Reply #24: I used to be a hardcore arcade gamer

[derby378]

I could pull 57,000,000+ on that old Kickman console from Bally with at least 26 extra lives to spare. I probably should've gone for a record, but nobody at that arcade ever beat my score.

It was hard to find an arcade game I didn't enjoy playing at least once. That's when the first laser disc games like Dragon's Lair and Cliff Hanger came around - I loved how on Williams' Star Rider you could actually change the image on the disc by turning your handlebars from side to side.

Nowadays, I think Williams only makes casino games. I can see the business sense - why make a stand-up console that some whiz kid can play for two hours on a single quarter when you can sink that R&D into developing a nine-liner that costs a minimum of five cents a pop - and how many gamblers ALWAYS bet the maximum amount on each spin?