Retro arcade games appreciation thread

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
Heston wrote:
tepista wrote:Image
Played that to death on holiday in Majorca back in '81. Just looking at that picture reminds me of hairy european women.
My memory of Missile Command and one other one that used a track ball (something sports themed) was getting my hand pinched every once in a while. Hurt like a fucker cos it was always the same spot.
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Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead

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My best arcade memories (Retro to me, Flex, and SM probably) include:
MKII - Image

X-Men:
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Playing and bonding with five other people for a common goal

And of course,
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Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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Hells yeah on all of those, matey. And let's not forget Battletoads:
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Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead

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I've just been playing it online and I couldn't stop til I'd cleared the first sheet. Took me right back to a smoky taxi office in 1982.

http://www.classicgamesarcade.com/game/ ... -Game.html
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[quote="Wolter"]I actually loved that game for some reason. Here are some better ones that I played more often, though:

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Although, to be honest, the latter was usually played like this:

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Asteroids, we use to play that one for hours on one quarter! (after spending lots of money and losing after 1 or 2 rounds and then finding out from others the right stategy).

Edit : Centipede was great too.

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I had the two-man version, where your buddy controlled the other side. More fun than you might think.
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Heston wrote:I used to keep fit playing this....
track and field.jpg
Is that the one where you had to push the two buttons really fast?
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We reach the parts other combos cannot reach
We beach the beachheads other armies cannot beach
We speak the tongues other mouths cannot speak

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tepista wrote:
Heston wrote:I used to keep fit playing this....
track and field.jpg
Is that the one where you had to push the two buttons really fast?
Thats the one. Was great until you got to high jump :disshame:

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pinball > others-not-pinball

was then, is now.... pinball rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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agree, pinball beat video games. i will still throw down
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You know what time it is. . .
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Rat Patrol wrote:You know what time it is. . .
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Time to be chased around by wieners and eggs?
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Dr. Medulla wrote: Time to be chased around by wieners and eggs?
Get out of my subconscious, Medulla.
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