alright, who remembers the arcade game that was based on lupin the 3rd? it actually played out the movie and you had to make the correct choices (turn -> or fire gun or whatever)..... i want to say it was a laser type game like dragon's lair.
Does anyone know if there's an emulator that can play the OG Dragon's Lair or Space Ace? I would love to try and play those again (and not spend $5 in quarters in 2 minutes).
Along with Paperboy, Klax, SFII, Super Sprint, Arkanoid etc.
Yes I built my own arcade.
You OWN all these arcade games??!!!
('no graemlin possible' vs 'almost all of them')...
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Does anyone know if there's an emulator that can play the OG Dragon's Lair or Space Ace? I would love to try and play those again (and not spend $5 in quarters in 2 minutes).
I rented a DVD version of Space Ace once, it was really hard to play with the DVD remote and I ended up just watching the game play itself out. When it comes to laserdic games, I always liked watching Cliff Hanger (based upon Lupin III):
Anybody remember the TV game show that came on Sunday or Saturday early morning that had three contestants and a host. They competed on the newest arcade games. Was mid-80's??? Its was kinda like a Joker's Wild type setup.
My favorite obscure game was probably Mr. Do or this game that was very similar to asteroids except you had two ships connected by a vector graphic line. You could fire from both ships unless one got killed. You could have two players play each ship but you were always tethered by the line so if you wanted to go left you both had to try and point left and go left, otherwise, you would "crack the whip" and pull the other guy around in front of you and then he would pull you around... all while shooting asteroids. I had to google it but it's called Space Duel and it's online to play.
Games so obscure they never even existed. Really.. really.. REALLY next level. This is my business partner Eric's uncle's web page of his personal arcade where he has created games that existed only in movies such as THE LAST STAR FIGHTER and the game they get inside of in TRON - SPACE PARANOIDS.
He also has in his collection COMPUTER SPACE (The first video game - EVER, as seen in SOYLENT GREEN) and a whole grip of rare and obscure games - most of the ones posted in this thread (some are in storage and not shown).
OG Ninja Warriors with the 3 screens and headphone jack
Damn, Wow, I remember this game, is was fuckin unbelievable when it came out. Expensive to play I remember. Bad ass graphics. Thanks, you dropped a raer.
tempest was mentioned, but we need a screenshot! was ADDICTED to this back in junior high days.. could not get enough. the "hyperspace" advance to the next level is STILL awesome...
also... OMEGA RACE (ghetto vector "zero gravity" feeling, like asteroids but with a "track")
centipede/milipede..
defender/stargate...
and the ultimate pulse pounding YOU ARE DOOMED game, robotron 2084!
Some of ya'll are taking me baaaaaaack in this thread.
SPACE DUEL. Holy f----- sh---! I had totally forgotten about that game but I used to try to play that on the regular (and get my ass kicked by it).
I remember first seeing Space Harrier at Circus Circus in Las Vegas back in the '80s when there was no other place for kids to go in that city. The whole game was just pretty surreal...like the idea that this guy was running around with a rocket engine tucked under his arm. Vs. those crazy centipede flying dragon things? Someone was tripping hard in coming up with that one.
And I still remember when Dragon's Lair first dropped and there seemed like there'd be this instant where laser disc games might make it big (nope). Anyone remember Cobra Command? THAT was my shit (even though I only ever saw the game in Vegas and apparently, it was mega-rare).
One of the stranger games...whose gameplay was more redundant than it initially might have seemed but graphically, was pretty striking:
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Space Invaders
Scramble
Gorf
Track & Field
Donkey Kong
Tron
Asteroids
Missle Command
(table) Tennis
Dragon's Lair (beat it once)
and my all time favorite...
Galaga
dig dug
battle tank
tempest
alright, who remembers the arcade game that was based on lupin the 3rd? it actually played out the movie and you had to make the correct choices (turn -> or fire gun or whatever)..... i want to say it was a laser type game like dragon's lair.
Yie Ar Kung Fu
Karate Champ
Does anyone know if there's an emulator that can play the OG Dragon's Lair or Space Ace? I would love to try and play those again (and not spend $5 in quarters in 2 minutes).
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Along with Paperboy, Klax, SFII, Super Sprint, Arkanoid etc.
Yes I built my own arcade.
You OWN all these arcade games??!!!
('no graemlin possible' vs 'almost all of them')...
I rented a DVD version of Space Ace once, it was really hard to play with the DVD remote and I ended up just watching the game play itself out. When it comes to laserdic games, I always liked watching Cliff Hanger (based upon Lupin III):
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Return of the Jedi
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Anybody remember the TV game show that came on Sunday or Saturday early morning that had three contestants and a host. They competed on the newest arcade games. Was mid-80's??? Its was kinda like a Joker's Wild type setup.
My favorite obscure game was probably Mr. Do or this game that was very similar to asteroids except you had two ships connected by a vector graphic line. You could fire from both ships unless one got killed. You could have two players play each ship but you were always tethered by the line so if you wanted to go left you both had to try and point left and go left, otherwise, you would "crack the whip" and pull the other guy around in front of you and then he would pull you around... all while shooting asteroids. I had to google it but it's called Space Duel and it's online to play.
http://games.atari.com/playgames/arcade/spaceduel/spaceduel_600.jsp
Shit is still hard but fun.
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This is a good jump off point for this.
Games so obscure they never even existed. Really.. really.. REALLY next level.
This is my business partner Eric's uncle's web page of his personal arcade where he has created games that existed only in movies such as THE LAST STAR FIGHTER and the game they get inside of in TRON - SPACE PARANOIDS.
http://www.roguesynapse.com/
He also has in his collection COMPUTER SPACE (The first video game - EVER, as seen in SOYLENT GREEN) and a whole grip of rare and obscure games - most of the ones posted in this thread (some are in storage and not shown).
That's some Uncle...
Crossbow - had the laser pointer crossbow
Space Harrier
OG Ninja Warriors with the 3 screens and headphone jack
Sega OutRun
Can't find a picture but anyone remember the OG street fighter machine where you had to hit pads with your fists?
Damn, Wow, I remember this game, is was fuckin unbelievable when it came out. Expensive to play I remember. Bad ass graphics. Thanks, you dropped a raer.
That Crossbow game was hard as fuck too.
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Now you're talkin'! Metal Slug must be one of my favorite side-scrollers of all time.
Space Harrier was dope. I really liked that game.
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was ADDICTED to this back in junior high days.. could not get enough. the "hyperspace" advance to the next level is STILL awesome...
also...
OMEGA RACE (ghetto vector "zero gravity" feeling, like asteroids but with a "track")
centipede/milipede..
defender/stargate...
and the ultimate pulse pounding YOU ARE DOOMED game, robotron 2084!
Personal favorite of mine:
Ring King, the arcade version not the home.
SPACE DUEL. Holy f----- sh---! I had totally forgotten about that game but I used to try to play that on the regular (and get my ass kicked by it).
I remember first seeing Space Harrier at Circus Circus in Las Vegas back in the '80s when there was no other place for kids to go in that city. The whole game was just pretty surreal...like the idea that this guy was running around with a rocket engine tucked under his arm. Vs. those crazy centipede flying dragon things? Someone was tripping hard in coming up with that one.
And I still remember when Dragon's Lair first dropped and there seemed like there'd be this instant where laser disc games might make it big (nope). Anyone remember Cobra Command? THAT was my shit (even though I only ever saw the game in Vegas and apparently, it was mega-rare).
One of the stranger games...whose gameplay was more redundant than it initially might have seemed but graphically, was pretty striking:
Holy shit. I probably would have never remembered this if it hadn't been brought up (and had a pic to accompany). That game was so.....something. Wow.