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« on: January 31, 2014, 04:52:51 pm »

I'm trying to find a game that I've convinced myself is real.  I have an early childhood memory of an arcade game, I was on holiday in devon, I had a pocket of 10p's, grabbed a stool, climbed up and started to play.  I recall larger kids gathering round, almost in the screen with me because I was owning the thing.

I was playing a shooter, I've been trying to convince myself it was GORF, but ...maybe not.  Similar.

The game changed every level, and you would/could shoot diagonally.  I think you controlled a tank, but not sure.

Early 80's era.  Anyone?



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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2014, 06:02:24 pm »

I'm trying to find a game that I've convinced myself is real.  I have an early childhood memory of an arcade game, I was on holiday in devon, I had a pocket of 10p's, grabbed a stool, climbed up and started to play.  I recall larger kids gathering round, almost in the screen with me because I was owning the thing.

I was playing a shooter, I've been trying to convince myself it was GORF, but ...maybe not.  Similar.

The game changed every level, and you would/could shoot diagonally.  I think you controlled a tank, but not sure.

Early 80's era.  Anyone?





Front Line? Tron?
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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2014, 06:14:15 pm »

Afraid not, it's a vertical shooter type.

galaga/gorf/phoenix/galaxians/space invaders type
but the levels changes each wave, like Gorf in that respect, but I really don't think it was Gorf.

but obscure

perhaps the tank is wrong...
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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2014, 05:02:43 pm »

It was fkin Astro Fighter all along!

Diagonal shooting was from the aliens, fk knows where I got the tank from, but this is the game 100%

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMBrGXzB-p8
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