What was your favourite year for arcade machines.

[TheDaddy]

All this talk about 1994, but somehow no one’s mentioned the real masterpiece released that year: Street Fighter: The Movie!

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^^^ Also from 1994

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[pubjoe]

You don't have the same incentive to do well like you did in the 80's when you only had £1 to spend that saturday in the arcade

Yep. As a ten year old even if I'd only scrounged 30p I'd walk a few miles for one credit of Space Harrier. Harry's lives mattered.

 

[channel27]

*** Disclaimer: I would like to clarify that the statement above was written by me but does not necessarily reflect my views. Any opinions or questionable life choices implied should be taken with a massive pinch of salt. Do not buy, play, or watch YouTube videos of Street Fighter: The Movie, even if it was released in the greatest year for video games, 1994. Play Daytona instead. Or literally anything else.

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[Bods]

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*** Disclaimer: I would like to clarify that the statement above was written by me but does not necessarily reflect my views. Any opinions or questionable life choices implied should be taken with a massive pinch of salt. Do not buy, play, or watch YouTube videos of Street Fighter: The Movie, even if it was released in the greatest year for video games, 1994. Play Daytona instead. Or literally anything else.

Further Advice... Don't watch the Movie of it Either

 

[LHantz]

1986 for me as well, mainly played Gauntlet/Gauntlet 2 with mates

 

[Body pop]

I don’t know what the old £5
Is worth but ite more than double and rising

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See some guys looking 50 and 100 quid on there for the more familiar £5 note of the day
I know that means nothing but maybe you should of kept them 🥲

Free play kills the enjoyment of most arcade games imo. But it saves so much hassle for arcades today.

I agree .infinite continues .yuck
Or people just walking off in the middle of a game of pinball

 

[Shoryu-stu]

86 for me ,outrun etc,shouldnt have a second year but 91 for sf.lol.

 

[80sArcadeGeek]

That's a tough one. For me it's a coin toss between 1984 and 1985! Although I do have some nostalgia for a quite a few of titles from 1986!!!!
If I have to 100% nail my colours to a mast then it'll have to be..... 1984!

 

[Body pop]

That's a tough one. For me it's a coin toss between 1984 and 1985! Although I do have some nostalgia for a quite a few of titles from 1986!!!!
If I have to 100% nail my colours to a mast then it'll have to be..... 1984!

I wasn’t expecting anyone to say 84
Though some of the games I played the most were from 84
Star-force ,pacland .hyper sports ,kung-fu master
85 was superb also

 

[80sArcadeGeek]

I wasn’t expecting anyone to say 84
Though some of the games I played the most were from 84
Star-force ,pacland .hyper sports ,kung-fu master
85 was superb also

It's was a difficult choice. My all-time favourite is Nemesis from '85. But 'the base' in Marble Madness, Kung Fu Master thrills, Circus Charlie mayhem, Hypersports adrenalin, Paperboy and Pac-land swung it for me.

1985! As well as Nemesis above, Commando, Gauntlet, Hang-On, Space Harrier (sit down), Yie Ar Kung Fu and Tehkan WC took my pocket and paper round money!

 

[Body pop]

It's was a difficult choice. My all-time favourite is Nemesis from '85. But 'the base' in Marble Madness, Kung Fu Master thrills, Circus Charlie mayhem, Hypersports adrenalin, Paperboy and Pac-land swung it for me.

1985! As well as Nemesis above, Commando, Gauntlet, Hang-On, Space Harrier (sit down), Yie Ar Kung Fu and Tehkan WC took my pocket and paper round money!

I could have wrote that list myself !
Marble madness ,nemesis ,hang on space harrier etc
Loved and owned most of your list .
Never had tehkan World Cup though
Amazing times to be going to arcades

 

[PAC-MAN]

pacland

Have to say, PAC-LAND was a biggy for me also in 84. Always in a crapped out JAMMA cab with a shitty Joystick. Did the job mind you until you got to an extra long swimming pool, that was a real workout!!

 

[80sArcadeGeek]

Have to say, PAC-LAND was a biggy for me also in 84. Always in a crapped out JAMMA cab with a shitty Joystick. Did the job mind you until you got to an extra long swimming pool, that was a real workout!!

Pacland for me was joystick too! Didn't realise it was button game until the last 10 years or so lol!

 

[Body pop]

Pacland should only really be played with a joystick imo
Though I wouldn’t say no to a dedicated cab
It was absolutely everywhere for years in Jamma cabs
I never passed without playing
Always got value for money if only 10 p left

 

[PAC-MAN]

Pacland should only really be played with a joystick imo

I thought the same until I played it with buttons. 10p was a great deal

Karate Champ was also a corker for '84. Most kids back then were still into Bruce Lee so KC with the two player set up was killer to go at it with your mates, ' Winner stays on!! '

 

[pubjoe]

I agree that Pac Land works better with buttons. I was the same and only ever played it on stick in generic Jamma cabs as a kid. I used to swap hands depending if I was on the outward trip or the return trip because the joystick patting was awkward if pulling back with my thumb.

It all clicks once you get used to buttons. Swimming pools are easier and general manoeuvrability improves. Like when you're having to dodge left and right. Some situations need a lot of tapping. I used to often die in those tight spots with stick.

 

[John Bennett]

I'm still amazed anyone can clear the pools using a stick. I remember a load of kids playing it at Pontins in 1990 with a stick and beating the absolute shit out of it, to the point the cabinet was almost tipping over. That technique didn't clear the larger pools, surprisingly.

These games were incredible ,I wonder if they would of been just as good if they all had the xevious music

Funnily enough, Solvalou and Xevious 3D/G have some of the best arcade music I've ever heard. It's like they were making up for the original game.

 

[WatchThemAllFallDown]

84-85

Think of these Sounds!

 

[Body pop]

84-85

Think of these Sounds!

A full hour of 83 sounds lol .
I wonder if any later year games sneaked in 🤣
Arcade sound /music really got better from 84
Oh and yiuve cheated a bit taking two years 🤣
Suppose technically you could have 2nd half of 84 going into first half of 85
Ok you haven’t cheated then 🤣

 

[Body pop]

I'm still amazed anyone can clear the pools using a stick. I remember a load of kids playing it at Pontins in 1990 with a stick and beating the absolute shit out of it, to the point the cabinet was almost tipping over. That technique didn't clear the larger pools, surprisingly.

Funnily enough, Solvalou and Xevious 3D/G have some of the best arcade music I've ever heard. It's like they were making up for the original game.

Just hit the end of those boards and keep hitting the joystick same direction
We used to jump back the way from the islands in middle
Got harder on trip 8 when you had to use the planes and clouds to get across