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Arcade motion simulator ride

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A few years back I was in a video game arcade with some friends racing one another on the daytona machines (and beating all the kiddies on them) and I spotted a machine that you stepped inside, chose a scenario and the machine played that scenario complete with motion. You had to wear a harness in the ride as it could go upside down (no one wants to bang their head on the celing of the ride). It also featured 2 big emergency stop buttons inside, incase you had to get out quick (aka airsickness)

The choices were a roller coaster, a Ferrari down a mountainside road, a flight in a cessna in a storm or a harrier jump jet ride. I chose the harrier and it was amazing.

The harrier started in a field, spooled up its engines, took off, flew over a city, did a few barrel rolls, turns and loops, and landed on an aircraft carrier. The ride cost $4 and lasted approximatly 3 minutes

Does anyone know what that ride machine is called?
 





I don't know if it's the same thing you mean, but once i tried Descent, played with a RV helmet in a gyrosphere interface ..... wonderful, but MUST be played with empty stomach :p :D
 
^ similar to that one, but more "open-frame", it was a prototype made for Descent game, yes ..... and free to roll on all 3 axis in continuous, with the same speed and spin of the ship (that means, if you go a bit too much "enthusiastic" with the ship rollings, in the game, when you exit the sphere you will probably try to walk on the floor, or go around looking brewed for some minutes, LOL :p :D)
 
anselm said:
Was it something like this, the Sega R360? ;)
System 16 - R360 Hardware (Sega)
R360 - Videogame by Sega

I bet it was. Never had the chance to ride one.
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O Man i remember that game.:) I remember when i was really young i was scared to go on it because it went upside down.:crackup: But a couple of years after that i went on it.:wave:

The game was very hard to play IMO. I would always crash because i really just wanted to have fun on the ride rather then play the game.:crackup:

I think back then 15+ years ago it was like $10 a game.:eek:

Wish the Arcade was still around.:cryyy: There are no Arcades anymore where i live. They all turned into pool halls.

Edit: vk2fro is this the one you are talking about.?

 
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I did a combat flight simulator when I was in Washington D.C. and the "barrel" they put you inside would spin 360 degrees as well as tilt forward and back somewhat. I don't believe it was a name brand system but it was definitely the coolest game I have ever played.
 
LOL! I remember that one! I never got to ride it though... it was the single most expensive arcade game I've ever seen in Argentina, it was like $16.00 for one ride (at that moment, $16.00 was a lot of money) and I was like 10-12 years old and that meant 16-32 games to play with that money instead of just one.
 
That Sega R360 I have seen around - think it had a G-Loc air battle game loaded.

The one I went on was a big box. The door opened like a cargo van door when not being used. When you got in, fed it your money and selected a ride, the machine gave instructions on how to fit the harness. The game also would not start until the harnes was properly fitted. Once fitted, it gave a warning the door will close, closed the door, and the simulation began.

From the outside, the game on some of the simulations (like the roller coaster and harrier) rose 5 feet into the air to perfom drop simulations, like the harrier landing on the aircraft carrier. It could also swing around 350 degrees, and tilt around 5-10 degrees in every direction, much like a real airline flight simulator can, but on a smaller scale. It obviously needed some space around it as during the coaster and harrier rides, rubber booted outriggers would extend from the game to stabilize it. It was also surrounded by velvet ropes to keep people away from the machine to avoid it hitting them, and a red flashing light on top and bottom. To prevent it turning more than 360 degrees, it used slow return that the rider could not sense, compared to the quick turns it could do like in the Ferrari car and harrier. At the end of the ride, depending on the scene selected it took up to 30 seconds before the door would open, this was not a fault, the machine took that time to reset it self to the starting position ready for the next rider.

And yes, this thing at $4 a pop, I could only really afford to take the harrier and the cessna during 2 different visits. It was neat, but more satisfaction was to be had beating the kiddies on Daytona :)
 
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I've been on one of those many years ago. I got invited to a closed event to check out the new 3D, virtual reality, and motion activated games. They had some incredible rides and games. Since then I have not seen one of those in an arcade. And that was almost 20 years ago. I think the games just cost to much money to make it into typical arcades.
 
One of the machines fitted out with LCD screens, suitable go flight gear and a copy of MS FS X with wide FS would make an excellent full motion flight simulator. If I did get one I wouldn't have a loungeroom left though :)
 
My favorite was a F1 car racing simulator. It was fairly large because it spun around in a circle, like a G-Force simulator. Truly one of the greatest race games I ever played. Pulling a 1G power slide was the most fun. The guy told us not to waste time playing the game, and he was right. Doing 250mph power slides, hitting walls, and doing donuts were much more fun.

They had around 2 dozen kick ass games, and I dont think I've ever seen even one in the arcades. Hell, we should of had virtual reality helmets for all the consoles by now. Its true 3D.

Tip: Most bowling alleys have games.
 
It's worth it, you'll spend hours in there. :D Another nice thing is that you buy a card to swipe instead of using coins, and you can just put more money on the card.
 
Ignis Fatuus said:
Tip: Most bowling alleys have games.
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Where I spent many of my teen years and heaps of $1 coins. When I wasnt competing in a bowling legue, I was playing High Speed ][, The Getaway pinball machine (the only decent pinnie in their arcade)

"RED... LINE.... MANIA...." ;)
 
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