sidseattle Wrote: BTW: Kozmik Kruiser is the sequal to Wacko..

You may be right, however this has been a debate that both games were released at about the same time. Personally, I rarely saw Wacko and never saw this other game growing up so I couldn't tell you which came first. Indeed both games came out in 1982.

I saw a wacko in seattle like in november of 81'(before xmas) at ivory's in Seattle on 4th and cherry....and,like you , never saw the sequel....same mwin character in both games.




Rob

A vintage pinball machine is added today.

T. K. O. by Gottlieb from 1979

Another new game today. This one is in a weird cabinet

Dragonball Z : A fighter based on the comics and cartoon of the same name by Banipresto in 1993

It's a very rare treat to post a new company to the database, but we feel confident this company will be pushing out great new amusement products for many years to come.

Jersey Jack Pinball joins the database.

They plan to release their first product in December 2011.

Just added Atlus to the manufacture database & Power Instinct, Power Instinct 2, & Power Instinct 3: Groove on Fight, to the games database.

Three classic games were added today.

Final Lap 3: Racing game by Namco in 1992
Krazy Bowl: Bowling game by American Sammy in 1994
In The Hunt: A submarine shooter by Irem in 1993

Plus one pinball game...

X's and O's: Made by Bally Midway in 1984

Another game hits the list. This one's got a long name.

Shikigami No Shiro III: a vertical shoot-em-up by Alfa System in 2005

(I'll probably have to add the other two to the list as well)

Also, it's worth noting that we've got our first siting of the new Elevator Action: Death Parade game and the Let's Go Island game.
Supposedly the venue also has Initial D Ver 6 but I'm still waiting for confirmation.

Attention all arcade hunters and players!

I am noticing more and more that some locations are getting lazy with matching the marquee signs with the game cabinet they are on. In some cases the sign is simply missing. In others, the arcade owner switched out the game and forgot to switch out the marquee sign too. Pay attention to what the game is!

The biggest example I found of this is in Daytona USA 2. On this game the marquee sign says Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge, but when you look closer at the attract mode, you will discover the game is actually Daytona USA 2: Power Edition. This version adds a fourth track and a fourth car to choose from. I am finding this to be a very common oversight on the arcade owners so make sure you check it out next time you visit your favorite arcade. (Interestingly enough, one of my local game rooms has a cardboard sign on top of the marquee that describes in detail what additions and changes were made to Daytona USA 2).

Happy gaming! (and happy game hunting too!)

A couple of retro games not in the database was spotted recently!

Max RPM: Racing game by Bally Midway in 1986
VS. Balloon Fight: a four player Joust-like game made by Nintendo in 1984