Wow, the whole "Storming Area 51" meme brought this old obscure arcade rail shooter back into the limelight, huh? Honestly speaking though, I remember back when this game was in the old bowling alley along with OutRun and Final Fight. Good times...
This cabinet was at my favorite cinema when I was growing up, my friends and I would always go there early and play some rounds of it before going to our theater.
Oooh, the good old days. Back in 1996, I was preparing for University at an academy and me and my friends used to go to the arcade after class. We would always play Area 51 and Cruisin USA. We eventually finished both games, after a lot of effort.
This was my second favorite arcade game growing up, right behind the lost world jurassic park, but before house of the dead. Believe it or not this game actually got me an A on a physics class field trip. My buddy and i spent all day in the arcade while everyone else rode rollercoasters and what not. So the professor asked what we learned physics wise that day and I replied "A bullet in motion, coliding with an alien at rest, will carry the alien into motion while staying in motion itself." And the next day of class I got an A, thanks Area 51!
Honestly i'd pay money for an expanded Universe of the 1995 Area 51 game with STAAR battling through groom lake fighting off alien virus infected soldiers with a small team being all that stands between Humanities Survival and all out Armageddon something that catches the 2005 game but with this games Universe.
After more than two decades and countless playthroughs I needed your comment in order to notice, for the very first time, that the place where this game is set is called "groom lake". Thanks!
With a free DLC campaign following that soldier in the Hummer during the initial incident. And cover other S.T.A.A.R. Team operations, both pre- and post-Area 51.
sleazyfellow Site 4? The attract mode looked interesting, but the actual gameplay i.e. the short campaign and the mini games, we’re unimpressive to me. I thought the new look of the S.T.A.A.R. members was weird at first, in hindsight, I just needed to enter my ‘linebacker’ style armor phase.
"I was gonna kill these Humans, but then I got high... I was gonna kill them and turn them to zombies but then I got high These humans are killing my friends and I know why.... Because I got high, because I got high, because I got hiiighhhh battadat datttatta..."
Arcade games have to have an ending if they have some type of plot like this. All it is that makes it seem forever is that they make it a lot harder every 2 minutes
Back in the mid to late 90s, my friends and I were in love with this local laser tag place they opened up. Part of it was the awesome laser tag, but at least half that place's appeal was their amazing arcade you could use between matches. Area 51 was probably the machine that my friends and I played the most over the years. I remember beating this game for the first time with one of my best friends when we were like 9 and thinking we were the biggest badasses ever. I miss that place so much and I miss all my friends so much. Childhood is a magical place that you don't realize how special it is until it's over.
Always thought the zombies screamed 'WHOOMP THERE IT IS' after they got shot haha. I probably spent more quarters on this arcade game than any other growing up.
I loved this game but always hated how those allied chracters just pop out of nowhere, my reaction time in that game was always shoot first as soon as they pop up, I killed so many allies in that game.
I remember always playing this at the movie theater arcade when I was 6 or 7 every time me and my mom would go and I could never make it past the first stage. Now thanks to youtube, over 20 years later, I actually get to see the rest of the stages. lol
Lovin’ all the ‘90s cheesiness in this arcade classic I had long but forgotten except for another video discussing the unrelated 2005 FPS console game of the same name. Glad I got to relive the fun times of playing this thing back in my local shopping mall’s arcade even if it was vicariously through a UA-cam longplay video. 😁
I remember seeing this at the arcade, then I saw someone get a game over and didn't want to play it after that. Funny how over 20 years later it popped in to my head.
That game over is legitimately scary, even if doesn’t look top of the line. The part where the alien jumps at the screen made sure I never kept my eyes open during that part.
Oh man this text me back way back in the night is when ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 was in the arcade. Back when Family Fun Zone, Discovery Zone was around. Man those lost Memories
Man this made me remember when I was like 8 I went on a ski vacation to salt lake city Utah and while there my parents went out to a sports bar and this was one of the cabinets they had.
I probably spent hundreds of dollars on this game when it was at this pizza parlor in my town. Also the 'reload reload.' sound effect randomly pops in my head every now and again. It's weird getting older I'm 37 lol
I remember paying this at a laser tag place, forgot where. I never beat it, didn’t have a lot of quarters, but it was fun. Love the fail cutscene. IMO, the voice acting is decent, a few hammy dialogues, but nothing too bad. I saw the sequel, Site 4, at a Wisconsin Dells place, but didn’t play it. Was disappointed to find it wasn’t that substantial.
I have hazy memories of seeing this cabinet on a gas station somewhere. I kept staring it until someone poked me and asked whether I wanted to have a go at it. I said I'd rather not. It seemed "odd and ugly" to me so I decided to wait for another time. The next time I went there the cabinet was gone. Not to say that it left a hole in my soul, but at least I have one memory to add to my "completed" collection. It seems weird that once upon a time you could find World Combat, Time Crises and other cabinets on your journey down the road. Now, there's nothing but slot machines. A damn shame, I say. Well, if I ever do get my gaming cafe I could try to salvage a cabinet or two. Maybe not this one, but there are still childhood classics out there.
I used to play this in our local mom and pop shop video store as a kid, i remember that if you could beat the high score you got a free rental, never could do it tho
I remember getting to the 2 or 3 hidden levels somehow. They were just bonus levels where it tests your aim I believe. Never found out why I was able to get it though
Yep, good ol’Area 51. Kids today will never know the simple pleasure of going to the video store and spend a couple of quarters playing this game while your parents are browsing the titles. Neither will they understand the unreal sense of fulfillment from having a game with arcade quality graphics finally be available at home.
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*Historical footage of September 20th, 2019*
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This is falsified. They aren't even naruto running they're just shooting aliens.
@@AzucenaCoffeeQueen I survived
Area 51 raid (2019 colorized)
👍👏😎😅
This game is actually a training simulator.
Looking forwar for vr on this game
For the raid, we know ;) they're gonna have the arcade machines deployed at the raider barracks.
WATCH THOSE ALIEN ROCKETS!
@@CBRN-115 STAY LOW
When you spam the trigger on an empty clip: RELOAD! RELOAD! RELOAD!
Wow, the whole "Storming Area 51" meme brought this old obscure arcade rail shooter back into the limelight, huh?
Honestly speaking though, I remember back when this game was in the old bowling alley along with OutRun and Final Fight. Good times...
I'm pretty sure Area 51 isn't obscure, but pretty much yeah to everything else.
@@dgtldead I thought the same thing
This cabinet was at my favorite cinema when I was growing up, my friends and I would always go there early and play some rounds of it before going to our theater.
Real MVP right here.
This guy will needed to serve his country against the Naruto runners that cometh this September.
Hmm. I remember this game from Cici's Pizza when I was a little kid.
SFxTAGG3 back when they had the POWDERED cinnamon sticks lol
I remember this from Oggi's Pizza...
it was fun in the old times
Same!
Jerrys nugget las vegas arcade. I was a pro at this game
When we finally storm A-51
LMAO
@@TXDogg83 It's clearly a joke.
But turns out they are zombies
@@IonicHyperspace
Zombie alien
Couldn't be even more stupid than it already is
@@TXDogg83 r/wooosh
From a childhood arcade classic to an Internet meme
RIP all my childhood quarters :(
Me too, I used to blow so many quarters at this game.
i used to play this game at the movies with my dad back in the 2000s. time flies
As soon as I saw that black guy, I knew I found the right game. Great memories playing this in the arcade.
Oooh, the good old days. Back in 1996, I was preparing for University at an academy and me and my friends used to go to the arcade after class. We would always play Area 51 and Cruisin USA. We eventually finished both games, after a lot of effort.
The real people over the ps1 like graphics always cracked me up.
Right? It's too funny 😂
Now imagine an awesome virtual reality remake and graphics these days, that would be brilliant.
there was remake of this in 2005 now that game is abandonware
@@aelfwynn94 Actually its a reboot.
I don't think anyone's ever mentioned just how easily this game could've triggered an epileptic seizure
All these games had that chance. They use light guns that flash the entire screen when fired
Kronn Hunter mode for sure...
Let me know if i forgot to heart ur precious comment, and no, that's not 50cent or Xhibit in the thumbnail.
Nice pic of Fifty the Cent in the thumbs nail. I can't go to Area 51. I have the measles, tell my mom said I can't go.
@shooter4hire shooter4hire I used Mameui64 for this particular game
Mine
@shooter4hire shooter4hire theres a few copies on ebay for 10 bucks, a bit too much but I guess it's cool to add to your collection.
as a kid i always felt bad for the guy in the hummer because he dies lmao
im weak lmao
Haha yeah me too! But it's 80s/90s b-movie law: this type of character always died :-/
He was a idiot for driving into explosives so I never did
Dude. Me and my brother used to fight about it. Like if we got literally perfect scores he might survive lmao
I played this game so much as a kid now is a meme.
Awesome!
"COME ON!!! STAY LOW!!!!"
that was epic, lol
*runs right through the line of fire*
More like get low
I never noticed how strikingly similar to Resident Evil's STARs team the friendly soldiers looked
Yeah, and the dude on the thumbnail looks like 50 cents
I just love how there is like 30 Apaches doing fly bys but none are helping . Lol
RIEKSONE they’re dealing with the Naruto runners
@@jacksonwells2902 lmao
This was my second favorite arcade game growing up, right behind the lost world jurassic park, but before house of the dead.
Believe it or not this game actually got me an A on a physics class field trip. My buddy and i spent all day in the arcade while everyone else rode rollercoasters and what not. So the professor asked what we learned physics wise that day and I replied "A bullet in motion, coliding with an alien at rest, will carry the alien into motion while staying in motion itself."
And the next day of class I got an A, thanks Area 51!
Dude. Are you my twin? Lost World was #1 with this as my #2 also. T2 was a close third.
That story, is awesome!
Oh shit congrats! 👏🏻
I'd put Carn-Evil in front of HotD as well. Somethin about cockin' those shotty booms
Honestly i'd pay money for an expanded Universe of the 1995 Area 51 game with STAAR battling through groom lake fighting off alien virus infected soldiers with a small team being all that stands between Humanities Survival and all out Armageddon something that catches the 2005 game but with this games Universe.
After more than two decades and countless playthroughs I needed your comment in order to notice, for the very first time, that the place where this game is set is called "groom lake". Thanks!
With a free DLC campaign following that soldier in the Hummer during the initial incident.
And cover other S.T.A.A.R. Team operations, both pre- and post-Area 51.
There was a follow up I believe in the ps2 era. Sure it was just a generic fps but I think it was an update of sorts.
sleazyfellow Site 4? The attract mode looked interesting, but the actual gameplay i.e. the short campaign and the mini games, we’re unimpressive to me. I thought the new look of the S.T.A.A.R. members was weird at first, in hindsight, I just needed to enter my ‘linebacker’ style armor phase.
sleazyfellow there was an actually follow up on the 360 called “Area 51: blacksite” has nothing to do with the first game tho
This game was awesome back in the day
Yep.
I remember getting it one Christmas for our Win95 PC. Great times.
For it's time, yeah, even though I perfer Time Crisis 1.
Still is 💪🏻
It's awesome now
10:46 We gonna talk about that alien?
Draw me like one of your french girls :D
LOL that aliens was like " go on go on, dont mind me"
"I was gonna kill these Humans, but then I got high...
I was gonna kill them and turn them to zombies but then I got high
These humans are killing my friends and I know why....
Because I got high, because I got high, because I got hiiighhhh
battadat datttatta..."
its actually a human but turned
@@HIDEFACES 😆
This and carnEvil were my favorite arcade games as a kid ..
02BMW e46 best shit
CarnEvil scared the crap out of me as a kid. It's more freaky than House of the Dead ever was.
What's Terry Crews doing at Area 51!?!
Leading our assault.
You can't be expected to charge a military base without putting on some Old Spice first.
Yeah, see ya later, Schwarzenegro
I’m dead! 🤣
90% area 51 memes
10% childhood memories and gameplay
goku black Lol, so true!😆🤣😂
Exactly. A lot of people watching are likely younger people who never knew about classic games.
Retrieved footage of a guard during the Area 51 Raid
Where are the 2D Neko girls? Where are the Ninjas of Konoha? And most important? WHERE ARE THE HALF LIFE 3?
😆WHERE'S MY BOWSETTE
Half life 3 the world may never know
First of all, not sure how l used to play this without getting a seizure. Second, I never realized this game had a real actual ending.
Arcade games have to have an ending if they have some type of plot like this. All it is that makes it seem forever is that they make it a lot harder every 2 minutes
I do wish this was on all platforms, remastered, and even more. This was part of my childhood that I refuse to let go.
This is definitely how we’re going to storm A- 51
You're gonna have a guy in a hummer killing himself, and hordes of aliens and zombies to fight? K then.
This is the most nostalgic piece of art UA-cam has ever put in front of me.... I’m in tears
For some reason this game used to scare me as a kid. I forgot it even existed, guess its time to sit back and reminisce.
I was absolutely terrified of it as well lol
Yeah The Solider turning into an alien GAME OVER Screen used to freak me out as a child!
I love how the aliens make a "BearRERRNG!!" sound when they die.. X'D
This and Time Crisis were always my favorite shooters, oh and House of The Dead, cannot leave that out.
And Lethal Enforcers.
CarnEvil too
And Jurassic Park!
Holy shit, the memories of being a kid in the 90s. This game and time crisis awesome.
Back in the mid to late 90s, my friends and I were in love with this local laser tag place they opened up. Part of it was the awesome laser tag, but at least half that place's appeal was their amazing arcade you could use between matches. Area 51 was probably the machine that my friends and I played the most over the years. I remember beating this game for the first time with one of my best friends when we were like 9 and thinking we were the biggest badasses ever. I miss that place so much and I miss all my friends so much. Childhood is a magical place that you don't realize how special it is until it's over.
Always thought the zombies screamed 'WHOOMP THERE IT IS' after they got shot haha. I probably spent more quarters on this arcade game than any other growing up.
Same here, so many quarter's
Staar? I see what you did there game devs.
If you think thats a resident evil refference this game came out one year BEFORE Resident evil 1
If anything, RE took it from this game.
Got the beret, blue outfit, shoulder pads and everything.
The female in this game is actually the same actor from the resident evil intro fmv
Special Tactics Assault And Recon
Thanks recommended.
I will always love and remember this game to the grave.
I loved playing this game in arcades!
I loved this game but always hated how those allied chracters just pop out of nowhere, my reaction time in that game was always shoot first as soon as they pop up, I killed so many allies in that game.
Who here was afraid to get the game over scene when you were a kid
That was some scary shit to my 6 year old self
I have played this numerous times for 24 years and I didn’t even know about the Game Over screen existed until 2 years ago
😠Fuck That, Man.😆
@@TheHorseman88
Press X for doubt
I never did get past that initial helicopter attack.. thank you for the closure on this part of my childhood that remained unsolved until now. 😂
I remember always playing this at the movie theater arcade when I was 6 or 7 every time me and my mom would go and I could never make it past the first stage. Now thanks to youtube, over 20 years later, I actually get to see the rest of the stages. lol
Awww man the nostalgia hits hard
Area 51? looks more like a Home Depot warehouse backroom.
😂😂😂🤣
and how would someone who’s never even been near Area 51 know exactly what looks like Area 51 and what doesn’t??
“COME ON! STAY LOW!”
The single best advice you can give anyone ever.
Talk about nostalgia! Played this every single time we went to the movies
Ah brings back many good memories of this game when I was kid. First played it at Cici's pizza.
Fmv games of 90's gone for good:(
The original storm area 51 simulator.
Lol, so true!😆🤣😂
Yup.
Finally, we storm the Area 51.
No there killing Non soldiers They're saving All soldiers and all researchers LMAO
Lovin’ all the ‘90s cheesiness in this arcade classic I had long but forgotten except for another video discussing the unrelated 2005 FPS console game of the same name.
Glad I got to relive the fun times of playing this thing back in my local shopping mall’s arcade even if it was vicariously through a UA-cam longplay video. 😁
I remember seeing this at the arcade, then I saw someone get a game over and didn't want to play it after that. Funny how over 20 years later it popped in to my head.
That game over is legitimately scary, even if doesn’t look top of the line. The part where the alien jumps at the screen made sure I never kept my eyes open during that part.
My dad had this arcade machine and I’m having serious nostalgia right now!
I remember my old HS had this arcade game in the Recreation area. Good times really brings back memories. 😀👍
I played the piss out of this game as a kid in the 90's! Great memories!!
Oh man this text me back way back in the night is when ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 was in the arcade. Back when Family Fun Zone, Discovery Zone was around. Man those lost Memories
I miss going to arcades
Facts
Same.
Hah I remember playing this with my dad at the arcade when I was a little kid. Good times and with the whole area 51 memes kicks it off greatly ❤️
"UURRRARRGH!"
I always loved playing this wherever I saw it; arcades, bowling alleys, campsites, etc. It doesn't get any more 90s than this! :D
Damn the feels lol me and my dad used to play this allllll the time
Man this made me remember when I was like 8 I went on a ski vacation to salt lake city Utah and while there my parents went out to a sports bar and this was one of the cabinets they had.
I probably spent hundreds of dollars on this game when it was at this pizza parlor in my town. Also the 'reload reload.' sound effect randomly pops in my head every now and again. It's weird getting older I'm 37 lol
This was the game i been looking for .. Since a kid for years and it took me to typing in "Reload..Reload"
E.T. went home.....
in a body bag...
I had this handheld back in the day. Plus when I got my second job this machine was there and was still getting good play value in the early 2000s
Damn i used to play the hell out of this at a mountain mikes growing up in the mid-late 90's!
I used to play this game in arcades when I was a kid lol. There was a few different ones like this game. Then there was Time Crisis as well.
Brings me back to the bowling alley days!! 👍👌 arcade room and 5 dollars from pops for the night lol. Straight to the quarter machine for arcade games
My brother had this game and the green plastic light gun controller. Played the arcade version at the burger joint a long time ago.Good memories.
How we never got seizures playing this was a miracle.
Beat this game one one quarter.
I don’t know if it’s still there but it was Laughlin NV. At the Riverside. 6th place if I remember correctly under BM
I remember paying this at a laser tag place, forgot where. I never beat it, didn’t have a lot of quarters, but it was fun. Love the fail cutscene. IMO, the voice acting is decent, a few hammy dialogues, but nothing too bad.
I saw the sequel, Site 4, at a Wisconsin Dells place, but didn’t play it. Was disappointed to find it wasn’t that substantial.
00:12 - COME ON, STAY LOW!
I used to feed the machine quarters playing this game. Sad part is, I never beat it. Glad to see the cheesy ending after 20+ years..
I have hazy memories of seeing this cabinet on a gas station somewhere. I kept staring it until someone poked me and asked whether I wanted to have a go at it. I said I'd rather not. It seemed "odd and ugly" to me so I decided to wait for another time. The next time I went there the cabinet was gone. Not to say that it left a hole in my soul, but at least I have one memory to add to my "completed" collection.
It seems weird that once upon a time you could find World Combat, Time Crises and other cabinets on your journey down the road. Now, there's nothing but slot machines. A damn shame, I say.
Well, if I ever do get my gaming cafe I could try to salvage a cabinet or two. Maybe not this one, but there are still childhood classics out there.
This brings back memories... those were the good old days
2015: ok time to upload this playthrough of an old arcade game
2019: hey free real estate
I used to play this in our local mom and pop shop video store as a kid, i remember that if you could beat the high score you got a free rental, never could do it tho
I remember seeing my uncle beat this game on ps1 with the guncon. good times.
get your training, boys!
I've never seen this game. It looks pretty fun! We only had Time Crisis at our local arcade.
Man seeing those creepy corrupt-human things would be creepy to see in a mod or something.
I remember getting to the 2 or 3 hidden levels somehow. They were just bonus levels where it tests your aim I believe. Never found out why I was able to get it though
Shooting ALL Windows, Barrel's, Computer's, Pictures, Fire Extinguishers, and Lights unlocked hidden location's
I remember this from a bowling alley.... man. Its been a while since I seen this
Articus Ramos same 😎👍
This was before everyone wanted to raid Area 51.
I remember putting in quarters for both player 1 and 2 and holding both guns in my hands XD
My nigga done said he rambo
There's a reason this is popping up in everyone's recommended; UA-cam wants to make sure everyone has proper training.
Mega throwback to every time I went to the theater as a kid
Playing this as a kid in arcades i didnt even know it had music as they were so loud.
Am I the only one who remembers the secret that made you play as an alien? Essentially the screen just turns green and your bullets look different.
I remember that, you had to ignore the enemies and shoot the first 3 friendlies
14:45 - "Hally! Watch your place!"
I like the reference to one of the game developers there, Mike Hally.
I remember playing this at the movie theater when I was a kid.
Yep, good ol’Area 51. Kids today will never know the simple pleasure of going to the video store and spend a couple of quarters playing this game while your parents are browsing the titles. Neither will they understand the unreal sense of fulfillment from having a game with arcade quality graphics finally be available at home.
03:54
Half life 3 crossover area 51 confirm babyyyyy
**Plays this and storms Area 51 the day after**
''Just like the simulations''
This is my childhood right here
Every time I would go to the movie theater to go see a movie I would play this game and this was a dope ass game to play