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Title: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: thegayhare on January 10, 2008, 03:16:41 PM
Now there was an old arcade game I used to love.

It was a side scrolling, shooter.  Usualy the cabinet would have 3 angled screens configured like this \_/  with space in front of each for one player.

You could choose between 3 differnt characters to play a male, a female, and an yellow-orange alien with antenna

The plot as far as I can remember it involved you moving from room to room in a space station, or space ship shooting aliens.  the game had copous amounts of green slime splashed on back grounds

It was called Alien something

Does anyone else remember this game? or atleast it's name?
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: Dannysaysnoo on January 10, 2008, 03:23:28 PM
What era was it from? 70's? 80's?
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: thegayhare on January 10, 2008, 03:36:37 PM
I belive it was in from the 80's
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: Darkmoon on January 10, 2008, 04:13:03 PM
Ha, for once I'm the first with the answer

I believe the game you are referring to is Xenophobe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobe_%28video_game%29 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobe_%28video_game%29)
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: Vidar on January 10, 2008, 04:22:16 PM
It could also be Alien storm ( http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=alien-storm&page=detail&id=60 ).

Do you remember anything else about this game?
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: thegayhare on January 10, 2008, 04:44:30 PM
no it wasn't Alien storm, 

It was much older with far simpler graphics

the levels were a series of white space station rooms and corridors

I don't belive the backgrounds scrolled each area was only one screen wide and the graphics were 8-bit

the controls were simple
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: Darkmoon on January 10, 2008, 11:19:46 PM
I really think it was Xenophobe. It perfectly fits the description you gave, all except for "alien" being in the name, but the prime part of that game is that it was against aliens.
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: thegayhare on January 11, 2008, 12:13:35 AM
that name sounds familer

It could be it...
Thanks Darkmoon
I was starting to doubt the alien in the title myself but I haven't seen the game in atleast 15 years so thats understandable lemme check

Edit

Wow your right Darkmoon thats the game right there

I've been looking for that for ages... thanks so much

and our the second post how did I miss that
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: Darkmoon on January 11, 2008, 01:26:12 AM
That's what I was saying. I'm like "jesus, it's right there people!"

Glad I could be of help. FYI, It's on one of the Midway collections for the XBox I believe. A decent rendition of the game, even if it does lack the cool split-screen.
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: thegayhare on January 11, 2008, 01:59:24 AM
it's on Midway arcade treasures 2

and I don't own an xbox damn...

I found a nes rom of the game but who knows what the quality is.

Oh well now that I know what it is I'm sure I'll find a way

Edit:

Yes They made a version for PS2 and I found a few on ebay

(I also found a working xenophobe cabinat in indiana on ebay for 150 dollars...)
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: Darkmoon on January 11, 2008, 02:29:05 PM
Indiana, eh? Whereabouts?
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: thegayhare on January 11, 2008, 03:20:59 PM
Quote from: Darkmoon on January 11, 2008, 02:29:05 PM
Indiana, eh? Whereabouts?

Goshen, Indiana

It's pick up only no shipping

If your interested here is the ebay listing (http://cgi.ebay.com/Xenophobe-Stand-Up-Arcade-Game-by-Bally-Midway_W0QQitemZ150203166673QQihZ005QQcategoryZ13716QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: Darkmoon on January 11, 2008, 04:26:31 PM
My wife would kill me.
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: llearch n'n'daCorna on January 11, 2008, 05:38:51 PM
So.. win-win?
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: Darkmoon on January 12, 2008, 12:40:05 AM
If I'm gonna flirt with death, it will be for my cruel, sweet mistress.

Ms. Pac Man.
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: thegayhare on January 12, 2008, 12:43:49 AM
Quote from: Darkmoon on January 12, 2008, 12:40:05 AM
If I'm gonna flirt with death, it will be for my cruel, sweet mistress.

Ms. Pac Man.

You do know there realy isn't a Ms Pac Man...

that was just Pac Man's attempt to cash in on his time as a transvestite prostitute
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: Darkmoon on January 12, 2008, 12:20:54 PM
...but they had a kid... O_o
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: thegayhare on January 12, 2008, 12:32:56 PM
chines adoption agency
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: Darkmoon on January 12, 2008, 03:33:03 PM
The kid looks just like them, though...
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: thegayhare on January 12, 2008, 03:48:30 PM
Plastic surgery

Remember this was back in the 80's

Pac man was terrified his career would be destroyed if people found out about his life as a cross dressing prostitute and drug addict.

so with a baby at home, he must have a wife so when he leaves at night in drag the neghbors just figured it was Ms Pad man
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: Darkmoon on January 12, 2008, 05:00:42 PM
Wow... the 80s were fucked up...
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: llearch n'n'daCorna on January 12, 2008, 05:33:29 PM
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=136

"So very NSFW"

So very, very, very NSFW.
Title: Re: Looking for a certain old arcade game
Post by: thegayhare on January 12, 2008, 05:37:20 PM
*giggles*
I've always loved that comic