Frogger...PacMan...Space Invaders...
Japan is a country with a long history of advanced culture and civilisation...and, perhaps, most importantly...
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...We spotted these original arcade cabinets while walking around our neighbourhood one night...and it got me thinking about Atari and the 3 games I loved playing the most - PacMan, Frogger and Space Invaders! We didn't actually own an Atari, but I have very fond memories of visiting my friend's house and playing for hours.
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What were your favourite games from the 1980s?
Labels: 1980s, arcade games, Atari, Frogger, nostalgia, PacMan, Space Invaders
posted by verniciousknids @ 4:45 pm
13 Comments:
At 6:11 pm,
Mike said…
My personal favorite video game from back then was Defender. I hate to think how many quarters I fed into that game.
Michele sent me.
At 6:55 pm,
Catherine said…
I liked PacMan, but on our home computers - I've never played at video arcades.
Thanks for your comments on Heathrow - we are seriously considering Manchester, we can arrive there if we fly on Singapore Airlines or if we pay quite a bit more and fly on Emirates (I assume there must be extra comfort for the extra money or they wouldn't stay in business).
At 7:12 pm,
verniciousknids said…
Mike: I don't know Defender...guess I'll have to do some googling!
Catherine: Both Singapore and Emirates are great airlines to fly with...definitely worth the extra cash for a more relaxing trip!
At 12:11 am,
Bearette said…
ooh...atari. i had one growing up, and in junior year of college, my next-door neighbors had one! so exciting. i love frogger, pitfall, donkey kong...
At 8:58 am,
www.stepherz.com said…
Miss Pacman and Donkey Kong. Oh! And Frogger, of course!
At 10:21 am,
Amy said…
My all-time favorite video game is Ms. Pac-Man. Any time I can find one in a bar these days I will be there for hours. I love that game! I also loved all of the games on my original Atari & Nintendo systems -- Centipede, Mario brothers, Frogger, Galaxa, etc. And I loved Pong, on my Commodore 64 ;-)
At 4:36 pm,
nutmeg said…
Oh Amy's comment about the Commodore 64... what a blast from the past. So to the Atari.
But do you remember the floor mounted games in big boxy consoles that you looked at from the top? I distinctly remember one of those that had a very early edition of space invaders. All the "big" boys hogged it so I never got much of a go but I watched alot!
At 8:04 pm,
verniciousknids said…
Bearette: There really is something special about Atari!
Stepherz & Amy: Is Ms PacMan different to PacMan?
Nutmeg: One day I want to own one of those game tables!
At 5:10 am,
Amy said…
Yes, Ms. Pac-Man is superior to Pac-Man in that as you advance levels, the screens change. In Pac-Man, you play the same screen over & over, just the difficult increases. In Ms. Pac-Man, the difficulty not only increases, but the screens change. Much better!
At 10:34 pm,
verniciousknids said…
Amy: Thanks for the explanation! Now I want to try Ms PacMan ;)
At 9:15 pm,
Louise said…
I LOVED frogger, though most of the time I only played it at friends houses or at school.
You can play it now at http://www.play.vg/games/9-Frogger.html
but I had to quit cold turkey when I got addicted to it.... beware....
At 12:12 am,
verniciousknids said…
Louise: Well I am definitely NOT going to go to that site...scout's honour ;)
At 1:50 pm,
Gabby Girl said…
I loved Frogger and feel like I am playing it in real life every time I cross a street in China. There was a Helicopter game that I liked to play as kid where you had to save the people who had been captured, but I can't think of the name right now. Golden Axe was another of my arcade favorties. If my brain wasn't so retarded, I could name a few more, but in my old age of 25, I am having a hard time remembering them.
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