Super Galaxians

[woolfie]

Just re-discovered the arcade game Super Galaxians..the noise is addictive, let alone firing like a monkey w4nking. I remember I used to play p1ssed in my early twenties on a screen embedded into a table top, over at the post-grad bar in Queens Univ - Belfast (to be exact). My wife found me a games console with all the old games on...moveover playstation This has been a very sad evening for a 46 year old..but brilliant..
What games did others used to play, and secretly would like to do so again?
woolfie

[jmorgan]

Elite or any Zorks
Plus I have an Amiga with all the oldies, or maybe my CPC6128

[craigalsop]

Defender!! best shoot-em-up ever....
Fortunately, you can still play all these old arcade games on your PC - www.classicgaming.com/mame32/

[fatsteve]

quote:
Defender!! best shoot-em-up ever....
Fortunately, you can still play all these old arcade games on your PC - www.classicgaming.com/mame32/

There's a blinding exhibition on at the Barbican in London (not sure whether it's still on now). Me and a couple of work mates went along. Absolute blast, all the classics are there including Defender, Ping, Asteriods, RType. Sadly, no Outrun though.

I certainly left there eager to resurect my Amiga 500 and CPC464 (Bombjack - hmm).

There's also a MAME emulator for windows CE. Been playing with it recently.

Bugger, just found the link and it's finished now www.gameonweb.co.uk but it looks like its on in Scotland in October.

Now were's my propeller cap gone...

Steve
Steve

[maranellouk]

Fookin' hell.

Bomb Jack! That brings back memories. Also International Karate + (IK+). Sorry but Barbarian was also a firm fav. Ability to knock off someone's block always kept me playing.

[joust]

Err - Joust (hence my nickname). 10p used to last me all day playing that!

[maranellouk]

Good morning.

Them were the days when you could go in with 40p and be in the arcades all day. Now there are machines which cost 2-4 quid to have a game which lasts all of 2 minutes.

[martin hunt]

I used to play Joust, Defender and Robotron.

Was so addicted bought myslef a tabletop Defender and full size Robotron. Fire them up every weekend......

[maranellouk]

Don't say it too loud or everyone will be over to your house demanding a few free credits

[miniman]

Check out www.worldofspectrum.org for ZX Spectrum emulators and games. Trans-Am!! What was the point, again?

[podie]

or if anyone wants to buy a genuine 80's arcade cabinet... www.arcadewarehouse.com/ but check out www.klov.com/ for a list of all those classics first!

[lotusfan]

should you ever go to florida and get to downtown disney they have a huge arcade full of all of the above mentioned games along with all the new ones. Its an atraction so its ticket in but all the games are free! I spent ages on TRON and starwars (the old sit in version. I couldn't bet my kids away from ms packman

[woolfie]

i guessed i wasnt the only sad one..i feel slightly less worried about my sanity now, ta
woolfie

[.mark]

Anyone remember the game Phoenix? Used to have to dodge they flying birds that tried to sh1t on you? I have never found that for the PC.

[scruff400]

Splatterhouse?

[craigalsop]

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Anyone remember the game Phoenix? Used to have to dodge they flying birds that tried to sh1t on you? I have never found that for the PC.

You sure it wasn't called Space Firebird? If so, you can get it for mame32....

[.mark]

Definately Phoenix, once you'd blasted all the shitehawks you got to have a go at an egg shaped spaceship witha big bugger inside.

[Nevin]

Yup. They had an old flat top version of Phoenix at Braemar youth hostel when I was a lad. Went there skiing every year and you coud lift up the broken lid to push the freeplay button and play all night.

[craigalsop]

Right, just checked - the ROM is available for mame32 (do a web search for phoenix.zip & mame32)
Having quickly played it just now, I do vaguely remember it.

[smeagol]

Pheonix is also available for Mame, excellent game the tune at the start was cool (at the time). Space firebird is a different game altogether. How sad am I? I have built my own arcade controllers to play these old games on my PC.