Our generation remember the times when the internet speed didn’t exceed 128kb/s or maybe some of us did not have the internet
access. Do you remember how you could get a new
game? In my case that was 3,5 inches floppy disc with capacity 150MB or CD(but
it was little later). My first computer was terribly weak. I don’t remember its parameters, but when I was starting it, I could go
to the kitchen, prepare some food and eat it. I had a black and white screen, which was very
big because it was about… 15 inches.
The first game I ever played was Aladdin.
This is an old DOS game published in 1994 by Walt Disney. The game was inspired by the animated film of 1992 with the same name. It’s based on the
movie and you are placed in the same areas as the hero in the movie - streets
and rooftops of Agrabah. The main genre of this game is action.
http://16bit.pl/download/games/screens/aladdin/2.png
If you want to try this game, here you have a link to its web version: http://game-oldies.com/play-online/aladdin-sega-genesis
The next game of
my childhood is the well known Dyna
blaster and Bomberman. They were published in 1991 by Hudson Soft. You are a young villain fighting against
monsters to save your girlfriend at the end of
game. It was the hardest game I’ve ever played because you’ve got only 3 lives. This
arcade game was the first I played with a color screen.
There are no any words that can describe what I felt then. Let’s look at a snapshot of Bomberman.
http://www.staregierki.net/dyna_pliki/dyna.jpg
Next Deluxe Ski Jump, in short
DSJ. I won’t believe that someone haven’t played or doesn’t know this game.
There are many versions of this game but the first was made and published 4th
July 1999. The author is a Finnish game developer Jussi Koskela. Deluxe Ski
Jump is considered one of the best simulators. The biggest popularity of this game is associated with
Adam Małysz’s victory in 49th Four Hills Tournament.
At the end of my presentation I
have a brain teaser. There is one very old game made in year 1998 by a Finnish developer named Joose Riekkinen. I’ll put
some snapshots of this game below and you have to guess the name. Who will be first?
Maybe you know some other games? Share with us! J
Thank you!
Sources:
http://16bit.pl/gra/aladdin
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluxe_Ski_Jump
Comments
But very first games were ones on NES console: Super Mario, Duck Hunt, Sonic ect. First games I played was on this console that was connested to tv and offered many titles.
I wasn't playing Deluxe Sky Jumping, because I haven't got it on my computer, it was only in day room at school and there was always a long queue to computer. It was same situation with Alladine game.
Even though they were really simple, I miss that kind of games. Now I really have to download and play one of them :D
But going even earlier my first gaming experience was on Pegasus. Me and my brother used to play it all the time. There was this cartridge with 5 games on it. It was called "The golden 5". It consisted of games like MicroMachines, BigNose the Caveman, BigNose Freaks Out, The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy and Ultimate Stuntman. Good times.
Despite that my favourite game was Dyna. Wow! That was a game! When I saw screenshot I just smiled :D if it's possible now, I'll download it.
Of course, I know Deluxe ski jumping and Alladin from my childhood - I liked it (which child doesn't like games), but "my heart" belongs to Dyna.
Some years after playing Dyna, I got playstation 1 for my birthday. I was playing Crash Bandicoot a lot. I think it's one of the most interesting games. Of course, there are a lot of many technologicaly-advanced games (GTA, Wiedźmin etc.), but it's not as engaging as "childhood games".
Maybe there are too much games on the market and I don't appreciate it or I just grew up.
Although... I would play in Dyna or Crash :D
I realized that every family should have any kind of console at home. And parents should play with their kids. I’m really happy that my father was playing Contra, Jackal (NES) with me. And my mother was playing Ice Climber and Super Mario with me.
This long winter evenings - my mother hated our Sega and then the PC, because I was playing or watching my dad playing until I was getting the fever:)
Among the Sega games I loved Supermario, Contra and Duck hunting.
But when we had got the PC the choice was wider - many nights was spent with Alone in the Dark game - since that time I loved horrors. It was a DOS game and seemed to be so cool! A few years ago I even tried to play it again - oh, boy, now it looks so ugly and slow. Some sweet memories should stay in the past:)
But in the beginning my heart was taken by the simplest game Ski. Maybe somebody remembers that annoying yeti, that was trying to eat you. The game was very primitive but I loved it.
Then I also loved Aladdin and The Lion King. Everybody loved Disney and those games was colorful and so attractive. And of course I was playing tetris.
Later it was Wolf, Doom, Half Life, CS, but this is another story:)
Other than that, one of my first games that I actually understood how to play was Kapitan Pazur.
P.S There is one Abandonware game I'm still playing today from time to time - WWF Wrestlemania and Mortal Kombat 2 - don't know why but they're really playable.
Sometimes I go back to these titles if I feel nostalgic and relive these adventures. I was never into sport games like Deluxe Ski Jumping. I was only interested in platform games.
I really liked to play Harry Potter games. I remember that you had to collect beans and the graphics were a little strange. I was afraid of the music and always turned off my speakers. I also remember that I had a problem with platforming and I often died because of it.
For a long time I liked to play a racing game, which looked more professional and I played it using the joystick. I was pretty good at this game and I wanted to be a rally driver when I grow up. I think that I also played some ski jumping, but not too often.
I never understood what was going on in the Minesweeper.