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A near impossible task i know but...

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Can you name your top 10 games of all time on the 64?????? :lol:

Right now i reckon:

Delta (will always be my No. 1)
Wizball
Sanxion.
Ikari Warriors.
Football Director.
Sensible Soccer.
Wonderboy.
The Gauntlets.
Castle of Terror.
IK+...

Oh no that's 10 already. :shock: Oh well.....lol
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If you visit the Lemon64 forums, you will find a thread listing top10 lists..
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I guess Clyde Radcliffe can play a role here.

1. Hawkeye
2. Delta
3. Creatures 2
4. Armalyte
5. Bubble Bobble
6. Uridium
7. Ikari Warriors
8. Bionic Commando
9. Buggy Boy
10. Archon

If you're curious to know also my fave games #11-20 feel free to ask :)

EDITED as the topic has been revamped :wink:

EDITED as a lot of time passed by (plus I just played intensively Uridium in the Lemon Forum's games competition)
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My top games: 1.Hawkeye, 2.Delta, 3.Creatures 2, 4.Armalyte, 5.Bubble Bobble, 6.Uridium, 7.Ikari Warriors, 8.Bionic Commando, 9.Buggy Boy, 10.Archon.
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Might as well pitch in with my own best of - in no particular order

Head Over Heels
Great Escape
Bruce Lee
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Thrust
Great Giana Sisters

There were loads of good games on the C64 that I thought were top notch at the time - but I look back when I play them on the emulators and they are cack! I still play the above games on an emulator and I feel they stand the test of time - your talking 20 years on some of them and they have lost none of there playability.

Some other games worth a mention:

GoGo the Ghost
Skooldaze
Bounder
Spellbound
Zolyx
The Captive ( still can`t complete it! )
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LeeT wrote:If you visit the Lemon64 forums, you will find a thread listing top10 lists..
Cheers.
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SLF wrote:I guess Clyde Radcliffe can play a role here.

1. Creatures 2
2. Katakis
3. Rainbow Islands
4. Space Rogue
5. Hawkeye
6. Bubble Bobble
7. Wizball
8. Armalyte
9. Zak McKracken
10. The Last Ninja

If you're curious to know also my fave games #11-20 feel free to ask :)
Yea go for it...

Damn, how could i leave out Creatures with that bouncy soundtrack and them cutesy characters....A classic. And Bubble Bubble, jeez. The Last Ninjas speak for themselves, just awesome. And Armalyte..... And the headeaches from the Rainbow Islands music after hours of play, lol.
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Fiery Phoenix wrote:Might as well pitch in with my own best of - in no particular order

Head Over Heels
Great Escape
Bruce Lee
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Thrust
Great Giana Sisters

There were loads of good games on the C64 that I thought were top notch at the time - but I look back when I play them on the emulators and they are cack! I still play the above games on an emulator and I feel they stand the test of time - your talking 20 years on some of them and they have lost none of there playability.

Some other games worth a mention:

GoGo the Ghost
Skooldaze
Bounder
Spellbound
Zolyx
The Captive ( still can`t complete it! )
Gogo the ghost with all them passwords i kept losing. Bounder, brilliant and Great Giana a classic.
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Hi folks!
There are quite some games that I play today (emulated or for real) that rarely get high into 'the charts', or appear at all.
Like:
Rocketball (unbeatable!)
Bounces
Hunter's Moon
Matchday II
Skooldaze
Football Manager (blush)

Try them out!

Others are more common:
Head over Heels & Wizball

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OOZ wrote:
SLF wrote:If you're curious to know also my fave games #11-20 feel free to ask :)
Yea go for it...
11. Rainbow Islands
12. Katakis/Denaris
13. IK+
14. Citadel
15. Wizball
16. Wonderboy in Monsterland
17. The Last Ninja
18. Zak McKracken
19. Space Rogue
20. Batman - The Caped Crusader
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My top games: 1.Hawkeye, 2.Delta, 3.Creatures 2, 4.Armalyte, 5.Bubble Bobble, 6.Uridium, 7.Ikari Warriors, 8.Bionic Commando, 9.Buggy Boy, 10.Archon.
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nearly impossible alright, I'll give it a shot anyways...

1/ myth
2/ ghouls 'n ghosts
3/ rally speedway
4/ turrrican 2
5/ fire ant
6/ armalyte
7/ tusker
8/ last ninja 2
9/ nobby the aardvark
0/ first samurai

truely amazing stuff 8)
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Hmmm. In no particular order:

1. Elite
2. Bubble Bobble
3. Nebulus
4. Barbarian
5. Starquake
6. Rastan
7. Slap Fight
8. Hysteria
9. Draconus
10. Ghosts 'n' Goblins
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1. Guardian
2. Delta
3. Encounter
4. Mercenary
5. Eidolon
6. Batalyx
7. Bubble Bobble
8. Thrust
9. The Sentinel
10. Montezumas Revenge

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All very well but what about Braybrook's games?

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A very contentious topic and having scanned through some of the entries i cannot believe any of Andrew Braybrook's classics have not been mentioned. Paradroid - surely one of the greatest games of all time (one i would dearly love to see updated for today's systems). Played it on a GP32 i had a couple of years back but found the emulation a little glitchy. You'll notice my list features a few of the games from Zzap's "Diary of a Game" series. I guess i found myself captivated by the development process (games designers were gods then but today many are faceless unsung heroes, apart from a select few!) Anyway, i could ramble on for ages but the subject is 10 best games so here's mine for what it's worth...

1. Paradroid (you knew that was coming didn't you!)
2. Uridium (Slick or what?!)
3. Morpheus (Paid £60 on eBay for the disk version of this)
4. Citadel
5. Theatre Europe
6. The Last Ninja (Still listen to the music now)
7. IK+
8. Galaxy (Dont laugh - it looked shite but played like a dream!)
9. Park Patrol (The best £2 i ever spent)
10. Up 'n Down

Honourable mentions must also go to Spy Hunter, Delta, Wizball, Elite (though i was never any good at it!), Mercenary, Impossible Mission, BC's Quest for Tyres. With so many great games you just can't nail it down that easy. God i wish i was 12 again!
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gravy wrote:1. Guardian
2. Delta
3. Encounter
4. Mercenary
5. Eidolon
6. Batalyx
7. Bubble Bobble
8. Thrust
9. The Sentinel
10. Montezumas Revenge

:D
2. Delta?
A bit biased here, me thinks? :wink:

5. Eidolon
the LucasArts Eidolon, or the other one?

10. Montezumas Revenge
WOT!? :shock:

To brad G as well: gentlemen, where is Hunter's Moon!? :D
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Mr.Zzapback wrote:
10. Montezumas Revenge
WOT!? :shock:
What wot?
Montezuma's Revenge is a critics darling, a cult little game, and it also belongs to GH's top 10. It made it in the top 50 for Zzap! #107, too.
My top games: 1.Hawkeye, 2.Delta, 3.Creatures 2, 4.Armalyte, 5.Bubble Bobble, 6.Uridium, 7.Ikari Warriors, 8.Bionic Commando, 9.Buggy Boy, 10.Archon.
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