All the Namco arcade Laserdiscs - YouTube links and pics

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posted by stuntpeople on May 25, 2015:

Only one missing right now is Tekken. Hopefully I'll nab it someday. Here are Air Combat, Air Combat 22, Ridge Racer, Solvalou, Starblade, Steel Gunner, and Galaxian 3.

Air Combat

















 

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posted by stuntpeople on May 25, 2015:

Ridge Racer














 

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posted by stuntpeople on May 25, 2015:

Solvalou














 

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posted by stuntpeople on May 25, 2015:

Starblade












 

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posted by stuntpeople on May 25, 2015:

Steel Gunner














 

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posted by stuntpeople on May 25, 2015:

Galaxian 3






















 

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posted by stuntpeople on May 25, 2015:

Air Combat 22














 

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posted by wombat on Jun 7, 2014:

Great job on digitalizing these releases, awesome to see these games running . Question, do you know the reason for these LD's to exists, were they offered for sale to the general public or were they for promotional purposes only?
 

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posted by stuntpeople on Jun 7, 2014:

The OBI strips have all the markings of general release discs. I have no idea what purpose they held, though. Laserdiscs were waaaay elite back in the day, so they always released tech demos that seemed more suited for demonstration purposes, but anyone could buy em. Also they were better for kiosks and shops because you could skip chapters and demo products more easily. Arcade discs... I dunno, maybe arcade shop owners would play them to attract customers without having to wear out the arcade cabinets.
 

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posted by Johnny on Jun 7, 2014:

Awesome posts. Thanks a lot for sharing these with all of us.