Mail Order Monsters (C64)

Mail Order Monsters (1985) for the Commodore 64. This video is just a quick beginner game: there are more extensive modes in the game along with Morph customization. For a better ideal:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/game/576029.html

I could never figure out why EA never made this into a franchise back when the first generation of kids that grew up with Pokemon were getting into their teens. Which do you think a teenage boy would prefer to play with a lighting lobing Lagomorph or a T-Rex with tentacles and a flame thrower?

Don't misunderstand me I think cute games are great and the one at fault is the dumb teenagers and marketing; but I would have liked this game to make a return.

Also Lagomorhs are awesome: The Trix Rabbit, Rabbids, Max, Fran... Arina....................

What was I typing about?

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• Monsters
• C64
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[gjc82071]

I assume you're using an emulator for this game? How did you get it to work? I downloaded every version I could find. It keeps freezing up on the "EA" (electronic Arts) screen. I can't play it at all & really want to, since it has been like 20trs since I last played it. Did you do something special to get it to work? I am using the VICE emulator v2.2 & v2.1 btw,

[Anyone00TZ]

@gjc82071 I used WinVICE 1.22; the disk swapping is a pain though.

[Opnn8d1]

This game was before its time. Imagine what it would have been like with today's graphics and internet play. Sometimes I think that revisiting old titles like this and bringing them up to 21st century specs while remaining true to the original gameplay should be what some independent developer should attempt.

Anyone share that feeling?

[Atomicgodzilla1]

News flash genius, spore came out in 2008, this came out 1984!

[Djclyve]

Joe Negron LOVES this game!

Anyways, yes, this game was awesom and well before its time.The only thing that sucked is when you were defeated you lost your monster for good. aLL THAT WORK DOWN THE SHITTER!

[gjc82071]

@Anyone00TZ Thanks. Actually, it works on CCS64. I think the problem has something to do with "fastloader" on the C64? Can't run Ferrari F1 Challange or Caveman Ughlympics either, but they work on CCS64. BTW, do you know offhand where to get an older copy of VICE? Preferably 1.21-1.22. I need it for Gamebase64. All I could find was a "build" version of 1.21 & 2. If you know offhand, it would be appreciated, if not, I will look around. BTW, ever use Gamebase64? Thx again!

[infinitycrops]

I used to spend hours and hours playing this back in the 80s... the music brings back a lot of feelings of nostalgia.....well.....excludi­ng the horrendous load times.

A remake would be awesome as long as they kept to the spirit of the original game (just fight and build strength and fight some more), and didn't try to give it a plot/storyline or turn it into a pokemon clone.

[Mangina9000]

@Opnn8d1 "Anyone share that feeling? "

Yes and no. I don't want to see a remake of Neverending Story, or Goonies. Some things belong to my childhood. Besides, there are a thousand great game designers out there with lots of great ideas that could use a publisher. No reason they can't do something inspired by this though.

[Francois424]

One of my all time favorite of the C64/Atari800 games. Even by that time I was only 8 and had a very short attention span, I clearly remember playing for hours building up my Brontozaur... Ireally would like for a very very close remake with 3d graphics. Man imagine the Dinos... gahhh... ^^

[mikey8it2]

miss my C64 hads o many games Hundreds of copies w00t when copying was easy and fun

[egdeltur666]

heheh, lightning lobing lagomorph...

ALLITERATION!!!

[dronarron]

I loves this game so much. One of the reasons I downloaded an emulator. :)