@jimmytodgers I remember seeing the NES on the basement level of Hamleys. It was comical to me (and I assume most people) that they were trying to flog a games console that had graphics (for the most part) that looked similar to the Spectrum and C64. This was a time when many were moving to the Amiga and ST (or Archimedes in my case 😂).
And for £40 a game! No wonder Nintendo kept changing their distributor, not an easy sell!
I buy my son the video game magazine “110% Gaming” from time to time. It comes in a plastic bag with various landfill toys, along with the magazine which has about as many pages as you can count on one hand. It’s definitely no Mean Machines, but he seems to enjoy it.
When I first saw NES Zelda (which probably would have been on Gamesmaster), I thought it was a rip off of Acornsoft’s Labyrinth (released 1984) on the BBC Micro. Even the little guy looks a bit like Link. Again, I doubt Miyamoto would ever have seen that.
A great list and I certainly agree with most of the choices. When I look back on the Mega Drive days, two that stand out that are missing from this list are Street Fighter II and Micro Machines. Micro Machines 2 Turbo Tournament in particular. Used to love playing that in 4-player mode (with the built-in extra ports), we used to draw straws on who had to use the crappy original 3 button controllers (with short leads) versus the superior 6-button pads.
Whilst I appreciate a modern console is more powerful and graphically better. I would still like to jump in a time machine and go back to the early 80’s and show this to someone who had one of those Grandstand Munchman or Caveman devices!
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@jimmytodgers I remember seeing the NES on the basement level of Hamleys. It was comical to me (and I assume most people) that they were trying to flog a games console that had graphics (for the most part) that looked similar to the Spectrum and C64. This was a time when many were moving to the Amiga and ST (or Archimedes in my case 😂).
And for £40 a game! No wonder Nintendo kept changing their distributor, not an easy sell!
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I buy my son the video game magazine “110% Gaming” from time to time. It comes in a plastic bag with various landfill toys, along with the magazine which has about as many pages as you can count on one hand.
It’s definitely no Mean Machines, but he seems to enjoy it.
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When I first saw NES Zelda (which probably would have been on Gamesmaster), I thought it was a rip off of Acornsoft’s Labyrinth (released 1984) on the BBC Micro. Even the little guy looks a bit like Link. Again, I doubt Miyamoto would ever have seen that.
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A great list and I certainly agree with most of the choices. When I look back on the Mega Drive days, two that stand out that are missing from this list are Street Fighter II and Micro Machines. Micro Machines 2 Turbo Tournament in particular. Used to love playing that in 4-player mode (with the built-in extra ports), we used to draw straws on who had to use the crappy original 3 button controllers (with short leads) versus the superior 6-button pads.
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Whilst I appreciate a modern console is more powerful and graphically better. I would still like to jump in a time machine and go back to the early 80’s and show this to someone who had one of those Grandstand Munchman or Caveman devices!