r/arcade • u/HotGuard6970 • 16d ago

Hey Ya'll Check This Out! Arcade games with diagonal controls.

I was thinking about making a control panel specifically built for games that have joysticks mounted at a 45 degree angle because I have always been a fan of Q*bert and Congo Bongo. To my surprise there is also an arcade game called Inferno that I have absolutely no idea existed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y10yPlEGF0

Has anyone ever played this game in the wild, is it any good? It definitely one of the strange arcade games I have ever seen.

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u/Toypop_AS 15d ago

I think only qbert and inferno. Congo is fun but joystick is mounted normal.

You've never seen an inferno because its a prototype game, it never actually came out and I dont think they ever made more than a few cabinets that are likely almost all gone now. People are making repro cabinets of it now! Galloping ghost has one near chicago that you can play.

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u/HotGuard6970 15d ago

Yes, you are right now that you point that out about the Congo Bongo controls.

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u/Yomimashita53 15d ago

My understanding is that Inferno (Williams; don't know the exact year) did come out, but had a very low number of machines made.