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1 posted on 10/17/2021 6:41:16 PM PDT by algore
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Defender, Space Wars (one of the first two-player arcade games), Tempest, Robotron 2084, Joust, Star Wars, Berserk, Zaxxon...

There were many others, but you get the idea.

117 posted on 10/17/2021 8:01:58 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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121 posted on 10/17/2021 8:03:56 PM PDT by conservativeimage (Pray that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass.)
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Black Knight.


126 posted on 10/17/2021 8:08:12 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
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Battle Zone and Missile Command, and the laundromat round the corner from the bar musta scratched their head since their change machines were always out of quarters...


127 posted on 10/17/2021 8:09:46 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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Run! Run! I'am Sinistar!

128 posted on 10/17/2021 8:09:57 PM PDT by The MAGA-Deplorian (Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less!)
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There were two spinoffs during this time (played them on a new Web TV manufactured by Mattel. First was Burger Time in which a baker following a pathway filled with
obstructions while he built his burgers. Plop! There goes another one.

The second was Beauty and the Beast. The beast (Kong, the ape) attempted to reach his beauty by climbing a high rise building, all the while attempting to find opened windows.

Sigh, and then there was Pong; table tennis anyone?

Also enjoyed the game of TETRUS on the portable Intendo.

The Web TV and Intendo both gave up the ghost sometime during the 90’s and were abandoned never to be touched again.


129 posted on 10/17/2021 8:13:06 PM PDT by V K Lee (Resist, we will! Remember, we must!)
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Donkey Kong
Tron
Moon Patrol
Wizard of Wor
Joust
Zaxxon
Pole Position
Spy Hunter
Rolling Thunder
Double Dragon
Bad Dudes
Shinobi
Golden Axe
Ninja Gaiden


138 posted on 10/17/2021 8:25:34 PM PDT by Prole ( )
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Ms. Pac-Man, Kangeroo, Galaga, Q-Bert

I kinda was lousy at all of ‘em. But I did get to level 4 on Ms. Pac-Man, er like twice.


143 posted on 10/17/2021 8:34:20 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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Riverraid
Battlezone


148 posted on 10/17/2021 8:46:03 PM PDT by FreedomProtector
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Defender
Play here: https://archive.org/details/arcade_defender


149 posted on 10/17/2021 8:50:07 PM PDT by Falconspeed ("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson.)
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Jolly Joker
150 posted on 10/17/2021 8:53:30 PM PDT by Neanderthal (Let's go, Brandon!)
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“Space Invaders’’.


151 posted on 10/17/2021 8:54:20 PM PDT by jmacusa (America.Founded by geniuses. Now governed by idiots. )
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As a kid, my parents would take me to the Nathan's in Oceanside, NY, where they had a great arcade room.

For some reason, I always remember playing Periscope.

In college, I played a lot of Eight Ball Deluxe.

Rack 'Em Up!

-PJ

152 posted on 10/17/2021 8:55:11 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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We had 'Galaxians' in our EE lounge in college, and I got pretty hooked on that.

Then I definitely went through a 'Defender' stage (nice memories).

But, ultimately, I settled on Millipede, and owned a Millipede machine for several years. Definitely Millipede.

I never could figure out 'Tempest'

Hat tip to 'Asteroids', which also consumed countless quarters of mine. These days I play the sequel ('Hemmoroids').

154 posted on 10/17/2021 8:59:33 PM PDT by The Duke (Search for 'Sydney Ducks' and understand what is needed.)
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Pinball:

Kiss
Sharpshooter
Silverball Mania
Eight Ball/Deluxe

Video games:

Pac Man
Ms. Pac Man
Centipede
Dig Dug
Donkey Kong


158 posted on 10/17/2021 9:46:54 PM PDT by BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan (If in doubt, it's probably sarcasm)
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Galaga, Donkey King, Missile Command along with Pac-man got a good chunk of my weekly pocket change. Pizza Hut had the 2-player sit down versions and pizza nights required bringing extra quarters.


159 posted on 10/17/2021 9:48:06 PM PDT by Zack Attack
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Yar’s Revenge... Atari

Arkanoid... Taito

1942... Midway


160 posted on 10/17/2021 9:48:27 PM PDT by LastDayz (A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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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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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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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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