Ye olde arcade game down the pub
Sep 24th 2009, 9:47 pm
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Ye olde arcade game down the pub
I notice Jules et al are having a chat about old arcade games and reminded me of lazy weekday nights down the local feeding 10p pieces in at alarming rates. 
I was never a big fan of games and have never been into computer games either (save for a 2 yr interest with Half Life in the late 90s
).
I did like a game called Midway where you had to take various fighter planes through the different sea based battles. A friend of mine and I took that game all the way to the end one night ( it took hours!).
I did watch a documentary called 'King of Kong' the other day about Billy Mitchell, which was very interesting and pretty frightening to realise how obsessive some people are (says the guy with a pair of cycle wheels worth $4k
).
Standout games for me were:
Midway
Frogger
Asteroids
I hated that game with the rolling ball where you had to protect the base stations (forgot what it's called?).
C'mon then, let's hear yours.
I was never a big fan of games and have never been into computer games either (save for a 2 yr interest with Half Life in the late 90s
).I did like a game called Midway where you had to take various fighter planes through the different sea based battles. A friend of mine and I took that game all the way to the end one night ( it took hours!).
I did watch a documentary called 'King of Kong' the other day about Billy Mitchell, which was very interesting and pretty frightening to realise how obsessive some people are (says the guy with a pair of cycle wheels worth $4k
).Standout games for me were:
Midway
Frogger
Asteroids
I hated that game with the rolling ball where you had to protect the base stations (forgot what it's called?).
C'mon then, let's hear yours.
Sep 24th 2009, 9:51 pm
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Re: Ye olde arcade game down the pub
I notice Jules et al are having a chat about old arcade games and reminded me of lazy weekday nights down the local feeding 10p pieces in at alarming rates.
I was never a big fan of games and have never been into computer games either (save for a 2 yr interest with Half Life in the late 90s ).
I did like a game called Midway where you had to take various fighter planes through the different sea based battles. A friend of mine and I took that game all the way to the end one night ( it took hours!).
I did watch a documentary called 'King of Kong' the other day about Billy Mitchell, which was very interesting and pretty frightening to realise how obsessive some people are (says the guy with a pair of cycle wheels worth $4k).
Standout games for me were:
Midway
Frogger
Asteroids
I hated that game with the rolling ball where you had to protect the base stations (forgot what it's called?).
C'mon then, let's hear yours.
I was never a big fan of games and have never been into computer games either (save for a 2 yr interest with Half Life in the late 90s
).I did like a game called Midway where you had to take various fighter planes through the different sea based battles. A friend of mine and I took that game all the way to the end one night ( it took hours!).
I did watch a documentary called 'King of Kong' the other day about Billy Mitchell, which was very interesting and pretty frightening to realise how obsessive some people are (says the guy with a pair of cycle wheels worth $4k
).Standout games for me were:
Midway
Frogger
Asteroids
I hated that game with the rolling ball where you had to protect the base stations (forgot what it's called?).
C'mon then, let's hear yours.
Sep 24th 2009, 9:59 pm
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Re: Ye olde arcade game down the pub
Oh yeah Half-Life
Are you talking about proper arcade games?
Our local had a Pac-Man set into a table, very comfortable, I loved that.
Space Invaders of course.
and the star wars one where you sit in a 'cockpit' - seemed totally mind-blowing at the time
Are you talking about proper arcade games?
Our local had a Pac-Man set into a table, very comfortable, I loved that.
Space Invaders of course.
and the star wars one where you sit in a 'cockpit' - seemed totally mind-blowing at the time
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Sep 24th 2009, 10:01 pm
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Re: Ye olde arcade game down the pub
I notice Jules et al are having a chat about old arcade games and reminded me of lazy weekday nights down the local feeding 10p pieces in at alarming rates.
I was never a big fan of games and have never been into computer games either (save for a 2 yr interest with Half Life in the late 90s ).
I did like a game called Midway where you had to take various fighter planes through the different sea based battles. A friend of mine and I took that game all the way to the end one night ( it took hours!).
I did watch a documentary called 'King of Kong' the other day about Billy Mitchell, which was very interesting and pretty frightening to realise how obsessive some people are (says the guy with a pair of cycle wheels worth $4k).
Standout games for me were:
Midway
Frogger
Asteroids
I hated that game with the rolling ball where you had to protect the base stations (forgot what it's called?).
C'mon then, let's hear yours.
I was never a big fan of games and have never been into computer games either (save for a 2 yr interest with Half Life in the late 90s
).I did like a game called Midway where you had to take various fighter planes through the different sea based battles. A friend of mine and I took that game all the way to the end one night ( it took hours!).
I did watch a documentary called 'King of Kong' the other day about Billy Mitchell, which was very interesting and pretty frightening to realise how obsessive some people are (says the guy with a pair of cycle wheels worth $4k
).Standout games for me were:
Midway
Frogger
Asteroids
I hated that game with the rolling ball where you had to protect the base stations (forgot what it's called?).
C'mon then, let's hear yours.
Then there was the Final Fantasy series.............
Sep 24th 2009, 10:06 pm
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Re: Ye olde arcade game down the pub
Thanks to you, I`ve now discovered the arcade on here and have now started to play Tetris. Problem is I get addicted very quickly.
Sep 24th 2009, 10:08 pm
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Re: Ye olde arcade game down the pub
Well I also had a severe addiction with Half Life as well. I also used to play Command and Conquer a third world war strategy scenario, where you chose either the Americans or the Russians, it was one of those games that took over your life......not a healthy game to play.
Then there was the Final Fantasy series.............
Then there was the Final Fantasy series.............
Sep 24th 2009, 10:10 pm
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Sep 24th 2009, 10:27 pm
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Re: Ye olde arcade game down the pub
Surprisingly I don`t know too much about Warhammer, which is strange given that I`m a huge fan of Tolkien and have also read a lot of Forgotten Realms stuff over the years.
Sep 24th 2009, 10:29 pm
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Re: Ye olde arcade game down the pub
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhamm...the_Horned_Rat
Sep 24th 2009, 10:34 pm
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I going to research Warhammer tomorrow and then I`ll tell you what I think of it, its 12.30 where I am and too late to do it now.
Sep 24th 2009, 10:37 pm
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Re: Ye olde arcade game down the pub
I remember one summer having a lot of fun playing Pac-man and Space invaders at the arcade, that was the extent of my obsession with video games.
I do remember my Dh's sister getting the first Nintendo, we had a lot of fun on Cristmas with Duck hunt and Mario brothers That makes me pretty old.
My son has X-Box 360, I've never even tried it. We did try Wii this summer, that was a lot of fun, bowling, tennis and baseball.
We did the Wii age thing I was 80
I do remember my Dh's sister getting the first Nintendo, we had a lot of fun on Cristmas with Duck hunt and Mario brothers
That makes me pretty old. My son has X-Box 360, I've never even tried it. We did try Wii this summer, that was a lot of fun, bowling, tennis and baseball.
We did the Wii age thing I was 80
Sep 24th 2009, 10:46 pm
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