wiffleball 4,631 Posted February 14, 2007 That shouted "intruder alert! intruder alert!" And speaking of 80's games - Here ya go! http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/games.shtml#null Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trip McNeely 0 Posted February 14, 2007 Maniac Mansion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy 0 Posted February 14, 2007 Berzerk, or somethink like that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akaoni 0 Posted February 14, 2007 Berzerker? Damn, beaten to the punch... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,631 Posted February 14, 2007 Maniac Mansion No, that's not it. The link I posted has some pretty cool games - all the old crassics. I must've dropped 9,000 in quarters up at the 7-11 playing "Star Castle". Good gawd, that game will give you a freaking nervous breakdown. anybody know where I can find a good (free) online version of Defender or Stargate?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy 0 Posted February 14, 2007 It is Berzerk: Probably the best-remembered feature of Berzerk is that the robots talk. Berzerk was one of the first video games to use speech synthesis. In attract mode, the game will taunt potential players with the phrase "Coins detected in pocket". Evil Otto's entrance into play is announced with "Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berzerk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,631 Posted February 14, 2007 Berzerk, or somethink like that? Winna Winna Chicken Dinna! Thanks! I remember many an afternoon at 'Woolworth' and my friend Randy David in his cracking teen voice shouting "shoot and run! shoot and run!" Ah, the memories. Now kids sit at home alone playing video games. Nothing like the old days... Gawd, I'm an old fart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FranksTanks 0 Posted February 14, 2007 I don't think it was Contra, but that game was AWESOME! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 3,941 Posted February 14, 2007 Speaking of which, any of you focks ever use MAME? It's an emulator that lets you play all those old games on your PC, using the actual ROM's from the old arcade machines. It rocks if you love the old games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yer mom 2 Posted February 14, 2007 Best 80's arcade game... Knock him out! bleepbleepbleep! Uppercut! Uppercut! Body Blow! Body Blow... Hes dooown for the count! Speaking of which, any of you focks ever use MAME? It's an emulator that lets you play all those old games on your PC, using the actual ROM's from the old arcade machines. It rocks if you love the old games. I gots da Nintendo emulator as well as Sega Genesis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeremy 0 Posted February 14, 2007 My friends and I used to burn $5 each in about a half hour playing Gauntlet in the arcades back in the day. I got stuck being Valkyrie. No finesse. We just barrelled through the monsters on the way to the exits. By level 8, we'd be burning a quarter every 30 seconds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mungwater 588 Posted February 14, 2007 I don't think it was Contra, but that game was AWESOME! up up down down left right left right b a b a b start Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FranksTanks 0 Posted February 14, 2007 up up down down left right left right b a b a b start x 30 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_probert_2000 1 Posted February 14, 2007 I'll never forget when I was a kid playing vids at the local 7-11 with a neighbor. Two drunk guys come in and get a $100 in tokens and give them to us. We were kinda freaked out so these guys hit the restroom and we bolt and don't come back for weeks. We played vids for weeks like kings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akaoni 0 Posted February 14, 2007 Here's a killer site for 30-somethings to reminisce about the classics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
football_scooter 0 Posted February 14, 2007 berzerk was fun. Robotron was better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mozzy84 0 Posted February 14, 2007 I'll never forget when I was a kid playing vids at the local 7-11 with a neighbor. Two drunk guys come in and get a $100 in tokens and give them to us. We were kinda freaked out so these guys hit the restroom and we bolt and don't come back for weeks. We played vids for weeks like kings. there was an arcade in our town that used tokens, we'd go behind the machine and open the back up and inside some of games there would be a spare set of keys hanging in there for the token box, we had more tokens than we knew what to do with Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,284 Posted February 14, 2007 Robotron was the BEST Although Berserk brings back some cool memories... An obsure fave of mine was Crazy Climber....with the guy climbing buildings. People would drop stuff on his head, and he would have to hook to chopper at the top of the building. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mozzy84 0 Posted February 14, 2007 give me elevator action or excite bike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GettnHuge 1 Posted February 14, 2007 Speaking of which, any of you focks ever use MAME? It's an emulator that lets you play all those old games on your PC, using the actual ROM's from the old arcade machines. It rocks if you love the old games. Jnes is a good one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,284 Posted February 14, 2007 there was an arcade in our town that used tokens, we'd go behind the machine and open the back up and inside some of games there would be a spare set of keys hanging in there for the token box, we had more tokens than we knew what to do with We would tape string to a quarter. Pacman was one of the easiest to turn credits this way. Defender was also fairly simple to do--most pinball machines were easy as well. We would get so good, we could pop of 99 credits(the max) in minutes. But once in a while, the quarter would be lost in the bin. Eventually, they noticed the tape on the quarter and worked a fix so it couldn't be done anymore. But those were the days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chronic Husker 85 Posted February 14, 2007 up up down down left right left right b a b a b start I think it's up up down down left right left right b a b a select start. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,541 Posted February 14, 2007 Robotron was the BEST A HS buddy of mine (one of the "big" HS dealers, but still a good friend) actually bought the Robotron game when the video arcade in the Mall closed. I think he got it for 200 bucks. Nothing like tripping face at a house party playing Robotron. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yer mom 2 Posted February 14, 2007 I think it's up up down down left right left right b a b a select start. It is, I let it slide so im not the asshoole Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWC 0 Posted February 14, 2007 I was born a Dig Dug man, and I'll die a Dig Dug man. There has never been, and will never be, a better game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jocstrap 8 Posted February 14, 2007 Donkey Kong took a few of my dollars - Dig Dug ha ha that was good too. Wasn't there a burgertime! Joust, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gocolts 300 Posted February 14, 2007 I spent some bucks on Galaga, Centipede, and one I can't put a name on yet. You drove this car, you had to collect green circles to keep the gas tank filled, and every so often some ship would come down an upgrade your cannon that was mounted on the roof of the car for shooting other "Bad cars". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,631 Posted February 14, 2007 I was born a Dig Dug man, and I'll die a Dig Dug man. There has never been, and will never be, a better game. A friend of mine gave me this thing. It's like a small box with a joystick. - You put batteries in it, hook it up to the TV - and DIG DUG comes up! Man, I lurve that. I used to rock the Dig Dug! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
p.man 7 Posted February 14, 2007 Does anyone remember seeing this game... It involved either a Black Hearst or Caddie and it shot an oil slick out of the back of it. It also played music that sounded like Curageous Cat and Minute Mouse. I hope thats a better clue. I just can't remember the name of it. I used to love that game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yer mom 2 Posted February 14, 2007 Does anyone remember seeing this game... It involved either a Black Hearst or Caddie and it shot an oil slick out of the back of it. It also played music that sounded like Curageous Cat and Minute Mouse. I hope thats a better clue. I just can't remember the name of it. I used to love that game. Spy Hunter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mungwater 588 Posted February 14, 2007 It is, I let it slide so im not the asshoole we never did select, of course that was 15 years ago.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gocolts 300 Posted February 14, 2007 Spy Hunter That game waas greta Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mungwater 588 Posted February 14, 2007 remember the original star wars? Where you were in the xwing and you had to blow up the death star? Pure 80s arcade, complete with cubes that you had to shoot. I used to spend hours on that game Or the "Dragon Hunter" or something like that, where it was basically a cartoon? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
p.man 7 Posted February 15, 2007 Spy Hunter No. That's on the same order though. While playing the game a song played that sounded simular to the Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse theme. The Hearst/Caddie also shot a smoke screen out of the back of the car along with oil slicks and 1 or two other things. I wish I could remember the name. I thought it was, "Oil Can Harry". But I'm not sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badmojo1006 0 Posted February 15, 2007 "I've not seen such bravery!" "Elf needs food badly!" "Valkyrie...is about to die!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chronic Husker 85 Posted February 15, 2007 Mojo, I figured when I saw your name in this thread I was gonna see "Elf shot the food." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
make me mona 0 Posted February 15, 2007 Long Live Intellivision Sincerely, Mephisto Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeshushu 51 Posted February 15, 2007 I don't remember the name of the game but my cousin and I would play it at minature golf course all the time. It was a tank battle game. If you didn't completely kill the enemy tank it could shoot you without being able to manuver. I think helicopter attacks came from above too. Good times trying to achieve the high score. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GettnHuge 1 Posted February 15, 2007 i never liked qbert still don't Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electric Mayhem 35 Posted February 15, 2007 The car game w/ the green fuel cells was Road Blasters The tank game was Battlezone The cartoon game was Dragon's Lair (which you can buy for your DVD player - I have it, it's pretty cool). There was also Space Ace and a few others. I loved arcades as a kid (and now actually but they are usually pretty lame). Original Donkey Kong was one of my favorites. I was never that good at it - only got to the factory level once or twice. Defender was too hard for me. Too many buttons. There was one called 'I, Robot' that was REALLY cool. Can't find it anywhere. Bank Panic cost me a lot of money. Really fun game - surprised it didn't become more popular. Crystal Castles was kinda lame, but I remember the warp behind the mountain in the first level. Karate Champ was another favorite. "Full Point!!" Scramble was fun, so was Moon Patrol (that damn music would stick in my head for days) Burgertime was a classic Too many fun ones to list: Zookeeper, Gyruss, Gorf, Tron, Zaxxon, Xenophope... I could go all day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites