What attract mode do you like to watch the most...and why?

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What attract mode do you like to watch the most...and why?

It can be with attract sound on or off, doesn't matter. For me I like to watch Defender's attract mode a lot; because it reminds me of back in 1982 when the movie theater near here had one(Joust next to it), and friends and I would watch the attract mode and play a few games before and after a movie. Watching it makes me feel like I am RIGHT THERE again, all those years ago. I like watching each alien appear and get shot, showing its point value.
 
Probably Pac-Man and Ms.Pac-Man.

I primarily played games at grocery stores and other street locations, and when I ran out of quarters (and my mom would still be shopping), I would just study the attract modes. I totally memorized the paths the Pac-characters took in those "sample" games.

Kyle :cool:
 
I like to watch the attract modes of my Battlezone and Tempest with no lights on whatsoever.

I think the glows are very cool.

ArcadeMaze
 
Dragons Lair II

and
super street fighter 2. Love watching RYU in the lightning as well as the sample fighting.

BOTH preferred with sounds on.
 
Stargate for sure. When I look at the attract mode, it's like a "time warp" back to 1981.
 
ah yes MKII is awesome. From that time period I also loved watching Tecmo Knight aka Wildfang... Samurai Shodown 1 is also amazing. Those were my faves from the 90's

Tom
 
Dragon's Lair is the one that makes me remember the arcade experience... it was such a unique presentation for it's time, with the professional announcer voice and cel animation.

All the others I can't separate from the general boops and beeps that made up the background noise of the average arcade.
 
I find myself giving my GoldenTeeComplete a watch whenever I walk by because it shows all the great shots and holes in one that have been played. Reminds you of all your best games.
 
Scramble - the ship doesn't die at the same place every time, so I like to sit and watch and see how far it gets THIS time before it dies....
 
I'm sure this will get all sorts of comments but...

Gyruss! Something about it's attract mode makes me want to play. The music and the spinning animation.
 
I like how Dk and Dkjr both have the name of the game come up and then strobe. Makes we have a mini seizure and reach for a token.
 
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