Old Skool Game-playing

**LeedsLeedsLeeds** · 26th March 2009 21:03

The other night I stumbled across a really really cool web-site - C64.COM - The Commodore 64 is our life - and it has every game ever made for the Commodore 64 available for download so that they can be played on a more modern computer.

I immediately downloaded some of my personal favourites - Bubble Bobble, Dizzy!, Nebulus and Starquake - for starters. Now I can get Bubble Bobble to work by configuring the controls to keys on my laptop but the others don't seem to work so my question is this: Where on Earth can I buy a joystick that can plug into a USB port??

**bobcummings** · 26th March 2009 21:14

I'm just downloading adams family now, I wanted it as a kid but never saved up enough pocket money. My first comp was Alan Sugars Amstrad and then later an Amiga600

**Zorglub** · 26th March 2009 21:18

[quote=LeedsLeedsLeeds;1170814so my question is this: Where on Earth can I buy a joystick that can plug into a USB port??
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er early 80's, 20th century AD?

**bobcummings** · 26th March 2009 21:21

Well it's one up from space invaders which is on this site.

Maybe I'll skip that altered beast download. It's time to buy a PS3!

**Andy_in_Thailand** · 26th March 2009 21:29

Jet set willy on the spectrum has to be the best classic game. As for buying a joystick I have no idea. Although if you ever hit the UK I'm sure my sister has one up in the attic.

**kikiat** · 26th March 2009 21:48

oh god Commodore 64, played loads of games on that, first I had to load them with a cassette deck, took ages, (sometimes you'd have to type in different codes and shit to get it to work) then upgraded to a floppy disk, now that was fancy and soo fast

I remember playing frog, Indiana Jones, King Kong, teenage ninja turtles, blues brothers, and loads more that I can't remember the name of.

always got copies from my older cousin who got them again from others, I think I only ever bought like 3 games or so.

**Plan B** · 5th April 2009 17:23

I recently installed an amiga emulator on Ubuntu. Downloaded Poplulous II, the greatest game ever made. Can't get the sound to work though and on a modern monitor it's a small box in the corner and have to squint to see it.

**ben** · 5th April 2009 21:33

Originally Posted by LeedsLeedsLeeds

The other night I stumbled across a really really cool web-site - C64.COM - The Commodore 64 is our life - and it has every game ever made for the Commodore 64 available for download so that they can be played on a more modern computer.

computer shop in the mall or pantip or something like that. If your computer doesn't have one get a com port pci card and fit it. If it's a notebook you'll have to hunt out a pcmia card for it but i'm sure they'll do it. They still use joysticks for flight simulator games and steering wheels.

oh, usb, hmm, pantip 1 or 2, computer floors in department stores are best bet but I have seen joy pads

**Mr. Hales** · 5th April 2009 22:31

loads of emulators available for free on line.

i've got a few on my pc so that i can play-

speccy games
c64 games
snes games
sega megadrive games

these young 'uns can keep their xbox 360s...i'm keeping it real!

**LDMA** · 6th April 2009 02:40

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**Bubba** · 6th April 2009 08:12

Was playing an online version of Repton 3 yesterday, which was a slightly more complicated version on Boulderdash, collect the diamonds and avoid the falling rocks kind of thing, but only avaiable on the BBC.

Repton 3