Gentleman Jack
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You now have the theme song stuck in your head. The sped up version.
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Favorite 8-bit ARCADE game?
- Thread starter herzogzwei1989
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You now have the theme song stuck in your head. The sped up version.
It was an amazing game, so much depth.
It was being able to move the apples that opened it all up from Dig Dug. That first level there you shoved one of the apples to the left and then one above to the right. But not so far that they would drop.
That would trap all the monsters in the middle in one go, until they decided to change into ones that could dig. I fucking loved Mr. Do!
Metal Gear?!
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herzogzwei1989
Banned
Big Chungus
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I forget the name of it..but you play as some acrobatic turkish looking guy, who can breathe fire? and fly?
it was a sidescroller.
it was a sidescroller.
nextgeneration
Member
Karnov?
herzogzwei1989
Banned
I played the original in the arcades back in the day, and even now it is still my favourite arcade game ever.
Ohhhh, Gyruss, I really like that game.
Conrad Link
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To Far Away Times
Member
Joust is really good. The controls really make the game. That's probably my favorite "8-bit" arcade game.
IrishNinja
Member
Rolling Thunder.
good pick! i'm gonna go with this one too, even though i spent more on Double Dragon.
You now have the theme song stuck in your head. The sped up version.
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herzogzwei1989
Banned
Another favorite, Xain'D Sleena, better known as Solar Warrior.
I'll admit I didn't check to see if it was actually an 8-bit game or a 16-bit game, I'm just going off of memory.
I'll admit I didn't check to see if it was actually an 8-bit game or a 16-bit game, I'm just going off of memory.
^^Awesome game. I prefect balance of horinzontal shooter, platformer and schmup. Really hard in its day.
It was. There's an interview with Eugene Jarvis on the PSone version of Williams Arcades Greatest Hits and during development he broke his arm and couldn't play properly. So instead of buttons he had the idea of the twin stick.
The stories of his early days at Williams are awesome, the Defender one is amazing.
On with my favs.
Robotron, as mentioned above. I was crap at it, but I loved the gameplay and the sounds. Ooohhhh Williams, your arcade sounds.
My first real fav, one I always went back to trying to progress..... Ghosts n Goblins.
Then a few years later I stumbled across this gem. If there was one arcade game I truly felt like I had mastered it was Rygar.
It took me over 6 months to complete that. Skating up to the local shop where the machine was located and playing one credit a day. The first week or two felt like a waste of time but I was slowly getting better. Finding heaps of hidden bonuses and free men, I learnt how to skip the intro (Up and Start I think, it's hazy now). The day I finished that was a true sense of achievement. By the time I stopped playing I could finish the entire game without losing a man.
And last but not least..... Solomons Key.
Never played this as much as I would've liked as I only ever found this game at one location in our city but it oozed replayability, going for those scores, finding the hidden bonuses, bells, free men etc.
I could post tonnes more, I wasted so much money in the arcades it's not funny but I won't. I'll just smile and remember the feeling of finding 'that' game whenever new games arrived at the 'cades. Sup Gauntlet. *nods*
Great game! I'm wondering if Robotron is the first ever twin-stick shooter.
It was. There's an interview with Eugene Jarvis on the PSone version of Williams Arcades Greatest Hits and during development he broke his arm and couldn't play properly. So instead of buttons he had the idea of the twin stick.
The stories of his early days at Williams are awesome, the Defender one is amazing.
On with my favs.
Robotron, as mentioned above. I was crap at it, but I loved the gameplay and the sounds. Ooohhhh Williams, your arcade sounds.
My first real fav, one I always went back to trying to progress..... Ghosts n Goblins.
Then a few years later I stumbled across this gem. If there was one arcade game I truly felt like I had mastered it was Rygar.
It took me over 6 months to complete that. Skating up to the local shop where the machine was located and playing one credit a day. The first week or two felt like a waste of time but I was slowly getting better. Finding heaps of hidden bonuses and free men, I learnt how to skip the intro (Up and Start I think, it's hazy now). The day I finished that was a true sense of achievement. By the time I stopped playing I could finish the entire game without losing a man.
And last but not least..... Solomons Key.
Never played this as much as I would've liked as I only ever found this game at one location in our city but it oozed replayability, going for those scores, finding the hidden bonuses, bells, free men etc.
I could post tonnes more, I wasted so much money in the arcades it's not funny but I won't. I'll just smile and remember the feeling of finding 'that' game whenever new games arrived at the 'cades. Sup Gauntlet. *nods*
toddhunter
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Love the game on the sega master system. Flying backwards ftw (literally)
herzogzwei1989
Banned
Ah Rygar, gotta love it.
No trip to Barcade is complete without playing this obscure maze game:
Classic risk vs. reward gameplay... this game could totally do with a Mizuguchi style remix:
Man, Taito was the shit when it came to oldskool arcade games:
Favorite game from 1980 fer sure... love the riff that plays in the game:
Classic risk vs. reward gameplay... this game could totally do with a Mizuguchi style remix:
Man, Taito was the shit when it came to oldskool arcade games:
Favorite game from 1980 fer sure... love the riff that plays in the game:
DXB-KNIGHT
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The Newzealand Story
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
This, a thousand times this. I make it an effort to beat this everytime I go to my local arcade.
Gianni Merryman
Member
Choplifter is possibly one of those games I played back in the day but I completely forgot about, so I have to thank OP to help me bringing back to surface some good old videogames' memories.
herzogzwei1989
Banned
Then I encourage you to play Choplifter in MAME, It's really very fun and addicting, I love itl
bengraven
Member
"Duh, who turned the lights out?" I spent many a quarter at my local Round Table playing this game.
This is still one of my favorite games of all time, just based on nostalgia.
Back in the day when I couldn't even get magazines to preview new games: I just had to wait to see what appeared in stores. I saw this in the arcade and I couldn't believe it was real. The graphics were so fucking good that I thought it was FMV basically. LOL (I was like 8)
Gianni Merryman
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There are also some other old nice picks in this thread!
I will have to amuse myself with MAME's retro goodness sometimes, if I have never put much effort in it so far it's because I fear I could feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of games and memoriesI may bump into and get lost in it.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I'm going to go with my childhood favorite Popeye.
Still enjoy it, but these days I'd lean more towards Time Pilot or Robotron 2084.
Still enjoy it, but these days I'd lean more towards Time Pilot or Robotron 2084.
revolverjgw
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Rainbow Islands
According to System 16, it is. Fun game, although the sound design creeps me a bit.
Nice artwork on the flyers too.
megashock5
Member
No trip to Barcade is complete without playing this obscure maze game:
Had this for Colecovision and loved it. Fantastic game.
KittenMaster
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I got to play Galaga on an actual arcade cabinet, and it's my favorite space shooting game now in any form. It just feels so right.
Wizard of Wor is pretty cool too, and I've been wanting to play it again for awhile now. I got to check it out because a thrift store years ago had it on display.
I never played Joust in an arcade, but it's one of my most favorites as well.
Wizard of Wor is pretty cool too, and I've been wanting to play it again for awhile now. I got to check it out because a thrift store years ago had it on display.
I never played Joust in an arcade, but it's one of my most favorites as well.
gnarlycrow
Neo Member
This one for me as well. Just a classic. Still playing it 30 years later.
Don't know much about them I'm afraid.
I liked Galaxian, but it was Galaga when they got it all right with capturing your ship and then retrieving it to double your fire. Must be one of the first games with weapon upgrades.
Spectral Glider
Member
Wow, so many to mention:
Phoenix
Pleiads
Galaga
Gyruss - My favorite space shooter of all time
Joust
Popeye
Timber
Spy Hunter
Donkey Kong Jr.
Pac-Man
Xevious
Kangaroo
Star Wars
And I'm sure plenty others I've forgotten.
Phoenix
Pleiads
Galaga
Gyruss - My favorite space shooter of all time
Joust
Popeye
Timber
Spy Hunter
Donkey Kong Jr.
Pac-Man
Xevious
Kangaroo
Star Wars
And I'm sure plenty others I've forgotten.
Bump for Pleiads...the unit in the snack bar where I used to play gave free credits if you jiggled the coin return. I got really good at Pleiads.
Spectral Glider
Member
I liked the little bit where you were piloting the ship back home into the crosshairs. Was just a small thing, but for the time was certainly unique.
herzogzwei1989
Banned
Xevious is probably my 2nd favorite 8-bit arcade game.
Classic. And there are SO many different version of the games across so many platforms.
Classic. And there are SO many different version of the games across so many platforms.
Beerman462
Member
All those quarters...
herzogzwei1989
Banned
Rolling Thunder.
this is the only correct answer
