# Favorite 80's Video Game **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 25, 2000, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330 "2000-10-25T23:18:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/21 "2000-10-26T05:04:56Z")
Can there anything cooler than **Zork**? * * * Yer pal, [Satan](http://www.members.tripod.com/jmspoofe/sdmb/satan.jpg) \*TIME ELAPSED SINCE I QUIT SMOKING: Six months, two weeks, three days, 3 hours, 5 minutes and 58 seconds. 8005 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,000.64. Extra time with Drain Bead: 3 weeks, 6 days, 19 hours, 5 minutes. **I slept with a REPUBLICAN moderator!** \* ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/22 "2000-10-26T05:11:42Z")
\*\* Bionic Commando. \*\* You have a gun, a bionic arm that lets you swing from things and pick up stuff at a distance, and you get to kill Nazis. What more could one ask for? ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/23 "2000-10-26T08:25:00Z")
Oooh. 80’s games… So many wonderful games. I loved Warlords and would LOVE to have the sit down version four people could play. I was never incredible at the game but I could whup some ass. Parsec for the TI99/4A was a lot of fun. Missle Command for the Atari 600XL was a lot of fun as was their port of Defender. I think the last game of that style that was really great was the original Gauntlet. Though the original Castle Wolfenstein for the Apple 2E was great. HALT!!! ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/24 "2000-10-26T08:35:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Spoofe, I beat the second quest of Zelda…[snip]… At the end of the last maze Link fights a dark mirror version of himself. No, no, that’s Zelda II… different game entirely! When you beat the original Zelda, you get to do the game over again with harder dungeons and maps and secrets… everything’s different, everything’s harder. I’ve never been able to get past level 6 in that one. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/25 "2000-10-26T09:22:02Z")
Games I loved as a wee lad. Atari Yar’s Revenge- You were a mutant fly in space who had to eat the enemies shield and kill him. Kick butt. Haunted House- You were a lone pair of eyes in spooky mansion avoiding bats, spiders, and ghost. Nintendo Mike Tyson’s Punch Out- One of my all time favorite games. And I don’t even like boxing much. Legend of Zelda- Fun levels and all sorts of different things to do. Provided me with hours upon hours of game play. Super Mario Brothers- Ditto Ah, my youth spent in pointless ventures. Marc ---
**Author:** ![Stupendous\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Stupendous\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stupendous_man)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/26 "2000-10-26T11:47:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jophiel \* > \*\* > Other classics: > _Mail Order Monsters_: > > _Archon_: > > _Racing Destruction Set_: > > \*\* > > YES! Excellent Games! > I used to love watching the “Electronic Arts” logo change colors while their games was loading. Racing Destruction and 7 Cities of Gold were awesome… > 7 Cities was one of those “Discover the new world” games, but I made it a “Conquer the new world” since I would go in and every time I discovered a new tribe, rather than negotiate with it, I simply conquered it and made them my slaves. Negotiations are boring when you’re 10. > And then there was “Heart of Africa” where you have to explore africa looking for the lost tomb of some ancient king. In this game, you had to negotiate, since brutality lost you all of your inventory after being shot by angry natives with a blowdart… > And then there was the “Bill Budge Pinball construction set” where you build and play pinball machines. Excellent. > > What about Spy Hunter? I loved that one… > Summer Games. Temple of ( or was it gateway to?) Apshai > > Wizard, and Ultimate Wizard (Obvious Jumpman ripoffs, but still cool, since you could build your own stages) > > And last, the absolute best example of a “breakout” type game, “Krakout” where the ball travelled sideways, and it was so excellent. Fabulous graphics and music. > OH! WizBall! Took me forever to figure out what to do in that game, but the challenge was high! > > Oh, how I could go on. Thanks for the C64 Links. > \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Stupendous\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Stupendous\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stupendous_man)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/27 "2000-10-26T11:55:28Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Satan \* \*\*Can there anything cooler than **Zork**? \*\* Oh Man, you are so right! I used to play #1 over and over trying to beat it in as few moves as possible, and as fast as possible. I think my record on the Commodore64 was 32 Minutes, and fewer than 750 moves, but I might be wrong… ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/28 "2000-10-26T13:30:01Z")
How many times do I HAVE to say this? M.U.L.E. ---
**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/29 "2000-10-26T13:46:20Z")
On the Atari 2600, it was hard to have a better time than **Pitfall**. But, damn–those aligator pools. But it was the 8 bit Nintendo that sucked away hours of my time in college. I still blow the dust off of it every now and then when I get the urge to play some good old games (and, yes, gameplay is _much_ more important than graphics). My favorite Nintendo games: [list][li] **Zelda** – Hah, **SPOOFE**! I beat both quests. But you’re right, the second one is really hard. Damn Wizrobes.[/li][li] **Dragon Warrior** – So basic, and yet so addictive. I just played this again a couple months ago.[/li][li] **Final Fantasy** – The original one. Like **Tengu** said, this one was hard! Some of the combat would decimate your party before you knew what hit you. Damn Gas Dragons.[/li] **Tecmo Bowl** – This game was awesome. The best football game out there at the time. ---
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/30 "2000-10-26T14:01:08Z")
My favorite atari games: Pitfall (1 & 2) Frogger (love the music) River Raid Spider Fighter (anyone else have this?) Freeway (It had the Long Island Expressway!!!) Keystone Capers (watch out for the shopping carts) Here’s a great music video using 8-bit graphics spoofing some old 8-bit atari games: [http://arcadeathome.efront.com/misc/Vcsclip.mov](http://arcadeathome.efront.com/misc/Vcsclip.mov) Brings back some memories… and it’s pretty cool too. ---
**Author:** ![DuhMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@DuhMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DuhMan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/31 "2000-10-26T14:14:24Z")
Ahhh classic games… how I love thee. I agree with all the posts here, but there has yet to be any mention of Bump’n’Jump. Now that is gotta be up there with the classics. There was also another game that I was completely addicted to for so long… and the name escapes me right now. I’ll try and give a brief description… if anyone knows what it is please help me out. The game was for Nintendo, and you were this little wizard guy that had to get into a castle and beat all the little puzzles… There were enemies and stuff, but they werent the main focus of the game. Damn… the name of it is right on the tip of my tongue… its gonna drive me crazy. If I remember I’ll post it later. And MGibson… Haunted house was awesome! ---
**Author:** ![DuhMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@DuhMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DuhMan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/32 "2000-10-26T14:35:04Z")
Whew! I found it! The name of the game I was talking about was Milon’s Secret Castle. I feel so much better now… what a great game! On my extensive search of the internet to find that game, it reminded me of some other greats that have not yet been mentioned… Double Dragon Excitebike Maniac Mansion Castlevania - King of the side scrollers! Ninja Gaiden Strider Paperboy Marble Madness Blades of Steel Super Dodgeball Q-Bert RC Pro-am Shadowgate Dig Dug Donkey Kong Elevator Action Karate Champ That’s all I can think of right now. Ahhh the good old days. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/33 "2000-10-26T14:55:08Z")
Oooo, Punch Out! and Super Punch Out! GREAT games. I could get up to the 3rd Bald Bull, and the 2nd Vodka Drunkinsky. You never defeated Karateka, rick? It ain’t so bad…you just have to develop a rhythm. It’s easier to beat the bird with punches than with kicks, IMHO. Also, the game can stay fun if you mix it up a little…develop timing so that you can, say, defeat every opponent with a kick in the cods. hehe. The final opponent is just as fast as you are, and he can kick better, so timing is of the essence… ---
**Author:** ![Ura-Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Ura-Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ura-Maru)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/34 "2000-10-26T15:07:44Z")
Someone else had a TI? Cool! Did you ever get the speach pack? Did you ever get past the third level of parsac? I only got to see the killer stalites once, when a but threw them at me on level 2 . . . “warning: asteroids.” There was some wierd SI kind, too, of game with oversized aliens that looked like mythical monsters . . . Medusas, and things . . . And Microsurgeon, though the easy level was way too easy, and the “medium” level was impossible . . . As for Nes days, I loved 'em all . . . Ninja Gaiden will always have a special place in my heart, and so will all the Mega Men . . . Arcade, I have to say the winner is either Kicker, (sort of a proto Ye-Ar Kung Fu) or maybe that wierd pseudo RPG where you could rescue hundereds of NPCs and have them help you . . . Wish I could rember the name. Each caracter you rescued, and your starting characters, all had different abilites, and only one life, and you had to manuver them all up to the top of the screen of every level, past guards, walls, and traps . . . Or Gauntlet. Mmmmm Gauntlet . . . They may have been early ninties, but Splatterhouse was cool as hell . . . But all must bow down before Strider, king of kings and lord of all arcade games . . . Hey, it was the first 16 bit game I saw. And it’s STILL a damn cool one . . . the wall-crawling was just SO COOL, and so were the anime style flips and sword slashes . . . – “Shots do not hurt other players. Yet.” ---
**Author:** ![scratch1300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@scratch1300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch1300)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/35 "2000-10-26T15:18:34Z")
**Battlezone** is my all-time favorite arcade game. **Vanguard** , both the arcade and the Atari versions, were also great. Does anyone remember this arcade game: It was vector-graphic and I think you controlled a spaceship. At the end of the game, an alien would pop onscreen and talk to you (it was the first game I remember that used speech). He would say, “You were an easy opponent”, or, when your game got better, “You were an adequate opponent”, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/36 "2000-10-26T16:05:33Z")
Two of my favorites from the days when I had my Amiga 1000: Marble Madness - eye-hand coordination was essential in guiding the marble through increasingly difficult landscapes. Brainstorm - A strange game where different puzzles were solved in order to piece together the fragments of a shattered mind. Strange premise and great fun. ---
**Author:** ![Scupper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/37 "2000-10-26T18:06:53Z")
Early PC/Atari Computer: Zork I, II & III Planetfall A Mind Forever Voyaging M.U.L.E. Starflight Ultima II Intellivision: Swords & Sorcery Armor Attack Atari 2600: Adventure Wizard of Wor Pitfall Pitfall II Raiders of the Lost Ark Arcade: Xevious Vanguard Sega: Action Fighter Wonder Boy II, III Space Harrier ---
**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/38 "2000-10-26T19:28:18Z")
\*\*Commodore 64: Wizard.\*\* A game in the Donkey Kong Genre, you walked around and jumped over things. You collected keys to get to the next level. I still have my C64 and may soon set it up just so I can lay this . . . **Raid over Moscow.** The Cold War at its best. \*\*Atari: Pitfall Frogger Arcade: Tempest.\*\* They still have this at Kennywood Park in Pittsburgh. \*\*R-Type. \*\*Anybody remember this game? It was like Vanguard or Defender: Fly around and shoot things. It was by Nintendo. Anybody know of any versions of this? I haven’t seen it since the late 80’s. I used to play it a lot at a CoGo’s in Oakland (U of Pitt Campus). Wonderful graphics for late 80’s. ---
**Author:** ![kinoons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kinoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kinoons)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/39 "2000-10-26T19:37:39Z")
Tapper, or the more politcally correct, rootbeer tapper. What a fun game! ---
**Author:** ![Suo\_Na](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Suo\_Na](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suo_Na)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2000, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330/40 "2000-10-26T19:38:25Z")
I had a C-64. I always liked **Qix**. Played that a lot. There were quite a few text adventures I loved too. There was one game, I think it was shareware, that I liked, but I can’t remember the name. It had five levels, and I really only remember the last one: it had this huge monster, and you had to drill your way through its body while avoiding the flying monkeys guarding it, all the while listening to “Ode to Joy”. It was more difficult than it sounds, especially for a ten year old. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-80s-video-game/38330.md?page=3)