I'm one of those old farts who actually grew up in the arcades in 80s and 90s. What was your goto arcade game? I had a few: Bubble Bobble Shadow Warriors Street Fighter 2 - ThreadSky

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social • 90 days ago

I'm one of those old farts who actually grew up in the arcades in 80s and 90s. What was your goto arcade game?
I had a few:
Bubble Bobble
Shadow Warriors
Street Fighter 2

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neonfawkes.com•90 days ago

1942
Time Pilot
Saturday Night Slam Masters
Street Fighter 2
Mortal Kombat 2
Afterburner
Dragon's Lair

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•90 days ago

Wow, that list is bringing up some childhood memories. 1942 was a game I played quite a bit as well. MK 1 and 2. Classics.

neonfawkes.com•90 days ago

Those were the days.

zedarkadia.com•90 days ago

Operation Wolf, Double Dragon, Ninja Gaiden

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•90 days ago

I do remember Double Dragon and Ninja Gaiden. They were amazing games. Good times.

cosmococktail.bsky.social•84 days ago

Outrun
Operation Wolf
Super Sprint
Arkanoid
Batman
Space Harrier
Afterburner
Kung Fu Master
Pacmania

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•84 days ago

Nice list! Good shout on Arkanoid. Great game.

cosmococktail.bsky.social•84 days ago

Last level (Amstrad CPC 464)

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•83 days ago

I don't think I ever got to the last level but I did have it on Amstrad CPC464.

stevemgreene.bsky.social•90 days ago

Ghost N Goblins
Mortal Kombat II
Tron
Punch Out!
Gauntlet II

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•89 days ago

Ghosts and Goblins, good shout. I was hopeless at it!

stevemgreene.bsky.social•89 days ago

One of the hardest games, no doubt. ⚔️🛡️

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•89 days ago

It did take some actual skill to get good at it.

gloomygus.bsky.social•5 days ago

I'll take you on right now in street fighter. Come at me bro, I'm terrible at it

eoncode.bsky.social•90 days ago

Tetris, Bubble Bobble, Outrun

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•89 days ago

Awesome selection.

sheafmusic.com•90 days ago

I couldn’t get enough of the Terminator 2 arcade game as a kid. Never had enough coins to make it past the third level though.

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•90 days ago

I think I played this (or an Alien style cabinet that was similar)

neontrip.app•90 days ago

Pac Man, Space Invaders and Moon Patrol were among the first ones I saw. They were super fascinating to an 8 year old, especially the sounds!

hemigod85.bsky.social•90 days ago

I think Killer Instinct in the mid 90s was what I played the most.

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•90 days ago

Yes, an absolute classic. Spinal was my fave.

slartbartfast.bsky.social•90 days ago

Shinobi, Atomic Runner, Outrun and Super Off-Road were particular favourites...but my best memories were Saturday afternoons playing Gauntlet II on the four-player cabinet with my mates, flush with cash from my paper round!

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•89 days ago

4 player on Guantlet II was great. Shinobi as well, great memories.

nikkfail.bsky.social•90 days ago

Street Fighter!, After Burner :-)

zedarkadia.com•90 days ago

I remember the first Street Fighter with those giant ass buttons, and who could forget Afterburner? I never knew what I was doing with either game 🤣

nikkfail.bsky.social•89 days ago

Yeeeess you're right! I think that no one knows!!!

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•89 days ago

Hadouken!

capercube.bsky.social•89 days ago

I had a local pizza place in my hometown that had the classics
Metal Slug 3
Area 51
CarnEvil
Police Trainer
Carnival King

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•89 days ago

Those local shops with the random arcade cabinet were great. We had one with Shadow Warriors, think it was a chip shop, never bought any actual chips.

almosteric.bsky.social•90 days ago

Defender, Gorf, Galactica, Joust …

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•89 days ago

Defender!!! I think I was addicted to that instantly. Ever play Galaga?

almosteric.bsky.social•89 days ago

I meant to type Galaga, not galactica 😂

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•89 days ago

😂👍

thermonuclearmusic.bsky.social•84 days ago

Street Fighter II
Ivan "Iron Man" Stewart's Off Road
NBA Jam
TMNT
After Burner
Any racing game

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•83 days ago

TMNT classic "Duh, who turned out the lights?"

thermonuclearmusic.bsky.social•83 days ago

OH WOW that's right! I remember that!

ptrhlm.com•89 days ago

Galaga
1942
OutRun
Afterburner
Metal Slug
🕹️😍

musodave.bsky.social•90 days ago

Moon patrol and galaga then onto bubble bobble, Star Wars and twin cobra

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•90 days ago

Excellent, a fellow BB gamer.

neonwolfmusic.bsky.social•90 days ago

Afterburner, Time Crisis, Metal Slug and OutRun

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•90 days ago

Now that is a list of superb games. I do recall seeing Outrun for the first time but didn't play it much as it was so popular!

neonwolfmusic.bsky.social•90 days ago

You gotta play it buddy!

odiotutti.bsky.social•90 days ago

Ghost n goblins and pacman

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•89 days ago

Nice! Both undeniable classics.

odiotutti.bsky.social•89 days ago

A close friend of mine recently developed a PC game inspired by the old arcade breakout like space invaders, and I still have the emulator for the old Amiga games.
When you say old but gold

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•89 days ago

Sounds good. I always loved an indie game like that. My dad created a game in his spare time similar to caterpillar but scrolling.

odiotutti.bsky.social•89 days ago

The same, he worked in his spare time for almost 4 years doing everything on his own except for sound FX. The entire soundtrack of the game is his creation. Truth be told indie games are too underrated

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•89 days ago

That is commitment, kudos to him. It is amazing how many people learn music theory from game design soundtracks.

patrickkingart.com•84 days ago

90s kid here, so:
Street Fighter II Champion Edition
Area 51
Gauntlet Legends/Dark Legacy
Raiden II
Sunset Riders
Cruisin' World

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•83 days ago

Sunset Riders, I think I did play that, was it a cowboy side scrolling shooter? Raiden was great.

patrickkingart.com•83 days ago

Yep! Up to four players, very cartoony western platformer. Super fun. And yeah the main pizza place we went to as a kid had Raiden II specific, so that one has always stood out to me the most of the series.

pashangaudio.bsky.social•90 days ago

Tekken 3, Area 51, Time Crisis 2, Metal Slug, and HYYYYYDRO THUNDER

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•90 days ago

Time Crisis 2 had some great memories, remember that was one of the first arcade units to have a gun as a controller and the footplate to duck behind cover.

pashangaudio.bsky.social•90 days ago

I legit still have the entire game memorized... I used to think paying for P1 and P2 spots simultaneously and soloing the game made me look awesome 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

aerowolfmusic.bsky.social•90 days ago

That is badass to be fair.

pashangaudio.bsky.social•90 days ago

Oh, and every top-down schmup in existence

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