Did you ever go to the arcade as a kid? Penny slots? Space Invaders?
PacMan?

What were some of your favorite games to play.


There was one I recall called Phoenix. It was a 3 stage game where
you'd go through a wave of killing bird like creatures. The second had
these eggs going across the screen that would hatch to larger birds.

The third was a spaceship you had to break through and destroy.

What are your arcade memories?
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There was one I recall called Phoenix. It was a 3 stage game where
you'd go through a wave of killing bird like creatures. The second had
these eggs going across the screen that would hatch to larger birds.

The third was a spaceship you had to break through and destroy.

That one was awesome on the Intellivision. Atari screwed it up.

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Hello nelgin,

On Wed Jul 17 2024 01:53 pm UTC-5:00, you wrote:

My first memories were of playing space invaders at the laundromat waiting on my mom as a kid. Great game.
Later on in teenaged years (ca. 1990-1998) I loved going to the WalMart with a friend and beefing on SFII, MK and MKII. Wasted the allowance for the week right there on Monday nights.
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Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: nelgin to Agoranet.AGN_GEN on Wed Jul 17 2024 01:53 pm

What are your arcade memories?

Defender. I got too good at that, to the point that the machine would overflow and the world below would go away for a couple of levels. I think I got a score of 1.6 million?

I had to quit after that.

The other game I liked was Tempest.
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Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: nelgin to Agoranet.AGN_GEN on Wed Jul 17 2024 01:53 pm

Did you ever go to the arcade as a kid? Penny slots? Space Invaders? PacMan?

What were some of your favorite games to play?

I went to arcades fairly rarely, and I played arcade games more often at restaurants that sometimes had a few arcade games set up in the restaurant. Some of my favorite arcade games were Joust, Ivan "Ironman" Stewart's Super Off-Road, Centipede, and pinball.

Nightfox

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Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: nelgin to Agoranet.AGN_GEN on Wed Jul 17 2024 01:53 pm

What are your arcade memories?

Defender. I got too good at that, to the point that the machine would overflow and the world below would go away for a couple of levels. I
think I got a score of 1.6 million?

I had to quit after that.

I tend to be like that with games. We had a TRS-80 clone at school
called a Video Genie. Black & white with block graphics. There was a
simple space invaders type game and I was the first person to "clock"
the score. I had to walk away in the end because it was just too easy
for that 11 year old.

I did have to cross my arms though, I liked to do left and right with
my left hand and fire with my right, so left hand on ZX and right on
Return. I don't know if I could even do that these days.
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On Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:04:30 -0700
"Nightfox" (46:1/150) <Nightfox@f150.n1.z46.fidonet> wrote:

Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: nelgin to Agoranet.AGN_GEN on Wed Jul 17 2024 01:53 pm

Did you ever go to the arcade as a kid? Penny slots? Space
Invaders? PacMan?

What were some of your favorite games to play?

I went to arcades fairly rarely, and I played arcade games more often
at restaurants that sometimes had a few arcade games set up in the restaurant. Some of my favorite arcade games were Joust, Ivan
"Ironman" Stewart's Super Off-Road, Centipede, and pinball.

Nightfox
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I always enjoy a good game of pinball. Never got on with Joust.
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I admit I'm more into rhythm games than retro arcade games, but my *favorite* retro arcade game is probably /Galaga/. I blame my dad for that. :P

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On Thu, 18 Jul 2024 23:25:20 -0400
"halian" (46:1/118) <halian@f118.n1.z46.fidonet> wrote:

I admit I'm more into rhythm games than retro arcade games, but my
*favorite* retro arcade game is probably /Galaga/. I blame my dad for
that. :P

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Ah yes, Galaga and the similar Galaxian. Great games.
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On Wed, 17 Jul 2024 20:38:06 -0500, you wrote:

Later on in teenaged years (ca. 1990-1998) I loved going to the WalMart with a friend and beefing on SFII, MK and MKII. Wasted the allowance for the week right there on Monday nights.

Those three are probably some of the most memorable for me as well. I spent a lot of time playing both of those series, and now my son has MK11 installed on his PC. Craaaazy. :)

Pinball was also huge. 'Fun House' comes to mind as my all time favorite because the creepy doll would talk shit to you while you played, but there were plenty of other good ones back then, too.

Regards,
Nick

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I like Root Beer Tapper. It's a cool game, and my local arcade has it. the cabinet design is really "Old-Fashioned", complete with the wood grain. I also enjoy Q-Bert. I have an animation cel of the Pac-Man tv show by Hanna-Barbara. It's of the cat that chases Pac-Man's dog. It's not really one of my favorite games, but I enjoy owning animation cels of animation.

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On Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:11:28 -0400, you wrote:

I like Root Beer Tapper. It's a cool game, and my local arcade has it.
the cabinet design is really "Old-Fashioned", complete with the wood
grain. I also enjoy Q-Bert. I have an animation cel of the Pac-Man tv
show by Hanna-Barbara. It's of the cat that chases Pac-Man's dog. It's
not really one of my favorite games, but I enjoy owning animation cels
of animation.

I have a buddy that has one of those full cabinet arcade games that has over 1000 games on it. Still kinda has the old feel to it, but you can select from a huge menu what games you want to play.

I've always wanted a pinball machine, but could never get myself to fork over thousands of dollars for one. :)

Regards,
Nick

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My brother loves Pinball. At one of our local arcades, there is a place called Ironblast Game Zone in Washington, PA. He loves going there, There is also a place called PA Pinball nearby in Cranberry Township.

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On Sat, 27 Jul 2024 20:17:58 -0400, you wrote:

My brother loves Pinball. At one of our local arcades, there is a place called Ironblast Game Zone in Washington, PA. He loves going there,
There is also a place called PA Pinball nearby in Cranberry Township.

Some of these newer pinball games are pretty incredible. They fit so many loops and oddball places to hit the ball into what, a 3' by 18" play area. :)

Pretty sure I just mentioned somewhere about my favorite of all time, was called "Funhouse". Was basically kind of a Chucky doll that made fun of you while you played. It's pretty old, kinda like me.. but if you Google it, I think you can still find it.

Regards,
Nick

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Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: Accession to jaydeniv on Sat Jul 27 2024 11:00 am

I have a buddy that has one of those full cabinet arcade games that has over 1000 games on it. Still kinda has the old feel to it, but you can select from a huge menu what games you want to play.

I've always wanted a pinball machine, but could never get myself to fork over thousands of dollars for one. :)

I think it would be cool to have a pinball machine, but they are definitely expensive, and I'm also not sure if I'd want one taking up the space in my house.

There's a place in my area that has a crap-ton of pinball machines and other arcade games that are (almost) all set for free play, and you can play as much as you want for a $22 entry fee (and you can even leave and come back if you want, in the same day):
https://www.nextlevelpinballmuseum.com
My wife and I went there a couple months ago, and we thought it was pretty fun. Pinball has always been one of my favorite types of arcade games, so it was cool to see all the various pinball machines they have.

Nightfox

I like Root Beer Tapper. It's a cool game, and my local arcade has it. the cabinet design is really "Old-Fashioned", complete with the wood grain. I al enjoy Q-Bert. I have an animation cel of the Pac-Man tv show by Hanna-Barbar

I loved the arcade Q-Berts where when he fell to his death, it a plunger that hit a block of wood and made it sound like he really did die.

I built 2 arcade machines a year or two ago ... was all hyped up, then I lost all interest. :(

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the cabinet design is really "Old-Fashioned", complete with the wood
grain. I also enjoy Q-Bert. I have an animation cel of the Pac-Man tv
show by Hanna-Barbara. It's of the cat that chases Pac-Man's dog. It's
not really one of my favorite games, but I enjoy owning animation cels
of animation.

I have a buddy that has one of those full cabinet arcade games that has over 1000 games on it. Still kinda has the old feel to it, but you can select fro a huge menu what games you want to play.

I've always wanted a pinball machine, but could never get myself to fork ove thousands of dollars for one. :)

The "up keep" on a pinball machine makes it no worth the price. It's sad.

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Re: Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: Exodus to Accession on Sat Jul 27 2024 07:17 pm

my dad said if he gets all as he'll have one.
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On Sat, 27 Jul 2024 11:11:29 -0400
"jaydeniv" (46:1/118) <jaydeniv@f118.n1.z46.fidonet> wrote:

I like Root Beer Tapper. It's a cool game, and my local arcade has
it. the cabinet design is really "Old-Fashioned", complete with the
wood grain. I also enjoy Q-Bert. I have an animation cel of the
Pac-Man tv show by Hanna-Barbara. It's of the cat that chases
Pac-Man's dog. It's not really one of my favorite games, but I enjoy
owning animation cels of animation.

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I never played it at the arcade until recently. We have a place called
Free Play, which has a bunch of retro games all set on free play. You
just pay a $10 (I think it's gone up a bit) and you can play all day.

I did, however, play it on my BBC Micro and enjoyed it.
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Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: nelgin to Agoranet.AGN_GEN on Wed Jul 17 2024 13:53:13

What are your arcade memories?

Loved going to the arcades back in the '80s. There were several in my area, but my favorite was some miles away. In fact, it took me two buses to get to it, but it was worth it.

It was called Rick's Gameroom where you could get 20 tokens for a dollar, and they offered hot foot (burgers, hot dogs, fries, etc) and great prices. You could easily spend the whole day there for under 10 bucks, and I often did.

It wasn't a huge place, but there was plenty of games to go around. They had all the current favs: Donkey Kong, Centepede, Frogger, etc. My favorites were Star Wars, Star Trek, Frogger, Centepede, Joust...and my best scoring game, Tempest; never got enough Tempest.

It was a sad time when the arcade bubble burst. Within a couple months time, practically all the arcades in my area shut down. Rick's was the last to go, lasting about another six months. It was like some digital pandemic that spread throughout the industry.

Fortunately, many of those classic games, including Tempest, can be played online...no tokens needed. But somehow, it's just not the same.
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Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: Spaceboy to all on Wed Jul 17 2024 15:38:06

...beefing on SFII, MK and MKII.

~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Forgive the ignorance, but could you define thise items?
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Re: Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: nelgin to All on Wed Jul 17 2024 20:41:37

I did have to cross my arms though, I liked to do left and right with
my left hand and fire with my right, so left hand on ZX and right on
Return. I don't know if I could even do that these days.

I'm curious, how did you come to play like that? That would seem rather awkward.
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Re: Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: nelgin to jaydeniv on Sun Jul 28 2024 19:57:22

We have a place called Free Play, which has a bunch of retro games all set > on free play. You just pay a $10 (I think it's gone up a bit) and you can
play all day.

Beats the Hell out of $22.
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Re: Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: Mortar to nelgin on Tue Jul 30 2024 00:23:12

We have a place called Free Play, which has a bunch of retro games all set > on free play. You just pay a $10 (I think it's gone up a bit) and you can
play all day.

Beats the Hell out of $22.

True, and they also have a pretty good bar with some interesting beer selections. Unfortunately you have to "pay to get in" not just pay to play so you can't just go sit at the bar and drink.
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Mortar wrote to nelgin <=-

It wasn't a huge place, but there was plenty of games to go around.
They had all the current favs: Donkey Kong, Centepede, Frogger, etc.
My favorites were Star Wars, Star Trek, Frogger, Centepede, Joust...and
my best scoring game, Tempest; never got enough Tempest.

I was at the Santa Cruz (California) beach boardwalk this weekend with
my daughter - they have an arcade with a corner full of vintage games.
I played Asteroids for the first time in years!

I was shocked that some of the VR shooter games were $7/play.




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Mortar wrote to nelgin <=-

We have a place called Free Play, which has a bunch of retro games all set

on free play. You just pay a $10 (I think it's gone up a bit) and you
can

play all day.

Beats the Hell out of $22.

We have 2 pinball museums in the bay area, all are set for freeplay.
Some of the games are ancient, keeping them up and running is a chore.



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On Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:37:16 -0500, you wrote:

...beefing on SFII, MK and MKII.

~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I took 'beefing' as flexing, or being good at, and the rest are games: 'Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, and Mortal Kombat II.

Regards,
Nick

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Re: Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Mortar on Tue Jul 30 2024 06:23:00

I was shocked that some of the VR shooter games were $7/play.

Know the feeling. I paid a fiver and that was many years ago when VR was still in it's infancy. The graphics were crude and the framerate was about 15/sec. On top of that, the headset wasn't made for people wearing glasses. From what I can tell, that situation hasn't changed any.
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Re: Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Mortar on Tue Jul 30 2024 06:25:00

Some of the games are ancient, keeping them up and running is a chore.

Oh absolutely. Earlier, I posted a link to a YT video series on how those mechanical beasts work. Facinating stuff.
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Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: Accession to Mortar on Tue Jul 30 2024 18:30:38

'Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, and Mortal Kombat II.

Ah. Never played them, but I liked the movies. :)
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On Tue, 30 Jul 2024 23:45:38 -0500
"Mortar" <mortar@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:

Re: Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Mortar on Tue Jul 30 2024 06:23:00

I was shocked that some of the VR shooter games were $7/play.

Know the feeling. I paid a fiver and that was many years ago when VR
was still in it's infancy. The graphics were crude and the framerate
was about 15/sec. On top of that, the headset wasn't made for people
wearing glasses. From what I can tell, that situation hasn't changed
any.

I remember when Dragon's Lair came out. It was 2 quid a pop and lasted
about 3 seconds.
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Did you ever go to the arcade as a kid? Penny slots? Space Invaders? PacMan?
What were some of your favorite games to play.

I was part of the second resurgence of arcades with the release of Street Fighter II. I spent a lot of time and money on that generation of arcades, mostly fighting games, and racing games. I was too young for the golden era of arcades, but did experience many of those types of games on consoles like the Atari 2600, and older computers like the VIC20 and C64.

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Defender. I got too good at that, to the point that the machine would overflow and the world below would go away for a couple of levels. I

I never played the arcade version back in the day, (pre MAME) however that was one of the best games for the Atari 2600.

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I've always wanted a pinball machine, but could never get myself to fork over thousands of dollars for one. :)

You can now build virtual pinball machines. It basically consists of a large flat screen display, in a pinball fashion table, I believe running pin-MAME. I am sure it would be still quite pricey to build, but at least you can get thousands of games to play with it. I even think you can get a tilt sensor, and a second screen for marquees and scores.

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Re: Re: Favorite Retro Arcade Games?
By: neoshock to Accession on Thu Aug 15 2024 20:41:32

You can now build virtual pinball machines. It basically consists of a large flat screen display, in a pinball fashion table...

Here's a YT video on how those work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqo3kug8pPg
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