[icwhatudo]

Wow, pardon the spelling errors. Wireless keyboard needs a battery lol

[webheart]

Defender

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_(video_game)

[corkoman]

Defender?

[Defiant]

Gorf or something like that.

[SamAdams76]

I used to know kids that could help you with these old vintage video games. But today, they are all middle-aged grouches.

[humblegunner]

eople have sucess at moie names knowing only a fdistant memories

All your bear are befong on us.

He survibe? NO! Make time you.

[JoeProBono]

[Enlightened1]

Here is a GORF video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhu0LI5XOlg

[yarddog]

I got a hand held game which was similar to “Space Invaders” it actually may have been it but I am not sure. This was mid 80s and I found myself playing it until I was beginning to get mentally exhausted.

Anyway nearly 30 years later I found the old game in a box. I put two C cell batteries in it and was surprised that it still worked.

I gave it to my Grand children and did not think they would like it as it was pretty crude compared to what they have today. A few days later my Daughter told me that were hooked on it and played it so long that she had to take it away from them.

I thought it was funny that it still had that effect.

[Caipirabob]

“Space wars”...and yes, as a kid I loved it, too!

[Caipirabob]

Oops...my bad..

[SnuffaBolshevik]

I beat a kid playing asteroids back in the early 80s at the local crossroads watering hole.

Won $75 which was serious coin back then.

The girl holding both of our cash prior to the bet took a liking to me.

But that’s a story for another day.

[Yardstick]

Wow, I don’t remember that one at all. But I have to say, those old vector games were cool — so fluid and smooth at a time when most games were a little clunky. The most advanced of the vector games was probably Star Wars but man would it suck down the quarters.

[wastoute]

I took a course in programming in Fortran from a guy who invented Pong. Dang that was a long time ago.

[SkyPilot]

Ahhh, the 80's.

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

I remember the game but not the name(s). I do recall seeing it in several arcades under at least two different names.

[tumblindice]

In one of the Marvel Avengers movies, some tech on a space ship is sneaking a game of Galaga on his screen and someone fingers him, maybe Iron Man.

[ez]

Used to love Missile Command and Tempest.

[Flick Lives]

Only tangentially related to this topic / question, but I highly recommend the book “Ready Player One” for anyone who grew up with or enjoyed 80’s style video games.