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Title: What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: paigeoliver on April 17, 2003, 04:02:45 am
I decided on having a grand total of six games. 4 of my keepers I already have (Berzerk, Crystal Castles, Mame, and a Victory Pinball), the 5th (Roadblasters cockpit), I am working on getting right now. But I am having trouble deciding on the last one
Title: Re:What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: GroovyTuesdaY on April 17, 2003, 04:12:45 am
Galaga dude , ALL THE WAY!
Everyone LOVES galaga it seems.  Even my SISTER for crying out loud! lol

Title: Re:What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: kspiff on April 17, 2003, 04:32:53 am
If you can get a Namco Classics cab, that would be pretty cool.  I think it has all the original games and versions of each with updated graphics to boot..

Galaga is probably tied.. but you can't fight 3 (or 6, sort of) games in one.
Title: Re:What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: paigeoliver on April 17, 2003, 04:37:31 am
If I did Namco Classics I would probably go with Namco Classics in a Pac Man cabinet, since the Classics boardsets seem to be a lot more available than the full machines.
Title: Re:What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: Brax on April 17, 2003, 07:03:59 am
Q-bert since its a harder one to play properly in Mame.

#2 would be Galaga. What a great game.
Title: Re:What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: Wade on April 17, 2003, 09:11:35 am
I use the Ultimarc J-sticks.  I leave player 2 on 8 way most of the time.  It works PERFECTLY for Q*bert and Congo Bongo.  The corners are in the diagonals.  It took 30 seconds to set up the controls and both games have worked perfectly ever since.

Wade
Title: Re:What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: Dave_K. on April 17, 2003, 12:11:14 pm
As indicated in the poll...Robotron.  Not only is it a great game, but an even better investment (most sought after game for collectors).  Now the only problem is keeping from beating the hell out of it because I play it so much.  My robotron has taken a LOT of abuse over the years, including getting the control panel kicked in by one of my friends during a heated compitition at work.
Title: Re:What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: Cue-Ball on April 17, 2003, 01:01:31 pm
GALAGA!  Q*Bert as a second choice.
Title: Re:What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: Distortion on April 17, 2003, 01:55:39 pm
I cast my vote for galaga, but was quite torn between galaga and robotron....
Title: Re:What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: RacerX on April 17, 2003, 02:35:46 pm
I decided on having a grand total of six games. 4 of my keepers I already have (Berzerk, Crystal Castles, Mame, and a Victory Pinball), the 5th (Roadblasters cockpit), I am working on getting right now. But I am having trouble deciding on the last one

I'd ditch Victory Pinball and get both Robotron and Galaga.  But that's just me.   ;D
Title: Re:What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: paigeoliver on April 17, 2003, 08:46:36 pm
I don't think there is any way I would ditch that pinball. It is in better shape than 90 percent of the pins I play on location, and EVERYONE loves it.
Title: Re:What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: Sasquatch! on April 18, 2003, 12:20:09 am
As indicated in the poll...Robotron.  Not only is it a great game, but an even better investment (most sought after game for collectors).  Now the only problem is keeping from beating the hell out of it because I play it so much.  My robotron has taken a LOT of abuse over the years, including getting the control panel kicked in by one of my friends during a heated compitition at work.
Even Eugene Jarvis - the creator of Robotron - talked about slamming the cabinet into the wall while playing.  That game that drives us all to madness I tell you!
Title: Re:What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: Chris on April 18, 2003, 09:15:17 am
Robotron plays great in MAME, though.  The opportunity here is to get a game that doesn't play well in MAME, or where the cabinet adds so much to the game it's not the same without it.

In that category, I put (presuming you're staying with classics):

- Tron
- Spy Hunter
- Starship 1
- Lunar Lander
- Subroc 3D
- Battlezone
- Pole Position
- Atari Football

Or, if you can find it:

- Death Race

Of course, none of these are on your list...

--Chris

Title: Re:What game should I buy as my last one?
Post by: paigeoliver on April 18, 2003, 06:11:02 pm
I amost got a Subroc a while back, but I changed my mind on the deal because they are supposed to be a maintenance nightmare.

I won't touch amy vectors, and Atari Football takes up too much space. I already opted on Roadblasters over Spyhunter and Pole. I have no memorys of paying Tron, so that isn't too interesting to me.

That does leave Starship I on the list. =)