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I still think Willimas Defender is the best arcade game ever. i remember the frustration of trying to get the hang of all those buttons for reversing, hyperspace, smart bombs. Was very envious of those people who could actually 'clock' the damn machine.

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Hard to pick just 3, but I'll go for

 

Bomb Jack

Qix

Out Run

 

Best arcade manufacturer has to be Sega, even today. So many classics and their hardware is always ahead of the game.

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Mr Do! - Universal

Tapper - Bally Midway

Super Sprint - Atari

 

Are all fab!

 

yes Double Dragon

yes Gauntlet

 

Xybots

Star Wars

rolling thunder

outrun

solomans key are worth looking at...

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Originally posted by Lickable

R-Type

Teenage Mutant Turtles

Simpsons

 

If you like R-Type, then try `R-Type Leo`(Japan rev.3)

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in order;

Pheonix

Asteroids

Defender

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the best games platform of the 80's?

remeber the ZX81? how cack was that! half a k memory i think?!

 

i had a Spectrum 48k and my favourite games were

the hobbit

manic miner

cookie

my spectrum pished over my mates Vic 20 but then he got a Commodore 64 :0(

 

my posh mate had a BBC

there was also the Acorn Electron

was there a Neo Geo or something?? or was that more modern

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Wizball and Ghostbusters.

 

Both on the C64.

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packman

space invaders

asteroids!!

 

they all rule

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Other formats have now been mentioned, so what about:

 

Super Mario Kart

 

Super BomberMan - 4 player

 

Both on Snes.

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Originally posted by Bedhead

was there a Neo Geo or something?? or was that more modern

 

Neo Geo is modern.

 

They have the NEO GEO hardware in some arcade games ... inc:

 

Metal Slug (1,2,3)

Neo Turf Masters (golf game)

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Metal Slug Super Vehicle 001 - SNK is tops

 

completed it last week

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Originally posted by Jamie

Neo Geo is modern.

 

 

hmm what is it i'm thinking of then... was it maybe gemini?? a game console that came out around C64 - i think it had about umm 60 or 80k memory - definately began with a G

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