your top 20 videogames of all time

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:44 am

i preferred stargate to defender,i was a sucker for those illebrium(spelling?)dogfights and firebomber showdowns ,the inviso was cool.

170 screens on gorf? levitating baseball cap off, to you! "ha ha space avenger" x how much?

of course i remember scramble harry,they had a "2p able" tabletop as well as a phoenix in my youth club ,could also get through it sometimes, lol at missing the the final bomb shot alot though.

other "unmentioned so far" legends

the qix
tutankamen
centipede
tempest
astro wars ,arcade (remember the hand held ? my pride and joy one xmas)
battlezone
boothill

one of my first games ,after pong and invaders
monaco gp ,lol
lunar lander
circus charlie
dig dug
rygar
q-bert
amidar
xevious
crystal castles
wardner
exed exes

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:06 am

I remember a chum and me getting to level 117 on Gauntlet. Got bored then though and turned it off lol. Later maps just appeared to be rehashes of others, but maybe rotated 90/180 degrees and coloured different.

Dropzone was the best version of 'defender' if you ask me. Those little green aliens that went nuts when they'd dropped off an android to kill one of your men. Always remember the warning noise a man would give off as it was being attacked: Whoo-oh-whoop! (LOL)

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:34 am

remember when they started making stuff harder to stay on for long periods,then introduced games with continues to take more of your money .alot of scrolling shooters' end of stage bosses were nails if you had'nt lost a life or two(1942,1943 e.g) ,also the baddies would churn out alot more bullets if you had'nt died on some stuff. :x

best full firepower

1 halleys comet (awesome)
2 salamander (ripple laser!!)
3 r-type (there's another i forgot) ,(all variants on full)
4 vulcan venture (boomerang lasers :shock

5 hyperdyne sidearms(awesome game lol at remembering it, all variation of full power were satisfying)

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:58 am

I would love to find a working Robotron, but the missus might object. This is the ultimate mentally fast game.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotron:_2084

http://www.coffeebreakarcade.com/games/ ... ctions.htm

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:21 pm

there was a ps1 game on budget called robotron X ,harry,it was even more frantic than the original and had a right mental headfuck techno soundtrack,i used to play it till i was wired. there is a cabinet you can buy that has hundreds of old school games ,can't be sure if robotrons on there though,this machine was in the argos book last year for 999.99

incidently we have an original pacman cabinet rotting under a tarpaulin at the back of the arcade i work in.

aaamusements.co.uk · Post by **aaamusements.co.uk** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:57 pm

mr lugsy wrote:incidently we have an original pacman cabinet rotting under a tarpaulin at the back of the arcade i work in.

Why?

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:26 pm

i had amidar on the old atari , along with beserk , empire strikes back , boxing , combat ( everybody who had an atari had it lol) , megamania , airlock , pole position , the ill fated e.t ( the one that atari burried 1,000s of copies in the desert because it didnt sell because it was shit lol) ,,, pitfall , pacman , breakout , frogger and a host of others i cant remember .... :P

shadmun · Post by **shadmun** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:31 pm

Istenem wrote:
imo rainbow islands is unsurpassable because of the easter eggs.

Ahh rainbow island not played that in years ...

trayhop123 wrote:
7/ goldeneye n64

10/ streets of rage megadrive

Also good choices although i still cant beat jaws on 00agent :x

betchrider · Post by **betchrider** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:37 pm

trayhop123 wrote:i had amidar on the old atari , along with beserk , empire strikes back , boxing , combat ( everybody who had an atari had it lol) , megamania , airlock , pole position , the ill fated e.t ( the one that atari burried 1,000s of copies in the desert because it didnt sell because it was shit lol) ,,, pitfall , pacman , breakout , frogger and a host of others i cant remember .... :P

Asteroids

betchrider · Post by **betchrider** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:38 pm

What about starglider on the st?My mate had it that was a good game and whizz ball was alrate an all

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:09 pm

RE: ROTTING CARCASS OF ONCE MAGNIFICENT PACMAN CABINET,aaa we was offered money for it almost 10 years ago when it was still working ,but the boss"knew better" when it finally packed up it was slowly relegated from storeroom,to container ,and then out with the junk,shame really he could have got several hundred for it before it got wet .

Post by **admin** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:23 pm

Some of the good speccy games I remember

Jetset Willy
Lotus Esprit
Treasure island Dizzy
Skool Daze
Paperboy

Amiga games

Another world
Flashback
Alien Breed
Project X
Rainbow islands
Xenon 2 megablast

aaamusements.co.uk · Post by **aaamusements.co.uk** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:36 pm

mr lugsy wrote:RE: ROTTING CARCASS OF ONCE MAGNIFICENT PACMAN CABINET,aaa we was offered money for it almost 10 years ago when it was still working ,but the boss"knew better" when it finally packed up it was slowly relegated from storeroom,to container ,and then out with the junk,shame really he could have got several hundred for it before it got wet .

Tis a shame. Even the board will be knackered by now (particularly as the battery will doubtless have leaked all over it years ago).

betchrider · Post by **betchrider** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:06 pm

Can JG put the jetpac sound effects into writing?

JG · Post by JG » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:05 am

Probably, but I'm a bit tired tonight, but may try it another night.

Night all.