Hey peeps. Does anyone know what the first arcade machine to feature the later common notion of adding further credits to continue? Early games such as Space Invaders, Pac-Man and so forth a were basic score challenges of how well the player could do with a single quarter credit. Which was the first game that allowed you to keep playing by depositing more cash?
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Not sure if it's correct but they say it was Moon Patrol in the Chasing Ghosts documentary. -
It's the earliest arcade machine that I can think of that allowed you to continue your game. Tempest was the first game that allowed you to choose your starting level. There was a discussion on another forum about what the first game with a "scanner" was... one guy was profusely arguing Defender, but I countered that Battlezone, Rally-X and Wizard of Wor had all come out in 1980 as well, so it's wasn't that easy to figure out.Lie with passion and be forever damned...Comment
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Sorry, I'm missing something. What's a 'scanner' in this context.Comment
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Something that shows you where the enemy is on the level/world you are playing...Lie with passion and be forever damned...Comment
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Ah, I was also wondering what a Scanner was in this case. I always thought they were raidarsComment
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