Grandstand Astro Wars Vintage Electronic Gameplay

[@michaelmalmomalmo9948]

Got one of these as a present when I was sick with cancer in 1983 at age 5. Saved my soul. I’m going to make a song with sounds. Thanks you Astro wars. I get emotional listening to it.

[@808music3]

God bless you 🙏

[@littlemissgroove]

Omg that's horrendous. Hope you are OK ❤

[@littlemissgroove]

Good I loved this so much. Can't believe you still have yours in working order !!

[@kevintraynor4508]

Hope your doing ok now. Sorry to here about your Cancer

[@leerobinson590]

Blessing to you x

[@TimelordUK]

This was an expensive toy in its day and I was so very lucky to get one that Christmas. Ive not heard those sounds since until just now and they are still in my head!!

[@gerrycluskey3558]

That tune has just opened a vault in my head.

[@unwelldanny7108]

i love it

[@conduittothecollective2510]

Same here, flash Backs down memory lane...Hahahaha.

[@crazycressy7986]

That was my same thought

[@rikbanter694]

Brilliantly put! Me too

[@OffBeatLondon101]

Ìm crying from nostalgia

[@tweedoubloon8743]

Omg , I can still remember even the smell of it, After I got bored clocking it I used to play it upside down , Brings back memories of playing it behind the sofa a week before Santa brought it 😂😂😂

[@onthegrind7525]

Wow I haven't heard that sound since I was 10 years old lol.. childhood memories

[@unclejoe7958]

Who remembers clocking it( completing all the stages )? And then it would play that long , loud melody, but you felt so satisfied.

[@desoliver9712]

It played it back 10 times

[@ianmangham4570]

Oh yeah

[@JoergMcFly]

And the score display just said "Good" because it couldn't hold more than 4 digits

[@mucy2807]

I don’t 😭 thought I was good but apparently not 😢😂😂❤

[@paulsmith8993]

I played this so much on Christmas when I was about 8 that I couldn't sleep that night , I kept seeing the spaceships snd hearing the noise with my eyes closed.Loved this game though.I had a friend that had Firefox F7 that was cool too.

[@25dnorric]

Wow i got this for christmas from from farmers in new zealand when i was around 8 and are now 40, gee time flies. It feels like yesterday. Being a typical curious kid i pulled it apart to see how it worked and could never put it back together again. The next year i got one called dracula. Thanks for the video

[@unclejoe7958]

Yea , same here. About 1983 or 84. I clocked it once. 10,000 points.

[@kenormsby6702]

This was a must have for me in like 1981 for Xmas. I loved it so much!

[@waynewhitebeam1144]

Had this game for Christmas in 1981, loved it. 11yrs old at the time. Wow! I never realised they were so expensive at the time...Cheers to you both..👍🏻❤

[@rodddrake]

Yes. And the smell when it got warmed up 🙂 pure ozone !

[@richrichie378]

Played a full Christmas period on this in around 1981 aged 7, it's was my sister's Christmas present, she was older , but we both competed for scores for days after Christmas - great nostalgia

[@yikesgodzilla8823]

I'm here after listening to Chris Moyles playing this game on Radio X

[@simonbrown6903]

Same here! 😂. I googled it to find out which game it was. I had a game called Firefox. Memories! 🤗

[@philipford3921]

Why are you listening to that prick.

[@PGSL-r5n]

Never forgetten the sounds of Astro Wars. Will probably stay with me for life

[@Emexrulsier]

I had this one, cause I remember taking it into school, you know when kids used to take games into school at the end of the school year :P

[@nicktorea4017]

Me & my sister got this for Christmas took it on holiday with us all the kids at the motorcamp we were staying at crowded around to watch. We gave other kids a turn until they started being rough with it.

[@total_betty]

I remember getting one of these for Christmas and played it over and over. I can still feel that aluminium joystick and the sound is so nostalgic! Thanks for posting!

[@SteMan1971]

Had one of these... this is very nostalgic!

[@kevinharris-er3oc]

Watching the space x flight and returning to Dock reminded me of astro wars game and made it a reality , never imagined at the time of playing that this would be realty and always thought of the landing as the moon landing and the Dock was missing until now , 2024 a blink in time when looking back and only 43 years travelling at lightspeed in game , amazing and brilliant to see the game boxed with adapter and the game working , thanks for memory recall .

[@stevenlupanko2983]

I lived on this as a kid until I got a commodore 64 then it lived in the lift. Bmx flyer was good.

[@mrSbig20]

I had that box. Wonderful pass time. Simple but fun.

[@markdavis4754]

Had one in my childhood and a puck monster. I never really got very good on the Astro Wars but I could beat the puck monster on all levels.

[@michaellavery4899]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I remember hunting all over the house to play this before 'Santa' could deliver it. If only I put so much effort into real life.

[@homerthecat3623]

My cousins had one of these, i used to love it! So simple and loads of fun, aah the 80s...

[@darranfaulkner3011]

So watching the Johnathan Ross, Christmas and David Tennant is on it. He said Astro Wars was his favourite christmas present. This was also one of my favourite toys when I was younger 😊

[@mrsundaymovies]

Classic game. Not terrible at all.

[@Tintinandasterix]

+Mr Sunday Movies hey james !

[@richardjmacdonald]

My god that takes me back. I laughed out loud when you said I haven't played this for a while (I'm thinking 40 years ago) and then you made zero mistakes!

[@karlatkin01]

This was my childhood ,,hours spent Trying to beat it,,not a bad game at all tbh

[@paulharvey2851]

Thanks Mum & Dad for the greatest present of 1981! Hearing those beeps, it totally explains why we in the UK took to techno like a duck to water later in the decade!

[@martinsmith1538]

Still got mine in its original box. Fantastic game.

[@smith27uk]

That brings back a lot of childhood memories, having your own space invaders at home was a revelation in those days, I even remember choosing it from my mums 'peter craig' catalogue, I think i was about 11, I had Astro wars and my slightly older brother had Sramble which i was a bit jealous of, god knows how many hours were spent playing and how many batteries wasted, I went onto zx81's, spectrums, vic 20's, amiga's and eventually pc's, happy days !!!!

[@ChromeFreeDisco]

A lot of us went on the same journey. Trying to get games to run on those early PCs with modded autoexec.bat files.

[@blatherskite3009]

Still got my one, and it still works! Great game. Played it so much, back in the day. Having several different types of wave really helped keep the interest up, and it was very cleverly designed, getting the absolute most variety and gameplay possible out of the limitations of that "pre-drawn" display, i.e. it was basically an LED version of those LCD "Game and Watch" things.

[@richbiles230872]

It was a VFD display.

[@Helios601]

@@richbiles230872interesting lol

[@michaelsleftfoot352]

Brilliant… I had one as a Christmas present back in the day and absolutely loved it…

[@ashscott6068]

All those years and he still hasn't figured that he could push the button half as often, and still be shooting at the same rate... :)

[@BdaLimey]

This is awesome. I had Astro Wars as a kid but had forgotten all about it until I saw a FB post mentioning it today. Had to go looking for a video of it in action then, and found this. Thanks for sharing and the blast of nostalgia!

[@quartelli]

Pulled this game out of our attic today after 25 years of it being stuck in the corner, the sounds are bringing back so many memories of frustration and fun.

[@condorequator7147]

Nice to see the game in action, got this for my 12th birthday in 82 forgot what the lvls were like, awesome thanks.

[@lybahsarwar7153]

Amazing brings it all back,bought this game in 1981 I think.

[@cazzalyric]

That end of the round sound came to me randomly today and I have been searching for it all afternoon. I miss the 80's. Thanks for this. Thought it was from the Galaxy 1000

[@chrisnizer1885]

That would have been the ULTIMATE back in the day! Comparable to the best handheld gaming devices money can buy today given what was available around that time. Great classic, thanks for the video!

[@petdog846]

As we were Rich, I got the 4K version for Xmas 1981, honest

[@julianfogarty2243]

I had this Christmas 1981, loved it. Galaxians/Moon Cresta crossover.

[@rogercliftonville-acton1574]

I bought one of these back in what must have been the mid 90s for 2 quid at a car boot sale, thinking it must be ancient 1970s and perhaps worth something. It doesnt work anymore though. i think it stopped working around 2008. Surprisingly they were still in the Argos Catalogue as late as 1988, at which point they were charging £34.99 (it can be found on page 254 of the spring/summer catalogue) In Argos Autumn/winter 1982 catalogue they were only charging £22.99 (it can be found on page 245) so unlike in the 1990s, when the same consoles got cheaper as the decade progressed, this went up in price.

[@standupstraight9691]

I've still got mine, box too!

[@pauldarlington2966]

Gosh those noises were my childhood, before the Sega and Nintendo consoles took over

[@neilhopkins8673]

I also had one of these, I remember when you got to 10,000 points, it played a continuous tune for ages.

[@ottofumbler7267]

Played this for hours each day as a child. Didn't need prescription glasses until well in to my 40s. "That'll make your eyes go square". Horse shit! Parents in the 80s new nothing of modern medicine.

[@wotdoesthisbuttondo]

Great mixture of Galaxian and Moon Cresta, couldn't play it after 10pm with those bleeps though.

[@michaelkiddle3149]

I had this for Christmas that brings back so many memories

[@torafuliar3928]

I used to annoy my parents so much with this toy when I was young....good times

[@DJMavis]

Now I understand why my mum used to get so annoyed by the sounds!

[@DartsReviewChannel]

I played it so much when I got it on Christmas day that when I finally went to bed and closed my eyes all I could see were the aliens burned onto my eyeballs! Loved it though and clocked it over and over :)

[@fuzzblightyear145]

I remember this being my "big" present way back when I was 9 one christmas. I'm sure its still in parents loft

[@PiperX1X]

I have one of these too still boxed also the game Simon which is also boxed, wonder what they are worth today? Spent hours and hours on them, oh boy I'm starting to feel a bit old now!

[@stuartsinclair6269]

That noise, it was loud, mum use to moan, so I put a piece of board where the speaker is, board was from a shoe box. It worked and almost silenced it. I must get one, had it when I was 10. Got it for Christmas.

[@skinhead1975]

Wow that sound took me right back to 80's. Remember BMX Flyer,donkey kong and caveman I think it was called where you had to collect eggs?? And avoid the lava from the volcano.

[@MarkLLynch]

Blimey I had forgotten about Caveman! Thanks for the memory 😊

[@jimboessex]

Brilliant. Spent so many hours playing this.

[@poshpaul55]

well done ive one Grandstand Astro Wars brought many years ago

[@stevegordon5689]

when i opened this on Christmas day i felt mum and dad had bought me my own arcade!

[@Rogue_Leader]

Loved this game.

[@mucy2807]

Ty for the nostalgia 😊

[@GreenSaxon]

I wanted one of these so bad as a kid.

[@AtomFlipper]

Memories.....

[@karlstokes874]

Absolutely smiling my head off watching this. I spent so many hours playing this! Proves my age i guess 😆😆😆 Thankyou for uploading this video

[@karaokeape]

For a 70s LCD Handheld Game "breathtaking" and quite good!

[@desertdocker]

1981

[@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc]

Thanks for the good demo. Even though it's not an official Galaxian port, seems like maybe this is the best adaptation of an arcade game to the VFD tabletop format, in terms of retaining the fun of the gameplay?

[@thud1015]

Great stuff, had this as a kid,thanks for sharing

[@dennisgilesjnr3538]

Great game. The docking part was tricky some times later in the game!

[@webbstar303]

total hour and hours of fun, total magic Xmas box!

[@richf6111]

Took me back to a great birthday. thanks dude.

[@FoxMulder3]

Galaxy II

[@MrDirkles]

I remember wanting one of these more than anything in the world at Christmas. As I'd already played this game in rumbelows I was familiar with the sounds so when I heard these sounds coming from my parents bedroom I was overjoyed. Sadly I ended up with computer battleships. My parents returned astro wars to the shop:(

[@thromboid]

Ah, I'd been wondering for years if the intro fanfare (from my dim dark memory banks) was from The Clash's "London Calling". Clearly it's not, but I can see how I might have wondered!

[@brendanswift9407]

I spent endless hours of my youth playing astrowars. Then my friend up the road got a zx spectrum ........

[@agfagaevart]

I still have mine that I bought circa 1983.

[@Lucasrainford]

My mum was skint so I begged and begged my nan for the 'astro'nomical sum (in 1981) of £25. She eventually gave in, I remember rushing to Toy's R Us before they shut. I was up till 3 am that night. Happy days :)

[@bez750]

If I remember rightly going back 38 years😂😂 The docking stage you could score 544 if you didn't thrust at all

[@vitorharalambus6537]

Many hours spent on this, epic 👌👌

[@allanarnold3619]

I remember this when I had it Christmas of 83 I believe

[@retroscener]

Never played this one nor seen the game footage until now, but I'm aware of it. Now I want one. I still regard Entex 'Astro Invader' as the best though, but this is up there. Real high end game that was with its scrolling starfield and simultaneous 2 player mode. Got a video of it on my channel.

[@ChromeFreeDisco]

Astro Wars was probably the most popular game at the time, but there were some better. Another great one was Star Force with it's starry background: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6GuoomDZ8iIlck

[@damonboyle2747]

That brings back memories 👍

[@matthewroyan5309]

So cool I remember this!

[@kazmaniaD3633]

Brilliant, thanks for posting

[@rtann]

I had one of these after dragging my dad around town to find out that they had nearly sold out everywhere. They were bloody noisy and must have drove my folks nuts !!

[@edcampion3998]

A guy in my 6th class in school had one at the time so jealous we couldnt afford one

[@shawnwilebore8133]

Loved it so much

[@putiadams284]

Hehe I played this game once...it was cool..

[@Hologhoul]

Good memories!

[@noelduggan72]

Good Stuff!!! - 👍

[@richardbunt2278]

That Game was a Real Proper Game.made the brain 🧠 think

[@marcusdosh408]

Had one loved it....

[@MrDime0000]

holy cow! i used to have this..

[@PatrickAndrewCameron]

Great flick mate!!

[@SuperLaney81]

Oh my word!!!!!! I'm child again

[@Splitscreen83]

Amazing for the time 👍

[@stuartbrightwell7077]

I had one of these and took it over to my friends place to play. The batteries went flat (as they do) so his mum said 'plug this wall pack in'. But we didn't check it was the right voltage/polarity and it fried my game!! I was sooo annoyed. Kept it in the cupboard for years thinking I would fix it but I think it got turfed during a move. :(

[@imkiwi]

Used to work for Grandstand and repaired many hand helds for that very same reason.

[@triffid68]

I did the same. One trick that we used to do was to put the worn out batteries on the radiator (if they were on) and they would magically work for a few hours longer if you were lucky.

[@stuartbrightwell7077]

@@triffid68 haha, better than putting them in the microwave. 😂

[@slapmyfunkybass]

Dad got me this in the early 80”s from Woolies. Those were the days.

[@ashthegreat1]

Hmmm. Refresh my memory. Didnt it end after 10,000 points and play a celebratory tune?

[@SherKhan-ov8gu]

A game I always wanted.l but could not afford £25 costs. Game console second hand are selling for £60 pounds now

[@everythingquads]

Oh yes, loved it.

[@nadiamurchie1949]

aaah flashback ! frustrating but couldnt stop trying lol i have a funny brain thing some form of learning disability so because it lit up i was transfixed pmsl my mum had to tear this off me and turn the xmas tree off december because i was up at it like a moth fab memories