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Nominations are closed and the game thread is here!

So after the last post topic describing the club rules and procedures, I clicked on the ultra-high-tech Pac-Man Core Randomizer Button (TM) just once and got the following selection: Space Invaders! That feels pretty right for a first round pick as it should be very easy to setup and straight forward to play.

This core includes support for the following games:

• 280-ZZZAP

• Amazing Maze

• Attack Force

• Balloon Bomber

• Blue Shark

• Boot Hill

• Clowns

• Cosmo

• Galaxy Wars

• Gun Fight (multiplayer only)

• Laguna Racer

• Lunar Rescue

• Lupin III

• Sea Wolf

• Space Encounters

• Space Invaders

• Space Invaders II

• Space Invaders Part II

• Vortex

Please make your nominations (up to three) for games to add to our first list, and please second others' nominations as well.

When a week has passed, we will again make a game selection at random and begin playing!

Current nominations / seconded nominations(*):

280-ZZZAP*
Clown
Lunar Rescue*
Space Invaders II
Galaxy Wars
Blue Shark
Lupin III*

I think the only two of those I played were Space Invaders and Gun Fight, and I'm not sure about Gun Fight.

So I'm fine with recommending the base game, Space Invaders, because I know it's good. If anyone thinks that others are better, I'd be happy to vote for other suggestions, I'm just ignorant about that list.

Malor wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 8:16 pm I think the only two of those I played were Space Invaders and Gun Fight, and I'm not sure about Gun Fight.

So I'm fine with recommending the base game, Space Invaders, because I know it's good. If anyone thinks that others are better, I'd be happy to vote for other suggestions, I'm just ignorant about that list.

I've been looking at footage of them on Youtube trying to decide which ones I'm going to nominate. Space Invaders is certainly classic, but I have also definitely played a lot of it. I think for that reason, I am going to nominate others.

You could still nominate a couple more either way!

I am going to nominate:

280-ZZZAP
Clown
Lunar Rescue

This one is quite tough as some of these use some specific controllers, Sea Wolf uses a periscope on the cabinet, there's a couple of racers using steering wheels and Gun Fight is a two player game from memory.

So my 3 are..

Space Invaders II (Don't think I've ever played it. Although it doesn't look much different to the original)
Lunar Rescue (I remember putting a few coins in this one)
Galaxy Wars (Don't think I ever played this one either, but vaguely remember seeing this at dodgy carnival arcades tucked in the corner)

Hetzen wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:34 pm This one is quite tough as some of these use some specific controllers, Sea Wolf uses a periscope on the cabinet, there's a couple of racers using steering wheels and Gun Fight is a two player game from memory.

So my 3 are..

Space Invaders II (Don't think I've ever played it. Although it doesn't look much different to the original)
Lunar Rescue (I remember putting a few coins in this one)
Galaxy Wars (Don't think I ever played this one either, but vaguely remember seeing this at dodgy carnival arcades tucked in the corner)

You're right about Gun Fight. It's sequel, Boot Hill, has a single-player mode though.

Since I had already nominated Lunar Rescue, we could count that as a second and you could nominate a different game if you'd like.

No I'll stick to three I've chosen and let others chime in.

I think the initial parameters are good, as this is basically the beginning of arcade type machines. And well, it's always good to start from the beginning.

In that case I second your Lunar Rescue nomination.

My three picks are:

280-ZZZAP

Blue Shark

Lupin III

Have not played them before and want to try something new

I will second the Lupin III nomination.