27-12-2004 05:24									#31
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quote: Originally posted by Bkeela I never, ever imagined such a wonder. Nor could I ever imagine that console games would match, or even surpass the graphics of arcade games. I occasionally walk through the last remaining arcade in my city, to marvel at all the Japanese tourists who alone seem willing to spend money on playing fighter games inferior to anything on a current console. Maybe they get a good exchange rate?

arcades are real popular in japan.

	27-12-2004 22:19									#32
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Great pics!!!! Yes, I've played a few of those games....

	28-12-2004 23:50									#33
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quote: Originally posted by Bkeela I occasionally walk through the last remaining arcade in my city, to marvel at all the Japanese tourists who alone seem willing to spend money on playing fighter games inferior to anything on a current console. Maybe they get a good exchange rate?

If I see an arcade, I'll always plunk quaters into Karate Champ or a game of Fast Ms Pacman (you know the one where Ms. Pacman goes really fast but the ghosts do not).

And, BTW, I love the mermaid. Awesome.

For Christmas, I got a little arcade thingy that plugs into my television. It's bascially a joystick on top of a little box and it'll play PacMan, Dig Dug, Galaxian, Bosconian, and Rally X. Those last two I've never heard of, perhaps they were produced for the little box I received.

In Reply To Mechanical Arcade Games:

I never particularly liked them.

	29-12-2004 05:59									#34
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although I can't say my city is short of arcades.

Every single casino just about has an arcade in my city. It's provided as a way for parents with kids to get into the casinos. Just drop the kids into an unsupervised arcade and then throw all their money into slot machines

Some of the family orientated hotels have fairly large arcades. Like circus circus.

I have never been a big fan though. I was really too poor as a kid to play.

And as an adult, they seemed to costly. Most were action game that I wasn't good at. I'd only get like a minute of gameplay out of a quarter. That doesn't seem cost effective.

	29-12-2004 21:57									#35
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Which is why I'll play Karate Champ or Fast Ms. PacMan only. I rock at those games!

	30-12-2004 01:19									#36
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Never played such a game, alas.

	30-12-2004 23:41									#37
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike Never played such a game, alas.

theres a category of games that Ive played, and Spikey hasnt? OMG! Spikey is PAWNED !!!! 111111.

	31-12-2004 00:11									#38
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Actually there are two, as I've never played with an abacus.

	31-12-2004 01:26									#39
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wowzers....I remember those games. I put many quarters in the machines back in the early 80's.

did anyone play the football game with the track balls, and the players were X's and O's???

	31-12-2004 02:48									#40
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quote: Originally posted by gjramsey wowzers....I remember those games. I put many quarters in the machines back in the early 80's. did anyone play the football game with the track balls, and the players were X's and O's???

OMFG, I loved that game. Gave me monster blisters.

	31-12-2004 02:50									#41
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	31-12-2004 02:51									#42
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	31-12-2004 04:18									#43
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I was thinking Atari made that one, but wasn't sure. That sucker gave me some bad blisters also.

	31-12-2004 04:27									#44
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike Actually there are two, as I've never played with an abacus.

really - never played with an abacus , and you call yourself a gamer! shame on you

I used one at school in maths classes i seem to remember - i was in wales at the time though

The sit-down Star Wars arcade game remains my all time favourite(just pips Battle-Zone) - i would really try and use the 'force' to help me through, the sounds/music just sucked me into the experience

	03-01-2005 19:57									#45
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike Actually there are two, as I've never played with an abacus.

The hardest part was finding a place to download warez for the abacus

Seriously, I did once have a "calculator" that was completely mechanical, used a stylus, all you could do was add and subtract, I bet Spaced has a picture of it though

The early TI's, the favorite game was to take your calculator, and do some calculations while saying, if so and so many arabs kill so and so many Israelis, and so and so many Israelis kills so and so many arabs, for so and so many days, who wins - you then turned the calculator upside down and showed that it spelled out "Shell Oil".

Somethings dont change, huh

	03-01-2005 20:24									#46
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	03-01-2005 20:51									#47
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Very good, space. That wasnt it - it was a later version made for kids, I think by then it was no longer used in business (Im not THAT old) - but the technology was the same.

	03-01-2005 22:49									#48
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I saw that one too, but you weren't specific enough.