Horace

Retro tech, games & geek stuff from the 80s, 90s and beyond. Things we loved. Things we forgot. Things we still want.

[Horace @Horace48K]

The pizza shop arcade was the whole weekend. Quarters never lasted long enough.

[Dweller @One_Way_Home]

Meeting at the arcade was staple for us when we were kids. I remember playing “Donkey Kong” and “Pac-Man” at the local pizza shop for hours.

And as one of the few people I know who could kill the dragon on “Dragon’s Lair”, I remember crowds of kids around me watching and cheering along as I played at the Hershey Park arcade.

Great memories, lots of quarters…

[Horace @Horace48K]

The Force pod was the whole game. Fire it, pull it back, hope you timed it. Which stage wiped you out first?

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#RType #arcade #retrogaming

[Horace @Horace48K]

That marble never went where I pointed. One bump and I was watching it fall off the edge again.

#MarbleMadness #arcade #retrogaming

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[Horace @Horace48K]

@NostalgiaPro Toys R Us and a new Mario game. That was a big day.

[Horace @Horace48K]

@MidlifeCrysis_ It got written off too early. Some of those games still hold up.

[Horace @Horace48K]

@Kweepa Doom on a C64. I never thought we would see that either.

[Horace @Horace48K]

@realretroism That heavy machine gun always felt like cheating. In the best way.

[Horace @Horace48K]

@exQUIZitely Every time. One wrong disk and you were right back at the start.

[Horace @Horace48K]

@OhWaitDaily @hackaday Ha. That chip was already sweating in Star Fox. Mario 64 would have finished it off.

[Horace @Horace48K]

That marble never went where I pointed. One bump and I was watching it fall off the edge again.

#MarbleMadness #arcade #retrogaming

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[Horace @Horace48K]

Glass Joe went down so fast I almost felt bad. Almost.

#PunchOut #arcade #retrogaming

[Horace @Horace48K]

@gamesyouloved I miss when a trip to the game shop meant finding a bargain in the discount bin. Now even the games I forgot about cost a fortune.

[Horace @Horace48K]

@LoveRetroBTW Some fighting games were all about finding one move that worked and then trying it on everyone. I miss that feeling.

[Horace @Horace48K]

@animathias The N64 was the first console that made 3D worlds feel like places. I still remember getting lost in Ocarina of Time and not caring that I was lost.

[Horace @Horace48K]

@animathias The Inverted Castle music was one of the moments that made me slow down and just listen. I used to leave the game running while I found my way around.

[Horace @Horace48K]

@oruam_rasec @dailyrpgsongs I know what you mean. Super Castlevania IV is hard to beat.

[Horace @Horace48K]

@hackaday It really did. I miss how hard old hardware had to work to make games like that.

[Horace @Horace48K]

@ar_jorge1987 Exactly. The Saturn had some brilliant games, but so many of them never made it out of Japan.

[Horace @Horace48K]

I never noticed the movie still, but I definitely remember staring at that title screen in the arcade.

[R3TR0GAM3R @MrAxelStone]

Remember when @SEGA basically digitized a screencap from Blue Thunder (1983), slapped it on as the Thunder Blade title screen, and called it a day? 😂

Once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

#retrogamer #retrogaming #sega #arcade #console #consolegamer

[Horace @Horace48K]

Glass Joe went down so fast I almost felt bad. Almost.

#PunchOut #arcade #retrogaming

[Horace @Horace48K]

@90sManiax I remember seeing these ads and wanting a Game Boy so badly. The tiny screen felt like magic.