Area 51(arcade)

[goatblower]

I got a real beef with this game. This game goes beyond most quarter-guzzers by making you start from the beginning of the game if you screw up on one of the bosses(second or third stage). Usually arcade games just play it dirty by making you die a lot but making you start over is unacceptable. This breaks an unwritten rule that no matter how much a player sucks with enough quarters they should be able to complete the game. This reminds me of another alien game I played at the senior all night party where if you don't do something at the end(i never figured out what to do) you have to start a stage over again. Neither way play alien shooters games at your own risk.

[kenny]

I remember this game! Ahh, damn, this one was hard. I was in a Reno hotel's arcade lobby the first time I got my hands on Area 51 and it was pretty difficult. (I wasn't as tall then, so I could barely aim the gun)

I should probably try playing this one again sometime.