> > Hey Six. I was just talking with some friends about a game I used to play in
> the
> > arcades "Shoot Away". It was insanily popular in southern US at the time. Here
> > is a pic:
> > http://www.weirsbeach.com/halfmoon/arcades/funcentergames/shootaway.html
> > Apparently it was by Namco (see the logo near the bottom right corner of the
> > screen) and I didn't see anything about it here so, just letting you know. I
> > wish this could be somehow MAME'd but it probably won't be :-(
>
> It was apparently electro-mechanical, dating from 1984. (according to KLOV, so
> take that as you will). Is System16 an appropriate place for electro-mechanical
> games?

I don't really know, but it was a video arcade game by Namco either way you slice it...

> Further Note:
> Recent questions from "gregf" and others have led me to realize how dire the
> lack of publicly available information is for electro-mechanical arcade games.
> Not many cabinet photos out there, manuals are largely unscanned, and there's a
> lot of inconsistent data. I may start that spinoff project in a few years,
> something like a VAPS/KLOV/System16 for electo-mechanical arcade games.

My friend oNyX has a collection of pics...

-Smitdogg