MD166 – What’s your favorite classic video game? Plus: King of Kong interview, Joystiq party coverage
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While games like Grand Theft Auto 4 may be all the rage today with their advanced graphics and expansive maps, old school classics like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Galaga haven’t become any less fun over the years. We went down to the Twiistup event in Santa Monica to speak to Steve Wiebe and Walter Day from the documentary movie, The King of Kong to find out why games that were made over two decades ago are still being played, and to get the scoop on Steve’s Donkey Kong world record attempt. We also took two steps outside our studio to speak to gamers at the Joystiq.com reader meetup, which was hosted at Mahalo’s HQ. Make sure to leave a comment telling us what your favorite retro video game is!
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Tags: arcade, donkeykong, game, kingofkong, leahd'emilio, lonharris, mahalo, mahalodaily, stevewiebe, videogames
July 21st, 2008 at 5:09 am
meh. love leah but this is a poorly produced, un-funny, un-interesting episode. i wanted to know about where i could find these games online but didn’t even get that. not a fan of this kinda boring/ un-original content. sorry, but it’s how i feel.
July 21st, 2008 at 5:15 am
Pac Man……aaaaaaah memories.
July 21st, 2008 at 8:00 am
Tetris rulez! We should play some time, Leah!
July 21st, 2008 at 8:03 am
ahh and frogger… that was the first game i ever played. It was on the MAC in my fathers office and I think I gonna search for it now and play a bit.
July 21st, 2008 at 10:42 am
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July 21st, 2008 at 12:02 pm
My favorite was MARIO and still is. The music would drive me crazy.
Nice job Lon and Leah.
July 21st, 2008 at 1:11 pm
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July 21st, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Excellent episode! It was an unexpected treat to see Steve Weebie in there, too. Billy Mitchell unavailable for comment, of course (spineless twirp).
These episodes are getting better and better, keep up the good work.
July 21st, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Did he break the record or not?
July 21st, 2008 at 6:24 pm
You asked me to speak about my favorite classic game at the Joystiq meetup, and when put on the spot, I couldn’t even think of any I used to play. Now that I’ve had a moment to consider it, I think Pac-man is my favorite. I still enjoy playing it to this day, so it’s gotta be good, right?
July 21st, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Asteroid and Galaga without a doubt. I do agree with jonathan, you left us hanging wondering if Steve broke the record. Nevertheless great episode. You brought back some good memories. Thanks Leah.
July 21st, 2008 at 10:16 pm
I can’t remember the name of the game. It was a laser disc/anime style. (not Dragon’s Lair) It was like playing Spy Hunter; also a great game. I figured out the entire pattern and could play it start to finish in about 45 minutes.
July 21st, 2008 at 10:24 pm
If I had to choose my favorite classic game, it would probably have to be Tetris. I was awesome at Tetris and still am. My record was 310 lines. I havent played classic Tetris in a while but I play Blockes a fair bit which is like a multiplayer version of Tetris on steroids.
July 21st, 2008 at 10:49 pm
I found it! The game I was looking for is called Cliff Hanger. There were a few knock offs to Dragon’s Lair but I remember I had so much fun with this one.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:34 am
great episode! Speaking of Atari……..how about an episode on the gaming at the uWink in Hollywood?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQe3eAqeWdQ
July 22nd, 2008 at 1:01 am
No one’s mentioned Space Invaders? I could play that for hours and hours.
July 22nd, 2008 at 4:12 am
Galaga by far. I was playing Space Invaders before I could even walk, it’s barely even a legible memory for me, but Galaga has my #1. It’s so simple. You’re one ship and they are many enemies. It’s like 300… only in space… and there are no Spartans at all, so it’s not at all like 300…
July 27th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
My favorite was Stargate (Defender II). I was in high school during the early ’80s. Good times!
July 30th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
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November 24th, 2008 at 4:46 am
My favorite isnt really an old school classic, but more of a late classic from 1991— Terminator 2 Judgment Day standup shooter. But I also love Pole Position, Pacman, Galaga, Ninja Turtles and The Simpsons.
March 21st, 2009 at 8:26 pm
I really liked the way they came off
April 16th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
i like the king of kong
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