pop quiz!

nolanbuc · #1 7-25-01, 10:00 AM

What year were these arcade games introduced?
1.Pong
2.Space Invaders
3.Asteroids
3.Defender
4.Berzerk
5.Joust
6.Dragon's Lair

(Hint: Not all were in the 80's)
Bonus question: What was the 1st commercial arcade game?

wavemaster · #2 7-25-01, 03:18 PM

1 - 1972
2 - 1978
3 - 1979
4 - 1980
5 - 1982
6 - 1983

Hey, that was too easy...didn´t have anything more difficult in stock? <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

Okay...I have cheated. Went to KLOV.com Killer List Of Videogames to check for your questions. This site is really a killer, it features thousands of arcade games with a description - but I´m telling you nothing new, I bet... <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

nolanbuc · #3 7-27-01, 03:55 AM

Actually, Wave, I hadn't seen that site yet (no, really, honest) <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">. It is cool, thanks for the link.
You didn't answer the bonus question, smart guy... <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0">

wavemaster · #4 7-27-01, 03:28 PM

Okay, now you got me on the wrong foot...dang, as I wanted to be a smartass... <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

I think they say the first arcade games came up around 1900, yet they were mechanical these times...

For video arcades, I would go for Pong...but I´m not sure about it.

nolanbuc · #5 7-28-01, 07:58 AM

Pong was a great guess, but the first commercial video arcade game was...
(drum roll)
Computer Space, in 1971 (the year before Pong)
Here's the site I cheated with: <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> Videotopia

80sSmurf · #6 7-30-01, 01:08 PM

Okay guys, here's a little follow up to #6

1: What was very special about DL?
2: What animationstudio did the the "graphics" ?

nolanbuc · #7 7-31-01, 06:54 AM

that's a good one, Smurf.
I think Dragon's Lair was special because it was the first animated laserdisc game (Space Ace came later). Don Bluth (All Dogs Go To Heaven) did the animation, right?
How'd I do?

80sSmurf · #8 7-31-01, 03:33 PM

U nailed it Nolan. I bow for u in respect <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

nolanbuc · #9 8-01-01, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 80sSmurf:
<STRONG>U nailed it Nolan. I bow for u in respect <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"></STRONG>

Damn, I'm good

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Did you know you could change "Dragon's Lair" into "Space Ace" just by changing the laserdisc?

80sSmurf · #10 8-01-01, 12:06 PM

Yup <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

'Coz it's the same game-engine <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

They actually released DL 1 & 2 for PS2 2 months ago. I rented it, and found it to be utterly boring. Graphics are nice and all, but u still get the annoying blackscreens between actions, and it just doesn't have tha same appeal as it did back then.

But I'd recommend Capcom Generations any day...11 great games from the 80s, and almost every one still has charm and appeal <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">