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Title: Trying to remember an old arcade game..
Post by: upprc04 on September 24, 2010, 12:05:20 pm

Didn't want to post this in the main forum and couldn't think of a good board to post this on.  I am trying to find the name of a game I remember playing when I younger.  I remember once or twice our washer/dryer would break and we would have to go to the laundry mat.  I always looked forward to this, because the laundry mat had several arcade games.  The owner would hand me a bunch of tokens and let me play for free so I wouldn't have to keep bugging my mom for more quarters :).  I don't remember too many details, but figured I'd give this a shot and see if it rings a bell for anyone.

I want to say it was multidirectional shooter game where you were going through a shopping mall or something with multiple escalators to try to keep going up multiple levels and the game got harder.  Anyone got an ideas or there is a chance I'm just dreaming this game up?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Trying to remember an old arcade game..
Post by: J_K_M_A_N on September 24, 2010, 12:15:57 pm

It may help to post what year this was that you played. I am guessing it is somewhat newer (compared to when I was a kid playing games) so date may help narrow it down.

J_K_M_A_N

Title: Re: Trying to remember an old arcade game..
Post by: jimmy2x2x on September 24, 2010, 12:19:04 pm

Let's Play Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters for Arcade (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edwCSSVGI5A#)

maybe?

Title: Re: Trying to remember an old arcade game..
Post by: Xiaou2 on September 24, 2010, 01:20:50 pm

Elevator Action

Title: Re: Trying to remember an old arcade game..
Post by: upprc04 on September 24, 2010, 01:51:55 pm

Quote from: jimmy2x2x on September 24, 2010, 12:19:04 pm

maybe?

Yep, this is it.  Don't remember if it was that good of a game or not.  Always remember playing that game and looking forward to when the washer/dryer would break.  Then my mom found another laundry mat that didn't have an arcade so it wasn't as fun.  Thanks jimmy2x2x

Title: Re: Trying to remember an old arcade game..
Post by: Gorotsuki on October 02, 2010, 06:18:56 pm

Wow,
I never seen that game before.
*Goes to see if it's in mame*

Title: Re: Trying to remember an old arcade game..
Post by: Digital Vandal on October 02, 2010, 08:10:12 pm

I remember playing that on the Atari ST! What memories!

Title: Re: Trying to remember an old arcade game..
Post by: DaveMMR on October 03, 2010, 10:22:47 am

Quote from: Gorotsuki on October 02, 2010, 06:18:56 pm

Wow,
I never seen that game before.
*Goes to see if it's in mame*

Yup, it's in MAME (which you probably figured out by now).   It's a silly game but very enjoyable.    The original used a hall effect joystick, but it plays well with my U360's.