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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Nefesis on June 04, 2004, 10:30:49 pm
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i was thinking about cocktail cabinets and have recalled that some are 4-player, 1 on each side. if this is so, how does the picture on the monitor/screen appear upright to all 4 people? or is it upside down to some? do a lot of games use cocktail cabinets, or are they just a novelty?
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There are a scant few (and I MEAN SCANT) games that came in the 4-player cocktail format. All of which were designed for it.
Warlords.
Quadrapong
Elimination (and several other Pong versions).
Atari Football
Eliminator (4 player version).
and (I think) Tehkan World Cup.
I can't think of any others. It is not a common form factor, and it takes an INSANE amount of floor space.
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demolition derby seems to be four player cocktail too
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ah. was joust ever made for a cocktail cabinet? and does anyone know anything about the monitor part?
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Joust was made in cocktail style. Very cool, different cabinet it was.
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=J&game_id=8243
It was a two player game.
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I have seen a couple cocktail Jousts in person. Pretty easy design to build, basically a 19" cocktail about a foot wider than normal (not too deep though), with two control panels in front, slightly angled off towards the sides. It wasn't actually an original design, more of a Rip Off of the OLD (pre invaders), Midway cocktail, used for games like Gun Fight.
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I learn something every day. Seems Midway was King of the Cocktails:
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=G&game_id=8039
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Yeah, Gunfight cocktails are usually attempted to be pawned off as "Rare Joust Cocktail". But even a quick glance and you'll see the differences. Joust is a lot nicer IMHO.
A gunfight looks like a cheap 1970's electronic piano with a bump out and a monitor mounted flat in the top.
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Yeah, but those 70s cabinets have some real flavor to them. Lots of different shapes and looks. Everything started to look the same after Pac-Man came out.
I have owned a lot of 70s cabinets, 8 or 9 of them I believe.
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But even a quick glance and you'll see the differences. Joust is a lot nicer IMHO.
what does IMHO mean?
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But even a quick glance and you'll see the differences. Joust is a lot nicer IMHO.
what does IMHO mean?
In My Humble Opinion.
Another one you will see a lot is IIRC, which is "If I Remember Correctly".
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ok. thank you. i haven't seen IIRC but will remember it if i see it. thanks again.
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No one really answered the question by Nefesis and that was ' how does the picture on the monitor/screen appear upright to all 4 people' (or 2 people for that matter). I would like to know the same as I have never seen documentation on this so if anyone could explain I would be grateful.
Regards to all,