Top 50 Commodore 64 (C64) games of 1992 - in under 10 minutes
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- Опубліковано 22 кві 2023
- Hello and welcome to the 9th episode of TOP 50 Commodore 64 (C64) games in under 10 minutes.
We are now far into the years that 8-bit computers were seen as "obsolete".
I wasn't expecting much here, to be honest, but am again surprised to find many great games released in 1992 for the, now "totally obsolete", Commodore 64.
Elvira 2, Rampart, First samurai, Chuck Rock, and Slicks are just a few of the great titles released in 1992 for the C64.
NOTE: I also had Crazy Cars 3 and Creatures 2 on the list, but could not make them to work properly and so, couldn't include them in the end.
NOTE 2: It was pointed to me by the viewer "Commodore-64 longplays" that some of the games (like Alien3, Rampart...) were actually released for C64 in 1993 and not 1992 - with the 1992 being their original release on the consoles/Amiga/etc...
Games are, as always, presented in no particular order.
Have fun and let us know in the comments if you agree with our choices (and if we missed a title that should be on the list). - Ігри
I do enjoy all of your retro videos a lot. To this day i regret that i sold my c64 disk collection in 1987/1988 in order to buy an amiga. Kudos to all the people that kept and keep the c64 scene alive.
Oh man, thak you so much. There was a time, when I tried very hard to find a game that I remembered from C64 times. I had a clear visual memory of it and couldn't find the name anywhere. Its The Bod Squad! Damn, it was a hard one :)
Hey, you're more than welcome!
I'm glad the video helped you find the "missing game" :)
Some incredibly impressive feats here. That were barely sold anywhere and that even fewer people cared about given the pace of technology at the time. Amazing for a 10 year old budget system. But machines released even 2-3 years after were like dark magic in comparison.
Yes, the pace of technological evolution from 1980 to 1995 was something never experienced before. Compared to that, the difference from 2023 to 2008 isn't that big...
Yeap, I still remember coming from ZX Spectrum to a 286 AT with color VGA graphics in 1991. The VGA screen looked like alien tech compared to the Speccy.
But as you grow older, you realise that it's not always just about better graphics and sound ;)
@@retrononame it does help though. But its less technical fidelity and more artistic quality. Obviously good gameplay and solid level design helps. And various QoL features.
Some amazing games for that year.
Great videos these 👍
As always, thank you for watching!
Black Gold (Oil Imperium) is from 1989.
You are correct. I got the "Black gold" title released in 1992 on Lemon64, but it's for a different (german) game.
As I mentioned a few times, I didn't know anything about C64 gaming scene in 1992 - it was a research for me as well, and this title got the best of me :)
Apologies for the mistake and thank you for correcting me.
I loved Arnie so much! Also always wanted Sleepwalker but thats the one that got away.
Arnie looks simplistic at first (for 1992), but it's a cool little shooter.
I wonder what people would have thought if somebody showed these games at the WCES in 1982.
Wow...I never knew about Robin Hood: Legend Quest. It looks like a remake of the NES version of Super Robin Hood, which itself was a remake of the C64 game!
It does look like Super Robin Hood, yes.
The last game was also called Oil Imperium and it's from 1989. I have fond memories of that oil tycoon game.
Quality of these games is very high....such as shame so few sold by 1992!
I agree. I didn't know what to expect from 1992 C64 gaming scene, but I was (again) surprised as some of these are very, very good and didn't age too badly as well!
@@retrononame vaguely remember ZZAP going out of business in early 1992, returning as commodore force, but that not lasting long.
Only criticism I'd add to the games though is the price for quality would have been a crippling multiload on tape.
The C64 was able to punch well above it's weight for a system of such limited specifications. These days they're porting things like Eye of the Beholder and Doom to the system. It's only a matter of time before a full fledged port of Skyrim is released.
Well you have to keep in mind tech for home consoles was on the rise and their games were better in every way. Arguable now a days as pcs can be upgradable to keep up with consoles.
Alien 3 was a hell of a game...I'd actually got a Megadrive by the time it came out so first played it on the MD. Only played the C64 version years later but it was just as good, game play wise, as the MD version. One note, it wasn't released on C64 until 1993 according to what I read: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_3_(video_game)
Many platformers in this era. Enforcer and Slicks, First Samurai, the Bod Squad, Potsworth and Co all look good. Frankenstein looks brill, but seems to play awfully quick. Cannot remember playing any of them. Was more of a Speccy user back in the day. I have a C64 Maxi now, so i can try them out now.
1992 was an amazing year for the C64 confirmed!
I was surprised that I found so many great C64 games released after 1991. System was totally obsolete by then, but there were still fantastic games made for it.
thank you
Alien 3, Rampart, Bee 52, Cool World, Nick Faldo's Championship Golf, Sleepwalker, Lethal Weapon, Dalek Attack, and Robin Hood: Legend Quest are all from 1993, bro.
I used Lemon64 for reference, as I don't know much about 1992 C64 scene (I was on PC from 1991 forward) - so it was an interesting project for me as well. But there may as well be some errors (if Lemon64 got it wrong too).
For example, link for Rampart : www.lemon64.com/game/rampart
It says 1992. And the database gives Rampart as one of the entries when you search for "Released in 1992".
But as I said, it could well be that you are correct and I do apologise for mistakes then.
Overall though, the main point of this video is to look at games that were released deep in the "8-bits are obsolete" era. And it's amazing what programmers still did with them little machines.
And, hey, thanks for watching!
I was active as a C64 user in the early '90s and it was a cool era, even if almost everyone else had upgraded to an Amiga or Mega Drive. The thing with Lemon64 is that most likely the guy who entered the games in the database took the release dates from some place where they had the 16-bit titles as a primary reference. Take Alien 3 for example. It was indeed released in 1992 for the 16-bit systems. However, the C64 version came out quite late in 1993. It was reviewed in October 1993 in Commodore Format, and in November 1993 in Zzap!64 (Commodore Force). In fact, that and Lemmings were the last two major commercial releases for the system.
I checked a few titles and yes, it seems you are correct.
Thanks for pointing this out to me. Will add a note to the video description below with this information (with credits to you of course).
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Hmm quite sure that Rolling Ronny is from 1990 or '91
For other platforms yes (1991), but according to C64 sites, the C64 version was released in 1992
One example (Lemon 64): www.lemon64.com/game/rolling-ronny
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Thanks!
Everyone had gone to Amiga by this stage
Amiga or PC.
Myself, I got my first PC in 1991 (286 AT with color VGA display).
By that time, I'd got a Sega Mega Drive, and my C64 was collecting dust...
@@retrononame was all about Amiga for me
PC didn’t really interest me at that stage
sure, but i am more likely to go back and visit what i missed - hence this video is more than worthwhile