I'm recording plays of many of the CGA games I played back in the '80s - stay tuned.
A quick play of Columbia Data Products' Space Commanders, released initially as part of the software bundle that came with the company's IBM PC compatible 1600 VP portable computer from 1983.
Space Commander was a clone of Taito's hugely successful 1978 coin-op Space Invaders and was one of the earliest games I remember playing on my dad's IBM PC, I was around 5 or 6 years old.
I grew up in an IBM/PC family, with both my mom and dad in technology. My dad had been working for IBM in the '60s as a software engineer and when the personal computer revolution swept across in the late '70s and early '80 the original IBM PC quickly became an established part of our household. The mighty IBM Model 5150 was definitely not a machine meant for games nonetheless it was the most magical and fascinating device. While the 4-color CGA was hideous compared to other machines of the time it's a lovely memory of a forgotten time, now nearly 40 years old. The awkward color palette has a very special place in my heart today.
My reflexes and eye-hand coordination surely ain't what they used to be:)
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