Posted on 10/17/2021 6:41:16 PM PDT by 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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RCmw74L1vQ
Sound comes on at 1 minute (it was VERY noisy!). Hyperball by Williams. Shot pinballs like a machine gun and you had to hit letters, etc.
In 1982 in college camped in the back of my truck for 4 weeks of summer field camp at a campground. The place had one of these in the warm and dry building. By the time I left I had my initials filling up all of the high scores (5?).
Went back in 1991 and had to see if they still had the game. Yep! And I still had the top 3 high scores!
KLAXX
Galaga and Karate
Don’t think Omega Race has been mentioned yet.
Star Wars was probably the most sophisticated of the vector graphics games. Plus it had the cool flight yoke type controls.
There was one where you were swung from vine to vine in the jungle. Blanking on the name.
Liked Xevius because you could play for a long time on a quarter.
Punch Out with the announcer calling the punches.
Yes to both.
Four Square.
Does anyone remember BAGMAN?
Used to love Sinistar too. “RUN, COWARD!”
Defender
My only real exposure was when I had lunch, they had a few of those machines nearby and I would take 45min out of my hour long lunch...:)
Which is good. I thank God they didn’t have video games when I was a kid. I have no doubt I would have become addicted to them.
“Sheriff” pinball...
Asteroids, Missile Command and Galaga. I’d say Centipede too, but I think that was late 80s.
I bought one of the arcade game systems from Sams club with the hope’s that my kids could enjoy games as I did.
My favorite Pinball games were: Kiss & Addams Family
My Favorite video arcade games were: Tempest, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong & Pac Man
Favorite movies associated with them : Pixels & The Last StarFighter
Gottlieb: Haunted House
Gottlieb: Volcano
Bally: Fire Ball
Oh, how I wish I could find a version of CYBER BALL......
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosconian
Missile Command, Rolling Thunder, Pac Man, Tempst
Played mostly pinball. Vulcan, Jumping Jacks, Beat Time all great games.
Wow - very cool !
Pinball - Spirit of 76, Playboy
I loved that friggin machine.
Galaga and Zaxxon too.
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