Alien Invader! (Entex - Hip Pocket Arcade) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-23 | An interesting electro-mechanical game from the early 80's by Entex.
S.T.U.N. Runner! (Arcade - Atari) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-23 | A rather enjoyable game from the late 80's by Atari! I did not play this much at the arcade, but did so on my Atari Lynx :P
Cylon Attack! (Vectrex - Homebrew) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-22 | Here is a really cool game for the vectrex! Cylon Attack! This game has the look of the targeting computer from the Battlestar Galactica Vipers. Try to align the cylon ship on your targeting scope and blast em! you have 9 shots, so see how many times you can hit the cylon raider!This was done by Mikko Huovinen for the Vectrex and is based on the Tektronix 4050 computer game done by Marty McGraw!Now I need to find a Tektronix 4050 emulator :P Marty McGraw's Youtube channel - youtube.com/@nikola-wanVectrex Fans Unite Facebook - facebook.com/groups/vectrex
Gorf! (Intellivision - CollectorVision Games) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-21 | A really nice translation of the arcade game to the Intellivision! Has some minor differences to the arcade, but it plays very well and is enjoyable. The speech synthesis is also very well done. It also has the Galaxians level!collectorvision.com/games/gorf.php
VectoRollerPede on CoolCV Emulator ArcadeUSA 2023-09-21 | I had a few ask me about alternative ways to play this rom. I found it works extremely well on CoolCV. Just hit the F5 button to enable roller controller support and use your mouse to move your player, the space bar fires.CoolCV can be obtained from here (it was done by Nanochess) - forums.atariage.com/topic/240800-coolcv-emulator-for-mac-os-x-linux-windows-and-raspberry
VectoRollerPede! (Colecovision) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-19 | This is an awesome rom hack of Atarisoft Centipede to make better use of the Roller Controller! It also features a new game mode where you can play Centipede but with Vector Graphics!The rom can be obtained here - cvaddict.com/profile.php?gameid=450NOTE: Rom is for personal use only, not for resale.Credits:Brought to you by: SWAMIF.O. SWAMI : RC support and formattingSLY "VECTOMAN" DC : Vector graphicsThe game belongs to Cote Games and "SWAMI" and selling the game is prohibited.
Mattel Missile Attack / Battlestar Galactica Space Alert Simulator! (Retrofab) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-18 | Another cool additon to RetroFab! This time Mattel's Missile attack and Battlestar Galactica Space Alert have been added! Same game, just box art and such.Check it out here - itizso.itch.io/mattel-missile-attack
Lets Play Circus Atari (the right way :P) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-17 | Viewers reminded me you can flip the seesaw by hitting the button. I totally forgot about this. So lets try the game again playing it the proper way :P
Dead Eye and Cricket! (Tomy - Starriors) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-17 | A cool remote controlled toy from the mid 80's! Check out the history of this cartoon at @SecretGalaxyTV - youtu.be/P5nCq6s3Emc?si=_b-JmEZfYLaPTDqF
Circus Atari! (Atari 2600) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-16 | Yes, I know you can hit the button to flip the seasaw, I totally forgot when I recorded this, I am old :PThe arcade version does not allow that and I had that stuck in my feeble mine.A clown bouncin', balloon pooping good time on the ole Atari 2600!Link to Willie's ABC's of Favorite Atari 2600 Games also discussing Circus Atari - youtu.be/lPJO7KZuQD4
Ultra Tank! (Arcade - Kee Games) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-15 | I really enjoyed playing the original Tank game, but the added features of Ultra Tank and the ability to play against a robot tank really improved it!
Epoch Man! (Epoch - LCD electronic game) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-14 | A neat pac-man clone I had not played before, its pretty cool and fun!
Virtua Racing! (Sega - Arcade) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-12 | (Reuploaded video due to a couple editing mistakes that were found)An incredibly awesome racer from the early 90's by Sega! One of my favorites of all time!Credit for the Virtua Racing arcade bezel: OrionsangelCheck out his YouTube channel at: youtube.com/orionsangel
Star Wars Electronic Laser Battle Game (Kenner - 1977) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-09 | A electronic game I remember seeing at the stores back then, I also recall the commercial playing during Saturday morning cartoons :). I never had one, nor ever played one until now. Pretty fun game and a great addition to my vintage Kenner Star Wars collection!
Warlords! (Atari 2600) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-09 | Another great translation of an arcade game to the 2600! Although it is missing some gameplay mechanics, it is still quite fun! Especially when you get four people to play!
Beware the Spider! (Ideal Toys - 1980) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-04 | Although I never had one nor played it back in the day, this is a really neat game from Ideal back in 1980! Can you get the bugs off the spiders web without it pouncing on you!
Star Shooter! (GameTop) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-03 | Interesting free game I came across, its kinda of neat but the framerate suffers as you get farther into the game.
Galactic Invasion! (Bally Astrocade cart 2011) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-02 | Another one of my most favorite games on this system! I remember when my dad first picked this game up, I played it for hours :P.
Warlords! (Arcade - Atari) ArcadeUSA 2023-09-02 | I remember when I first saw this game at my local arcade and how many tokens I dumped in it :P. Still a favorite of mine to play, its more enjoyable to play with others, especially the sit down cocktail table version!To see me play against The Place Retro Arcade, check out this video - youtu.be/1DGbwiofRFA
Vertibird Rescue Ship! (Ideal Toys) ArcadeUSA 2023-08-31 | This is a redo of an earlier video from 2016. Had to insert new music and cleaned up the video more.Great classic toy from my youth!Check Episode 9 of the Toy Tomb Podcast as well! - http://toytombpodcast.blogspot.com/2016/10/episode-9-vertibird-by-mattel.html
Mind Boggler! (Retrofab Simulation) ArcadeUSA 2023-08-27 | A cool simulation of a rather rare Mattel Electronics handheld game!Give it a try here - itizso.itch.io/mattel-mind-boggler
Brickyard / Clowns (Bally Astrocade Cart no.2004) ArcadeUSA 2023-08-26 | A favorite of mine on this system! Two great games on one cart! Brickyard (breakout) and Clowns! One of the things I like about these games is how gravity affects the ball and clown.
Tomytronic Tron Simulator! (Itizso - Itch.io) ArcadeUSA 2023-08-26 | A really cool simulation of one of my favorite table top VFD games! Tomy's Tron! This simulation features being able to examine the box art, instructions, shows recent high score among other things. This is part of Itizso's RetroFab project that simulates these older games! Check it out! - itizso.itch.io/retrofab
Barrier! (VectorBeam / Cinematronics - Arcade) ArcadeUSA 2023-08-25 | The most boring vector arcade game I have ever played in Mame :P. I never have seen one of these, but from what I have researched it did extremely poorly.Tm Skelly's Article that mentions this game - dadgum.com/giantlist/archive/cinematronics.htmlSales pitch article for the game - arcarc.xmission.com/Arcade%20by%20Title/Barrier/barrier-writeup.JPG
Turn Around Trucker! (Tomy - Table Toppers) ArcadeUSA 2023-08-19 | A really neat toy from the mid 80's, drive a truck around a playfield loading and unloading cargo. Its all wind up spring powered so no batteries needed!.
Horse Racing! (Colecovision - Homebrew) ArcadeUSA 2023-08-19 | A really cool work in progress from 2019 on a game that was supposed to come out back in teh 80's but was cancelled. Plays rather well for what has been done! Obtain the roms here - forums.atariage.com/topic/290432-skiing-horse-racing/#comment-4261979
Super Sprint! (Atari - Arcade) ArcadeUSA 2023-08-18 | A racing game I really got into back in the mid to late 80's! Still really enjoy playing this in Mame as well as on my Nintendo NES :).
In the Hunt! (PlayStation 1) ArcadeUSA 2023-08-12 | A really good translation of IREM's arcade game for the original Playstation!Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield IL video where I saw one of these last time - youtu.be/X43t3G0_73A
Victory! (Exidy - Arcade) ArcadeUSA 2023-08-12 | A cool arcade game from Exidy that I enjoy playing, have not seen an actual arcade machine in quite some time though.
Tomy Screwball Scramble Simulator! ArcadeUSA 2023-08-11 | A really neat computer simulation of this classic toy! Extremely challening, but fun!Try it here - screwballscramble.net
Channel Update August 6, 2023 ArcadeUSA 2023-08-06 | Some ramblin's and a channel update :)For the upcoming Star Wars episode of the Toy Tomb, either post a comment below or send your submission to arcadeusa76@gmail.com
Digital Derby! (Tomy Toys) ArcadeUSA 2023-08-05 | A really cool electro mechanical racing game from the late 70's! @RandiRain in depth tear down video - youtu.be/RCn_8PRJjoo @DowntheRabbitHole0 channel - youtube.com/@DowntheRabbitHole0Electro Derby - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tintinpo.ElectroDerby&hl=en_US&gl=US
Centipede! (Colecovision - Atarisoft) ArcadeUSA 2023-08-05 | Another nice translation of the arcade game to the Colecovision by Atarisoft. Plays well with the controller and somewhat well with the roller controller. Still a favorite of mine to play in the arcade and at home :)Col-USB video: youtu.be/42VR7sJQKh0InTariVisions Centipede Podcast Episode - http://intarivisions.blogspot.com/2015/12/episode-11-centipede.html
Paperboy! (Arcade - Atari) ArcadeUSA 2023-08-05 | Another one of my favorites from the mid 80's I still enjoy playing!
Tomy Digital Derby repair progress ArcadeUSA 2023-08-04 | So far have all the gearing working, now to get the crash light to come on :)
Space Alien! (Radio Shack) ArcadeUSA 2023-07-30 | A fun little game & watch put out by Radio Shack in the 90's. Try to get your cargo ship across the busy intergalactic highway to the base!
Lady Bug! (Arcade - Universal) ArcadeUSA 2023-07-29 | Another game I really enjoyed back in the day (and still do :P). Some really cool gameplay mechanics with movable doors and trying to spell words for a bonus!Intarivisions episode mentioned in videoAudio version - http://intarivisions.blogspot.com/2020/05/episode-22-ladybug.htmlVideo version - youtu.be/8gu3APUB3KI
Vintage Die-Cast Star Wars Tie Fighter! (Kenner) ArcadeUSA 2023-07-28 | Another one of my favorite ships in my vintage Star Wars die-cast collection! The Tie Fighter!Really cool video detailing this toy more - youtu.be/aYpbVrXFSqQ
Heist 2! (Atari 2600 - Home brew) ArcadeUSA 2023-07-28 | An incredibly fun bank robbing game on the Atari 2600!Download here - forums.atariage.com/topic/353090-heist-2-completed
Make Trax! (Arcade - Williams) ArcadeUSA 2023-07-23 | An arcade game I still thoroughly enjoy! Have not seen one in person is quite some time, but do play it often in my Mame play rotation :)
VertiSim! (Virtual VertiBird - Peter Hirschberg) ArcadeUSA 2023-07-22 | A really need simulation of one of my favorite toys from the 70's, the Vertibird!.Peter Hirshberg's website - http://www.peterhirschberg.com/#/SoftwareLink to VertiSim and expansion pack - archive.org/details/vertisim/screenshot9.jpgToy Tomb Podcast Vertibird episode - http://toytombpodcast.blogspot.com/2016/10/episode-9-vertibird-by-mattel.htmlVideo I made on the Rescue Ship set - youtu.be/Q9BMCdh4kyw
Space Fury! (Colecovision) ArcadeUSA 2023-07-22 | A ok translation of the arcade game to the Colecovision. While I am very bad at the arcade version, at least I can last longer on the ole Colecovision :P
Shoot Out in Space! (Tomy Toys) ArcadeUSA 2023-07-16 | A really neat photo electronic shooting gallery toy from Tomy! Never had one, but do remember seeing these in stores and in Christmas catalogs!
Solar Fox! (Arcade - Bally Midway) ArcadeUSA 2023-07-15 | A very enjoyable arcade game from the early 80's!
Frogs N Flies! (Atari 2600 - M Network) ArcadeUSA 2023-07-15 | A game I very much enjoyed back in my wee Willie! days and even now :).
Popeye! (Atari 2600) ArcadeUSA 2023-07-08 | I talk about and take a look at the translation of the arcade game Popeye to the 2600 :)Intarivisions Popeye episode 6 link - http://intarivisions.blogspot.com/2015/09/episode-9-popeye.html
Speedway IV! (Sears Telegames) ArcadeUSA 2023-07-07 | A rather rare dedicated pong console put out by Sears under its Telegames line. This one features a car racing game and also the ability to play pong or hockey against the machine!Atariage link to manual - forums.atariage.com/topic/351219-sears-telegames-speedway-iv-trying-to-find-manual/#comment-5253900John Hancock's unboxing video - youtube.com/watch?v=xb_SNEZkvyI
