Thinking Retro

Well, the Sloth has, ahem, encouraged me to try to change the focus, shall we say?

Here’s 5 classic videogames that can be played on your PC via M.A.M.E. that still hold up as fun today:

Missile Command

This is still my all-time favorite video game. It’s fast paced and never lets up. Nailing smart bombs still gets a little adrenaline flowing.

Joust

The whole game is so absurd. I love the Lava Troll that holds enemies in place, but also tries to pull you under if you get too close..

Pole Position

The first, great driving game. Monaco GT wasn’t bad, but this was the first “3-D” game. And the stereo sound when you used to sit in the cockpit was amazing for way back then.

Tron

I never really liked the Light Cycles. But the spiders and the tanks were parts that I could play over and over. The sequel, Discs of Tron, wasn’t bad ether, but it doesn’t work too well in M.A.M.E.

Robotron

A Tron theme? This one is as fast and any game I ever played. The two sticks made it different as did the goal of collecting objects while blasting others.

Runners up:
Spy Hunter – Great game, but almost impossible to play on a PC
Star Wars – The first chance to do what every 10 year old wanted to do after they saw the movie: Fly an X-Wing and blow up the Death Star.
Zaxxon – I just love blowing up the Robot at the end. And shooting all 20 planes is a bitch.
Donkey Kong – Elevators and Pies were the good levels. The other two were just OK.