etownandy Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) Parsec, Slymoids, Bigfoot, Fathom, Munchman, TOD, The Mine, Living Tomb, Backsteine, Legends, Freddy, Oh Mummy, one of the best home version of Donkey Kong ever, Buck Rogers, Carfax Abbey, TI Casino, Computer War, Submarine Commander, Sewermania, Meteor Belt, Perfect Push, Popeye, Rock Runner, Spot Shot, SuperFly, TerrWare's "Wheel of Fortune", War Zone 2 Edited April 12, 2017 by etownandy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I think the TI Scrabble is impressive for the time and deserves special mention (the slow speed actually goes a long way towards REALLY simulating a human opponent (probably better than any other computer scrabble game on any computer)... But my top-10 "go-to" games are (in no particular order): Tris (or Tris II) Tex-Turbo Mad Marvin Shamus Tutankham Junkman Jr / Jumpman Jr (best game on ANY computer of the era, PERIOD!) Miner2049er Qbert Space Station Pheta Attack of the Creepers (this should be on everyone's list - it is absolutely outstanding!) And if I might add an 11th (because I DO play it all the time)... Aperture. I once posted a comment jokingly saying I'd like to see Portal ported to the TI. Imagine my surprise when Ω replied that it was already done! Not only was it done (an achievement in and of itself), but it was done so well that it is easily as addictive and confounding as the brilliant Valve original (and lets not forget its written in BASIC!!!!)! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+adamantyr Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 And if I might add an 11th (because I DO play it all the time)... Aperture. I once posted a comment jokingly saying I'd like to see Portal ported to the TI. Imagine my surprise when Ω replied that it was already done! Not only was it done (an achievement in and of itself), but it was done so well that it is easily as addictive and confounding as the brilliant Valve original (and lets not forget its written in BASIC!!!!)! Out of curiosity, what's the highest level you've reached in Aperture? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Out of curiosity, what's the highest level you've reached in Aperture? Somewhere around six, maybe seven, I got stumped. Haven't started at level one and played the levels sequentially since then, although I have completed a few random levels past those. As I've said before, I not particularly good at video games (except falling brick games for some reason), but it has never stopped me from loving them anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeBo Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Parsec, Slymoids, Bigfoot, Fathom, Munchman, TOD, The Mine, Living Tomb, Backsteine, Legends, Freddy, Oh Mummy, one of the best home version of Donkey Kong ever, Buck Rogers, Carfax Abbey, TI Casino, Computer War, Submarine Commander, Sewermania, Meteor Belt, Perfect Push, Popeye, Rock Runner, Spot Shot, SuperFly, TerrWare's "Wheel of Fortune", War Zone 2 I had forgotten Perfect Push (have never launched the ship more than once, but man, what an excellent Pengo variant!!). War Zone 2. Good Call! I still shake my head that that one doesn't require an F18A it has such good looking sprites, engaging gameplay and smooth scrolling. It really gives the 4A an original Xevious-like scroller that can compete with similar on any system of the time - and win! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted June 8, 2023 Author Share Posted June 8, 2023 Necroing this because I was playing Alpiner this morning and I was like 'man, I love coming back to this game'. It seems like every time I boot up the ol' 4A I always inevitably end up playing Alpiner. Now that it's been six(!) years since I started this thread, do you have a favorite game you keep coming back to for the 994A? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelpedant Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 One that snuck up on me in recent times: Midnight/Midnite Mason. I played the DBT cart back in the day, but I didn't much see the appeal. Nowadays though, the interplay between the need to manipulate enemy movement and the need to restructure the level to facilitate that makes for a really cool dynamic, which is a combination of the good things about Pac Man and Lode Runner. But it doesn't have the problem (in our case) TI Runner has, that once you've solved a level, you've pretty much solved it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Midnight Mason was one of the first cartridges I purchased with my own money. I thoroughly enjoy the puzzle of opening and closing holes, putting holes under ladders, and other ways, as @pixelpedant points out, of manipulating the behavior of the ghosts. While it is a blast to play, I find that in later levels getting killed once will end your game, no matter how many lives remain, as the ghost logic traps you in the basement. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari2600PAL Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Parsec. It was the first cartridge I ever bought for my original 99 back in the day and just love playing it both then and now 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhodes Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 My favorite game is "Pester @PeteE" ... Oh! You meant TI game; I'd have to say Flying Shark. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senior_falcon Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Cave Creatures Perfect Push Tennis TI Runner Midnight Mason Original Munchman Aperture (extra credit for writing an engaging game in TI BASIC) Burger Time Video Chess Parsec (of course!) Barrage Planetfall Alpiner. Not my favorite, but when I leave work I often say "Onward and upward." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 My first TI game was TI Invaders--and I still love to play at it even though I don't do well at all playing it. Several of the newer homebrews are seriously fun for me too: Flying Shark Bouncy TIX Titanium Skyway Minesweeper Bubbles Blockbuster Snake Plissken Cavit Lift Break Free Breakout Night Stalker Turmoil Tex Turbo Borzork Alex Kidd (I'm still rooting for this one to be finished) Jet Pac And then there are all of the games @tmop69 compiled for us. . . 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernalKeith Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 (edited) Games I go back to a lot: Parsec Munchman Junkman Junior Hustle Barrage SpotShot/Dragonfly Yahtzee (I dunno why but I adore TI Yahtzee and have yet to find a mobile or online version I like as much) Q*Bert Realms of Antiquity TI Invaders Snake Plissken Tunnels of Doom BASIC/XB: Diablo Khe Sanh Atlantis Ant Wars Legends (with the caveat that I haven't played in years but wore it out back in the day and intend to revisit soon) Walls and Bridges Ophyss EDIT to add Adam's DarkMaze game, which I still find myself playing a lot Special honorable mention to every Infocom game that I suck at and want to solve but never get around to finishing... Edited June 9, 2023 by InfernalKeith 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Video Chess. The very first cartridge I bought for the TI, with the second being Adventure. These were the only commercial software I owned up until I moved to a PC in 1986, and I still return to them to this day. I never said I was normal... 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Torrax Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 My first 6 cartridges: Alpiner Parsec TI Invaders Adventure (Tape) (quick washroom breaks) Tunnels of Doom (Tape) (quick washroom breaks) Extended Basic - programming - learning sprites and sound - also listings from 99er Magazine & Compute! (No Mem-Exp) Later on the following Publishers: Parker Brothers Atarisoft TI/Imagic TI/Sega TI/Data East Sofmachine Software Specialties Thorn-Emi (unrel. from Tex-Comp) Scott Adams Collection (Tex-Comp) TI/Tunnels of Doom (TOD-Editor) Infocom (Lost Treasures of Infocom Collection re-ports by self) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 I'm partial to Zero Zap, personally. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 5 hours ago, JB said: Oh, is that funny to you, @RickyDean?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ksarul Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 On 6/15/2023 at 8:45 PM, Vorticon said: I never said I was normal... Well, you're one of my friends, which definitely places you into the category of those who are not normal. I am definitely glad you're around too, as is @iliketurtles 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabrice montupet Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 My Favorite old game cartridges (in order): Parsec, TI Invaders, Donkey Kong, Ms Pacman, Burger Time, Popeye and Moon Patrol. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightengale Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Mines are very run of the mill: Parsec, Tunnels of Doom, TI Invaders, and some old pinball game that I think looks cool on the TI 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reciprocating Bill Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 No love here for Munchman II? That's what I've been playing most often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gferluga Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Parsec 😍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gferluga Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 However my grandfather was the only one in family to win a match with Video Chess against the TI-99. So this board game has a special pleace in my heart… 🤩 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99V Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) On 6/8/2023 at 4:11 PM, jrhodes said: @PeteE I never liked Parsec. Please don't kill me over and over. Sorry I don't know how the quote got there. Can't delete it. Edited August 13, 2023 by 99V 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhodes Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 41 minutes ago, 99V said: I never liked Parsec. Please don't kill me over and over. Sorry I don't know how the quote got there. Can't delete it. You probably misclicked the quote button. Happens to me too sometimes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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