Video modes - the good, the bad and the ugly ...discuss

[Deleted member 181]

TOM video mode laughable , WTF video pinball while playing pinball.
LW3 sane as Star Wars rubbish!

HS2 great
IJ's I like all the video modes in that bad boy

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

LW3 sane as Star Wars rubbish!

Nooooo ! ...LW3 shooting bad guys and avoiding women/hippies is good fun. The stupid button slapping fight isn't. But I do like 'Grab the gun and fire' ...especially during frantic playfield moments. I think LW3 is the best integration of gun handle / shooter .

 

[Jay Walker]

The weakest video mode I've seen was on Cue Ball Wizard - a blob (representing a pool ball) falls from the top of the display, and the player is supposed to move the 'pocket' to catch it. Also, I never understood or enjoyed the VM on No Fear.

My favourite video modes are Getaway, Star Trek Next Gen, and 'rope swing' on Black Rose, especially if left too late - the figure disappears off the display, with sounds of articles falling over/rolling around. I suppose there wasn't room for a picture of the point of impact.

 

[Deleted member 181]

I like the grab and gun and fire bit as well, it's just the movie sceen bit like Star Wars when you press the trigger at the right point, utterly pointless

 

[johnwhitfield]

"I think LW3 is the best integration of gun handle / shooter ."

Yet ironically it has the crappiest "gun" of all the shooters. Always think they've used a wall stapler rather than gun....... Now the gun for IJ/DH feels like a gun....

 

[OrochiLeona]

On the Aaron Spelling table (which is a re skinned LW3) the VM slap fight is a brawl between Krystal and Alexis from Dynasty

 

[Judge Dreads]

Minecart and wolves in BSD my fav, Johnny Mnemonic my least, that is just a wind up.