Author name: Mike Loftus

Flash – 1979 Williams

  Mike Remembers: The first Flash I played was at the Merivale Arcade near the North West corner of Kirkwood and Merivale. The background sounds were amazing with their constant ever building intensity, and the first use of high powered Flasher bulbs under the playfield that would go off when you completed a bank of

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Skateball – 1980 Bally

The five-bank of drop targets on the left of the playfield will hugely increase the value of the saucer on the right. Once you’ve completed the drops 3 times, the saucer should be your primary goal to keep cashing in points. However, be warned! Completing the drop targets a 4th time will reset the saucer

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Super Pacman

Mike remembers: I remember playing this game at the Hampton Park bowling alley, and despite the fact it was the least successful Pacman game made, it was the one I was best at playing. While the cabinet and control panel is original, it has been converted to a multi-game, and has 40 classic games in

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Galaxian

  Mike Remembers: I remember seeing this game for the first time at the Spider’s Web Arcade in bottom of the Brittania Plaza. The owner of the arcade knew my love of games, and told me before it came out that he was getting the first full colour video game ever made. I remember him

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