re: 80s Arcade Throwback Thread

Ring King was the only game I was top dog at. Could pop in a quarter and play for 45 minutes.

I think my favorite was Discs of Tron at Lakeside. The full enclosed space console.

Where are you listening and how long is it?

Asteroids, Ikari Warriors, and Jackyl at the old Belle Promenade Mall Marrero.

Asteroids was at old Breaux Mart on Barataria Blvd in late 70's.

The Plaza Lake Forest had TWO arcades!

I remember when Lakeside had video games spread throughout the mall. You could play Pole Position then walk a couple of feet to PacMan. The 80s truly were the greatest decade.

while potentially off topic...

who didn't want to be on this game show

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's called "The Polybius Conspiracy", i use the podcast app on my iphone. Episodes are about 30 minutes each.

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The Angry Video Game Nerd just did a special about Polybius.

Has Mat Mania been mentioned yet?

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This is mine.

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I could play defender, joust and asteroids pretty much indefinitely but Tempest was my favorite. No other game has ever put me in a trance like state as much as that one. I’ve read that designer Nolan Bushnell designer it after a fever dream he had.

The sound and feel of an 80s arcade is a happy place I will likely never forget.

Pole Position