The Scoop WINTER 2018-2019 | Page 83

A game in which an ape throws barrels at you as you try to reach the woman in danger. One sentence to explain the game but I would need another three pages to emphasize the importance of this single game alone. Long story short it is the origin story of the ascended game Super Mario Bros. How Mario essentially formed early 2000’s gaming. Donkey Kong was the centerplate of great game creation.

With 1982 came the closing of the Golden Age. We got some great games here. Not much explanation for most of these so burst list time! Joust, Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong Junior, Jungle King, Pengo, Pole Position, Q*bert, Gravitar, Time Pilot, Tron, Robotron 2084, Zaxxon, Kangaroo, Frontline, Dig Dug, and BurgerTime. A lot of huge games which ended off with vast amounts of profit for Sega, Atari, Taito, and Nintendo. This is the year that officially ended the Golden Age of classic arcade games. However, that is the considerable profit idea of the Golden Age. It didn’t end formally creation wise until 1984.

In 1983-1984 we had some of the best follow up games that gravitated towards console gaming. Like the SNES, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, etc. Through that, there was still great arcade games being developed. Like Mario Bros., Star Trek, Star Wars, Spy Hunter, Paperboy, and Punch-Out!!. I count these as arcade games as most of these games were arcade games just adapted to console format. I don’t think there should be an introduction to Mario Bros, as it is just that famous. Star Trek and Star Wars were a great film adapted to video as they tried to create second world views via video games to continue the movies’ stories. Punch-Out!! is just an iconic game of the ’80s. One of those games you could punch out Mike Tyson as a 4’8’’ boxer.

I think all of these games listed are amazing. Without them, I doubt gaming would be what it is now. The genres built from these arcades. These amazing experiences as a kid in an arcade fueling the developers to make more great games we can all enjoy. And with that, I shall end the first article of Gamie Games classic arcade edition!