Not all retro games are worth remembering
Some
memories are best forgotten. Being kidnapped and held hostage in a
foreign land perhaps. Or being beaten unconscious by hooded men
weilding bamboo canes. Both of these pale into comparison to the
total horror of experiencing Magic Carpet on the Commodore 64.
Well,
if the game is so arse-achingly awful why are you writing about it? I
hear you say, in my head. Well the simple fact is that this
abomination will be forever etched into my subconscious as it was the
very first computer game I ever owned – not counting Game &
Watch LCD hand helds. My old man bought me a brand spanking new
Commodore 64 in 1990. It was the Light Fantastic pack that came with
a light-gun and a few games such as Army days, Gangster Town, and
Batman The Caped Crusader. He also purchased a copy of Outrun, and
Magic Carpet. I had no idea that the C64 was pretty much obsolete by
this stage, but I am so glad I had a chance to experience all the
8-bit home computer games such as Monty On The Run, Boulderdash,
Bounder, Jack The Nipper and Creatures as well as being able to
purchase games for less than £2.
