Video Games: The Board Games

TrekMD · September 01, 2015, 01:09:00 AM

Video games were such a thing in the 80's that they inspired even board games based on the same video games we played in the arcades. Did anyone ever play with these?

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Shadowrunner · September 01, 2015, 03:19:01 AM

I seem to remember having a Zaxxon board game as a kid, but I think that's the only one I've ever played. Don't really remember anything about it though.

TrekMD · September 01, 2015, 04:05:52 AM

Is this the one?

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Shadowrunner · September 01, 2015, 05:23:28 AM

That's the one

The box art was different but that's definitely the game.

Edit:

Here's the one I had.

Saturn · September 05, 2015, 05:01:37 AM

I think I had Donkey Kong when I was about 9. Never really got around to playing it a lot as the instructions were about 4 (huge) pages long and at that age I didn't really have the time or inclination to read, understand and execute that amount of info lol. I think my parents and I ended up making our own rules for it... which would explain why I always won.. now that I think about it :4:

TrekMD · September 05, 2015, 05:05:27 AM

So, you played Donkey Won!Â

Greyfox · September 05, 2015, 12:03:32 PM

these are wonderful , I never seen these over here in Ireland, must of been an American trend with arcade video games been so popular in the early eighties. They would be worth a pretty penny now in a pristine state.

TrekMD · September 05, 2015, 14:17:39 PM

I know that Zaxxon board game was available both in the US and Europe.Â That's why there was different box art.

TrekMD · September 05, 2015, 14:26:59 PM

Here are three more games. I must say, it had to take some creativity to come up with these games...

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Saturn · September 05, 2015, 15:13:22 PM

Quote from: "TrekMD"So, you played Donkey Won!Â :21:

Quote from: "Saturn"I think I had Donkey Kong when I was about 9. Never really got around to playing it a lot as the instructions were about 4 (huge) pages long and at that age I didn't really have the time or inclination to read, understand and execute that amount of info lol. I think my parents and I ended up making our own rules for it... which would explain why I always won.. now that I think about it :40:

TrekMD · September 05, 2015, 15:19:12 PM

Maybe there was a DK Jr board game.Â Haven't seen one yet on a search, though.

TrekMD · October 10, 2015, 04:51:51 AM

Just bumped into this on YouTube!Â

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Saturn · October 10, 2015, 12:52:00 PM

Would love to have that board game. Playing appears to be slow paced but a great novelty anyway. :67:

TrekMD · October 10, 2015, 15:54:25 PM

The fact they made it into a board game and that it works is ingenious.Â

Saturn · October 10, 2015, 18:06:38 PM

Yeah, I was checking out the layout of the board and noticed it was equal on the 4 'corners' Pretty awesome technique as no one has an edge starting out. I was starting to think the dice were loaded after the first few rolls. Then the guy hit two sixes lol. (if I was seeing it correctly)