Now, some of our younger readers are probably thinking there were no decent games during that time.

Lets face it nostalgia apart there was a lot of games which sucked around that time.

We love to reminisce about these old games but have you actually gone back and played on them Sheesh They usually involved breaking your joysticks or C64, Spectrum or Atari keyboards just to make a mess of pixels and garish colours move across a screen as fast as possible.

Then there was the terrible sound and the seemingly endless amount of time you had to stare at the loading screens.

However, there were games during this era which still work today.

Enjoy 25. Lode Runner Is it just us, or did that game go on forever 24.

Archon A strategy game which has withstood the test of time.

Ms Pac-Man Brought the genius of Pac-Man to a new generation of gamers.

Thrust A game which almost drove you insane trying to get that bloody rocket around various caves but you kept coming back for more.

Paradroid Probably the best ever game released on the C64.

Outrun OK, its easy to scoff at it now, but Outrun was essential game-playing during the 80s.

International Karate Just take your average beat-em-up and then add a third player.

Brilliant 18. Sid Meiers Pirates Pirates on your PB Genius 17.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0 OK, graphics have moved on quite a bit since 1982, but, who cares, it was a brilliant game.

Maniac Mansion An adventure game that broke new ground.

Emlyn Hughes International Soccer We once went without food for a day playing this game.

Pitfall Has there ever been a more infuriating yet satisfying game 13.

Boulderdash Remains one of the most addictive games of all time.

The Hobbit Infuriating it may have been, but The Hobbit was insanely addictive.

Personally, we found it hard to not try and kill everyone and everything that greeted us, which usually ended in them cleaving our skull.

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar Few games have brought out the inner geek as much as this masterpiece.

R-Type The best sideways scrolling shooter of the decade.

Rainbow Islands So simple, yet so addictive.

Digger Who knew digging could be so much fun 7.

Dungeon Master Alongside Dungeons and Dragons the cartoon series, it brought tales of orcs, wizards and elves into the mainstream.

The Oregon Trail Who knew Oregon could be so interesting Oregon Trail was both educational it informed an entire generation as to the dangers of dysentery and fun.

Prince of Persia An Apple II game that was ahead of its time.

Elite Apparently, Elite was not a big hit in the States.

Not sure which game they were playing.

Donkey Kong One of the most fondly remembered games of all time.

SimCity Why did we love this game so much God knows.

But who cares 1. Tetris Should have come with a government health warning.

I would have also stuck one of the Dizzy franchise in, as I lost many perfectly good hours of my life trying to clock Fantasy World Dizzy.

However, I would also add Imogen ( ) Best BBC B graphics EVER), Head Over Heels ( ) The first couple of Dizzy games and, perhaps, codename: Droid and Strkyers Run.

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