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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
 Posted - 04/21/2004 : 05:23:08
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Pinball!
So much better: you can win free games, you've got extra balls, you go crazy with the multi-ball trying to win the jackpot, you can play with 3 other friends.
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2004 : 07:06:11
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how can you play with three other friends? Anyway, pinball is consistantly amazing and I'm not too much of a gamer so PINBALL!
 "I joined the Cult of Popeye / The CoF required my good eye" |
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2004 : 07:14:08
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| pay 4 credits, push start 4 times, you're 4 players (better chances to win the lotery). |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2004 : 07:14:45
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Skee Ball!
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mun chien andalusia
= Quote Accumulator =
Italy
2139 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2004 : 17:47:05
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pinball. i prefer gaming at home on a playstation or a pc. girls who tilt pinball machines are ultra sexy.
 join the cult of errol\and you can have a beer\without having to quit smoking
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Johnny Yen
= Cult of Ray =
USA
408 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2004 : 17:55:38
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| Hey floop, do ya ever cheat at skeeball to get more tickets? if you take the lane at either of the extreme ends you can walk up to the goal area and place the balls in by hand! and then it's crap candy and plastic ring heaven! |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2004 : 18:04:05
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| i don't need to cheat. i'm the fucking skee ball master. |
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PsychicTwin
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1772 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 08:47:07
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I'll take a solid arcade game over pinball any day.
But considering most arcade games these days...I'd probably end up sticking to pinball
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ramona
"FB Quote Mistress"
USA
3988 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 08:54:02
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| Pinball. It's so much more fun and you get to really bang on the machine. |
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Alpha Soixante
- FB Fan -
Canada
129 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 10:16:40
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Pachinko!
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soundofataris
= Cult of Ray =
USA
715 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 11:37:19
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I have an old arcade game in my basement, a Zaxxon machine, that's will never be going anywhere cause its too damn bulky to get back upstairs. Having played it thousands of times over the years, I can say, with out a doubt, pinball is definately cooler. If I could, I'd trade the blasted thing for a pinnball machine in a second.
-SoundOfAtaris
Some like wine and some like hops but what I really love is my scotch |
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The Calistanian
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 11:57:21
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PONG!
I am a man with 3 fingers...but that doesn't count my index finger nor my thumb. |
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 12:00:07
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hey ataris I am the Zaxxon master!
as well as the ladybug master, digdug, joust etc.
I still have my coleco, heehee. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 12:04:42
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Are your thumbs permanently crooked now?
Give me some NARC anyday... hmm, not namedropping at all then!
 "I joined the Cult Of Joey and Iggy/Cos they can hypnotise chickens" |
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2004 : 12:35:34
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totally pinball
-brian
 - "I joined the Cult of Frank / And they tried to cut off my nuts and make me put on a blue jumpsuit"
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 03:08:46
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Today I've played the Sopranos pinball.
It's in a bar where prostitutes go (I live by the hottest street in Paris). I had to try it. I liked it but it isn't tune well. The right flipper is too strong. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 05:36:58
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I would say arcade for sure. I never bother with pinball, it gets boring. Not that I bother with either much. I prefer things where you can win money, like those horse racing games you find at fair grounds (in this country at least). I tried to find a picture of one but I couldn't.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 07:25:29
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I used to play alot of pinball on holidays in France. Do the French people have a special place for pinball in their hearts? I never see it over here except for old arcades. Do you always find them in bars and cafes in France guys? They were always cool old machines like The A-Team or Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force. I have to say I love arcades, I'll play anything with a light gun.
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
5155 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 07:27:04
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Originally posted by floop
Skee Ball!
Oh God yes...
1. Skee-Ball
2. Pinball
3. The Simpsons or X-men Multiplayer arcade games
4. All other arcade games
-Brian
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 07:46:47
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I like the one where you roll the balls into holes to make your horse move down the race course.
black, it was always black...... |
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remig
* Dog in the Sand *
France
1734 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 07:52:04
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Originally posted by therewererumours
I used to play alot of pinball on holidays in France. Do the French people have a special place for pinball in their hearts? I never see it over here except for old arcades. Do you always find them in bars and cafes in France guys? They were always cool old machines like The A-Team or Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force. I have to say I love arcades, I'll play anything with a light gun.
black, it was always black......
We still have pinballs in bars and cafes.
what we call baby-foot is very popular too, but you don't find them very often in Paris, it takes too much space.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 10:56:52
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I am the master of table football.
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 11:09:35
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Originally posted by remig
We still have pinballs in bars and cafes.
what we call baby-foot is very popular too, but you don't find them very often in Paris, it takes too much space.
Ah! I meant to mention those as well, it used to be like two Francs, I think, for six of those cork balls. We had one in college, I knew people who lived and breathed baby-foot ((foosball) why is it called that))?
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 11:20:09
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Is it German?
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 12:12:05
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Ah, looked it up. It comes from this German word, tischfussball, which I think is basically table football. I can't remember what I used to call it as a kid. I'm the worst though, I'm a spinner.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 15:56:28
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I win!
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 04/13/2006 : 16:19:40
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You da man ;). If your ever in Dublin, I'll arrange a game for you with with those foosball freaks I went to college with ;). The tutors used to have to get them to go to class and stop them playing footie in the yard.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 03:03:36
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Haha, that sounds like me.
Back on topic, I used to love Shadow Dancer in the arcade. IT was the third Shinobi game I think , the one with the dog/wolf.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 07:07:46
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 07:30:01
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Absolute classic Carl. I also loved:
It was kind of similar to Bubble Bobble, and Pang too which I also loved.
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Carl
- A 'Fifth' Catholic -
Ireland
11546 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 07:54:18
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A friend of mine was great at Bubble Bobble and Golden Axe 1 and 2, we used to bunk of school and go to the arcade, he'd play it for hours with other guys from school. Some of the theme music for those games was great, I used to love Bubble Bobble and The New Zealand Story! I had Bubble Bobble, Rastan and Rampage for the Spectrum 48K, they looked crap, even at the time-you to load every level of Rastan, I think, and I had a dodgy connection to the tape recorder, so that was lots of fun (ah, memories!). Actually, another friend recently got Taito Legends for the PS2, it has Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Island, The New Zealand Story and Rastan!!
Golden Axe.
Godlen Axe 2.
Rampage.
Raibow Island.
Wardner.
Rastan.
Karnov.
The New Zealand Story.
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Chris Knight
= Cult of Ray =
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 10:18:52
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Never really bothered with pinball as a kid. I used to play arcade machines... now I just play the roms.
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 10:35:56
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Yeah, I never did quite get into Pinball. Played it a few times but never really got into it as such.
Arcade games, however... yes. I didn't know Karnov was in the arcades, I just played it at home on my NES. Noone I know has even heard of it up til now, but that music still gets in my head occasionally.
There's a level in a game I'm playing now, called Psychonauts (heavily awesome, really really excellent if you like arcade/console games, this one's got a great story, acting, music, the works) where you are in someone's mind and everyone's mind is different of course, but in this mind you come out huge in this city and basically it's rampage except you have psychic powers and are a young boy with a devil-may-care attitude and some awesome goggles.
Oh, and I heard on eatmybomb's podcast about a site that you can go to and play tonnes of these old games and some newer ones too via the internet. Can't remember it now, but it was a cool idea.
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
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The Holiday Son
= Quote Accumulator =
France
2010 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 10:45:23
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If only for those 2, arcade. Hands down. |
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pixiestu
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
2564 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 10:46:27
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My favourite game...
Flimbo's Quest for the Commadore 64. This beats pinball and any other game you have ever played in your life! I guarantee it!
Anyone ever played it?
"The arc of triumph" |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2006 : 16:50:35
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Come on, better than Commander Keen?!
"If we hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominos will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate." |
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Arcade or pinball?
