Q? For Anyone who rememmbers the 80's coffee table games ?

b104 · 23rd Jun 2007, 01:44 AM

Can anyone tell me the name of a video game that was around the pinball parlours circa 1980?
As a side game, it featured a cheap looking old fashioned western hand gun that you used to shoot ducks etc in a shooting gallery.Another side game had bats that swooped from side to side until you shot them.

pfelelep · 23rd Jun 2007, 02:40 PM

on which computer?
sounds like CENTIPEDE?

Trinity · 24th Jun 2007, 05:05 PM

Did it have a gun on a cord that you pointed at the screen, Or was the gun "on screen" and moved side to side with buttons?
There was/is a game named "Carnival" that fits your your discription,,, If the gun was "on screen".

screen shot 3'rd click in on this slide show. http://www.slideshare.net/wuzziwug/e...e-games-part-1

Was fun game. I got it on MAME, on one of my older pc's.

b104 · 25th Jun 2007, 06:34 PM

You both could be partially right but,dont understand the Q re: "which computer"? & yeah the carnival game is spot on.Maybe you two are too young to remember when nearly every comp game at the pool rooms was a sit down opposite each other game,where the screen was in the coffee size table.As I said, there were different side games & carnival was one of them but I cannot remember what the main game was "Centipede"?,maybe.The vampire bat,- side game was setup the same way,moving side to side from bottom of the screen shooting upwards.Starts with 5 bats flying from side to side above each other & as u shot them the others would swoop down on you.Did Galaga or Galaxian ever have side games in the coin version?

Trinity · 26th Jun 2007, 07:47 AM

Phoenix sounds like the second game you mentioned.

When you say "side game",, "coffee table", do you mean a cocktail version?
(a small table top coin-op)

Use google you should be able to find it there.

Ishtim · 26th Jun 2007, 08:55 PM

I knew Trin would know this one.....

Sounds like Phoenix...

But! It Could be Pleadies too

Here is a plethora of OLD SCHOOL stuff....

http://www.klov.com

b104 · 27th Jun 2007, 06:15 PM

Maybe it's the lenght of time since I played them that had me thinking that they were all one game but you were right again.The bat bird game was Phoenix.By side game I mean't game within game & coffee table game was referring to table top gaming.Found some phoenix screenshots on a site called coinop.org.I'm sure Carnival did have a side game because it wouldn't have been much of a game as a stand alone.
Thanks for clearing it up.

Trinity · 27th Jun 2007, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ishtim

I knew Trin would know this one.....

Sounds like Phoenix...

But! It Could be Pleadies too

Here is a plethora of OLD SCHOOL stuff....

http://www.klov.com

"But! It Could be Pleadies too

"

That is a great one too!

Trinity · 27th Jun 2007, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b104

Maybe it's the lenght of time since I played them that had me thinking that they were all one game but you were right again.The bat bird game was Phoenix.By side game I mean't game within game & coffee table game was referring to table top gaming.Found some phoenix screenshots on a site called coinop.org.I'm sure Carnival did have a side game because it wouldn't have been much of a game as a stand alone.
Thanks for clearing it up.

Ahhh, I miss the 80's,,, I played um all!

Was the greatest thing as a kid.

If I could,,,

http://www.techeblog.com/?p=2011

b104 · 27th Jun 2007, 06:31 PM

Ishtim,that game plaedies is similar to Centipede isn't it?
If I remember both games used a ball that was inset into the console which was used to steer the sight.the games I was referring to had a joystick.

23rd Jun 2007, 01:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
b104 Getting there Join Date: 18 Aug 2004 Location: Ex-Tokyo shoebox renter Posts: 230 Reputation: 28 Rep Power: 5	Q? For Anyone who rememmbers the 80's coffee table games ? Can anyone tell me the name of a video game that was around the pinball parlours circa 1980? As a side game, it featured a cheap looking old fashioned western hand gun that you used to shoot ducks etc in a shooting gallery.Another side game had bats that swooped from side to side until you shot them. __________________ B104

23rd Jun 2007, 02:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
pfelelep Warming up Join Date: 15 Nov 2005 Location: hongkong Posts: 118 Reputation: 318 Rep Power: 6	on which computer? sounds like CENTIPEDE? __________________ Pfelelep I'm french, so excuse my english.

24th Jun 2007, 05:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trinity Little Kiki Join Date: 5 Jan 2003 Location: Ohio,usa Posts: 6,659 Reputation: 5048 Rep Power: 62	Did it have a gun on a cord that you pointed at the screen, Or was the gun "on screen" and moved side to side with buttons? There was/is a game named "Carnival" that fits your your discription,,, If the gun was "on screen". screen shot 3'rd click in on this slide show. http://www.slideshare.net/wuzziwug/e...e-games-part-1 Was fun game. I got it on MAME, on one of my older pc's. __________________ E6600, P5B-D, 1Gbx2 Crucial PC2-8500, 7600GT, WD 500GbHDD Conroe Bay-Bee! (\__/) (-. - ) (> < )

25th Jun 2007, 06:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
b104 Getting there Join Date: 18 Aug 2004 Location: Ex-Tokyo shoebox renter Posts: 230 Reputation: 28 Rep Power: 5	You both could be partially right but,dont understand the Q re: "which computer"? & yeah the carnival game is spot on.Maybe you two are too young to remember when nearly every comp game at the pool rooms was a sit down opposite each other game,where the screen was in the coffee size table.As I said, there were different side games & carnival was one of them but I cannot remember what the main game was "Centipede"?,maybe.The vampire bat,- side game was setup the same way,moving side to side from bottom of the screen shooting upwards.Starts with 5 bats flying from side to side above each other & as u shot them the others would swoop down on you.Did Galaga or Galaxian ever have side games in the coin version? __________________ B104

26th Jun 2007, 07:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
Trinity Little Kiki Join Date: 5 Jan 2003 Location: Ohio,usa Posts: 6,659 Reputation: 5048 Rep Power: 62	Phoenix sounds like the second game you mentioned. When you say "side game",, "coffee table", do you mean a cocktail version? (a small table top coin-op) Use google you should be able to find it there. __________________ E6600, P5B-D, 1Gbx2 Crucial PC2-8500, 7600GT, WD 500GbHDD Conroe Bay-Bee! (\__/) (-. - ) (> < )

26th Jun 2007, 08:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ishtim Super Moderator Join Date: 14 May 2003 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 3,604 Reputation: 2688 Rep Power: 35	I knew Trin would know this one..... Sounds like Phoenix... But! It Could be Pleadies too Here is a plethora of OLD SCHOOL stuff.... http://www.klov.com

27th Jun 2007, 06:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
b104 Getting there Join Date: 18 Aug 2004 Location: Ex-Tokyo shoebox renter Posts: 230 Reputation: 28 Rep Power: 5	Maybe it's the lenght of time since I played them that had me thinking that they were all one game but you were right again.The bat bird game was Phoenix.By side game I mean't game within game & coffee table game was referring to table top gaming.Found some phoenix screenshots on a site called coinop.org.I'm sure Carnival did have a side game because it wouldn't have been much of a game as a stand alone. Thanks for clearing it up. __________________ B104

27th Jun 2007, 06:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
b104 Getting there Join Date: 18 Aug 2004 Location: Ex-Tokyo shoebox renter Posts: 230 Reputation: 28 Rep Power: 5	Ishtim,that game plaedies is similar to Centipede isn't it? If I remember both games used a ball that was inset into the console which was used to steer the sight.the games I was referring to had a joystick. __________________ B104