I do enjoy all of your retro videos a lot. To this day i regret that i sold my c64 disk collection in 1987/1988 in order to buy an amiga. Kudos to all the people that kept and keep the c64 scene alive.
Hi RetroNoName, would love to see 1993 done as well 😃 Maybe just "Top 10 Commodore 64 (C64) games of 1993/1994" ? would love to see it. Lemmings may be considered by some, as the last "big commercial" release for the C64, which wasn't until 1994 🤯 I truly love these vids, & am kindly requesting one more "Top Commodore 64 (C64) games" just to complete the C64's "commercial" era 😃
Some incredibly impressive feats here. That were barely sold anywhere and that even fewer people cared about given the pace of technology at the time. Amazing for a 10 year old budget system. But machines released even 2-3 years after were like dark magic in comparison.
Yes, the pace of technological evolution from 1980 to 1995 was something never experienced before. Compared to that, the difference from 2023 to 2008 isn't that big...
Yeap, I still remember coming from ZX Spectrum to a 286 AT with color VGA graphics in 1991. The VGA screen looked like alien tech compared to the Speccy. But as you grow older, you realise that it's not always just about better graphics and sound ;)
@@retrononame it does help though. But its less technical fidelity and more artistic quality. Obviously good gameplay and solid level design helps. And various QoL features.
Oh man, thak you so much. There was a time, when I tried very hard to find a game that I remembered from C64 times. I had a clear visual memory of it and couldn't find the name anywhere. Its The Bod Squad! Damn, it was a hard one :)
Denarius/Katakis, which is C64 alternative to R-Type for space side scroller shooter. Turrican 1/2/ and possibly 3 for action platformer shooter, Boss Fights, flying in shuttle. Exile, for best semi-procedurally generated game ever made. Controls may be bit too complex for current generation. Parallax is fun cyberpunk game... you are ter-errrrror. (No need to censor me here YT.) Defender of The Crown as turn based strategy game. In similar fashion North & South is turn based with special actions in between. Air Support may as well be 1st RTS ever. Again, check controls. If you have 2nd person to play with, Save New York is hell of a fun. Bubble Bobble is 2 player platformer. Traz as 4 sided brick destroyer for 1/2 players. The Great Giana Sisters are better Supper Mario. And always will be. To Hell and Back is another platformer with a lot of exploration. Myth: History in the Making is better than PC Prince of Persia. Since everyone played Sim City, C64 version was equal to all others and no need to revisit it. But Author made technological prototype named: "Raid on Bungeling Bay" And that's fun to play, even while successful win forces quite short play. C64 Lemings were good. And so were Stunt Car Racer. Microprose Soccer is the best implementation. Rick Dangerous 1/2 are fun tactical platformers. Paperboy is good fun flashback into 80's. Project Firestart, short story driven action horror survival. Paradroid is great for kids memory and logic training. Cabal is one of the better static screen shooters.
I agree. I didn't know what to expect from 1992 C64 gaming scene, but I was (again) surprised as some of these are very, very good and didn't age too badly as well!
@@retrononame vaguely remember ZZAP going out of business in early 1992, returning as commodore force, but that not lasting long. Only criticism I'd add to the games though is the price for quality would have been a crippling multiload on tape.
The C64 was able to punch well above it's weight for a system of such limited specifications. These days they're porting things like Eye of the Beholder and Doom to the system. It's only a matter of time before a full fledged port of Skyrim is released.
Well you have to keep in mind tech for home consoles was on the rise and their games were better in every way. Arguable now a days as pcs can be upgradable to keep up with consoles.
Many platformers in this era. Enforcer and Slicks, First Samurai, the Bod Squad, Potsworth and Co all look good. Frankenstein looks brill, but seems to play awfully quick. Cannot remember playing any of them. Was more of a Speccy user back in the day. I have a C64 Maxi now, so i can try them out now.
Alien 3 was a hell of a game...I'd actually got a Megadrive by the time it came out so first played it on the MD. Only played the C64 version years later but it was just as good, game play wise, as the MD version. One note, it wasn't released on C64 until 1993 according to what I read: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_3_(video_game)
Wow...I never knew about Robin Hood: Legend Quest. It looks like a remake of the NES version of Super Robin Hood, which itself was a remake of the C64 game!
You are correct. I got the "Black gold" title released in 1992 on Lemon64, but it's for a different (german) game. As I mentioned a few times, I didn't know anything about C64 gaming scene in 1992 - it was a research for me as well, and this title got the best of me :) Apologies for the mistake and thank you for correcting me.
I was surprised that I found so many great C64 games released after 1991. System was totally obsolete by then, but there were still fantastic games made for it.
I do appreciate your opinion, but I also hope you understand that this list covers only the games released in 1992 (check the video title). Other years are covered in other videos you can find on my channel. Thanks for watching!
Alien 3, Rampart, Bee 52, Cool World, Nick Faldo's Championship Golf, Sleepwalker, Lethal Weapon, Dalek Attack, and Robin Hood: Legend Quest are all from 1993, bro.
I used Lemon64 for reference, as I don't know much about 1992 C64 scene (I was on PC from 1991 forward) - so it was an interesting project for me as well. But there may as well be some errors (if Lemon64 got it wrong too). For example, link for Rampart : www.lemon64.com/game/rampart It says 1992. And the database gives Rampart as one of the entries when you search for "Released in 1992". But as I said, it could well be that you are correct and I do apologise for mistakes then. Overall though, the main point of this video is to look at games that were released deep in the "8-bits are obsolete" era. And it's amazing what programmers still did with them little machines. And, hey, thanks for watching!
I was active as a C64 user in the early '90s and it was a cool era, even if almost everyone else had upgraded to an Amiga or Mega Drive. The thing with Lemon64 is that most likely the guy who entered the games in the database took the release dates from some place where they had the 16-bit titles as a primary reference. Take Alien 3 for example. It was indeed released in 1992 for the 16-bit systems. However, the C64 version came out quite late in 1993. It was reviewed in October 1993 in Commodore Format, and in November 1993 in Zzap!64 (Commodore Force). In fact, that and Lemmings were the last two major commercial releases for the system.
I checked a few titles and yes, it seems you are correct. Thanks for pointing this out to me. Will add a note to the video description below with this information (with credits to you of course).
For other platforms yes (1991), but according to C64 sites, the C64 version was released in 1992 One example (Lemon 64): www.lemon64.com/game/rolling-ronny
I do enjoy all of your retro videos a lot. To this day i regret that i sold my c64 disk collection in 1987/1988 in order to buy an amiga. Kudos to all the people that kept and keep the c64 scene alive.
Hi RetroNoName, would love to see 1993 done as well 😃
Maybe just "Top 10 Commodore 64 (C64) games of 1993/1994" ? would love to see it.
Lemmings may be considered by some, as the last "big commercial" release for the C64, which wasn't until 1994 🤯
I truly love these vids, & am kindly requesting one more "Top Commodore 64 (C64) games" just to complete the C64's "commercial" era 😃
A list for 1993 and 1994 would be cool
Some amazing games for that year.
Great videos these 👍
As always, thank you for watching!
Some incredibly impressive feats here. That were barely sold anywhere and that even fewer people cared about given the pace of technology at the time. Amazing for a 10 year old budget system. But machines released even 2-3 years after were like dark magic in comparison.
Yes, the pace of technological evolution from 1980 to 1995 was something never experienced before. Compared to that, the difference from 2023 to 2008 isn't that big...
Yeap, I still remember coming from ZX Spectrum to a 286 AT with color VGA graphics in 1991. The VGA screen looked like alien tech compared to the Speccy.
But as you grow older, you realise that it's not always just about better graphics and sound ;)
@@retrononame it does help though. But its less technical fidelity and more artistic quality. Obviously good gameplay and solid level design helps. And various QoL features.
Oh man, thak you so much. There was a time, when I tried very hard to find a game that I remembered from C64 times. I had a clear visual memory of it and couldn't find the name anywhere. Its The Bod Squad! Damn, it was a hard one :)
Hey, you're more than welcome!
I'm glad the video helped you find the "missing game" :)
nice guide for us who didn't have the system and don't know what to choose from the huge library.
Thank you!
Denarius/Katakis, which is C64 alternative to R-Type for space side scroller shooter.
Turrican 1/2/ and possibly 3 for action platformer shooter, Boss Fights, flying in shuttle.
Exile, for best semi-procedurally generated game ever made. Controls may be bit too complex for current generation.
Parallax is fun cyberpunk game... you are ter-errrrror. (No need to censor me here YT.)
Defender of The Crown as turn based strategy game. In similar fashion North & South is turn based with special actions in between.
Air Support may as well be 1st RTS ever. Again, check controls.
If you have 2nd person to play with, Save New York is hell of a fun. Bubble Bobble is 2 player platformer.
Traz as 4 sided brick destroyer for 1/2 players.
The Great Giana Sisters are better Supper Mario. And always will be.
To Hell and Back is another platformer with a lot of exploration.
Myth: History in the Making is better than PC Prince of Persia.
Since everyone played Sim City, C64 version was equal to all others and no need to revisit it. But Author made technological prototype named: "Raid on Bungeling Bay" And that's fun to play, even while successful win forces quite short play.
C64 Lemings were good. And so were Stunt Car Racer.
Microprose Soccer is the best implementation.
Rick Dangerous 1/2 are fun tactical platformers.
Paperboy is good fun flashback into 80's.
Project Firestart, short story driven action horror survival.
Paradroid is great for kids memory and logic training.
Cabal is one of the better static screen shooters.
I loved Arnie so much! Also always wanted Sleepwalker but thats the one that got away.
Arnie looks simplistic at first (for 1992), but it's a cool little shooter.
Quality of these games is very high....such as shame so few sold by 1992!
I agree. I didn't know what to expect from 1992 C64 gaming scene, but I was (again) surprised as some of these are very, very good and didn't age too badly as well!
@@retrononame vaguely remember ZZAP going out of business in early 1992, returning as commodore force, but that not lasting long.
Only criticism I'd add to the games though is the price for quality would have been a crippling multiload on tape.
The C64 was able to punch well above it's weight for a system of such limited specifications. These days they're porting things like Eye of the Beholder and Doom to the system. It's only a matter of time before a full fledged port of Skyrim is released.
Well you have to keep in mind tech for home consoles was on the rise and their games were better in every way. Arguable now a days as pcs can be upgradable to keep up with consoles.
Indeed it was really high. If only the colors of the system was a bit better. Either way they look fun to load.
Many platformers in this era. Enforcer and Slicks, First Samurai, the Bod Squad, Potsworth and Co all look good. Frankenstein looks brill, but seems to play awfully quick. Cannot remember playing any of them. Was more of a Speccy user back in the day. I have a C64 Maxi now, so i can try them out now.
Alien 3 was a hell of a game...I'd actually got a Megadrive by the time it came out so first played it on the MD. Only played the C64 version years later but it was just as good, game play wise, as the MD version. One note, it wasn't released on C64 until 1993 according to what I read: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_3_(video_game)
The last game was also called Oil Imperium and it's from 1989. I have fond memories of that oil tycoon game.
Wow...I never knew about Robin Hood: Legend Quest. It looks like a remake of the NES version of Super Robin Hood, which itself was a remake of the C64 game!
It does look like Super Robin Hood, yes.
Black Gold (Oil Imperium) is from 1989.
You are correct. I got the "Black gold" title released in 1992 on Lemon64, but it's for a different (german) game.
As I mentioned a few times, I didn't know anything about C64 gaming scene in 1992 - it was a research for me as well, and this title got the best of me :)
Apologies for the mistake and thank you for correcting me.
1992 was an amazing year for the C64 confirmed!
I was surprised that I found so many great C64 games released after 1991. System was totally obsolete by then, but there were still fantastic games made for it.
thank you
I wonder what people would have thought if somebody showed these games at the WCES in 1982.
If this is Top 50, we are now in alternative universe than one I was born in. Maybe 5 of those belong to Top 50.
I do appreciate your opinion, but I also hope you understand that this list covers only the games released in 1992 (check the video title). Other years are covered in other videos you can find on my channel.
Thanks for watching!
@@retrononame I see, I get you now.
Alien 3, Rampart, Bee 52, Cool World, Nick Faldo's Championship Golf, Sleepwalker, Lethal Weapon, Dalek Attack, and Robin Hood: Legend Quest are all from 1993, bro.
I used Lemon64 for reference, as I don't know much about 1992 C64 scene (I was on PC from 1991 forward) - so it was an interesting project for me as well. But there may as well be some errors (if Lemon64 got it wrong too).
For example, link for Rampart : www.lemon64.com/game/rampart
It says 1992. And the database gives Rampart as one of the entries when you search for "Released in 1992".
But as I said, it could well be that you are correct and I do apologise for mistakes then.
Overall though, the main point of this video is to look at games that were released deep in the "8-bits are obsolete" era. And it's amazing what programmers still did with them little machines.
And, hey, thanks for watching!
I was active as a C64 user in the early '90s and it was a cool era, even if almost everyone else had upgraded to an Amiga or Mega Drive. The thing with Lemon64 is that most likely the guy who entered the games in the database took the release dates from some place where they had the 16-bit titles as a primary reference. Take Alien 3 for example. It was indeed released in 1992 for the 16-bit systems. However, the C64 version came out quite late in 1993. It was reviewed in October 1993 in Commodore Format, and in November 1993 in Zzap!64 (Commodore Force). In fact, that and Lemmings were the last two major commercial releases for the system.
I checked a few titles and yes, it seems you are correct.
Thanks for pointing this out to me. Will add a note to the video description below with this information (with credits to you of course).
my c64 my fav system of all time
96 / 5 000
But it's been a bad year. Games made at a push. Just compare Blinky Scary School (1990) and Titanic Blinky.
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Hmm quite sure that Rolling Ronny is from 1990 or '91
For other platforms yes (1991), but according to C64 sites, the C64 version was released in 1992
One example (Lemon 64): www.lemon64.com/game/rolling-ronny
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Thanks!
Everyone had gone to Amiga by this stage
Amiga or PC.
Myself, I got my first PC in 1991 (286 AT with color VGA display).
By that time, I'd got a Sega Mega Drive, and my C64 was collecting dust...
@@retrononame was all about Amiga for me
PC didn’t really interest me at that stage
sure, but i am more likely to go back and visit what i missed - hence this video is more than worthwhile