Remember the Hologram Time Traveler arcade that made it’s appearance in arcades in the early 90s? Well, I do. I can remember searching through my pockets for tokens to operate this machine. For its time, it was pretty amazing. It utilized early techniques of the psuedo-hologram, wherein the image of the Cowboy is projected onto the viewing area via mirrors. It was a literal smoke and mirror effect.
The premise of the arcade was to control the Time Traveler and try to get him out of tight spots. It was from the creators of the Dragons Lair arcade so in a similar fashion it used timed sequences where the player had to tap the button at the right time in order to perform the action.
If your memory is getting worse or you’ve never heard of this arcade machine, check out this write up on the “Hologram Time Traveler“.
Speaking of arcades, nothing is better than free. Which is why this page is the coolest. Like many sites such as Shockwave or RealArcade it showcases several Flash-powered (or Java-powered) games. However, the thing that makes this link extra-cool is everything is on one page. It’s a digital arcade on the web, or a WebCade.
So many choices, so little time.
