Poop So this Jaust happened… - Page 5

JimNasium · 11-15-2022, 05:21 PM

Sorry, but as a child of the 70s/80s I just couldn’t help myself. This has been stuck in my head since seeing the original thread…

**Lzen** · 11-16-2022, 10:04 AM

I actually bought an Arcade One standup machine about a year ago that has Joust, Defender, Rampage, Wizard Of War, 3 Mortal Combats (that are impossibly hard for some reason), Paperboy, and a couple of other games. I think it says Midway 40th anniversary 12 games. I mainly got it for Defender, Joust, and Wizard Of War. I always loved playing Defender at the arcade. I wasn't very good at it but I thought it was a cool game. One other game on there is Rootbeer Tapper. I don't remember this game from back in the day but I find it very fun and addictive.

I also ended up buying a machine that a company in Tampa, Fl. built for me that has something like 400+ games. It has all the Donkey Kongs (mainly why I got this particular one), all the Pac Mans, Galaga, Galaxian, Zaxxon, and whole bunch of other stuff. It even has games like Centipede, Millipede, Tron, etc. but without the trackball or the knob, those games don't play very well. Still, a lot of good stuff from my childhood that I couldn't have imagined at the time that I'd have all of those in a standup arcade in my basement someday.

htismaqe · 11-16-2022, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Lzen

I actually bought an Arcade One standup machine about a year ago that has Joust, Defender, Rampage, Wizard Of War, 3 Mortal Combats (that are impossibly hard for some reason), Paperboy, and a couple of other games. I think it says Midway 40th anniversary 12 games. I mainly got it for Defender, Joust, and Wizard Of War. I always loved playing Defender at the arcade. I wasn't very good at it but I thought it was a cool game. One other game on there is Rootbeer Tapper. I don't remember this game from back in the day but I find it kind of fun.

I also ended up buying a machine that a company in Tampa, Fl. built for me that has something like 400+ games. It has all the Donkey Kongs (mainly why I got this particular one), all the Pac Mans, Galaga, Galaxian, Zaxxon, and whole bunch of other stuff. It even has games like Centipede, Millipede, Tron, etc. but without the trackball or the knob, those games don't play very well. Still, a lot of good stuff from my childhood that I couldn't have imagined at the time that I'd have all of those in a standup arcade in my basement someday.

That's a wicked cool machine man. Paperboy is a great game.

**Dartgod** · 11-16-2022, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

This was my first gaming system. I'm kind of surprised that it's not worth a bunch of money, because it was an early, early game.

https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m390...YaApDeEALw_wcB

This was mine.

**Dartgod** · 11-16-2022, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by threebag

I have been looking for the Defender arcade machine now. (The original)

Zaxxon would be cool too

Spy Hunter

That's another one I dumped a bunch of quarters into.

**ptlyon** · 11-16-2022, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

Paperboy is a great game.

Never heard of it. Is the premise that you go around the neighborhood delivering news papers and end up banging a bunch of hot MILFs?

**Lzen** · 11-16-2022, 10:13 AM

BTW, if anyone is interested, this is the company I used for that second machine I mentioned.

Doc and Pies Arcade Factory
2010 13Ave. North
Saint Petersburg, FL 33713
727-502-9456
docandpiesarcadefactory.com

**HayWire** · 11-16-2022, 10:23 AM

When my oldest was around 10 I took him to the video store (before they became extinct) and rented him a game. He played about about 30 minutes and started bitching that it sucked.

I broke out the original Atari 2600 and hooked it up. It was comical for the first 10 minutes. He needed to pause it to go to the bathroom I explained he couldn't. That pissed him off. When the game was over he asked how to save it...no go, have to start over. He decided he was done with it....I made him play another hour

When all was said and done he decided the game I rented for him wasn't so bad.

htismaqe · 11-16-2022, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by HayWire

When my oldest was around 10 I took him to the video store (before they became extinct) and rented him a game. He played about about 30 minutes and started bitching that it sucked.

I broke out the original Atari 2600 and hooked it up. It was comical for the first 10 minutes. He needed to pause it to go to the bathroom I explained he couldn't. That pissed him off. When the game was over he asked how to save it...no go, have to start over. He decided he was done with it....I made him play another hour

When all was said and done he decided the game I rented for him wasn't so bad.

You should get your son to play Crawl with you.

Graystoke · 11-16-2022, 10:27 AM

Here is something me a my buddies couldn't walk by without slamming quarters into.
The terrible audio of the crowd going nuts, the greasy dome...ah yeah...good times.

**HayWire** · 11-16-2022, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

You should get your son to play Crawl with you.

I just can't play games anymore.

Since I'm stuck at home now my wife keeps trying to get me to so I have something to pass the time. When I was in my 20s it would have been a wet dream to have someone try and convince me to.

Maybe I'll try again today.

Between what my oldest left here and what my youngest has there is well north of 100 games and I can't find one to interest me.

**ptlyon** · 11-16-2022, 10:42 AM

You should take up watching porn

**HayWire** · 11-16-2022, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by ptlyon

You should take up watching porn

You're assuming I haven't

The Dawg? · 11-16-2022, 10:47 AM

Pitfall at a friends house is the first game I remember. Or maybe it was Mario Bros.

**ptlyon** · 11-16-2022, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by The Dawg?

Pitfall at a friends house is the first game I remember. Or maybe it was Mario Bros.

Pretty sure pitfall came before Mario bros

htismaqe · 11-16-2022, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HayWire

I just can't play games anymore.

Since I'm stuck at home now my wife keeps trying to get me to so I have something to pass the time. When I was in my 20s it would have been a wet dream to have someone try and convince me to.

Maybe I'll try again today.

Between what my oldest left here and what my youngest has there is well north of 100 games and I can't find one to interest me.

Crawl is a asymmetric retro dungeon crawler where one player is the "hero" and the remaining players are monsters trying to kill him. Pretty fun.

11-15-2022, 05:21 PM
JimNasium Voodoo Chile Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: At the crossroad Casino cash: $-923143	So this Jaust happened… Sorry, but as a child of the 70s/80s I just couldn’t help myself. This has been stuck in my head since seeing the original thread…
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11-16-2022, 10:04 AM	#61
Lzen Banded Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Oz Casino cash: $-649308	I actually bought an Arcade One standup machine about a year ago that has Joust, Defender, Rampage, Wizard Of War, 3 Mortal Combats (that are impossibly hard for some reason), Paperboy, and a couple of other games. I think it says Midway 40th anniversary 12 games. I mainly got it for Defender, Joust, and Wizard Of War. I always loved playing Defender at the arcade. I wasn't very good at it but I thought it was a cool game. One other game on there is Rootbeer Tapper. I don't remember this game from back in the day but I find it very fun and addictive. I also ended up buying a machine that a company in Tampa, Fl. built for me that has something like 400+ games. It has all the Donkey Kongs (mainly why I got this particular one), all the Pac Mans, Galaga, Galaxian, Zaxxon, and whole bunch of other stuff. It even has games like Centipede, Millipede, Tron, etc. but without the trackball or the knob, those games don't play very well. Still, a lot of good stuff from my childhood that I couldn't have imagined at the time that I'd have all of those in a standup arcade in my basement someday. __________________ Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
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11-16-2022, 10:13 AM	#66
Lzen Banded Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Oz Casino cash: $-649308	BTW, if anyone is interested, this is the company I used for that second machine I mentioned. Doc and Pies Arcade Factory 2010 13Ave. North Saint Petersburg, FL 33713 727-502-9456 docandpiesarcadefactory.com __________________ Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.
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11-16-2022, 10:23 AM	#67
HayWire Retired Bearcat Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SWMO Casino cash: $4532400	When my oldest was around 10 I took him to the video store (before they became extinct) and rented him a game. He played about about 30 minutes and started bitching that it sucked. I broke out the original Atari 2600 and hooked it up. It was comical for the first 10 minutes. He needed to pause it to go to the bathroom I explained he couldn't. That pissed him off. When the game was over he asked how to save it...no go, have to start over. He decided he was done with it....I made him play another hour When all was said and done he decided the game I rented for him wasn't so bad.
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