In 1992, Konami’s X-Men reigned supreme. But by dropping fans into the X-Men’s boots, Konami also revealed the next obstacle ahead for video games, which would have to learn how to create superpowers that were more than a button press and a draining energy meter.
Getaway was produced by Allied Leisure Industries in 1977. Allied Leisure Industries released 50 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1968. Other machines made by Allied Leisure Industries during the time period Getaway was produced include Roy Clark Super Picker, Thunderbolt, Flame of Athens, Hearts Spades, Take Five, Daytona 500, Boogie, T.N.T.,…
Nothing better than a round of golf and then a good game of pinball. With this pin, you can combine your love for both sports as this golf-themed pin is one helluva pinball. This machine is loosely based on the Bill Murray movie Caddyshack with the dancing gopher. This pin is loaded with a spinning gopher wheel…
Skee-Ball is an arcade game and one of the first redemption games. It is played by rolling a ball up an inclined lane and over a “ball-hop” hump that jumps the ball into bullseye rings. The object of the game is to collect as many points as possible by having the ball fall into holes in the…
Pool is a classification of cue sports played on a table with six pockets along the rails, into which balls are deposited. Each specific pool game has its own name; some of the better-known include eight-ball, blackball, nine-ball, ten-ball, seven-ball, straight pool, one-pocket, and bank pool. The size of the pool table and the number of players…
Table football, also known as table soccer, and known as babyfoot in France, Kicker in German-speaking countries, calciobalilla/calcetto in Italian, and foosball in North America, is a table-top game that is loosely based on association football (soccer). The aim of the game is to move the ball into the opponent’s goal by manipulating rods that have figures…
Centipede is a 1981 fixed shooter arcade game developed and published by Atari, Inc. Designed by Dona Bailey and Ed Logg, it was one of the most commercially successful games from the golden age of arcade video games and one of the first with a significant female player base. The primary objective is to shoot all the…
BurgerTime, originally released as Hamburger in Japan, is a 1982 arcade game developed by Data East initially for its DECO Cassette System. The player is chef Peter Pepper, who must walk over hamburger ingredients located across a maze of platforms while avoiding pursuing characters.
The game can be played by two opposing players who control all five hockey players and the goalie for their side (singles) or as a two on two games (doubles). Players control their five skaters with long rods that move in and out to bring skaters up and down the ice and spin 360 degrees. A knob…
Air hockey is a game where two players play against each other on a low-friction table. Air hockey requires an air hockey table, two player-held strikers, and a puck. The number of players varies by location.