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

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.


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To: Tijeras_Slim

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!


161 posted on 10/17/2021 10:04:18 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: algore

KLAXX


162 posted on 10/17/2021 10:07:40 PM PDT by Hambone 1934 (Dems love playing Nazis.....The republicans love helping them)
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To: algore

Galaga and Karate


163 posted on 10/17/2021 11:34:57 PM PDT by Bikkuri ("Anyone who trusts this government hasn't been paying attention." <Hat tip to DJ Macwow>)
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To: algore

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.


164 posted on 10/18/2021 12:02:10 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Kazan

Yes to both.


165 posted on 10/18/2021 12:57:14 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: algore

Four Square.


166 posted on 10/18/2021 1:27:38 AM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election))
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To: Lisbon1940

Does anyone remember BAGMAN?

Used to love Sinistar too. “RUN, COWARD!”


167 posted on 10/18/2021 3:17:19 AM PDT by Ueriah
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To: algore

Defender


168 posted on 10/18/2021 3:42:33 AM PDT by Smellin Salt
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To: Secret Agent Man

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.


169 posted on 10/18/2021 4:32:19 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists are The Droplet of Sewage in a gallon of ultra-pure clean water.)
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To: algore

“Sheriff” pinball...


170 posted on 10/18/2021 5:05:46 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: Kazan

Asteroids, Missile Command and Galaga. I’d say Centipede too, but I think that was late 80s.


171 posted on 10/18/2021 5:45:16 AM PDT by Mathews (It's all gravy, baby!)
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To: algore; Trillian

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


172 posted on 10/18/2021 6:10:55 AM PDT by Conservative4Life (thy merchants were great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. Rev18:23)
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To: algore

Gottlieb: Haunted House

Gottlieb: Volcano

Bally: Fire Ball


173 posted on 10/18/2021 7:06:04 AM PDT by Roccus (Prima di ogni altra cosa, siati armati!)
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To: algore

Oh, how I wish I could find a version of CYBER BALL......


174 posted on 10/18/2021 7:07:56 AM PDT by Hessian (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.)
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To: algore
I don't think anyone has mentioned Bosconian yet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosconian

175 posted on 10/18/2021 7:48:00 AM PDT by MikeSteelBe (The South will be in the right in the next war of Northern aggression.)
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To: Kazan

Missile Command, Rolling Thunder, Pac Man, Tempst


176 posted on 10/18/2021 7:56:13 AM PDT by The Klingon
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To: algore

Played mostly pinball. Vulcan, Jumping Jacks, Beat Time all great games.


177 posted on 10/18/2021 8:19:58 AM PDT by unclejohncornbread
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To: Dr. Sivana
Starfighters in Phoenix recently got one of those. Restored from the mid-70s with all mechanical scoring.

Wow - very cool !

178 posted on 10/18/2021 9:46:41 AM PDT by Mopp4 ("It is a cruel world, Herr Hauptman. You said it yourself.")
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To: algore

Pinball - Spirit of 76, Playboy


179 posted on 10/18/2021 9:50:01 AM PDT by VastRWCon (Fake News")
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To: capydick

I loved that friggin machine.

Galaga and Zaxxon too.


180 posted on 10/18/2021 9:53:03 AM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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