# Game night! **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 23, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299 "2019-12-23T17:41:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/1 "2019-12-23T17:41:46Z")
Like the Movie Marathon thread, but about games and gaming. Video games, board games, card games, casino games, etc.; anything to do with a game. I suppose we could even roll in “sports” stuff. 10 things about games/gaming with something in common, 10th one chooses new topic. Classic video games 1. Pong ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/2 "2019-12-23T17:53:43Z")
Classic video games 1. Pong 2. Pac-Man ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/3 "2019-12-23T18:40:30Z")
Classic video games 1. Pong 2. Pac-Man 3. Q\*Bert ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/4 "2019-12-23T18:44:46Z")
Classic video games 1. Pong 2. Pac-Man 3. Q\*Bert 4. Space Invaders ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/5 "2019-12-23T18:53:05Z")
Classic video games 1. Pong 2. Pac-Man 3. Q\*Bert 4. Space Invaders 5. Rampart A personal favorite. Considered one of, if not the, first tower defense video game. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/6 "2019-12-23T18:55:51Z")
Classic video games 1. Pong 2. Pac-Man 3. Q\*Bert 4. Space Invaders 5. Rampart 6. Battlezone ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/7 "2019-12-23T19:32:10Z")
Classic video games 1. Pong 2. Pac-Man 3. Q\*Bert 4. Space Invaders 5. Rampart 6. Battlezone 7. Dig-Dug ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/8 "2019-12-23T20:52:35Z")
Classic video games 1. Pong 2. Pac-Man 3. Q\*Bert 4. Space Invaders 5. Rampart 6. Battlezone 7. Dig-Dug 8. Boulder Dash ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/9 "2019-12-23T23:05:40Z")
Classic video games 1. Pong 2. Pac-Man 3. Q\*Bert 4. Space Invaders 5. Rampart 6. Battlezone 7. Dig-Dug 8. Boulder Dash 9. Donkey Kong ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/10 "2019-12-24T06:05:16Z")
Classic video games 1. Pong 2. Pac-Man 3. Q\*Bert 4. Space Invaders 5. Rampart 6. Battlezone 7. Dig-Dug 8. Boulder Dash 9. Donkey Kong 10. Centipede Favorite pinball games 1. Royal Flush (Gottlieb, 1976) (The [Internet Pinball Machine Database](https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?searchtype=quick) might help here.) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/11 "2019-12-24T12:44:28Z")
Favorite pinball games 1. Royal Flush (Gottlieb, 1976) 2. King Pin (Gottlieb, 1973) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/12 "2019-12-24T12:52:01Z")
Favorite pinball games 1. Royal Flush (Gottlieb, 1976) 2. King Pin (Gottlieb, 1973) 3. Gorgar (Williams, 1979) Just by merit of being the one I’ve played the most. A friend had this in her basement and I’d go over there all the time just to play pinball for free. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/13 "2019-12-24T15:05:30Z")
Favorite pinball games 1. Royal Flush (Gottlieb, 1976) 2. King Pin (Gottlieb, 1973) 3. Gorgar (Williams, 1979) 4. Cyclone (Williams, 1988) Step right up! We have a winner! And the replay knocker going off has got to be one of the most satisfying sounds ever. ---
**Author:** ![Kimble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimble/32/19185_2.png) [@Kimble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimble)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/14 "2019-12-24T19:14:17Z")
Favorite pinball games 1. Royal Flush (Gottlieb, 1976) 2. King Pin (Gottlieb, 1973) 3. Gorgar (Williams, 1979) 4. Cyclone (Williams, 1988) 5. Space Shuttle (Williams, 1984) Space shuttles! An up-post! Outlane detours! Multiball! The perfect game for a tween nerd that wasn’t actually good at pinball! ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2019, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/15 "2019-12-26T19:04:02Z")
Favorite pinball games 1. Royal Flush (Gottlieb, 1976) 2. King Pin (Gottlieb, 1973) 3. Gorgar (Williams, 1979) 4. Cyclone (Williams, 1988) 5. Space Shuttle (Williams, 1984) 6. AC/DC (Stern, 2012) A newer machine, designed by Steve Ritchie. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/16 "2020-01-04T16:28:55Z")
Okay, so pinball was a loser. Restart! Games set underwater 1. Subnautica ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/17 "2020-01-04T17:21:18Z")
Games set underwater 1. Subnautica 2. Sub Battle Simulator ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-night/845299/18 "2020-01-06T02:07:21Z")
Games set underwater 1. Subnautica 2. Sub Battle Simulator 3. Bioshock (and Bioshock 2)