tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post8440950942417312579..comments2024-03-29T04:12:33.214-05:00Comments on The Golden Age Arcade Historian: Century Electronics/CVSKeith Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08421308095592306594noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-65890123996881787832019-07-11T13:38:46.777-05:002019-07-11T13:38:46.777-05:00Does anyone know where full sized arcade machines ...Does anyone know where full sized arcade machines can be bought?<br /><br />I've done searches and found sites like this: <a href="https://www.officialtop5review.com/arcade-machines/" rel="nofollow">https://www.officialtop5review.com/arcade-machines/</a> but most of these sites of sites just list the same old machines that can be found on Amazon.<br /><br />Does anyone know about any suppliers that have a large amount of these to choose from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-68213425709849500482018-01-13T14:58:26.101-06:002018-01-13T14:58:26.101-06:00Thank you SO much for your write-up. A while back...Thank you SO much for your write-up. A while back I bought an Konami arcade cocktail table running HunchBack... Very interesting to a see a PlayPack lurking in there! Fascinating stuff.NivagSwerdnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151989433005295785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-56326507102446092882017-02-09T07:29:24.227-06:002017-02-09T07:29:24.227-06:00I want to open electronics based company that'...I want to open electronics based company that's why i am searching on <a href="https://www.funklist.com/top-ten-largest-electronic-companies-in-the-world/" rel="nofollow">largest electronic companies</a> for my knowledge Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18246797729372072533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-83384325376534896922017-01-26T05:06:11.953-06:002017-01-26T05:06:11.953-06:00Ok thanks....I have..Ok thanks....I have..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-35116789775856187272016-12-08T10:36:13.929-06:002016-12-08T10:36:13.929-06:00Be sure to contact Keith! He'd be happy to hea...Be sure to contact Keith! He'd be happy to hear your stories. His email is on the "About Me" section of the blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039845633332428280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-16371532407951411632016-11-25T12:48:14.011-06:002016-11-25T12:48:14.011-06:00Gold Bug is indeed a rip off of Dig Dug. While som...Gold Bug is indeed a rip off of Dig Dug. While some of the gameplay has changed, things like the enemies running away to the top of the screen when you get the proper amount of gold, the enemies changing form when moving between walls, the continue screen, and the patterns of movement all come straight out of Dig Dug. Also, Wall Street is derived from the 1980 Nintendo Game & Watch handheld LCD game "Fire", where you use a trampoline to bounce people jumping from a burning building into an ambulance. Antifrodishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005993021329707946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-34715648342143841972016-08-26T05:02:28.893-05:002016-08-26T05:02:28.893-05:00Worked at Century early 83 and many years followin...Worked at Century early 83 and many years following......wrote software for SUperbike/HBO/HERO and a few others.....Nice article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-49713819968009646042014-11-25T21:11:08.545-06:002014-11-25T21:11:08.545-06:00Wow! Really I was having no idea about history of ...Wow! Really I was having no idea about history of arcade video games. But you have written a very nice blog and old arcade games list is great. This is simply mind blowing and I completely loved this article of yours.<br />old arcade games listhttp://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-classic-arcade-gamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-48932216979537140032014-02-18T13:24:05.009-06:002014-02-18T13:24:05.009-06:00I'm sure you're right and that they are no...I'm sure you're right and that they are not linked other than through Tuni Electro Service. elgrande is in MAME in calomega.c , not cvs.c.<br /><br />I guess I saw this article more as listing all Century and related company games, not just CVS - though it focused on CVS. :-)Stilettohttp://www.mamedev.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-28738190904459982642014-02-17T21:19:14.771-06:002014-02-17T21:19:14.771-06:00Thanks. I didn't include El Grande or Reaction...Thanks. I didn't include El Grande or Reaction because I couldn't find anything else linking them to Century. <br />RePlay and Play Meter list them as Enter Tech/E.T./Tuni games. Plus they were both poker games so I don't think they were available as CVS games.Keith Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08421308095592306594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-50979044535757348162014-02-17T18:25:11.296-06:002014-02-17T18:25:11.296-06:00Not Mentioned:
- El Grande Poker (El Grande - 5-Ca...Not Mentioned:<br />- El Grande Poker (El Grande - 5-Card Draw by Enter-Tech Ltd./Tuni Electro Service in MAME)<br />- Reaction (Reaction / E.T. Marketing on flyer, listed as Century Electronics mfg. at TAFA)<br />These aren't arcade games though.<br /><br />Missing listing "Cosmic Invasion", which is a bootleg of Zaccaria's "The Invaders":<br />http://mamedev.emulab.it/undumped/index.php?title=Cosmic_InvasionStilettohttp://www.mamedev.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-81150311495186776592014-02-17T14:20:57.335-06:002014-02-17T14:20:57.335-06:00"Pharoah" is mentioned as (C) 1982 in Co..."Pharoah" is mentioned as (C) 1982 in CopyrightEncyclopedia.com (which is quickly becoming an interesting website to use)<br />http://www.copyrightencyclopedia.com/space-fortress-eight-ball-logger/Stilettohttp://www.mamedev.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-49139232462404393422014-01-14T13:52:51.375-06:002014-01-14T13:52:51.375-06:00Great write-up, nice to hear a bit more about the ...Great write-up, nice to hear a bit more about the company and system. I have about 30 main boards and cartridges for this system, it really doesn't get much love! The speech is quite a novelty, and you can definitely hear the British English inflections in the used vowels!andys-arcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726691976784291739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-76839084599618559012014-01-14T13:51:09.858-06:002014-01-14T13:51:09.858-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.andys-arcadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726691976784291739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-16583603365159355392014-01-14T13:46:01.365-06:002014-01-14T13:46:01.365-06:00A none-CVS Century Star Fighter board has been fou...A none-CVS Century Star Fighter board has been found that's a "version" (unknown if licensed or unlicensed copy) of Zaccaria's Astro Wars. It appears that Century went on to evolve this platform into the CVS system.<br /><br />Zaccaria produced Shooting Gallery and it is the same game as you suspect - the base platform is Donkey Kong with a CVS sound board and some additional Seatongrove labelled boards. <br /><br />Buhzac appears on flyers as the US distributor for Zaccaria games (see the Jackrabbit flyer on the flyer archive, for example).<br /><br />Great article!<br /><br />Paul.Paulhttp://www.zzzaccaria.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-83604130508690040762014-01-12T01:12:23.111-06:002014-01-12T01:12:23.111-06:00From the gameplay on Youtube, it doesn't look ...From the gameplay on Youtube, it doesn't look like a rip-off of Dig Dug to me. While it is a digging game, it seems to lack the pumping enemies up with air and dropping things on them (I'd play it myself, but my MAME hasn't worked since I went my last Windows update).<br />Keith Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08421308095592306594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8167179463808604240.post-91012003151595073362014-01-12T00:50:21.582-06:002014-01-12T00:50:21.582-06:00I'd give a guess that Gold Bug/Digger was a ri...I'd give a guess that Gold Bug/Digger was a ripoff of Dig Dug.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00893744681854863897noreply@blogger.com