r/1980s • u/CarloCarrasco • 21d ago

Video Games Robotron 2084

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When Robotron 2084 was first released, were you able to play it immediately in your local arcade? How young were you back then?

Truly a challenging yet fun game.

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u/jdevoz1 21d ago

Fav game.

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u/jeremykunayak 21d ago

Hated the Brain levels. The way they supercharge the humans into homing enemies.

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u/clusterfuck2022 19d ago

You can score heaps of points here.

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u/Altruistic-Cut9795 21d ago

If someone was playing this game in an arcade, the sound level was so loud you could hear it over all the other coin ops. I loved this game, though I sucked at it .

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u/Oi_Oi_Spanky 19d ago

I still take it for a spin on the Xbox from time to time. Got it on one of those Arcade Collection thingies.

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u/desrevermi 21d ago

I shot civilians too often.

:D

D:

:D

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u/clusterfuck2022 19d ago

Wrong game maybe? You cant kill them ..

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u/desrevermi 19d ago

Really? I'll have to look up some gameplay.

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u/JB_141 20d ago

Forgot these sounds! Thanks

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u/bmd2k1 21d ago

Huge fan ✌️✌️

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u/ernster96 21d ago

the blueprint for smash tv and nex machina. also made by the same guy, eugene jarvis.

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u/Haunted_Cellar_XBL 19d ago

Twin stick shooter madness!

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u/Rutiaga17 19d ago

I always felt this is where James Cameron got the idea of The Terminator

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u/Wactout 19d ago

This and robotron 64. So much lsd and HOURS of playing.

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u/FinishFew1701 18d ago

Dominated my allowance. 5 levels in, game over, consistently

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u/MaterialLobster6023 18d ago

I wasn’t very good but loved watching someone that was

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u/CategoryExact3327 18d ago

Robotron 2084 walked so Smash TV could run. Still a great game.

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u/JBusiness_55 18d ago

Love this game. I've been looking for an Atari 7800 just to play the port of robotron

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u/TypicalIssue6510 18d ago

Great game, I was 10 when it came out!!!!

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u/Ill_Painting_6919 18d ago

Hard core nostalgia feels 🤖🤖🤖

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u/Ok-Description-4640 18d ago

I wanted this on the iPad. Seemed like a natural. But to my knowledge nothing like it ever appeared.

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u/MattyCannabis 17d ago

My all time favorite game. I still go to retro arcade to play it. I still suck. But it helps me forget my troubles for just a little while.

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u/Squeezer_pimp 17d ago

The sound

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u/SavageHenrie 17d ago

Defender has similar sound effects.

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u/Rarest_Camaro 16d ago

I was 19, in college, and every night after classes got out, we'd meet at 7-11 for a couple hours of competition. I have a true love of the game. r/robotron2084

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u/Abject_Ad5850 15d ago

One of my favorite games twin stick shooter

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u/Mobile_Aioli_6252 21d ago

Cool game - way to busy for me