Ian James Cox - Interactive designer in web and print

nostalgic games 2

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I’m now 23 years old! A conversation with a my friend of 19 years moved to talking about our childhood and then the games that hold so much memories with us. I’m talking about computer games. I want to pay nostalgic tribute.

My 5 Nostalgic games!!

5.Paperboy
This game would make your brains boil, the “innovative” perspective made this game killer even though it did make a boy from my school permanently cross-eyed.

4.European club soccer
The made-up rule in this game was “no taking it round the keeper”. Classic game, just because u could actually dance with the ball.

3.Sensible Soccer
Recently voted the best game ever. I’d reference that but I can’t remember where I saw it. I’d agree, however I didn’t really have the game. My friend did, so I only got to play it round his house. So thats why it doesn’t have my greatest affections. Way ahead of its time though. I reckon this was the first game to hazard a young boys social skills progression.

2.Mario 3
This game, god damn. All the early mario games delivered. Mario 3 was one of them. Just looking at the cartridge brings a tear to my eye. One of my childhood friends, so many good times.

1.Zelda
The mother of them all. The game came with a pullout map. How ace!! The little 2d adventure tooks many hour’s away from me when I should be climbing tree’s and playing doctor/nurses with the girl next door.