# Old arcade game from the early '90s **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 3, 2012, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248 "2012-01-03T10:22:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arcade0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@Arcade0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcade0)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/1 "2012-01-03T10:22:41Z")
Hey im trying to find the name of an old arcade game i used to play at the local movie theatre, it was a two player game where one would drive a red corvette i think and the other would stand up and fire an oozy at other gang types hangin out of other cars or vans. If anyone knows the name let me know cheers. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/2 "2012-01-03T11:44:31Z")
> [@Arcade0](#): > > Hey im trying to find the name of an old arcade game i used to play at the local movie theatre, it was a two player game where one would drive a red corvette i think and the other would stand up and fire an oozy at other gang types hangin out of other cars or vans. If anyone knows the name let me know cheers. While it’s possible that’s enough information, a little more won’t hurt. Approximately how long ago was this? How realistic were the graphics? ---
**Author:** ![Malden\_Capell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malden_capell/32/5274_2.png) [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/3 "2012-01-03T12:05:43Z")
Could it be [Chase H.Q.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_H.Q.) or its sequel, [Special Criminal Investigation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Criminal_Investigation)? ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/4 "2012-01-03T13:03:51Z")
Being a two-player game makes me think it’s Namco’s 1993 release [Lucky & Wild](http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8462). Gameplay video [here](http://youtu.be/APo7DciY_oE). ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/5 "2012-01-03T13:13:08Z")
> [@Malden\_Capell](#): > > Could it be [Chase H.Q.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_H.Q.) or its sequel, [Special Criminal Investigation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Criminal_Investigation)? Chase HQ didn’t have guns IIRC - you had to ram the bad guy. SCI did have the passenger standing up in a convertible, but it was a Nissan. And that was only a one-player game, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/6 "2012-01-03T15:37:44Z")
> [@Using Cell Phones in public places](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-cell-phones-in-public-places/73613/18): > > the other would stand up and fire an oozy at other gang types hangin out of other cars or vans. An oozy what, exactly? Joe ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/7 "2012-01-03T15:44:35Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > An oozy what, exactly? > > Joe Some oozy ouzo. ---
**Author:** ![hopesperson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e95f7d/32.png) [@hopesperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hopesperson)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/8 "2012-01-03T16:31:23Z")
I’m guessin’ it was Cruis’n? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruis’n](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruis'n) ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/9 "2012-01-05T16:09:08Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > An oozy what, exactly? > > Joe Not sure if this is a whoosh, but the OP means Uzi. Game is not ringing any bells with me though, sorry. ---
**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 5, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/10 "2012-01-05T16:23:50Z")
> [@Student\_Driver](#): > > Being a two-player game makes me think it’s Namco’s 1993 release [Lucky & Wild](http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8462). Gameplay video [here](http://youtu.be/APo7DciY_oE). I’m thinking this is it. I remember playing that game a lot with my cousin in the arcades at the beach in early 90s. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/11 "2012-01-05T18:35:04Z")
Moving to the Game Room. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/12 "2012-01-05T18:43:32Z")
← Lodges official protest at anything from the 90’s being called _old_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/13 "2012-01-06T00:57:46Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > \<– Lodges official protest at anything from the 90’s being called _old_. > > 😉 Dude, things from the 90’s can legally purchase alcohol now. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/14 "2012-01-06T01:17:38Z")
That doesn’t make them _old_. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/15 "2012-01-06T01:37:46Z")
[Obligatory link to KLOV\* / Arcade Museum.](http://www.klov.com) \*Killer List of Video Games ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/16 "2012-01-06T08:52:10Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > While it’s possible that’s enough information, a little more won’t hurt. Approximately how long ago was this? How realistic were the graphics? Where’s that Doper spirit? Is no one going to snark on me for apparently not reading the title? ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/17 "2012-01-06T17:50:15Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Where’s that Doper spirit? Is no one going to snark on me for apparently not reading the title? Okay, snark. “Old arcade game from the early '90s” is an oxymoron anyway. When I see “Old arcade game” I’m thinking, like, [Skee-Ball](http://whalompark.homestead.com/APAGES/SKEEBALL.html) There’s old, and then there’s **Old** ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/18 "2012-01-06T23:24:30Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > Okay, snark. “Old arcade game from the early '90s” is an oxymoron anyway. > > When I see “Old arcade game” I’m thinking, like, [Skee-Ball](http://whalompark.homestead.com/APAGES/SKEEBALL.html) > > There’s old, and then there’s **Old** And then there’s OLD: [Sky](http://www.pinrepair.com/arcade/skygun.htm) [Gunner](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=714q6zSZq5o). I recall playing this (and its companion, [Night Fighter](http://www.pinrepair.com/arcade/gnightf.htm)) at the “World Famous B&I Circus Store” in my teens — and they’d been relegated to the dusty back corner then. ---
**Author:** ![nightfl13r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nightfl13r](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightfl13r)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2013, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-arcade-game-from-the-early-90s/608248/19 "2013-09-19T22:54:21Z")
Hello everyone, This is my first post in this forum. I hope someone can help me out here. I am trying to find the title of an old arcade game from the early 90’s. Here’s what I remember from the game. The player is some kind of a marine soldier and at the 2nd boss stage he’s fighting a guy who’s holding a fishing spear and is also spinning it therefore bouncing off the bullet the player shoots at him. This is all happening on top of an emerged submarine. Stage 3 (as I recall) takes place inside a military plane and instead of the typical left-to-right moving sequence that happens in every classic 2D game, the player advances in the stage from right to left. As the player moves on, sometimes the emergency exit doors open and if the player is near it, he falls off the plane. The boss level includes robotic machines that are attached to the 4 “walls” of the screen and they move round the screen frame shooting laser beams. I’m sorry I don’t remember anything else from the game. Is there anyone who might have played it and maybe remembers its title? Thank you in advance.