Mini Tabletop Arcade Game

Tabletop mini arcade games have had unique appeals ever since they hit the market. But the 1980s was probably the golden age of these mini arcade games were probably. Behind the scene of the huge popularity of tabletop arcade games was, the fact that the coin insertion and bulk fun of full size arcade games was brought right at home tabletops with the mini tabletop arcade games.

A guy from the 1980s can be overwhelmed by the nostalgia of tabletop arcade games. But you can still get a touch of them as many of these tabletop arcade games are available at eBay.

1. Pack man: If not one of a kind, this game has it’s own characteristics with the black and yellow cabinet. It is interesting that a game of such size was fitted into such a small package. Here is more on this game-

About all those "secret passages"- regardless of the fact that this game originates in the 80s, this tabletop mini arcade game remarkably resemblances the full fledged arcade game versions.

This game is designed to thrill the players with fun and excitement. For instance, ghosts even in the initial levels are ferocious and striking. Players love the feature that the Pac-man seems to be on constant eating while you roam it around mazes.

Critics believe that there was room for improvements in the color applications of this game. The yellow and red colors used in it could be well replaced with blue and pink.

Among the inside features of this game, there could be more fruit bonuses in the game. The ghost values range between 200 to 1600, which can be replaced with a 100 to 800 points range.

When it comes to the game variations, there are 3 avenues for players-
1.Normal Pac-Man,
2.Eat & Run, and
3.Head To Head Pac-Man.

The Eat & Run is rated low by critics while the ‘Head to Head Pac-Man’ was much more popular one as 2 players can play the exciting moves simultaneously.

To make tit more competitive, the system tracks the score differences of the players.

Improvements need to be introduced at the sound of this game- some calls it incessant and whiney. There is zero flexibility for the players to adjust the volume.

One final drawback with this machine is, there seem to be too narrow space for 2 players to use the joysticks.

2. Galaxian: Compared to the contemporary arcade games, these tablelop versions had some lacking. Here are some-

Aliens in this game look like bugs- not much creativity from the designer.

Animations would pass the industry standards; still the bombs coming from your enemies may seem virtually invisible at times.

The boss aliens have not been given enough fierce/touch image.

The progression of difficulty among the levels is not rational. While level one is too easy, the next levels seem to jump up with difficulty

Still, the "Midway's Attackers" is appealing to players. But critics do not say the same for the Head To Head mode.

Another problem is, the two players can end up shooting at each other.

Sometimes it becomes impossible to understand what’s going on while the two players are playing simultaneously.

3. Frogger

Critics call it one of the most balanced tabletop arcade games ever. Ironically, the makers got away with the substandard animation as the key characters are hopping around. Here are some good and bad of this tabletop arcade game-

In fact, the highway crossing, stream navigation and dealing with box like vehicles make the game fun.

The specialty of this game remains in the huge face of the frog as you see different expressions.

The color applications on the frogger’s are appealing and resembles to the full-fledged arcade games.

Some users have rated it high as it creates melody rather than noise. This game involved just 2 skill-levels.

Playing these mini tabletop arcade games would probably make you nostalgic about the childhood in 80’s.