EPIC classic game! Considering the year it was introduced, this was probably the most advanced game of its time. The graphics, sound effects, the gameplay, were all top notch for 1982. Thanks for the video and the awesome gameplay my friend, really good stuff! 👍 👍
Agree, it was one of the best and most advanced games back then. Defender was probably more advanced considering how many sprites and particles it had to process.
Ok! Managed to get through level 4 on easiest setting (5 lives etc) on my 3DS (Konami Arcade Classics) after around 35 years (played it in the arcades "back in the day"). Impressed!
Hahah! Yeah, level 4 was like the end of the road for me playing the arcade version when I was a kid back in the 80s...it just got too fast for me to deal with all those enemies spawning, and I never got past that level.
Thanks, but I admit I had played it a lot on MAME before recording. There were more skilled guys than me on real arcade games. Bah, some even managed to reach level 100 @ Galaga and I never did that even with MAME.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I had a phone call while recording the game and had to hit the pause for a few minutes. Obviously forgot to cut it out of the video after uploading. Now fixed.
Not sure why no one has commented on this one, so I'll be the first. Incredible run and score! I picked up a few pointers as to where to "rest" my character when shooting the enemies. They were in parts of the maze I hadn't used before. This definitely will help me progress further. My goal is to break the 100k barrier. I'm around 65k now. Nice run!
the horrific sound of enemies spawning still haunts me to this day. I could only get a few stages in when I was a kid, the enemies were just too fast for my child mind to deal with. Thought it was the coolest game at the time, my church had it in their high school youth group room and rigged up with a switch that bypassed the quarter slot for free play! I was only about 7, and had to sneak in the room while the older kids weren't around, hahah!
Well you sure made that look easier than it is. I can't wrap my brain around only firing horizontally and am constantly using my bombs by accident. Do love the game though, which speaks volumes for a game tnat I play so poorly.
just picked up the full arcade game a few weeks ago. Have been playing alot in between games of Cliffhanger or Dragons Lair. Game is great. Always played as a kid in the arcade. My daughter asks why we're games so hard back then? It isn't games we're harder they were just better if you ask me. they made you get better or you just looked like a dweeb in the arcade. Nobody wanted that lol
They were obviously so hard to earn more money for the saloon owners. After some time more and more players started outsmarting the game mechanics and the owner had to either up the difficulty level or replace the arcade altogether. And yeah, there was a sort of arcade subculture and those most skilled guys were usually admired like some gurus. 😀
My personal best was level 32, and we played without flash button because the console where I played had only two buttons, fire left - fire right and no third button for flash. Score was, I think arround 700,000... Maybe few thousands more - less... that was in 1984 when I was 16...
Wow, that must have been an epic achievement back then. Which difficulty mode did you play on? And how did you go past the large room in the stage 6 without the flash lamp?
@@KokoroXIII Haha, I played this game in pinball - arcade room in my town. There was not difficulty mode, just insert coin and play. How did I pass the large room? Patient! And a lot of technique. I was master of a few games back then (I'm 55 now). I played Roc'n'rope once for a 6 hours, with special trick. Amidar - 7 000 000 points! ETC....
You have a time limit to unlock all the locks and escape with the treasure. Stand in one place too long and you'll run out of time and then it's Game Over Man! Game Over! It really is a well designed game imho.
@@c.g.vonhagenstein7576 D'oh! Didn't see that. Yeah, that'll make you motivated to reach the end. Kinda expected something like EVIL OTTO from Berzerk to push you forward.
You actually can kind of fire up and down, at least in the arcade version...if you’re in a vertical shaft & firing as you move up, the billets actually “bounce” off the wall & you can kill creatures below you. Same thing if you’re moving down. It takes pinpoint timing but it can be done in a pinch, just don’t rely on it, it’s more of a desperation move. Played it in arcades back in the early-mid ‘80s, was my favourite game along with Ms. Pac Man & Galaga! 🙂
@@vernonmcgraw6627 They don't bounce off. If you watch them fire horizontally, the shots are long, so they take a little time to dissipate against the wall. You fire and move away, so the enemy runs into what's left of the shot. It's also not a desperation move. To become really good at the game you have to master it. In the later rounds you barely have enough time, so you have to take the most direct route, and take chances. Doing this requires that you use that shot all the time.
@@vernonmcgraw6627 Yes, and MAME emulates it the same way. The newer MAME versions also don't allow the player to fire left and right at the same time, because the original arcade used the second joystick to fire.
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i didnt even know it was possible to play this good.
EPIC classic game! Considering the year it was introduced, this was probably the most advanced game of its time. The graphics, sound effects, the gameplay, were all top notch for 1982. Thanks for the video and the awesome gameplay my friend, really good stuff! 👍 👍
Agree, it was one of the best and most advanced games back then. Defender was probably more advanced considering how many sprites and particles it had to process.
Looking at this game now bring back so many memories and lost quarters
Good run! Such a hard-as-nails game.
It kept those quarters coming! I loved this game never made it past stage 3 lol. I always thought it was a high end fun but hard game!
Ok! Managed to get through level 4 on easiest setting (5 lives etc) on my 3DS (Konami Arcade Classics) after around 35 years (played it in the arcades "back in the day"). Impressed!
Hahah! Yeah, level 4 was like the end of the road for me playing the arcade version when I was a kid back in the 80s...it just got too fast for me to deal with all those enemies spawning, and I never got past that level.
I have never seen anyone cross the BLUE level in this game. You've got some maaad arcade skills there !
At the time Mame was not on and you needed real coins..
@@caipi8429 True, however I remember guys getting past level 4 with 1 credit, but they were playing it almost daily 😄
Thanks, but I admit I had played it a lot on MAME before recording. There were more skilled guys than me on real arcade games. Bah, some even managed to reach level 100 @ Galaga and I never did that even with MAME.
Ti faccio i miei complimenti,veramente bravo,ho giocato molto a questo titolo nel 1982 e non sono mai riuscito a oltrepassare il 4° schema,bravo
There's a pause in this gameplay that lasts from 13:27 to 16:54, the player forgot to cut it, btw good job, I remember this game, it's not that easy
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I had a phone call while recording the game and had to hit the pause for a few minutes. Obviously forgot to cut it out of the video after uploading. Now fixed.
@@KokoroXIII don't worry, it's not a problem ^___^
Great job!! I used to love this Game when I was in my early teens!! My best score was 92,710!
Not sure why no one has commented on this one, so I'll be the first. Incredible run and score! I picked up a few pointers as to where to "rest" my character when shooting the enemies. They were in parts of the maze I hadn't used before. This definitely will help me progress further. My goal is to break the 100k barrier. I'm around 65k now. Nice run!
Thanks & good luck breaking your record! 😀
the horrific sound of enemies spawning still haunts me to this day. I could only get a few stages in when I was a kid, the enemies were just too fast for my child mind to deal with. Thought it was the coolest game at the time, my church had it in their high school youth group room and rigged up with a switch that bypassed the quarter slot for free play! I was only about 7, and had to sneak in the room while the older kids weren't around, hahah!
The Parker Bros cartridge for the Atari 2600 turned this into a vertical scroller & is an amazing technical feat.
Thanks TH-cam for recommending this video to me :-).
This game was a classic.
You tripled my high score...nice run
This may have been the 'Tutankhamun' world's record score, the individual has gotten!
Wow... nice....love this game
Well you sure made that look easier than it is. I can't wrap my brain around only firing horizontally and am constantly using my bombs by accident. Do love the game though, which speaks volumes for a game tnat I play so poorly.
This vid really deserves more views.
Impressive. Very hard Arcade game.
Amazing!
just picked up the full arcade game a few weeks ago. Have been playing alot in between games of Cliffhanger or Dragons Lair. Game is great. Always played as a kid in the arcade. My daughter asks why we're games so hard back then? It isn't games we're harder they were just better if you ask me. they made you get better or you just looked like a dweeb in the arcade. Nobody wanted that lol
They were obviously so hard to earn more money for the saloon owners. After some time more and more players started outsmarting the game mechanics and the owner had to either up the difficulty level or replace the arcade altogether. And yeah, there was a sort of arcade subculture and those most skilled guys were usually admired like some gurus. 😀
It's frustrating. Harder than Donkey Kong. There should be a way to disable spawn pits and hold more than just one key at a time.
The portals are always activated after the same period. If you remember that, you can hide in a safe spot to wait out the mobs wave.
Very cool!
My personal best was level 32, and we played without flash button because the console where I played had only two buttons, fire left - fire right and no third button for flash. Score was, I think arround 700,000... Maybe few thousands more - less... that was in 1984 when I was 16...
Wow, that must have been an epic achievement back then. Which difficulty mode did you play on? And how did you go past the large room in the stage 6 without the flash lamp?
@@KokoroXIII Haha, I played this game in pinball - arcade room in my town. There was not difficulty mode, just insert coin and play. How did I pass the large room? Patient! And a lot of technique. I was master of a few games back then (I'm 55 now). I played Roc'n'rope once for a 6 hours, with special trick. Amidar - 7 000 000 points! ETC....
How many quarters used to get to stage 3 ....
How hard would it be to mod it so you can shoot up & down too?
Complex but not impossible. On real hardware you should add also two more buttons.
What is preventing a player just to stand and shoot creatures for hours?
You have a time limit to unlock all the locks and escape with the treasure. Stand in one place too long and you'll run out of time and then it's Game Over Man! Game Over! It really is a well designed game imho.
@@c.g.vonhagenstein7576 D'oh! Didn't see that. Yeah, that'll make you motivated to reach the end. Kinda expected something like EVIL OTTO from Berzerk to push you forward.
Not being able to shoot up or down really sucks.
13:27 - 16:54
For a moment I thought my laptop crashed. Nope you just paused the emulator.
Yep, it's fixed now. As explained in another reply, it was a phone call which I forgot to cut off.
I've never liked this game because you can't fire up and down. That sucks.
You actually can kind of fire up and down, at least in the arcade version...if you’re in a vertical shaft & firing as you move up, the billets actually “bounce” off the wall & you can kill creatures below you. Same thing if you’re moving down. It takes pinpoint timing but it can be done in a pinch, just don’t rely on it, it’s more of a desperation move. Played it in arcades back in the early-mid ‘80s, was my favourite game along with Ms. Pac Man & Galaga! 🙂
@@vernonmcgraw6627 They don't bounce off. If you watch them fire horizontally, the shots are long, so they take a little time to dissipate against the wall. You fire and move away, so the enemy runs into what's left of the shot. It's also not a desperation move. To become really good at the game you have to master it. In the later rounds you barely have enough time, so you have to take the most direct route, and take chances. Doing this requires that you use that shot all the time.
@@vernonmcgraw6627 Yes, and MAME emulates it the same way. The newer MAME versions also don't allow the player to fire left and right at the same time, because the original arcade used the second joystick to fire.