GRANDSTAND ASTRO WARS

[Loverboy19691]

This brings back memories, i could never dock the rock!

[Ryushinku]

I used to play this a ton as a kid!

[richardplester]

Ha Ha, thank you so much for upping this! Trying to explain to my 6 year old the video games we had to put up with (ok.. cherish the hell out of) back in the 80's was getting tricky. Wish I still had mine :(

[ScottQB4]

*Star Wars theme* Alright, Star Wars!

*Game Starts* Ahhhh! Ear rape!

[gjc82071]

This things are freak'n awesome. I always wanted, but (with the exception of TOMY Pacman & Bandai Hit & Missile) never had any battery-op hand-held games. It's not like I was underprivileged or anything. I did have Atari 2600/5200, Commodore Vic20/64, Intellivision & Magnavox Odyssey & S/NES. I guess my folks thought they were a waste of $, & bought me consoles/carts instead. BTW, I think it's cool how they have simulators of these hand-helds that you can play on your PC. I have 100's. :-)

[Cruithne3753]

Last week I found mine still works after all these years! I had to get batteries, I don't know what the hell happened to the little four-way plug on the power supply...

[naMdoM]

Fantastic game.

I always struggled catching the weapons thing at the end of a level. My older brother was the best at this game.

[diegobobcat]

@naMdoM ^_^ golden past times.....golden ERA! this are the best games forever! Thanks man!!!

[grumm70]

i took mine apart like a idiot

[ScottQB4]

@grumm70 I've read 2-3 things that someone's done that and something bad happened. What was it?

[davefilms345]

Awsome remember it well from xmas in the early 80's still got it boxed and everything

[colbran]

Wow what a classic!

[diegobobcat]

@colbran ^_^ a piece of golden past story! :D

[ogdroadsong]

that was one of the better ones.

[diegobobcat]

@ogdroadsong I agree !!! :)

[madwalrus9998]

amazing considering when it was made. i picked mine up at an op-shop for $4, well worth the investment and what a bargain.

[calmster]

I clocked this beauty sitting by the fire and melted the back of the fucker !!

[bu66erman]

i still have my original one & its still boxed i believe , the best hand held i owned was defender it was the daddy

[dreamcastII]

cut the intro sequence - give more camera work to the game content, then pan to the sides of the macahine

[Chukkz2]

Oh my! :D I had one of those as a kid, stupidly I lend it to some relative and the bastard did demolish it! *shakefist

Great to see this again.

[mowwam]

ive got one of these in my loft!! thats mad!!

[diegobobcat]

...clean it up from dust and play it, it's still amazing game! ^_^

[kjo78]

i want one,make me wish i kept my old one!

[madmomentsgo]

brings back memories when i had one of these, it's good to see and hear this machine again, thanks for uploading this.

[bazfanv2]

i keep trying to get one of these cheap on ebay, to no avail. I had one of these around 1983 and i loved it, tahnks for posting, those sound effects are top notch, and one day again i will hold in my hands an astro wars machine.

Peace. Bazfan

[basilbrushnz]

wow that sound brings back so many memories. Correct me if I am wrong but this was the game that had the docking stage?

[Ironlord2015]

You're right, it did indeed have the docking manoeuvre. I have Astro Wars myself, but the one I have now I bought/won a few years back from eBay, boxed & everything, & still in superb condition, with manual etc. I was playing on it the other day, it's still fantastic :-D & the docking stage is still a bit hit & miss (HA, see what I did there? lol). Sometimes I can dock the ship, & other times I can't, but despite that the game remains FANTASTIC to this very day. My video will be coming soon :-D

[chandil]

i had 2 of those. The 1st one broke and I bugged my parents for about 2 weeks untill I got

another one.

[SnowDusty]

Brings tears to my eyes.

[diegobobcat]

...all the stuff coming from goldens past years make me nostaglic like you feel about this! Thanks for comment!

[Mattysandwiches]

Christmas 1982. The best gift santa ever gave me.

[diegobobcat]

Old times like 80's and objects like this will never come again! Thanks for comment! Bye

[tiny586]

That takes me back.. Ace !!

[bigghair]

Quality !

[mzadagza]

great upload man...i put some serious hours in to mine as a kid .

[diegobobcat]

Thanx Man! ;)

[CiderFecks]

Cheers mate..;)

[CiderFecks]

The greatest hand held ever! Tx 4 the posting!

[diegobobcat]

I'm glad that my post give joy! :D Bye