This is the current list of games you can get on an Arcade 1Up cabinet. In the US, you can purchase Arcade 1Up products from Amazon (opens in new tab), Walmart (opens in new tab), Best Buy (opens in new tab), Target (opens in new tab) and Gamestop (opens in new tab), while in the UK, you have the choice between Amazon (opens in new tab), Argos (opens in new tab), Smyths Toy Superstores, Costco or Very (opens in new tab). These vary depending on the retailer and the games you choose, so make sure you have a look around before making your buying decision. The list prices for Arcade 1Up’s main products are $299 for a standard cabinet, $200 for the counter-cades, and $499 for the head-to-head cabinets. If you're tempted to buy one after you're done, you can check out the recently announced Walmart Arcade 1Up Black Friday deal, which has discounts on many of the products you'll see below. While finding, purchasing and maintaining one of these old machines is the realm of true enthusiasts, Arcade 1Up offer a range of replica cabinets that let you play the popular games of the arcade period without shelling out thousands of dollars for the real thing.īelow is a guide to the different products Arcade 1Up offers, along with the games they have available, and what reviewers and users have said about them. Standing in tall, heavy cabinets and operated by quarters, this was where you’d play hit games like Pac-Man, Street Fighter, Galaga and more. Generally most people who played Tempest were provided with the following level selection upon starting a new game.It may feel like a long time ago now, but only a few decades ago, the best device to play games on was an arcade machine. One tip is to avoid firing at missiles, as they are dangerous and won’t provide additional points shooting them down. The help file description sounds more exciting. “Tempest transports you into an out-of-control region of space where deadly aliens from a parallel universe are attempting to pour through a series of cosmic tubes.” This is how the game is described in the help file, although to me you’re playing on a 3D surface of different shapes, and zapping anything that moves before it can reach the end. The final game, Tempest, dates back to 1981. Well placed shots can destroy multiple missiles amongst the explosion cloud. Considering its time, the Cold War and Soviet Union were deeply entrenched in people’s minds potentially giving influence to the game. ![]() The cities were originally named from locations around California where Atari had offices but were removed during development. Each base has 10 defensive missiles in order to protect the cities. The game is set with having six cities, and three missile launch bases. They can either jump long or several short jumps at once.Īlongside Battlezone came Missile Command in 1980. The spiders have a rather unpredictable behaviour making them more difficult to aim. Ultimately to complete a round the centipede needs to be eliminated in full. Set in a garden patch of mushrooms, the use of your bug zapper is to fight against the tide of centipedes, spiders, fleas, and scorpions. The cube and pyramid objects can be used for brief protection.įlying saucers won’t attack your tank, but will be a cause of distraction. A vector based 3D combat game, the aim is to defend your tank against enemy tanks, missiles, and flying saucers. The US Army even received a modified version known as The Bradley Trainer. One tip is that you earn more points shooting down the flying saucers.Ī year later from Asteriods, Battlezone was released, rated only behind Pac-Man as the best arcade game in 1982 (Third Annual Arkie Awards). ![]() From time to time, flying saucers will show up, attempting to shoot you down. Shooting larger asteroids will split them up creating more obstacles, and it’s only when they have become small enough they can be disintegrated. Controlling a spaceship, your aim is to dodge and shoot your way around through an asteroid belt. Here’s a rundown of the included titles – Asteroids, Battlezone, Centipede, Missile Command, and Tempest which actually contains a little secret.Ītari released this space-themed shooter in November 1979, the oldest in the group. However on occasion the disk was tossed in with some models of Microsoft Mouse, as had been the case with my copy. ![]() Dima Pavlovsky had been the sole developer.įitting onto a single floppy disk, Arcade was typically sold in its own retail package. The following year, it also was made available on the Macintosh. Inspired by Atari, it was a small collection of games that had been played in the heyday of coin-operated arcade machines over a decade prior. In 1993 Microsoft released Arcade for Windows 3.1, as part of their Microsoft Home product line.
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