Following in my mindless entertainment theme from the past two days, I was thinking today about classic arcade games. I must admit that I get more pleasure overall from playing old arcade games using the MAME emulator than I do from most ultra-complicated new 3-D PC games. Getting a high score in Galaga, for example, is an exhilarating experience. I also love Ms. Pac-Man, although I am bad at it and never learned any of the magic patterns which allow you to play until you keel over. The original Donkey Kong is another favorite of mine. I love Missile Command, and have fond memories of playing it at the mall arcade – but it’s very hard to play without the giant trackball of the arcade version. What are your favorite classic arcade games?
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For me, nothing will ever beat Tempest.
Ooooh. Tempest was indeed cool.
Gravitar was another really good one. I remember blowing many quarters during college on Gravitar.
Elite and Dragon’s Lair. I had Donkey Kong on a tape drive and never played it because it would take so long to load (or crash whilst loading). Emulators are the best 🙂
Some of my favorite Atari games which left my hand crippled and my thumb numb were Frogger, Seaquest, Pitfall, and Enduro (still the most frightening car racing game ever developed! I can still hear the sounds of the game.)
Anyone remember Kaboom! by Activision?
Did Kaboom involve a Kangaroo?
no, it was either falling balloons or bombs.