Classic 80 game

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Hero Quest Hotel The premise of this game was simple: destroy wave after wave of aliens descending upon the world and try to obtain the most number of points possible. While Space Invaders is more of a nostalgic memory than an active household name, it did have a history of being ported to a variety of consoles, such as the DS and PSP. Released by Konami and later acquired by Sega, the basic objective for Frogger is to help lone frogs cross a road brimming with a variety of obstacles.

The game became infamous for having a multitude of ways to die, including but not limited to crashing with a vehicle, running into natural predators such as snakes, as well as simply running out of time. As players progressed through the levels, the amount of time given to guide a frog back home was also gradually shortened. Another fixed shooter game, Galaga is actually a sequel to a previous game called Galaxian produced by Namco, which was also a big hit in its own right.

In Galaga, players are tasked with the mission to prevent Galagan forces from invading Earth; not only did players have to dodge fighters coming from the top and side of the screen, but players could also capture enemy ships for power-ups. The basic layout for this puzzle game is to stack up different shapes and clear them by filling a line. Given its straightforward gameplay and streamlined design, this is no surprise to any veteran or newbie gamer. Not surprisingly, Tetris is available on most platforms, with the more recent Tetris 99 for nintendo Switch gaining a large following and competition-focused fanbase.

In Asteroids, players control a spaceship drifting through a sea of asteroids—not only do players have to avoid and destroy any incoming asteroids, but they also have to stave off saucers and dodge their counterattacks. With one of the more fantastical backgrounds, Centipede has you in the role of a garden gnome who must defend their forest with a magic wand from an invasive horde of arachnids and insects—spiders, scorpions, fleas, and of course, a centipede which winds down the screen near the end of every level.

I made a beeline for it every time I went to Chuck E. The controller yoke made it feel like you were really piloting Luke's X-wing, and if you managed to find an arcade that had the cockpit version of this game, it was even more amazing.

It also had digitized bits of dialogue from the movie. I loved this game even though I'd get my ass kicked by all those fireballs the TIE fighters fired at me. I'd rather play as a boxing-glove-wearing mama kangaroo on a quest to save her joey than plain old Mario any day.

Our weird little mall arcade in Maplewood, Minnesota, had this game, and I loved it, even though I was cheerfully terrible at it. Still not sure why a bunch of monkeys wanted to kidnap a baby kangaroo, but inscrutable are the laws of the pixelated jungle. Most of my quarters in the 80s went into games developed or licensed by Midway Games. For some reason, I couldn't resist endlessly racing along and taking out enemies behind me with a well-timed smoke screen or oil slick or in front of me with machine guns and missiles -- all done to the soundtrack of the Peter Gunn theme song.

And then, when it looked like my luck might run out, the weapons van would show up. I was a 9-year-old James Bond if only until my parents finished grocery shopping.

Sinistar Williams Electronics gave me anxiety like nothing else. Generally solid controls with the track ball although a bit of a learning curve if you weren't already initiated with arcade golf or something. Pretty chill I actually had to look this up to make sure I didn't make it up. I remember going to my local arcade down the street and gravitating to Star Trek Sega immediately. It actually wasn't very popular so I could always play although I never felt like I got to play enough.

You played as the captain of the Enterprise traveling from sector to sector dispatching Klingons at will, all the while managing the ship's power, weapons, and shields.