Dirk appreciation thread

[TroubleMan]

I killed this guy so many damn times, and he would do it all again just for two quarters.

I never let him get the Princess either....I just wasn't good enough.

Here's to you, Dirk.

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. That was such a boring as fuck video game

it was visually exciting, yeah sure, digital laser disc, yada yada yada, but the game play was fucking abysmal.

[TroubleMan]

2. It was good when it came out

I was in like 4th or 5th grade then. It was fun as hell when you were that age.

[Rabrrrrrr]

3. Well, I was in high school, and I thought it sucked

visually cool, absolutely.

But the game play didn't involve play at all - it involved figuring out what combination of joystick moves allowed one to live.

Seriously - and this is absolutely true - the video portion could simply have been, at every scene, a black screen with the words "Choose a joystick position".

Given enough quarters, eventually one would figure out the 100 joystick movement pattern essential to "win".

[TroubleMan]

5. I agree....the gameplay sucked, but as a kid it was cool

I wasn't so picky then as I am now. Back then good graphics and sound were good enough for me.

It's a horrible game by today's standards, but back then it was a big hit, and a bunch of us kids had fun with it.

LOL....and I never did figure out the whole joystick pattern...and I used a lot of quarters. However, I kicked ass at Q-Bert, Donkey Kong, and Robotron. Also, when I was in the Marines, I got very good at Street Fighter II and Samurai Showdown. That was the end of the coin-op phase for me, though.

[BikeWriter]

9. A Marine, uh, learned something?

Don't let that rumor get started. It will ruin y'all's reputation!

[alarcojon]

4. Burgertime was so much better

[TroubleMan]

6. Oh yeah....I used to like that one too

I had that one on my Intellivision.

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Yep, that one you could actually PLAY

[alarcojon]

8. Plus you weren't killing anyone

Just dropping buns or tossing salt on little hotdogs, pickles, or fried eggs. I loved the little sound when you ran out of salt....