Rise of the Mushrooms
Super Mario Brothers (1, 2, 3 and so on and so forth) were my favorite video games of the past. If given the chance I would play them not only in the confines of my room but within the walls of the local arcade which was encased in a building that looked like a castle. The arcade was appropriately named Castle Park and included (during the mid to late 80s) the coolest arcades this side of the world.
Here are a few of my favorites;
Dragons Lair - Don Bluth and Gary Goldmans‘ excellent and somewhat novel game starring Dirk the Daring. The greatest achievement in regards to this game was it’s use of full-motion animated sequences coupled with time-reaction gameplay. To play you had to pay attention to your flashing sword and hit a button in correspondance for an action. (ie. swing your sword at the tentacle beast, jump to a specific area, etc.) It was truly one of a kind.
Pacman (classic) - Everyone knows the power of this simple game. Control Pacman to gobble little energy tablets and in the mean time avoid the ghosts. The smaller ones had no affect on gameplay other than attaining points while the large tablets changed the ghosts into “edible” ghosts. This way you could switch your direction and give those ghosts a taste of their own medicine. Let’s not forget the cherries and other fruit varieties.
Mario Brothers - This was the original Mario game. Instead of the game being split into several worlds (like other Mario games), this game consisted of a handful of levels where Mario and Luigi could battle eachother using their adversaries or you could work together to beat the challenges. I can remember the spiked enemies and the infamous Goombas. Good times, great gameplay.
Hologram Time Traveler - Created by Rick Dwyer, the man behind the technology for Dragon’s Lair, this game was something never-before-seen and while the novelty lasted for merely a few months it still remains an interesting concept. Moreover, the game was more fun to watch than it was to play.
It was the first Holographic arcade game utilizing the now cliche’ mirror Hologram effect. I can remember trying to actually touch the interactive characters in the game (namely the cowboy and Princess Kyi-La).
For even more Mario Brothers fun, check out this cool Flash animation.
2 Comments, Comment or Ping
Wes Miller
It also had an option to be converted to another game called Holloseum, Which was a Karate style game using the hologram effect.
Nov 3rd, 2003
kartooner
That I did not know. Was it any good?
Nov 28th, 2003
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