Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Sweet action for kids 'n' cretins. Marjoram and capers.
modskin
Unknown Immortal
Posts: 2747
Joined: 18 Jun 2008, 11:12am
Location: Atlanta, GA

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by modskin »

You guys should check out BARCADE next time you're in NYC..

It's a bar filled with classic arcade games..

Image

It's hard to list them all, but I know they have:

Crystal Castles
Pole Position
Donkey Kong
Punch Out Arcade
Q-Bert
Centipede
Galaga
1942
Asteroids
Berserker
Rampage
Ms. Pac-Man
Dig Dug
Image

Dr. Medulla
User avatar
Atheistic Epileptic
Posts: 116000
Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
Location: Straight Banana, Idaho

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by Dr. Medulla »

modskin wrote:Dig Dug
The video game for malicious kids who aspire to torture animals and, eventually, humans.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

eumaas
User avatar
Klezmer Shogun
Posts: 23579
Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 8:10pm
Location: deep in your Id

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by eumaas »

The arcade clique. :rolleyes:
I feel that there is a fascistic element, for example, in the Rolling Stones . . .
— Morton Feldman

I've studied the phenomenon of neo-provincialism in self-isolating online communities but this place takes the fucking cake.
— Clashy

Suzanne H.
User avatar
The Cheese
Posts: 1926
Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 10:31pm
Location: Vancouver, BC

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by Suzanne H. »

There used to be this awesome arcade place in my hometown where I went all the time when I was a kid, but they've since turned it into a 'no kids allowed' pool hall...:disshame:
Image
Image

Wolter
User avatar
Half Foghorn Leghorn, Half Albert Brooks
Posts: 55432
Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 7:59pm
Location: ¡HOLIDAY RO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-OAD!

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by Wolter »

Suzanne H. wrote:a 'no kids allowed' pool hall...
So, heaven on earth?
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson

"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"

matedog
User avatar
Purveyor of Hoyistic Thought
Posts: 25804
Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 4:07pm
Location: 1995

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by matedog »

Heston wrote:I used to keep fit playing this....
track and field.jpg
I played this for about half and hour yesterday at an arcade. I kept getting stuck at the hurdles round.
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.

wmhp
User avatar
Junco Partner
Posts: 303
Joined: 20 Jun 2008, 11:39am

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by wmhp »

Scramble.
Image
Also enjoyed Robotron
Image
and hunchback
Image

wmhp
User avatar
Junco Partner
Posts: 303
Joined: 20 Jun 2008, 11:39am

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by wmhp »


101Walterton
User avatar
The Best
Posts: 21973
Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 5:36pm
Location: Volcanic Rock In The Pacific

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by 101Walterton »

matedog wrote:
Heston wrote:I used to keep fit playing this....
track and field.jpg
I played this for about half and hour yesterday at an arcade. I kept getting stuck at the hurdles round.
It's always good to do that one in pairs, one to do speed and the other to jump, throw etc..

Dr. Medulla
User avatar
Atheistic Epileptic
Posts: 116000
Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
Location: Straight Banana, Idaho

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by Dr. Medulla »

"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

Flex
User avatar
Mechano-Man of the Future
Posts: 35805
Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:50pm
Location: The Information Superhighway!

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by Flex »

Dr. Medulla wrote:This defies comprehension: http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/5228 ... is-madness
That is insane.
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

Pex Lives!

Wolter
User avatar
Half Foghorn Leghorn, Half Albert Brooks
Posts: 55432
Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 7:59pm
Location: ¡HOLIDAY RO-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-OAD!

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by Wolter »

Flex wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:This defies comprehension: http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/5228 ... is-madness
That is insane.
Holy shit.
”INDER LOCK THE THE KISS THREAD IVE REALISED IM A PRZE IDOOT” - Thomas Jefferson

"But the gorilla thinks otherwise!"

modskin
Unknown Immortal
Posts: 2747
Joined: 18 Jun 2008, 11:12am
Location: Atlanta, GA

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by modskin »

Wolter wrote:
Flex wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:This defies comprehension: http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/5228 ... is-madness
That is insane.
Holy shit.
I don't know if it's still streaming, but Netflix IQ had a great documentary about Tetris players on it a while back.
Image

101Walterton
User avatar
The Best
Posts: 21973
Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 5:36pm
Location: Volcanic Rock In The Pacific

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by 101Walterton »

Dr. Medulla wrote:This defies comprehension: http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/5228 ... is-madness
Is that for real?

Dr. Medulla
User avatar
Atheistic Epileptic
Posts: 116000
Joined: 15 Jun 2008, 2:00pm
Location: Straight Banana, Idaho

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Post by Dr. Medulla »

101Walterton wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:This defies comprehension: http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/5228 ... is-madness
Is that for real?
It ain't no unicorn hunt, boy.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

Post Reply