C64 Empire Strikes Back

Started by Baggey, December 18, 2024, 12:17:51

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Baggey

What a cool game ive just came across!
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Dabz

Lovely! :)

Nothing will beat the arcade cabinet version of Star Wars though... All that vector beauty was just epic... Awwww, to sit and have another blast on that would be magic!

When you were in the thing, you were a Jedi like, fighting the empire! ;)

"Use the force Luke"

Dabz
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Baggey

#2
Quote from: Dabz on December 18, 2024, 12:50:37Lovely! :)

Nothing will beat the arcade cabinet version of Star Wars though... All that vector beauty was just epic... Awwww, to sit and have another blast on that would be magic!

When you were in the thing, you were a Jedi like, fighting the empire! ;)

"Use the force Luke"

Dabz

My arcade cabinet will have you covered! You just need a big black umbrella attaching over the top! and a little Black stool! then your there. See SMYTH'S retail stores soon :-X

The "Force will be strong with this one" so you might want to fix your umbrella down! And buy one quick :))

Baggey
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Xerra

This game came out a couple of years back now, i think. It was heavily covered in Freeze64. Assuming you guys have heard of that fanzine, and if not you should check it out.

Chris Stanley, formerly Psygnosis, was behind it and he's currently doing a diary of his newest game in the same fanzine over the next few months.
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Baggey

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Quote from: Xerra on December 18, 2024, 21:25:39This game came out a couple of years back now, i think. It was heavily covered in Freeze64. Assuming you guys have heard of that fanzine, and if not you should check it out.

Chris Stanley, formerly Psygnosis, was behind it and he's currently doing a diary of his newest game in the same fanzine over the next few months.


That would explain why ive never seen it before and why it's so good!

https://freeze64.com/

Thanks for that i have some new reading material ;)

ohh! @Xerra Is your Vic20 fully operational!

Baggey
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Xerra

Quote from: Baggey on December 19, 2024, 09:22:15
Quote from: Xerra on December 18, 2024, 21:25:39This game came out a couple of years back now, i think. It was heavily covered in Freeze64. Assuming you guys have heard of that fanzine, and if not you should check it out.

Chris Stanley, formerly Psygnosis, was behind it and he's currently doing a diary of his newest game in the same fanzine over the next few months.


That would explain why ive never seen it before and why it's so good!

https://freeze64.com/

Thanks for that i have some new reading material ;)

ohh! @Xerra Is your Vic20 fully operational!

Baggey
I've been following freeze 64 since the first issue. There's a very large c64 following of it now - including a huge amount of former programmers, including the likes of Andrew Braybrook, Tony Pomfrett, Shaun Southern and many others, who have all been featured over the last eight years or so.

I've been in a few issues, usually with comments about various games on the C64 that I loved over the years, as an alternative voice to Vinny, who creates the magazine. I'm in the next two, as it happens /plug.

My Vic 20 sadly was bust when i got it on Ebay, so it's sitting in my man cave cupboard at present. I know very little about electronics, but next year I hope to change that, as I love the idea of fixing old computers like a lot of the you-tube people do.
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Baggey

QuoteMy Vic 20 sadly was bust when i got it on Ebay, so it's sitting in my man cave cupboard at present. I know very little about electronics, but next year I hope to change that, as I love the idea of fixing old computers like a lot of the you-tube people do.

That's a Shame ive repaired the two i have but sadly i cant find VIC replacements!

Don't fire it up unless you've tested the power supply for correct voltage and have done a RE-CAP!

If you have one with information on the screen put heat sinks on the VIC!!!

Kind Regards Baggey
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