6: Arcade Teleporter

ERODROME DELIRIOUS 137 Vorax Fun Division Arcade Zone: BOMBERMAN This is the entrance to the BomberMan game. Bomberman was one of the first games to appear on 'binary computers'. Computers were the first crude step to the systems known today. These very primitive systems worked by using a number of 'on/off' switches to perform simple calculations like statistics and animations. But they were also the tools that first brought us virtual experiences, facsimiles and avatars.

ERODROME DELIRIOUS 137 Vorax Fun Division Arcade Zone: BOMBERMAN We don't have complete documentation on how this game looked and worked, but our researchers assure us this is a good approximation. Blow away all the pillars using the mines and escape out the exit when you find it.

ERODROME DELIRIOUS 137 Vorax Fun Division Arcade Zone: SPACE INVADERS This is the entrance to the Space Invaders game. Space Invaders, like BomberMan, was one of the very first system simulation games. Very little information is left about this game, but, as with the BomberMan game, we feel we have come close to reconstructing its original look and feel.

ERODROME DELIRIOUS 137 Vorax Fun Division Arcade Zone: SPACE INVADERS Use the sidestep keys to move from side to side while shooting the "aliens". Keep the aliens from your door until the the circular switch appear (shown in circle). Then shoot the switch.

ERODROME DELIRIOUS 137 Vorax Fun Division Arcade Zone: METROSLIDE This is the entrance to the MetroSlide game. MetroSlide came a little later than BomberMan and Space Invaders. It was known to be the first "holomind" game; ie., teasing the brain to give an impression of movement and solid matter. MetroSlide was also powered by the archaic 'computer' systems and neuroactive fibers.

ERODROME DELIRIOUS 137 Vorax Fun Division Arcade Zone: METROSLIDE MetroSlide was very popular in its time, although it's hard to spot the fascination by today's standards. But here's is a chance to experience it for yourself. The goal of the game is to find all switches (the first one shown here on screen) and shoot them. When all are found, you're teleported out of the game.