Defender was the ultimate. I used to love this as well though…

They’ve still got an Star Wars machine in Fab Cafe in Manchester

Great games, but you are missing:

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvim7O9RvK0[/video]
Wonderboy!

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I075dM_AZ2g[/video]
Altered Beast

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zRUeinTj2w[/video]
Mortal Kombat

wreckit ralph 🙂

Mortal Kombat

You weak, pathetic fool.

I would also like an invite to somafunk’s pad to play.
What a a party room!

This thread brings back memories. Countless weekends and holidays squirreling time away. Great games and remember them all so far, but these were my favourites (apart from the pinball machines and pool).

Phoenix (table top version)
Outrun
Daytona
Mr Do
Roadblasters
Streetfighter II

Bombjack was very popular in the su, not my cup of tea though

Mortal Kombat

You weak, pathetic fool. [/quote]

I was 10 when it came out, the perfect age for it.

I take it everyone here has had a go with MAME and the like so they can play all these games on a modern PC?

Or go further and use a Raspberry Pi and RetroPie

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sayuNoQGXfc[/video]

Tim Hunkin is ace. If you’re ever near Southwold, go visit his arcade on the pier, and if you’re in London, pay Novelty Automation a visit in Holborn.

Super Locomotive for me. Went on holiday to Swanage every year as a kid and all my holiday money went on this. Eventually turned up one year and it had gone – never saw it anywhere else 🙁

As a result of this thread I just discovered a very good free Asteroids clone for iPad! There’s also ‘Atari’s Greatest Hits’ (not free) – including Tempest!

But the whole arcade thing – playability was a lot about the buttons …anyone know of good compatible controllers for ipads?