LGR - CHAMP Arcade Games for DOS
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I also recall most of them not working for one reason or another. They'd get up to the menu well enough, but when I tried to run them, some error or another would arise. I think the _Centipede_ one worked, but I'm pretty positive _Champ Kong_ didn't. Might have been just the versions on the disc didn't work, or perhaps it was because I was running the games right off the CD-ROM and it was expecting write capability or something - I wasn't allowed on the Internet for the longest time (basically not until the '00s, so it's not like I could debug it or compare it to versions you could obtain from downloading it.
Still, they seem to have done a decent job emulating the originals. I'm honestly curious if they received any legal threats, given how close the not-Champ-Mode variants run to the real deal.
Also, those _Microsoft Arcade_ compilations are making me get fairly nostalgic. I never owned a single one of them, but I sure as hell recognize the _Return to the Arcade_ box.
Date: 2022-04-14
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PureSlime
My first exposure to arcade games - and video games in general - came from a Ms. Pac Man arcade cocktail table at my local children's hospital when I stayed there as a kid. Since then, I was kind of stuck with this fascination with arcade games. I distinctly remember begging my parents to buy me Return of Arcade at Electronics Boutique (now EB Games) when I was around five or six.
I got more exposure to other arcade games though some of the many weird plugin things you could do to WinAmp. I remember there was a way to play games through it, and there were tons of different arcade clone games that people had put together for it.
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My first exposure to arcade games - and video games in general - came from a Ms. Pac Man arcade cocktail table at my local children's hospital when I stayed there as a kid. Since then, I was kind of stuck with this fascination with arcade games. I distinctly remember begging my parents to buy me Return of Arcade at Electronics Boutique (now EB Games) when I was around five or six.
I got more exposure to other arcade games though some of the many weird plugin things you could do to WinAmp. I remember there was a way to play games through it, and there were tons of different arcade clone games that people had put together for it.
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Sims
Please help me play these again! I still have the install files for several games (and save files for MsPacEm, but I can't install them on my Windows 7 64-bit OS (no, I'm not going to upgrade to Windows 10 until I have to. Is there any way to install these and play them on my current, aforementioned, computer? I mainly want to play MsPacEm because it had a mode that let you create your own mazes, and I made about 10 that I really liked; and no, I never took a screenshot, so I can't recreate them in WorldsBiggestPacMan.
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Please help me play these again! I still have the install files for several games (and save files for MsPacEm, but I can't install them on my Windows 7 64-bit OS (no, I'm not going to upgrade to Windows 10 until I have to. Is there any way to install these and play them on my current, aforementioned, computer? I mainly want to play MsPacEm because it had a mode that let you create your own mazes, and I made about 10 that I really liked; and no, I never took a screenshot, so I can't recreate them in WorldsBiggestPacMan.
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DoubleMrE
I just ran into 'Champ Kong' today on the net and I am impressed. Its as good--if not better, than the arcade original. The altered levels are a great feature. I only wish I could use a controller to play instead of my keyboard. I should be happy though since I have a Mac and the game was able to install and is playable on -Boxer. ' But Champ Kong is a great game and Champ's other games look great in comparison to the originals as well.
Thanks for posting this vid!
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I just ran into 'Champ Kong' today on the net and I am impressed. Its as good--if not better, than the arcade original. The altered levels are a great feature. I only wish I could use a controller to play instead of my keyboard. I should be happy though since I have a Mac and the game was able to install and is playable on -Boxer. ' But Champ Kong is a great game and Champ's other games look great in comparison to the originals as well.
Thanks for posting this vid!
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Luzur
I had an Amusement park some 3-4 miles from where i lived as a kid that didnt close down until around 2010 ( bought my 4 arcade machines there, they here dirt cheap since it was -everything must go NOW or its the scrapyard- kind of a deal, so i bought Virtua Cop 2, Sega Shooting Master, Outrun Deluxe sit-down cab and Sega's Hang-on Deluxe big bike for 100 bucks a piece) so my arcade needs where satisfied for a long time.
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I had an Amusement park some 3-4 miles from where i lived as a kid that didnt close down until around 2010 ( bought my 4 arcade machines there, they here dirt cheap since it was -everything must go NOW or its the scrapyard- kind of a deal, so i bought Virtua Cop 2, Sega Shooting Master, Outrun Deluxe sit-down cab and Sega's Hang-on Deluxe big bike for 100 bucks a piece) so my arcade needs where satisfied for a long time.
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clown4516
Hey LGR i know its a long shot but iv been searching for a arcade game i used to play on windows 95 it was a top down space shooter were you would fly around and take over planets while trying to kill the computer players you could buy bombs and lazers to help. the one thing i remember most about the game was one of the ships you could play as was a smiley face. any idea what it is or how i could find it?
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Hey LGR i know its a long shot but iv been searching for a arcade game i used to play on windows 95 it was a top down space shooter were you would fly around and take over planets while trying to kill the computer players you could buy bombs and lazers to help. the one thing i remember most about the game was one of the ships you could play as was a smiley face. any idea what it is or how i could find it?
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Zombie
Holy crap, that AOL window brings back memories. Back when I'd search down the Games list and stumble upon some of my all time favorites, one of which is Dare 2 Dream. I just loved the MSPaint style pixel art. I didn't get that adventure game style itch scratched until my cousin introduced me to Last Half of Darkness when I was 12. Scary spoopy. Especially those twin vampire girls. Nopenopenope.
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Holy crap, that AOL window brings back memories. Back when I'd search down the Games list and stumble upon some of my all time favorites, one of which is Dare 2 Dream. I just loved the MSPaint style pixel art. I didn't get that adventure game style itch scratched until my cousin introduced me to Last Half of Darkness when I was 12. Scary spoopy. Especially those twin vampire girls. Nopenopenope.
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John
Great video! Thanks for this - it was quite a nostalgia trip! I miss the old days of CHAMProgramming (yes it's pronounced CHAMP not 'shamp': ) Real life took over for a few years but I eventually got back into game programming for the Atari 2600 about 10 years ago (Lady Bug, Conquest (Caverns) of Mars. I took another 10 years off but I'm back programming for the 2600 (Scramble. Thanks again!
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Great video! Thanks for this - it was quite a nostalgia trip! I miss the old days of CHAMProgramming (yes it's pronounced CHAMP not 'shamp': ) Real life took over for a few years but I eventually got back into game programming for the Atari 2600 about 10 years ago (Lady Bug, Conquest (Caverns) of Mars. I took another 10 years off but I'm back programming for the 2600 (Scramble. Thanks again!
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AtariLeaf
This is awesome. Thanks for bringing these classics to light. I've been a Champ fan for a long time and they're all completely free now. He did a couple of games on the 2600 including the fantastic clone of Lady Bug. I actually have some early code on one of my computers with a 2600 ice hockey game he was working on but never released. I'm a big NHL fan so he wanted me to try it out: )
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This is awesome. Thanks for bringing these classics to light. I've been a Champ fan for a long time and they're all completely free now. He did a couple of games on the 2600 including the fantastic clone of Lady Bug. I actually have some early code on one of my computers with a 2600 ice hockey game he was working on but never released. I'm a big NHL fan so he wanted me to try it out: )
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Jon
I find it kinda intriguing that Pizza Worm got popular (well, popular enough that Clint has mentioned it a few times and done a review of it) since it's made by a Finnish guy in his bedroom in 94. It's not a bad game for what it is, a copy of Nibbles & Snake and other such game, but it did feature turning at any angle, which made it wonky but interesting.
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I find it kinda intriguing that Pizza Worm got popular (well, popular enough that Clint has mentioned it a few times and done a review of it) since it's made by a Finnish guy in his bedroom in 94. It's not a bad game for what it is, a copy of Nibbles & Snake and other such game, but it did feature turning at any angle, which made it wonky but interesting.
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