Gugny Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Arcade games in the 80s/early 90s. Not video games you played at home. One of the threads here made me think of the game, "Joust." That was a game that I was insanely good at. Some others: Track and Field (the one where you had to hit the two buttons really fast to run, etc.) Galaga Tron I really liked Q-Bert, but that game just pissed me off because I couldn't get very far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I can't answer this I'm a millennial @ExiledInIllinois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Centipede Space Invaders Missile Command Pac-Man Those are the big 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Galaga. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I'm on the opposite end of that time range, but I lost many quarters to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game. I miss those days of crowding around a machine and waiting until someone drops out. I also tended to flock to pinball machines for whatever reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I actually went to this really cool arcade in Austin. An entire section of classic arcade games. I was always good at Pole Position and Tapper, the heavily commercialized bartending game from Budweiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 14 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: I actually went to this really cool arcade in Austin. An entire section of classic arcade games. I was always good at Pole Position and Tapper, the heavily commercialized bartending game from Budweiser. Forgot about Pole Position. I was good at that, too. Another game that used to piss me off to no end was Dig Dug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Success for me was playing for a long time for a quarter, as opposed to being dispatched in less than 3 minutes like I know a lot of the games were designed for. (I gave up playing Gauntlet for this reason, all it did was vacuum coins) Off the cuff, these are the arcade games I can remember playing for along time on a single quarter: Ikari Warriors Elevator Action (as long as it was not internally set to Hard) Crazy Climber 1942 Double Dragon Donkey Kong Mr. Do Dig Dug Galaga (another game that varied greatly in difficulty based on settings, in particular shooting speed) Bust-a-move Out Run Konami Super Basketball Golden Axe vs Tennis (Nintendo arcade game) 10 Yard Fight I'm sure I'm missing a million others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Kung Fu, Mortal Kombat, Spy Hunter, Rampage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Asteroids! Loved that game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Battlezone Asteroids Galaga Galaxian Space Invaders Centipede Used to really like Gravitar, but it was really tough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Gugny said: Arcade games in the 80s/early 90s. Not video games you played at home. One of the threads here made me think of the game, "Joust." That was a game that I was insanely good at. Some others: Track and Field (the one where you had to hit the two buttons really fast to run, etc.) Galaga Tron I really liked Q-Bert, but that game just pissed me off because I couldn't get very far. hitting hyperburst in the 100m of Track & Field was the best when your competitor couldn't get there RBI Baseball, except when the jerk you were playing leaned in on you as he moved the pitch on the screen Pole Position, never got the machine that had Judas Priest inside Edited December 3, 2018 by row_33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 1 minute ago, JÂy RÛßeÒ said: Battlezone Asteroids Galaga Galaxian Space Invaders Centipede Used to really like Gravitar, but it was really tough. You just reminded me of another one .... Sinistar. Cool game. "Run, coward ...." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 My straight-A friend on his way to medical school got addicted to Robotron 2084 and became an arcade skid, and now is bitter and working in a factory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Boyst62 said: I can't answer this I'm a millennial @ExiledInIllinois I am glad you are finally 12 stepping it: It's always that FIRST step that's the killler! "My name is Boyst and I am a Millennial...." Hello! BOYST! Glad you are taking that FIRST step Boyst! It's really easy! Edited December 3, 2018 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Pacman and its variations vs. Tennis of the mid-80s, mastered the move of returning a serve the down the line off my backhand, opponents stood there and blanched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Kid Chameleon. Yes... That was an arcade box. Little later but on a console Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Tetris and its variations, the strangest waste of time to stand there and play, much more enjoyable on the computer Police Trainer, got on a roll some nights with a steady hand and it was pure bliss Arkanoid RBI Baseball against the computer where it would whip you with 10 runs if you got 9 in the top of the inning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I had an uncle who owned a Ms. Pac-man machine. I was always horrible at Pac-man games, but there was nothing more satisfying than opening up the unlocked coin area and hitting the little lever that got you the next game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 38 minutes ago, Gugny said: Forgot about Pole Position. I was good at that, too. Another game that used to piss me off to no end was Dig Dug. Played it the other night and I sucked till I played a few games. So many of the new car simulation games had me overthinking what I had to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 For about 12 minutes: What can I say, I was a prodigy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 42 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Kid Chameleon. Yes... That was an arcade box. Little later but on a console Oh... LoL... I just re-read OP title. Kid Chameleon kicked MY ASS. I still kicked those dragon's ***** in Adventure though, and still made that toady bat do what I wanted it to do! ? EDIT: How come the plural of: Ass is filtered. That makes no sense. Ass ***** ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSOL Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Nintendo's Punch out was my jam, I used to love that game at the arcade. Body blow, body blow! Left HOOK, uppercut! Uppercut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Picked up one of those retro versions at Kohl's a bunch of years ago. It came all back like that! I was knifing though the D on #2 like a hot Josh Allen through butter after the 12th game. Then ran into this: | - | | How the hell do you get around those Mutha-Ph***kers! Like playing against the NFL referees and still trying to beat the Cheaters! Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Loved Battlezone, wish there was a version for the Atari 2600. Yes, there was a game called Combat, but it wasn't the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I crush Ivan Stewart's Off Road Racing every year when we go out for my birthday at the local adult arcade here in town (called 16-Bit). I loved that game as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 54 minutes ago, shrader said: I had an uncle who owned a Ms. Pac-man machine. I was always horrible at Pac-man games, but there was nothing more satisfying than opening up the unlocked coin area and hitting the little lever that got you the next game. My uncle (RIP) usually had 3-4 pinball machines in his basement, he would refurbish them and resell. It was cool like you said, opening up the door and hitting the coin lever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 14 minutes ago, Just Jack said: Loved Battlezone, wish there was a version for the Atari 2600. Yes, there was a game called Combat, but it wasn't the same. http://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/battlezone/battlezone.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I was always really good at bubble hockey. Beat anybody who came my way. Till one day, Mr. Lindy Ruff happened to be at the same bar I was. It was in Cheektowaga i think. I was like 19, and shouldn't have even been in the bar. But I walked up to him and really politely asked him if he wouldn't mind playing against me. Kicked my ass like 5-0. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 2 hours ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: I actually went to this really cool arcade in Austin. An entire section of classic arcade games. I was always good at Pole Position and Tapper, the heavily commercialized bartending game from Budweiser. Disney used to have an arcade named “Quest” that had every game you could think of. It was great. And then they got rid of it. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) Mortal Kombat II. There was a period of time when I was the arcade attendant at the local bowling alley and had the keys to put free credits on the machines. Before that I used to play Pigskin quite a bit. I was never that great at it, but it was a fun game. Edited December 3, 2018 by RaoulDuke79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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teef Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 2 hours ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Kung Fu, Mortal Kombat, Spy Hunter, Rampage. rampage was my jam. also loved golden axe, the original star wars game, (the sit down one), tmnt, and the simpson arcade game. as others have said i'm sure there's more, but those jump out at me. concerning rampage, i bought this little number for my home office. worth every penny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) 13 minutes ago, teef said: rampage was my jam. also loved golden axe, the original star wars game, (the sit down one), tmnt, and the simpson arcade game. as others have said i'm sure there's more, but those jump out at me. concerning rampage, i bought this little number for my home office. worth every penny. That's epic. If i could find a missile command machine, I'd be all over that. Edited December 3, 2018 by Joe in Winslow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Anyone remember Dragon's Lair? I used to be able to finish that game. It was at a local supermarket, of all places. That game and Donkey Kong Jr., which I loved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 9 minutes ago, Gugny said: Anyone remember Dragon's Lair? I used to be able to finish that game. It was at a local supermarket, of all places. That game and Donkey Kong Jr., which I loved. I remember as a kid playing Ms. Pac Man at the local Pizza Hut. They had one of the two-seater table-style games. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 23 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said: That's epic. If i could find a missile command machine, I'd be all over that. check it out! second game down. these mini arcades, (they're only 48 inches tall) have 4 games they come with. it's amazing how will it plays and feels. just like a shrunken old school arcade game. $300 at walmart, gamestop, target, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 1 minute ago, teef said: check it out! second game down. these mini arcades, (they're only 48 inches tall) have 4 games they come with. it's amazing how will it plays and feels. just like a shrunken old school arcade game. $300 at walmart, gamestop, target, etc. YES with the rollerball! Man I love those games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Berzerk, with the smiling bouncy face geez these games sucked for graphics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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