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Arcadecraft

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COMPANIES AND GAMES, ACHIEVEMENT HELP, HINTS AND TIPS
By gpolander
This is a guide for Arcadecraft for the following things:

1) All the games available to buy in Arcadecraft
2) Achievement help
3) Hints and Tips

There are still gaps in the information. If you can help, please post with missing information.
   
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Introduction
Please find below a guide for all the games available to buy in Arcadecraft, along with help getting the Achievements and some hints and tips.

The following was taken from a guide posted on AtariAge.com and collected by several forum members for the Xbox 360 version. It has been expanded, updated, and added on to by me to relfect the expanded version available on Steam.

Please note – I am well aware a lot of information is still missing. Missing information will be noted by '?' If you can help fill in the blanks, please post or send me what you know and I will credit you.

Listed below is the following information:
Game company – real name of company
Game name – real name of game – month and year it's released
Also noted is if the game is a prequel/sequel or part of a series. Games that
are connected like this will earn extra money and popularity if they are side by side or back to back in the arcade.

If if the game release date says Summer that means it is a import game offered to you at some point during the months of June, July, and August. This game is NEVER sold again so make sure you have money on hand (around $2500 to $4000) for it!

The sit down racing games will start off very expensive, so if you can't afford it yet, just wait. The price will drop each month by $250 until it hits it bottom price.

Games are usually offered for sale for a period between 12-18 months before being removed from sale.

Games are released from 1980 through 1986, with a few months without a release (see the end of the guide). Normally one game comes out, a few months have two.

During the final year (1987) most arcade operations happen as normal. The big differences are:
1) No new games will be offered for sale.
2) No game will obtain Classic Status.

At the end of the year a final score is given and you unlock a bonus arcade machine.

There is another bonus arcade machine, which you get the code for if you buy the other game put out by this company.

Achievements
ACHIEVEMENT HELP:

Sequel 3 machines together – easy, just keep all 3 of the Donkey Kong or Pac-Man games and put them together.
Get to the Final Year – keep your arcade running until January of 1987.
Own all Points games – keep all 6 of the Points games in your arcade.
Buy all import games – buy all 7 of the import games and keep them in your arcade.
Buy one of each customizable items – under the option to customize your arcade, buy one of each.
Fill Arcade with 30 machines – easy, just have 30 machines of any type in your arcade.
Hints and Tips
HINTS AND TIPS:

1) At the start of the game, buy all 5 arcade games. In Feb, buy the new game and you should be able to afford the soda machine this month.
2) Keep buying new arcade games as soon as they get released. Buy the jukebox as soon as possible.
3) Don't worry about upgrades until you have money to burn, with the exception of the power box. Expand your arcade as soon as you can and have the money to spend.
4) After repaying the loan at the end of 1981, the rest of the game is smooth sailing.
5) Hire the worker to help you empty the arcades of coins, but he's not very good, and you'll need to do a lot of it yourself.
6) I found the best price for both the Soda Machine and Jukebox was 50 cents.
7) I didn't mess around with the difficulty levels. I'm told that classic games you can set on Easy play and some difficult games you can set on Hard, but I never bothered with that.
8) Keep the cost of games at 25 cents EXCEPT for the import machines. You can get away charging 50 cents each for those.
9) Keep a eye on the soda machine to keep it stocked and on all machines for needed repairs and for when the rage gamer shows up. When he/she does, toss them out ASAP before they wreck your arcade.
10) Always accept the offer of the gamer to set a high score.
11) Always accept the offer of the collector to buy a game UNLESS you need it for a achievement or it's part of a set.
12) Always keep arcade cabs back to back or with their backs to a wall or pillar.
13) Put the new games in the front of the arcade and the older/classic games in the back.
14) Don't block the exit, bathrooms, or the garage (where the games come in)
15) Leave corridors and room for all machines to be accessed.
Listing of Companies and Games
Caleno (?)
Roll Dodger - ? (Summer 1983)
Wing Glider - ? (Summer 1982)

Camping (Konami)
Flowing Fists - Yie Ar Kung Fu (Dec 1985)
Future Ace - Time Pilot (Jan 1982)
Gecko Run – Frogger (May 1981)
Paint Trace – Amidar (Oct 1981)
Parthenon Quest - ? (Jan 1984)
Pentathlon Gold - Track & Field (Mar 1983)
Polar Diver - Antarctic Adventure (Nov 1984)
Seabed - ? (Apr 1981)
Siberian Escape - Rush'N Attack (June 1985)
Three Point Line - Super Basketball (Feb 1984)
Toccata - ? (Oct 1983)
Ultra Dragon Fly - ? (Jan 1981)
Moairian – (Feb 1985)
Hyena Corps – Contra (Oct 1986)
Royal Trout - ? (Nov 1986)

Firebase
Orbitron (unlockable through promo code)
Also can be unlocked by finishing the game (Dec 1987)

Forti (Atari)
Amethyst Cavern - Crystal Castles (July 1983)
Battle Siege – Warlords (Dec 1980)
Crawlers – Centipede (Prequel) (Sep 1980)
Creepers – Millipede (Sequel) (Feb 1982)
Fast Food Fury - Food Fight (Jan 1983)
ICBM Wars - Missile Command (Apr 1980)
Lunar Module - Lunar Lander (Jan 1980)
Marsupial Kid! - Kangaroo (Apr 1982)
Secret Oasis – Arabian (Feb 1983)
Space Rocks – Asteroids (Jan 1980)
Volt Storm – Tempest (Mar 1981)

Fun Induced Games
Bad Caterpillar (unlockable through promo code)

Load (Data East/DECO)
Dojo Duel - Karate Champ (Aug 1984)
Patty Stacker – BurgerTime (Nov 1983)
Traction Control - ? (May 1986)

Millions (Williams)
Cybroids 1999 - Robotron 2084 (Prequel) (Mar 1982)
Evil Void – Bezerk (Sequel) (May 1982)
Knight Birds – Joust (Prequel) (July 1982)
Knight Birds 2 – Joust 2 (Sequel) (Mar 1986)
Protectian – Defender (Prequel) (Feb 1980)
Protectian 2 – Stargate (Sequel) (July 1981)
Streetbike Tour - ? (May 1983)
Fast Eight - ? (Jan 1980)
Soapy Soap - ? (Feb 1981)

Monaco (Taito)
Alien Landing - Space Invaders (Jan 1980)
Double Fault - ?(May 1984)
Escalator Panic - Elevator Action (June 1983)
Mecha Jet - ? (Prequel) (Apr 1984)
Mecha Jet Converted - ? (Sequel) (Jan 1985)
Mountain Moguls - Alpine Ski (June 1981)
Rotor Fire - ? (Nov 1985)
Safari Danger - Jungle Hunt (Aug 1983)
Trident – Polaris (Mar 1980)
TriQ – Qix (Aug 1981)
Wild Blimp - Crazy Balloon (May 1980)
Quarterback Sack - ? (Jan 1980)
Normandy Beach - ? (Feb 1986)
Star Blocker - ? (Apr 1986)
Dino Twins – ? (July 1986)

Neutral (Namco)
Air Pilot - Sky Kid (Nov 1984)
Cheese Police – Mappy (Sep 1983)
Hero Phantom - Super Pac-Man (#3 Pac) (May 1982)
Hydra's Keep - ? (Aug 1984)
Lady Phantom - Ms. Pac-Man (#2 Pac) (Dec 1981)
Over Pass - ? (Oct 1980)
Phantom – Pac-Man (#1 Pac) (June 1980)
Pumper - Dig Dug (Nov 1982)
Realm of Dungeons - The Tower of Druaga (Mar 1983)
Solar Insects – Galaga (Sequel) (Sep 1981)
Space Insects – Galaxian (Prequel) (July 1980)
Xsizar – Xevious (Prequel) (Nov 1982)
Xsizar DX - Super Xevious (Sequel) (Feb 1984)
Puppet Box - ? (June 1986)
Firing Pin - ? (Aug 1986)

Points (Nintendo)
Contractor Twins - Mario Bros. (Prequel) (Apr 1983)
Contractor Twins DX - Super Mario Bros. (Sequel) (Oct 1985)
Gorilla - Donkey Kong (#1 Kong) (Nov 1981)
Gorilla 2 - Donkey Kong III (#3 Kong) (Aug 1983)
Muscles – Popeye (Oct 1982)
Son of Gorilla - Donkey Kong Jr. (#2 Kong) (May 1982)

Surika (?)
Mat Bomber - ? (Summer 1984)
Cross Stellar - ? (Summer 1986)

Sweet (?)
Exemplar - (?) (Summer 1980)

Wave (Sega)
Angry Star - Space Fury (Mar 1981)
Ballpark Run - Champion Baseball (Dec 1983)
Fair Grounds – Carnival (Apr 1980)
Fuel Injection – Pole Position (Summer 1981)
Iceberg Pals – Pengo (July 1982)
Katana Blade – Samurai (Nov 1980)
Lead Bullets - ? (Aug 1980)
Norway - ? (June 1984)
Qualify Lap - Monaco GP (Nov 1980)
Taxiom – Zaxxon (Prequel) (May 1982)
Taxiom Plus - Super Zaxxon (Sequel) (Sep 1982)
Wingspan - ?(Dec 1984)
Rescue Helo – Choplifter (July 1985)
Cave Kid - ? (Jan 1986)
Scenic Route - ? (Sep 1986)

Mechatoh (Nichibutsu)
Planet Crescent - Terra Cresta (Summer 1985)

Bagatelle (Bally?) (Pinball games)
Swinging Casino – ? (June 1980)
Serpent Fire - ? (Dec 1982)
Double Agents - ? (Sep 1984)
Volcanic - ? (Sep 1985)

NO GAMES RELEASED – Mar 1984, Apr 1984, May 1985, Aug 1985, Dec 1986
7 Comments
scoota33 30 Mar, 2016 @ 8:10pm 
aargh .. need to read things more carefully .. grey import (KEEP THEM IN YOUR ARCADE) time to add to my 12 hours just so the world can enjoy imported games
Triple 29 May, 2015 @ 6:43pm 
i didnt get gorrila 1 until the sequel came out but when i had enough money to buy gorilla 1 it went classic
Snam 5 Dec, 2014 @ 8:05pm 
For Points arcades achievement I guess you can buy more than 1 same arcade and it counts. Today I made a mistake and placed 2nd Contractor Twins and got achievement (Im still missing Contractor Twins DX, got all Gorillas and Muscles).
Condemor 13 Oct, 2014 @ 8:10am 
I agree with Arui Kashiwagi. Lunar Crescent is the import machine in summer 1981, and not Fuel Injection. Fuel Injection is for sale normally, but not from importation.
Arui Kashiwagi 25 Jun, 2014 @ 6:04am 
That's weird. I never thought the Kenji guy offers a game from "regular" companies. Maybe we need confirmation from the dev? Just for the record, I took a screenshot after I unlocked the achievement Grey Market (Buy all import games): http://steamproxy-script.pipiskins.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=275641472
gpolander  [author] 24 Jun, 2014 @ 2:29pm 
I've never seen Lunar Crescent come up in my 3 games through. The Summer 1981 import game I always get offered is Fuel Injection. If this is true, I wonder why it never comes up for me. It would also explain why I can't get the achievement related to import games.
Arui Kashiwagi 24 Jun, 2014 @ 7:19am 
Good guide!
To be added: "Lunar Crescent", which is a prequel of Planet Crescent, comes in Summer 1981 as an import game (It's a reference to Moon Cresta).