re: 80s Arcade Throwback Thread

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Golden Axe

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Probably my favorite arcade game ever. Also the last one to lure me into those places. It was at the end for me. Started with Defender as a kid. Spy hunter as I got older. Then Cyberball in my early teens. Golden Axe in high school.

Track & Field, Defender, and Galaga at the arcade. Missile Command, Galaxian, and Space Invaders at the skating rink back in the day.

Zaxxon. Favorite arcade was the one on Vets near Dorignac's. Could also find some good arcade games at the front of grocery stores.

I spent some time at this place in Alameda earlier this year:

High Scores Arcade

Altered Beast
Arabian
Area 51
Asteroids
Asteroids Deluxe
Atari Football
Atari Star Wars
Atari Star Wars (cockpit)
Atari Subs
Atari Vindicators
Blueprint
Burger Time
Burgertime (32-in-1)
Centipede
Contra
Cruis'n Exotica
Crystal Castles
Defender
Defender (cocktail)
Discs of Tron
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong (cocktail)
Donkey Kong Junior
Double Dragon
Dragon Spirit
Duck Hunt
Final Fight
Fix-it Felix, Jr
Food Fight
Frogger
Frontline
Galaga
Galaga (cocktail)
Gauntlet
Gauntlet Legacy
Gorf
Guerilla War
Hogan's Alley
I, Robot
Joust
Jungle King
Kangaroo
Karate Champ
Ladybug
Mario Bros.
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Maximum Force
Millipede
Missile Command
Moon Patrol
Mortal Kombat II
Ms. Pac-Man
NBA Jam
Nintendo Red Tent
Nintendo Playchoice 10
Omega Race
Pac-Man (32-in-1)
Paperboy
Pengo (cocktail)
Phoenix
Pole Position
Popeye
Primal Rage
Punch-out!!
Q*Bert
Rampage
Revolution-X
Robotron 2084
Smash TV
SNES
Space Ace
Space Duel
Space Encounters
Space Invaders Deluxe
Spy Hunter
Star Castle
Stargate
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Street Fighter IV
Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo
Tapper
Tempest
Tetris
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
The Simpsons
Tokyo Drift
Track & Field
Tron
Turbo Outrun
Ultracade
Vanguard
VS. Super Mario Bros
VS. The Goonies
Warlords
Zoo Keeper (36-in-1)

2 Neo Geo Multiplayer machines
feat. tons of games including:
Metal Slug
Samurai Shodown
The King Of Fighters

4 Multicades feat. over 200+ games, including:
Asteroids
Bubble Bobble
Contra
Dragon's Lair
Ghosts n' Goblins
NBA Jam
Puzzle Bobble
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
Tekken


Had a damn good time. Had been decades since I'd played some of those games, and they're all in great shape.

Kung Fu Master




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Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, Centipede and of course PacMan. Right off campus in the early - mid 80s. Best of times. Hit up Round the Corner, Library, Louie's, Godfather's, Bengal, etc. Before Chimes...

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