1980s arcade games

[Isabellacat]

[clockwork green]

My goal in life is to one day own an actual arcade edition of Defender. The home versions were never remotely close because of the controls.

[mortlock]

i share that goal..and ill take it one step further..id like to have a small game room in my house..have defender, asteroids, pacman, and burgertime. that and and some air hockey..

[I,Galactus]

I feel the same way about galaga.  Console controls just arent the same.

I'd love a galaga / ms pacman machine.

[gnombient]

I didn't have a lot of disposable income as a kid, and I was usually reluctant to spend the money I had on arcade games -- books, RPGs, and toys took precedence.  My most-played game was probably Elevator Action, but I also loved Ghosts & Goblins, Rolling Thunder, Crystal Castles, and Golden Axe... 

Nowadays I play a lot of classic arcade games on the computer through MAME, and recently ordered one of these to upgrade the experience... 

[mortlock]

[Dunedin]

Tempest!

I can't believe only one person has mentioned Tempest! That game was awesome. Also, did North America not get the game Scramble? I thought someone would have remembered it.

[mortlock]

we got it. i loved that game. i sucked at it though, but i still loved it.

[I,Galactus]

Speaking of Tempest and tube shooters

GYRUSS!



I loved playing this game, but the cabinet at the movie theater arcade put out a TON of heat.  Between that of the awesome / vertigonous forced perspective, I was always paranoid that Gyruss was giving me cancer.

That same arcade had the coolest TETRIS machine, too.  It was really tall and white and had two full-sized screens for head-to-head.  I've never seen another one like it.

[Dunedin]

we got it. i loved that game. i sucked at it though, but i still loved it.

Yeah, Scramble was one of my faves too. I gave myself RSI once from playing it.

[socket]

Scramble on Vectrex was awesome.  Best game for the system.

[peoplething]

I just picked up a new HP computer for home use and have been fiddling around with MAME a bit.

Defender, Joust, Ms.PacMan, Galaga, Battle Zone, Frogger.... for me the xbox controller works fine enough to satiate the urge to play.

The problem I got is the trackball games, centepede and the like are unpossible to play. 


I guess I should go the mouse route..... lame

[I,Galactus]

I guess I should go the mouse route..... lame

Might work

[cat shepard]

MAT MANIA

[I,Galactus]

http://fayar.craigslist.org/vgm/3037651554.html

GODDAMNIT SOMEONE GIVE ME $2K

[Instant Dan]

Anytime you guys are in Houston, you should visit this.

http://www.joystixamusements.com/

[mortlock]

[grimniggzy]

Went to a house show in west philly last night and they had a Golden Tee Golf 3D arcade.
Kinda like this but an older version...

[mortlock]

[agent of change]

Can anyone identify this game? I snapped some pics from this abandoned building I found out in rural western NC, must have been an arcade. This shot isn't one I'll use in an art show, but it shows the side and controls the best.

[mortlock]

[socket]

I spent probably an hour trying to figure out what game that is, AoC. Driving me crazy. Looks so familiar.

[socket]

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