Mutants and Humans?

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Howdy, all - trying to track down a favorite arcade game from my youth, and have searched far and wide with no luck.

I think it was called Mutants and Humans, but can't find a hit on that name anywhere to save my life. I would have been playing it in the late 70's/early 80's.

Game description: Simple joystick with fire buttons. Aliens/monsters would come at you from the sides, and you had to shoot them in matching pairs. First shot on a monster would "freeze" him, if your next shot hit another identical monster you killed them both off.

However, if you froze monster A, but your next shot hit monster B - it would create two mutants. One with monster A head/B body, the other with monster B head/A body. If you shot the two mutants in sequence again, they would revert to "normal" monsters, then could be killed off in pairs again.

Simple, addicting game...and I only saw it in one arcade, of many around the SF Bay Area.

Any chance the above rings a bell with anyone here? Perhaps I've just got the name wrong?
 
Howdy, all - trying to track down a favorite arcade game from my youth, and have searched far and wide with no luck.

I think it was called Mutants and Humans, but can't find a hit on that name anywhere to save my life. I would have been playing it in the late 70's/early 80's.

Game description: Simple joystick with fire buttons. Aliens/monsters would come at you from the sides, and you had to shoot them in matching pairs. First shot on a monster would "freeze" him, if your next shot hit another identical monster you killed them both off.

However, if you froze monster A, but your next shot hit monster B - it would create two mutants. One with monster A head/B body, the other with monster B head/A body. If you shot the two mutants in sequence again, they would revert to "normal" monsters, then could be killed off in pairs again.

Simple, addicting game...and I only saw it in one arcade, of many around the SF Bay Area.

Any chance the above rings a bell with anyone here? Perhaps I've just got the name wrong?

Sounds like Wacko.
 
Sounds like Wacko.

Holy crap - one minute for a reply? ;)

Thanks, just looked at the description - the game play sure sounds right. Gonna see if I can't dig up an online version to verify.

Thanks!
 
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Except Wacko uses a trackball, not a stick...

EDIT: Well, it uses a trackball AND a stick...
 
Holy crap - one minute for a reply? ;)

Thanks, just looked at the description - the game play sure sounds right. Gonna see if I can't dig up an online version to verify.

Thanks!

I'd think you'd remember the cab on that one if it was Wacko. Pretty unique.
 
I'd think you'd remember the cab on that one if it was Wacko. Pretty unique.

Remember? Dude...it was the 70's. 'Nuff said?

I'm almost positive that's it, as the game description tossed in something I'd forgotten all about - the bats. I'd forgotten all about them, but now remember them well.

Looks like I can pick up a DVD pretty cheap - Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition - that contains it. Think I'll go that route first, just to make sure before I start watching for the real thing. Not finding a Flash version online anywhere.

Thanks again!
 
Remember? Dude...it was the 70's. 'Nuff said?

I'm almost positive that's it, as the game description tossed in something I'd forgotten all about - the bats. I'd forgotten all about them, but now remember them well.

Looks like I can pick up a DVD pretty cheap - Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition - that contains it. Think I'll go that route first, just to make sure before I start watching for the real thing. Not finding a Flash version online anywhere.

Thanks again!

Well you know what they say, "If you can remember the 70's, you weren't really there." You must have had a SEVERE 70's hangover. Wacko came out 1983.
 
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