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1986 in Gaming


On 07/17/2023 at 03:01 PM by KnightDriver

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Thought I'd share the list of games I'd like to revisit or experience for the first time from 1986. 

Dragon Quest: I have to see but I think I still have the NES cart for Dragon Warrior. I at least have a GBC version to play. I know that for sure. I've never beaten the game, but it's fun trying. It holds no punches. 

Arkanoid: I always loved the mechanics of Breakout, so, yet again, I'm going to check out Taito's improvement on it. I know I have it on a collection, probably Taito Legends 1 or 2. I just rebought Taito Legends vol. 1. 

Rampage: This Midway game was really fun in the arcades. I played it again on Wii as Rampage: Total Destruction (the original is playable there too). My friend and I played it together too, which was fun. I'll probably play it on Midway Arcade Origins which I have digitally on Xbox Series S. 

R.B.I. Baseball: There was a cool baseball game I played back then and maybe it was this one. I'll have to pick up the NES cart again, I think. It's cheap. 

Sky Kid Deluxe: I used to play this on Xbox 360 within the Namco Museum Virtual Arcade collection, but it seems I don't have it anymore. But I can still play it on Switch or PS4 through Arcade Archives. I'm hooking up my PS4 again this week, so maybe there. 

Space Quest I: I generally get frustrated with graphic adventure games, but this one always intrigues me when I read abou it. Maybe it's available on STEAM these days? 

Might and Magic Book One: Secret of the Inner Sanctum: I played the NES port of this years ago and didn't get into it. I'm curious though. I'd like to try it again. 

Atari 2600 jr. : This released in '86. This or a 7800 are the consoles I'm looking at getting at some point to play Atari games authentically. 

GURPS (excuse me!): This is the Steve Jackson's General Universal Role-Playing System. I just downloaded the Lite version for free from the SJ web site. I don't quite understand it yet, but it seems like a DnD-like system that can be adapted for any environment. Make your own fantasy, scifi, or history-based world and use the GURPS to handle character creation and combat. I'll be reading through the rules to see just how flexible it is. I got some craaazy ideas for it. 


 

Comments

Cary Woodham

07/19/2023 at 07:44 AM

My friend had Dragon Warrior and Final Fantasy on the NES and I'd go over to his house and we'd play them.  We'd take turns playing the game and the other person would look at the included maps and beastiaries to help out.  They were fun, but I didn't feel like I needed to own them myself.  I was perfectly happy just playing them at my friend's house.  I really didn't get into RPGs myself until the 16-bit ones came along.

Arkanoid was one of the first games I got for my NES.  I thought the included paddle controller was cool and it was one of the few games I could get my dad to play.  My favorite is Arkanoid DS because it has awesome music.

My brother Jeff and I loved playing Rampage when he was little.  Did you ever see the movie?

The first R.B.I. Baseball game was actually a Namco made baseball game in Japan called Family Stadium.  It spawned into a super popular series over there, so much so they just abbreviated it to Famista.  The series still goes on to this day!

I would try to get a 7800 because I think you can play 2600 games on it, too.

KnightDriver

07/21/2023 at 10:09 AM

I discovered that I have that Arkanoid DS game. Thanks for reminding me. I dig it out and give it a run next week. It'll be good to boot up the DS again. 

Never saw the Rampage movie. The trailers didn't interest me. 

I have RBI Baseball loaded into my Retron right now. I'll maybe get to it next week. 

Yeah, the 7800 is back compatible, but I really like the small size of the Junior. Space is always an issue with me. I used to have a full 2600, but I traded it because I have too many games and systems for apartment living. 

SanAndreas

07/19/2023 at 03:12 PM

My buddy at the time had a 2600 Jr, and we played late 2600 games like Vanguard, Kangaroo, Mario Bros, and Solaris. Vanguard actually wasn't too bad on 2600, but I did end up getting the Atari 8-bit version, which was great. 

Rampage is a classic, of course. WB actually made a successful movie out of it. It would be nice if they'd make a home video game, but they don't seem to care about anything that isn't Mortal Kombat or Wizarding World.

I didn't play Dragon Warrior until my friend got it. I have always felt that Dragon Quest on NES was better than Final Fantasy on NES. 

My favorite game of 1986 is Starflight, a PC space sim from EA and Binary Systems. It nailed the Star Trek experience better than any licensed Star Trek game ever did. Its modern spiritual successor is No Man's Sky.

KnightDriver

07/21/2023 at 10:15 AM

I discovered that I have DQ 1 on GBC but not on NES anymore. What was I thinking? I am considering getting Final Fantasy in that I-IV collection out on Switch and PS4, or maybe the whole collection. The price is a bit steep though, so I may hunt out a physical copy of the first game (I used to have that too). 

I looked at Starflight when I was researching 80s games. I wasn't sure how I would play it today though, but maybe it's on STEAM? No Man's Sky is a bit Star Treky. I always thought the Mass Effect games were like Star Trek too. Why there aren't good Star Trek games (I didn't get into Star Trek Online)? I have yet to play Star Trek Voyager Elite Force though, and I my friend really liked that one. 

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