electricmastro Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 Elevator Action (1983-2021): 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonSpaceBeagle Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 oh that's beautiful. i wish all the outdoor dining huts in nyc looked like that. hmm.. this just gave me an idea 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 With the newest Elevator Action release, these might now be the consistently longest-running gaming franchises. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 On 10/5/2021 at 4:33 PM, NeonSpaceBeagle said: oh that's beautiful. i wish all the outdoor dining huts in nyc looked like that. hmm.. this just gave me an idea There's a crappy bar on 3rd and 25th that does the neon purple, but you might get salmonella from sitting down. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonSpaceBeagle Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 lol oh yeah. if you walk around very early in the morning you can see people sleeping in the street dining huts and the ones in lower manhattan people shooting up before someone comes along and hoses it all down. the thought of eating in those after what i've seen over the last year and a half is kinda gross. i've also seen way too many rat pancakes inside of them. how does a rat pancake happen inside of a dining hut?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Pendleton Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 14 hours ago, electricmastro said: With the newest Elevator Action release, these might now be the consistently longest-running gaming franchises. I look forward to the day that Thunder Force makes it on that list if Sega ever makes or lets someone make the Thunder Force VII that was heavily hinted at in the end of Thunder Force VI now that Sega owns the IP. If they do, hopefully it is not extremely disappointing like Thunder Force VI was/is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profholt82 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, electricmastro said: With the newest Elevator Action release, these might now be the consistently longest-running gaming franchises. I bought a little Oregon Trail handheld at Target a few years ago. It's really cool. Based on the mid-80s version of the game I think. I ended up buying some more for friends and family birthdays and such that year, and they all loved them as well. Not sure if they still make them, but if they do, I recommend them to the fellow 80s kids who grew up playing the game on the classroom PC during indoor recess. Haha Edit: it's this one, found an image in a search Edited October 7, 2021 by profholt82 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 10/6/2021 at 6:58 PM, electricmastro said: With the newest Elevator Action release, these might now be the consistently longest-running gaming franchises. Kind of surprised to see Mario there in #3, but not Donkey Kong on the list either. They are their own franchises. DK broke off into sequels, even weird game & watches, then into the country line of games that and the latest is DK Tropical Freeze on Switch May 4, 2018 (DK started July 1981) which puts it at 37 years and given the sales there will be more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 9 hours ago, profholt82 said: I bought a little Oregon Trail handheld at Target a few years ago. It's really cool. Based on the mid-80s version of the game I think. I ended up buying some more for friends and family birthdays and such that year, and they all loved them as well. Not sure if they still make them, but if they do, I recommend them to the fellow 80s kids who grew up playing the game on the classroom PC during indoor recess. Haha Edit: it's this one, found an image in a search I have that one and a Carmen Sandiego one in my office. Great little items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profholt82 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 34 minutes ago, jerseystyle said: I have that one and a Carmen Sandiego one in my office. Great little items. Ooh, I love Carmen Sandiego. I didn't know about that one. I still play the Master System game on occasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Tanooki said: Kind of surprised to see Mario there in #3, but not Donkey Kong on the list either. They are their own franchises. DK broke off into sequels, even weird game & watches, then into the country line of games that and the latest is DK Tropical Freeze on Switch May 4, 2018 (DK started July 1981) which puts it at 37 years and given the sales there will be more. Ah, it's only counted up to newest installment/non-port Tropical Freeze in 2014. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidD Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 6 hours ago, Tanooki said: Kind of surprised to see Mario there in #3, but not Donkey Kong on the list either. They are their own franchises. DK broke off into sequels, even weird game & watches, then into the country line of games that and the latest is DK Tropical Freeze on Switch May 4, 2018 (DK started July 1981) which puts it at 37 years and given the sales there will be more. The problem here is in defining when a series starts. I'd argue that the first "Donkey Kong" game wasn't Donkey Kong, but Donkey Kong Jr. -- and then it went without a sequel for years and years. The titles have changed over time, but you can make a clear gameplay and series progression from Donkey Kong to Mario Bros. to Super Mario Bros. and beyond... and all of those game feature the same main character, Mario. Granted, if you WERE to make that case, I suppose it would be fair to claim that DK Jr. was the start of the "Donkey Kong (Country)" series -- but, really, the DKC games are an entirely new series from the 90s that just happen to reuse earlier game characters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Barbie is still going strong? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokeypy Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 2 hours ago, high voltage said: Barbie is still going strong? Like for example "Divorce Barbie": Included in the set is Ken's car, Ken's house and Ken's boat. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 3 hours ago, high voltage said: Barbie is still going strong? I’d say so, with regular releases since 1984: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profholt82 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 My daughters love the Genesis Barbie game. I recently picked up the NES one at a local shop, and they didn't dig it at all. I tried to play it a little to help them out, and what a crap show that one is. Yeesh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 (edited) Major League Baseball (1980-2021): National Hockey League (1980-2021): Alien (1982-2021): Dungeons & Dragons (1982-2021): Spider-Man (1982-2020): Star Wars (1982-2021): Looney Tunes (1983-2021): Transformers (1985-2020): Batman (1986-2019): Dragon Ball (1986-2020): Edited October 8, 2021 by electricmastro 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/5/2021 at 4:33 PM, NeonSpaceBeagle said: oh that's beautiful. i wish all the outdoor dining huts in nyc looked like that. hmm.. this just gave me an idea Interesting gameplay too: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Tomorrow Never Dies for the PS1 was a great game. Audio by Tommy Tallarico Studios 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted June 14, 2022 Author Share Posted June 14, 2022 Congrats to House of the Dead for 25 years of releases: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 On 10/7/2021 at 9:16 AM, profholt82 said: I bought a little Oregon Trail handheld at Target a few years ago. It's really cool. Based on the mid-80s version of the game I think. I ended up buying some more for friends and family birthdays and such that year, and they all loved them as well. Not sure if they still make them, but if they do, I recommend them to the fellow 80s kids who grew up playing the game on the classroom PC during indoor recess. Haha Edit: it's this one, found an image in a search I think I still see them at Target. They made another PC game as a handheld, maybe it was Tetris, but I thought it was something else. Personally if they ever made a Pirate's Gold I would be all over that. Anyway, bought one, played it through, won... I play it pretty straight and safe so generally always win. Then gave to a friend's kid who loved it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Loved all that I read in this thread. Naturally have to mention Bubsy which has run from 1993 to 2019 inconsistently with six unique titles. Above from https://www.bubsy.com/about-me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 The Zork series. Mainframe 1977 https://zork.fandom.com/wiki/Zork_series#Mainframe_Zork 2009-2011 Hopefully there will be more Zork one day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 A personal favorite of mine, it's... Sam and Max: Freelance Police! 1993 Sam & Max Save the World (2006–07), Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space (2007–08), Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (2010), Poker Night at the Inventory (2010), Poker Night 2 (2013), Sam & Max Save the World (2020), Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space (2021), Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual (2021), Coming soon... Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (TBA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 23 hours ago, doctorclu said: I think I still see them at Target. They made another PC game as a handheld, maybe it was Tetris, but I thought it was something else. Personally if they ever made a Pirate's Gold I would be all over that. Anyway, bought one, played it through, won... I play it pretty straight and safe so generally always win. Then gave to a friend's kid who loved it. They did Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego and it plays surprisingly well, also even has a save game feature which is kind of required with a game like that as cases keep piling up to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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