He begins playing fiercely and hard to beat, but as play progresses, he sips his champagne, making him inebriated and less focused on the game, thus easier to beat. ![]() Lexan Smythe-Worthington: A lizard-like alien, a filthy rich playboy who gets 30,000 credits per year to keep away from his home world. While not particularly strong, his playing style is consistent and is a slight step up in difficulty from the two previous opponents. Vinnie the Dweeb: A veteran shufflepuck player who keeps his calm and is not easily surprised. He jitters his paddle all over his end of the table, so that his serves often bounce back and forth on their way to the player. Visine Orb: A green-coloured alien with huge eyes, who is only about 1.5 metres tall and can barely see over his end of the table. Has just started in shufflepuck and thus is very nervous and slow to react, making him easy to beat. Skip Feeney: A short male human in his early 20s, wearing glasses. Shufflepuck Café includes nine opponents: Once all are defeated, the player gets in his spaceship and flies off into the distance. The main eight Shufflepuck players are standing in his way and will not let him get to the phone until he has beaten them all. Shufflepuck Café is the nearest place for miles, so he goes in to use their telephone. ![]() He needs to find a telephone to call the breakdown service and get the spaceship fixed. There is a general storyline behind the Amiga version of the game in which the player is an inter-galactic salesman whose spaceship has broken down. Originally developed for the Macintosh, it was later adapted by Brøderbund for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sharp X68000, NEC PC-9801 and MS-DOS. Shufflepuck Café is a computer air Hockey game developed by Christopher Gross, Gene Portwood and Lauren Elliott for Brøderbund (not a table shuffleboard video game, as the name would suggest-though that was the intention when the name was first coined by Christopher Gross). Shufflepuck Café is a 1988 game that was originally released for the early model Apple Macintosh by Brøderbund Software.Air Hockey Video Game 1989 Shufflepuck Café It was later adapted to many other home computers. This air hockey game can be played in sessions against one opponent at a time, which the player chooses from a splash screen that features every character, or in a tournament mode where the player takes on every opponent in order of difficulty on their way to the top. The player must rebound the puck past the opponents paddle, effectively breaking the holographic "glass" at the end of the table. The winner is the first to score fifteen points. Skip Feeney: A nerdy human who is also new to the game.ĭC3: A waiter robot and an opponent with customizable difficulty levels that the player can practice on.The player faces nine distinct opponents, each with their own strategies and tricks to get past them: The original releases was black and white, while later versions featured color.Visine Orb: A small, nervous creature that quickly moves its paddle around but doesn't do much to block the player's shots.Vinnie The Dweeb: An easy-going and languid player that is slow to react.Lexan Smythe-Worthington: An aristocratic alien who is always seen with a drink in his hand. ![]() Starts strong but constantly sips his martini throughout the match, making him less and less effective. Eneg Doowtrop: Also known as The General, this military pig alien is aggressive with his returns but can leave gaps in his defense.Currently viewing: Shufflepuck Cafe by Domark from Retrogames Product ID: 055668. Nerual Ttoille: A mysterious alien that copies the player's every move, making him hard to overcome. ![]() View QR Code Share on Facebook : Shufflepuck Cafe by Domark 1989 Arcade air hockey game. Princess Bejin: A mysterious robed woman who occasionally cheats by using her psychic powers to move the puck.Biff Raunch: A burly biker type who is extremely competent at the game.The player also has the ability to adjust the bounce and power of the paddle in the options menu.
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