Author Topic: what was this game? (Read 3056 times)

lucindrea · « **on:** January 17, 2005, 10:16:10 am »

ok for the life of me i have been unable to figure out what this is ...

sometime in the early 80's , my brother and i went down to the shore and found this game we liked , we have never been able to find it agin.

basicy it went like this , 2 player at the same time , both had spaceships and it was setup like 1942 type of playfield ( meaning that you are constantly moving forward through space ) .... one of the ships was this big thing that shot big and slow , the other ( each ship controled by a player ) was a much smaller ship that shot real fast ( but less damage ) ... the thing that made the game cool was that the small ship could "dock" on the other players ship and basicly become a gun turrent for the other player , one player drove the ship and shot big slow shots , the other was a little turrunt on top spinning around and fending off incomming missles etc.

the only other thing i can rember is that the "boss" was this big green head .. so insted of a mother ship it was a medusa alien hybreed

my brother is visiting in a month or 2 and it would be soo cool if i could pin down what this game is , their is of course the possablilty it's not emulated , but going through EVERY SINGLE rom i have will take ages ( at least i clean up a bit , ig, get rid of the 200 majongs etc )

stevejt · « **Reply #1 on:** January 17, 2005, 10:35:47 am »

If you didn't say vertical scoller,(you didn't, but that's what you described), it could have been blasteroids. Which is an asteroids type game, but full color and 2 players at once. You can change the size or your ships. If 1 player is set for small and the other is set for large, the ships can dock together, and one will function as a turrent. The boss is also a big ugly green head. Even if it's not what you are looking for, you might like it anyway.

Hope that helps!

Steve

lucindrea · « **Reply #2 on:** January 17, 2005, 11:00:45 am »

thanks i'll look into it when i get home tonight

moloch · « **Reply #3 on:** January 17, 2005, 12:20:53 pm »

It may be Hyper-dyne SideArms. That was my favorite game and it sounds a little bit the same as you describe. Check out the link to see:
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=9537

moloch · « **Reply #4 on:** January 17, 2005, 12:26:17 pm »

Here is the link for Blasteroids in case it is that:
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=7146

lucindrea · « **Reply #5 on:** January 17, 2005, 05:22:27 pm »

ya looks like it's blastroids

stevejt · « **Reply #6 on:** January 17, 2005, 07:38:27 pm »

Blasteroids is an awesome game!

I was thrown off when you said vertical scroller though. But glad to help you find it!

Steve

Magnet_Eye · « **Reply #7 on:** January 17, 2005, 09:49:59 pm »

it's blasteroids. though blasteroids is a vertical scroller. More of an Asteroids-type game.

but it's fun. used spinners for gameplay.

stevejt · « **Reply #8 on:** January 17, 2005, 10:57:23 pm »

Quote

though blasteroids is a vertical scroller.

I'm confused, it's not a scroller. ?

Steve

the3eyedblindman · « **Reply #9 on:** January 17, 2005, 11:19:46 pm »

dont mean to hijack this thread, but because its about a game you have played and cant remember what its called or if its emulated, im going to ask here...
There was this game, I believe an early 90's game, where I believe on the sideart there was a guy with long blonde hair and a guy with long brown hair, they may have been cops, and it was a sitdown driving type game. In gameplay, you would be on a road/highway shooting with a lightgun at the screen while driving with a steering wheel also. Anyone have any idea what game Im talking about? Shooter/slash driver earlt 90s game...

SirPeale · « **Reply #10 on:** January 17, 2005, 11:26:55 pm »

Rad Moblie.

Sephroth57 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 17, 2005, 11:56:54 pm »

lucky and wild?

Daniel270 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:01:48 am »

I agree with "Lucky & Wild".... I've played that one when it was at the Pizza Hut here about 5 years ago... fun game and sorry to see it was gone not long after I got hooked...

the3eyedblindman · « **Reply #13 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:17:17 am »

yes! lucky and wild!

SirPeale · « **Reply #14 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:19:30 am »

Gah! Of course it's Lucky & Wild. I knew it was a Sega game, and went looking thru the Sega titles for it. Boy, did I screw up.

Edit: I THOUGHT it was a Sega game. Guess it's Namco!

the3eyedblindman · « **Reply #15 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:32:05 am »

it does work on my mame computer too, its weird how sometimes theres games in there you didnt even know about. Just gotta configure my lightgun somehow for it, then ill be on my way!

Daniel270 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:33:45 am »

I just "playtested" it on mine..... really hard to do since you have to drive AND shoot..... and I don't have the light gun (yet)....

the3eyedblindman · « **Reply #17 on:** January 18, 2005, 12:42:01 am »

i remember it being awkward to play in the arcade, u had to steer and shoot, i would usually have to play with another person and have one of us shoot and one of us drive, it must be extremely awkward in mame.

Invader_Stu · « **Reply #18 on:** January 18, 2005, 08:18:14 pm »

I remember playing two awesome games, and call upon fellow Arcade fans to help me remember their names please!

This is all I can remember:

I played them in the early nineties, I'm pretty sure they didnt have their own cabinet, but were one of say 4 or 5 games in a menu.

The first one reminded me a lot of Golden Axe, however it was strictly side to side scroller with no 'depth of field'. It was like a fantasy platformer, and I think you were a warrior. The only enemies I can remember were lions with dragon heads on their backs.

The second was a ninja style platforming game similiar to Double Dragon. You used to throw ninja stars, and could get power ups to throw more stars at once. I seem to remember them getting quite big and going almost fulll screen as well.

These details are very vague I know, if anyone has even remote ideas I'd love to hear them

Sephroth57 · « **Reply #19 on:** January 18, 2005, 10:46:46 pm »

try..

altered beast
magic sword

Shinobi
Strider?

Gunstar Hero · « **Reply #20 on:** January 19, 2005, 12:56:28 am »

Quote from: Invader_Stu on January 18, 2005, 08:18:14 pm

I remember playing two awesome games, and call upon fellow Arcade fans to help me remember their names please!

This is all I can remember:

I played them in the early nineties, I'm pretty sure they didnt have their own cabinet, but were one of say 4 or 5 games in a menu.

The first one reminded me a lot of Golden Axe, however it was strictly side to side scroller with no 'depth of field'. It was like a fantasy platformer, and I think you were a warrior. The only enemies I can remember were lions with dragon heads on their backs.

The second was a ninja style platforming game similiar to Double Dragon. You used to throw ninja stars, and could get power ups to throw more stars at once. I seem to remember them getting quite big and going almost fulll screen as well.

These details are very vague I know, if anyone has even remote ideas I'd love to hear them

Rastan is the first one.
Ninja Combat is the second.

Invader_Stu · « **Reply #21 on:** January 19, 2005, 07:46:38 pm »

Quote from: Gunstar Hero on January 19, 2005, 12:56:28 am

Rastan is the first one.
Ninja Combat is the second.

OMG, correct on both accounts - you legend, thanks!

Gunstar Hero · « **Reply #22 on:** January 19, 2005, 10:24:23 pm »

Damn I'm smooth.


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