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for the time these things were awesome

That was my first video game console!🥰🕹👾

Apple quoted maximum RAM is rarely accurate - they reported what was guaranteed or sometimes seem to have just lied to stop machines competing with higher end kit. The 630 will actually take a 128MB SIMM (plus 4MB onboard) to give you 142MB, or some logicboards even have a second slot that will take a 64MB SIMM and will take 196MB! It isn't really worth fitting more than the 40 you have because it just makes the RAM test take longer and longer. Maxed out you sit staring at a blank screen for two minutes. Also, these are easy to overclock to 40MHz by moving a couple of surface mount resistors. :)

I had both machines - the ST first and enjoyed it for its pirate game menu disk scene. The Amiga never really had a similar scene. But eventually the quality of the Amiga forced me to sell the ST and purchase the Amiga. It just had more quality.

We had a 286 when I was a kid and it would take HOURS to generate 1 fish but my tank was FULL!

I think the game was effected by the results of missions, bombing oil fields etc resulted in less planes in the air. This made it more fun.

I had both systems back in the days. I loved my Atari and hated my Amiga. I kept it simply because some games i could not find for Atari. But the Workbench system ruined it completely. The need to start every boot from a Disk.. The Atari on the other hand, just press Power and you see the Windows view right away. Put a game disk in and start. This ease of use made the Atari so much better. Anyways.. Good Times. Miss em ))

Are you sure this never left Japan? Way back when I played it many times at my small town mall in Pekin, Illinois at Aladdin's Castle. I'd be surprised if they were sophisticated enough to know how to do imports.

This definitely takes me back. I hadn't thought of this game in ages! I did like the graphics and the premise, but as you pointed out, the controls were quite frustrating. The blasted timer/ air supply didn't help matters either, though I get that it fit with the gameplay dynamic. Had some good times with the ST, though I wish they hadnt gone with that crappy AY psg! They should have thrown 3 or 4 POKEYs in there!

Thanks for the video! Im trying to remember a specific game from childhood. Very similar vibe/aesthetic to this, but there was a gameplay element that requirement you to clean off the algae which slowly forms over the screen. In your video (and those of others for this game) it looks like algae builds up in the background, but are you able to clean it off at any point?

Where can this be played Online? Used to play this version on a Mac in 92

Cubase, End of story.

Pretty sure I tried El-fish a couple of years ago on Dos Box and was quickly deflated once I realized what the whole gimmick was, don't think i got much farther than fishing/creating fish. You can still find some old websites up of people's Fish creations and the sheer passion is really fun to look at all these years later! You can still grab custom content to add to your game here and there. Very relaxing and funny video, thank you for making it!

Great review! Underrated channel! This game reminds me a little of Ace for the Plus/4.

Ohh I use to like Knights of the sky, of course that is some 34 years ago I guess 😁 Nice random trip down memory lane that I came across this video 😊

Early PC simulators, my favorite genre...Doesn't matter if it's a flight simulator or a military simulator or something different, I simply love this period of when PC gaming was high brow, mature, and cutting edge entertainment.

There is a PC Engine clone system and HU multicards. I use the Ootake emulator on a PC.

It's identical to the ZX Spectrum. It owes a lot to Knight Thyme, except it's predecessor has puzzles that at times don't make sense. Knight Thyme is less stressful than Diz. I can't be arsed playing Dizzy, getting to the end just to die because of a mistimed jump... I refuse to play with infinite lives. Except Treasure Island Dizzy where it's my right to do so... It's evening the playing field.

The Pokémon Devs ripped off Mule's theme.

I'm glad you dig my old game.

Quality content bro. It`s always nice to discover some new old titles.

I had that for Mac. Don’t remember much of it other than always changing location. I think it was Manhunter: New York,

I remember these from back in the day, but never actually played them. They do look interesting however. Another series that was set in a similar genre were the Mean Streets games by Access Software. They were quite good and eventually led to the Under a Killing Moon series. If you've never checked those out, you might be pleasantly surprised.

I remember playing this game. It taught me the word "attrition".

Played this on a Compaq Plus 'Portable' Computer

I had that and the Ancient Art of War at Sea back in the day.

Cool looking game!

This video is super cool! You composed your ideas really well. To the point where I assumed you would have at least a medium sized following, and then I saw that you have only around 600 subscribers! Well just so you know, you just gained one. :)

Interesting. I never knew about this software developer until now. Of course I didn't get into the IBM space until about ten years later. The screenshot of Computerland sure brought back some memories though!

I was a big fan of Chess Master 2000 on the Atari ST back in the day. I've been absent for a while. Glad to see that you are still posting content. Cheers!

I remember playing CHESSMASTER for the first time on my Amiga 500 somewhere back in the 1990's. Even the loading screen... "I am the Chessmaster." 😺👍🕹️

I first played this game in 1986 on my Atari 800XL, and I still play it every now and then. Definitely my favourite 8-bit era game! ❤

ALLEY CAT 🐈🐾 meows one of my childhood favorite games 😺👍🕹️. I have played it on my old PC back in the 1990's. It also came back as REMEOW for PC in 2018 and includes four modes: - Atari XL/XE - IBM PC - IBM PC (3 sounds) - ReMeow (with multiplayer mode - 4 players) ReMeow is absolutely BRILLIANT 😺👍🕹️! A big retrospective like 👍🕹️ from Vantaa, Finland 🇫🇮.

TV GAME.

Pawsome 🐾 retrospective PONG 😺👍🕹️. And pawsome 🐾 cat 🐈, too 😸😺👍.

Great video

Me and my 7 year old son are playing this together as the Confederates. Fun, addictive and, as so many articles point out, elegant. Highly recommended. If you can get a physical copy with the wonderful manuals even better.

even the microphone is from the 1995

This is the kind of game that only your dad, uncle or grandfather would play. They would have a copy of SimCity as well and that's it. Growing up, all the grandpas and old men I knew were all Civil War buffs. This game reminds me of those vibes of visiting grandpa and playing on his big computer.

Sid meier is one of those legendary devs from the '80s. He was behind so many great titles that are well known to this day even. Just about everything he came up with was rock-solid and fantastic! Enjoyable presentation of a PC classic. 👍

my 800XL from 1984/85 is not socketed - all soldered to the board and have a problem so its going to be more painful to sort......

That’s so cute!!! I want one

You are incorrect in one area. You could use an analogue joystick to control the game from the start and you had to if you were going to win the 500. Using keys could not keep the correct amount of steering lock on the car. Park the car, press left or right and watch the front wheels turn, the right amount of analogue steering for really quick laps of 235 mph and above was just about at the point that the first graphic change in the wheel direction was made.

My parents bought the game in '92, but they didn't bring the box, they threw it away. With time and moving I lost the password wheel, I only had the diskettes and the manual. On a trip to the UK I found the complete game on Ebay. But this version had a different type of manual, it was not spiral bound, it was simply stapled. I also found Their finest hour complete. What I'm missing is the SWOTL and Battlehawks 1942 expansions.

Wow.. I have spend hours playing this game... I had timesheets written down next too it... This was such a good game.. Still one of the best!

looks pretty good!

Great game, but it's just not as good using the PC speaker for sound. Even AdLib sound was impressive in this game, as I recall.

This came out before I got into the PC side of things, but I worked at a computer store and got to put some decent time into it. It was very impressive for the day, and I found it to be quite enjoyable. Nice to see a review of this title, since I haven't seen it in years now. I do agree with you that later sims definitely owe a debt to Indy 500. Another really great racing sim that came out a bit later was Geoff Crammond's World Circuit/Grand Prix. That was an impressive F1 sim, and the first one I grabbed when I built my first PC in '92!

Wonder if it’s possible to find a Medusa card these days. The Medusa ST is a hardware and software combination which is capable of emulating an Atari ST at approximately 95-98% of it's real speed.

This was the computer of my childhood 😊😊