tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post8606761298023781086..comments2024-03-28T03:19:12.867-04:00Comments on space1970: STAR WARS Atari Arcade Game (1983) FlyerChristopher Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-17102581058648464472011-09-01T12:36:03.334-04:002011-09-01T12:36:03.334-04:00The best thing about tech school was I found a bow...The best thing about tech school was I found a bowling alley that had the sit-down version. Spent a good portion of every weekend there feeding quarters to this thing.<br /><br />Also remember doing a lot of Astron Belt back in the day.<br /><br />Even before those, there was some sort of jet fighter game in the local arcade with a chair that swiveled back and forth and a large curved screen with your targets projected onto it. When you shot the targets they flipped to a picture of an explosion and the sound effects rattled the whole thing. In my mind, I wasn't shooting pictures of jets but rather mowing down TIE fighters from the gun turret of the Millennium Falcon.ArcLighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05909814324263853973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-37981334198940953722011-08-31T08:39:03.573-04:002011-08-31T08:39:03.573-04:00In 83-84 my dad was in a Friday night bowling leag...In 83-84 my dad was in a Friday night bowling league. I would tag along and he would give me a few bucks to go play games at the nearby arcade. The Star Wars game at the arcade always had a line. Then they put one in at the bowling alley and no one played it except me. I got good it and was able to stretch those quarters. I never really saw the side cabinet art before because the one at the bowling alley was wedged in between Galaga and Burger Time.Metal Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400759786407810475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-76664581819738106502011-08-30T23:35:45.456-04:002011-08-30T23:35:45.456-04:00One of the greatest arcade games ever made. I'...One of the greatest arcade games ever made. I'm not sure what else needs to be said.Captain Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296697477771399357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-6455562912902857932011-08-30T18:41:02.945-04:002011-08-30T18:41:02.945-04:00I remember reading a story about the Lucasfilm com...I remember reading a story about the Lucasfilm computer division (later to be Pixar) having that sit down version. Someone in the computer division had modded it with an add on switch labeled "the force." It made it give unlimited lives & shields or something.<br /><br />Spielberg played it once, then ordered one himself....he later asked "where's the force switch?" His had come from the factory....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-32488144623806653522011-08-30T09:44:05.714-04:002011-08-30T09:44:05.714-04:00Not only was it fun to play, both versions of the ...Not only was it fun to play, both versions of the Star Wars arcade game had really kick-butt cabinet art, too. The local fun park (Pirate's Cove) in my hometown of Bradenton, Florida had both the standup Star Wars and Astron Belt game as well.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-75791893058667125152011-08-30T09:19:42.762-04:002011-08-30T09:19:42.762-04:00Wow... that was one of my favorite games, EVAR, an...Wow... that was one of my favorite games, EVAR, and still is... I loved vector graphics over pixel graphics back in the day.<br /><br />I played "Space Wars", perhaps the first coin-op vector game, when I was about 12 or 13 years old, at a campground at Hershey, PA. I'd never seen anything like it and I was utterly entranced. (This would be 1977-1978 or so.)Lizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612692415592670468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-62350638604426325182011-08-29T23:17:11.056-04:002011-08-29T23:17:11.056-04:00Man did I pump a lot of quarters into this game. ...Man did I pump a lot of quarters into this game. I still remember the feel and responsiveness of the flight yoke and the feeling of being in tune with the Force when flying down the trench. I had the pleasure of experiencing the sit-down model, if memory serves, at the mall in Natchez, MS. It was much more satisfying than the stand-up version. This is one of those games that made going to the arcade truly great. Thanks for the post.pocuscadabrahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-3450227339793829012011-08-29T18:54:43.435-04:002011-08-29T18:54:43.435-04:00I remember crashing into those pillars shown in th...I remember crashing into those pillars shown in the second screen shot! It was in the seated version which added a unique visceral quality to the experience. I had never played a seated game before, and with the movies fresh in my mind it was easy to imagine I was a Jedi flying an X-Wing. But probably to ensure a faster quarter turnover I think our arcade had the difficulty set to hard because, although I never had a lot of quarters in those days, I remember crashing a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com