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]

Originally Posted by Solar Jetman

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:



Ghostbusters
The Goonies
Pitfall
Gauntlet
Maniac Mansion



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.



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.


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.


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!


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.


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...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.


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_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.