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Texasmame:

Could request a sticky!

Chaos:

43 here. I got a month til I have to change stats.
 :applaud: GO BIRDS!! :applaud:

johnm160:

39.....

For a few more weeks anyway.

MickeyG59:

Hi all,

       I'm a noob here  but an old one, weighing in at 47 i can still vividly remember playing Pong at the local country pub  (south australia) in the early 1973 era. This game was great, with carefull manipulation of the paddles you could get the ball (dot) to ricochet back and forth while leaving the machine to go get drink refills, then returning to pickup on your game play where you left off. Later came the addition of an Asteroid cocktail (a little more challenging at the time) and a new 8-ball table that had non ripped felt and was actually "level".  Early 1979-ish and space invaders hit the local food cafe'. This game DOMINATED and i can still remember standing in line (sometimes for hours) just waiting for my turn to "have a go". This also took the pressure off the old "well thrashed" 50's 60's  pin table  KINGS & QUEENS (which accepted 5c coins at the time - ahh the good ol' days). Due to the public demand SPACE INVADERS created, around 1981-ish the shop took delivery of 4 more new machines  GALAXIAN   PACMAN (cocktail)  PHEONIX  and   PLEIDES (at last color & real game play) i played these last 4 machines extensively till the mid 80's when "real life" put a stop to my gaming life and i had to contend with a new family.  There was another game there and for the life of me i can't remember what it was called, it was a circular maze mounted on the wall about 2 feet in diameter with plexi on the front and a steering wheel mounted in the centre, you would put a 2c coin in the top and navigate the maze by turning the wheel left & right, with a bit of practice you could play this thing for hours as your coin would come out the bottom.  Anyway's i'm starting to ramble here, just thought i'd share a few memories from when these machines were all "Shiny & Brand New".

loadman:


--- Quote from: MickeyG59 on September 11, 2006, 06:43:14 am --- Due to the public demand SPACE INVADERS created, around 1981-ish the shop took delivery of 4 more new machines  GALAXIAN   PACMAN (cocktail)  PHEONIX  and   PLEIDES (at last color & real game play) i played these last 4 machines extensively till the mid 80's ".

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Hmmm I was 11 at that time (In Sydney) now 37. Occasionally the smell wafting from a 'Milk Bar' reminds me of those days. As you say waiting for Hours for your go. I never mastered the Galaga and Crazy Kong special cheat moves I saw others do while I was waiting.

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