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On 2/24/2021 at 2:58 PM, Keatah said:

Earth Friend Mission and F-14 Tomcat. Both are vector graphic flight simulator styled games.

F-14 Tomcat would later be the name of an amazing pinball game. I have it in the game room of my comic shop.

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There's a few machines that are all but extinct in the wild, with only Funspot in NH having them (probably donated.)

  • Robot Bowl
  • Triple Hunt/Hit the Bear
  • Dominos
  • Destroyer
  • Pong Doubles
  • Wheels
  • Safari
  • Drag Race

There's also Watergate Caper, an early arcade game released by Nutting Associates (Computer Space company) that has no other info online except for a flyer.

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Also, a running joke of mine: Pong in a Barrel. Yes, this actually existed. It was round the '70s, and it had a barrel-shaped cabinet. Gameplay was exactly the same as normal Pong.

 

Puppy Pong could be considered extinct too; AFAIK it was used at Chuck E Cheese on tables while you were waiting for your shitty pizza.

 

If I could find someone who has these, then I'd put them in the arcade I'm planning near me!

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The late great Ken Uston mentioned a couple of Pacman bootlegs that I have never seen:

- New Puck-One - Might be the same as Puck-X. If so, KLOV reports 2 owners of it, but both only have the PCB's.

- Mazeman - KLOV doesn't even have this one listed, but at least one existed as of 2008:

https://www.rotheblog.com/2008/11/arcade/photos-of-rare-pac-man-bootlet-mazeman/

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On 5/26/2024 at 12:03 PM, lymontyme said:

The late great Ken Uston mentioned a couple of Pacman bootlegs that I have never seen:

- New Puck-One - Might be the same as Puck-X. If so, KLOV reports 2 owners of it, but both only have the PCB's.

- Mazeman - KLOV doesn't even have this one listed, but at least one existed as of 2008:

https://www.rotheblog.com/2008/11/arcade/photos-of-rare-pac-man-bootlet-mazeman/

You beat me to it.   I have been looking for this game for YEARS!!!!!!!   The Sil made a version for HBMame, but he could only go by the description in the book, and no idea what the monsters name was.    Someone needs to find this game and dump the roms!! 

 

BTW....  There is an upright version as well.....        https://www.rotheblog.com/2010/03/classic-arcade-games/maze-man-arcade-game-lawton-oklahoma/

 

Plus another pic from an auction web page.  This is the clearest screenshot so far to date:   a1c2de_7436b0ff3b2b475e8c40f8f44e418990~mv2_d_3024_4032_s_4_2.jpgimage.thumb.jpeg.1368f2f897b9084135be32050273c505.jpegimage.thumb.jpeg.34c0cf0f8f7644a861113a5939dfb608.jpeg

 

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On 5/26/2024 at 9:03 AM, lymontyme said:

The late great Ken Uston mentioned a couple of Pacman bootlegs that I have never seen:

- New Puck-One - Might be the same as Puck-X. If so, KLOV reports 2 owners of it, but both only have the PCB's.

- Mazeman - KLOV doesn't even have this one listed, but at least one existed as of 2008:

https://www.rotheblog.com/2008/11/arcade/photos-of-rare-pac-man-bootlet-mazeman/

I feel like one copy of his Pac-Man guidebook included a mail in form for a "Pac-Man Tie."

 

I've always wondered what that looked like... or if it was ever made.

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21 hours ago, scotty said:

You beat me to it.   I have been looking for this game for YEARS!!!!!!!   The Sil made a version for HBMame, but he could only go by the description in the book, and no idea what the monsters name was.    Someone needs to find this game and dump the roms!!

Nice find! That upright looks so sweet. While we're waiting for the real thing, thanks for the tip on HBMame. I tried out the Sil version and it ain't half bad. The non-straight corridors are every bit as annoying as I thought they'd be.

 

18 hours ago, DavidD said:

I feel like one copy of his Pac-Man guidebook included a mail in form for a "Pac-Man Tie."

 

I've always wondered what that looked like... or if it was ever made.

Wow, great memory! I found it in his all-purpose book "Score! Beating The Top 16 Video Games." I'll post it below. And yes, Pac-Man is in there. He basically refers you to his first book, but does include the PK pattern that will get you through several boards. (In his own words: "Yes, the K is for Ken.")

 

A NECK TIE.jpg

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I HAD THAT BOOK,,  and I had the GALAXIAN shirt..  I went to the new american library in Bergenfield once,,  since it was not far from Brooklyn..  heard YexxenBlaster lives closer..

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