[silverbmwz3]

Originally Posted by vivekk

For old time's sake- 100 C64 games in Java!

Rob Hubbard was undoubtedly the Master of C64 music production- the Commando & IK2 themes were classics!

I had an Amiga after that & ended up breaking several Competition Pro joysticks, playing Sensible Soccer, Speedball 2 & Dyna Blaster!










Viv

Speedball 2 - used to play that for hours!

[silverbmwz3]

Viv: OMG they've got Action biker - KP SKips game! LOVE IT!

[- Paul -]

Originally Posted by silverbmwz3

Speedball 2 - used to play that for hours!

Loads of old games on this site - all free

http://www.abandonia.com/genre.php?search=speedball

[red355]

Originally Posted by G33

shush about new ipods, im trying to sell my 8gb nano!!!

I bought an 8GB Nano just two weeks ago for a knockdown £115, should have known something new was around the corner.

[Z4 Beemer]

Originally Posted by red355

I bought an 8GB Nano just two weeks ago for a knockdown £115, should have known something new was around the corner.

Apple never release plans on their future products, they basically just put them up on the website for sale when you can basically buy them and then make the announcements! Even Apple shops don't get told whats happening until they are ready for sale. There are loads of Mac rumour sites, and it certainly was rumoured a change to the iPods would be announced on 5th September.

[vivekk]

Originally Posted by Serjames

lol wicked, just brilliant !

Couldn't download them though :P

SJ

SJ, You need a SID emulator or plug-in.

Get one for Winamp here.

Viv

[bells0]

Ordered a new 80gig 'classic' iPod to replace my tired looking 40g gen 4 Pod.

The touchy iPod doesn't interest me at all [and i love gadgets!!].

[miopyk]

A word of caution if you are running a Mac. These new ipods will only work with your machine if you have OSX 10.4 or later. PCs are OK on XP or Vista.

Miopyk

[Serjames]

NOW we need a moderator to move the new Itunes posts across to this thread...

I'll re-post anyway. Does anyone know if they have changed the Plug interface on the bottom ?

Just thinking ahead with the 6FL option.

SJ

[Z4 Beemer]

Serjames, yes there was really no need for me to create a separate thread, I was just to keen to click the 'New Off Topic' button

Anyway if you look at the attached pic (from the Apple website - technical page on the iPod Classic), it shows the standard 'dock' connector. I think its safe to say that the I/O interface has not changed.

[Serjames]

Good find Z4... and I don't mind two threads... nothing better to do at my end

[vivekk]

I've just uploaded a C64 'medley' of tracks here, for old time's sake!

Viv

[NFS]

Originally Posted by vivekk

I've just uploaded a C64 'medley' of tracks here, for old time's sake!

Viv

This was the greatest C64 game in my opinion. I remember feeling amazed at the 3d environment:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_Over_Heels_(game)

I was playing "rainbow six vegas" on a 22inch widescreen monitor in 1680x1050 definition and high end details last night ... I can't believe how far graphics and physics engines have progressed.

[vivekk]

Originally Posted by needforspeed

This was the greatest C64 game in my opinion. I remember feeling amazed at the 3d environment:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_Over_Heels_(game)

I was playing "rainbow six vegas" on a 22inch widescreen monitor in 1680x1050 definition and high end details last night ... I can't believe how far graphics and physics engines have progressed.

The playability of games from the C64 generation, was excellent, even though the graphics weren't (in comparison to today's games).

I even remember Chess on the Sinclair ZX81 that took up 1Kb- wouldn't be enough to fill a couple of textured pixels today!

Viv

[Serjames]

yeah I make lisa watch tv upstairs and I play games on the sony 40" 1920x1080p is superb !

Great for games with details, I always used to have to squint to look at the "mini map" or whatever not any more !



SJ

[Serjames]

:rocks:

ok am actually playing that c64 medley through 1900 rms watts of Home cinema surround sound luvvin.

Brilliant. am gonna get funny looks when she gets home though....

:rocks:

[vivekk]

Originally Posted by Serjames

:rocks:

ok am actually playing that c64 medley through 1900 rms watts of Home cinema surround sound luvvin.

Brilliant. am gonna get funny looks when she gets home though....

:rocks:

Hope it's reviving some memories of the good old days of the c64!

Viv

[NFS]

They've got Kick Start 2 !!!!!

I can't access the site from work though (good thing or I'd get nothing done this afternoon)

http://c64s.com/game/1470/kick_start_ii/

Viv - you should have got the kick start music in the medley.

I can't believe how much I'd forgotten. Who can remember waiting for 15 minutes to load a game from tape.

Still on the bright side when double cassette recorders appeared on the market you could copy all of your mates games and fit about 20 on a single TDK D90.

Happy days.

Gauntlett, Kick Start, Head of Heels, The Last Ninja, Daley Thompsons Decathlon, Mission Impossible, Eureka (did anyone really finish it?), Bubble Bobble !!!, Ghostbusters, The Hobbit, Frogger !!!!!!!!!!!!, Paperboy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, PARALAX !!!!!!!!!!

The days when you could go out and buy a budget title for £2.99

[silverbmwz3]

Playing it now

[silverbmwz3]

At least I would be if it worked....

[vivekk]

Originally Posted by needforspeed

They've got Kick Start 2 !!!!!

I can't access the site from work though (good thing or I'd get nothing done this afternoon)

http://c64s.com/game/1470/kick_start_ii/

Viv - you should have got the kick start music in the medley.

I can't believe how much I'd forgotten. Who can remember waiting for 15 minutes to load a game from tape.

Still on the bright side when double cassette recorders appeared on the market you could copy all of your mates games and fit about 20 on a single TDK D90.

Happy days.

Gauntlett, Kick Start, Head of Heels, The Last Ninja, Daley Thompsons Decathlon, Mission Impossible, Eureka (did anyone really finish it?), Bubble Bobble !!!, Ghostbusters, The Hobbit, Frogger !!!!!!!!!!!!, Paperboy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, PARALAX !!!!!!!!!!

The days when you could go out and buy a budget title for £2.99

I remember it all very well.

I actually ordered a Commodore modem through Zzap 64 magazine (great publication!) & got onto CNET!

I was in 3rd year seniors at the time & managed to log onto a local college 'server' & changed the logon info for our whole computer studies class- no work the following day!

Happy times!

Viv

[peterg1965]

Originally Posted by vivekk

I even remember Chess on the Sinclair ZX81 that took up 1Kb- wouldn't be enough to fill a couple of textured pixels today!

Viv

I remember the Sinclair ZX 80/81 & Spectrum very well! A revolution in gaming/computing in their day. I even started amateur programming in BASIC