Nebulon Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 (edited) TRON (1982) Upright. ** I also totally missed the word "Atari" as well ** In that case, it'd be a tie between Major Havoc and Space Duel. Edited February 19, 2015 by Nebulon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nesbroslash Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Rolling Thunder, hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Atari was very generous with their arcade games during this time. If you didn't have a quarter, you could just hit the 1P button, then hold the joystick down to listen to as much of the theme music as you wanted. I did this quite often at the mall arcade when my money was gone but Mom hadn't yet finished her shopping. They put great speakers in those cabinets too. Two Atari games that I would hang around just to listen to the music/theme is Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Gauntlet. I was captivated when hearing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Hmm...I've got a Gran Trak 10, Breakout, Asteroids, Red Baron, Centipede, Xevious, Primal Rage, Mace: the Dark Age, and a Radikal Bikers.But if I could only have one Atari cab, it'd have to be a Star Wars cockpit. I just can't justify the price, and couldn't fit it into the basement anyway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynxVGL Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 "Star Wars:Arcade" sit down. For me, it was the ultimate 80's Arcade game. Nothing else could touch it. Saying that, a "Battlezone" with periscope would be a blast. I have a special place reserved for either "Major Havoc" or "I, Robot" too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxyzptlk Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Tough question, so many great titles. I have to go with Cloak and dagger, followed closely by Star Wars cockpit edition, and Return of the Jedi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 As it happens, I *do* only have one Atari arcade machine in my home: Anti-Aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hmm, tough to answer since I actually own a few. In terms of favorite to play I'd go with Tempest. In terms of would be cool, I'd get a Star Wars cockpit and have the Empire Strikes Back board in there with a switch so I could play both. Loved both movies, love both games and cockpits are such a cool way to play arcade games, if you have the room (I don't). In terms of what could have been, I'd want a Missile Command game with a working marquee. That would be so cool, make the game feel more serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxyzptlk Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hmm, tough to answer since I actually own a few. In terms of favorite to play I'd go with Tempest. In terms of would be cool, I'd get a Star Wars cockpit and have the Empire Strikes Back board in there with a switch so I could play both. Loved both movies, love both games and cockpits are such a cool way to play arcade games, if you have the room (I don't). In terms of what could have been, I'd want a Missile Command game with a working marquee. That would be so cool, make the game feel more serious. Do you remember the cockpit style Missile Command? Now that is an awesome machine. I loved all the cockpit style games, even that P.O.S. Sinistar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) Do you remember the cockpit style Missile Command? Now that is an awesome machine. I loved all the cockpit style games, even that P.O.S. Sinistar. Never seen one of those environmental Missile Commands in person. I'd like to own one of those, too, but I like the idea of that functioning marquee. I saw the cockpit Sinistar at the Arcade Expo in Banning in January, very cool design. I was never a big Sinistar fan, though, so I didn't play it. Edited February 22, 2015 by ledzep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schuwalker Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I'm kinda surprised the lack of Quantums, Food Fights ,iRobots and 720's on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Major Havoc...the fact that absolutely zero home ports exist. Maybe I'm missing your meaning, but it's on PS2 ATARI Anthology, & ATARI's Greatest Hits vol 2 for the DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Maybe I'm missing your meaning, but it's on PS2 ATARI Anthology, & ATARI's Greatest Hits vol 2 for the DS. I really wasn't considering emulation on relatively modern consoles or gaming on handhelds, rather ports on classic consoles and computers. Then again, I guess some may consider the PS2 "classic" nowadays. Regardless, if going that route or late in system generations, personally I'd be better off and better served with MAMEoX on the XBOX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzep Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I really wasn't considering emulation on relatively modern consoles or gaming on handhelds, rather ports on classic consoles and computers. Then again, I guess some may consider the PS2 "classic" nowadays. Regardless, if going that route or late in system generations, personally I'd be better off and better served with MAMEoX on the XBOX. I agree. There must be a difference between having an emulator that is programmed to more or less faithfully run arcade game code that was never meant to be on the hardware that the emulator is running on and having someone start basically from scratch and code the game over, for the actual console hardware, without having much in the way of original code to work with. Emulators are cool, sometimes required (Wine on Linux comes to mind for running most Windows software), but it's something else to get the program to run natively on the different hardware that might not be able to handle running the code the way the original hardware could. I'm more impressed with starting over and coding for the new hardware if the game is mostly faithful to the original. If it's one of those disasters where the game doesn't look or act much like the original (2600 Pac-Man) then just call it something else already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingy Jongo Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Easy choice for me: Asteroids Deluxe. It's my favorite Atari arcade game, and it is beautiful to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Eidolon Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Hard to decide. Either Major Havoc, Red Baron, or Quantum would all be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) I, Robot that looks totally awesome or San Francisco Rush 2049 it being Atari's last coin-up Edited March 2, 2015 by high voltage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 (edited) This is a tough question. I already have: - Battlezone - Tempest - Asteroids - Atari Football I guess it would be a toss up between Major Havoc or Star Wars. Since those are the ones I'll always wanted, but can't seem to get me hands on. Edited March 4, 2015 by pboland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Sweet, another Atari Football fan (I have a 4 player and 2x2 player). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Super Sprint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorrin Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Hey. New to the forums. Nice site I used to have an APB and a two player Championship Sprint, but sold them years ago due to a move I think APB, Tempest, and Gauntlet were my favorite Atari games from yesteryear. I was showing my daughter a classics disc on the PS2, and we both had a blast playing Marble Madness. Forgot how much fun that was, but you lose something without the track ball. Loved the music on board #3, although I STILL cannot get over that stinkin' wave pool. That disc had 720 on it as well, but that just plays horribly with the PS2 controller. But back to the question. I think that Tempest would be my game of choice. I saw a beautiful cabinet about a year and a half ago at an arcade (!?) in Connecticut. Edited March 5, 2015 by Thorrin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Hey, welcome to the forums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgcollector Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 I have Asteroids, Crystal Castle, Battlezone and Star Wars cockpit. If I could keep only one it would be my Star Wars cockpit! Looking for a Red Baron Cockpit though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[d2f]Iggy*SJB Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 For me, it would be the same Lunar Lander cab that I've had for over 30 years now. I'm getting ready to swap out the PCB and CP to play Asteroids, but I'm doing it a way I can easily return it to full original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitfallHarry1 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 If I could have only 1 Atari Arcade Machine in my home it would be I,Robot.Why,because ITS SO FRICKIN RARE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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