You were lucky to have a GS -- quite a nice machine; better than the original Macintosh computers in many ways. . I was stuck with a plain old Apple 2 back then. Only had a few decent games myself -- Oregon Trail, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Neuromancer, and a ton of educational software.
@@victorslab The IIGS was backward compatible though, the OP probably ran a bunch of Apple II software on it and didn't realize the machine was far more capable.
Brings back such memories. My brother, I, and our neighborhood friends were addicted to playing IIGS games from '87-'90. One of the great games you don't have on this list is "Skate or Die", a skateboarding game that was pre-Tony Hawk games.
Xenocide blew my mind as a little kid. I used to like missing the bugs with the gun to see/hear them splat on the windshield. What this video doesn't show, though, is that the following levels were completely different styles of gameplay. Another game I loved was the IIGS version of Hardball! which was one of the better versions. Accolade made some good games for the IIGS. Thanks for the video!
Great video! But ... ... missing (in my opinion): The Immortal (best graphics) Tass Times in Tone Town (best music) ... and the clip from Dungeon Master doesn't do the game justice.
Dungeon Master was my favorite. I played it so much that my dreams were in the 3d maze. The interface was clunky and movement wasn't smooth, but it could still have some good action when fighting using multiple players. The video shown wasn't a very good representation of some of the better action in the game.
Interesting, the IIGS version of Thexder has tracking laser while in jet mode! Other versions of Thexder the jet mode only has forward shooting fixed laser gun.
Dark Castle - Probably the only game where the hero trips on absolutely everything. Outside of the Apple/Mac world, this game was pretty much universally hated. LemminGS - There's no need to use a blocker to trap another lemming and then blow him up, just put the blocker near the obstacle and blow HIM up.
Interesting that some games look like the Amiga, while other seem to be untouched straight ports from DOS or even C64. It seems like an iffy scrolling capability is its main obvious flaw. Other than that I guess that's a pretty capable and underrated machine. It reminds me of the Acorn Archimedes.
Muy por debajo de otros de la epoca y mas caro, no tiene ni buen scroll ni sprites ni siquiera musica muestreada. Apple como siempre dando menos y cobrando mas.
Games list:
0:00 1. Ancient Glory (1993) (Big Red Computer Club)
0:36 2. Alien Mind (1988) (PBI Software)
1:08 3. Tunnels of Armageddon (1989) (California Dreams)
1:40 4. Silpheed (1988) (Sierra)
2:13 5. Wolfenstein 3D (1997) (Logicware)
2:50 6. Rastan (1990) (Taito)
3:28 7. Test Drive 2 (1989) (Accolade)
3:59 8. Defender Of The Crown (1988) (Cinemaware)
4:30 9. Dark Castle (1989) (Three Sixty)
5:09 10. Grand Prix Circuit (1989) (Accolade)
5:46 11. Arkanoid (1988) (Taito)
6:06 12. Battle Chess (1989) (Interplay)
6:33 13. Airball (1989) (MicroDeal)
7:09 14. Out of This World (1992) (Interplay)
8:13 15. Shufflepuck Cafe (1990) (Broderbund)
8:40 16. California Games (1988) (Epyx)
9:02 17. Tetris (1988) (Spectrum Holobyte)
9:19 18. Dungeon Master (1989) (FTL)
9:38 19. Arkanoid 2 - Revenge of Doh (1989) (Taito)
9:56 20. Mean 18 (1987) (Accolade)
10:17 21. Thexder (1987) (Sierra)
10:46 22. DuelTris (1992) (DreamWorld)
11:12 23. Vindicators (1989) (Tengen - Atari Games)
11:46 24. The Tinies (1994) (Brutal Deluxe)
12:16 25. Kaboom (2016) (Ninjaforce)
12:39 26. Zany Golf (1988) (Electronic Arts)
13:19 27. The Last Ninja (1988) (Activision)
13:50 28. Prince of Persia (1989) (Broderbund)
14:34 29. Shadowgate (1988) (Mindscape)
15:10 30. Bouncing Bluster (1989) (Fantasia Entertainment)
15:37 31. Warlock (1988) (Three Sixty)
16:13 32. LemminGS (1986) (Psyognosis)
16:49 33. Xenocide (1987) (Micro Revelations)
17:27 34. Uninvited (1988) (Mindscape)
17:53 35. Vegas Gambler (1988) (California Dreams)
18:34 36. War in Middle Earth (1989) (Melbourne House)
18:58 37. Deja Vu (1988) (Mindscape)
19:38 38. Great Western Shootout (1989) (Britannica - FanFare)
20:01 39. Sword of Sodan (1989) (Discovery Software)
20:32 40. QIX (1990) (Taito)
20:55 41. Street Sports Soccer (1988) (Epyx)
21:28 42. Superstar Ice Hockey (1987) (Mindscape)
22:00 43. Rocket Ranger (1989) (Cinemaware)
22:35 44. Deja Vu 2 (1989) (Mindscape)
23:07 45. The Gate (1992) (Seven Hills Software)
23:26 46. Solitaire Royale (1989) (Spectrum Holobyte)
23:50 47. The Fidelity - Chessmaster 2100 (1988) (The Software Toolworks)
24:05 48. Serve & Volley (1988) (Accolade)
24:29 49. Mini-Putt (1988) (Accolade)
24:51 50. Gnarly Golf (1989) (FanFare)
I had no idea it was capable of these types of games. All I got was Karatika, Oregon Trail, and Odell Lake. My parents have a lot to answer for.
Karate is was so bad and I played it and died to the gate 5 billion times and still loved it somehow
You were lucky to have a GS -- quite a nice machine; better than the original Macintosh computers in many ways. . I was stuck with a plain old Apple 2 back then. Only had a few decent games myself -- Oregon Trail, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Neuromancer, and a ton of educational software.
Are you sure it was an Apple IIGS? It could have been an Apple IIe. Very different machine.
@@victorslab The IIGS was backward compatible though, the OP probably ran a bunch of Apple II software on it and didn't realize the machine was far more capable.
As I watch this I grow more excited to pick up a working IIGS tomorrow. My floppy emu is going to be working hard!
Brings back such memories. My brother, I, and our neighborhood friends were addicted to playing IIGS games from '87-'90. One of the great games you don't have on this list is "Skate or Die", a skateboarding game that was pre-Tony Hawk games.
FW for a good start of the year. A great collection of games!! Have a happy new year Retro-Friend!
Xenocide blew my mind as a little kid. I used to like missing the bugs with the gun to see/hear them splat on the windshield. What this video doesn't show, though, is that the following levels were completely different styles of gameplay. Another game I loved was the IIGS version of Hardball! which was one of the better versions. Accolade made some good games for the IIGS. Thanks for the video!
That platform has so many great and amazing games.
Very True 🙂
Many of which are just ports from other platforms. In particular, I'm surprised that The Last Ninja is missing its iconic music.
Great video! But ...
... missing (in my opinion):
The Immortal (best graphics)
Tass Times in Tone Town (best music)
... and the clip from Dungeon Master doesn't do the game justice.
Prince of Persia also runs on pre-IIgs Apple IIs. It’s actually an 8-bit game, unlike the rest mentioned.
Yeah, it's not a GS game at all. Apple IIe/c.
Dungeon Master was my favorite. I played it so much that my dreams were in the 3d maze. The interface was clunky and movement wasn't smooth, but it could still have some good action when fighting using multiple players. The video shown wasn't a very good representation of some of the better action in the game.
Interesting, the IIGS version of Thexder has tracking laser while in jet mode! Other versions of Thexder the jet mode only has forward shooting fixed laser gun.
Cool!
Had its CPU speed not been crippled by Steve Jobs, it would have outclassed even the Amiga.
They got spooked when they saw how good 65c816 CPU is. Even at 2.8Mhz its probably as fast as 8Mhz Mac.
@@fradd182 And had color, and a better sound chip, and all at a much lower price point than the cheapest Mac.
Dark Castle - Probably the only game where the hero trips on absolutely everything. Outside of the Apple/Mac world, this game was pretty much universally hated.
LemminGS - There's no need to use a blocker to trap another lemming and then blow him up, just put the blocker near the obstacle and blow HIM up.
I think my favorites were the 5 disc space ace and three stooges
Interesting that some games look like the Amiga, while other seem to be untouched straight ports from DOS or even C64. It seems like an iffy scrolling capability is its main obvious flaw. Other than that I guess that's a pretty capable and underrated machine. It reminds me of the Acorn Archimedes.
how about the theme songs? The IIgs had maybe the best sound of the time ~
My infancy
Is the tinies related to fury of the furries in anyway?
it seems to be part of the Skweek franchise instead. Both developed by French companies but apparently not by the same people.
wolfenstein is running on something big, thats 50times faster than IIgs
the device was much better than the apple macitosh, why was this computer not pushed ?
Link de descarga?
Such a shame that so many GS games are garbage.
Muy por debajo de otros de la epoca y mas caro, no tiene ni buen scroll ni sprites ni siquiera musica muestreada. Apple como siempre dando menos y cobrando mas.
> "and resolution and color similar to the Commodore Amiga and Atari ST"
BWAHAHA. NO.