Pauline was just Pauline, not Peach. She appears in Super Mario Odyssey on the Switch. Great video still.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and helping out on that.

@scottakanumba1heathen379

2 жыл бұрын

Pauline also had a cameo in "Pinball" for NES by Nintendo during a bonus points area. She also had different colored hair.

@csnide6702

2 жыл бұрын

she was known as Peach and Princess peach in numerous games - that's why the announcer said it , I'm sure......

@wendyokoopa7048

2 жыл бұрын

@@RhettyforHistory I was about to comment same thing. Toadstool(aka Peach) is her own woman. Pauline is widely considered to be Mario's ex girlfriend.

@wendyokoopa7048

2 жыл бұрын

@@RhettyforHistory but I loved this video nonetheless.

Good gosh there will NEVER BE A DECADE as FUN as the 80's. I miss it so badly :(

@kimmieh8419

Жыл бұрын

AGREED!!! 🤗

@deborahchesser7375

Жыл бұрын

we would ride our bikes to my buddies parents store and got whatever we wanted then to the pool and swam most of the day, after that we’d go to Shakeys pizza and on the way home stop at the bowling alley to play some games. Or we’d go to Lawsons right by our house and play Robotron or whatever they had at the time, I would go back in a hot second.

@riteshmishra3093

Жыл бұрын

90s was better than 80s

@26snoopy82

Жыл бұрын

I agree I was born in the 80’s. I grew up with, Atari, NES, at swim meets I would hand out at the arcades as my brothers swam. I grew up playing with my brother’s toys he man, Transformers, go bots, Star war toys, thundercats, garbage patch kids. I wish the D&D did not have the bad news I want to play it. My parents do not wan5 me to play it.

@jackson5116

Жыл бұрын

Do you really miss men/boys in short shorts like you see at 0:18? So many claim to miss them, but yet don't want to see that again- then you don't really miss them if you miss their fashion! ;)

I miss the 80s more than I can express, as a 16 yr old back than I wouldn't trade those awesome memories for anything 🦋💕

80s was an awesome decade to be a kid. I was born mid 70s so I got childhood and adolescence during that stretch. My parents used to forbid me from hanging out at the local arcade cuz they said that’s where the riff raff hung out. They were in denial, not realizing that I was part of the riff raff.

@jarrysciligo5395

Жыл бұрын

😀 So true. You and me both, lol.

@princessmarlena1359

Жыл бұрын

I wish I had been born 7 years earlier or so in order to have been old enough to have better appreciated the ‘80s.

@bigballzmcdrawz2921

Жыл бұрын

Was born 1983 and remember going to some arcades during the late 80s (my older brother & I's birthday is the same day but we're 6 years apart) on birthdays. I didn't get to truly experience the arcade until the 90s.

@mham1330

Жыл бұрын

🤣😅🤣

@scottr5661

Жыл бұрын

My mom used to not want me to go to the arcade because they sold drugs there. Never saw that happen if it did. Still spent too much time and money at the arcade despite not being able to go. The joys of the 80s...no technology tracking your every move.

The 80s was decade where everything sort of came together for a lot of kids in America. I miss everything about it.

@epcotman32

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@matthewplatz4572

Жыл бұрын

The 90s werent so bad either.

@northeastcorals

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewplatz4572 Then it started going down hill after that.

No missle command? That was a classic

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

That was a great game to play! Thank you for watching!

@joeheid4757

2 жыл бұрын

I loved MC. When it finally got to Atari my late dad and I had some epic games.

@alistairmcelwee7467

Жыл бұрын

Definitely Missile Command should be on this list.

@catholic200747

Жыл бұрын

A couple of rare games, Gorf and Rally X.

@catholic200747

Жыл бұрын

Another rare, late 80's one, Galaga 88.

I spent a lot of time and money in arcades back in the day, my favorite being Joust. Thanks for the memories Rhetty

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Joust wad a great one! That is certainly one that could have been on this list. Thank you for watching!

@ericteneyck8691

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, I loved Joust!

@JTCT371

2 жыл бұрын

@@ericteneyck8691 I started with Space Invaders, Asteroids games like that....but Pacman sent the masses to the arcades....made them "the place to be" lol.....Defender, Joust, Centipede, DigDug, Berzerk, Robotron....none of them could have done what PacMan did.

@jamesbullock9209

2 жыл бұрын

Joust is one of those games I mastered back in the day. I remember playing the one at the corner convenience store and the neighborhood kids would look at me playing and realize the game wouldn't be open for at least a couple of hours. I would love to have a full-sized arcade version of it now!

@warface4881

2 жыл бұрын

I loved Joust, unfortunately I sucked at it.

Galaga was my all time favorite, especially when you doubled up on ships and shooting the bonus rounds!

@Johnnywhamo

5 ай бұрын

It was an awesome game for sure!!!

I was 12 yrs. old in 1980... the perfect time for the video arcade craze that was just beginning to sweep the country. "Crazy Climber" was one of my favorites! Wish I had a time machine! Nice video by the way!! Thanks.

@susanmenn5016

Жыл бұрын

YES!! That was one of my favorites, too. Was looking to see if someone else mentioned it.

@cnfuzz

Жыл бұрын

Frontline , western sherrif , pleiads, qix , Astro blaster the list goes on , we witnessed the very birth of what was to come from electromechanical into digital 1975-1985

@guslevy3506

Жыл бұрын

“Go for it!!”

Gauntlet with four players was extremely fun! I also loved Space Duel, a two player sequel to Asteroids; you could link the two ships together that would make movement a wacky and risky endeavor. The sit-inside version of Star Wars was incredible but usually cost 50¢, as did Dragon's Lair when it released. I also love another vector graphics game from Atari that is rarely mentioned....Major Havoc!

@Caseytify

Жыл бұрын

Actually, Space Duel came well before Asteroids

@tempestfury8324

Жыл бұрын

@@Caseytify : Asteroids came out in 1979. Space Duel came out in 1982.

I think my favorite Frogger TV reference was when George found a Frogger arcade and had to cross a busy street with it. They then filmed a top view of George crossing the street, Frogger style, avoiding cars to get to the other side. That’s gold, Jerry. Gold!

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing a memory!

@luisreyes1963

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, a Seinfeld reference. 😁

@francisdhomer5910

Жыл бұрын

I wish they had a LOL I would have pushed it multiple times. I never seen this episode but it had to have been hilarious.

@DefextOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Love it!

@Ozymandias1

Жыл бұрын

Some students also played real-life Frogger on highways. Sometimes with fatal results. Just don’t do this.

I wish I were a youngster seeing this through fresh eyes and being entirely taken aback. As a 61 year old, I remember well when our mall got rid of an eatery/food court across from the theaters and the space gave way to a video arcade. It was an experience you can not recreate on a home videogame system by oneself.

Great video. One of the most popular games of the 80s left off the list was Asteroids. GREAT game and even more popular than Pacman in it's time.

@laureencriss8220

3 ай бұрын

Yes! I was looking for this comment. And Space Invaders, Burger Time.... 😊

Asteriods, Missile Command, Xevious, Gyruss, Joust, Burger Time just to name a few that were not on the list. The early 80's was a timeless, priceless era. Tons and tons of bands touring to choose from, along with arcades everywhere, so much to do as a teenager. Nothing compares.

I was born in 1968, and loved going to arcades in the 80s. One arcade near me had Pac Man Plus. I don't remember seeing that one around as much as regular Pac Man. Jr. Pac Man could be a real challenge.

I remember being 13 years old and my dad dropping me off at the mall. Of course I skipped the movie and went straight to the arcade and spent all my money there. When my dad pick me up later he picked me up on the other side of the mall where the arcade was. He says to me so you're telling me you spent all your money in that arcade and didn't even go see a movie and all those other kids leaving out of there spent all their money at the arcade as well. And I said begrudgingly yes. Thinking I was kind of in trouble within a couple of weeks my dad owned businesses at the front of our property and had a one right up front by the highway that was empty. Next thing I know the whole building is full of pool tables pinball machines and some of the first arcade games. He hands me the keys to the place that says make sure everybody has a good time and make sure they have plenty of change so they can spend their money. Man I was like a kid in a candy store even after closing I could play all the games I wanted for hours on end. We even had one pinball machine called Bigfoot. It was so large that it took two players most the time to play. Needless to say I had an awesome time and learned how to work and work with people. My dad made good money and also I got paid as well. Thanks Dad. I'm 55 years old and I will never forget it.

@brianstratton8767

Жыл бұрын

Wow, your Dad was right on top of trend$. Mine was thinkin' of dragging me away from beloved TV into the Peace Corps but he died suddenly summer of '73. So I delivered papers for a couple years then worked at dairy farm across street. Father & son operation & way too religious for me but we did our jobs. Went to a scary foreclosure auction where everything ( livestock, machinery, buildings) was caked in manure:0. Then along came Darien Lake Fun* Country..but think it's time to play either Space Invaders on Game Boy or Triple Yahtzee on this way too smart phone. * our pavilion maintenance crew FuN was shoveling up after massive chicken BBQ's, oh yeah..

2 games that immediately came to mind were Star Castle and Gorf. There was also Omega Race, Berzerk, Rally X. But one of my absolute favorites was Wizard of Wor. It's one of the earliest co-op games that I know of but you also had the challenge of not shooting your teammate. Great times. On a side note, once I made a slug out of melted solder and it actually worked.

@kimmieh8419

Жыл бұрын

Lol, a slug! That’s funny!😆

@francisdhomer5910

Жыл бұрын

If Omega Race is what I am thinking of I enjoyed it. It don't seem to have became as popular as others. Like I said if it's the one I'm thinking of my arcade had the sit down one. It was like being in the actual cockpit and people could watch you. Well designed as far as spectators goes

@bprice6890

Жыл бұрын

Star Castle was awesome

Moon Patrol and Ghosts and Goblins were my favorites.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and mentioning a couple of your favorites!

@johnnyhartdawg6220

Жыл бұрын

@@RhettyforHistory asteroids and space invaders were my favorites

The 80s...I miss sooo much 😞 damn....❤️ The 80s is just a era that will always stay relevant, there's still games, movies and other related things that have a 80s influence or concepts 👍

@randysegar7722

Жыл бұрын

I feel your pain. The 80s will always hold a special place in my heart. As a drummer i saw most of the hair bands and a ton of metal shows too. I'll never forget any of them 🤘

@SandraLily2

Жыл бұрын

The abundance of cocaine comes to mind...

@91GMC_5YKLON3

Жыл бұрын

@@SandraLily2 lol. Every era has it's issues, but at least coke is natural. It's better than all these tweakers running around like zombies stealing everything lol. Meth was around back then but it wasn't as relevant as it is in the modern day, but even if you find coke today, it definitely isn't what it used to be 😵‍💫

@dreamguardian8320

Жыл бұрын

I miss the 80s too. I was lucky to be born during that time.

My boyfriend & I spent rolls of quarters at a 7-11 playing GAUNTLET!!!! We Loved it!

Dragon’s Lair was super popular at the pizza restaurant my family frequented back when it came out. The cabinet had such large crowds gathered around it, they eventually added a second monitor on top of the cabinet so people in the back of the crowd could see what was happening. I remember that game being incredibly hard to play. But those laser disc games were pretty awesome to look at back then!

@peterbelanger4094

Жыл бұрын

There was a Dragon's Lair in the restaurant across the street from my school in 8th grade in 1983/4, It collected a LOT of quarters from us students. There was also a Star Wars game. The pizza place around the corner had Donkey Kong, I think.

@DefextOfficial

Жыл бұрын

Cool story... bro. :)

@danieldaniels7571

Жыл бұрын

So much fun to watch, but not all that fun to play.

@danieldaniels7571

Жыл бұрын

@@peterbelanger4094 the Star Wars game was amazing, especially if you could find a sit down model with surround sound. As an old fart I'd be willing to drive long way to play that again.

@dreamguardian8320

Жыл бұрын

Dragon's Lair and Space Ace were both fun games. Even tough I got killed and lost a lot of times, it was awesome to see a 2D animated game you could actually play. Don Bluth was a genius. If only we had more of his video games and movies around today.

Classic arcade games are one of my favorite to play, even though the graphics are outdated i still enjoy them.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

I still enjoy them as well. They were simple to play and that still works for me. Thank you for watching!

@mattm1686

Жыл бұрын

graphics are over rated!

Still think Defender has some of the best sounds ever created for a video game.

Thanks for the memories! I seem to recall a Star Wars game you could sit in. Being told that” the force is strong in this one “ is still a highlight of my arcade days!

@mikehagmaier3949

Жыл бұрын

I remember that! That audio seemed to physically put me into the Star Wars galaxy. What a great memory - I can still feel that buzz from over 40 years ago!

@danieldaniels7571

Жыл бұрын

That game with it's surround sound, actual samples from the film, 3-D vector graphics, and completely unique analog controller was probably the best ever.

Pitfall was one of my favorites. It was released in 1982 on Atari.

Hi Rhetty ! I was huge centipede fan. Used to go as a big group on Fridays and hang. Was really a great generation (Genx) we had all the cool shyt 😍😎

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

I loved centipede and some of those roller balls would get stiff if they didn't maintain them properly. That could really give you a workout if they let it go. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!

@X7393

Жыл бұрын

Yeah your right about that Linda👍🏻 but don’t forget about those Roller rinks especially as a kid to teenager👍🏻 oh 😧 those were the days👍🏻 the quarter cruncher generation 👍🏻

@kimmieh8419

Жыл бұрын

@@RhettyforHistory It’s funny you say that about the roller balls! Golden Tee is a great example of how much punishment that roller would take! That and your hand if you tee off with gusto and smash it on the screen! 😬😳

The 89s really was the best decade ever. Such fun. So many wonderful memories. The arcade was always so much fun.

@backwoodsbully9841

Жыл бұрын

AGREED!

Wish I had all those quarters back today! Every weekend was spent at the arcade. I can still remember many rows of different games.

Man I was so lucky to grow up in the 80's. There was nothing better than walking home from school (not even thinking about being kidnapped or shot) with friends and going to the arcade. I spent so many hours playing games its not even funny. I wish I could go back in time and just spend one week there just so I could appreciate it. Sadly, as kids we didn't know how goos it was...we didn't know these were the good times. We all wanted to grow up and be adults, now we all want to go back and be kids again...

This brings back memories. I spent the first two years of college in an arcade. I’ve remember and played most of the games that you mentioned.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories. It was certainly a great time period to experience!

I rarely see any of my favorites anymore. Asteroids, Star Castle, and Space Invaders were all staples of my childhood. Maybe I can one day play these again. Fingers crossed.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Those were all great ones! Thank you for watching!

@AdmiralBison

Жыл бұрын

You can. Just download the entire rom set and play it on your phone.

@mantbird

Жыл бұрын

and Pole Position

@mattsergel5704

Жыл бұрын

That's where it all started space Invaders and Asteroids. That was the very first games that I remember back then. Me and my brother would walk to the arcade in 1978 and play space invaders and the following year asteroids. I will never forget those games, not to mention how hard it was to get on one back then.

@Caseytify

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. About the only one you didn't mention was (IIRC) Battle Zone; tank on tank warfare.

As a kid in the 80’s, the local arcade was such a magical place of wonder. Our town had 3 of them! I never had a roll of quarters - usually just $1-2 worth. Once I cashed in $5 and felt like a king! I could play so many games! The arcades were busy places, full of kids, though mostly teenagers. When you’re 8 years old, those 14 year old giants were intimidating. A bunch of time in the arcade was not spent playing the games, but instead watching others play. It was commonplace that if you walked by someone playing, and they were doing real good, you’d stay and watch. Not uncommon for crowds to form to watch. I can proudly (?) say there were some games I got pretty good at. Turning around after your game and seeing a bunch of strangers standing there and some commenting how good you were felt pretty great. Getting to put your initials, or 3 letter word in the high scores list was cool. I played the heck out of Track And Field - both the rollerball control version which pinched the hell out of your fingers, or the two buttons to run where you would quickly and loudly pound those buttons to run fast. I gravitated toward the driving games, so besides Pole Position, there were games like Spy Hunter, and a bunch of others that I thoroughly enjoyed. Cruising USA was late 80’s, but a lot of fun.

I loved playing Galaga & Donkey Kong. I could hardly ever get past the third set of elevators. I did maybe three times and I felt such a sense of accomplishment! I was so addicted to these games I would actually steal quarters from my parents! I wasn’t a bad kid really, I just needed my fix!

Going to the large arcades was like going to Disney land as a kid. But the best arcade games were in your local pizzeria :)

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Those were both great places to play games! It's just not the same anymore. Thank you for watching Eva!

@jackson5116

Жыл бұрын

Eh, I saw top arcade cabinets at laundromats in the 80's, so not every great arcade was at an eatery. It seemed like everyone, and I mean everyone was jumping on the arcade bandwagon at that point.

@francisdhomer5910

Жыл бұрын

@@jackson5116 The best were the games at a bar. Especially at 1 am. I wouldn't play but more than happy to give a quarter for a drunk friend to play. It was funny when he would miss the button to shoot. How he missed I'm not sure, after all he had three to choose from lol

@number9434

Жыл бұрын

Speaking of Disneyland, they had the best arcade I've ever been to. Starcade was the best.

@senderxxiii2112

7 ай бұрын

@@jackson5116 I remember at least 7 spots in my (small) hometown where they had mostly one or two arcade machines. Bars, restaurants, movie theater, beachside etc... But the weirdest thing was at the funfair which happens once a year. Once they had a truck trailer that was basically modified to a mobile arcade. Now that was fun!

Awesome. Centipede ruled!

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

I always loved it! Thank you for watching!

Nothing can really beat the 80's which was basically the last limited restriction era for kids where you can go basically anywhere without being questioned as long you don't piss off the wrong people.

@BeyondDaX

8 ай бұрын

Pretty much, unless you are in maine or something.

@night-x6793

8 ай бұрын

@@BeyondDaX That is the basic military family base rules which I understand is some of the worst things for kids because some rules are highly restricted from the stories I heard.

I used to love going to the arcade back then. I was pretty good at Centipede and Tempest. Also loved Galaxian, Galaga, Defender, Stargate and Star Castle. There was another Flying Shooter game I recall it was F-14 Tomcat or After burn ... something like that. That was really cool too!

@willhorting5317

Жыл бұрын

Afterburner! I loved that game.😎

@mattsergel5704

Жыл бұрын

Loved Star Castle. It sort of reminded me of asteroids.

@theprinceoftides6836

Жыл бұрын

@@willhorting5317 Lmao 😂🤣😅 same. I've spent a fortune trying to finish that game, but never have.

Vanguard, Mr. Do, Lady Bug and Jungle Hunt were among my favorite.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

I did play Jungle Hunt a lot. Thank you for watching and helping us to remember more!

@h15c0r3r

Жыл бұрын

Mr Do was amazing and still holds up today.

I still hit up arcades whenever I can. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on your point of view, a lot of arcades now charge the flat fee, and that's not so great if you only have a short time to drop in and play a few games. But it's good to see all the retro arcades doing pretty well these days, regardless of their business model. Favorite games of all time: Ms. Pac Man, Galaga, Terminator 2, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Though I do love me many of the "deep classics" you mentioned in the video.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

You're right about these flat fees changing the enjoyment. If you are there on your lunch hour or just have a little time to waste its not quite as enjoyable. You definitely need more time to feel like you've gotten your money's worth. I do love seeing these making a come back though. Thank you for watching and sharing ones that you enjoyed!

@John-vn1tv

Жыл бұрын

How much is the flat fee to play because that sucks 😔

@kimmieh8419

Жыл бұрын

OMG MY STEPDAD WOULD NEVER BE HOME! Lol I posted about how his business was next to a variety store that had Q-Bert and he’d go after work. He’d have a roll of quarters on the top of the machine and wouldn’t leave till they were gone! He got so good that he’d be able to play on that first quarter forever! Mom finally put her foot down after he started missing dinner! She said, “Be home by 7pm and I don’t care if you still have $9.75 left!”😆😆

@58jharris

Жыл бұрын

The days of dropping into an arcade on your lunch break are long gone. Retro arcades are something you spend at least a few hours at, hence the flat fee. If they still charged individual quarters they wouldn't be worth the cost for most people.

Bubble Bobble, Elevator Action, Space Gun, and The Legend of Kage, were some arcade favorites of mine.

@radioactive9861

Жыл бұрын

I LOVED 'elevator action'...totally sucked at the game, but loved it nonetheless

@meganc769

Жыл бұрын

Bubble Bobble was my favorite! I used to rent it all the time from my local video store for my Nintendo..also loved Contra.

When Q*Bert fell off the pyramid there was an electric “thumper” inside that would create a brief sound and a sensation throughout the wooden frame that made it seem as if Q*Bert had hit the bottom of the box inside. My favorite as a kid back then was “Battle Zone” - it was a three dimensional tank battle that you had to fight by out maneuvering the A.I. opponents. “Karate Champ” was another iconic game. Running out of quarters was awful … so to delay the inevitable you would just watch other people play. The Arcades always had the smell of warm T.V. tubes and circuit boards .. that warm electronics smell from all those machines being pushed to their graphical limits daily. Great memories from the 80’s !!

Wow! What a trip down memory lane! As an 80's kid, I dropped many, MANY quarters into Pac-Man, Galaga, Defender, and Star Wars! Those were good days and good times! Thanks for the great video!

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome and thank you for watching!

I've actually played all of the games mentioned at one time or another. Although I think my absolute favorite was tempest. The glories of a misspent use.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories! That was certainly a great game to play!

@rallypoint1

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Tempest was one of the greatest for me!!! Played at a supermarket called “Market Basket”. Those were the days🥹

@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063

Жыл бұрын

Misspent “youth”

@jerricocke987

Жыл бұрын

@@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063 I am visually impaired so I use talk to text from messaging and sometimes spell check and what I say are two different things entirely I apologize for the incorrect you word usage.

@travisanderson8305

Жыл бұрын

At the time, I remember pumpin a LOT of quarters into Gaunlet. Like Dragons Lair, a total cash grab

Along with Joust, Robotron 2084, Time PIlot, and Gyruss were some of my favorites. I would spend hours trying to master each of these back then!

@monolithgeometry3221

2 жыл бұрын

Joust, yes. Hit them and they crap out the egg for you to collect

@djh2633

Жыл бұрын

Robotron was awesome!

Some of my fondest childhood memories come from Arcades. When I was 7 I played a pinball machine in a skating rink. For whatever reason I kept playing for about 45 minutes. I drew a small crowd and didn’t understand why. But I was happy and having fun. Great times. 😢

I remember so many of these games. Awesome look back on them.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Carol!

Oh, I remember the arcades back in the day. I was 18 in 1980 when I went to my first arcade, which was old enough to still have pinballs and pool tables. When video games really took off in the early 80s, I saw machines in grocery stores and even drug stores (the drug store in Ashville OH was where I first played Donkey Kong), and back then, some of the arcades, particularly the one I remember just inside of Circleville OH allowed smoking; not good when you could see some of those old machines with burn marks where people parked their cigarette while they played. Games I would suggest for a possible future installment would include Taito's Jungle Hunt, Midway's Sinistar (an early game that featured digitized speech ("RUN, COWARD!"), Berzerk (two people playing this one died during play!), Konami's Gyruss, Nintendo's Mario Bros (which introduced Luigi, though I don't think he was called that initially), Atari's Battlezone (a very early FPS that was used to train tank crews as the Bradley Trainer), Sega's Space Harrier and Afterburner, and I could go on but won't :)

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories. You certainly mentioned some good ones!

@jonkaminsky8382

Жыл бұрын

I remember playing Battlezone as a kid .. the immersive sound and 3-D graphics were just incredible back then.

An arcade recently opened up in my town. We had a birthday party there for my son & daughter. They had a great time, but I think my dad had the most fun. ❤️ Wonderful memories we made & revisited!

I was a teen in the 80s. Strange that none of these games had really caught my attention until Operation Wolf did it in the very late 80s.

I remember these and my kids wanting quarters constantly 😎

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure lots of parents lost money over these places. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!

Ahh the memories, Rhetty my friend you are still on top with your ideas, so enjoyable, keep up the great work.....thanks

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Albert and I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the videos!

This video definitely brought some great arcade memories. Thank you for sharing

You rock! Please keep these "life in the 80s" videos going please!

Love your videos! Living in the arcades as a teen and young adult it brought me about 5 years ago to remodel my basement to put an arcade in it. Have 9 games and 3 pinball machines. The only bad thing is being so old now, you spend more time fixing them then playing them. ps props on the Micheal Anthony with Pac Man pic!

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Sounds like you have an awesome basement! I'm jealous! Thank you for watching and sharing about what you have.

Shinobi and pole position for me!!! I had forgotten some of these I was really really bad at paperboy 🙄 awesome video 👍 thanks Rhetty ✌️💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

I do remember Shibobi. Thank you for watching Tammie!

@b213videoz

Жыл бұрын

Saboteur (1) was better than Shinobi 🤪

@trevagraham1605

Жыл бұрын

@Tammie R-B I think everyone was bad at Paperboy lol!

Atari had some of the best Arcade games in the 80's. Paperboy, Guantlet, and Star Wars just to name a few. Great times 👍

Best gaming era ever... we went from zero to 60mph in the blink of an eye. There was nothing (apart from pinball and a few shooting cabinets) then there was everything.

I remember when PacMan machines were lined up like that in the arcades...It was a phenomenon.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it was! Thank you for watching!

@JTCT371

2 жыл бұрын

@@RhettyforHistory without Pacman, I dont think the industry would have been what it is today. Very important game.

@JTCT371

2 жыл бұрын

Subscribed.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

You're right about Pac-Man and thank you for subscribing.

@d.vaughn8990

Жыл бұрын

I remember people lining up to play Pac-Man, two years after it hit the arcades! Phenomenon may be an understatement! I think a lot of people forget just how popular it was!

Asteroids hooked me but Dig Dug got me addicted. I could get my quarter's worth playing Dig Dug after you learned the patterns to stay alive. Joust, Frontline and Berserk also ate a lot of my quarters....Fun times.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!

Awesome video ! Thanks. Please never stop.

THANKS a million for taking me back to MEMORY LN.. with this video. I actually remember PLAYING every single game that you mention in your video.

I played and loved everyone of those games. 2 of my favorites that you didn't mention are Joust and Synastar.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

I really loved playing Joust and almost put it in this video.

@willhorting5317

Жыл бұрын

Loved both of those games.😎

My two biggest favorites that you didn't mention are Robotron 2084 & Marble Madness.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

I do remember both of them. Thank you for watching and sharing some more memories!

@Tubes12AX7k

Жыл бұрын

@@RhettyforHistory Marble Madness was kind of hard, but it was such a unique game.

@samanthadrennan

Жыл бұрын

Marbe madness was so hard but cool

Some of my favorites that you missed: Asteroids,Missle Command,Joust,Frontline,Robotron,Burgertime,Xevious,Moon Patrol,Space Invaders,Spy Hunter,Popeye

80s was a great decade to be a kid. We got cable tv, movie channels, great movies, music, the vcr, and best sports moments. 90s weren’t bad either.

These certainly take me back to the days of my youth as I visited many arcades in & outside Chicago. Good times. 👾

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

It was a great time to be a kid. Thank you for watching!

I grew up in the 70s and 80s and the school I attended during the early/mid 80s was right across the street from a popular mall that a great video game arcade, so almost everyday during lunch or after school, I'd go and play in my favorite games. I tried most of the games on this list at least once, but some I played over and over again. My favorite back then was Ms., Pacman. I remember liking Q-Bert even though I was really bad at it. I'd tried my best but I'd always wind up sending poor little Q-bert flying backwards off the steps. Sigh...good times.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

It was a challenging game that was really different. Sounds like you had a great place with that mall being right there. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!

A lot of fun games and great memories from the 80's video games and music. They sure have changed over the years though, there weren't any games that you had to cut off heads, shoot people in the face or cut off arms either.

Great video, thanks for posting!

Man this video just hit me hard with the nostalgia! I've played every game on this list. Donkey Kong was one of the first video games I ever played. There was a cabinet in our Holiday Inn that we were staying at and I'll never forget getting hooked on this game and video games in general because of it. I also played Pac Man all the time although I really enjoyed Ms. Pacman much more. I also spent a lot of time playing Dig Dug,Tempest, Tron and Q-bert. There are just so many games I used to play that it's hard to list them all. I do remember loving Crystal Caverns and dropped a lot of tokens in that one. Joust was another one I played a lot. I remember being blown away by Dragon's Lair when I first played it in a Crystal's pizza. The cartoon graphics were so far above anything else we had ever seen although the "gameplay" was limited to simple button clicks and joystick movements but it didn't matter to me because it was just so cool looking and exciting. By the time I played Super Mario Bros. at a Peter Piper pizza, the Nintendo Entertainment system was released and I was soon playing it at home. That was just the most amazing moment for me in playing video games, that I was playing an arcade game at home and it looked exactly like the arcade game, unlike Pac Man for the Atari 3600. I've been a gamer ever since. Great video!

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

I remember going to Peter Piper Pizza and they had a pretty good selection of video games to play for a smaller place. It was certainly a great place to go. My favorite was always Crystals because they had a large selection of games. I sure miss that place. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories of some long forgotten places!

@me5768

Жыл бұрын

Dude I remember Peter Piper Pizza spending hours they’re using up all my paper route money!

Man this brings back memories I'm a 90s kid. But the bowling alley that I used to hang out at had a bunch of these old games that still worked. I spent alot of quarters on Pac Man, Mario, Donkey Kong, Qubert, and 1942.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

The bowling alley I went to had some really good games. Some people just went for those and not to bowl. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!

@plymouthduster225

2 жыл бұрын

@@RhettyforHistory yes I did the same thing many times myself.

No one remembers Galaga 88, but I loved it.

Funny to think that those is who were teens in the early ‘80s are now in our late ‘50s! I spent so much on arcade game between ‘79-‘89. And that Dragon’s Lair - unplayable. Graphics were beautiful, but it depended on early laser disk technology, and that does not mean compact disk technology. This was earlier. The disks were the size of 33rpm records. You’d click, then it would take forever before something else happened, but by then the game had probably killed you. Plus it cost double the regular game cost.

I loved Moon Cresta…I played it at my local Bowling alley every chance I got

Great nostalgic video! Some other games I’d throw in are Joust, Burgertime, and Tapper!

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Those were some great ones! I was really considering Joust and Burgertime on this list. Thank you for watching!

Great video. Takes me back. Was waiting patiently for Tron.

Wow, you brought back so many memories. I’ve played every single one of those games and loved every minute of it.

I like seeing the arcade games coming back. We had a bunch here that the kids played on the Atari and Nintendo systems. I was a master at Frogger!

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Frogger was so much fun and it was a good wholesome game. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!

we had this place in Island Park, NY called Tony Greco's Pizza Machine in the 1980s that was a giant arcade and pizza place , it was the best place ever for an 11 year old. Nathan's in Oceanside, NY was a great arcade until the late 1990s also who remembers these places

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Those sound incredible! I wish I could have seen them in their hey day. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!

Wow that was a trip down memory lane. 😊 Excellent 🎉

Awesome video. A lot of good memories here. Thanks!

Gauntlet and elevator action also super sprint fun times

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

I do remember playing Gauntlet but I cannot remember elevator action. I will have to look that one up. Thank you for watching and sharing some more for us to remember!

@dubbaj1972

2 жыл бұрын

@@RhettyforHistory just remembered my all time fav rolling thunder keep up the great work I enjoy your vids

Galaga & Dig Dug were the games I was the best at, really enjoyed playing for hours ✌️ Hanging out at the arcade was the place to be

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

It really was a fun place to spend some time in. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!

Joust! ... with the screeching pterodactyl! Great video 👍

Crystal Castle, Mr. Do, Burger Time, Berserk. So many of the good ones that were more obscure that you usually could only find in an arcade as opposed to pizza place, convenience store etc..great times, so many games, so few quarters...

@cnfuzz

Жыл бұрын

Berzerk had this Massive joystick on the original cabinet , you could really wack at this one

I loved them all and was master at most of them! I could go into an arcade with just a dollar and play all day! Kids hated it when I was playing because they knew I would be on there for an hour with just one quarter/game lol The 80s were so awesome!! Thanks Rhett!

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you were really good at them. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories of the 80s!

@monolithgeometry3221

2 жыл бұрын

Kim what about Dragons Lair ? If you lasted a long time in that ,at that price, I hate you ha

@kimglass4851

2 жыл бұрын

@@monolithgeometry3221 lol probably not that game as I cant think of what it was. Did u have to fly dragons into a nest and hatch the eggs? What ever that one was, I was good at that one lol

My Dad loved playing Defender, he was good at it. Asteroids was another great game.

I turned 10 in September of 1980. My life could not have been timed better! Now I have many of these games in my home.

Brings back memories of my childhood at the skating rink my favorite game was Ms Pacman & Thanks Rhetty you're AWESOME!!!🤍

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

The skating rink used to have some great games in there. Some people only went for the games and not to skate. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories Lana!

@lanacampbell-moore6686

2 жыл бұрын

@@RhettyforHistory Ikr & Yw😁

Here's what stands out to me about Arcade games. The first popular game i remember was Space Invaders in 1978. In 79 you had Asteroids and Galaxians. But if you look at 1980 to 1982 you had so many incredible arcade games come out. Just look at the games that came out between 80 to 82. Pacman, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr, Mrs Pacman, Galaga, Moon Cresta, Defender, Scramble, Robotron, Frogger, Centipede, Millipede, Missile Command, Joust, Dig Dug, Vanguard, Zaxxon, Qbert, Pole Position, Jungle Hunt, Tempest, Moon Patrol, Moon Buggy, Cobra, Berzerk, Gorf, Phoenix, Burger Time, Battle Zone, Mr Do, Star Castle, Tron, Pleiads. On KZread, i've found some amazing looking space games that i didn't play back in the early 80s, but these games look great. Just look up any of these games on KZread. Space Cruiser, Condor, Space Firebird, Speak and Rescue, Astro Fantasia, Astro Blaster, Space Fury, Battle Cross

LOVE this!! That was me. Every weekend at the local arcade, Stargate. Wearing bright colored clothes and suspenders, playing Pac Man. Such a fun childhood!!

This is going to sound bizarre but I never played any video games EVER! I played pin ball and that was it. I was a geology nerd and loved my rocks! Sorry to disappoint Rhett!

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Funny you say that I was in Geology class and club in High School. I never went any further with it than that but I still keep my eyes on the ground for fossils and rocks. Many of them I find are around the house outside. I also loved the old pinball machines and still enjoy playing them. Thank you fo4 watching Janet!

Hi Rhett. Hope you are good.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

I'm doing great and I hope you are as well! Thank you for watching!

Thank you for the nostalgia...

Thanks for the memories...now I really feel OLD!!

Dragon's Lair and Space ace were technically one of a kind as they both used regular animation on a Laserdisk that would be selected by the joystick input at certain key points in the game. Space Invaders was also technically impressive as it used a two way mirror to overlay the animation on the background. The arcade games achieved great performance because most of them used multiple processors for audio and video, something that wasn't the case for home computers and consoles. As for me, the best game was Space Harrier. If there was still an arcade opened around here, I'd still pop-in some tokens just to play this on the big motion-controlled cabinet that they had.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and giving us a little more insight into these games. It was a great time period to experience.

@Francois_L_7933

2 жыл бұрын

@@RhettyforHistory Going to the arcade was definitely fun.

I know this is a 1979 game, but anyone know Lunar Lander? That game is amazing.

@cnfuzz

Жыл бұрын

Sure , one of the first , i remember it had colored bands over the display as it was black and white , the docking idea was taken over by many games including moon cresta

Lol. I remember when we ran out of quarters....we would take a nickle...flatten it out...attach a string to it and put in the arcade slot and continue to play for hours. LOL

Absolutely POWERFUL! Loved every minute of this! I have played almost all of the ones mentioned. Out of all the consoles I have owned, I would say I had the most fun with the Sega Master System. Shinobi and Joust were Arcade favorites!

Although I loved video games in the '80s, I didn't have a lot of cash as a kid. So, I had to decide between spending my money at the arcade or the comic book shop. I chose the comics. I still have my Byrne X-Men and Miller Daredevil. I think I made the right choice.

@RhettyforHistory

2 жыл бұрын

That was certainly a more sound investment. Thank you for watching and sharing your memories!