Arcade cabs in tv and movies

[dandare]

not really tv or movie, but anyone been playing MW3?  there's a cab in the African village.  You cant play it sadly, but it makes for good cover!   

[Louis Tully]

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[yotsuya]

I've watched this movie dozens of times and never noticed those games before.

You probably didn't grow up watching it on a widescreen TV. They probably cropped that whole side out of the shot for standard TV.

[Well Fed Games]

Unfortunately they changed it in the modern Ghostbusters game... the firehouse has a Q-bert machine and a made-up shooter called "Moonstrosity X" (Moonstrosity being one of the many words I wish i had thought of first).

I've watched this movie dozens of times and never noticed those games before.

You probably didn't grow up watching it on a widescreen TV. They probably cropped that whole side out of the shot for standard TV.

[wizkid32]

Unfortunately they changed it in the modern Ghostbusters game... the firehouse has a Q-bert machine and a made-up shooter called "Moonstrosity X" (Moonstrosity being one of the many words I wish i had thought of first).

Is it playable in game?   

[Well Fed Games]

Unfortunately they changed it in the modern Ghostbusters game... the firehouse has a Q-bert machine and a made-up shooter called "Moonstrosity X" (Moonstrosity being one of the many words I wish i had thought of first).

Is it playable in game?   

Sadly, no. I think you can stand at it, and it makes a few noises. A missed opportunity for sure!

[wizkid32]

Unfortunately they changed it in the modern Ghostbusters game... the firehouse has a Q-bert machine and a made-up shooter called "Moonstrosity X" (Moonstrosity being one of the many words I wish i had thought of first).

Is it playable in game?   

Sadly, no. I think you can stand at it, and it makes a few noises. A missed opportunity for sure!

Surely a lot more people would have bought it with an extra bonus...

[Gray_Area]

I found (had sort of forgotten) these in Never Say Never Again. Well, I didn't forget the 'holograph' game, I just wasn't sure whether it was this movie or Octopussy.

The arcade is funny, because not only are there probably forty of only two titles, the 'old folks' seem not sure what to do with them. I do vaguely remember this when I first saw the movie.

[mike96sc2]

Nobody has mentioned the fake Doom II cab in Grosse Point Blank? It's in the gas station during the shootout. Some kid is playing with headphones on.

I would love to see some sort of front-end I could customize to add those games as playable arcade options.

[Green Giant]

There was a movie from the 80s that featured an arcade cab quite heavily.


A few of you might be familiar with this historic gem.

A few more can be found http://users.rcn.com/jenison/mars/vidmovies.html

[Green Giant]

Another one you old timers might recognize.  I can't remember what movie it was used in though, any ideas?

[yotsuya]

The arcade is funny, because not only are there probably forty of only two titles, the 'old folks' seem not sure what to do with them.

I think that's Donk's personal version of Hell! 

[chillinwater]

Does this count?
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Hologame_table

[mgb]

There was a movie from the 80s that featured an arcade cab quite heavily.


A few of you might be familiar with this historic gem.

A few more can be found http://users.rcn.com/jenison/mars/vidmovies.html

 Yes, the last starfighter was a great movie

[vintagegamer]

And of course, I can't forget this one. Its Packrat (not Atari's Peter Packrat, just Packrat)

Love that ep.

[vanrose72]

I was watching some old episodes of "The Incredible Hulk" (with Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno) this week. I noticed that in the episode "Terror in Times Square," David Banner is working at Wizard's Arcade in New York City.

Because it was only 1978, all of the machines in the arcade are pinball machines. As far as I can tell, there are no video games to be found.

Several scenes show Banner collecting coins and repairing a pinball machine.

[newmanfamilyvlogs]

I've watched this movie dozens of times and never noticed those games before.

It never ceases to amaze me how many things I continue to notice in this movie that I don't remember, even after having watched it easily over 30-40 times.

[wizkid32]

Does this count?
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Hologame_table

Looks cool, but not really and arcade cab...

[Well Fed Games]

Just watched Green Lantern tonight (meh), and caught a Blitz 99 and I think a Super Puzzle Fighter in the background of a bar scene about half way through.

[wizkid32]

Just watched Green Lantern tonight (meh), and caught a Blitz 99 and I think a Super Puzzle Fighter in the background of a bar scene about half way through.

Really?  I missed that.

[Well Fed Games]

Just watched Green Lantern tonight (meh), and caught a Blitz 99 and I think a Super Puzzle Fighter in the background of a bar scene about half way through.

Really?  I missed that.

Yeah, Puzzle fighter is iffy... it was always out of focus. But the Blitz was so prominent I think Midway should have paid for product placement, if it wasn't a decade old game!

[Green Giant]

Midway should actually be paying the people that watched Green Lantern long enough to see their cabinet, IMO.

Why?

Have you all forgotten Hulk?  Not the incredible one, just Hulk.

[Well Fed Games]

Midway should actually be paying the people that watched Green Lantern long enough to see their cabinet, IMO.

Why?

Have you all forgotten Hulk?  Not the incredible one, just Hulk.

Yeah, Green Lantern was pretty average... but I have no nostalgia for the character, so that my factor in. Some of the alien lantern designs were cool, but you only saw them briefly.

Ang Lee's Hulk? Agreed, what a waste of film.

[DarthMarino]

Just watched Green Lantern tonight (meh), and caught a Blitz 99 and I think a Super Puzzle Fighter in the background of a bar scene about half way through.

It was hard to make out even on the Blu-Ray but I believe that was Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix.

[Gray_Area]

For some reason(s), anything after '90, even if it has 80s games in it, just doesn't seem to count to me.

[wizkid32]

Midway should actually be paying the people that watched Green Lantern long enough to see their cabinet, IMO.

Why?

Have you all forgotten Hulk?  Not the incredible one, just Hulk.

Yeah, Green Lantern was pretty average... but I have no nostalgia for the character, so that my factor in. Some of the alien lantern designs were cool, but you only saw them briefly.

Ang Lee's Hulk? Agreed, what a waste of film.

Yes.  Sadly, neither was all that good.

[Louis Tully]

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[Gray_Area]

Watched Short Circuit the other night. Found this beauty.

[BurgerKingDiamond]

in The Wizard the kid plays Ninja Gaiden (NES) on a cocktail cabinet in some restaurant.

[Green Giant]

in The Wizard the kid plays Ninja Gaiden (NES) on a cocktail cabinet in some restaurant.

First of all he is not just a kid, he IS the WIZARD.


Second, I just reread the synopsis of that movie on wikipedia.....messed up.  The autistic kid's mom hires a guy to kidnap him from his half-brother while leaving the brother wherever he finds him.  All I remember is that sweet power glove and super mario bros. 3.

[vanrose72]

All I remember is that sweet power glove and super mario bros. 3.

"I love the Power Glove! It's so bad!"

[muttieb]

In the tv show Alcatraz Jorge Garcia (lost's Hurley) is introduced playing an arcade game on a cocktail cabinet, can't see what game but there's a reference to needing to double up to get the high score...maybe galaga....or maybe just an empty cabinet?

[JayB]

Asteroids machine in John Carpenters The Thing

[newmanfamilyvlogs]

In the tv show Alcatraz Jorge Garcia (lost's Hurley) is introduced playing an arcade game on a cocktail cabinet, can't see what game but there's a reference to needing to double up to get the high score...maybe galaga....or maybe just an empty cabinet?

Though I haven't seen it, my guess is that it's probably Galaga since it appears to be a favorite game among some of JJ Abrahm's production folks:
http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Galaga

[Gray_Area]

Asteroids machine in John Carpenters The Thing

Asteroids Deluxe.

[Gray_Area]

Coming back to this: I'm watching Buckaroo Banzai. The Arcade At The Movies page says it's a Buckaroo Banzai cab. It's actually a Star Trek cab, as you can see by the side art. Next to it looks like it might be Do Run Run.

[alfonzotan]

... and then there's this:  Rush + Tempest = Utterly Awesome.

[boardjunkie]

Strange Brew....

[boardjunkie]

There was an episode of Auction Hunters where they find a Ms Pac-man and the guy who buys it (though in reality he didn't) is Nathan Barnatt, aka Talking Classics' Keith Apicary.

Thats not even a real Ms Pac....its a Pacman or Galaxian conversion. Look at the edges from the marquee to the control panel. A ms pac/galaga style cab has a more straight angle coming down from the marquee. Pacs/galx have a gradual curve to them....just like the one in the video.

[boardjunkie]

Then there's the episode of News Radio where they get a Stargate for the office. They call it "Stargate Defender" for some reason....

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