lordfritoJun 23, 2023

Can someone identify this old 80's arcade game "Herpes"?

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Can someone identify this old 80's arcade game "Herpes"? - Lemmy.world

Stumbled upon an old video clip (from 1983) showing a coin operated game called “Herpes”, no joke. Pictures here. [https://imgur.com/a/oA9xRQ7] Here’s a link to the video I found this in. [https://youtu.be/S9HKI1dU_Yo?t=4154] It’s in a coin op cabinet that looks pretty custom, and the graphics look similar to Atari 8-bit graphics. My gut says this is a bespoke game, with an Atari buried inside (like the Exidy Max-A-Flex [https://www.classicarcademuseum.org/exidy-max-a-flex-system] system) Can anyone provide any more information on this?

Show thread14four
Looks like it may be Ray Davies who is presenting the game in the clip. I'm doubting that he actually programmed it :)
Jun 23, 2023 at 9:12pmWeb
Show threadlordfritoJun 23, 2023
Are you suggesting it's Ray Davies from The Kinks?? He would have been 38-40 at the time of the video, the guy in the video looks younger.
Show thread14fourJun 23, 2023
Yeah, I'm not sure, from the cast list he looks similar.
Show threadZardozerJun 23, 2023
It doesn't look like Ray Davies to me. Very interesting show, it's kind of like Black Mirror if it was done in a more experimental pseudo-documentary format. It's about the "Video Age" lol.