man, the C64 had all the cool shoot em ups

[save2600]

Nice to see some C=64 action here on A.org    

Right now, I'm in semi-passive cartridge collecting mode for the system. Up to something like 60 different games on cart. I'll have to check out all the recommendations you guys are talking about, but I really enjoy the classics on this system. Slapping in a cartridge helps make the C64 seem more like a console game system vs. a computer and there's no wait time for 'em to boot up! lol  

So, the old school schmups (as the tweens say) we've been enjoying on cart lately include:

Centipede
Defender
Galaxian
Gorf
Gyruss
Omega Race
Robotron
Sea Wolf
Wizard of Wor

...it'll be fun to re-visit some of the newer schmups I had in the 80's, but honestly, as someone else mentioned, I reserved that kind of gaming for the Amiga back then.

[save2600]

plus i think bitd i would rather shove quarters in an arcade machine than play the home versions on the c64, if having one of the other machines wasnt an option.

Which is one of the reasons arcades were more popular then. People just didn't have or want to devote their disposable income to gaming computers or computer gaming. And there was a much wider gap between arcade games and their home playable "counterparts".

Long live the real arcade experience!  :lol: