willowmoon93
Experienced Member
I was instantly a big fan of the TI-99/4A computer ever since I played "Munch Man" at a kiosk in a Service Merchandise store back in Tennessee. A few months later, it turned out to be the first computer I ever owned and programmed on it for many years.
Considering that there was quite a bit of cartridge based games for the system, I think today it is still largely overlooked. It's funny though -- I can talk to quite a few retro gamers out there and of course it's the console systems that garner the most attention (Nintendo NES, Sega Genesis, Atari 2600, for example). But they almost all automatically bring up "Parsec" as the game they automatically associate with the TI-99/4A. Namely the speech and gameplay that they enjoyed the most.
There were some games that were great on the TI-99/4A as well as some not-so-lovable losers as well. And although Parsec wasn't my favorite game on the system, it would have to be in my Top-10 (for the TI, that is).
What I'm curious about is this: for you, what game would you consider to be the game you associate with automatically for that particular system, and why. For example, "Star Raiders" for the Atari 400/800 computer (the reasoning/story behind it is in a prior separate thread of mine.) It doesn't necessarily have to be a groundbreaking or defining-moment type of game, just a particular game that has some connection to you.
I invite everyone on this forum worldwide to participate on this one -- although I live in the United States, I'd also love to hear from those who perhaps had a particular Spectrum, MSX, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC, etc. game that holds some personal relevance to you. Tell us your stories!
Considering that there was quite a bit of cartridge based games for the system, I think today it is still largely overlooked. It's funny though -- I can talk to quite a few retro gamers out there and of course it's the console systems that garner the most attention (Nintendo NES, Sega Genesis, Atari 2600, for example). But they almost all automatically bring up "Parsec" as the game they automatically associate with the TI-99/4A. Namely the speech and gameplay that they enjoyed the most.
There were some games that were great on the TI-99/4A as well as some not-so-lovable losers as well. And although Parsec wasn't my favorite game on the system, it would have to be in my Top-10 (for the TI, that is).
What I'm curious about is this: for you, what game would you consider to be the game you associate with automatically for that particular system, and why. For example, "Star Raiders" for the Atari 400/800 computer (the reasoning/story behind it is in a prior separate thread of mine.) It doesn't necessarily have to be a groundbreaking or defining-moment type of game, just a particular game that has some connection to you.
I invite everyone on this forum worldwide to participate on this one -- although I live in the United States, I'd also love to hear from those who perhaps had a particular Spectrum, MSX, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC, etc. game that holds some personal relevance to you. Tell us your stories!