![]() ![]() You may have had games where some characters didn’t even have animated legs compared to fill colour, paralex scrolling backgrounds and full stereo sound.īut we persevered, and you’d often have at least some fun, despite the limitations of the huge discrepancy in quality that might come from buying essentially completely different games, based off of one template. Forget the gap between series X and the original Bone. Often these might have been made by the same company, but with wildly different teams working with massive differences in hardware. So if you liked a game, and wanted to play somewhere else you were usually playing on completely different hardware. Starting with the 8bit computers, spectrum, amstrad, C64, and then expanding to include the Atari ST and Amiga.īack then, most kids with computers were essentially inheriting them from parents, or using the family computer, rather than their own dedicated machine, plus the price of entry made it almost impossible to ensure you and your friends had the same platform to share/copy games with. Get our Avengers: Infinity War review/recap by becoming a Laser Time Patronĭifferent versions eh? Let me tell youse guys a little bit about gaming in the UK in the late 80’s, early 90’s, when all we had was different versions. If ya haven’t checked out the Laser Time YouTube channel, here’s something swell you might’ve missed! While you’re there, get the latest episode of THIRTY TWENTY TEN GAMES, in which we talk about the games that came out 10, 20, and 30 years ago each month! Just sign up for Laser Time’s Patreon, and they’re yours! Your Patreon pledge gets you access to Apocalypse Gaiden, our recurring Patron-exclusive spoilercast! Listen as Chris, Matt, and Mikel take a deep dive into Elden Ring, as well as Resident Evil Village, Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us Part II, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and God of War! Break song is White Rabbit (Remix) by Jefferson Airplane (as heard in Battlefield Vietnam). RSS | iTunes | Google Play | Stitcher | Facebook | Twitter Question of the Week: What is your favorite game with multiple different versions (that you’ve played)? With game-industry legend Chris Baker on board, we look at five series with nonsensical titles, after which we’ll dig into Summer Games Fest, the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, Capcom’s reveals, and the announcements from the above that you’re most excited for. Videogames aren’t always the most welcoming medium for newcomers, and one way they can confuse is through their titles some series are easy enough to decipher, while others are Byzantine jumbles of numbers and subtitles. ![]()
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