> > I played an arcade game around the late 70's or early-mid 80's and I loved it but I
> > simply cannot remember its name at all, I live in a holiday town and in that era it
> was
> > full of arcade machines, some like space invaders, galaxians and other popular
> machines
> > had rows of the same machine, but this game, was the only one in the whole town,
> I'll
> > try my best to describe the game and hope someone knows of it.
>
> > It was a vampire hunting game, the screen had a castle right at the top with doors,
> > right at the bottom was a graveyard. You played a vicar or priest and your weapon
> was a
> > cross, when you threw it it went around and came back boomerang style.
>
> > There was people walking about and vampires came out of the castle doors to get
> them,
> > you used the cross to kill them, also if you positioned yourself at the top of the
> > screen, you could toss the cross into the castle when the doors opened and it would
> > destroy the castle and begin a new level.
>
> > Does anyone remember what its called?
>
>
> The Dracula Hunter jpeg screen image somewhat matches your description.
>
>
>
>
> I have never seen the game before, but it appears Dracula Hunter, if info from
> ShimaPong is correct, was released within same year range when Space Invaders and
> Galaxian were very popular.
>
> If it isn't Dracula Hunter then check other game names on Bobby Tribble's unMAMEd
> page.
>
> http://unmamed.mameworld.info/non_other80.html
>
>
> And for now, Dracula Hunter is not emulated because of likely possibility of no one
> has yet dumped roms from a pcb of this game.
>
>
> Maybe there's a chance sometime later. It wasn't until 2012 when sought after games
> like Data East's Angler Dangler and Manhattan were emulated along with Planet Probe.
>
>
> > I've been searching for years, I distinctly remember the game, have no idea of the
> name though
>
> Been there and done that with long sought after game names of film reel versions of
> Nintendo Wild Gunman and Nintendo Sky Hawk.
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You found it!!!! You ****ing found it!!!!!! AWESOME!!
Thank you so so so much!! I've been looking for that for decades!! BRILLIANT STUFF! Thank you very much indeed!
I have to try and find a working copy now. hehe Amazing!
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