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Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 30 May 2009, 3:24pm
by modskin
You guys should check out BARCADE next time you're in NYC..

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

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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

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 30 May 2009, 3:37pm
by Dr. Medulla
modskin wrote:Dig Dug
The video game for malicious kids who aspire to torture animals and, eventually, humans.

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 30 May 2009, 3:50pm
by eumaas
The arcade clique. :rolleyes:

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 30 May 2009, 3:56pm
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:

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 30 May 2009, 11:08pm
by Wolter
Suzanne H. wrote:a 'no kids allowed' pool hall...
So, heaven on earth?

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 10 Aug 2009, 12:57pm
by matedog
Heston wrote:I used to keep fit playing this....
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I played this for about half and hour yesterday at an arcade. I kept getting stuck at the hurdles round.

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 10 Aug 2009, 1:19pm
by wmhp
Scramble.
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Also enjoyed Robotron
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and hunchback
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Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 10 Aug 2009, 1:37pm
by wmhp

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 10 Aug 2009, 6:04pm
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..

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 18 Aug 2013, 7:41pm
by Dr. Medulla

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 18 Aug 2013, 7:46pm
by Flex
Dr. Medulla wrote:This defies comprehension: http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/5228 ... is-madness
That is insane.

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 18 Aug 2013, 7:58pm
by Wolter
Flex wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:This defies comprehension: http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/5228 ... is-madness
That is insane.
Holy shit.

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 19 Aug 2013, 11:07am
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.

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 19 Aug 2013, 4:28pm
by 101Walterton
Dr. Medulla wrote:This defies comprehension: http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/5228 ... is-madness
Is that for real?

Re: Retro arcade games appreciation thread

Posted: 19 Aug 2013, 4:34pm
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.