Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Here is my top ten in no particular order. 1. Pole Position 1 and 2 (1982/1983) 2. Tempest (1981) 3. Tron (1982) 4. Moon Patrol (1982) 5. Gorf (1981) 6. Phoenix (1980) 7. Mario Bros. (1983) 8. Galaga (1981) 9. Donkey Kong (1981) 10. Missle Command (1980) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 No particular order (and no surprises) 1) Asteroids 2) Outrun/Turbo Outrun (may not count...year) 3) Centipede 4) Galaga 5) Ms. PacMan 6) Tempest 7) Donkey Kong Pole Position II 9) Missile Command (though I am abysmal at it) 10) Star Trek SOS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrownd Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Games I preferred to play 1980-1984: Defender (those SOUNDS!) Centipede Asteroids Red Baron Omega Race Qix Buck Rogers Planet of Zoom Joust (though mostly after 1988) Galaxian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Havoc 2049 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Early 80's.... Star Wars Major Havoc Xevious Pole Position Vanguard Stargate Centipede Galaga Ms. Pac Man Crossbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo-Torch Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Most of my quarters found their way into these games: Missile Command Moon Patrol Carnival Moon Cresta PacMan Galaxian Donkey Kong Mad Planets Space Invaders Jungle King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I was hard to narrow it down to only ten, but here is my list.... MOON PATROL POLE POSITION BATTLE ZONE QIX MISSILE COMMAND BERZERK TEMPEST ASTEROIDS LUNAR LANDER DIG DUG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_me Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Missile Command Defender Tempest Donkey Kong Asteroids Burgertime Galaga Lunar Lander Firetruck Biplanes Firetruck and Biplanes were 'older' games in the early eighties but alot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 1980 - 1984 10. Xevious 9. Galaga 8. Donkey Kong Junior 7. GORF 6. Star Wars 5. Missile Command 4. Donkey Kong 3. Millipede 2. Ms. Pac-Man 1. Centipede If we could have gone up to 1985 I definitely would have put Shao-lin's Road in there near the top of the list, since it's one of my all time favorite arcade games, but that seems about right for my early 80's favorites. Centipede is definitely my all time favorite for gameplay, but I don't think I'll ever get over how ridiculously awesome the cockpit cabinets for Star Wars and Missile Command are… even if I am terrible at both games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreeB Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 7/26/2015 at 5:33 PM, Syzygy1 said: 4. New York! New York! (I played it in NYC) I live in Brooklyn, and that game was in one of the arcades in the city. It was one of the "rarer" games we had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 In no particular order, these are games that I was obsessed with for a time in the 80s. They may not be my favorite games in retrospect, but that's a much harder list :) Pacman Donkey Kong Vanguard Mr. Do Elevator Action Rock N Rope Pole Position Defender Gauntlet Star Wars Arcade Bonus: Dragon's Lair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCanadian Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Tron [we owned it] Bionic Commando Star Wars Galaxian Battlezone Gyruss Toobin {I recall it being better than it actually was} Double Dragon Xenophobe Solar Warrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoyous Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 I'm counting from the '70s up to '84 as the early 80s. Joust - I just think it's one of the greatest of all time. This is a game you can play with style and personality. It's got a famous, fun and useful glitch. It's conceptually weird as hell and the artwork by Python Anghelo is coldblooded, to use early '80s terminology. Gyruss - Super intense music... this is the first time I remember an arcade game having a soundtrack that just kicks ass. Good risk/reward mechanic, good patterns that you can memorize yet it throws some curveballs at you once you do memorize them. Monaco GP - The beginning of my love for Sega racers! It gets intense and kind of hypnotic. Turbo - Another groundbreaker. It was soon overshadowed by Pole Position the following year, but this is the more fun game and it's a lot more ambitious in its design. Qix - This is one of those games that doesn't have music per se, but it's got a badass, menacing, pulsing thrum. Totally abstract and unique. Juno First - I never encountered this back in the day, but it's so cool. Like Qix, its soundtrack is just futuristic menacing noise. I like how you're pretty much in control of the intensity. Time Pilot '84 - This is another that I don't think I ever saw back in the day, but I started playing it recently and it's brilliant. Also like Juno First, you start to realize that you are in control of a lot of what the game throws at you as it responds to how you're playing. It also thanks you for playing it at the end, which is a touch of class. Buck Rogers - Planet of Zoom / Zoom 909 - The precursor to Space Harrier. At some point it seemed like Sega started sending these games back from the future. Really nice colors and scaling. Omega Race - Starts off slow but quickly builds into a formidable challenge. It's unique, the back story is cool, and you really have to see the actual cabinet with the mirrored screen/artwork combination that just can't be shown accurately in an emulator. Exerion - This is another I only discovered years later via emulation. What a cool background effect. The momentum of your ship is a little over the top and you need to acclimate to it, but it's pretty cool, makes you look at Jaleco like someone you never noticed was hot before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 This is tough. Here we go, in no order...it's tricky because I will only use games I actually played back then: 1. Turbo 2. Moon Patrol 3. Zaxxon 4. Galaxian 5. Kangaroo 6. Pac Man 7. Donkey Kong 8. Donkey Kong Jr 9. Time Pilot 84 10. Sinistar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 These are the games I spent most of my quarters on. Asteroids Battlezone Phoenix Galaxian Missile Command Lunar Lander Galaga Gorf Omega Race Ms. Pac-Man *Space Invaders: This was everywhere and I'd play from time to time, but I sucked at it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Here's my top 10, I'm not sure if they're all early 80's though Pole Position Tempest Commando Galaga Spy Hunter Elevator Action Scramble Star Wars Vanguard Rip Off! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 1980 thru 1984 here are my top 10 in alphabetical order: ============= 01. Berzerk 02. Donkey Kong 03. Jungle Hunt 04. Mr. Do! 05. Ms. Pac-Man 06. Pandora's Palace 07. Phoenix 08. Rally-X 09. Time Pilot 10. Wizard of Wor Honorable Mentions: Amidar, Arabian, Bagman, Bank Panic, Battle Zone, Bomb Jack, Bosconian, BurgerTime, Bump'n'Jump, Carnival, Centipede, Circus Charlie, Cloak & Dagger, Congo Bongo, Crazy Climber, Crazy Kong (Part II) (Falcon), Crossbow, Crystal Castles, Dig Dug, Disc of Tron, Donkey Kong Jr., Do! Run Run, Elevator Action, Frogger, Galaga, Gorf, Gyruss, Joust, Journey, Jumping Jack, Kangaroo, Karate Champ, Kick, Kick Rider, Kung-Fu Master, Lady Bug, Major Havoc, Make Trax, Mappy, Marble Madness, Mario Bros., Moon Patrol, Monster Bash, Mr. Do's Castle, Pac-Land, Pac-Man, Paperboy, Pengo, Pooyan, Popeye, Punch-Out!!, Q*bert, Robotron: 2084, Route 16, Satan's Hollow, Sinistar, Spy Hunter, Star Wars, Super Pac-Man, Tapper, Tempest, Track & Field, Turbo, Turtles, Tutankham, Up'n Down, Zaxxon, Zoo Keeper. Truth is, it's easier to just pick my top three: Donkey Kong, Ms. Pac-Man, Phoenix. The other seven could possibly be swapped out with any of the honorable mentions if I were to make a list on another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoyous Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 On 9/18/2020 at 10:46 PM, Trebor said: 06. Pandora's Palace Nice, I've never heard of this one. Gotta check it out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Place Logo Here Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Centipede is my absolute favorite game of all time--arcade, console, whatever. So it is #1, but the following are without ranking: Black Widow Ms. Pac-Man Discs of Tron Kangaroo S.T.U.N. Runner Food Fight Marble Madness Hard Drivin' Star Wars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Zoyous said: Nice, I've never heard of this one. Gotta check it out! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Elevator Action Tron Front Line Demolition Derby Ms PacMan Q*Bert Frenzy Mouse Trap Tutankham Up & Down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr SQL Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Breakout Pacman/Ms Pacman Space Invaders Asteroids Defender Qbert Pole Position Road Blasters Moon Patrol Centipede Burgertime Mr Do Punch Out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Xevious Mario Bros Dig Dug Star Wars TAG Food Fight Centipede Ms Pac Man Popeye Tempest Mr DO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 This is such a hard question! (I don't know if these are in order, haha) Star Castle Asteroids Deluxe Frenzy Mr. Do! Targ Tron Omega Race Red Baron Pulsar Astro Blaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Off the top of my head, and in very rough order: Ms. Pac Man Frenzy Millipede Tron Battlezone Defender Venture Space Fury Donkey Kong Star Wars Good call on Pulsar, I got to play that about 10 years ago when I made it to a Funspot. I never heard of it before, but it was great! Not in my top 10 but a really good game. 11 hours ago, GoldLeader said: Pulsar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, BydoEmpire said: Off the top of my head, and in very rough order: Ms. Pac Man Frenzy Millipede Tron Battlezone Defender Venture Space Fury Donkey Kong Star Wars Good call on Pulsar, I got to play that about 10 years ago when I made it to a Funspot. I never heard of it before, but it was great! Not in my top 10 but a really good game. Thanks! I wanted at least something off the beaten path in there. I remember New York, New York fondly too, but had only ever played it a couple of times a long time ago. Pulsar was one (I guess I also only played a couple of times) at a nice, dark arcade in our K-Mart of all places. I remember the game was fun, almost like Frenzy but you're in a vehicle...But what really sold it for me was the intense, evil sounding sound FX. My list was hard to make because I wanted Scramble or Zaxxon in there, but ran out of room, and I thought about having Space Invaders in there (of course), but ultimately went with Astro Blaster due to the sheer variety of enemies, which blew me away the first time I saw it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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