More arcade games

[dr galaga]

Quote (sodaworks @ Feb. 04 2006,8:20)

My wife's uncle is giving her three arcade games that is in storage. One is a football game that was one of my favorites back in the late 70's. It has a big trackball that you use to move the players.

Does this mean you'll be getting a new avatar?  

[Creighton]

More cool scores Josh, congrats!! Keep us posted on how the repairs go.
Creighton

[Jim]

Good one Brent!

I used to have an Atari Football just like the one in Brent's avatar...
It was a lot of fun, but I'm still partial to Space Invaders Deluxe which I should have never sold.
Good luck with the new games Terry!

[sodaworks]

That looks like the game as I remember it. You work up a pretty good sweat playing that game. '>

[Jim]

The biggest thing I can remember with the football game was my hands hurt after playing for a while... Smacking the trackball was brutal on my palms.

[sodaworks]

Your right about that Jim, That was a brutal game but fun! '>

[dr galaga]

I don't think I ever played the football game.  I think around that time I spent my quarters on electro-mechanical pinballs, Night Driver and Fire Truck!

[loman4ec]

Well I went and tinkered with the Final lap game and I found the manual inside. I did get one side working so all I need to do is work on the other side.

[dr galaga]

Is Final Lap one of the games where you can race each other or play individually?

[loman4ec]

Yes it was also the first game to be able to link up with others. It is possible to link it with 8 other cabnets so 16 people can race each other. The one side works just fine but the other side still wont power up. although when you shut it down the screen does that thing old monitors do when turned off. I don't know how to describe it but it lights up from the outside and goes to the middle but the light is a redish color. I still need to hook up the speakers so there is no sound. But I am thinking the other side might be playing and the monitor is bad. I cant tell because there is no sound. The speakers are in the headrests of the seats and I think the connector was cut.