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Friday, February 25, 2011

Bugs bugging bugs


My uncle has a restored Galaga machine I used to play alot as a kid.  He once showed me this trick that makes all of the bugs stop shooting at you for the entirety of the game(heh).  Of course with the advent of the Internet everyone knows about this so I can't go to arcades and impress chicks with this anymore.  Of course, being an adult now, trying to impress Jr. High school chicks at an arcade in the suburbs is kind of creepy so everything turned out better than expected.  I will say though, that I actually did show a girl this once when I was a kid and she thought I was the coolest guy ever, so the success rate of this pickup move is 100% in my book.  Enjoy your Friday night, fellow bloggers!
Posted by Isaac at 1:03 PM
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55 comments:

  1. World of ZeroFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Neat trick. But what fun is a game without a challenge? That is why I never cheat.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    A original arcade machine?! That's awesome. I love Galaga. When I was little me and my friend would play this game for endless days. If I knew about this trick I would have beaten the game!

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  3. T. BanacekFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    It's hypnotic. I could watch that all day...

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  4. Kicking RocksFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    bugs in space never made sense to me but this was always a fun game, next to mrs pac man

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  5. The Angry LurkerFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    Very good, the game brought memories.

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  6. Guy Movie BloggerFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    I'm jelly that you've got a real arcade machine to play with/pick up chicks with. Unfair!

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  7. leanmeansteenFebruary 25, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    waat. i didn't know about this. they still have a sit down galaga machine at my pizza parlor so i can totally try this now while waiting for my food. thanks

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  8. xyFebruary 25, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    Hello lovely :)!

    thanks so much for your comment :)!

    Wish you a great start in the weekend :)

    with love
    Mariza
    http://mar-iza.blogspot.com

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  9. DooFebruary 25, 2011 at 2:29 PM

    Kinda cool :) Brings back some memories :)

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  10. ThisWeekInThoughtFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Sweet man, never knew about that truck.

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  11. AltenfrostFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    Very good article, all the old games have some thing ,which causes you want to play , and you don't need any pixel shaders, anti-aliasing to have fun.
    +followed :)

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  12. loveblogginFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    thats crazy lol

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  13. UnknownFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    I really wish I knew this trick when I was a kid

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  14. Lendo KharFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    >I actually did show a girl this once when I was a kid and she thought I was the coolest guy ever

    Why this doesn't work with girls anymore.

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  15. BeerFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    I still play this whenever I get the chance.

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  16. UnknownFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    I miss these big arcade games. I grew up with Centipede and Popeye in my house, and miss them a lot.

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  17. GFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    only now do i find out about this trick lol

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  18. Nathan CFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    Oh Galaga, those were the days. i think I played it in an arcade maybe once; I used to have a 63-in-1 game cartridge for me NES and it had Galaga on it - as well as Galaxian. So, there was no more need to play it in the arcade.

    Anyway, if the critters aren't shooting at you, it's little more than a shooting gallery, and with games like that, it gets old fast.

    These days, if you're lucky enough to find an arcade (let alone one with thirty year old games in it), it's probably not the best place to pick up chicks, even if you are a teenager. Unless there's a Twilight game, maybe they'd go for that :p

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  19. BrutFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Amazing... I love it.

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  20. SnickelsoxFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Im glad to hear of your massive success.

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  21. UnknownFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Nice. But i couldn't see a girl hanging around for 18 minutes while you dodge one bee...

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  22. AdaFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:43 PM

    I miss the times when games still had cool cheat codes

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  23. noreply@blogger.comFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    play this game on mame. it's fun :)

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  24. Das Auto!February 25, 2011 at 6:18 PM

    cheatin' ain't much fun anyways, especially if it won't impress chicks.

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  25. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    neat trick, i didn't know that it existed.

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  26. MorphenFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    Kind of a cheap trick lol.

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  27. MarnieFebruary 25, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    I just learned something new. Seriously :0)

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  28. MixedNutsFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Nice Trick.

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  29. A Beer for the ShowerFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    I never actually knew this. This would have impressed me greatly, though I wouldn't have done any of the things you might have wanted that Jr. High school girl to do to you...

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  30. JoshFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    I used to love galaga

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  31. BaxStarFebruary 25, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    Wow, I'm not sure that it's worth it, at least not from a gaming perspective, if it helped you pick up chicks then maybe it was! Keep the awesome coming! Followed

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  32. Hom DiddlyFebruary 25, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    Cool trick. Thats awesome that you used this to pick up, must have been a cool girl!

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  33. Alex DeLargeFebruary 25, 2011 at 11:01 PM

    far left second row eh? cool, there's an arcade near my house with an old Galaga machine, cant wait to try it

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  34. BartFebruary 25, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    lady gaga ftw?

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  35. PawawanpiFebruary 26, 2011 at 12:46 AM

    I want an arcade machine.

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  36. Con QuesoFebruary 26, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    cool trick. Is it just me or is the galaga ship suppose to be blue and red, it looks white in the video.

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  37. Archon6February 26, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    Pretty cool trick, strange that it wasn't exploited more often.

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  38. TrelinFebruary 26, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    Never knew this trick, but I don't think I ever played Galaga on an arcade machine. Did play Galaxian a few times though.

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  39. ShutterbugFebruary 26, 2011 at 3:10 PM

    I would think you're cool too! ;)

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  40. AnonymouseFebruary 26, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    haha, cool stuff.

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  41. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2011 at 4:16 AM

    I don't think kids these days still go to the arcade anymore. But man, galaga is a fun game. Even today it still holds up.

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  42. AnonfourtwentyFebruary 27, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    Damn, this is good to know.

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  43. Blog Master FlexFebruary 27, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Thats a cool trick bud. Kinda takes the fun out of the game but still, it would be fun to show off with.

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  44. Justsayin'February 28, 2011 at 8:25 AM

    That is so cool. Wish I knew that trick back in the day.

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  45. Ante BabajaFebruary 28, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    i dont like game cheats

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  46. noogFebruary 28, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    I showed a girl Subzero's fatality in the original MK and she kissed me... this is not a true story...

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  47. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Awesome trick, I'm too young to really put this to use tho, somehow I don't think the girls would go for it now days

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  48. The Angry VegetarianFebruary 28, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    lol, creepy as it may be - it's still worth a shot.

    Not serious....

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  49. HiFiFebruary 28, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    I used to play this all the time. This is the first time I ever heard of this trick!

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  50. AFebruary 28, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    I can't believe your uncle has a Galaga machine, that's sick. I don't really like video games, but retro games are always fun, especially if they're in the machine to enhance the atmosphere.

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  51. madotsukiMarch 1, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    I'm a girl and I'm swooning over you right now.

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  52. Jessica ThompsonMarch 2, 2011 at 5:05 AM

    Buggin like crazy, Followed!
    alphabetalife.blogspot.com

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  53. The VikingMarch 2, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Lol, pretty nice trick!

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  54. D22 ZoneMarch 3, 2011 at 5:18 AM

    Man awesome trick! thanks for sharing!

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  55. Pinecone StewMarch 3, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    Have a super weekend!

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