Retro Video Gamer

OK so i have be doing some threads for different systems asking you to look into your gaming past and throw up a few underappreciated games.. This one is for the C64.

I will start.
Alleykat

Now i no longer own a C64, (i know, i sold it and have regretted it ever since) but even when i did i never owned many games but it seems to me that Alleykat barely gets a mention in the so called top 10 or 100 lists.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v718/PaulEMoz/Alleykat9.jpg)

Funny because the Atari 8-bit version is consistently talked about as one of the system's best games and is currently in the A8 top 10 (as voted by users) on Atari Mania.

I played the A8 version recently and it's good fun but far from the best game out there so not really that sure what all the fuss is about.

Yeah i guess it shows what an awesome games catalogue the C64 had.

Agree! The C64 library was immense and many great titles. I still stumble across games that were missed back in the day. Thanks for the heads-up on Alleykat!

I don't know if it's unappreciated, but nobody around here talks about it. Then again, I could come here, just post "Everything", and leave the thread, and I'd still be right, but...

Turbo Charge Longplay (C64) (//http)

So this is Turbo Charge, from System 3. It plays a lot like Chase HQ, only you've got a passenger with a gun. I haven't played many of the games in the Chase HQ series, so I don't know if any of them had any shooting in them. It's a pretty good Outrun-style racing game, as I like to call the sort where you've got nobody to race, just trying to get to the end before time runs out. It's got some really nice graphics, especially with the hills and curves, and the difficulty's actually pretty reasonable. Screwing up always feels like your fault, even if it is way too easy to miss the fuel you need to not die.

I'd recommend the tape version just a LITTLE more over the disk version, because the tape version gives you multiple continues.

Quote from: "Bobinator"So this is Turbo Charge, from System 3. It plays a lot like Chase HQ, only you've got a passenger with a gun.

So its basically Chase HQ 2: Special Criminal Investigation (otherwise known as S.C.I.) then? 

Quote from: "The Laird"

Quote from: "Bobinator"So this is Turbo Charge, from System 3. It plays a lot like Chase HQ, only you've got a passenger with a gun.

So its basically Chase HQ 2: Special Criminal Investigation (otherwise known as S.C.I.) then? 

Oh, is that what it is? OK, then... I never could keep up with that series. Still, from what I hear, I imagine it's actually a better version than the actual port. At least, that's what I'm assuming, since they prefer the Spectrum version... hang on, though, I got another.

C64 Longplay - Law Of The West (//http)

This is Law of the West. It's mostly impressive for, as far as I know, being the first game to have actual dialogue trees, like what you'd see in a Lucasarts game. It's pretty unique, in that the focus is on talking to people and trying to find the best solution to things. You don't want to shoot everybody, although the game will certainly let you. Sometimes you can talk your way out of things, (Although the game would prefer you 'maintain your authority', which means don't be a wuss) and sometimes you have to shoot people in the face before they do the same to you. The biggest problem is that the game has no real ending besides the final score screen, so you don't really get to see what happens when you promise to go to the dance with three different women.

Two more games to try. Thanks, Bob!

Great stuff Bob, i have never seen Law of the West before so i will check that one out..

What about...

C64 Longplay [113] Hard 'n Heavy (//http)

Hard 'n Heavy

And another Ikari Warriors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZk5GGtvjr8# (//http)

I never played this version but spent a lot of time on Rambo.

Watching Ikari Warriors makes me want to drag my C64 out and play Airborne Ranger.

Another cracking title that gets overlooked.

Draconus,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqGNuN3_LJ0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqGNuN3_LJ0)

Quote from: "zapiy"Yeah i guess it shows what an awesome games catalogue the C64 had.

Nah that's a totally different game, Alleykat is a 50hz super smooth scrolling game, Atari had Alley Cat (which I like btw)

Cosmic Tunnel is a great little early game on the C64 by Datamost.

Never heard of Cosmic Tunnel, one I will have to checkout.

Any love for Laser Squad..

(http://im.ziffdavisinternational.com/t/pcmag_in/photo/l/laser-squa/laser-squad-1989_ghav.1280.jpg)

Without a doubt my most loved C64 cassette was Ghostbusters, and I never played it... Because I'd stop the tape after it loaded 'Invade-a-Load' a Space Invaders clone loading game, with awesome funky music!

I'll be checking out some of the games on this list too, sweet!

MVL.

I loved Allekat, as I loved many of Andrew Braybrook’s games, like the Uridium series and especially Paradroid, still one of my all time favorites.

Law of the West was one of the first games I had on the C64, and I loved it. It’s quite short, but it has great replayability due to the multiple choices you have. Probably one of the first games that used multiple choices. The graphics were just awesome for that time too. Loading times were a chore though.

Off the top of my head id say Myth, Castle master and Gunship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arQnQjk_Xus (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arQnQjk_Xus)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5-auPOrFE0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5-auPOrFE0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTXLTgEVA6U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTXLTgEVA6U)

Great shouts. Can’t say I know much about them but I will have a go on them.


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Gunship was quite good for that time, obviously you have to be into that stuff, otherwise you could get a bit lost with the controls.

Hey guys reviving an old topic again here. Quick question as I know nothing about the C64 but what is the usagi yojimbo game like? I like the comic and all the reviews I can find of it say it is a great but difficult game but don't see it on must have lists or hidden gems. Would it be fair to say it is underappreciated?

Quote from: Ryuhi on May 09, 2020, 18:48:55 PM
Hey guys reviving an old topic again here. Quick question as I know nothing about the C64 but what is the usagi yojimbo game like? I like the comic and all the reviews I can find of it say it is a great but difficult game but don't see it on must have lists or hidden gems. Would it be fair to say it is underappreciated?

Great game.  What initially seems like a fairly standard trudge through scenery turns into a thoughtful little game.  Maybe not for everyone, but if you like the comic, you'd like this!

As for under-appreciated games, I'll throw 'Citadel' into the ring.  One of my all time favourite games.

http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displayreview.pl?reviewid=111 

Great shouts guys, how about H.E.R.O

https://youtu.be/bpzN0fagzi8

H.E.R.O. is great on every platform :D