Comments on: Dead Goat Polo Arcade Game http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Marshall http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-550915 Marshall Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-550915 Cartoonist and Central Asia politics buff has an excellent section on his personal experience with Buzkashi in his book Silk Road to Ruin. Cartoonist and Central Asia politics buff has an excellent section on his personal experience with Buzkashi in his book Silk Road to Ruin.

]]> By: Boba Fett Diop http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-550919 Boba Fett Diop Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-550919 Some would argue that polo is essentially Ulak-Tartysh played <i>without</i> the headless body of a dead goat. Some would argue that polo is essentially Ulak-Tartysh played without the headless body of a dead goat.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-551438 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-551438 Is there a way for the owner of this treasure to get a ROM dump of this, and some way to play it? I would pay a lot of money just for the ROM. I have a professor who has expressed his great desire to play boz-kashi, but his health won't permit him to ride a horse. Is there a way for the owner of this treasure to get a ROM dump of this, and some way to play it? I would pay a lot of money just for the ROM.

I have a professor who has expressed his great desire to play boz-kashi, but his health won’t permit him to ride a horse.

]]> By: cinemajay http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-550930 cinemajay Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-550930 The "amazing Soviet Arcade Machines Museum" hyperlink in the text is not functional. The “amazing Soviet Arcade Machines Museum” hyperlink in the text is not functional.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-551469 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-551469 Get in touch with The Guru (http://guru.mameworld.info/) and get that shit dumped before it breaks down / burns down in a fire etc. It may be the only copy left. Get in touch with The Guru (http://guru.mameworld.info/) and get that shit dumped before it breaks down / burns down in a fire etc. It may be the only copy left.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-551226 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-551226 Didn't they play the real-life version of this in Rambo III? Didn’t they play the real-life version of this in Rambo III?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-551745 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-551745 It is great but if it's just a joke machine i don't think it belongs in MAME D: how can you determine this was actually an obscure arcade game and not something Jason Torchinsky built? Maybe you can get it added to MisfitMAME tho. It is great but if it’s just a joke machine i don’t think it belongs in MAME D: how can you determine this was actually an obscure arcade game and not something Jason Torchinsky built?
Maybe you can get it added to MisfitMAME tho.

]]> By: echolocate chocolate http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-550984 echolocate chocolate Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-550984 Very well put, #2 Boba. Very well put, #2 Boba.

]]> By: Jonathan Badger http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-551001 Jonathan Badger Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-551001 It's interesting that the styling of the cabinet, controls, and marquee are very similar to Western arcade games of its era. The East German <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly_Play">Poly-Play</a> had a very different aesthetic. It’s interesting that the styling of the cabinet, controls, and marquee are very similar to Western arcade games of its era. The East German Poly-Play had a very different aesthetic.

]]> By: Rich Keller http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-551003 Rich Keller Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-551003 I think it was National Geographic that ran a pictorial on Buzkashi years ago, like in the late 80's. Allegedly, it gets pretty competitive, with players using swords, knives and guns on each other. I think it was National Geographic that ran a pictorial on Buzkashi years ago, like in the late 80′s. Allegedly, it gets pretty competitive, with players using swords, knives and guns on each other.

]]> By: Francesco Fondi http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-551267 Francesco Fondi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-551267 Wow! Seems that ex-communist countries are the new edge of retrogame collecting! Wow! Seems that ex-communist countries are the new edge of retrogame collecting!

]]> By: AlexG55 http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-551030 AlexG55 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-551030 In 1983, Kyrgyzstan (or Kirghizia as it was then) wasn't a Soviet satellite state, it was part of the Soviet Union (the Kirghiz SSR). Soviet satellite states, like Poland, had their own currencies (for instance, the zloty). In the Kirghiz SSR, the currency was the rouble, divided into kopecks, just like in the RSFSR (Russia) and the rest of the USSR, but in the Kyrgyz language they used their own words (som, divided into tyiyns) for it. The current currency of Kyrgyzstan is also the som, divided into tyiyns. In 1983, Kyrgyzstan (or Kirghizia as it was then) wasn’t a Soviet satellite state, it was part of the Soviet Union (the Kirghiz SSR). Soviet satellite states, like Poland, had their own currencies (for instance, the zloty). In the Kirghiz SSR, the currency was the rouble, divided into kopecks, just like in the RSFSR (Russia) and the rest of the USSR, but in the Kyrgyz language they used their own words (som, divided into tyiyns) for it. The current currency of Kyrgyzstan is also the som, divided into tyiyns.

]]> By: planettom http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-551814 planettom Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-551814 In Soviet Russia, headless goat arcade game plays YOU! In Soviet Russia, headless goat arcade game plays YOU!

]]> By: dr.hypercube http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-551053 dr.hypercube Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-551053 I don't know enough about the emulation world to know if this is even possible, but if Ulak-Tartysh could be ROM imaged into something that could be played on MAME, I would (play it) - with gusto! I don’t know enough about the emulation world to know if this is even possible, but if Ulak-Tartysh could be ROM imaged into something that could be played on MAME, I would (play it) – with gusto!

]]> By: Robin Lee http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-551316 Robin Lee Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-551316 I really enjoyed reading about this, and am very thankful for the link above to the East German Poly-Play. Here's a <a href="http://www.edge-online.com/features/inside-the-soviet-arcade-games-museum ">link</a> to an article about the Soviet Arcade Games Museum, for what it's worth. I really enjoyed reading about this, and am very thankful for the link above to the East German Poly-Play.

Here’s a link to an article about the Soviet Arcade Games Museum, for what it’s worth.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-554923 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-554923 <blockquote>I started out trying to import a Polski Fiat from Poland, and somehow ended up with this: an old, beaten Ulak-Tartysh video game.</blockquote> The ultimate typo.

I started out trying to import a Polski Fiat from Poland, and somehow ended up with this: an old, beaten Ulak-Tartysh video game.

The ultimate typo.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-551870 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-551870 Yup, that's the word for good. Well done! Yup, that’s the word for good. Well done!

]]> By: Jeff Kinder http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-552126 Jeff Kinder Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-552126 Reply to comment #4 > It's interesting that the styling of the > cabinet, controls, and marquee are very > similar to Western arcade games of its > era. The East German Poly-Play had a very > different aesthetic. Hi there! The cabinet styling is similar because it is one. That cabinet was actually a Dragon's Lair cabinet that was converted to that game. Reply to comment #4

> It’s interesting that the styling of the
> cabinet, controls, and marquee are very
> similar to Western arcade games of its
> era. The East German Poly-Play had a very
> different aesthetic.

Hi there!

The cabinet styling is similar because it is one. That cabinet was actually a Dragon’s Lair cabinet that was converted to that game.

]]> By: Johnny Cat http://boingboing.net/2009/07/24/dead-goat-polo-arcad.html#comment-551167 Johnny Cat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-551167 The Soviet Arcade Machines Museum is excellent! I love the digital foosball contraption. Anyone know what the crated boxes signify? The Soviet Arcade Machines Museum is excellent! I love the digital foosball contraption. Anyone know what the crated boxes signify?

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