Runoff Poll 1985-1989 Movies (and stragglers)

[DoomYoshi]

1990 is now 26 years ago, which means the entire 80s is more than a generation away.

Let's look back on the culture of this period.


Super Mario Bros 3 won with 21% of the votes.

However, nobody nominommed a movie, so I will have to make a list tomorrow!!!

Spoiler

Pac-Man
3
6%

Pitfall
1
2%

Tetris
3
6%

Donkey Kong
6
13%

Super Mario Bros. 3
10
21%

The Legend of Zelda
5
11%

Final Fantasy
1
2%

Ultima V
1
2%

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
2
4%

SimCity
4
9%

BomberMan
1
2%

TRON
1
2%

Frogger
2
4%

Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0
1
2%

Mega Man
1
2%

Seven Cities of Gold
0
No votes

A Mind Forever Voyaging
0
No votes

King's Quest III
0
No votes

ZORK
2
4%

Gauntlet
3
6%

WarGames

Star Wars Episode V
3
7%

Airplane
9
20%

Blues Brothers
5
11%

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
2
4%

Gandhi
0
No votes

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1
2%

Annie
0
No votes

Rocky III
0
No votes

48 Hrs.
1
2%

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
3
7%

Trading Places
4
9%

Flashdance
1
2%

WarGames
3
7%

Ghostbusters
3
7%

The Karate Kid
1
2%

Footloose
0
No votes

Gremlins
1
2%

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
4
9%

Beverly Hills Cop
1
2%

Amadeus
3
7%

The video game list was really hard to pick. I could probably do a list of 20 just for arcade games, just for NES games and just for adventure games, but I had to use those lists and intersperse some classic PC games. Games that almost made the cut include Centipede, Super Mario Bros.(the first one, probably the only series that could have 2 games in this poll), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1942, Castlevania, Metal Gear, Leisure Suit Larry, Space Quest, Metroid, Populous, Duck Hunt and Double Dragon.

[rishaed]

1990 is now 26 years ago, which means the entire 80s is more than a generation away.

Let's look back on the culture of this period.

The video game list was really hard to pick. I could probably do a list of 20 just for arcade games, just for NES games and just for adventure games, but I had to use those lists and intersperse some classic PC games. Games that almost made the cut include Centipede, Super Mario Bros.(the first one, probably the only series that could have 2 games in this poll), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1942, Castlevania, Metal Gear, Leisure Suit Larry, Space Quest, Metroid, Populous, Duck Hunt and Double Dragon.

Umm... How did MGS not make the Cut.... You're fired Yoshi! FIRED!!!!

[Maxleod]

Where is Prince of Persia?????

[hotfire]

ghouls and ghosts

[rishaed]

Wait... is this a trap thread for all of us retro gamers

[jimboston]

I got my first job cleaning a donut shop in 1984. I specifically requested Thursday / Payday off. I would go after school, get my check, go to the Mall, cash it, and drop $10-$15 (a good chunk of my weekly take-home) at "The Dream Machine".

Some games I thoroughly enjoyed that aren't mentioned...

Star Trek - Strategic Weapons Simulator
http://www.skooldays.com/categories/arcade/ag1137.htm

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
http://www.skooldays.com/categories/arcade/ag1065.htm

Spy Hunter
http://www.skooldays.com/categories/arcade/ag1136.htm

Honorable Mentions include...
Burger Time
Dig Dug
and Joust

As an aside I spent the rest of my check on food and Dungeons & Dragons books.
Yes I was, am. a nerd.

[jonesthecurl]

What was the arcade game where the robots (when nobody was playing) used to say "Coin detected in pocket!"?

[warmonger1981]

Tecmo Bowl with No Jackson is unstoppable unless you had Lawrence Taylor and the NY Giants.

[DoomYoshi]

Where is Prince of Persia?????

I love the graphics, but I found the controls (through Emulation) to be very clunky. Maybe it needs another shot.

As per the other arcade games: it was the golden age of the arcade so I'm not surprised to see other suggestions. My personal favorite arcade game (which I played on NES) was Bubble Bobble, which I never beat the boss of. You'd think that after 99 levels, I would bruteforce my way through that... and I tried. After a few days, it was time to give up.

[notyou2]

Dirk
Defender
Leisure Suit Larry

[Dukasaur]

Dirk
Defender
Leisure Suit Larry

Dirk sucked.

The other two were cool.

[notyou2]

SPACE INVADERS

You can play it here.
http://www.pacxon4u.com/space-invaders/

[tzor]

Where is Prince of Persia?????

Does 1989 really count as "the 80's?" (and by that I mean October of 1989) I always thought PoP was a 90's Video Game genre.

[hotfire]

Where is Prince of Persia?????

I love the graphics, but I found the controls (through Emulation) to be very clunky. Maybe it needs another shot.

As per the other arcade games: it was the golden age of the arcade so I'm not surprised to see other suggestions. My personal favorite arcade game (which I played on NES) was Bubble Bobble, which I never beat the boss of. You'd think that after 99 levels, I would bruteforce my way through that... and I tried. After a few days, it was time to give up.

yes bubble bobble was great....i was able to beat the game many times with 2 players

spy vs spy is worth a mention

[Serbia]

We had an Atari in the early 80's, and my favorite was Freeway. Simply a chicken crossing a busy road. Spent hours playing that game.

Bollocks.

[DoomYoshi]

Once we get to 40 votes, we can move onto the next topic: movies.

Everyone gets 4 votes remember.

The breakdown for movies will be:
5 Blockbuster Hits
5 Nominations from this thread
5 cult classics
5 academy darlings

[Maxleod]

Where is Prince of Persia?????

I love the graphics, but I found the controls (through Emulation) to be very clunky. Maybe it needs another shot.

I you played the NES version, yeah it sucks. You definitely should try the DOS version, it's great.

Also, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (the adventure game) should be on that list IMHO.

[Falkomagno]

Mario 3 as the shit. I remember sweating when killing Bowser, with my sister next to me, rooting for me....it was amazing

[jmyork82]

Contra? anybody? I thought somebody would have mentioned that one at least by now. I only picked 3 for that purpose, using my last vote for Contra, which is one extra vote than some of the others listed

Losts of good games came out during that time period though, true classics. I'm also a little surprised Megaman didnt get more love.

Oh well, this thread makes me want to play my NES when I get home!

PS, +1 for Tecmo Bowl!

[DoomYoshi]

A new poll

[Metsfanmax]

Why do I get multiple votes for "best" movie?

[saxitoxin]

DEFINITELY WAR GAMES

[riskllama]

dude, where the f*ck are "the breakfast club" and/or "fast times at ridgemont high"???
my write in is "cloak & dagger". loved that movie when i was a kid. also, "the beastmaster".

[riskllama]

NO TERMINATOR??? WTF???

[riskllama]

DY, you should have used the four minutes you took compiling this list to crank out a batch of knuckle children.