Hmmm...Zaxxon or Eagle?

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Okay, I need to make some room in my arcade for a new Ms Pac arrival but I can't decide which game to put on the back burner for a little while. I don't want to sell either of them but one will have to go out to the garage for a while. Gameplay wise I guess I slightly prefer Eagle but Zaxxon always seems to be more popular with guests. I can't decide. What would YOU do? :)
 

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Eagle is a better game. Zaxxon was "ground breaking" but that is code word for "cool but sucks" in this instance. Don't get me wrong.... Zaxxon is good for a game or two... every few months... at best... but overall it's a pretty asstastic game.
 
I'd can the Zaxxon, I bought one because I used to love it as a kid but as an adult the repetitive gameplay really blows so I sold it.
 
Yea Eagle all the way. That game is so freaking diffiucult. One of the first games I played alot becuase I wanted to "beat the game" Good game!
 
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Nice! Getting a lot of good feedback on Eagle, I'm glad other people like it as well. I think it is under rated. This poor Eagle sat on Craigs for over a year in my area and even though it was hard to justify the space usage I knew at $100 I couldn't lose. I can relate to some of the Zaxxon comments, the game can be frusterating and NOT the "good" frusterating that makes me want to play it more. Feels like there are a lot of cheap deaths on it, I do love the nostalgia I get while starring at the attract mode though :)
 
Zaxxon is a gimmick to me. After the novelty of the skewed perspective wears off, you realize it gets in the way more than helps.

That novelty is probably what attracts the guests. The game is so distinctive that everyone remembers it. They probably also remember it fleecing them of 25 cents in less than a minute. :D
 
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