1980s arcade games

[mortlock]

First time I ever played Galaxian was in the fall of 1981, at the Toledo Sports Arena, before Black Sabbath went on.
This chick collapsed next to the machine and threw up.  Her boyfriend told us she had ingested "too many 714s".  We didn't know what that meant at the time.

i still dont know what a 714 is..

[Isabellacat]

that is a rad story tho lftwng....1981??? shiiit i was only like 3 years old.




i think 714s are barbiturates/downers. that's just the lab number on the pill. sounds like she may have had too much to drink too. funny story nonetheless.

[mortlock]

ive come to hate the pill buzz..its too chemical for my tastes..

[Isabellacat]

that story made me think of the first time i ever saw an arcade machine..

1981 or '82, at the nearby supermarket they had Ms.Pacman. I remember some hippie looking kids wearing bellbottoms were crowding around in front of it and I walked up and one of the kids looked down at me and said "hey little girl, you gotta try this out!!". i was too short to look at the screen but it looked neat.

then a year later my older brother had Atari 2600 and i'll never forget the first time i played Pacman on that. must have sat in front of the tv for hours.

[mortlock]

that story made me think of the first time i ever saw an arcade machine..

1981 or '82, at the nearby supermarket they had Ms.Pacman. I remember some hippie looking kids wearing bellbottoms were crowding around in front of it and I walked up and one of the kids looked down at me and said "hey little girl, you gotta try this out!!". i was too short to look at the screen but it looked neat.

then a year later my older brother had Atari 2600 and i'll never forget the first time i played Pacman on that. must have sat in front of the tv for hours.

i  noticed my first experience with coke and miss pacman were similar

[Isabellacat]

that story made me think of the first time i ever saw an arcade machine..

1981 or '82, at the nearby supermarket they had Ms.Pacman. I remember some hippie looking kids wearing bellbottoms were crowding around in front of it and I walked up and one of the kids looked down at me and said "hey little girl, you gotta try this out!!". i was too short to look at the screen but it looked neat.

then a year later my older brother had Atari 2600 and i'll never forget the first time i played Pacman on that. must have sat in front of the tv for hours.

i  noticed my first experience with coke and miss pacman were similar

Coke!? the soda or the drug?? 

funny i guess 80s kids were naturally coked out, being that it was the 80s and all. must have been in those Pop Rocks and never mixed Pop Rocks with Pepsi or else you're head would have exploded.

[mortlock]

[grimniggzy]

damn, liking that smash tv arcade.

[mortlock]

[Isabellacat]

[mortlock]

[mortlock]

[Isabellacat]

^^^ I need to get that for my Atari!

Lately I've been playing alot of Demon Attack tho.

[mortlock]

the old activision games were great..i loved dragster and pitfall..lazer blast was the best one..

[Isabellacat]

the old activision games were great..i loved dragster and pitfall..lazer blast was the best one..

my favorite Activision game is Grand Prix.




i also love the 2600 games made by Imagic.  they made Demon Attack and Star Voyager.

[Beerjerk]

Ghosts N Goblins



Anyone here ever go to Barcade in Brooklyn? Around 30 80's arcade machines and 20+ craft beers on menu.

http://barcadebrooklyn.com/games-2/

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[Isabellacat]

Ghosts N Goblins



Anyone here ever go to Barcade in Brooklyn? Around 30 80's arcade machines and 20+ craft beers on menu.

http://barcadebrooklyn.com/games-2/

that place looks cool! makes me wonder if there's anything like that in SF. anyways i found this cool website where you can play Ghosts n Goblins the arcade..

http://www.classicgamesarcade.com/game/21664/Ghosts-n-Goblins.html

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Ghosts N Goblins



Anyone here ever go to Barcade in Brooklyn? Around 30 80's arcade machines and 20+ craft beers on menu.

http://barcadebrooklyn.com/games-2/

that place looks cool! makes me wonder if there's anything like that in SF. anyways i found this cool website where you can play Ghosts n Goblins the arcade..

http://www.classicgamesarcade.com/game/21664/Ghosts-n-Goblins.html

Nice! I have it on the Capcom Collections for PS2, now I feel like dusting it off and popping it in.

Barcade is opening up in a few cities along the East Coast. They opened one up close to me in Jersey City, and they're opening one in Philly in a few months, so who knows, it could probably head West.

[mortlock]

[grimniggzy]

"Barcade is opening up in a few cities along the East Coast. They opened one up close to me in Jersey City, and they're opening one in Philly in a few months"

woah, this is awesome news.

[Beerjerk]

"Barcade is opening up in a few cities along the East Coast. They opened one up close to me in Jersey City, and they're opening one in Philly in a few months"

woah, this is awesome news.

Opening up over at Fishtown:

http://www.barcadephiladelphia.com/

[Isabellacat]

I think in about 4-5 months I'm actually going to be able to afford getting an actual arcade machine. I've been looking at craigslist and found some games for really cheap. I found a Dig Dug machine for only $300    I did'nt have the money for it then tho,plus I have no idea how I'm gonna get it over to my place. Think I'm going to have to hire some movers when I buy one.

It's always been my dream to actually have an arcade game in my room lol....I'm actually thinking about getting one for reals soon. I just hope my roommate is'nt going to flip out.

[Isabellacat]

Like peep this!!!!!!


http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/vgm/2662756712.html



       

Only $250 for an actual working Pacman arcade!?!? That is such a great deal.....but I bet it would cost alot just to get that moved over from Santa Rosa to SF. Drats if I had the money now I'd buy it.

[Isabellacat]

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/vgm/2684951506.html