Saturday, February 9, 2008

This Weeks Task - Play 3 Arcade Games

This weeks task was to play three arcade games that are at least 20 years old.

Road Fighter




Road Fighter is a racing game made by Konami in 1984. The graphics are quite good considering when it was released. As for the gameplay, it's quite enjoyable. You have to race to the end of the course, passing out as many cars as possible. The more cars you pass, the more points you get. You also have a certain amount of fuel to last you till the end. If you crash into other cars, they will spin, sometimes hitting the side of the road and exploding. Hitting cars at high speeds can cause your car to spin as well. There are bonus cars that if you hit them, you will get bonus points. This is a fun game to play.


1942




1942 is an action game made by Capcom in 1984. You pilot a fighter plane and must shoot down enemy planes. The game can be quite difficult at times, with multiple enemy planes on screen at a time, as well as bosses, which are simply bigger planes that can take more damage and shoot more bullets. You can even do a loop-the-loop which is kinda cool.

Frogger



In Frogger, you play as a frog that needs to cross a road and then a river. But its not that simple. When crossing the road, you must try and avoid cars to prevent been run over. These cars move at different speeds, so timing is key. Once you have crossed the road, you need to cross a river, by jumping on turtles and logs. These also move at different speeds, and the turtles submerge under water, meaning that you will die if you are on them when they submerge. This can be quite an addictive game to play.

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