I just got the preview link to the new Pandamonium video and man, is this something special.
It's a 4 hour and 40 minute deep dive into SEGA Rally in the arcade and on Sega Saturn.
With tons of translated interviews and behind the scenes revelations.
It should be released to the public next weekend, so while I can't share it right now, I do highly recommend his deep dive into Virtua Cop to anyone who hasn't seen it:
Pause to reflect on the controls of Defender, recognized as totally bananas in 1981, let alone today.
A 2D game where you move your ship up/down/left/right, except:
Moving up and down is easy - that's what the joystick does. But that's all! It’s a one-dimensional lever.
Moving left or right is… less easy. The Thrust button pushes you in the direction you're facing. To turn around, slap Reverse, and your entire POV on the playfield flips around the Y axis. Haha! https://social.pincade.com.au/@Dozer/112564302485875090
I love creative toppers from 80s and 90s. This one from Strange Science (Bally, 1986) was one of the most memorable ones from a darkly lit arcade of a local amusement park.
"Computer Space holds a special place in video game history. It was the first arcade video game ever released, launching in 1971. It was also the first commercially available video game of all time and is responsible for starting Nolan Bushnell on the path to Atari, one of the most influential companies in the history of the...
The sit down version of Spy Hunter was particularly cool, not least because of the speakers blasting the theme from Peter Gunn right by your head, but the upright cabinet was far more common. I spent a lot of time playing this game very, very badly.
UK Museum Builds 3D-Printed Replica Of Computer Space, The First Ever Arcade Machine -- Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
"Computer Space holds a special place in video game history. It was the first arcade video game ever released, launching in 1971. It was also the first commercially available video game of all time and is responsible for starting Nolan Bushnell on the path to Atari, one of the most influential companies in the history of the...