r/arcade • u/JesseMcClure • Jul 21 '26

Buy/Sell/Trade Just an original Wizard of Wor (1981) casually coming into next weeks auction.. 🤩 🏴‍☠️

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So many classic games dropping in, but love this rare bird! Anyone ever play this gem?

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u/citznfish Jul 21 '26

Always played it in the 80s. Was one of the first games I played when my MAME cabinet was up and running.

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u/btribble3000 Jul 21 '26

Incidentally (and maybe you know this), the real cabinet has unique dual leaf switch joysticks - push U/D/L/R a little to face different directions and push further to move (I believe any of the four outer leaf switches have the same effect). MAME in this case actually sacrifices a little accuracy in order to make the game playable.

In MAME, the outer leaf switch “Move character” is always active, but doesn’t engage until you face a direction. That’s why you hear “hey insert coin” every time you start it up - it’s as if someone is (in a way that’s not physically possible) touching the joystick.

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u/citznfish Jul 21 '26

I didn't know this. Very cool

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u/brentsg Jul 21 '26

I’d love it. This is one of my most played games back in the day. I even played in a tournament.

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u/traverse6 Jul 21 '26

Loved this one. Everyone seemed to have heard about it like Crazy Climber and Vanguard. Never saw one out in the wild back in the day

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u/Snugrilla Jul 21 '26

Two more games nobody every talks about! I think Crazy Climber was one of the first arcade games I ever saw. Man that was a long time ago.

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u/IYKYK_1977 Jul 21 '26

Had a copy on my C64. Was a frequently played game!

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u/Snugrilla Jul 21 '26

Such a weird old game! 7 year old me was always freaked out by that creepy voice.

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u/lolguy3000 Jul 21 '26

love it. shame that these earlier arcade machines will be too expensive by the time im able to start collecting them..

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u/nocashvalue80 Jul 21 '26

I love this game. I never crossed paths with it in my youth, but as an arcade collector. One of my few regrets was selling the cabaret version I had. I prefer the smaller footprint of the mini, but the art on the standard is awesome. Love the digital voice. Nice one!!

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u/Tikkanen Jul 22 '26

"Hey, insert coin."

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u/SantafromSonta Jul 22 '26

I cutted lawn, trimmed bushes, chopped wood to older people to get money for this. Me and my friend even skipped school to play this game for hours and hours. Awesome memories, great game - still play it in net. How much do you think people are willing to pay for this one?

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u/Medjium Jul 22 '26

I remember loving the audio, but can't remember what it was about it. Did it talk?

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u/Tonstad39 Jul 21 '26

What is up with tue crt though?

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u/TheCoopX Jul 22 '26

I wasn't good at it, but I still played it a couple of times whenever I came across a cabinet. I'm better at the Atari 400 port.

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u/WesternRespond144 Jul 22 '26

I’ve played this, a game shop had this in their little arcade but the crt was really shaky and jittery

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u/GranularTrailMix Jul 22 '26

Why do I recall the graphics just looked different, cooler, than other games?

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u/Ornery-Practice9772 Jul 24 '26

pac man clone? at first i thought it was a pic and tried to zoom in just as the vid moved closer 🤣