainly, particularly Bruce Lee, which I loved.

[SKTTR]

KATAKIS

This is considered the best exclusive shmup on C64 by many.
It's by Factor 5 formerly known as Rainbow Arts.
They were known for pushing hardware limits even in the 80ies.
It's an audiovisual class-A game. But it's HARD!
Shmup-fans shouldn't think twice!
http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/rtype/katakis3.gif

Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7brB_S0qUn0

KIKSTART 2

This is the Excitebike for C64. I prefer Kikstart 2 because it does everything better. It has a much better level editor with lots of different and fun items to use. The animations and music are fun. The 26 courses vary and are just perfect in design.
The best thing about it: you can play 2-player-splitscreen.
http://www.lemon64.com/games/screenshots/full/kik-start_2_02.gif

MANIAC MANSION

This is the game that started the whole point & click genre.
And still, it's so much fun and full of genious puzzles and characters.
It hasn't aged at all.

On a full moon night, Dave's girlfriend Sandy has been kidnapped.
She must be in that mansion. So you (Dave) choose 2 friends (out of 7) that help you get inside and rescue Sandy.
Every character has a special ability, so there's not just one way to beat the game.

To be honest, the NES version is pretty lame, colorless, cut and full of bugs.
The C64 version is the original and uncut game you should download if it comes to VC. But anyway, you owe yourself to play it one way or the other!

Info and screenshots here:
http://www.goodolddays.net/0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_en_0_327_show_1_maniac %20mansion_0_0/

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0pZabKM0DU (German C64 version)

ZAK MC KRACKEN AND THE ALIEN MINDBENDERS

C64 fans who couldn't get enough of Maniac Mansion got this semi-sequel. (The real sequel Day of the Tentacle was later published on PC only.)
Zak McKracken is another fun point&click from Lucas Arts.
Some people say it's better than Maniac Mansion, because it's much longer and the world is more epic, not just a mansion.

Aliens in human-disguise have landed on earth, and they suck people's brains out. If they get you, you'll loose your abilities like "Read", "Take", "Use", "Open", "Close" etc... If you can escape, you slowly gain back your abilities. Travelling around the world is needed to solve the great puzzles this game has to offer. The Maniac Mansion cameos are awesome.
http://www.c64gg.com/Images/Z/Zak_McKracken_ingame.gif

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0a_A3BlSxU (German C64 version)


THE DETECTIVE GAME

The C64 had a good portion of Action-Adventures.
As a detective you're searching a hotel for indications.
You can talk to all the people, wander around and find items.
But there's some kind of time limit. If you are too slow, more and more people get killed until it's you who gets killed.
This game is really addicting. Fun characters and dialogues.
I never beat it, and love to try it again.

Information and screenshots found here:
http://www.goodolddays.net/0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_en_0_300_show_1__0_0/

[kelvingreen]

Classics all. Rainbow Arts did some great work on the C64 (and Amiga). They were behind the Turrican series, X-Out, Giana Sisters and Katakis, all of which pushed the hardware to its limits.

[Joxe]

Watched the video of Katakis, it seems like it's a bit like R-Type with better music. Which ain't a bad thing really since R-Type is a really good series, I hope it will be released.

Dunno about my wishlist since I've never played a C64, but anything really, maybe The Last Ninja.

[SKTTR]

BOP 'N RUMBLE

As a blonde macho man you're walking down the streets and park,
each stage having various moves to knock down crazy old men,
bottle throwing ladies, banana-munching gorillas, bikers, dogs, bombers
and other crazy enemies.
Funny animations and big sprites made this brawler a hit back in the day.
Gameplay video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOsKrbqUeLk
http://www.lemon64.com/games/screenshots/full/bop_n_rumble_04.gif

COMMANDO

This top-view gun&run is simply amazing. Challenging and fun!
First off, the soundtrack is one of the best ever produced on the C64. It's catchy like nothing else.
The gameplay is smooth and controls are perfect.
Graphics and animations were great at the time and they're still quite good.
Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDAhixO2t5w
http://nostalgische.googlepages.com/c64_commando.gif

IMPOSSIBLE MISSION & IMPOSSIBLE MISSION II

A classic exploring/platformer. Addicting and challenging.
Watch for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEpNx2qde3Q

THE LAST NINJA & THE LAST NINJA II

A hard but beatable action/adventure. As a lone ninja you have to make your way through the park, the city, the sewers, the skyscraper etc.
Great animations, challenging puzzles and a beautiful soundtrack made this game an all-time-classic. Get the superior C64 versions - not the NES version.
Watch and listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExftoivJ_EU

TURRICAN & TURRICAN II: THE FINAL FIGHT

The Turrican series birth was on the C64.
The sequel Turrican II was a big improvement over the already superb part 1.
It was the best run&gun in the whole lifespan of the C64.
Turrican II on C64 is still considered the best Turrican-game ever.
Gameplay video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejgJpICkjAI
http://www.mt-fanpage.de/images/turrican2/pictures/t2_pic05.jpg

[kelvingreen]

Watched the video of Katakis, it seems like it's a bit like R-Type with better music.
The publishers of R-Type thought so too, and threatened Factor 5 with legal action, so Katakis was withdrawn, redesigned, and re-released as Denaris!

Ironically, Factor 5 ended up programming the C64 port of R-Type anyway, but had to do it in such a short amount of time that it was nowhere near as good as Katakis.

[Rossi]

The simpsons arcade game.. thats all for me!

[SKTTR]

And the C64 version of R-TYPE was a perfect port.
Since it was made by Factor 5/Rainbow Arts you wouldn't expect less than greatness.
Even the technically advanced stage 3 made it somehow! Awesome and unbelievable at the time.
Video of the title screen and stage 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXizZ7kx_VE

I've mentioned Katakis/Denaris, X-Out and Armalyte already.
Now with R-Type and Uridium, we have 5 excellent shooters.

But this is just the beginning.
The C64 had a bloody great hill of good shmups:

All that comes to mind...
C64 Bandits http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cks5RmPDvbE
C64 Cybernoid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6xhfDLaVtU
C64 Cybernoid II: The Revenge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UoEqEbxra4
C64 Delta http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlwgAzgK7ws
C64 Dropzone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzrhBQXmpD8
C64 IO - Into Oblivion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cspP5LEu-E
C64 Netherworld http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yjVrOIb2SQ
C64 Salamander http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v_qF3zBPFQ
C64 Sanxion - damn! no video found...
C64 Wizball http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxhP6vD3unY

Not everything was good.
There was a crappy Gradius port that was called Nemesis.
The lack of music really sucks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTRh9aH5tgs

...well, there are many other shmups people liked...
Zaxxon, Poltergeist, Cosmic Convoy, Terra Fighter, Choplifter,
Xenon, 1942, Revenge of the Mutant Camels, Cavelon etc.

...and many retro-shmups as well...
Good conversions of Space Invaders, Galaxian, Centipede etc.

[Dazza]

It'll never happen but I'd love to see Gremlin Graphic's Auf Wiedersehen Monty hit the VC. It is basically a Jet Set Willy style platform game, but it just oozes charm. You also get to fly from different sections of the map. Highly recommended!

I'd like to see an isometric platformer such as Batman, Head over Heels or Maybe even Where Time Stood Still. ;)

[SKTTR]

Three other great games I remember

FIST II: THE LEGEND CONTINUES

A kung-fu-guy travels the eastern lands, encountering lots of enemies. With 16 different moves you had to make your way through the woods, the swamp, caves and the evil kaiser's mansion. Meditation restores your energy and atmospheric music fades in at major places. It was a real challenge, and it was for from being a generic brawler. It's a strategic fighting game and an adventure.
This is part of the "Way of the Exploding Fist"-series.

http://www.gb64.com/Screenshots/F/Fist_II_-_The_Legend_Continues_1.png



LITTLE COMPUTER PEOPLE

You know Tamagotchi. This ois kinda like it, just with a little man. When you start this so called "house-on-a-disk", you get your own little random generated man with it's own name and dog. The house has 3 floors with many activities to do.
You talk with him by typing in keyboard instructions like "please write a letter to me" or "do you want to play with me?". other keyboard shortcuts activate something like ringing the doorbell, so he gets a new music record or dog food. There's a kitchen, a living room, a bathroom, a bedroom etc. You can watch him just like watching a goldfish-bowl or play minigames with him.. cardgames, anagrams and such...
This is a peaceful game you always can come back to.
Just don't let him be hungry for too long...

http://www.c64-wiki.de/images/f/fa/LCP_Animation.gif



MAGIC MADNESS

As a magician you travel the earth, the underground and the sky, searching for magic scrolls and treasures. It was one of the first platformers in 1985, where you had a selection of different items/weapons you could find and select. The music was catchy and the graphics were good. A very fun game.

http://www.rawgamer.de/img/magnifier/?fn=c64/m/magic_madness/screen/magic_madness_0002.png



Interesting video I just found...
Just to let you know, not everything on the C64 is better than on NES.
NES ports on C64: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6GD-gM0kCY

[shinobiman]

Interesting video I just found...
Just to let you know, not everything on the C64 is better than on NES.
NES ports on C64: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6GD-gM0kCY

Nice video you found there. It was very interesting seeing versions of these games I love on a different platform. The C64 seems pretty faithful in the ports department. Sound is not as good as platforms like NES, but the graphics are actually better.

[Pocketim]

Oh man, Head over Heels is AWESOME! I can never get past the blacktooth empire though:p

[Danny]

Oh man, Head over Heels is AWESOME! I can never get past the blacktooth empire though:p

You've played the commodore ? lol, it was way before your time :lolo:

[Jamojojoe]

Great Giana Sisters.. goddamn i loved that game
Nebulus

And there was this game i had on Amiga.. it was like Blood brothers - youre 2 people aiming a recticle and shooting at enemies, mostly army themed.. i cant remember what it was called though, it was great

[Pocketim]

You've played the commodore ? lol, it was way before your time :lolo:

No, but I have played the remake of it

[skawarrior]

No, but I have played the remake of it
There are a few of these on the net which have you played?
I recently completed Batman on a spectrum emulator and would love some more isometric platform action.

[kelvingreen]

I recently completed Batman on a spectrum emulator and would love some more isometric platform action.
Head Over Heels is a must for you, then. I'd also recommend Nosferatu, Fairlight and The Great Escape.

[ICEknight]

Jeez guys, seriously, how can anybody want the C64 conversion of R-Type to be released when we already have an almost arcade-perfect port in the TurboGrafx version?

I myself wouldn't buy any C64 game that's had a better version released in any other system. For example, Cybernoid, Nebulus, International Karate, etc had a much better Amiga version released around the time, and games like Head Over Heels had their best looking editions in the Amstrad CPC. Note that these weren't remakes, just better versions for people who could afford better machines. It makes little sense to only release the poor-man's edition in a last-gen system.


I think they should be (ideally) releasing all the versions they could of each game at the same time, so people would be able to choose those they played in the past (I enjoy the C64 version of Cybernoid less than the CPC one, and Target Renegade for the ZX Spectrum is just much better, for example). That's what SEGA did in some of their titles of the MegaDrive Collection for PS2, where they included some of the superior arcade versions.



With that said, I might be getting Uridium because it's the original and better version... But I'll be missing the beeps and graphic detail of the Spectrum edition. =\

[Angelic Lapras King]

Jeez guys, seriously, how can anybody want the C64 conversion of R-Type to be released when we already have an almost arcade-perfect port in the TurboGrafx version?

I know who. NINTENDO, so they can rip us off with our money money money and provider a few filler weeks.

Sad, but trueish.

[kelvingreen]

I myself wouldn't buy any C64 game that's had a better version released in any other system.
You seem awfully confident in the eventual arrival of Amiga and CPC464 channels on Virtual Console! ;)

[ICEknight]

You seem awfully confident in the eventual arrival of Amiga and CPC464 channels on Virtual Console! ;)Huh? No, but I´ll only spend my money on the versions i like. Otherwise, I´d rather play them somewhere else.

[Dark]

I doubt it will come out.... but the BASIC that came with the Commodore would be awesome. As a computer geek it would be nice to do some coding on the Wii on the Commodore as I never had a chance to use a real Commodore (came out before I was into computers) but it just would be neat.... and useless at the same time.

[Andy]

There's so many - Turrican mainly even though I've just got the SNES version (I do think it's superior to the C64 but I'd get it on that too for nostalgia reasons).

I'd say Ghostbusters is a good bet what with the new game coming out. I'm sure a deal will be made with Activision to grant them the licence to re-release that title.

A sad thing is a lot of my fave C64 games were licenced titles (mostly Ocean). Batman the Caped Crusader, Robocop, Navy Seals, Platoon etc. It's always likely they'll see a release - nothing is impossible in gaming.

[ICEknight]

There's so many - Turrican mainly even though I've just got the SNES version (I do think it's superior to the C64 but I'd get it on that too for nostalgia reasons).
They're both different games, but anyway there would be no point in releasing the C64 version when they could easily release the much better Amiga edition (which was developed at the same time).

[SKTTR]

They're both different games, but anyway there would be no point in releasing the C64 version when they could easily release the much better Amiga edition (which was developed at the same time).

The Amiga version came a year later, but it was a good port. (better visuals)

The only Turrican games by the original German development team were...

Turrican (C64) the original
Turrican II (C64) the game you have to know if you talk about Turrican
Turrican (NES) programmed by the C64-guru Manfred Trenz himself and only him
Katakis / Denaris (C64) a shmup in the Turrican world

[Diamond-Dog]

Wow, I'd be looking forward to the games I used to play on mine. We had quite a few, here are 10 that I loved playing quite a bit.

T.G.I.F. (Awesome Text based fun family-style game, get to $xxxxx dollars)
Oils Well (Kind of like pac-man in a way)
Phoenix (Galaxian/Galaga style game)
IMPOSSIBLE MISSION & IMPOSSIBLE MISSION II ("Stay a while, stay FOREVER!")
B.C.'s Quest for Tires (Short but fun, Scrolling adventure)
Mr. Cool (Q-bert style)
Sammy Lightfoot (Platform, hard in difficulty but fun)
Lunar Lander (Pick up people, drop them off, fuel, and don't crash)
Bubble Ghost (Long and challenging game where you lead a bubble through puzzles without letting it pop)

I'd purchase all of those if they showed up. :) Can't wait. Anyone remember these? (Buck Rogers and Ducks Ahoy were two more my family liked)

[Pokejedservo]

Aside from certain games already mentioned...

Both of the Transformers games for the Wii (At least the Activision one since Activision is alive and well)
G.I Joe
The Ultima series

[coire]

I'd like to try out the Dizzy series of games.

[Solar Jetman]

not sure if its been mentioned already but i liked kikstart and action biker
http://www.juegomania.org/Kikstart+II/fotos/c64/0/287/Foto+Kikstart+II.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/aa/Actionbiker_rollercoaster.png
(http://uk.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A1f4cfXeX8xHZRkBo21LBQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTFhbDEydm0 3BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2lyZAR2dGlkA1VLQzAwMl8xM wRsA1dTMQ--/SIG=12h32tser/EXP=1204662622/**http%3A//s64.emuunlim.com/gameinfos/actionbiker/actionbiker.htm)

[neuzd]

Rescue on Fractalus

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/A5200_Rescue_On_Fractalus.png

This game was incredible and I have a feeling it may come on VC.
The wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_On_Fractalus) page (sorry, being lazy).

[EDIT]
Ok now, this is a C=64 screenshot, the previous was an Atari 5200's.
[EDIT AGAIN]
The C=64 screenshot has gone, live with the ATARI one, sorry.

[SKTTR]

Morer great classics I had for the C64:


WIZARD OF WOR 1980, 1983 (Midway/Commodore)

A very good port of awesome retro-co-op-arcade-action!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6FjaUaDKzk

http://www.c64gg.com/Images/W/Wizard_of_Wor_ingame.gif



SUPER PIPELINE 1983 (Taskset)

This was the best game in 1983. Graphics and sounds like in the 90ies.
And there's no action-platformer like this to date.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2HPnw7ebGE

http://www.lemon64.com/games/screenshots/full/super_pipeline_02.gif



SPACE TAXI 1984 (Muse Software)

This one is remembered for it's screechy voice samples... well, that was just awesome in 1984!
But it has a nice variety of colorful levels and simple fun gameplay, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVEKMEY11_w

http://www.lemon64.com/games/screenshots/full/space_taxi_02.gif

[ICEknight]

The Amiga version came a year later, but it was a good port.
Perhaps, but according to this site (http://www.nemmelheim.de/turrican/facts/):
Turrican 1 and 2 were developed simultaneously on Amiga and C64
It would be nice to see the creator's original pixellated vision of the game, but I'd prefer to get the best of the original editions, as its creator might have had a lot of input for the Amiga game, each time he added, changed or removed anything (so it's not just "another port after the game's release", like the MegaDrive version).

[SKTTR]

Yeah, you're right.

http://www.nemmelheim.de/turrican/bonusfiles.php
http://www.nemmelheim.de/turrican/files/eggebrecht.html

Julian Eggebrecht: "Turrican 1 und speziell 2 war auch kein Port im heutigen Sinne - die verschiedenen Versionen wurden gleichzeitig entwickelt. Bei Turrican 1 war die C64 Version voraus, bei T2 die Amiga-Version. "

Sorry, they're Germans. ^^
But he says something like "Turrican 1 and especially 2 were no real ports. They were at the same time in development. Turrican 1 was first on C64, T2 was first on Amiga."

But that doesn't mean that they both came out at the same time. That's not true. The Amiga version of T1 came a year later. And even if they started T2 first on Amiga, the C64 version was first on the market, with the Amiga version a few months later.


Well, as I'm reading through the site, I came across a funny fact.
The excellent port of R-Type for C64 was programmed in only 6 weeks
by the Turrican creator M.T. and another German C64 guru (Andreas Escher).

Also, Turrican II has sold roughly 30.000 times. That's bad considering games need to be million-sellers today.
Obviously because of the advanced cracker scene in 1991. They killed all companies but we got all them games for $1 instead for $30 :D
M.T. even put a secret message in the game code of Turrican. A funny message only code crackers could see.

http://www.mt-fanpage.de/images/turrican/infos/t1_secret1.jpg
http://www.mt-fanpage.de/images/turrican/infos/t1_secret2.jpg

But hey, I had a original copy of that game! :D
The box was too cool.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, and I'm sorry if it's already been mentioned in this thread, but wasn't there a MechWarrior / BattleTech game on the C64? I seem to have vague memories of a mech game with RPG elements, etc.

[Pedro UK]

I would dearly love to see Turrican, Wizball and Stunt Car Racer. They'd do me until the Amiga VC versions come out! *Crosses fingers and waits patiently...*

[ICEknight]

By the way, somebody please tell that C64 emu dev who visited us to suggest Amiga games as a possible VC system.

It's also Commodore's, so there shouldn't be any problems with it.

[kelvingreen]

SPACE TAXI 1984 (Muse Software)

This one is remembered for it's screechy voice samples... well, that was just awesome in 1984!
But it has a nice variety of colorful levels and simple fun gameplay, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVEKMEY11_w

http://www.lemon64.com/games/screenshots/full/space_taxi_02.gif
I had a version of this on the Amiga. It was multiplayer, so just that little bit better, and the voice samples were better too! ;)

[kelvingreen]

It would be nice to see the creator's original pixellated vision of the game, but I'd prefer to get the best of the original editions, as its creator might have had a lot of input for the Amiga game, each time he added, changed or removed anything (so it's not just "another port after the game's release", like the MegaDrive version).
As I recall, both Amiga and C64 versions of Turrican were designed by Manfred Trenz, but the one that was built from the ground up by Trenz was the C64 version, and this version was completed first. The Amiga version was put together by a team of programmers working from Trenz's design.

Turrican II was published first on Amiga, but Trenz considers the C64 version to be truer to his vision, for what that's worth.

Turrican III was published first on the Amiga, but the Mega Drive version (Mega Turrican) was actually completed first.

[BF-Medic]

Great Giana Sisters.. goddamn i loved that game
Nebulus

And there was this game i had on Amiga.. it was like Blood brothers - youre 2 people aiming a recticle and shooting at enemies, mostly army themed.. i cant remember what it was called though, it was great

I think it's Cabal your thinking on. I would love to see that game come to VC.
And the C64 version is actualy better then the miggy-version, after my opinion ;)

Some games I would like to see on VC is Int.Karate/IK+, Bombuzal, Law of the West, Spy Hunter, Supertest, Turican I&II and Cabal as mentioned above. And offcourse the superb Last Ninja games :D

[SKTTR]

Law of the West was something new in 1985.

Basically, you are the sheriff of a western town.
Townspeople pass by and you have something of a chit-chat (multiple answer choices), with a couple of different outcomings to each person.

Apart from chosing the right decisions, you also can aim and trigger your gun.

At the end you get the results, like..
- how many people you shot
- how much money you got
- how often you were injured
- how often you helped out
etc.

http://www.c64-wiki.de/images/2/21/LawOfTheWest_Animation.gif

If you've chosen wisely in discussions, you get a better ending.
If you shoot everyone you beat the game in half an hour and get the worst ending.
It's all about replay and get the most out of it.


After doing a bit of research, there was also a JP NES version of it, with horrible graphics and sounds compared to the C64 version.

The C64 version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=VOAA6sD-1TA
The NES version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=NF6qZn4QPk8

[BF-Medic]

Quite original yes. Me and a buddy used to play it alot...it's cool that it have dozens of different endings etc.
But after a few beer we just started ****ing everybody off and got more and more trigger happy ;) And the laughs got better and better! Great game.

[ICEknight]

Some games I would like to see on VC is Int.Karate/IK+, Bombuzal
Actually... I bet you didn't know there was a SNES version of Bombuzal released in Japan. It could come as an import, since almost everything is in English already.

[BF-Medic]

Actually... I bet you didn't know there was a SNES version of Bombuzal released in Japan. It could come as an import, since almost everything is in English already.

That I didn't know indeed! Thanks for the info, gotta check it out.
Don't think it has a big chance of beeing released on VC, but I will keep my fingers crossed ;-) But since there's little or no text in the game, there is a chance yes..

[lesock]

Do people remember MYTH: a history in the making, It was by System 3 (Last ninja). I seem to remember you played the role of a young man in waist coat, white shirt and jeans (a bit tony blair).

I remember stabbing skeletons and riding viking ships. I seem to remember it had very good animation, graphics and sound. It must have been from the early 90's it was a later day c64 game.

I would be great to play it on VC. (Unless I misremembed and it's actually crap!)

[neuzd]

I found an article stating that the C=64 version is dated 1989, but I really doubt about it. I remember playing it on AMIGA (and never liked the fact they changed the casual dressed kid into a barbarian) and for some reason I'm convinced that if it was out in '89 I would have looked for it on C=64 instead of the 16 bit version....
And other games from that year still didn't look that gorgeous. For example CREATURES was released in 1990....I don't think I still have my Zzap! collection, otherwise I'd search there.

Never liked the AMIGA version anyway....well I think I didn't like the game (never been into platforms, yes SMB, too), so I guess my interest was because of its great technical display and the good reviews it received.

But I remember it to be a bit short....

[SKTTR]

3D Games on the C64

Castle Master (Domark, 1990)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv1OFYH9SYo

Elite (D.Braben & I.Bell, 1985)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRjaZsVRtgc

Mercenary (Novagen, 1985)
no video found

Stunt Car Racer (Microstyle, 1989)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMgjmIW8fd8

Test Drive (Accolade, 1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drLKG0EKKMg

The Sentinel (Firebird, 1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2H8WbDo5SE

[Zephyr]

There was a game I used to lvoe playing with my mate, I can't remember the name though so hopefully someone here might recognise it. Basically you were a knight and you explored a dungeon killing undead (skeletons mainly dont know if there were any other kinds to kill) Best bits about it is that it was two player, you could pick up big swords and hammers and even throw the hammers at the bad guys and also fight each other was a good laugh.

[thehive]

That would be Gauntlet I think. Good game that, but each level was loaded separately from tape if I remember correctly.

[butane bob]

That would be Gauntlet I think. Good game that, but each level was loaded separately from tape if I remember correctly.

I don't think it's gauntlet - gauntlet didn't allow you to pick up any hammers or weapons and throw them.

[maka]

I wish they'd release Chamonix Challenge (Final Assault). I never played it on the C64, just played the PC and Amiga versions, but until they add the Amiga channel, it would do :)

-Jorge

[chr1sbean]

Yay! I used to love the loading music on Myth!! Couldn't you decapitate monsters with your sword and see the heads flying off in Myth?! lol....great game!

Is there any plans to include loading musics or loading screens with any of the games?

This is my wishlist in no particular order....and yes some of the games are dodgy but I spent soooooo many hours back in the day playing them!

Creatures - The original one as I liked the platforming sections too!

Krakout - I dont know why but I was addicted to this game and still play it today on emulators so it would be great to have it on the wii!

Parallax - Great shooter with a few gimicky things like getting out of your spaceship and capturing scientists for passcodes! Oh yeah and a kicking tune to go with the game!

Anarchy - Simple puzzle shooting game by mastertronic, which means on VC it will cost a lot more than it ever did in the shops!

It's a knockout - Fantastic multiplayer game with odd events! Dull by yourself but great with friends!

I'm sure I've missed loads off but there ya are!

[BlueBuzzard]

WOW. So many good suggestions.

I'd love to see Airborne Ranger and Infiltrator make it onto the Virtual Console as those two games had me tied up for hours on end but they will need all sorts of keyboard inputs so unlikely to see the light of day.

Also :-

Yie Ar Kung Fu
Trap Door
Super Cars
Decathlon
Winter Games
World Games (Now this is a classic)

and

Paradroid
KikStart II

have both been mentioned in dispatches already.

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

A timely thread revival, given that they've just posted a most-wanted vanity list on VC-R.

[BlueBuzzard]

Indeed,

especially as it looks like World Games will be heading this way! :)

I still have a C64 emulator with LOADS of games but it's rather temperamental and doesn't always work perfectly so if I can get a few of the really classic games on the VC then I'll be happy.

[tasthomas]

Blue Buzzard, excellent call with Airborne Rangers; I loved that game. Here are some more:
Kronis Rift - kind of an action battle tech type; get better weapons and shields.
Roadwar Europa - (my fav. game ever; turn-based strategy, get bigger better vehicles for your gang (Mad Max style) searching Europe for Nukes.
Auto Duel - Great grand daddy of Twisted Metal.
Maniac Mansion - point and click adventure; the twisted part is that it's more fun to figure out new ways to kill off your characters.
Man! those were the days; theses games r still fun today!

[Biggetje]

H.E.R.O. is the game I like!
And....of course River Raid!
Or at least I loved them during my childhood :razz:

But what I'll really like to see as addition to VC is the Amiga!
Ohhhh....I "need" to play Shadow of the Beast again!!!!

[2D4EVA]

comander Keen(s)
duke nukem
"tanks" which was totally the base for the "worms " games we have now

[Jogurt the Yogurt]

"tanks" which was totally the base for the "worms " games we have now

I always thought that was Scorched Earth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_Earth_%28computer_game%29). There is a game for Commodore Amiga called Scorched Tanks that is based on Scorched Earth... I don't now of a C64 version that predates Scorched Earth. (Tank Wars predates Scorched Earth, but I didn't think it was on the C64.)

[2D4EVA]

my uncle still has his C64 working, and the name was simply "tanks" I dunno if its the same game or not. you could pick computer characters as well, "lobber" was one of them. al i know is it was an 8 player game,turn-based. and when you won a stage you could get $ to upgrade. I always loved dropping a 5 kiloton meganuke, which would blow up 3/4 of the screen

yeah "tank wars" looks like it, but it had a different title screen, probably what confused me. It was very lo-fi. yet addictingly fun.

there was also a c64 game where you played as a kid running through trapped levels, and there were spring boards everywhere.can't remember the name, but it had an awesome level editor. the british royal theme was played in the background. so i am guessing it was a UK game. another fun one you were a witch i believe and you had to go around castles and defeat skulls and goblets amongst other halloween characters. bizarre stuff, i wish i wasnt 5 when i played the majority, so i could remember names.

[RichWalker]

well... never had a commodore but arch rival Amstrad (6128 disk drive with a k and everything)

I've said for years that Codemasters needs to re-release their back catalogue. Maybe VC is the way to do it but top of my list would be

Rockstar Ate My Hamster

They'd probably have removed Sydney Sparkle from the roster what with him being banged up in a virtual Thai jail though....:p

[2D4EVA]

"Cauldron" the witch game was Cauldron.

[Hristof]

Hey everyone, new here. 1st post and all..

Man the C64 needs some more games on the VC! here is my wishlist:

Exile

Space-Pilot

Forbidden Forest

The Amazing Spiderman

Hammerfist

Way of the Exploding Fist

Turrican

Werewolves of London

Ghostbusters

Frost Byte

Gunfighter

Pyjamarama

These are all games that I used to own.. Well, apart from Hammerfist. I really wanting that game as a kid! I had many more, I just can't remember all of them! :p

[Airola]

I always thought that was Scorched Earth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scorched_Earth_%28computer_game%29). There is a game for Commodore Amiga called Scorched Tanks that is based on Scorched Earth... I don't now of a C64 version that predates Scorched Earth. (Tank Wars predates Scorched Earth, but I didn't think it was on the C64.)

There's also a game called Artillery Duel which was made in 1983.
Of that genre, Artillery Duel is the earliest one that I know of.

http://www.lemon64.com/games/details.php?ID=156
http://www.consoleclassix.com/colecovision/artillery_duel.html


EDIT:
Now that I searched for it, there was a game called Artillery made in 1980 for Apple II. Seems to be the first graphical "pre-Worms" game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_game


there was also a c64 game where you played as a kid running through trapped levels, and there were spring boards everywhere.can't remember the name, but it had an awesome level editor. the british royal theme was played in the background. so i am guessing it was a UK game. another fun one you were a witch i believe and you had to go around castles and defeat skulls and goblets amongst other halloween characters. bizarre stuff, i wish i wasnt 5 when i played the majority, so i could remember names.

"Cauldron" the witch game was Cauldron.

Another fun witch game was Sorcery.
http://www.lemon64.com/games/details.php?ID=2381

[merman]

Hey everyone, new here. 1st post and all..

Man the C64 needs some more games on the VC! here is my wishlist:

Elite



Elite is highly unlikely, particularly with Elite 4 on the way, and the C64 is not the best version of the game anyway...

[Hristof]

Elite is highly unlikely, particularly with Elite 4 on the way, and the C64 is not the best version of the game anyway...

Whoops! made a mistake... I meant Exile.


If that game does make it, it would make my day :)

[merman]

Exile would be cool. Who needs an expensive graphics card to do physics-based gameplay? Flames, gravity, water, particles - Exile had it all. The original BBC version was outstanding.

[Kiwi the Tortoise]

I think Katakis and M.U.L.E. would be my top picks.

[Joxe]

Certainly the right forum for this kind of ads...thought I would never see this kinds of things again once I stopped playing WoW ;)

(Was an ad above me when I wrote this, removed now)

[timp29]

Potty pigeon and monte mole.

[kelvingreen]

3D Games on the C64
Mercenary (Novagen, 1985)
no video found

The game was dependent on keyboard input, so unlikely at this stage; try MDD Clone (http://mercenarysite.free.fr/mddclone.htm) in the meantime.

Werewolves of London
Great game, but I never knew there was a C64 version!

[Betagam7]

Probably a good chance of Gribbly's day out arriving as Braybrook's other two hits Uridium and Paradroid are with us.
Interesting fact: Amiga Platformer Fire & Ice had a level based on Gribbly's day out complete with Gribblets and the same music

[Betagam7]

I don't think it's gauntlet - gauntlet didn't allow you to pick up any hammers or weapons and throw them.

There was a game called "Dandy" that I got free with an issue of Commadore Format that was like Gauntlet. Was that it?