Masters of The Universe: Revelation Debut. Transformers: War for Cybertron Synopsis and Characters. The Best 80s Cars of All Time. The Greatest Looney Tunes Characters of the 80s. Before you had your standard home consoles and the Big 3 PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo of the video game industry, there were the arcades. While there are some who may not have the experience of dealing with sticky joysticks and jamming pocketful of quarters into the most popular machines, arcade games played a vital role in the gaming industry and many fan favorites were eventually ported to home consoles.
The gameplay is relatively simple: the player works through a variety of levels, collecting coins while keeping Pac-Man away from ghosts. This game is still widely popular today and almost every digital device has a version of this game.
However, never fear for those who prefer the old school arcade-style; various entertainment centers such as Dave and Busters still feature Pac-Man machines. Released by nintendo in , Donkey Kong was a platformer game focused more on overcoming a series of obstacles.
The game was so popular that purportedly Japan had a yen coin crisis. Their coin equivalent to the quarter for playing one round of an arcade game. The premise of this game was simple: destroy wave after wave of aliens descending upon the world and try to obtain the most number of points possible.
While Space Invaders is more of a nostalgic memory than an active household name, it did have a history of being ported to a variety of consoles, such as the DS and PSP. Released by Konami and later acquired by Sega, the basic objective for Frogger is to help lone frogs cross a road brimming with a variety of obstacles.
The game became infamous for having a multitude of ways to die, including but not limited to crashing with a vehicle, running into natural predators such as snakes, as well as simply running out of time.
It's by you and for you, the Jalopnik readers. Photo Credit: Bergius. Suggested By: SennaMP4. Why it's rad: Those frankly stunning graphics you see in the background come courtesy of laserdiscs, the finest in readable disk technology had to offer. The kit comes with a lightweight and compact saw with 20V of power behind it, two 5.
Suggested By: Jack Trade. You might have been stuck on your Huffy speed in the real world, but now you could be racing the Brickyard, tweaking your car, and getting a feel for being a real driver. Who are we kidding? Everyone drove the wrong way on the track to cause massive pileups.
Let those pixels fly, I want to watch the world burn! Why it's rad: Some people call it Final Lap Pole Position 3, but what's important is that when it debuted in , it was the first arcade game that allowed multiple machines to be linked, allowing for multiplayer races. Each cabinet could hold two people, and four cabinets could get linked up.
I f you actually had friends, that meant 8 person duels of road racing death were entirely possible. Photo Credit: Namco. Why it's rad: Outrun was so awesome, it could recognize just what a big time baller, shot caller you were and let you pick your own music when you played. On top of that, you got a Testarossa sweet , a babe super sweet , and great graphics with tons of wipeouts.
Suggested By: Demon-Xanath. Believe it or not, the Japanese version of this game was based on the movie of the same name starring Jackie Chan. For some reason, Tron became the central focal point of our arcade for a long time. Understandably after the film was released, but the machine never moved. If I recall, the control was a dial and a firing button. Man, I loved this game. One of the first, if not certainly the most classic, Formula-1 racing games.
The view was something different at the time as well: behind and above the car so you could see the horizon line and upcoming turns. Fun and very nice with the wheel and pedal and gearshift.
Oh yeah. Easily one of the most bizarre games ever created. Seemingly simple, I mean all you had to do was change the colors of the playing cubes… ah, but watch your ass for Slick, Ugg, Wrong-Way, and Coily!
Tough games, both. Side-scrolling, space ship-piloting, shooter, you had to kill the enemy while simultaneously saving the little people pegs being taken hostage.
Also, it often came packaged with…. The insanely addictive ostrich knights game where you not only destroyed the enemy rider and bird, but also collected the eggs. But watch that lava pit!
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