1980s arcade games

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mortlock

Quote from: lftwng4 on May 20, 2011, 04:32:16 PM
First time I ever played Galaxian was in the fall of 1981, at the Toledo Sports Arena, before Black Sabbath went on.
This chick collapsed next to the machine and threw up.  Her boyfriend told us she had ingested "too many 714s".  We didn't know what that meant at the time.
i still dont know what a 714 is..

Isabellacat

that is a rad story tho lftwng....1981??? shiiit i was only like 3 years old.




i think 714s are barbiturates/downers. that's just the lab number on the pill. sounds like she may have had too much to drink too. funny story nonetheless.


mortlock

ive come to hate the pill buzz..its too chemical for my tastes..

Isabellacat

#53
that story made me think of the first time i ever saw an arcade machine..

1981 or '82, at the nearby supermarket they had Ms.Pacman. I remember some hippie looking kids wearing bellbottoms were crowding around in front of it and I walked up and one of the kids looked down at me and said "hey little girl, you gotta try this out!!". i was too short to look at the screen but it looked neat.

then a year later my older brother had Atari 2600 and i'll never forget the first time i played Pacman on that. must have sat in front of the tv for hours.

mortlock

Quote from: isabellacat on May 29, 2011, 11:13:21 PM
that story made me think of the first time i ever saw an arcade machine..

1981 or '82, at the nearby supermarket they had Ms.Pacman. I remember some hippie looking kids wearing bellbottoms were crowding around in front of it and I walked up and one of the kids looked down at me and said "hey little girl, you gotta try this out!!". i was too short to look at the screen but it looked neat.

then a year later my older brother had Atari 2600 and i'll never forget the first time i played Pacman on that. must have sat in front of the tv for hours.
i  noticed my first experience with coke and miss pacman were similar

Isabellacat

Quote from: mortlock on May 30, 2011, 12:05:18 AM
Quote from: isabellacat on May 29, 2011, 11:13:21 PM
that story made me think of the first time i ever saw an arcade machine..

1981 or '82, at the nearby supermarket they had Ms.Pacman. I remember some hippie looking kids wearing bellbottoms were crowding around in front of it and I walked up and one of the kids looked down at me and said "hey little girl, you gotta try this out!!". i was too short to look at the screen but it looked neat.

then a year later my older brother had Atari 2600 and i'll never forget the first time i played Pacman on that. must have sat in front of the tv for hours.
i  noticed my first experience with coke and miss pacman were similar

Coke!? the soda or the drug??  :P

funny i guess 80s kids were naturally coked out, being that it was the 80s and all. must have been in those Pop Rocks and never mixed Pop Rocks with Pepsi or else you're head would have exploded.


grimniggzy

damn, liking that smash tv arcade.


Isabellacat




Isabellacat

^^^ I need to get that for my Atari!

Lately I've been playing alot of Demon Attack tho.

mortlock

the old activision games were great..i loved dragster and pitfall..lazer blast was the best one..

Isabellacat

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Quote from: mortlock on September 01, 2011, 08:38:13 AM
the old activision games were great..i loved dragster and pitfall..lazer blast was the best one..

my favorite Activision game is Grand Prix.




i also love the 2600 games made by Imagic.  :P they made Demon Attack and Star Voyager.

Beerjerk

Ghosts N Goblins



Anyone here ever go to Barcade in Brooklyn? Around 30 80's arcade machines and 20+ craft beers on menu.

http://barcadebrooklyn.com/games-2/

Beerjerk


Isabellacat

Quote from: Beerjerk on September 05, 2011, 09:22:18 PM
Ghosts N Goblins



Anyone here ever go to Barcade in Brooklyn? Around 30 80's arcade machines and 20+ craft beers on menu.

http://barcadebrooklyn.com/games-2/


that place looks cool! makes me wonder if there's anything like that in SF. anyways i found this cool website where you can play Ghosts n Goblins the arcade..

http://www.classicgamesarcade.com/game/21664/Ghosts-n-Goblins.html


Beerjerk

Quote from: Isabellacat on September 05, 2011, 09:40:41 PM
Quote from: Beerjerk on September 05, 2011, 09:22:18 PM
Ghosts N Goblins



Anyone here ever go to Barcade in Brooklyn? Around 30 80's arcade machines and 20+ craft beers on menu.

http://barcadebrooklyn.com/games-2/


that place looks cool! makes me wonder if there's anything like that in SF. anyways i found this cool website where you can play Ghosts n Goblins the arcade..

http://www.classicgamesarcade.com/game/21664/Ghosts-n-Goblins.html



Nice! I have it on the Capcom Collections for PS2, now I feel like dusting it off and popping it in.

Barcade is opening up in a few cities along the East Coast. They opened one up close to me in Jersey City, and they're opening one in Philly in a few months, so who knows, it could probably head West.


grimniggzy

#70
"Barcade is opening up in a few cities along the East Coast. They opened one up close to me in Jersey City, and they're opening one in Philly in a few months"

woah, this is awesome news.

Beerjerk

Quote from: grimniggzy on September 08, 2011, 11:40:58 AM
"Barcade is opening up in a few cities along the East Coast. They opened one up close to me in Jersey City, and they're opening one in Philly in a few months"

woah, this is awesome news.

Opening up over at Fishtown:

http://www.barcadephiladelphia.com/

Isabellacat



I think in about 4-5 months I'm actually going to be able to afford getting an actual arcade machine. I've been looking at craigslist and found some games for really cheap. I found a Dig Dug machine for only $300  :o  I did'nt have the money for it then tho,plus I have no idea how I'm gonna get it over to my place. Think I'm going to have to hire some movers when I buy one.

It's always been my dream to actually have an arcade game in my room lol....I'm actually thinking about getting one for reals soon. I just hope my roommate is'nt going to flip out.

Isabellacat

Like peep this!!!!!!


http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/vgm/2662756712.html



:o  :o  :o  :o  :o

Only $250 for an actual working Pacman arcade!?!? That is such a great deal.....but I bet it would cost alot just to get that moved over from Santa Rosa to SF. Drats if I had the money now I'd buy it.