Warrior (Vectorbeam 1979)

The world's first one-on-one fighting game.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• classic
• arcade
• game
• Vectorbeam
• Vector
• Cinematronics
• fighting

[semicanadian]

I'm giving this five stars not just because I created the game, but because it is a stunningly beautiful video rendition of how the game was supposed to look. Good work!

Tim Skelly

[cyclissmo]

This game had a certain mystique when I was a kid, and still does.

[mst3kpimp]

can this be played by just one player? im having trouble in mame

[mistergrumpy11]

@semicanadian Thank you for your contributions to video gaming, sir.

[geminidefect]

spent many quarters on this way up in prince george in the 80's. Had I knew how rare it would be, i would have packed it out with 10 of my friends! Dim lighting and many games in the background and the odour of funk on the older kids jackets bring back fond memories!

[lindersi]

@semicanadian damn! You are? Do you mean that this is .... lets say "faked" or say "not original footage"? And... what the f-word did Douglas Pratt found?

[lindersi]

damn! You are? Do you mean that this is .... lets say "faked" or say "not original footage"? And... what the f-word did Douglas Pratt found?

[southport97]

This came out in 1979 when the arcades had mostly pins in them and hardly any video games. Pacman was still a year away, and vector game machines (Vectorbeam and Cinematronics) were just starting to hit. This was right before the golden age of video games 1981-1984. Imagine seeing this for the first time and playing it at 11-years-old. Shear magical memories.

[kristell9]

I enjoyed the variety of games from those days. Not a lot of duplication!

[OriginalJaan]

They re-spawn, far out!

[pumpSHO]

how the hell do you play it?

i was so intimidated when i was a kid it looked so complicated

[h86obsid]

Just before my time, this.

It looks absolutely fantastic!