Cadijk van Kaarhandel Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 When I were a lad this is what we had. 1982, my first Football Manager game. Been playing the genre ever since, but next time you think you'll have a mope and a moan about what you've got today you'd do well to remember what the kids of the 80s had to play with Check out the 3-D animation. Have a look at the Youtube link below just to see how lucky you are http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A13M4_If_4I Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigy18181 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 ha ha mate that is bloody classic, quality Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavin99 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Haha, now that is retro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmurfDude Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 You make a good point and I agree. We're spoiled these days yet we still bloody moan about what we have Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltaroad Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 In the 80's I didn't expect 3D game play to be that good. But now in 2008 I do expect it to be decent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadijk van Kaarhandel Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 Oh Deltaroad, deary deary me, you're sooooo hard done by Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltaroad Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 :D:D The message you have entered is too short. Please lengthen your message to at least 10 characters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcoavgousti Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 omg!!! memorys i used to have football manager 2 for my amstrad cpc 464!! and i loved it, infact when i first tried the fm demo and 3d match it made me laugh coz memeorys of football manager 2 came flooding back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadijk van Kaarhandel Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 Before this you know how me and my mates played football sims? We wrote team names on a piece of paper - usually started with 32 Cup Ties - and used a dice to simulate the scores. The 6 was a "Nil". We played a knock-out competition to find a winner. Then started all over again. If you were feeling adventurous you'd make a Champions League type affair. Pen, paper, dice. Marvellous times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomHAVFC Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Before this you know how me and my mates played football sims? We wrote team names on a piece of paper - usually started with 32 Cup Ties - and used a dice to simulate the scores. The 6 was a "Nil". We played a knock-out competition to find a winner. Then started all over again. If you were feeling adventurous you'd make a Champions League type affair. Pen, paper, dice. Marvellous times. I've also done something similiar to this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadijk van Kaarhandel Posted November 6, 2008 Author Share Posted November 6, 2008 You could do cricket too! Write out the line-ups, the 5 was "Out", the rest of the numbers were "Runs". Used to have some brilliant competitions with my trusty dice. Then the ZX Spectrum came along and we all went space-age. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guvnorconroy Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 And do you still give a piece of coal and an orange for Christmas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winto Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 i do appreciate that we expect alot these days but its called progress. at the time you player the game in basic that would have been revolutionary and you would have enjoyed it that way. its only looking back that it looks rubbish. when FM2100 comes out and its all virtual etc then people may look back to now and say its rubbish. its not about expecting or deserving anything its about what is possible. if players know that 3D is possible then why cant we expect it to meet our expectations (seeing as our expectations come from what we have seen elsewhere, so therefore are possible. im not having a moan honest i enjoy Fm and buy it every year, and after a patch or two it is easily the best game available on any platform. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Fish Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A13M4_If_4I I see they fixed the bug where "GOAL!!!!" flashes before the ball crosses the line.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schotsmannetje Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Before this you know how me and my mates played football sims? We wrote team names on a piece of paper - usually started with 32 Cup Ties - and used a dice to simulate the scores. The 6 was a "Nil". We played a knock-out competition to find a winner. Then started all over again. If you were feeling adventurous you'd make a Champions League type affair. Pen, paper, dice. Marvellous times. Yeah we used to do stuff like that at school when we were bored. What we would do, is right out the line-ups of 2 teams, in that time it was usually Real Madrid and Man Utd, and then the performance of every player was decided by a dice. Then we would compare the results of the performances of players that play against each other. For example the left back against the right winger (R Carlos vs Beckham) or the striker against the GK (Raul vs Smeichel), the team that won the most duels won the match. Then again WE already had CM in those times, but you can't play that at school during a history lesson now can you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibbo112 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 thats classic great point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thnigelfc Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 omg cadijk bring back so many memories,we also played the footie dice game.Remember once we couldn't find a dice..shock horror..so we used a 2 pence piece and home teams where heads away teams tails...lol.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fairbairn Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Man, I had that on C64... the graphics were slighly better(the stick players had proper(red and blue) shirt colours, white shorts, and skin colour, with a black blob of hair on top 'is head) and the screen was black with grey text. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
small Mac Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Does anyone remember these adventure books that came with a dice and some other stuff, and you went to different pages depending on how your team 'performed'. I had some football one and a Famous Five one but i think they're long gone now:( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonBlade Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Actually that looks ok. The thing is, and it's a problem with all modern games, the more real it looks the more the flaws stand out. Our mind used to fill in the blanks. Whereas now it's on display. I guarantee if you switch from the 3D engine to the text only, half the problems with the match engine disappear. Because what was a guilt edge chance or a terrible bit of decision making, or a huge dwell on the ball, instantly vanish when your mind is inventing it. Phong-shaded normal-mapped bloomed realism isn't a patch on the realism in Chuckie Egg. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1977beyond Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Before this you know how me and my mates played football sims? We wrote team names on a piece of paper - usually started with 32 Cup Ties - and used a dice to simulate the scores. The 6 was a "Nil". We played a knock-out competition to find a winner. Then started all over again. If you were feeling adventurous you'd make a Champions League type affair. Pen, paper, dice. Marvellous times. I used to do this with those 'league ladders' you'd get for free in Shoot Magazine hehe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ the womble Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I used to do those play by mail games you'd find in the back of match, £2 a fortnight or whatever it was! Then they'd send you a printout on how your team did etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboydonegood Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 ridiculous logic, times have change and with it so have standards, if your attitude was normal there would be no such thing as progress. ridiculous thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwityke Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I had that game, it was awesome, way ahead of its time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neji Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I think that looks awesome, well except for that horrific green colour! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2goody Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I used to do this with those 'league ladders' you'd get for free in Shoot Magazine hehe They were great he he Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 ridiculous logic, times have change and with it so have standards, if your attitude was normal there would be no such thing as progress.ridiculous thread. You may not have noticed but you're the odd man out, the thread is light hearted and very amusing, I'm confident the OP had tongue firmly in cheek, which makes you look like one very miserable person:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stokes_83 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 LOL that is classic. To bad the kids expectations now aren't what your was then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neji Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Whats the difference between an Expert, a Super Expert and a Genius? Written all in basic, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmurfDude Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 ridiculous logic, times have change and with it so have standards, if your attitude was normal there would be no such thing as progress.ridiculous thread. And the winner of the grumpiest old man award goes to... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackter Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Beep. Beep. Beep. FART. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpashfc Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I'm paying £30 of my hard-earned money - I expect it to be sufficient enough, and I think you'll find you might be patronising people on here by calling them "kids"? Do one. Muppet :/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 And the winner of the grumpiest old man award goes to... Oi!, I'm more than twice as old as him, he doesn't even qualify:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordarod Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Yes we're lucky doesn't mean we can't be luckier I won't lower my expectations in 21st cnt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I'm paying £30 of my hard-earned money - I expect it to be sufficient enough, and I think you'll find you might be patronising people on here by calling them kids? Do one. Muppet :/ Don't young people do jokes anymore:confused: you seriously need to get a life son:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpashfc Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Don't young people do jokes anymore:confused: you seriously need to get a life son:D I have one that i'm happy with. Can you say the same? Clearly not if that's the best you can come up with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunk Beware Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Before this you know how me and my mates played football sims? We wrote team names on a piece of paper - usually started with 32 Cup Ties - and used a dice to simulate the scores. The 6 was a "Nil". We played a knock-out competition to find a winner. Then started all over again. If you were feeling adventurous you'd make a Champions League type affair. Pen, paper, dice. Marvellous times. Have done this before. Used to have great fun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Younging Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 grandpa alert! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty_9 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 haha awesome...we are spoilt...But imagine in another 20 years...The mind boggles... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I have one that i'm happy with. Can you say the same? Clearly not if that's the best you can come up with. Certainly I can and I've been using it a lot longer than you, that's probably why I recognise a tongue in cheek thread when I see one. Anybody taking the OP seriously needs a reality check. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally13 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 good point mate but like you say that was 20 years ago if we have't moved on much since then sumots up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANNY1000000 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 lol not too much change then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthiele Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 damn funny thread. made even funnier by people like rpashfc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indi75 Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 In the 80's I didn't expect 3D game play to be that good. But now in 2008 I do expect it to be decent. Which '09 is by any standard. The game is never gonna be about 3D graphics, we're a long way from that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpashfc Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 damn funny thread. made even funnier by people like rpashfc. Take a bow son Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
velonce Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Looks like they had a major closing down problem back then. They just tried to form a wall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kreman Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 When I were a lad this is what we had. 1982, my first Football Manager game. Been playing the genre ever since, but next time you think you'll have a mope and a moan about what you've got today you'd do well to remember what the kids of the 80s had to play with Check out the 3-D animation. Have a look at the Youtube link below just to see how lucky you are http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A13M4_If_4I Haha, check out the dude doing his teapot impression on the goal line! Is that Fashanu? (can i say that?!!?) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beware Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 This is pathetic I can't see how anyone put up with that, I wouldn't even bother if I lived back then. Would probably end up with my current two hours spent on the computer playing actual football instead of sitting in the chair. Probably be a much better footballer too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonkyDick Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Great thread. This wasn't a management game but i remember playing it on my mate's Vectrex. Vectrex I had an Atari and used to play this, it was an original Atari as well not the 2600. I showed these to my 7 year old son and he looked at me like I was from another planet, then laughed as though I was joking. Kids of today don't know how good they have it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackter Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 This is pathetic I can't see how anyone put up with that, I wouldn't even bother if I lived back then. Would probably end up with my current two hours spent on the computer playing actual football instead of sitting in the chair. Probably be a much better footballer too. You should really check it out - it's still one of the more enjoyable football management games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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