Early gaming...

[PapaLazarou]

[quote="chief_wiggam"
That was the way to go when I were a lad. [/quote]

Striker required 2 players, Chief. Reckon you might be confusing it with the 1 player variant of Stroker - most popular with teenagers, it normally comprised just one period of less than 5 minutes, you were your own manager so could pull yourself off whenever you liked and each game was always played to a finish..

[Brazil_Saint]

Grandstand Mini-Munchman was a favourite:


and Grandstand Invader 1000:



Great memories, and even 30+ years later, I could still remember the mini-munchman music exactly!

As for gaming, I started on a Spectrum + 48k with Jet Set Willy, Enduro Racer, Yie Ar Kung Fu and Daley Thompson's Decathlon, to remember a few!

[PapaLazarou]

As for gaming, I started on a Spectrum + 48k...

Other than the mighty Pong console, our first foray into home gaming / computing was a BBC Model B - seem to recall spending an inordinate amount of time both playing Defender and waiting for it to load..

[ozzy62]

Where's Pony Fiddler when you need him.

I'm sure this thread would be right up his alley.

[PapaLazarou]

Where's Pony Fiddler when you need him.

[ozzy62]

Very quick Papa.

[chief_wiggam]

Striker required 2 players, Chief. Reckon you might be confusing it with the 1 player variant of Stroker - most popular with teenagers, it normally comprised just one period of less than 5 minutes, you were your own manager so could pull yourself off whenever you liked and each game was always played to a finish..

I still have occasion to play that game.