phantomchic Just because it is, doesn't mean it should be..... Lifetime Members 14,092 Member For: 20y 1m 26d Gender: Female Location: Noosa QLD Posted 30/09/08 02:29 PM Share Posted 30/09/08 02:29 PM Galaga & Pheonix were my favorites back in the mid 80's.Any of you youngsters out there know what im talking about?GO THE DUCK!!! Galaga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sixfan Flaccid Member Donating Members 2,503 Member For: 21y 5m 17d Gender: Male Location: NOONAMAH, go figure..... Posted 30/09/08 08:28 PM Share Posted 30/09/08 08:28 PM Asteroids, Space invaders and Missile command swallowed up hundreds of 20c out of my pocket over the years.They are a long way from the games you can get now but they are still a hoot to playYou're not that old Brad!!? C-64 elite a revolution when it came out.discs of tron, I'd love to find one of those cabinets floating around..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1234 Donating Members 364 Member For: 16y 9m Gender: Male Posted 30/09/08 10:09 PM Author Share Posted 30/09/08 10:09 PM Hey Jimmy, where abouts do you have your games? I was an amusement machine tech back in the day. I worked for Goddards, Leisure & Allied, and ACM in the late 70's and 80's.Not only arcade video games, but also pinballs and juke boxes. Here's one for you young'uns!!! Do you remember any of the original drive style games where the car was on a stick under the screen and the road moved downwards using a rear projection bulb? LOL, wow that was a while ago, am I showing my age?When the first Space Invaders came to Australia I used coloured cellophane on the screen and then we imported the first Galaga boards to replace many of the older Atari etc games.I still have the original 45rpm single and T-shirt that was shipped with the Kiss pinballs...If you're looking for a tech let me know.Classic Favourites,, That's even more difficult to answer. Dig Dug, Missile Command, Frogger, Beer Tapper, Defender,,geez just way to many.I love em all.I have games all over Sydney aprox 700 in operation, mostly out west although I have a couple of pubs in Coogee and the cross.What LAI did you you work for Sydney??? They are now big players on the international market with their 'Timezone' brand, they also made a small fortune making those ever so addicting 'Stacker' machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDIDDY Senior Member Member 159 Member For: 18y 12d Gender: Male Posted 30/09/08 10:27 PM Share Posted 30/09/08 10:27 PM Galaga & 1942. Can't say no to these whenI pass them. However, due to inflation, I have also noticed that 20c is not enough anymore. It is now $1 for some machines. Oh well, at least I'm earning more now to cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastR1Red Member 360 Member For: 19y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Mt Waverley Posted 01/10/08 12:11 AM Share Posted 01/10/08 12:11 AM I have games all over Sydney aprox 700 in operation, mostly out west although I have a couple of pubs in Coogee and the cross.What LAI did you you work for Sydney??? They are now big players on the international market with their 'Timezone' brand, they also made a small fortune making those ever so addicting 'Stacker' machines.I worked for LAI in Sydney and they wanted a sub branch in Albury to cover Victoria and southern NSW all the way to the ACT. After a few years they sold it to Goddards, then that was sold to Village who in turn sold it off to a private enterprise called Automatic Coin Machines (ACM) I stayed with them another 8 years then the huge decline of the industry was imminent in the late 80's so I left. A couple of years later they closed the doors.Geez can't remember the amount of machines we had, around 4000 or so I think it was. I was on the road 7 days a week repairing but collecting was weekdays only. It was nothing taking a few thousand dollars in coin to the banks around the place. Weighed the vans down though, ah good old days huh?? LOL. I rolled a van with 2 pinnies in it,,,that's a funny story though...God I have some stories...Still those old games were the foundation of what we have today. The controllers got better for a while, then we started making our own, I even wound my own flipper coils if there was a shortage.1942, why was that so popular?Peng, Time Pilot, Qbert and all those were great but not as well remembered as the mainstream stuff.Hah, enough of the reminiscing or I'll have to find a job back in the industry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summoner Member 288 Member For: 19y 3m 3d Posted 01/10/08 12:59 AM Share Posted 01/10/08 12:59 AM Does LAI still supply the majority of arcade machines in Aus?dad used to have several cabinets, SF2:CE, MK, NBA Jam.Would love a MAME cabinet with assload of games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 5m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 01/10/08 01:07 AM Share Posted 01/10/08 01:07 AM Double D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ace Member 446 Member For: 19y 9m 19d Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posted 01/10/08 02:31 AM Share Posted 01/10/08 02:31 AM Galaga & Frogger for me......still play Galaga on X-Box sometimes but its not the same as the 80's table top versions....was the one and only reason I would go to the airport with my parents when relos were leaving......what a mispsent youth...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR06T Silver Donating Members 4,146 Member For: 19y 4m 16d Gender: Male Posted 01/10/08 02:59 AM Share Posted 01/10/08 02:59 AM 1942 and the original nba jam were my favourites.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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