The Ten Best Commodore C64 Games From 1986

[@rosscarter6618]

I came for the retro C64 content, but I'm staying for that Mackem accent! Takes me back to my uni days! That US version of Aliens looks way better than the version i was subjected to in '86!

[@Retro_B8]

Haha yeah you nailed it I am indeed a mackem, you’ll be one of the few people who understand what I’m talking about haha I was amazed there were two versions of the game, by chance I bought the US version as a kid and just loved it, imagining I was in the film!

[@rosscarter6618]

@@Retro_B8 You can't hide the mackem accent! Was the first thing that hit me when I listened to Scarfhulu too. I need to check my old SD of ROMS and see which version I've got! Badly want to give this US version of Aliens a go! Looks really good!

[@skywalkerranch]

Amazing games and amazing times. If only i had a time machine to go back to those days. Staying over at a mates house and playing these over a weekend along with plenty of bmx freestyle on my GT pro performer. Happy days.

[@Retro_B8]

Totally agree mate, do you manage to play any C64 these days? It’s almost like going back in time although I’m somehow worse than I used to be at some games! Great memories though

[@CommodoreComputerMuseum]

Nice collection of C64 games, FIST II is an epic game.

[@Retro_B8]

Thanks mate! The music was so eerie in fist 2, I used to wander around a lot but really knowing what I was doing haha

[@BillsOldandNewGaming]

Some cracking games there. Aliens is my all time favourite film but I've never play the US version of the game. I'll have to have a look at it.

[@Retro_B8]

Thanks mate, ah if you are an aliens fan like me you will definitely appreciate the US aliens. Of course you need to use a little imagination with it being 8 bit but that adds to its charm for me, hope you manage to give it a shot

[@twankistevenson3884]

Definitley a US Aliens man. Leaderboard I actually preferred on the speccy

[@Retro_B8]

Yeah me too, the European felt very samey after a while although it was atmospheric. Leaderboard on the speccy is one I’ve not tried, no excuse either as I’m pretty sure I picked it up for pennies a while back!

[@b.o.4492]

I loved Gunship! Great video.

[@Retro_B8]

Ah me too!! Glad you enjoyed the video, hope you check out ‘84&’85 as well!

[@GenerationPixel]

Leaderboard, Gauntlet, and Gunship were games I loved on the Speccy, Thrust I only ever played on a CPC. Great list 😎👍

[@Retro_B8]

Thanks Stewart, yeah ‘86 was a decent year although ‘87 is just rammed with truly awesome games. Sunk a hell of a lot of time into those three games, interested to see how the fair on the speccy, I do have leaderboard somewhere, I should load that one up!

[@jankogo]

I finally finished Fist 2 on an emulator in my twenties because the original always bugged out for some reason, but I absolutely love it. It has some really neat concepts and areas. And Gauntlet was the game that my best friend and I played religiously a whole year every time we met.

[@marcgoesblindgaming2076]

Some fantastic games there and A few I've never heard of or played, Aliens is a classic although I've never played the US version And of course Who doesn't love Gauntlet, A arcade favourite of mine and something I played all the time On my Speccy And round my mates on his Commodore 64, Fantastic video have a wonderful weekend mate

[@Retro_B8]

Ah Marc you must try the US version, some very cool mini games with some beautiful cut scenes in between! Gauntlet I loved, I’ve no idea how far we got but I know I never finished it! Have a good weekend mate, thanks for taking the time to comment

[@MudSluggerBP]

Loved Tau Ceti, if you typed F-ck Off in it would crash you out of the game 😂😂

[@Retro_B8]

Does it, haha ok now I absolutely have to try that! I remember IK+ doing something similar but I think that was on the Amiga?

[@markadshead4214]

Spent hours playing Leaderboard Golf 😁

[@Retro_B8]

I just completely took to it, it’s still a good game!

[@lurkerrekrul]

@@Retro_B8 It's one of the few games that my grandfather would play on the C64.

[@Retro_B8]

@@lurkerrekrul ah, hopefully some good memories there then mate

[@lurkerrekrul]

@@Retro_B8 Yes. He also liked Night Mission Pinball. I once tried to get him to play a chess game (I forget which one), but he refused. I started playing it myself and before long, he was telling me what moves to make. Then the computer took his/our queen and he claimed that it made an illegal move, and that was the end of that. :)

[@8BitRetroReFix]

Looking forward too it 😊

[@Retro_B8]

Hope you enjoyed it mate

[@8BitRetroReFix]

@Retro_B8 some great games in there .. loved leaderboard, the grand kids were playing it the other day .. he said the next time I come, can I play it again.. 😉

[@Retro_B8]

@@8BitRetroReFix it’s such a good game, I loved it!

[@maxmirni2768]

i love your original choices - stick to your guns, it makes it interesting

[@Retro_B8]

Yeah I’m trying to stick with the games I enjoyed as a kid, from the comments I missed out on some classics as well but I can play them now!

[@lurkerrekrul]

Aliens - I also prefer the American one. I never had the European one back in the 80s, but I've tried it in more recent years and really don't care for it. In theory I should love it. A huge base to explore in simulated 3D seems right up my alley, however the way the rooms are all depicted as flat strips messes with my sense of orientation. Also, I've read that the game gets quite hard. I played the U.S. version to death. I could often complete it without losing a single life, although that often depended on luck in some of the levels. Leaderboard Golf - I feel the same way. The only golf I've ever played in real life is miniature golf. I have no interest in playing real golf, or watching it on TV, but I like playing computerized versions of it. Leaderboard was hugely impressive to me back then. BTW, the video footage is actually from Executive Leaderboard, which only had two courses. It was the first game in the Leaderboard series to have trees, sand and rough, although not all on the same course. One course had rough around the greens, while the other had water around them. It was the third game in the series after the original, and Tournament Leaderboard, which had four water-locked courses, like in the original.

[@Retro_B8]

Yeah I found the European version a bit repetitive, I think I was playing it right but as you say it just didn’t have depth. Oh wow really, haha yeah I don’t mind a round of mini golf, I tried the proper sport once and it was a disaster although the 19th hole, the bar wasn’t too bad haha. Ah I’ll have to check my footage and labelling better in future, thanks for letting me know and I’ll try to improve that on the next video!

[@lurkerrekrul]

@@Retro_B8 I've only ever played on two miniature golf courses. One used to be right near my home growing up, but has long since gone. I really liked that one and once got a hole-in-one on the lighthouse hole. The other was behind a hotel, which is now also gone. That one was kind of crappy. The holes weren't as well designed. Strangely, I don't like playing miniature gold video games as much as regular golf games. As for Executive Leaderboard, I kind of like this one a little better than World Class Leaderboard. If it had both water and rough on the same course, I'd consider it perfect. The reason I like it better than World Class is that the tree placement seems more 'natural'. In World Class, it's like there's a wall of trees around every hole. BTW, some little known features of the Leaderboard games. In all the games, pressing "R" on the main menu will take you to a driving range where you can practice. In World Class, it's a dedicated range, but in the previous games, it's just the first hole of the course. In all the games, pressing "D" will start a demo showing the computer playing the first hole. In all the games, pressing "P" will start the same course over again. And in World Class, pressing "G" will take you to a putting green. You can exit back to the main menu by pressing "/". Also, something amusing I noticed, which I think applies to all the games (definitely the original games): If your ball lands in the water, it sinks, but if it ROLLS onto the water, it will stay on top and NOT sink. The game will then draw a small island for you to stand on. I used to like to putt the ball into the water to see how far out I could get it. :)

[@towerbridge04]

1986 was a great year for C64 games. Below is my top 20 - top 10 isn't enough for 1986! Now to watch your top 10 🙂 20: Trailblazer 19: Tau Ceti 18: Superstar Ping-Pong 17: Sigma Seven 16: The Price Of Magik 15: Powerplay - The Game Of The Gods 14: Nemesis 13: Uchi Mata 12: Ballyhoo 11: Fist II 10: Trivial Pursuit 9: Green Beret 8: Leather Goddesses Of Phobos 7: Killed Until Dead 6: International Karate 5: Ghosts ‘n Goblins 4: Infiltrator 3: Tass Times In Tone Town 2: Leaderboard Golf 1: Leaderboard - Executive Edition

[@Retro_B8]

Ah that is a cracking list of 20 games and some I’ve not played. Infiltrator interests me, I’ve seen that one before but 3,7,12,13,16 and 17 I need to have a look at/for as I’ve never played them! Hope you enjoyed my ten!

[@skywalkerranch]

Infiltrator was a really hard game for sure.

[@nickholl]

I only remember playing the US version of Aliens. Was probably mainly to get to the screen where she says 'bitch' as that felt edgy at the time :D

[@8-BitRach]

I always wondered how to pronounce Tau Ceti!

[@8-BitRach]

It was the other Aliens game for me!

[@Retro_B8]

Haha well that’s my interpretation!!

[@Retro_B8]

@@8-BitRach I’ve tried to like it but just love the movie feel of this one

[@20thcenturygamingc64]

@@Retro_B8I also pronounce it as tore settee

[@Retro_B8]

@@20thcenturygamingc64 might be a Sunderland thing mark haha

[@thefonzeful]

nice

[@nerdygeezer78]

I agree International Karate was the better game of the two

[@Retro_B8]

Same here mate, definitely edged it for me