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Re: From 1986, one of the world’s first ‘experiential’ arcade games ??
01/10/14 10:59 PM
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>>On Disneyland's Main Street penny arcade, they had a couple of pong clones amongst >>many of the mechanical and EM type games and rifle games.
>Yep, and I remember playing a few of them. Didn't spend a lot of time in that one, >though - I'd typically beeline for either Frontierland or Tomorrowland, and usually >Tomorrowland because of Starcade.
Frontierland...I forgot about that room. iirc it only had mechanical rifle/gun games. As one exits from the Pirates of Carribean ride, it couldn't be missed. I don't recall seeing any other type of games their in that room during 1970s era although that may have changed by 1980s. I visited Disneyland much more during 1970s. Somewhere nearby there in the area, I believe there was the Atari Compugraph photo machine at some merchandise area where patrons would shop. Someone else claimed it was in Tomorrowland and not Frontierland. I am certain I did see it at Frontierland in summer 1977 or maybe it was 1978. Maybe a chance it could have been moved to both locations over time?
>>I recall Sega Tic Tac Quiz cocktail table being either at the Main street arcade or >>more likely at Starcade.
>Pretty sure that one was Starcade, ground floor, near to the back.
I agree it had to more likely be at Starcade since it was a newer game then compared to a couple pong clone cabs that were released in 1973 or 1974. The newest games would have most likely been at Starcade first.
>>Starcade did have either Exidy Car Polo or maybe it was Sprint 4 on the upper floor >>in late 1970s.
>I'm almost positive it was Sprint 4. I also seem to recall that there was a Sprint 8 on >the ground floor there at one point, which was replaced by an Atari Football and some >uprights I'm not entirely remembering.
For me, I only recall seeing a Sprint 8 cab (and played it too) at Knott's Berry Farm's Buffalo Nickel arcade. If Dinseyland had a Sprint 8 cab at Starcade, I somehow missed seeing it....probably when I was so hooked to playing Exidy Circus back in 1977 when visiting Disneyland that day. :-)
>>I am certain Disneyland did not have Exidy Death Race nor the film reel version of >>Nintendo Wild Gunman during 1970s since those were considered not appropriate for the >>advertised "Happiest Place on Earth".
>Can't remember ever seeing either of those there. In fact, the only place I can remember >seeing a Death Race on location was at Pinball Plus on Magnolia in Burbank. Didn't last >long in there from what I recall.
When first going to Disneyland along with other kids (without adult supervision), I was 10 years of age by 1975 so my years were 10 to 15 age range and I would have recalled seeing those games there.
>a relative of mine was an ex-Disney employee who still had a ton of contacts there; >there was a drawer in his kitchen that was literally full of Disney ticket books (from >when everything was still an n-ticket-attraction) so we tended to go there more than >Knott's or Magic Mountain.
I remember those days. Glad that routine was gone by about 1975 or 1976.
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