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The game you describe sounds like Phoenix. In the game you played did
you have to shoot a large yellow mothership? If so its definitely
Phoenix.

Cocktail versions of this game are usually around �500 in the UK.There
are two on the arcade warehouse site at present I don't know if they are
still available (one is listed at �495 the other �400). They are having
a closing down sale so you might be able to get one for a good price but
don't delay:)

http://www.emuunlim.com/Arcadewarehouse/

http://www.emuunlim.com/Arcadewarehouse/classic.html


> I remember about 18 years ago going into a pub and the height of
> sophistication was a table top video game.  You placed your drinks on
the
> glass over the screen, sat opposite your opponent and took it in
turns.  The
> orientation of the screen would change depending upon whose go it was.
It
> killed the art of conversation but they were fun.
>
> There was one for the game asteroids but Atari I think produced the
one that
> I am particularly interested in.  It involved some brightly coloured
birds
> and shapes spinning and turning and descending the screen.  The idea
was to
> shoot them without them crashing into you, or something similar.  A
little
> basic perhaps when compared to some games that are now available but I
would
> like to get hold of one.
>
> Therefore does anyone know where I can obtain one of these in good
working
> order in the UK?  I can�t promise top prices but would be willing to
pay
> anything reasonable for the right machine.
>
> Thanks for your help,
>
> JW
>
>


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Colin Jones <cjspambuffer@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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| Hiya Robert Jackson.
|
| On Wed, 03 May 2000 11:36:24 GMT you wrote:
|
| >The game you describe sounds like Phoenix. In the game you played did
| >you have to shoot a large yellow mothership? If so its definitely
| >Phoenix.
|
|   Don't think it's Phoenix (though it may be) it sounds more like Moon
| Cresta. This was the first cocktail cabinet I saw.
|

It's 'Phoenix' the 'birds' are the giveaway,and it was available in
cocktail format.
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>Colin Jones <cjspambuffer@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:f3m0hso0ppsiq9tq2vplvn2em14aad0891@4ax.com...
>| Hiya Robert Jackson.
>|
>| On Wed, 03 May 2000 11:36:24 GMT you wrote:
>|
>| >The game you describe sounds like Phoenix. In the game you played did
>| >you have to shoot a large yellow mothership? If so its definitely
>| >Phoenix.
>|
>|   Don't think it's Phoenix (though it may be) it sounds more like Moon
>| Cresta. This was the first cocktail cabinet I saw.
>|
>
>It's 'Phoenix' the 'birds' are the giveaway,and it was available in
>cocktail format.

There's an outside chance it could be Space Firebird - I distinctly
remember blowing a weeks lunch money on a cocktail version (thus
learning that ten minutes of arcade glory does not make up for five days
of no food, pop or sweets!).   The 'birds and shapes' comment does make
it sound more like Phoenix though.

Ian

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What's the best cocktail game that allows both players to play at the
same time, instead of having turns?  I hated turns.  :)   I'm still as
impatient now as I was 20 years ago.

Was there a cocktail of Space Duel?

Brian

In article <0eubhssi02qtq95mb3iuedp0s6gee1d31s@4ax.com>, Brian <bluttrull@REMOVEMEhome.com> wrote:
>What's the best cocktail game that allows both players to play at the
>same time, instead of having turns?  I hated turns.  :)   I'm still as
>impatient now as I was 20 years ago.
>

There's a cocktail version of Joust around, where both players sit on the same 
side.  Haven't seen it around much, though.

> There's an outside chance it could be Space Firebird - I distinctly
> remember blowing a weeks lunch money on a cocktail version (thus
> learning that ten minutes of arcade glory does not make up for five
days
> of no food, pop or sweets!).   The 'birds and shapes' comment does
make
> it sound more like Phoenix though.
>
> Ian
>

I can relate to this especially as cocktails are generally harder to
play than uprights (cramped controls etc.) so you lose your money even
quicker:)

Another one it could be is Pleiades/Pleiads. The enemies are sort of
bird shaped. Cocktail versions of this game do exist although I've never
seen one except in pictures (in fact I've never seen a pleiads upright
either) Are these extremely rare in the UK?

Robert


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