Raid Over Moscow or the Beach Head series.... what say you? 😇🕹👌 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= More from 1984: tinyurl.com/1984-C64-GAMES My Top Picks: tinyurl.com/CCGS-BEST-GAMES
@infinityeight8705 Жыл бұрын
This was a great game, but possibly like most people I gave up on it - I was very young and struggled to control the craft and never figured out to open the doors, so this video is spot on! I went back to it a couple of years later, read the instructions and breezed out the hanger and what a great game that followed - loved playing through and completing this on a regular basis - awesome!!! 👍
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
That sounds like the exact same problems as I had as a kid until eventually I read the manual and absolutely loved this classic 😄🕹👌
@radiosilents Жыл бұрын
This game and the Beach Head games made me think I had something no one else knew about while everyone I knew was playing Super Mario Bros. Rudely difficult, frankly, but SO MUCH fun. The animation was really impressive for the time, especially the rotational aspect of the launch mini-game.
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
You're right there, a lot of my friends who had prosperous parents could afford the new consoles on the market... alas, I stuck with the C64 and was never disappointed with its array of awesome games. This was no exception, pure classic. I'd rather play this than Mario anyway 🤣🕹👌
@dennisdistantАй бұрын
Never knew it was made by the same guy as BeachHead. That explains why I love this game some much. I'm learning all sorts of little tidbit's about these games I used to and still do love by watching this channel. Who knew the hardest part of fighting a nuclear war was getting out of the hangar?
@CheekyCommodoreGamerАй бұрын
Glad you're enjoying the nostalgic memories and yeah - it's crazy how the toughest part of this game was actually getting going in the first place 🤣🕹👌
@Sg-gg8dp Жыл бұрын
This game caused a huge controversy in Finland back in it's day, which is hard to imagine now. Great, atmospheric graphics (if a bit too much grey), splendid animations and unique and mood uplifting, exciting sound effects made this game a real gem. I got stuck at shooting the capital building with the bazooka, as I never knew what I was supposed to do after shooting everything possible. Challenging, but responsive gameplay and the satisfaction the player gets when shooting something big ensured the success of Raid Over Moscow. As a sidenote; I can't believe anyone had trouble in getting out from the hangar - it's just the normal inertia-control that is in many games ever since Thrust and Gravitar, just in isometric mode.
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
A challenging game, yeah I think it was banned in a lot of European countries back in the day. That hanger caused a lot of grief for many back in the day 😄🕹👌
@timesausages Жыл бұрын
Great Videos Sir! My nostalgia buttons are pushed! Keep em coming!
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Awesome, as long as they're bringing back some good nostalgic memories then that's good to know 😇🕹👌
@Syragar Жыл бұрын
I loved this game! I remember having trouble in the hangar at first as well. It took me a while to understand that you had to use the fire button to elevate the aircraft before opening the hangar door. I've finished this game many times! Maybe it's a good time to fire it back up and play again for nostalgia! 😊
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
It's still as good today as it was back then. Definitely a classic for the Commodore 64 😇🕹👌
@TL.... Жыл бұрын
new video upload notification from CCG is like a kid waiting for christmas morning
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
That's fantastic to hear... I'll be pumping out some classics Mon-Fri every day, until I have total burnout and need a beer or two 🤣🕹👌
@aceabo88 Жыл бұрын
A brilliant semi sequel to Beach head. I remember this causing a lot of controversy when it came out. Eventually being re-titled to just Raid! for its spectrum and amstrad releases. I remember the excitement and sense of achievement when i first reached the Kremlin screen. Like everyone took ages to master the hanger screen especially without instructions *cough* 😂
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
We were all too young to be bothered reading instructions back in the 80s huh haha. Wish this video existed back then as it was frustrating at times 😄🕹👌
@jameslongstreet92595 ай бұрын
Not only a great game, but also a cultural marker of the '80ies Cold War with that big hammer and sickle in the start screen. Truly enjoyed this game 35 years ago...
@CheekyCommodoreGamer4 ай бұрын
Absolutely, a very iconic game indeed... one I very much loved to play as a kid and still enjoy testing my skills trying to get out of the hangar bay door as an adult! 😇🕹️👌
@funkygamer2251 Жыл бұрын
I forgot bout this gem. Thanks for the memories as usual!
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Am glad these games are bringing back some forgotten memories, there's no better feeling than nostalgia. Thanks for always watching the videos bud 😇🕹👌
@tombolenbaugh40305 ай бұрын
I love this game! I remember the launch screen and just wondering, "hey guys, why don't we store the planes facing the door?" And the final stage gave me a great Tron vibe. Excellent memory.
@CheekyCommodoreGamer5 ай бұрын
Such an epic title. Many of us struggled to even leave that hangar haha. I'm hoping that with the tips on the video it will encourage people who couldn't manage it to revisit this classic title. Definitely 'tron' vibes near the end too. Great game 😇🕹👌
@petercortens6019 Жыл бұрын
Many thanks for the playlists per year! Awesome!
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Ahh you seen them, awesome - took me aaaaages to put them all into the respective years but I think it will make it much easier to search videos and as they're added am hoping to get some good catalogues of games in each year. Where its a bit thin, I'll concentrate on that year for a while 😇🕹👌
@matslarsson5988 Жыл бұрын
Awesome game! It always fascinated me as a kid. Nice to see it in action again after all these years.❤
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Glad you remember this classic too, another one of the Commodore 64 greats 😇🕹👌
@exidy-yt4 ай бұрын
I think we've all been stuck in that bloody hangar for ages, but once you manage it, it becomes easy as pie. This was a great game, and I am a bit upset you didn't show the coolest thing - blasting one of the minarets off the top of the Kremlin and bringing it crashing down tip first onto the Soviet tank trying to shoot you! LOL, you're forgiven. Absolute gem, glad you covered it.
@CheekyCommodoreGamer4 ай бұрын
Ah of course... I suppose time was against me and I just forgot - but this is an absolute gem of a game isn't it - like you say, the toughest challenge is actually getting those darned planes out of the hanger. Practice makes perfect 😇🕹️👌
@Travis_22 Жыл бұрын
Ah one of my firm favourites as a kid❤
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
My friends could never figure out how to leave the hangar haha, I absolutely love this game 😇🕹👌
@studlydudly5 ай бұрын
One of my favourite games of all time, but damn, flying out of the hanger was hard.
@CheekyCommodoreGamer5 ай бұрын
Same, definitely in the top 20 for sure. The hanger was just a completely new game mechanic for its time - once mastered, its pretty straight forward... but yeah, initially its a pain in the backside 😇🕹👌
@moodys9855 Жыл бұрын
I can only remember that hangar and the map. I don't think i ever made it out of the hangar as a kid.
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
There were many who were in the same boat 🤣🕹👌 a toughie for sure
@jeremystate5280 Жыл бұрын
Stop that war Putin....otherwise I will play this game again and now I know how to get out of that damn hanger. Great review again mate. 👍
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
That hangar was the bane of my life as a kid, until I eventually sussed it out. Great game 😇🕹👌
@anthroposmetron4475 Жыл бұрын
Somewhat topical this one!
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
There's been a few call of duty games that topped that bill but yes, I agree 🤣🕹👌
@infinityeight8705 Жыл бұрын
'Are you keeping up with the CCG - cause the CCG is keeping up with you!!' In a world of fun and fantasy and really great reviews..........😅😅😅
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Awesome, thankyou 😄🕹👌 I like it
@infinityeight8705 Жыл бұрын
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer I'd never heard this advert before, until I came across your channel - now I find myself singing and humming it constantly!!!
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
When you get fed up, I always make sure to chapter the videos just after the intro hahaha 😇🕹👌
@fordprefect80 Жыл бұрын
Another seminal c64 game and one I finished at least a couple of times. It drew some inspiration from Zaxxon and Tron Deadly Discs. Good fun and oh the controversy.
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Yeah this and Beach Head had a sort of horizontal Zaxxon-esque for sure. Bruce Carver had such a unique style of game development and also some pretty pioneering concepts with the gameplay and mini-game levels... just awesome to have grown up with games like this. Pure nostalgia 😇🕹👌
@nomadjock Жыл бұрын
Another classic, although I was too young to understand the ideological controversy surrounding the game, until it came out on the Speccy and the name was truncated to Raid, all that aside It was a great game to play and I did enjoy trying to blow up parts of the Soviet Union. But the game was educational as well, I never heard of half of those places in the Soviet Union until I played this game :)
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Didn't have a clue about the politics, was 4 when I first played it 😇🕹👌
@petercortens6019 Жыл бұрын
Really nice game especially for that era, reminds me a bit of the Firefox movie ; But that door :P. My tactic is to stay low most of the time get it stable not to far from the door, climb just enough to be able to open door, F7 and then quickly make a dive for it :) If you love Zaxxon, you are going to like this one as well
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Yeah Zaxxon was another one, that and Andrew Braybrooks 'Alleykat' all great isometric games. One of the best this one though, very immersive and addictive 😇🕹👌
@petercortens6019 Жыл бұрын
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer Just learned that the same guy(s) made Beach Head - makes a lot of sense addiction/immersion wise - only now I connect those dots better late than never I guess :P
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Bruce Carver yeah, that feller had loads of talent. Such a shame he died so young 😞🕹👌
@vjspectron Жыл бұрын
Topical!
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
It's a mad world currently huh 🤯🕹👌
@Robert-nz2qw Жыл бұрын
Finally a game I was GOOD at!
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Takes some precision does this game though doesn't it, especially when shooting the silos. Was like 5 mini-games rolled into one - similarly to Beach-Head... Awesome 😇🕹👌
@Stoobers Жыл бұрын
Spot on :)
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Hopefully it brought back some good memories 😇🕹👌
@m0nde Жыл бұрын
Very good game with plenty to do, but, honestly, I hardly ever managed to get out of the hangar :/
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
It was really hard to master the flying part in the hangar, hopefully the video will help a little 😇🕹👌
@Darkuk Жыл бұрын
LOOOVVVEEEDD this game but never completed it. Seem to remember to get out the hanger you had to have a controller in a different port. I only had 1 so had to switch ports quickly, open the doors and switch back sharpish. Seem to remember the game name was changed too. I had this one though. May dig it out on the steamdeck this weekend.
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
F7 for the hangar 😎🕹👌 great game, I love the steam deck... might have to stick one on my santa clause list if I ever can afford one hehe
@Darkuk Жыл бұрын
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer I remember hitting every key imaginable and it would sometimes open. Why did they hate us so back then? Would it have killed them to have a page with controls?
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Haha I linked the manual on the video description, all of us were too lazy back in the 80s. Who reads manuals!!?? even now it takes me half an hour to get anything new going haha 😇🕹👌
@WorldTravelEurope Жыл бұрын
Oh I loved this game.... wasting hours of my lifetime with it ;-)
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Brilliant memories I bet though - hey, was you like the rest of us trying yo get through the hangar too? Was a pain sometimes that part 😇🕹👌
@vidarlystadjohansen9829 Жыл бұрын
Awesome game
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Brilliant game, love all the different playing styles with the mini-game concept 😇🕹👌 very memorable
@vidarlystadjohansen9829 Жыл бұрын
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer absolutely!
@Steve_UK77 Жыл бұрын
Lol everyone always mentions the hangar. Did everyone have a copy with no instructions? Great game though, amazing for the time.
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Never game manuals back in the day Haha was too excited yet ironically painstakingly patieny waiting for the bugger to load - should have used that time to learn the controls, looking back. Yeah an absolute classic this, such an epic title 😄🕹👌
@Steve_UK77 Жыл бұрын
@@CheekyCommodoreGamer Funnily enough, I always read them whilst waiting for the game to load! That robot had some real personality, and by that I mean I disliked him immensely.
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Haha I know what you mean, I used to ask my brother to help me with the 'tough bits' back in the day, gah! The memories though 😇🕹👌
@ubiased23 Жыл бұрын
I have played the atari version, I have to say the commodore 64 version it is much better.
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
Yeah you're probably right, the C64 version was king. But... the Atari was an awesome nostalgic machine too 😇🕹👌
@ubiased23 Жыл бұрын
@CheekyCommodoreGamer can you explain why was it better on the C64 version? The atari 800 xl had the 64k of ram as well.
@CheekyCommodoreGamer Жыл бұрын
i couldnt possibly explain, as all games are subjective my friend. Do you like brunettes or blondes? 😇🕹👌