Shout Out the Arcade you grew up in.

[Shout Out the Arcade you grew up in.]

The Launch Pad- Serramonte Mall,Daly City,CA (mid-late 80's now defunct)

 

 

 

 

The Goldmine-Newpark Mall, Newark,CA(still running)

[Favorite Game Endings(some good and some really bad)]

Ahh Final Fintasy...... tho the ending for FF7 I fell asleep to lol. Sometimes I forget that's a game and it's like watching anime.

 

 

 

 

 

I thought the ending for Super Mario Bros 2(US version) was good.

[Legend of Zelda Review]

Nice!

 

 

 

 

Zelda rules...

[Anybody have or had video game watches?]

Every Sunday they have this little flea market nearby my house and recently I found a nintendo Starfox gamewatch for just 5 dollars....

 

 

 

 

I like playing it,it has cute sounds...one I'd like to find tho is the Legend of Zelda one they made,i would not only play that but I would actually wear it.

 

 

 

edit- was'nt a wristwatch but my favorite game and watch from Nintendo was Snoopy Tennis. Gawd that game rocked.

[i actually enjoyed E.T]

Count me in as a fan but when I was like 9 years old I had no clue how to play it ,kept falling into pits and got bored ....but back then I never thought it was at all that bad. There are many NES games that are just downright awful lol....like the LJN X-men game, gawd now that game really bites and I think LJN should have buried that in a desert.

 

 

Now that I understand the gameplay E.T. definitely rocks...... I looove the title screen. So ahead of it's time for '83.

 

 

and when you think about it, that game designer had real skills to comeup with E.T. in such a short amount of time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

edit- I actually like TCM for 2600! but Custer's Revenge I'd say is one of the dumbest and worst games ever. Whoever came up with that one had issues lol.

[Favorite Game Endings(some good and some really bad)]

I remember Pitfall 2 was really hard to play( those darn bats!)....I found this on Youtube tho and thought for such an early game, this has one of the beautiful video game endings....

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoIzmkLl5p0

 

 

 

 

...and this one is hilariously bad ....

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know some people who think the NES is way better than Atari but looking at that game ending reminds me Nintendo indeed had it's share of really awful games.

[Which system/games had the coolest packaging?]

I always thought Legend of Zelda had the most beautiful packaging ever. It was a surprise back in 1987 to open up the box and it was a gold plated cartridge!....the instruction booklet was well done too.....

[Apple II running Windows 1? Yes, it did!]

Wow I never knew that was possible! I'd like to see someone go on the internet using an Apple 2,that would be trippy

[The Ugliest Looking Game System Ever!]

i thought the design for turbo grafx was okay...there portable handheld madeup for it

 

 

 

i was doing some research and found this......

 

 

 

(i think the fairchild channel F looks more like a weird 8-track player and the controller,uhh looks interesting)

[Your favorite non-Atari, non-Activision & non-Imagic game]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre for the Atari 2600

 

 

[Your favorite non-Atari, non-Activision & non-Imagic game]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre for the Atari 2600

[The Ugliest Looking Game System Ever!]

I loove the Atari 2600 woodgrain....but the 1986 under fifty bucks version I was really bored with. It just looked like a smaller version of the 5200.

 

 

edit- I love the controllers for the European and Japanese version of the Super NES wayy better. Those buttons look pretty.

Makes me want to pick it up and play it.

[All Time Favorite Aracade Coin-ops]

My alltime Arcade coinop favorites would have to be:

 

 

Gauntlet 2

 

Quartet

 

Centipede

 

A.P.B.

 

720

 

Dragon's Lair

 

Rampage

 

Crystal Castles

 

Mappyland

 

Ms.Pac-man

 

Pac-man Plus

 

Mr.Do's Castle

 

Bust-A-Move (the puzzle game not the dance one)

 

Street Fighter 2:Championship Edition

 

Darkstalkers

 

Killer Instinct

 

San Fransisco Rush

 

T-Mek

[The Ugliest Looking Game System Ever!]

I never liked how the Super Nintendo looked compared to the Super Famicom. Looks really bland in comparison.

 

 

 

 

Ohh I love how the original Sega Genesis looks tho! I always thought the headphone jack with the volume control was really neat.

[Texas Instruments TI-99 4A]

I remember Space invaders was called TI Invaders lol.

 

 

 

 

I also remember a game called Hunt the Wumpus. Wow now that's nostalgic! It was some sort of trippy maze game.

[Texas Instruments TI-99 4A]

Any fans of this old computer??? Besides the Atari 5200 my family also bought this system in the early 80's.

 

 

I remember really liking some of the games like A-Maze-Ing, Munch man,and Space Invaders....

 

 

I liked typing in the Basic program too.

[wanted: Gremlins on 5200]

Actually I just now bought a copy from that Atari2600.com online store yay!!

 

 

 

Came out to just 21 dollars after shipping,pretty good compared to ebay.

 

 

anyways thanks for telling me about that place

[homebrew idea: Super Mario Brothers on Atari 5200 or Coleco]

I think it would be funny if someone made Super Mario Bros. for Atari or Coleco.

[secret code for Arkanoid NES]

Hello

 

 

 

I accidently discovered a code awhile back while playing Arkanoid on my 8-bit NES.

 

 

You need to do this with controllers that have turbo buttons tho.....

 

 

While you're in the first level, hit pause and press down on the turbo buttons,that would instantly take you to the next level....I was able to skip through levels by doing this.

 

 

Does anyone else know about this???

[What's the rarest Atari game you have?]

Hi!!

 

 

I just got an Atari a few months ago soo I don't have alot of games so far but my rarest game

is Star Wars the Arcade Game complete with the box and instructions.

 

I don't play that one much tho :-/ my favorite game right now is Dig Dug...is Dig Dug rare???

 

My family had Congo Bongo and Pitfall 2 while I was growing up tho lol.

[wanted: Gremlins on 5200]

Sweet!!!!! Thanks for the really great info

 

 

 

Can I send a money order or cash??? I never had a problem sending cash over the mail :-/

[wanted: Gremlins on 5200]

Hello my name is Isabella and I'm new here ...

 

I just bought a working Atari 5200 on ebay 5 months ago.I have'nt played one since literally 1985. Finally found one that works.I just found out they also made a Gremlins game!?!?!

 

 

The only one on Ebay I found costs $65...........that's quite expensive! Someone recommended me to post here

and I'd like to find a copy of Gremlins but for not that much,thanks.