Re: Help for a newbie!

Francis Devereux wrote:
> On Aug 28, 2:55 pm, james.w1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> > Hello all!
> > I'm rather new to Risc-OS and have been using it for a while now, but
> > I need some advice about what games to buy.(which is my main interest)
> > Can someone give me a list of must-buy games that will run on a
> > Strongarm RISCPC?
>
> Some of my favourite ever RISC OS StrongARM games are:
>
> Free download:
> Elite (download from http://www.acornarcade.co.uk/downloads/)
I've given this a try and I've found it really good, but slightly
frustrating!
> Twin World - one of my favourite platform games ever
> MarsQuake - good Bomber Man clone
>
> Available to buy from APDL
> Star Fighter 3000 - this one really benefits from a StrongARM, it runs
> much smoother than with older ARM processors
I actually own an old, floppy copy of this game. I obtained an upgrade
from a website which brings it up to version 3 or something (what's
the latest version?). I haven't given it a proper go yet, so that's
what Ill do next.
> Chocks Away
> Stunt Racer 2000 - racing game, the "killer" 2 player mode where your
> objective is to kill the other player is great fun.  Note that you
> will need a utility such as StrongGuard to make it run at the right
> speed on modern monitors.
> Apocalypse
I also own an old copy of this game, i hate it! the sound is
incredibly loud and generally not very nice and its incredibly
boring!
> The last 4 games are original RISC OS titles (not ****ts from other
> platforms) so you probably won't have seen them before, and ArcElite
> is the best version of Elite on any platform in my opinion.  Once you
> get used to ArcElite's mouse control you can manouevre a lot more
> quickly than you can with versions that use the keyboard or mouse.
>
> Have fun,
>
> Francis.

most of the game I have (which isn't a lot) is from the days when my
dad worked with archimedes computers and played a few games on them in
his spare time.