Super Chexx Bubble Hockey
The other Cold War
In 1982, near the end of the Cold War, the fate of the world still hinged on the arms race between capitalist Yanks and communist Russkies. A quiet tension had settled over the globe. Yet in the United States, people flocked to video arcades with pockets jingling. They came to play Super Chexx bubble hockey, an innovative table hockey game that offered satisfying relief from the real world tension.
War games
Perhaps it's fitting that a winter game offered a glimmer of hope in the shadow of nuclear winter. In the 1980 Winter Olympics, the U.S. men's hockey team defeated the Soviet squad in a crucial semifinal game, inspiring a nation and creating an instant arcade classic in Super Chexx bubble hockey.
Rematches and replays
The original Super Chexx bubble hockey tables pitted the United States against the Soviet Union in a recreation of this epic match. Though historians may balk at the suggestion that Super Chexx bubble hockey was instrumental in ending the Cold War, bubble hockey certainly brought carefree fun that quickly spread around the globeto over 52 countries, including many where ice hockey draws little or no attention.
Freezing the competition
Super Chexx bubble hockey distinguished itself from other table hockey games with unique and thrilling details that captured the imagination of arcade-goers:
- A virtually indestructible dome keeps the puck on the surface for uninterrupted play.
- Ice ramps behind the goals cause the puck to slide into players' stick ranges, eliminating dead spots.
- The boo button made Super Chexx bubble hockey a favorite of young and old alike. With the push of this satisfyingly puckish button, players can summon a hail of boos to deride opponent stalling and ill-deserved goals.
- An auto puck return mechanism pops the puck back in play after each goal.
- Working scoreboards above the ice on every Super Chexx bubble hockey table keep time and score and facilitate sudden death overtimes.