What were your favorite Arcade games or Pinball from the 70s and early 80s ?

self | algore

[algore]

I played a lot of Off Road, Defender, Battlezone, Astro Blaster, Galaga in the Golden age.

I know a few people who collect and refurb pinball machines, but I was never coordinated enough to play those so I have no favorite, but I appreciate the art and mechanism as I may a fine watch or automobile.

[capydick]

Good memories from my local arcade: Centipede, Galaga, Pacman and Mrs Pacman and especially the Captain Fantastic pinball machine - always had a long line of quarters on it for a kid who wanted to play next

[SaveFerris]

It’s more fun when played with real cars and a real Mack truck

[DallasGal]

I was never great at arcade games, but that was always a favorite. I enjoyed Qbert too

[max americana]

Many years ago I gave my Dad 15 shares of Microsoft stock for his birthday. Choking up, he asked me why this big gift.

I told him “remember the many times I asked you for quarters at the arcade and you rarely said no? This is the amount I calculated I took from you “

[EEGator]

You should try video games now.

2-360 degree thumb sticks
4-way left thumb arrow control
4 buttons for right thumb actions
2 left index finger buttons
2 right index finger buttons

[SaveFerris]

Or does that say “Freightliner”? I can’t read it, it’s so quick

[shotgun]

Captain Fantastic pinball.

[Secret Agent Man]

nice :)

[Army Air Corps]

When one of my cousins received an Atari console as a gift, he compiled a huge collection of game cartridges, so I played more games at his house than at an arcade. :)

[WMarshal]

"Worst arcade game:

Dragon’s Lair (50 cents to essentially watch yourself die...) "
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OMG! I am of the same opinion. Some asshat executive thought that animation was better than truly interactive computer graphics. It is like Hanna-Barbera and Bill Gates got together and had an ugly baby.

[AFreeBird]

Asteroids. & Tempest.

Also Dragon’s Lair. An early Laser Disc animation arcade game. I saved the Princess Daphne many, many quarters later.

I’ve got it on my IPad.

[basalt]

i played at game at an arcade called “CRAZY CLIMBER”...i was obsessed with it..almost won the damn game to take home but 1 other guy beat my high score....

[AFreeBird]

Bars will do that to you. 😎

[Golden Eagle]

Started on Space Invaders and Missile Command.

Moved up to Galaga and Defender.

Graduated to Tempest, Robotron, and my favorite of all, Stargate. Inviso, smart bombs, what’s not to like. 2 quarters, of course, was usually good for an hour.

Pac Man? Never. No fire button.

[Caipirabob]

Space Wars.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cgG1rCx1DeA

[fidelis]

I only had one arcade game that I was good at in the 80’s and that was Phoenix. I owned the high score on every arcade version in the San Fernando Valley for about 2 years I guess.

[AFreeBird]

Never got to Daphne eh?

She’s a babe. And she’s not Heavily dressed either.

[EEGator]

No. I was only 8 y/o when it was out.
I still liked hot chicks but wasn’t sure why yet...

[Robert DeLong]

Only one was Ms. Pac-man.

[EEGator]

All these years later it still provokes my anger. :)