Mega Thread Things that Shit me the Thirteenth

[Shell]

Did your dad put on the knee high socks with his shorts to get into the RSL for the $5.50 roast ?

We always packed the knee high socks when we went

Um no.

He had a terry towel hat tho.

 

[Off The Couch]

This is about all that was available to me in the late 1970s, I remember going to the Camp Hill pub in Brisbane and thinking gee what amazing technology... what will they think of next.

Tarcoola Tavern were one off the first in town to have these - many a jug spilt when things got serious
There’s a guy here in Osborne Park that makes them - I so want one

 

[PT Bar None]

Space invaders was great. I got srsly addicted to it circa 1988 whilst on a family holiday to Merimbula

Top Fun or the parlour next to the mini golf?

 

[Shell]

Top Fun or the parlour next to the mini golf?

Neither. Sapphire Valley Inn i think it was called. The games room there.

The Seoul Olympics were on too.

 

[PT Bar None]

Neither. Sapphire Valley Inn i think it was called. The games room there.

The Seoul Olympics were on too.

'88 was probably my last family holiday to Merimbula, but I loved it up there. Spent pretty much all my time in either the surf or one of the arcades.

The one next to the mini golf in the main street had a lot of games, but what became Top Fun at the top of the hill used to be a gym that had a games room. Fewer games, but better quality. It's where I first made the acquaintance of Donkey Kong.

Galaxian, Galaga, Gyrus, Space Invaders, Pleiades, etc. I sure gave those aliens what for. And in return they ate all my $0.20

 

[Plugger35]

Nintendo Game Boys were all the rage back in the 80s.

I clocked most of them like Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong II, Greenhouse and Oil Panic, the only thing that stopped me was my thumbs getting sore.

 

[MrKK]

We would play 1990 world cup soccer, there was a spot on the field where you would score everytime

Every soccer game from that era had a way that you could score with almost certainty.

 

[Over The Post]

The takeaway near work was run by a Cypriot called Nik. He had one machine - Galaga - that ate most of my 20s until I became good enough that 20c used to last most of lunchtime. One of the other guys pulled off a miracle. Since egg was 20c extra on a burger, and extra bread and butter was 5c, somehow he convinced Nik that a fried egg sandwich was therefore 30c. We became devotees of two eggbread and two games of Galaga for a buck, five days a week.

 

[raskolnikov]

Dogs are campaigners.

Wrong. Dogs are awesome. Bad owners are campaigners.

 

[raskolnikov]

pretty tough out there atm job wise. Youngest has graduated as a teacher and can’t get a job - she’s applied for about 60 and only had one interview and that was at a school about 3 hours from Perth - it was the same response as she has been getting from those who have bothered to reply “looking for experience”

Not hard to start becoming a bit disillusioned by the whole process.

Send her across to Central Queensland. We're desperate for teachers.

 

[raskolnikov]

I remember it being that much at Split Second on.. William Street? They had a vector graphics Star Wars there too down the back against the wall.

Also remember playing Dragon's Lair in Cinema City.

A mate and I went to Perth for the America's Cup in 86 and spent a lot of our time playing Dragon's Lair at some arcade in the city. We eventually got to the end of the game.

 

[raskolnikov]

I played 1942 so much that I actually got to the end of the game where the Japanese surrender, and had about a dozen people standing around in the arcade watching me.

 

[Shell]

Having ppl watching you play video games is possibly the greatest compliment ever.

 

[Gough]

Jacqui Lambie. I'd be a meth head if she was my mother too.

 

[Cuzz09]

I used to (and still would now if I played it) love Tetris and Dr. Mario.

The part that would shit me was when they come down so fast you had no time to flip them

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[Shell]

My all time fave SEGA game would have to be Wonder Boy. I was srsly addicted, playing that at my cousins house all the time.

Also liked Double Dragon.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Having ppl watching you play video games is possibly the greatest compliment ever.

Multi million dollar business now

We all did it for free twenty years ago ffs

 

[Billy ray]

Super sprint was my fave.
has the crowds around me.

Super Sprint Arcade game for sale- Vintage Arcade

Here's An Original 1986 Super Sprint Arcade game for sale by Atari. The Arcade game is a successor to Gran Trak 10 and the Sprint series.

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[Shell]

If i had a games room this is what would be in it:

- 3/4 size pool table
- air hockey table
- 4 x daytonas
- big screen TV + couch area + bar
- perhaps a skiing and a motorbike game.
- one "old school" table with a heap of games like pacman


Just need a couple mill, PM me any rich ppl pls x'

*all this overlooking the pool area with pool, spa, bbq and tennis court.

 

[Billy ray]

If i had a games room this is what would be in it:

- 3/4 size pool table
- air hockey table
- 4 x daytonas
- big screen TV + couch area + bar
- perhaps a skiing and a motorbike game.
- one "old school" table with a heap of games like pacman


Just need a couple mill, PM me any rich ppl pls x'

*all this overlooking the pool area with pool, spa, bbq and tennis court.

As above but also a two lane bowling lane

 

[Shell]

As above but also a two lane bowling lane

Oh yes.

And a half court basketball court that can be changed into a nightclub

/may have watched cribs a few times

Cinema room too + candy bar/ popcorn machine

 

[HairyO]

If i had a games room this is what would be in it:

- 3/4 size pool table
- air hockey table
- 4 x daytonas
- big screen TV + couch area + bar
- perhaps a skiing and a motorbike game.
- one "old school" table with a heap of games like pacman


Just need a couple mill, PM me any rich ppl pls x'

*all this overlooking the pool area with pool, spa, bbq and tennis court.

Throw in a Sega Rally Championship and thats an awesome games room.

 

[Cuzz09]

And a couple of old school pinball machines

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[Shell]

Thats one thing ive never been into. Pinball. Just. no.

 

[Cuzz09]

Thats one thing ive never been into. Pinball. Just. no.

Too much skill involved?

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