Favorite classic talking arcade game?

[opcode]

The poll says it all... Please let me know if I forgot any important game..

Edited November 9, 2009 by opcode

[+save2600]

I really love Wizard of Wor, but the props here belong to Berzerk easily. Incredible for the time (major nod for one of the first talkies) and unlike many other games, the "voiceovers" are relevant and perfectly suited to the game.

Edited November 9, 2009 by save2600

[Inky]

You missed Sinistar.

[opcode]

You missed Sinistar.

 

There, Sinistar...

[Rev. Rob]

Has anyone ever ported Sinistar to a console yet?

[opcode]

Has anyone ever ported Sinistar to a console yet?

 

Atari 2600?

[Cebus Capucinis]

Wizard of Wor!

Edited November 9, 2009 by CebusCapucinis

[Jess Ragan]

Does Gauntlet count, or is that more of an NES-era game?

 

"Eat your food, don't shoot it!"

[MagitekAngel]

Umm Q~Bert?

[SRGilbert]

Has anyone ever ported Sinistar to a console yet?

 

Yup, many times in collections at least.

 

Sinistar was not widely ported near the time of its release. A port for the Atari 2600 was completed but unreleased due to the video game crash of 1983. It was commercially available in the mid-1990s as part of Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits for the Super NES, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, Sony PlayStation, and PC. (On the PC, the collection's title was Williams Arcade Classics, and there were separate versions for DOS and Windows.) It is also available as part of Williams Arcade Classics for the Tiger Game.com, Midway Arcade Treasures, which was released for the Xbox, GameCube and PS2 in 2003, and for the PC in 2004, and part of Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play for the PlayStation Portable, in late 2005.

 

[SRGilbert]

I guess it depends on what you mean.

 

I did love WoW , it was at a laundrymat I used to hang out at. But should this list include Star Wars (original vector game)? What about Gauntlet?

[VectorGamer]

The poll says it all... Please let me know if I forgot any important game..

 

 

What?!

 

You didn't even include the first talking arcade game - Stratovox

[ericwierson]

You forgot Punch Out. But my vote is for Berzerk

[desiv]

Can I just say:

 

"Let's Attack!"

"Be Careful!"

 

Man, I have to go play me some Vanguard now...

 

desiv

[Rev. Rob]

Has anyone ever ported Sinistar to a console yet?

 

Yup, many times in collections at least.

 

Sinistar was not widely ported near the time of its release. A port for the Atari 2600 was completed but unreleased due to the video game crash of 1983. It was commercially available in the mid-1990s as part of Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits for the Super NES, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, Sony PlayStation, and PC. (On the PC, the collection's title was Williams Arcade Classics, and there were separate versions for DOS and Windows.) It is also available as part of Williams Arcade Classics for the Tiger Game.com, Midway Arcade Treasures, which was released for the Xbox, GameCube and PS2 in 2003, and for the PC in 2004, and part of Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play for the PlayStation Portable, in late 2005.

 

 

Thanks, that's what I was looking for. An arcade perfect port. I actually have that Game.com version, but I am betting it sucks, so I think I'll pick up the Saturn port.

[Murph74]

Body blow! Body blow!

 

Punchout is it for me.

[NE146]

I had to think about it.. but it has to be Crazy Climber. And no not the U.S. version that say "Go for it". I mean the jap version that says "BAMBALA" (or something like that)

 

It just left such a vivid memory with me when I was a kid since it just sounded so odd, especially when he fell down and said "NYAOOOO" (the u.s. version says "oh nooo" ). But yeah, I guess that's my favorite

[The_Laird]

Has to be Gauntlet for me!!!

[Jess Ragan]

I had to think about it.. but it has to be Crazy Climber. And no not the U.S. version that say "Go for it". I mean the jap version that says "BAMBALA" (or something like that)

 

Ganbare, which is pretty much the same thing as "go for it."

[mos6507]

I loved all the voice in games back in the day but the voice in

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Also, the voice in Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator. "Welcome Aboard Captain."

[VectorGamer]

Most annoying: King and Balloon

 

"Help Help Help Help"

"Thank You"

[BrianC]

Zektor has some amusing voice samples. Space Fury is also worth mention. The samples in Q*Bert are good stuff too.

[+save2600]

Zektor has some amusing voice samples. Space Fury is also worth mention. The samples in Q*Bert are good stuff too.

 

Space Fury and Zektor... boy, talk about speech synthesis with conviction! Great stuff indeed.

[pinball22]

Gotta be Sinistar... scariest voice ever in a game. BEWARE I LIVE!

[Hatta]

Does Altered Beast count? WISE FWOM YOUR GWAVE!