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Post by VectorX on Jun 12, 2012 16:42:06 GMT -5
Someone on this local gaming e-mail list I'm on had the sitdown version of the latter for sale in the previous year or so. Sucked since I really like that game too (I play it every year at the expo) and I think I only saw that cockpit version only once ever (I only played the standup version back in the day). Can't say I had the money, nor the room for the thing if I had it
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Post by ledzep on Jun 12, 2012 17:54:24 GMT -5
Is that sit-down Star Trek as big as the sit-down Star Wars? Back in the day there was an arcade/waterslide park near my house that had a sit-down Star Trek, I loved playing that version. I have a stand-up Star Trek at home, wonderful game, but the sit-down is the best. Same goes for Star Wars, Tail Gunner, Omega Race, Star Fire, Red Baron, etc. No room for those in a house, though.
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Post by VectorX on Jun 12, 2012 18:54:19 GMT -5
Is that sit-down Star Trek as big as the sit-down Star Wars? I can't say for sure, having only seen it once. It's hard to compare too since S. Wars is enclosed and Trek is open, it's just a chair. I have a stand-up Star Trek at home, Ooooh, you must die now, having admitting to that Same goes for Star Wars, Tail Gunner, Omega Race, Star Fire, Red Baron, etc. Yeah those immerse you a lot, as well as the very rare Vanguard 2 (only played it at one game room ever). I usually get to play a game of Star Fire every year too at the gaming expo, someone brings that in.
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Post by detonator on Jul 18, 2012 20:14:19 GMT -5
Gravitar, no question. No other game ever has kept me occupied for so long. Always enjoyable to play, always challenging. I just recently clocked it... well... it took me 30 years. Enjoyed every single game during the journey. Completely misunderstood masterpiece... the controls, gravity and long(ish) learning phase were probably too much for most players... that's why it never become popular in the arcades. People who can play Asteroids can probably learn it quite fast though. Battlezone and Star Wars get really close though. BZ because it was revolutionary (and ridiculously ahead of its time) and SW because it's simply... well... perfect. SW, ESB and Gravitar are all designed by Mike Hally BTW... he's my absolute hero.
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Post by VectorX on Jul 18, 2012 20:18:58 GMT -5
Completely misunderstood masterpiece... Yep. Still wonder about that idiot that proclaimed it to being the "worst game ever made" Not even close! the controls, gravity and long(ish) learning phase were probably too much for most players... that's why it never become popular in the arcades. People who can play Asteroids can probably learn it quite fast though. Yeah. If you can't handle flying around and shooting and such, it's not the game for you then!
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Post by TrekMD on Jul 18, 2012 23:32:23 GMT -5
I never played Gravitar in the arcades, but Star Wars, absolutely! Battlezone, absolutely! Hard to choose a favorite, particularly if I also include Tempest in the group!
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Post by VectorX on Jul 19, 2012 8:32:14 GMT -5
Tempest and Major Havoc are two of my all-time favorite games, vector or not! (That just happened to work out that way ;D )
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Post by detonator on Jul 19, 2012 11:49:44 GMT -5
Tempest and Major Havoc are two of my all-time favorite games, vector or not! (That just happened to work out that way ;D ) Both are on my top-15 list as well. Tempest is an incredible game. There is a lot of sequels and ports but none of them play like the real one. We had almost all Atari games here, but I never saw Major Havoc and Quantum in Finland. Both are excellent games but I only discovered them through MAME. I, Robot was completely jaw-dropping experience when we saw it in a local amusement park. It's not that great of a game but it was a major technical achievement. Another game way ahead of its time. It's "almost" a vector game... it used filled 90'S vectors in the early 80's.
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Post by VectorX on Jul 19, 2012 12:05:38 GMT -5
We had almost all Atari games here, but I never saw Major Havoc and Quantum in Finland. Both are excellent games but I only discovered them through MAME. Since I live in the fourth largest city in my country, I was able to play both ;D Plenty of arcades here (back then)! I, Robot was completely jaw-dropping experience when we saw it in a local amusement park. It's not that great of a game but it was a major technical achievement. Another game way ahead of its time. It's "almost" a vector game... it used filled 90'S vectors in the early 80's. I never heard of it, not played it until an expo a few years ago. I got lucky there. Definitely an unusual one!
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Post by ledzep on Jul 31, 2012 15:37:41 GMT -5
Tempest and Major Havoc are two of my all-time favorite games, vector or not! (That just happened to work out that way ;D ) Major Havoc was never a game I really cared for back when it was new. Seeing it at the California Extreme show, though, I get the appeal much more. And my brother mentioned that he always felt that Major Havoc was the vector game version of the old GDW boardgame Asteroid - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1772/asteroidAnd you know what, he's right! I played it again after he said that and it totally has the same feel. So, what, like 30 years later, now I really really like it. Jeez. Tempest is one of the all-time great stress relievers for me. Kill. Everything.
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Post by VectorX on Jul 31, 2012 16:25:11 GMT -5
And my brother mentioned that he always felt that Major Havoc was the vector game version of the old GDW boardgame Asteroid - boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1772/asteroidAnd you know what, he's right! I played it again after he said that and it totally has the same feel. How interesting! Looks like a neat game too So, what, like 30 years later, now I really really like it. Jeez. Oh well. I never did get into Pole Position that much because of that billboard that you'd always wipe out on so I could never get very far on it. However, with getting the plug it in and play Retro Arcade Featuring Pac-Man unit a few years ago, I since learned when it comes up and to slow the hell down for it. Now I see why the game was so big! Tempest is one of the all-time great stress relievers for me. Kill. Everything. Same here. A great one.
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Post by jammajup on Oct 4, 2012 13:59:57 GMT -5
The arcade vector game i have most memories of is Battle Zone and i guess along with Asteroids these were the games i recall seeing the most in various arcades,cafes,taxi ranks,etc so Battle Zone it is.I think Lunar Lander would be a close second which may surprise some people but i just love the feel to it,pity i only saw it on holiday trips. I have been impressed with other vector games i saw later and especially the cabinet artwork like Asteroids Deluxe and Space Duel but the Battlezones and Lunar Lander cabs would be on my `to get list`.
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Post by VectorX on Oct 4, 2012 14:11:38 GMT -5
"Taxi ranks"? Hadn't heard that term before.
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Post by jammajup on Oct 8, 2012 16:32:45 GMT -5
"Taxi ranks"? Hadn't heard that term before. yeah really a term for a taxi stand or stop in a street but here loosely used to describe anywhere you can get a taxi,in this case the buildings they use as a base,to be honest where i live taxi bases along with a few diners were the last places to get rid of their cabinets ,the arcades got rid of the arcade cabs first.
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Post by VectorX on Oct 8, 2012 16:41:23 GMT -5
Ah, that would make sense then, as our airports had arcade games back then (some still do here and there). Gives you something to do when you're waiting around and crap, along with it puts some more money in their pockets too.
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