This was the first arcade game I played at the Carolina Arcade Museum in Forest City, NC. I assume (with a lot of educated guessing to back it up) that this the original arcade machine and not a later version. The game has been super popular so there had been many re-releases over the decades….
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Space Invaders Deluxe (Carolina Arcade Museum)
I noticed during my 2nd trip to the Carolina Arcade Museum that their original Space Invaders machine was missing and this new one took its place. It’s called Space Invaders Deluxe. It doesn’t add much to the gameplay. Just more colors and maybe a slightly faster speed.
Operation Wolf (Carolina Arcade Museum)
This one wasn’t working the first time I was at the Carolina Arcade Museum but it is now. I recall this game in the movie theater’s arcade when I was a kid. You’re a soldier firing upon enemies and it’s a little fun. Super difficult however.
My Top Ten NES Games #10: Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble might seem like one of those many arcade-to-NES ports that spammed the system, but it’s quite not. Some say the NES version is actually the best version that was made of the original game anyway. Whether or not that’s true, I can say for sure that Bubble Bobble is one of the NES’s finest masterpieces….