I actually have the Arcade PC at home, and it has 5,500 games on it. Everything from the old school, Galaga, Tron, Missile Command, anything you can think of, they're all on there. I love the old school games.
It was probably 'Contra' - 'Contra' was the game that really got me into video games.
I have a very distinct memory of 'ExciteBike' and making my own courses. I had an obsession with that game.
In L.A., we had a game room with a new sensation called Pac-Man.
What's fun about these pure action games hasn't really changed since the 8-bit days. Every time I make a new 'Devil May Cry' game, I always go back and play one of the 'Ghouls & Ghosts' games to remember what it is about those pure action experiences that's fun.
I'm dating myself by saying this, but I was the test audience for 'Space Invaders.' I remember when that was the first game that wasn't a pinball game. I spent a lot of money on 'Space Invaders,' in the form of quarters, of course.
To play 'Tetris' is to knowingly opt in to something that has no end and no way of winning.
'Pong' is simply a knockoff of the Odyssey Ping-Pong game.
All I remember is the last time I played a videogame, it was Space Invaders.
Pac-Man? Or is it Donkey Kong?” In truth, it looked a little more violent and military. A slow grin spread over his face. “Baseball. Think maybe you could stand behind me and give me a few pointers?
'Mortal Kombat,' the first arcade one, that soundtrack sounds like a Chick Corea album.
I did the original Robotron game back in 1982. To me it's still one of the classic 2D games as far as action and decisions per second, and kills per second, and explosions per second. It's super-frenetic and totally involving. There's been a lot of games since, a lot of Robotron sequels. A lot of them haven't even captured the magic of Robotron, much less moving things forward.
