SoulBlazer
07-08-2004, 09:13 PM
Does anyone else reconize the game I'm talking about, or know what it was called, or where I can find more info on it?
I've only seen it once -- in a arcade at Fisherman's Warf in San Fran, I believe in December of 1994 or January of 1995.
It was one of those very large multi-player arcade games -- the unit was housed in a small room and projected on a huge display screen on the front, with the controls in front of a long bench for the players to sit on. Well, chairs, more like it. I think there was room for 8 players, although it could have been as many as 10. It also had a attendant there, decked out in the game maker's uniform and urging the players on during the game.
I clearly recall the game was made by Namco.
The game was a space shooter -- I'd say about 10 minutes long from start to finish, and expensive -- I think each person had to pay something like $1.50-2 to play. It used high resolution graphics (for the time) and had several voices. I don't think it had any actuall footage in it. Each player controled a cursor on the screen (a different color, of course) and you all worked together as a team to try to make your ship surive a space battle to take out a major boss at the end of the game. There was a hit point guage on the screen as well, and I tried to help the 'team' by moving and shooting my cursor on the edges, blasting down missles or other stray particles that the others may not see. All you had was the laser cannon -- nothing else. At least I don't believe there was any special weapons.
I'm sure the unit was quite expensive, which would explain why I never saw it anywhere else. But I can't find any info on it in the KLOV either, so I'm hoping someone else here played it. :)
I've only seen it once -- in a arcade at Fisherman's Warf in San Fran, I believe in December of 1994 or January of 1995.
It was one of those very large multi-player arcade games -- the unit was housed in a small room and projected on a huge display screen on the front, with the controls in front of a long bench for the players to sit on. Well, chairs, more like it. I think there was room for 8 players, although it could have been as many as 10. It also had a attendant there, decked out in the game maker's uniform and urging the players on during the game.
I clearly recall the game was made by Namco.
The game was a space shooter -- I'd say about 10 minutes long from start to finish, and expensive -- I think each person had to pay something like $1.50-2 to play. It used high resolution graphics (for the time) and had several voices. I don't think it had any actuall footage in it. Each player controled a cursor on the screen (a different color, of course) and you all worked together as a team to try to make your ship surive a space battle to take out a major boss at the end of the game. There was a hit point guage on the screen as well, and I tried to help the 'team' by moving and shooting my cursor on the edges, blasting down missles or other stray particles that the others may not see. All you had was the laser cannon -- nothing else. At least I don't believe there was any special weapons.
I'm sure the unit was quite expensive, which would explain why I never saw it anywhere else. But I can't find any info on it in the KLOV either, so I'm hoping someone else here played it. :)