star wars trilogy

[danny_galaga]

had 30 minutes to kill the other day and stumbled across this machine.



excellent graphics, but game play was a bit dull i thought. ive never seen one of these before (bit AFTER my time). had a rather complicated feeling joystick. that is to say, you could tell it had a lot going on mechanically underneath the cp. there was a big red button either side of the stick as well. i tried them both at various times during plpay but couldnt tell that it was doing anything. ah, just found it in klov:

"In several of the modes, the red Event buttons will light briefly; pressing the button will provide the opportunity for a bonus."

sounds pretty silly to me...

[Havok]

Yeah - the game is definitely a bit clunky. Still not bad, though. I came across this when I was on vacation in Puerto Rico - the hotel I was staying at had a gameroom, with the stand up version. Funny thing - I was up late (around 1:30am), and snuck out to check out the gameroom. It was closed, with the lights out. Well, they didn't lock the door, so I just peeked in. Right on the wall was the circuitbreaker box, so I took a quick look around, nobody there, and flicked the main breaker. The whole gameroom came to life, and I played for about an hour or so. Flipped the main on the way out, and nobody was the wiser. Hehe...

[AcidArmitage]

i saw this a long time ago at Dave and Busters but it was a dollar a credit and i was like 10 so I didn't play it much.

The Red button sends a squad of starfighters to help you during a flight mission

[DarkBubble]

A bit after your time?  Am I that old?

Honestly, I'd rather play the original Star Wars over Trilogy any day.  The main problem I had with Trilogy was the control.  Would it have killed them to hit Atari up to license the yoke for the flight scenes?  I hate using that stick.  It's too twitchy, whereas the Atari yoke really gave you control.

[rovingmind]

which is why (when it gets built) it is going in my repro cockpit, it might be fun with the yoke.

[DarkBubble]

You'll still want to include an analog stick for lightsaber duels.

[danny_galaga]

A bit after your time?  Am I that old?

Honestly, I'd rather play the original Star Wars over Trilogy any day.  The main problem I had with Trilogy was the control.  Would it have killed them to hit Atari up to license the yoke for the flight scenes?  I hate using that stick.  It's too twitchy, whereas the Atari yoke really gave you control.

im 37, so yes it is a bit AFTER my time. my time was galaxians...

[scotthh]

Galaxian was 1979, SW Trilogy was 1998. I am 37 too, and think 1998 is way after my time in arcade years. But you're only as old as you feel

[lanman31337]

They have it at the dave and busters we're going to tonite.  I played it once before, it's not a bad game.

[rovingmind]

You'll still want to include an analog stick for lightsaber duels.

nope, not building in any extra sticks.  i'll have a hidden usb port.

[DarkBubble]

im 37, so yes it is a bit AFTER my time. my time was galaxians...

Would you believe that my mind hadn't woken up and I'd somehow taken that as "before"?

[ahofle]

The game is not bad, but possibly has the most pathetic controller ever.  Maybe it was just the one I played, but it almost felt like a digital joystick.  You basically had to tap it to move the crosshairs a small amount.  That game would've been so much better with either a yoke or a trackball of some sort. 

[theCoder]

I played that game at an bar & grill / Arcade place in Denver on a business trip about a year ago.  It cost something like a buck per play.  I recall it was nothing to write home about.  Lots of floorspace and flash, but short on play value.