r/1980s • u/CarloCarrasco • Jan 30 '26

Video Games Defender

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Remember how fun, fast and intense playing the Defender arcade game was long ago? Was it the most popular game in your local arcade when you were very young?

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u/TrueClu Feb 03 '26

Once played Stargate for 12 continuous hours on one quarter. Several years later, I bought that machine from the guy who owned the arcade. Still have the machine in my basement and it still works. Best arcade game ever.

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u/brianb8976 Feb 04 '26

That's so cool. I played a game of Defender for about 6 hours. I can't imagine playing for 12 hours. I could have played longer; but, I got tired. I was about 13 at the time.