http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/conte..._position=link1To think I spent much $$$ and time on these and still to this day want an original machien for my house, as well as a table top packman and afterburner arcade. Hopefully by the time I can afford one, they're still being made.
Sadly, the arcade industry is dying, Pinball is the first casualty. Pinball machines cost a lot of money to maintain and aren't usually a draw for gamers anymore, so I can understand why arcade operators have mostly ditched the silver ball for the cold, calculating CPU housing cabinet. Still, it's a shame because I think pinball is one of the more interesting and challenging ways of spending a quarter.
Farewell pinball, we hardle knew ye...
That article starts off with a Stern tone.
Then Midway through the verbiage, there is... ah, I'm sorry, I'm masking my inward sorrow with outward wit. Forgive me, but dammit if I didn't love the randomness inherent in the pinball classics, even (and especially!) the modern generation with the lightboard/pixels like Terminator2, ST:TNG, and even SuperMario (had a bunch of great sound clips!)
Stop talking, and start chalking!
Run The Red Light!
Hey! I want Taxi! (<--Gorby)
-oh, the pain is too much to bear...
PS: there is still hope in getting the ol' Simpsons ("Whoa, Momma!" <--Bart) game, perhaps - "Stern credits the stable sales of traditional pinball machines to increases in nostalgic home buyers, which now account for roughly 20% of total sales -- and the number keeps growing..."
Afterburner? garbage!
you need a shooter style game like 1942 or Raiden.
*yawn and good riddence*
I want an original Mortal Kombat machine...oo...or an MK2 machine. THat would be choice.
nice... for a fighting style game in my basment id have togo with the original Double Dragon (couldnt play enough of that one)
I'd go with a multi-cart NEO-GEO unit; Samurai Shodown II, Bubble Bobble and Metal Slug X!
Quote from: "Bryan"nice... for a fighting style game in my basment id have togo with the original Double Dragon (couldnt play enough of that one)
...or Bad Dudes, that was suprisingly good too - as was Shinobi (throwing stars, slice them baddies Miho-style!)
Raiden. Oh man, I love that game.
I'm not sure if they still do but the lodge at Fawcett Lake used to have a Raiden/Golden Axe cabinet. A pinball machine too come to think of it. That was pretty sweet.
...or that overtop air combat game....1942? 1943? i cant remember, but that would be good.
Maybe the best way would be to get one of those new cabinat machines that are just a PC with emulators. Probably best.
Quote from: "Darren Dirt"Quote from: "Bryan"nice... for a fighting style game in my basment id have togo with the original Double Dragon (couldnt play enough of that one)
...or Bad Dudes, that was suprisingly good too - as was Shinobi (throwing stars, slice them baddies Miho-style!)
Did you ever play the two player Ninja Gaiden arcade? that was f'n sweet you could flip around lamp posts and run up walls and crap. that was a great game
Quote from: "Shayne"...or that overtop air combat game....1942? 1943? i cant remember, but that would be good.
Maybe the best way would be to get one of those new cabinat machines that are just a PC with emulators. Probably best.
i think you're right on both, I believe there was 1942 and 1943 was the sequel... f'n sweet arcade games
Hey I am a "Vassal" , wtf is a Vassal?
Quote from: "Bryan"Hey I am a "Vassal" , wtf is a Vassal?
Take your pick:
- A person who held land from a feudal lord and received protection in return for homage and allegiance.
- A bondman; a slave.
- A subordinate or dependant
Not too sure I like any of those. ah well. What about the old track and field arcade where people would litterally smash the buttons trying to run faster?
Quote from: "Shayne"...or that overtop air combat game....1942? 1943? i cant remember, but that would be good.
Maybe the best way would be to get one of those new cabinat machines that are just a PC with emulators. Probably best.
Both existed. 1943 was simpler, more fun with 2 people. 1942 had better powerups, more variety in the gameplay (almost like R-Type sorta in that way).
How did we get into an this impromptu list-of-our-favorite-arcade-games!? I'm not complaining, mind you...
PS:
BLACK TIGER! and OSCAR! (unique to the arcade, Mobygames has no entry)
I'm stopping now, before I mention
Gauntlet - oops there I go...