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Ian Grogan does the 80s
This week's guide to Commodore 64. video gaming's original god
Ian Grogan
Issue date: 5/9/08 Section: Diversions
"Armalyte" was a left-to-right space shooter game. The player guided a spaceship through a course, destroying enemies. This game was one of the first shooters to add power-ups, and according to how well you did the power-ups, you could become more powerful.
Although this next game wasn't started on the C64, it was popularized by it. I am sure all you gamers out there know of "Castle Wolfenstein," but for those of you who don't, here's a synopsis of the first "stealth-based" video game: You start out as a prisoner in the castle, and it's your job to escape. The catch is that the castle is crawling with Nazis. This game utilized four different directions of travel and added to the game-play experience.
While you kids are sitting down playing your computer games and next-gen consoles, I'll be at home playing some emulators from back when games were really games that took little effort or real skill to create.
The Commodore 64, the gaming god.
Ian Grogan
diversions@dailybarometer.com
Although this next game wasn't started on the C64, it was popularized by it. I am sure all you gamers out there know of "Castle Wolfenstein," but for those of you who don't, here's a synopsis of the first "stealth-based" video game: You start out as a prisoner in the castle, and it's your job to escape. The catch is that the castle is crawling with Nazis. This game utilized four different directions of travel and added to the game-play experience.
While you kids are sitting down playing your computer games and next-gen consoles, I'll be at home playing some emulators from back when games were really games that took little effort or real skill to create.
The Commodore 64, the gaming god.
Ian Grogan
diversions@dailybarometer.com
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