RH | 4,903 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Back in the mid-90s when we got our first PC, we were slow to get the internet. That game, along with nibbles.bas and the help documentation which was great (for it's time) were what taught me how to first program. I even went to the library and got books on BASIC, but since they never quite mapped to QBasic, I gave up and just learned by dissecting other peoples code. And with StackOverflow being the top place where people solve their coding problems, I still learn a lot that way today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share Posted July 6, 2023 I used to code text-based adventure games in basic. I also had a couple of those books and magazines that had basic games you could transcribe onto the computer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 (edited) 53 minutes ago, G-type said: I used to code text-based adventure games in basic. I also had a couple of those books and magazines that had basic games you could transcribe onto the computer. I had these same books as a kid. I also had a book from Compute! magazine with some really cool games and utilities for IBM PC, but it seems to be impossible to find any details online. I think this is it. https://www.amazon.com/Compute-Compatibles-Basic-Programming-Collection/dp/0874550831 Edited July 6, 2023 by mbd39 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,911 Events Helper · Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, G-type said: river raid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,405 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 On 7/6/2023 at 8:59 PM, G-type said: I used to code text-based adventure games in basic. I also had a couple of those books and magazines that had basic games you could transcribe onto the computer. These books and the earlier 101 BASIC Computer Games are such great pieces of 70s gaming history. Creative Computing is so good too. You can't really own much gaming related from the early 70s so I love published type-in games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,405 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 28 minutes ago, G-type said: That's gotta be Activision's Bridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 41 minutes ago, G-type said: Superman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 7 minutes ago, mbd39 said: Superman Dun-dun-duh-dah! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,911 Events Helper · Posted July 7, 2023 Share Posted July 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, G-type said: Dun-dun-duh-dah! the color reminded me of river raid, unless im remembering wrong lol. love this type of stuff though, hopefully i can get one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 this group has been impossible to stump, and I've I tried to post some obscure stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share Posted July 7, 2023 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 51 minutes ago, G-type said: Looks like Odyssey 2. Quest for the Rings? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 14 hours ago, mbd39 said: Looks like Odyssey 2. Quest for the Rings? Even when I question if I'm going too obscure? You still get! I don't know if there's a lot of O2 collectors on here, but this is one my favorite items in my collection: even has art on the inside of the box lid: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,723 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 10 minutes ago, G-type said: Even when I question if I'm going too obscure? You still get! I don't know if there's a lot of O2 collectors on here, but this is one my favorite items in my collection: even has art on the inside of the box lid: This looks awesome, for the uninitiated, what does that board thingie do? Are there pieces or anything and do you interact between the tv / video game and the board to actually play through the game? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, fcgamer said: This looks awesome, for the uninitiated, what does that board thingie do? Are there pieces or anything and do you interact between the tv / video game and the board to actually play through the game? It's a board game/video game hybrid. Whenever you enter a dungeon (on the game board) you play the combat in real time on the Odyssey. Edited July 8, 2023 by G-type 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,779 Administrator · Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 58 minutes ago, G-type said: Even when I question if I'm going too obscure? You still get! I don't know if there's a lot of O2 collectors on here, but this is one my favorite items in my collection: even has art on the inside of the box lid: I collect a lot of O2, but it mostly turns into CO2 so I'd not call it a long-term type of collection. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirVillain | 489 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, G-type said: Even when I question if I'm going too obscure? You still get! I'm more likely to know an old obscure game than a popular newer game. I've never actually seen an O2 in person. Never even met anybody who had one. But I'm very familiar with it from years of reading about games and watching videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzeshield | 293 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 5 hours ago, G-type said: Pilotwings for SNES, I think? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 Lol, I think I know what that is, but I have never played that game much. I'll give others a bit of time to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 Just now, bronzeshield said: Pilotwings for SNES, I think? yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RH | 4,903 Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Populous? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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