# For a good time, type 1980 ...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 12, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029 "2013-08-12T12:03:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Stealth\_Bragg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@Stealth\_Bragg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Bragg)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/21 "2013-08-13T10:29:30Z")

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> [@Asimovian](#):
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> Yeah, it’s not just you. Damn.

It’s just a recreation of the game, not an emulator or accurate version of the original.

The old game started slow then got crazy fast after a few waves.

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**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/22 "2013-08-13T16:10:50Z")

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Not to mention that in the original game you chose which base to launch from.

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**Author:** ![Stealth\_Bragg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@Stealth\_Bragg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Bragg)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/23 "2013-08-14T07:53:14Z")

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This emulated [browser version](http://my.ign.com/atari/missile-command) of Atari’s Missile Command works pretty well.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/24 "2013-08-14T14:11:08Z")

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> [@WhyNot](#):
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> Jeez…that’s a lot faster than I remembered! (Or my reflexes are 30 years older…)

Yeah, I totally screwed the pooch.

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-a-good-time-type-1980/666029/25 "2013-08-14T17:27:59Z")

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That game is impossible to play on my laptop touch pad. Very cool though.

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