FIRST ARCADE GAME PLAYED

[YZ250]

Pleaids , loved the sound of those bird things.
Galaxian was interesting and very fast paced at the higher levels.

Funny when I play these now on my Arcade Mame Machine, the pace isn't as daunting as me memory recalls it.

[Who_Me]

Arcade games.... Growing up..... Hummmmm....
Does pinball count?
Dropped a lot of quarters into them, 3 games for 25c.


<<--- Old fart

[Wiz_74]

was space invaders, back in the old days when the parents would spend all day at the pub and the kids would be given a few dollars worth of coins to amuse themselves on the arcade machines. I still remember the table top, tin ashtray and cardboard drinks coasters sitting on it, smell of stale beer everywhere

[Bawheidbob]

I was late on the Arcade machine front i can only really remember Golden Axe and Double Dragon

[hoppy]

Played them all, played them all and I am in the process of building a MAME arcade machine as well!!!!

[hoppy]

Stunt Cycle - The Killer List of Videogames

BTW the motorbike game was called Stunt Cycle, and yes played that as well!!!!!!!

[The Lorax]

SPACE INVADERS SPENT $2 AND 2 HRS GREAT DAY THAT DAY SINCE IVE GOT MY PS2 MANAGE TO GET SOME OF THE RETROS WHICH INCLUDE SPACE INVADERS ALL TIME FAVOURITE WOULD BE MOON PATROL POOYAN AND BOSCONAN WHICH I HAVE ON PLAY STATION
THIS IS GREAT SITE I REMBER THE DAYS IT COST 20 CENTS HAD LOTS OF FUN SAVING THE GALAXY FORM ALIENS AND ASTROROIDS RATHER THAN TODAY SPEND $20 FOR 10 MINUTES TAKE ME BACK PLEASE

[000orx]

Originally Posted by hoppy

Played them all, played them all and I am in the process of building a MAME arcade machine as well!!!!

Building a MAME cab was/is a long process for me. First stage was getting the dash setup and control panel made. "Testing" the control panel takes a good
month or so damn 88' Games and Ninja Turtles.
Next the main cab was built and everything put together. More "testing" has taken nearly a year

A year after inception and I still have to make the marquee, side art and monitor besel. Can't beat 4 player TMNT or Simpsons though

[Deadfyre]

I broke my gaming virginity back in the late 70's or early 80's ( I honestly don't remember it was so long ago). My parents picked up this white square box that about 1.5ft by
1 ft. It had an off/on/reset switch, and 4 of the circle paddle controller things. It had pong and tennis and another game but I forget what it was. We'd play that thing for hours. It wasnt arcade but wow it brings back memories.

Probably space invaders or pac man I guess. Maybe asteroids. Yes galaga was up there. I remember they used to make the small arcade like games that were portable and ran off 'C' batteries. I know I had several of those.

Perhaps my most favorite of the original true arcade games was spy hunter.

[Gaara]

Yeah, I had a few mini 'arcade' type games that were run off batteries, mainly things like Donkey Kong Jr and other game and watch type games given a nice big 6" internal 'projector' screen. I loved those things.