greenween

Happy holidays everyone!  I'm off work until Dec 27, and looking forward to spending time with the fam.  I hope you all have a peaceful time too.
Check out the free games thread for some PC gaming goodness from Eipc:
 
 
 

Atari 8-bit Missile Command with a Trak-ball (in analog trak-ball mode) is truly awesome. 

Here's a great title for #cibsunday in terms of gameplay and packaging. Control the mother kangaroo by hopping over platforms and climbing ladders to save her baby while avoiding apple throwing monkeys. I played this in arcades as a kid and really enjoyed it although I didn't get very far. It was one of those games with so many different sounds, bright colors, and lots of things going on at once. This 2600 port does a really good job of delivering the same sort of action and looks pretty good, I think, although it's far from the arcade. I really like the artwork and fold out instructions too.
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My son gave me a gift of NES "Top Gun" yesterday.  My goal is to land the plane on the carrier.  I failed a few times, but now I've read the manual.  I won't let you down this time, Goose. 
 

Who feels like a New Years Eve celebration in the chat? 🎉

You know it saddens me that SEGA has never matched the quality / quantity / fun that they generated back in the 8-16 bit era. 😐