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> > Star Rider - I used to play this at Bally's Great Escape in Lakewood, CA all the > > time. I put a ton of quarters in this one back then. I was very sad the day I > walked > > in and it was gone. > > Funny you should mention that machine and that location - I only ever went there a > couple of times for other kids' birthday parties, but very distinctly remember the > location and playing Star Rider there. Reason it sticks in my head so much is that > the only other place I ever saw the game was at Pinball Plus on Magnolia in Burbank, > which was my local arcade. Funny to think that we probably played the exact same > machine at around the same time. > > I'll just add 'enhanced laserdisc support' for the wishlist. I love laser games, even > if some of them haven't stood the test of time very well - they were incredible for > their time, and some are still fun. > > > Marble Madness 2 - I've played this a bunch at California Extreme. A lot of people > > rag on it 'cause of the joysticks, but I happen to enjoy it. > > I know we've both played the same machine for this one, because that's also where I > played it back in 2000 It should definitely make it in at some point if for no reason > other than preservation and documentation. > > > Bouncer > > Definitely. > > For the rest of the wishlist: > > Ms. Pac-Man Twin. How the tweaked gameplay changes the feel of the game is something > I'd really like to see for myself. > > Ms. Gorf. I know there are efforts underway to preserve whatever may be out there of > it, but seeing what had been being considered for it in development is something I've > been very curious about. > > All of the Dinamic games. I remember playing After The War in one of Dublin's seedier > arcades. > > Whatever may exist for Atari's Battlestar Galactica laserdisc game. It was planned as > a conversion for Firefox, and video was produced for it. Not sure if any actual game > code was ever written or still survives, though. > > Prototypes and unreleased games of all varieties, especially from the '70s and '80s. > Basically, go through the UnMAMEd list and start ticking off boxes
What year was that? The only arcade that had anything worth playing was the Electronic Corral in Lakewood Mall CA. I remember they had two prototype Dragon's Lairs in there, but no star rider, the only other arcade in Lakewood was the Timeout (I think it was a Timeout) across from the movie house that had a DL. I'm talking early 1980s.
While we are reminiscing, ever went to the Sega Centers in Downey, Cerritos, Westminster and Old Towne Mall? Or how about the underground arcade at Redondo Beach near the marina? With 12 Star Wars uprights and 7 Dragon's Lairs?
Those was the days....
Gems to rescue and stuff to fix in Mame:
Time Gal Freedom Fighter The ALG Games Attack of the Zolgear Galaxian 3 (is this still being dumped?) Sound in Space Tactics Sound in Starfire (dunno about this one) Pengo (colors)
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