Old arcade machines..What do you remember?

[Morningside]

(Nealy) everyone has a highly powerful games console these days, but what about the arcade machines of the past?

The classic Defender. You could hear and feel this thing rumble.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pgh8pf5xzA

Pole Position. Awesome graphics and sound (wasp in a jamjar).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUU_F9TvXco&fea...

Super hang on. Some were ride on bikes for gameplay.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5dgLR1mCDQ

Pac-land. The world most annoying music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5K13e4U0c

Berzerk. First talking game I think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb4gWvqbsYA


(yes I know some videos are from emulators or modern consoles)

[Jasandjules]

Air hockey...

There was also one which was a flight game that you sat in and the machine rocked around..

[MacW]

Xybots was one of my favourites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C-iUKmU1ew

[Mark34bn]

Great topic - When we were at school we'd go to the local swimming pool cafe for lunch and to play the arcade games.

One was this -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcyBtVwAsfg

Imagine this at full volume (once you'd tapped/kicked the side of the machine for some reason) and the looks on the old folks faces as they tried to eat their lunch. Priceless!

[mej023]

My local chip shop had this obscure game in there for years. Seemed to magical when you're 11..

http://www.pinballrebel.com/arcade/centuri/pleiade...

[Turtlez]

Space invaders YEAH BABY.

[Munter]

Street Fighter.

But most of all I remember them not being able to keep up with inputs. A frustration I got to experience again with the Wii...

[LocoBlade]

Out Run!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiWiTXq4yYY

[renmure]

Missile Command

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-cD0XdyQ7s

I used to even enjoy watching other folk play this when I had run out of money (and bases!!)

[Mark34bn]

Scramble

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjIbk1Lpr4I

Tron

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXErtjerzYc

Gorf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2APJRk1eu8

Galaxian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNysvgx0vV0

[anonymous-user]

This is my beauty, in minty fresh factory condition with all original parts and signed by the original game designer -

Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 21st February 22:27

[Zad]

Out Run! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfU5eYAoIVc

More than a hint of Deodato in the Out Run music.

[Morningside]

Mark34bn said:

Scramble

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjIbk1Lpr4I

Bloody kicking myself as there the PCB listed on eBay last year and it only made 99p

Could anyone master Robotron 2084? Great sound effects but
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZsIyJehtE8

D3fender said:

This is my beauty, in minty fresh factory condition with all original parts and signed by the original game designer -

Oh, you lucky, lucky

I lost out to one advertised in a shop window about 5 years ago offered for £200 ono.

Edited by Morningside on Monday 21st February 22:20

[Mark34bn]

Donkey Kong

What a pile of ste. Seemed good at the time though!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhFV5-qbbIw&fea...

Star Wars. I liked this, one of the first games you sat in and had the full surround sound effect

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNQPSLHDNXs&pla...

[tobster]

An auction I went to a few weeks ago had Space invaders but the very early version that's in what can only be described as a coffee table.

I can remember being a kid and playing on them when they first came out.

[anonymous-user]

Morningside said:

Oh, you lucky, lucky

I lost out to one advertised in a shop window about 5 years ago offered for £200 ono.

Ha, that was a bargain for £200, they fetch quite strong money now, although the market is a little flat due to the current climate.

[Mark34bn]

Morningside said:

Could anyone master Robotron 2084? Great sound effects but
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZsIyJehtE8

Edited by Morningside on Monday 21st February 22:20

Robotron was bloody impossible! 3 levels in and you needed the reactions of a cat..

[Mark34bn]

What was the game where you were in control of a tank, black & white line graphics and you had to look down something like a periscope to play it? I've searched for 'tank command' with no results. Anyone remember?

[Luke.]

Mark34bn said:

What was the game where you were in control of a tank, black & white line graphics and you had to look down something like a periscope to play it? I've searched for 'tank command' with no results. Anyone remember?

Battlezone

[Mark34bn]

Luke. said:

Mark34bn said:

What was the game where you were in control of a tank, black & white line graphics and you had to look down something like a periscope to play it? I've searched for 'tank command' with no results. Anyone remember?

Battlezone

That's the one!! Cheers, got the headphones on and it's like 1984 again...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctr54kopo8I