Arcade Game FIRSTS

[davidbrit2]

On an unrelated note, dude, your name + face make me think "Richard Garriot." Tell me it's so, or not. Either way...

Hmm, never heard of him.

[Ed Oscuro]

Lord British, of course. Oh well :P

[NE146]

First to , well look it up if you want to know.. Boong-Ga Boong-Ga

Well it depends.. the original version that everyone was talking about had you sticking a finger up an ass. Nowadays, if you do a search it seems they have since changed the game to just "spank" the butt. I don't know if this is a difference between Jap and U.S. (is there even one?) models. or a mistake, or what..

[Dave Reinquest]

(SNK) Athena was the first to feature background VOCALS in a game. And in the recent "SNK Vs. Capcom Chaos" Athena has a win psoe where she becomes that old sprite and exits the arena in a doorway that appears from nowhere. Kawaii!

[digitalpress]

First to have both pinball AND a video game combo? Baby Pac-Man(??)
First to , well look it up if you want to know.. Boong-Ga Boong-Ga
First to have a character "cross-over" : Mario Bros. (??)
First track-ball game: Missle Command (??)

Some good categories there, except the trak-ball one, that's already on the list (Atari Football).

[jhd7]

How about the first tabletop game? I have fond memories of Atari Football (already cited as the first trackball game), but don't know if it was the first tabletop.

[TheSmirk]

First to , well look it up if you want to know.. Boong-Ga Boong-Ga

Well it depends.. the original version that everyone was talking about had you sticking a finger up an ass. Nowadays, if you do a search it seems they have since changed the game to just "spank" the butt. I don't know if this is a difference between Jap and U.S. (is there even one?) models. or a mistake, or what..

Either way, spank or rectal exam, I think they are a first!

[VinnyT]

First Motion Capture Game: Pit-Fighter?

[dhorgan]

Digitalpress wrote:

FIRST COMPUTER GAME TO ARCADE? icwhen.com says Choplifter (1985, Sega), klov.com says Lode Runner (1984, Irem)

Huh. I always thought Space Panic was a port of Apple Panic.