Author Topic: THIS is what arcades used to be like?!!?! (Read 4125 times)

Jefferson · « **on:** March 25, 2010, 08:55:40 pm »

I was born too late! Now I know why you geezers love the classics!

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2010, 09:15:36 pm »

Joe Don Baker! Hell yeah!

I remember that movie, but forgot he was in it.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2010, 09:18:41 pm »

Man ... I just watched joysticks again last week.

Long Live King Vidiot!

And I still want to build the giant duel sticks (had a line on the exact same sticks, but it fell through).

javeryh · « **Reply #3 on:** March 26, 2010, 05:58:45 pm »

Jeez. Compared to today, hot chicks in the 80s were fat.

XtraSmiley · « **Reply #4 on:** March 26, 2010, 06:26:51 pm »

Dude, that is EXACTLY what arcades were like. Yes, you did miss out.

Thenasty · « **Reply #5 on:** March 26, 2010, 06:35:08 pm »

none of my local libraries have this movie.

creatine28 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 26, 2010, 07:30:35 pm »

Netflix has it!

I remember going to the theater to see that movie! Crazy! hahaha

Its been a while since I've seen it, didn't they have a big contest at the end of the movie where they were playing Pacman with some giant joysticks? Kind of like the one from the jokers wild game show.

ark_ader · « **Reply #7 on:** March 26, 2010, 09:53:47 pm »

Quote from: Jefferson on March 25, 2010, 08:55:40 pm

I was born too late! Now I know why you geezers love the classics!

That made me cringe.

urbecrisch · « **Reply #8 on:** March 27, 2010, 12:34:44 pm »

OMFG! That is so aweful I must rent it! Netflix doesn't have it

spauldingd · « **Reply #9 on:** March 28, 2010, 11:45:24 pm »

You can watch it online right now for free:

saint's note - near as I can tell this link is a pirate link, sorry....

Dave in Des Moines

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #10 on:** March 29, 2010, 08:29:32 am »

Ooo, downloadable link! Thanks!

Havok · « **Reply #11 on:** March 29, 2010, 09:47:11 am »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on March 29, 2010, 08:29:32 am

Ooo, downloadable link! Thanks!

You've got to be quick - the overlord has already removed it. Good thing I already have the DVD...

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #12 on:** March 29, 2010, 10:00:00 am »

Nabbed it before the hammer dropped on it, which I knew it would.

creatine28 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 29, 2010, 11:37:36 am »

Quote from: urbecrisch on March 27, 2010, 12:34:44 pm

OMFG! That is so aweful I must rent it! Netflix doesn't have it

Strange, it shows up on Netflix for me. I was able to add it to my queue.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #14 on:** March 29, 2010, 11:48:10 am »

Quote from: creatine28 on March 29, 2010, 11:37:36 am

Quote from: urbecrisch on March 27, 2010, 12:34:44 pm
OMFG! That is so aweful I must rent it! Netflix doesn't have it

Strange, it shows up on Netflix for me. I was able to add it to my queue.

Are you guys mixing up discs vs streaming, though?

Malenko · « **Reply #15 on:** March 29, 2010, 01:17:42 pm »

I watched, skipped some of the lamer scenes, it wasn't THAT horrible for the era it came out in. 80s boobs.....yeah, they are different. I was surprised at how many fairly well known actors were in that movie. Joe Don Baker, Jon Gries, Corinne Bohrer, John Diehl (MIAMI VICE!)

I will admit, I kept going back and forth after I watched it to look at the arcade cabinets; and I can also admit, I got a little pissed at the one "sex scene" you dont put candles on cabinets! But I did crack up when the fat guy opened the Ms.Pacman and looked at the monitor sticker to see if the game could handle a 7 figure score.

creatine28 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 29, 2010, 03:14:02 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on March 29, 2010, 11:48:10 am

Quote from: creatine28 on March 29, 2010, 11:37:36 am
Quote from: urbecrisch on March 27, 2010, 12:34:44 pm
OMFG! That is so aweful I must rent it! Netflix doesn't have it

Strange, it shows up on Netflix for me. I was able to add it to my queue.

Are you guys mixing up discs vs streaming, though?

Mine just shows up as being able to receive a dvd, no streaming seem to be available.

Blanka · « **Reply #17 on:** March 29, 2010, 03:57:43 pm »

What is the game at 0.55?
What movie do we need to watch (via TPB or Netflix)? Is "joysticks" the title?

Thenasty · « **Reply #18 on:** March 29, 2010, 03:58:22 pm »

suprisingly, its in torrent. I actually watch it twice after dling it. What a sucky movie but the "ARCADES" is what made me watch again.

Thenasty · « **Reply #19 on:** March 29, 2010, 03:59:54 pm »

Quote from: Blanka on March 29, 2010, 03:57:43 pm

What is the game at 0.55?
What movie do we need to watch (via TPB or Netflix)? Is "joysticks" the title?

I was wondering about that game too. Some king of a Pacman/Lady bug clone.

Yea "Joysticks" is the title. Do torrent search.

I used
http://www.torrentz.com/

it's the first one in Xvid

Blanka · « **Reply #20 on:** March 29, 2010, 04:28:00 pm »

Cool. A 2.6 on IMDB. That must be a good movie

Havok · « **Reply #21 on:** March 29, 2010, 04:38:45 pm »

Quote from: Blanka on March 29, 2010, 04:28:00 pm

Cool. A 2.6 on IMDB. That must be a good movie

It's so bad, it's good.

DeLuSioNal29 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 29, 2010, 07:34:31 pm »

http://www.classicgamecreations.com/joysticks.html

And as for Netflix... they "kinda" have it:

Joysticks

has been added to the Saved section of your DVD Queue
Availability:

DVD:
Unknown

D

MAYAman · « **Reply #23 on:** March 29, 2010, 08:40:31 pm »

I grew up in the 70s and 80s and can say that I miss natural torpedo boobs, all these fake round boobs today suck.

FIRST POST! LOL

Thenasty · « **Reply #24 on:** March 29, 2010, 11:07:46 pm »

I guess no one knows the exact name of that game @56s.

I search and look at screen shot of the game from the movie. I get "Americana".

Here is the screen shot for anyone to see.

Blanka · « **Reply #25 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:13:56 am »

Totally sucky story line, but hey, the setting is great. Nice clothing, nice interior, nice hair-style

I wonder where they got that mame-machine with 2 DLP beamers back in 1983?

Blanka · « **Reply #26 on:** March 30, 2010, 02:30:00 am »

Quote from: Thenasty on March 29, 2010, 11:07:46 pm

Here is the screen shot for anyone to see.

I like the screenshot just behind that one at 18:10:

So lovely to see woman enjoy a game

Guess someone is going to make a comment about the frame just after this one

MinerAl · « **Reply #27 on:** March 30, 2010, 03:17:07 pm »

Quote from: Thenasty on March 29, 2010, 11:07:46 pm

I guess no one knows the exact name of that game @56s.

I search and look at screen shot of the game from the movie. I get "Americana".

Here is the screen shot for anyone to see.

"Americana (strip machine, credits says Computer Kinetics Corp. designed it; emulated in MAME as Streaking by Shoei)" according to a link from a google search of "americana video game arcade"

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #28 on:** March 30, 2010, 03:40:47 pm »

http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/set/streakng

http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9800

Havok · « **Reply #29 on:** March 30, 2010, 04:05:03 pm »

Don't forget this one:

http://arcadeflyers.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=3405

Thenasty · « **Reply #30 on:** March 31, 2010, 08:17:32 am »

when I saw that game, the first first came to mind was Amidar. I should have check the driver what games it had.

Well, I can sleep now

surface tension · « **Reply #31 on:** March 31, 2010, 01:56:52 pm »

2.6? I have GOT to watch this. On my own.


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