Karateka (Game)
This game can still be played today and enjoyed. It has you as a karate fighter who needs to save his woman. The main boss would send out his minions and often one of his pet birds too. It was real challenging to play, but damn... that was an awesome game.

Digger (Game)
One of the greatest classics one could ever thing of! Digger, also known as Dig-Dug, had you as a some kind of character who had to dig. As much as it sounds simple, it was a game everybody played.

Soko-ban (Game)
Made in the 1980's, this game was the first of it's kind. It's one of those where you have to push blocks on the the required spots. Make an incorrect move and you can't finish the stage. Believe it or not, the same guy who made Soko-ban went on to making Tetris.

Calling a person a noob/newb/what-have-you is the lamest insult.

Today it just gets used incorrectly. It never used to be an insult, more of just pointing out something. Now kiddies think it's the greatest thing next to calling a person a douche.

Noob, when used correctly, shouldn't be an insult as the person has already made an ass of themselves. For example:

<regular> Hey Guest101119, type /quit. It opens new commands in mirc.
* Guest101119 has left the channel.
* Guest101119 has rejoined the channel.
<Guest101119> That was mean :(
<regular> Hahahaha. You're such a noob ;)

People who think they're insulting others by calling them a noob need to go buy an insult book or something.

StealthSteve: Yeah. It was CGA.

Here are some more great old classics that I remember having on my 386.

Alley-Cat (Game)
I remember sitting for hours playing this one. Running on CGA graphics, it wasn't all that bad. You had to jump up windows avioding falling objects while trying to get the female pussy (no pun intended ;) ). You would also have a bonus stage and if done correctly, you'd end up with little kittens.

Para-trooper (Game)
CGA Classic. Troops would drop from the sky and you had to blast them down with your little turret. Like Ganja-Farmer. I think this was the first 'turret-shooting-sky' game ever made. Great fun.

At 10/12/05 05:59 AM, StealthSteve wrote: monochrome means 'one color'.

My bad.

It was CGA, EGA, Tandy or something.

It's been so long, I can't remember what the monitor/colour profiles were.

I've decided to make a thread on really old classics. Nothing like the over-rated platformers like Mario or RPG's like Zelda. This list is combined of games/movies/animations way before the time of Mario and other games/animations that don't really deserve to be in the 'classics' list.

Feel free to add titles you believe would make this topic a better place to catch up on old times

In no particular order, I've listed 10.

1) Danger Mouse (Animation)
Released in the early 80s, it had over 6 Million viewers. Danger Mouse was a hero for people born in the 80's. Even the grown ups then loved Danger Mouse.

2) Street Rod 1 & 2 (Game)
A work of art and one of the most addicting games ever made. You start off poor, you buy a cheap, shit second-hand car, you race it and use the winnings to soup it up. Once your car is the shit, the "King" will eventually come around in his black Chev. If you beat him, you beat the game.

3) Who Framed Rogger Rabbit? (Game)
Monochrome goodness. I can't remember much about the game except for that it rocked hardcore. Once of the stages I can remember is where you had to clear the restaurant tables.

4) Spy Vs. Spy (Game)
Not the GB or SNES version. They were nothing like the original. Even though is was monochrome, it was great. This featured a split screen which 2 players deviously setting up traps to hurt the other. Was too great for me to describe.

5) Goblins, Gobliins, Gobliiins (game)
These were one of the best logic/puzzle games ever made. EVER MADE! It featured a lovable character, it was in colour, the little helpers you'd find along the way were adorable and the puzzles in the logic were so crazy, they rocked. I wish they'd make more of these :(

6) Kings Quest, Police Quest, "I forgot" Quest (Games)
These Quest games by Sierra were on any game-lover's PC back in the day. Really hard puzzles to solve, sometimes seemingly impossible, they were great to play and took weeks to finish. No walkthroughs back in the day. You had to sit clawing will you could figure out what commands to brew what potion... It was great!

7) 4D Boxing (Game)
Although it's called 4D boxing, you could say the characters were 3D. Although this game was quite difficult, it pleased everyone that ever acquired it. Even featuring a stat training system, it added many months of replay value.

8) Out of this World (Game)
This game was amazing. Featuring cutscenes and an amazing world, it grabbed players by the balls. Even used '3D' characters. The story line was awesome and left your heart warm when you finished playing it. It involved puzzles, shooting lazers and giant black monsters... one who joined you as a partner. OOTW still has gameplay that can be matched with games today.

9) ARGH!!! (Game)
Really old game that came out just as colour monitors started to hit the scene. Choose one of three monsters and go against another monster, eating tiny humans and smashing buildings as you walk around the arena. The only way I can describe this is "Fucking A!".

10) Stunts 3D (Game)
This game kicked so much ass. Climb into your chosen car and ride a track featuring loops, high-banked corners and launches. Crash and you're dead. What made this game incredibly amazing is that it had a track-creater/editor. Build a track for your buddy, put it on a floppy and then go play at his house. No doubt that this is one of the best classics ever made.

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Well, I believe that was a decent list.

If you don't recognise at least 7 of the titles out of that list, I doubt you'll be able to add anything I'd regard as a classic. ;)

At 10/12/05 04:47 AM, Vance- wrote: lolinternet?

lolsirvance.. so unromantic.

At 10/11/05 08:11 AM, DaveMan_CI wrote: i got a origonal pacman arcade machine at ma hizzle

Hahahaha.. That. Is. Fucking. Awesome! :D

Some good drunken times can come from that.

At 10/11/05 08:12 AM, Toxic28 wrote: iv got a pinball machine if thats counts as an arcade game

That's like an Arcade game's little brother. Still wins!

Does anybody have any arcade games at home?

It's been a dream of people around the same age as me to have an arcade game at home when they were young. And honestly, I haven't moved on. I'm still wanting to buy an arcade game, or maybe even 3, so sit in my pool/snooker room.

I may even find an old arcade box and hook up a PC in there with an arcade controller and then just use emulators. Would be fucking awesome.

So, which one of you bastards have an arcade game sitting at home?

Having an eel is pretty awesome. It's quite a rare and exotic pet to have.

Before you go out and buy the little shit, please go read up on the internet of how to care for it and what conditions it needs.

Looking at how you are currently stand in the world of aquatics, it doesn't seem like you know much... and trust me, there's a lot to learn.

The last thing you want is for the eel to die because of your lack of knowledge. More so, it's unfair for the eel if you were to bring the creature into a tank and it pegs within a few days/weeks.

If you're really interested into spending a lot of time taking care of your pets/creatures etc., you should start researching saltwater aquariums. Definately the best hobby one could take up.

It speaks!

I would guess that the "E" stands for "Edge", like seen on the left-hand side.

By the way, there is a demo available for Galactic Civilizations.

If you're into turn-based strategy, you'll definately end up buying this sophisticated game. :P
[Demo]

Here are some pretty good space games based on sort of the same concept:

Galactic Civilizations. It's a turn based space game that is about strategy, warfare, trading, researching and conquering. The amount of detail and thought they put into the researching is amazing. The guys are geniuses. Unfortunately, it's not for free. You're going to have to pay for it. If you're into turn-based strategy, you'll love this. It's so in-depth, it's amazing. Even though the graphics aren't incredibly great during your moving stages, the 3D video sequences are incredibly well done.
[Screenshot 1] [Screenshot 2] [List of screenshots]

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Continuum/Subspace. A free space-shooter that has many different arenas and ways of playing but it's pretty much based on controlling one of your chosen ships and going out to shoot your enemies. It's only multi-player based and there is no 1-player mode.
Maybe one day we could start an NG-crew in Continuum. I'm pretty good and my bounties are always high. XD
[List of screenshots]

Here are some ideas I think that might improve NG:

BBS:
-> Show the actual time of the BBS ontop of the viewed page and when replying.

PORTAL/FLASH-VIEWING:
-> Portal submissions that are scoring over 4.00 get a different colour, illustrating how elite it is.
-> A random-flash function that can bring up a movie based on the users stipulated range of score. eg. 1.00-2.00, 2.00-3.00, 4.00+.

Funny how I had some wicked ideas but I can't remember them. I'll post them when I'm able to remember.

I have a few ideas that could probably make a nice adjustment to NG.

Where do I find that liljim thread? I've searched 'suggestions' and couldn't find the topic. I've also searched his profile and gave up after a couple of pages.

For the good of NG... please link me so I can mention a few ideas that would make NG a better place.

At 10/8/05 01:56 PM, Synthpappa wrote: Which one is a better book: The Lord of the Rings or The Bible?

The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien would of admitted that his book is a fantasy book and is based on details that never actually happened.

Who do you like more: Frodo or Jesus?

Frodo. He admitted that he was evil when the ring corrupted him. Jesus on the other hand, had thousands of baby Eqyptians killed and still believed he did the right thing.

Who's cooler: Gandalf or Moses?

Gandalf. He probably turned Moses' stick into a snake.

What's the better movie: The Lord of the Rings or The Passion of the Christ?

Seeing Jesus die was something. And even though there were huge amounts of blood and it was all in a foreign language, LOTR has magic and the Elven tongue was just so much better.

All I did was read the last line as I knew it would be one of those "Turned the tap and WATER CAME OUT!" stories.

Not bothered to read the rest.

This is, by no doubt, the best flash on Newgrounds.

By the way... games aren't movies. Keep the fuck shut up, asshole.

At 10/4/05 04:30 AM, -Zef- wrote: Dirty dirty auzzie. Where an earth are your manners?

Hahaha.. I'm the African, fool! :P

Good to see you on the forums again.

WE NEED MORE MUSIC VIDEOS!

At 10/4/05 04:26 AM, -Zef- wrote: A mental picture babe x

Zef.. You are such a hairy babydangler, you toss! :P

No-one was angry or depressed?

So that eliminates people fighting over what they believe, which would be their opinions. Striking out opinions, we should also strike out relationships due to a person no doubtly being depressed in their relationship some time or later.

We also would have to strike out machinery such as cars, planes, boats etc. due to people dying, which will lead to people being both depressed and angry.

It would be a sad world.

MuyBurrito and Denvish totally pwn.

I love my Subaru. I love driving my dad's Ferrari, RX8 and STi. I especially love participating in racing the National VW Polo Cup series.

I won't fall to your stupidy because you drive a shit car. I would find a new job closer to my garage if I encountered the same situation as you.

In my eyes, you and this topic fails incredibly due to your emotional status. And you probably drive a scooter anyways... just too proud to admit it.

http://www.esa.int/S..s/SEMGKA808BE_0.html

It's not an incredibly new discovery. A frozen lake on the 'north-pole' of Mars.

Maybe now all the people making the "water on mars-bar" joke threads can put it to a rest.

* 1 30-port hub
* Router
* Camera-surveillance system hub/bok
* Big TV for monitoring surveillance-system/watch TV/PS2
* 2 telephones. 1 landline.
* 2 17" monitors
* 2 PCs
* 1 5.1 Creative Cambridge sound system for PC
* Creative Audigy 2 input box
* Laptop
* 1 mic holder but can't find mic :/
* Camera case
* 2 ashtrays
* Empty beer bottles, half full Oude Meester pepperment liquer and Amarula Cream cream

At 9/30/05 10:31 AM, echo_machine wrote: Sorry for my rant -- I love SONY, honesty -- but this is total bullshit. When is Sony gonna' quit jerking people around like this?

Firstly, let me point out that you didn't even read the article linked. It's not for definate. Nor is there evidence to claim it's a new PSP. It may just be an update, like an MP3 player in new model cars.

Second. Sony is a company. They want you to buy their shit, not their rivals. Obviously they want to make money out of people and buy adding more and more features, they'll hopefully have the edge on that part of the market.

"...one, that Sony wants to have something to counter a potential next-gen Game Boy from Nintendo, and two, that Sony wants to expand the multimedia capabilities of the console and go head to head with the iPod."

Sony wants to make money. It's up to you to decide if it's worth the buck. And seriously, you can't complain about companies updating their products every 6 months. You would of thrown away your computer by then.

At 9/30/05 03:13 AM, fli wrote: Stuff regarding Elijah Wood.

It seems like your only problem with the movie is that Elijah Wood didn't suit the role. No need to disregard a movie about a role where others may have thought it suited perfectly.

I haven't seen the flick yet, but I most probably will.. and probably enjoy it too. Judging by your comments, you'd run down Snatch and Lock Stock and Two Smocking Barrels if you didn't think the character suited the part. Probably even Mean Machine.

My one Jewish friend wasn't allowed to eat mustard. He told me it was because of previous disadvantages in the past.

I thought him that eating bacon with mustard on top is far better than pretty much any meal there is.

He agreed and then we went to one of those foam-parties with the smoke-machines.

There is only one question that remains:

Will my investment in American shares rise?