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My Favourite Arcade Games of 1989 – No.7
Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off-Road
Super Sprint with trucks, dirt tracks, jumps, hazards & manic head-to-head 3 player action, Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off-Road is a fab racer that’s fantastic fun, esp. when played with friends.
My Favourite Arcade Games of 1989 – No.8
S.T.U.N. Runner
Atari took Hard Drivin’s 3D poly racing to the next level with this superfast, super-slick futuristic racer. With racing & blasting elements, and an effective future world atmosphere, it’s highly engaging & great fun.
My Favourite Arcade Games of 1989 – No.9
Hard Drivin’
One of the first arcade games to use 3D polygons, Hard Drivin' approached the race game genre from a different angle. A mix of driving simulation and arcade stunt track racing, it’s a challenging and innovative game.
My Favourite Arcade Games of 1988 – No.1
Chase HQ
80s TV was cop show crazy, so combining the thrills of a high speed police chase with an Out Run like videogame was a fab idea. Nice graphics, cool speech, lots of humour & addictive gameplay make this a fantastic race & chaser.
My Favourite Arcade Games of 1988 – No.2
Ghouls N Ghosts
The follow up to Ghosts N Goblins retains the core gameplay but improves the original in all areas. Graphics are excellent, creating a suitably creepy atmosphere, and the gameplay is superb. A frighteningly good game.
My Favourite Arcade Games of 1988 – No.3
Power Drift
Power Drift is a kart racing game with the feel of a rollercoaster. Like earlier Sega racers its sit down version used hydraulics to add to the thrilling gameplay with the machine tilting and shaking you. Superb fun.
My Favourite Arcade Games of 1988 – No.5
Operation Thunderbolt
This sequel adds a 2nd gun, 2 player co-op gameplay & a new pseudo-3D perspective. An excellent follow up to Operation Wolf, it has superb graphics & more varied action. A brilliant blasting game from Taito.
My Favourite Arcade Games of 1988 – No.6
Splatterhouse
Friday the 13th, Hellraiser, The Evil Dead, etc – horror movies were big in the 80s, so it was only a matter of time before someone put games and gore together. Gruesome graphics, spooky sound & grisly gameplay. Great fun.
My Fave Arcade Games of 1987 No.1
Double Dragon
Take Kung Fu Master, add better graphics, power-ups, bigger baddies & 2 player co-op gameplay. The result? Double Dragon. It elbowed the competition into the dirt & revived the fortunes of the arcades single-handedly. Legendary.
My Favourite Arcade Games of 1987 – No.2
Operation Wolf
Your mission: Infiltrate enemy base. Shoot the shit out of it. Rescue 5 hostages.
The ‘gun’ on the front of the cab was what made Op Wolf so cool, transforming nerdy kids into Rambo for a while for just 20p. Marvellous.