Electronic Darts Game

[jhd]

This is a long-shot, but as a young child (ca. 1977 or '78), I recall seeing this electronic darts game. I never got to play it (I was too young), but as I recall it supported up-to four players. The main screen was mounted on the wall and each player had a wired hand controller.

 

It was not really a "video" game per se; the screen was a translucent, with a light shining through it to show the path of the dart. As I recall, the screen was several feet long and rectangular, the background was predominantly pink in colour, with the dart board located at one end. There was probably also a score display, but I do not remember it.

 

Any guesses?

[ComputerSpaceFan]

Definitely not this then? I remember something like this being all the rage at the amusement park in the late 70's

 

[mckafka99]

Does this description sound like it - http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1972-electro-dart-animated-arcade-wall-unit-mib

[schuwalker]

Is this it?

[jhd]

Is this it?

 

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And we have a winner! The colours are even more garish than I remember.

 

Thank-you!

 

How did you manage to find this? A Google search for "Bull's Eye" brings up a ton of flash games and stuff, but not this.

Edited May 2, 2012 by jhd

[schuwalker]

Jhd, type 'wall games' as a search on Google. I believe it's wallgames.com that has a plethora of wall games out there....and loads of information.

[DaveD]

That's awesome. Hank and Iggy are stylin'. I'm not understanding how you actually played this though. What sort of controller was used? I understand it's basically just a big lightbox but are there multiple paths that can be lit? Maybe a grid of lights underneath allowing for multiple trajectories?

[schuwalker]

That's awesome. Hank and Iggy are stylin'. I'm not understanding how you actually played this though. What sort of controller was used? I understand it's basically just a big lightbox but are there multiple paths that can be lit? Maybe a grid of lights underneath allowing for multiple trajectories?

 

It had sort of a box controller w/ a button. These games are all a matter of timing, so it you timed it right it would take the correct path.

The bad thing about these, if you're good you can hear the relay click for the correct time to hit the button.

 

I really don't remember these, the wall games were a staple of many bars in the mid '70s.