What was your favorite Arcade game? - Page 4

blueerica · 04-12-2007, 08:39 AM

Pole Position and Pinball were personal favorites growing up.

GD - Pole Position was also a home console game, though I am fairly certain it wasn't the first version. I do remember playing it when I was around 5 years old on an Atari 2600!

As an adult, I'm a big fan of Skee-Ball.

OH YEAH!

blueerica · 04-12-2007, 08:41 AM

A-HA! My memory served me well.

Wikipedia entry for Pole Position

Sounds about right...

BDBopper · 04-12-2007, 09:07 AM

Are emulators really big and popular?

Alex · 04-12-2007, 09:13 AM

I don't know if they're big and popular but they're readily available for most platforms.

My experience is that for the most part the games I loved as a kid are best left there.

Though someday I'll look into tracking down Spider Fighter for the Atari 2600; the only Atari game that held my attention for a long time.

I've never been a fan of driving or sports simulation games but will spend nearly infinite time on any Breakout-type game.

Ghoulish Delight · 04-12-2007, 09:15 AM

Emulators are a mixed bag. Mostly I've found that while they're great for a quick trip down memory lane, they simply don't react to controls quite the same way as the actual systems used to. The Apple II emulator (AppleWin) has been the best I've found since it was all keyboard control anyway (no such thing as a mouse and no need for a joystick), but even then a modern keyboard doesn't have all the same keys as the old Apple keyboards, plus you're at the mercy of finding disk images that work properly (easier in recent years than in the past, but it's still common to find buggy images).

Forgot one more Apple II game that I adored...Wizardry.

Kevy Baby · 04-12-2007, 09:42 AM

If we are mentioning non-arcade games, I was always a fan of Dark Castle and Beyond Dark Castle.

katiesue · 04-12-2007, 09:47 AM

Skeeball is my game. Was never a huge arcade fan, maybe because we didn't really have one. There were some machines at the Bowling Alley and I think PacMan at Aardvark pizza but that was about it.

Text adventures were a lot of fun - Leather Goddesses of Phobos anyone?

Betty · 04-12-2007, 09:54 AM

I always liked the idea of the one with the cartoon knight - Dirk? Watching others was cool. I would put in a quarter, move once or twice and die and that was that. Hated that game.

edit: Dragon's lair was the game.

Ghoulish Delight · 04-12-2007, 09:56 AM

Dragon's Lair was wicked awesome because it used a LaserDisc.

Prudence · 04-12-2007, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katiesue

Text adventures were a lot of fun - Leather Goddesses of Phobos anyone?

There's one I remember.

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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Pole Position and Pinball were personal favorites growing up. GD - Pole Position was also a home console game, though I am fairly certain it wasn't the first version. I do remember playing it when I was around 5 years old on an Atari 2600! As an adult, I'm a big fan of Skee-Ball. OH YEAH! __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	A-HA! My memory served me well. Wikipedia entry for Pole Position Sounds about right... __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I don't know if they're big and popular but they're readily available for most platforms. My experience is that for the most part the games I loved as a kid are best left there. Though someday I'll look into tracking down Spider Fighter for the Atari 2600; the only Atari game that held my attention for a long time. I've never been a fan of driving or sports simulation games but will spend nearly infinite time on any Breakout-type game.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Emulators are a mixed bag. Mostly I've found that while they're great for a quick trip down memory lane, they simply don't react to controls quite the same way as the actual systems used to. The Apple II emulator (AppleWin) has been the best I've found since it was all keyboard control anyway (no such thing as a mouse and no need for a joystick), but even then a modern keyboard doesn't have all the same keys as the old Apple keyboards, plus you're at the mercy of finding disk images that work properly (easier in recent years than in the past, but it's still common to find buggy images). Forgot one more Apple II game that I adored...Wizardry. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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katiesue Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,678	Skeeball is my game. Was never a huge arcade fan, maybe because we didn't really have one. There were some machines at the Bowling Alley and I think PacMan at Aardvark pizza but that was about it. Text adventures were a lot of fun - Leather Goddesses of Phobos anyone? __________________ My life is so exciting I can hardly stand it.
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Betty Kicking up my heels! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Silver State Posts: 3,783	I always liked the idea of the one with the cartoon knight - Dirk? Watching others was cool. I would put in a quarter, move once or twice and die and that was that. Hated that game. edit: Dragon's lair was the game. __________________ Nee Stell Thue
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Dragon's Lair was wicked awesome because it used a LaserDisc. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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