Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum

Main => Software Forum => Topic started by: Brax on January 04, 2006, 10:04:35 pm

Title: Name that game. Space invaders variant?
Post by: Brax on January 04, 2006, 10:04:35 pm

Quite some time ago I remember playing a Mame version of a Space Invaders type game with my friends. I can't find it for the life of me now.

It looked just like Space Invaders but it was head to head. Probably a cocktail game since player 1 was on the bottom and player 2 was upside down on the top of the screen.

Anyone have any ideas?

Title: Re: Name that game. Space invaders variant?
Post by: loadman on January 04, 2006, 10:42:31 pm

Yep.  It is one of the 87 games I have on my Cocktail table

It is called 'Space Invaders II (Midway, cocktail)'

(http://www.romnation.net:81/rn/screenshots/10243.jpg)

 ;D  Fun when you have had a few beers 

Title: Re: Name that game. Space invaders variant?
Post by: Brax on January 05, 2006, 11:06:32 am

thank you thank you thank you

I finally cleaned up my games list so I only have 200 or so games left and I went and deleted this one!! This one's a keeper!

Title: Re: Name that game. Space invaders variant?
Post by: loadman on January 06, 2006, 05:32:07 am

Tetris and Demolition derby are other Games that are suited to a Cocktail setup

(http://www.romnation.net:81/rn/screenshots/9369.jpg)(http://www.romnation.net:81/rn/screenshots/9770.jpg)

Title: Re: Name that game. Space invaders variant?
Post by: danny_galaga on January 06, 2006, 10:53:06 am

actually there are heaps of games suited to cocktail. you probably mean suited to 'head to head' play on a cocktail. hot shots tennis is another brilliant one (",)

Title: Re: Name that game. Space invaders variant?
Post by: Brax on January 06, 2006, 11:34:39 am

I actually have a side by side cocktail setup. I like Space Invaders 2 as a head to head game because it's easy to invert the left and right on the player 2 controls.

I love playing against someone in real time. It just seems much more fun than against a computer. It's difficult to find "head to head" games that aren't totally inverted on the player 2 side though. I suppose I should have built a head to head cocktail. Maybe that can be cabinet #3. #2 is going to be a copy of 1up's cabinet..... someday.  :P

Can you use joysticks with Demolition Derby or does it need two spinners?

Title: Re: Name that game. Space invaders variant?
Post by: SirPoonga on January 06, 2006, 01:45:21 pm

Space Duel (http://www.retrogamingradio.com/cge/2005/ClassicGamingExpo2005/photos/photo57.html), it's all about Space Duel.

Title: Re: Name that game. Space invaders variant?
Post by: loadman on January 06, 2006, 04:13:47 pm

Quote

Can you use joysticks with Demolition Derby or does it need two spinners?

I use joysticks and it rocks!

I might start a new thread asking about more games suited to cocktails.. Or should O do a search first ?  :-)

Title: Re: Name that game. Space invaders variant?
Post by: loadman on January 06, 2006, 04:15:15 pm

Quote

Space Duel.

Thanks Mr Poonga.  At this rate I my game list will make it to 3 figures