> > 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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