Area 51 Demo Loop + Gameplay

I managed to get a hold of this 1995 Arcade classic developed by Mesa Logic and published by Midway (for arcades) and Atari (for home release).

Fun Fact: In arcades, Area 51 (along with Site 4 and Maximum Force) ran off of a system called CoJag, which was a modified Atari Jaguar, that made use of a faster processor and additional RAM.

Turns out it was ported to the Sega Saturn, PlayStation and Windows PC CD-ROM subsequently after it was a hit in arcades.

This is the PC CD-Rom version.
- The program is locked at 15 FPS (60 FPS is possible, but only at score/tally screens).
- It defaults to fullscreen.
- It, amazingly, runs on Windows Vista (the video was filmed on my Vista PC) (the game was made to run on Win95 architecture, and I have a lot of games that are the same that do not run well at all on Vista at all).
- The light gun control scheme is replaced with a crosshair for controller/joystick/mouse control.
- The graphics are of lower quality than the Arcade version. It won't be that noticeable on YouTube, but believe me, the graphics are better on an arcade cabinet than a Samsung HD monitor.
- It constantly needs to run off of the CD. Early form of copy protection, eh?

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• area
• 51
• arcade
• midway
• atari
• mesa
• logic

[squirm13]

This did not come out for any system, so is this a demo, or has someone completed it, and sold it as a homebrew, thanks.

[Swamphunter]

@squirm13 It was released for home consoles, like I said in the description: Sega Saturn, PlayStation and Windows PC.

[apriswajaya]

@gamerboy448 yeah and after that you're on your own, ironic yet funny

[SAFORecruitment01]

I heard there was a sequel for this revised version?

[mcl2462]

They need to re release this for PC or console along with Area 51 Site 4 as a bonus....what a perfect release that would be!!

[Robobbly]

The description is wrong, Site 4 ran off ATARI MEDIA GX HARDWARE not CoJag :')

[AnthraxBomb13]

I remember having this for the pc back in the day and I really want it again...where the hell can I find a copy?

[gamerboy448]

COME ON STAY LOW!!!!! best saying for a game

[GeorgeLRockwell87]

3:44 LMAO!

[pgf95]

fuckin lol!

[coondogtheman1234]

can this be downloaded? I heard that it's for PC as well.

[matrixlone]

@crazybread haha hell yeah im hungry now i remeber that fine ass chick in the game too