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What are Your Favorite Arcade Games of all Time?
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GalacticGravy
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Revolution X
Buster Bros.
Buster Bros.
maquiladora
Member
Can anyone remember the name of an arcade racing game from the early 2000's. You drove a taxi in it but it wasn't Crazy Taxi.
CoachKevin
Member
Awesome. Thanks for the recommendations! Made a Want to Buy thread across the arcade forums I frequent. Hope to pick up some of them soon!
Smashing Drive?
maquiladora
Member
Thats it! Thanks dude.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo, I have the original arcade poster on the wall of the room I'm sitting in.
That cab with the giant Ryu intro... classic.
And... my car's number plate is A1 RYU
So yeah, I like Street Fighter...
Although, Final Fight is way up there too. (Of course, that was supposed to be a Street Fighter game...).
That cab with the giant Ryu intro... classic.
And... my car's number plate is A1 RYU
So yeah, I like Street Fighter...
Although, Final Fight is way up there too. (Of course, that was supposed to be a Street Fighter game...).
synchronicity
Member
No contest for me really.
CrashPrime
Member
For the ultimate fighting collection you need the trio of:
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike
For Beat-em-ups:
TMNT
Simpsons
X-Men
For Sports:
NBA Jam
NFL Blitz
For the win:
Tetris: The Grand Master and it's 3 sequels.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike
For Beat-em-ups:
TMNT
Simpsons
X-Men
For Sports:
NBA Jam
NFL Blitz
For the win:
Tetris: The Grand Master and it's 3 sequels.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Here's my top ten.
Daytona USA 2
San Francisco Rush 2049
House of the Dead 4
NFL Blitz 2000
NBA Showtime
Fast and the Furious Super Cars
Target Terror
Time Crisis 3
Hydro Thunder
H2Overdrive
Daytona USA 2
San Francisco Rush 2049
House of the Dead 4
NFL Blitz 2000
NBA Showtime
Fast and the Furious Super Cars
Target Terror
Time Crisis 3
Hydro Thunder
H2Overdrive
CoachKevin
Member
Turtles in time
Turtles in time
Turtles in time
Haha, I have bid on a few of these boards on ebay. Sadly they go for $350-400 now.
CoachKevin
Member
Did they ever make an english/US version of that?
gunstarhero
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Kiki KaiKai!!! I just happened to pick that PCB up last month - awesome, awesome game!
Been searching for Psychic 5 forever - found one on eBay but the price is insane.
Excellent taste here.
Gameboy415
Member
The Simpsons Arcade Game is probably my all-time favorite.
I had every intention of buying an arcade cab at some point until the game was finally ported to PS3/360.
If I ever move into a bigger house/have more money I still may get one in the future.
I also really enjoyed Raiden Fighters: JET, King of the Monsters 1 & 2, Bust-a-Move and the TMNT Arcade games as a kid.
The Metal Slug games are great too!
In Japan, I grew to love some of the Bemani music games:
Pop'n Music (especially the later ones that had music from Evangelion and Super Mario Bros.)
GuitarFreaks (I was extremely good at it at one point but I haven't played in years)
I doubt I'll ever own an arcade cab for either Bemani games, but I picked up every single home port for PS1/PS2 in each series AND got the ultra-huge (and expensive :S ) "Arcade-Style Controllers" for both games so I'm pretty happy.
I had every intention of buying an arcade cab at some point until the game was finally ported to PS3/360.
If I ever move into a bigger house/have more money I still may get one in the future.
I also really enjoyed Raiden Fighters: JET, King of the Monsters 1 & 2, Bust-a-Move and the TMNT Arcade games as a kid.
The Metal Slug games are great too!
In Japan, I grew to love some of the Bemani music games:
Pop'n Music (especially the later ones that had music from Evangelion and Super Mario Bros.)
GuitarFreaks (I was extremely good at it at one point but I haven't played in years)
I doubt I'll ever own an arcade cab for either Bemani games, but I picked up every single home port for PS1/PS2 in each series AND got the ultra-huge (and expensive :S ) "Arcade-Style Controllers" for both games so I'm pretty happy.
djSyndrome
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Child me: Moon Patrol
Adult me: Taiko no Tatsujin
Adult me: Taiko no Tatsujin
ReBurn
Gold Member
I want to play games with you.
I would add Defender, Ms. Pacman, Donkey Kong and Zaxxon to my list.
ElectricBlanketFire
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Ms. Pac Man
Donkey Kong / DK Jr.
Arkanoid
Star Force
Afterburner
Virtua Cop
Donkey Kong / DK Jr.
Arkanoid
Star Force
Afterburner
Virtua Cop
HueyFreeman
Banned
First pass under this bridge exploded my mind. Still the greatest fighter of all time IMO.
CrashPrime
Member
Not that I know of, however a game like TGM really doesn't benefit much from a translation. It's perfectly playable with a basic understanding of the menu systems.
cj_iwakura
Member
I always go for experiences that can't be replicated at home, I.E.
-beatmania IIDX
-Pump It Up
-Pop'n Music
-Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara (Four Person Cabinet)
etc.
-beatmania IIDX
-Pump It Up
-Pop'n Music
-Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara (Four Person Cabinet)
etc.
RoryDropkick
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Aurail
Robotron
Smash TV
Beatmania 5-key
Beatmania IIDX
Aliens Vs. Predator
Fighting Layer
Blazing Star
Robotron
Smash TV
Beatmania 5-key
Beatmania IIDX
Aliens Vs. Predator
Fighting Layer
Blazing Star
SketchTheArtist
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KILLER INSTINCT 2
I remember buying the Nintendo Power where they showed the game and arcade cabinet for the first time. Then a few days later, I was waiting for my mom outside a store one night and a truck pulled over to deliver brand-new, sealed KI2 arcade cabinets to the arcade next door. My knees nearly gave up, I was speechless....... Hope to own it one day since it's a HUGE part of my childhood.
I remember buying the Nintendo Power where they showed the game and arcade cabinet for the first time. Then a few days later, I was waiting for my mom outside a store one night and a truck pulled over to deliver brand-new, sealed KI2 arcade cabinets to the arcade next door. My knees nearly gave up, I was speechless....... Hope to own it one day since it's a HUGE part of my childhood.
Jawmuncher
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The Lost World Jurassic Park Arcade by Sega
Resident Evil Gode Veronica Gun Survivor (something like that)
Initial D arcade game
Marvel vs capcom 2
Resident Evil Gode Veronica Gun Survivor (something like that)
Initial D arcade game
Marvel vs capcom 2
wastedyears
Member
Donkey Kong
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
Capcom vs SNK 2
Galaga
Ikari Warriors
Not necessarily in that order
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
Capcom vs SNK 2
Galaga
Ikari Warriors
Not necessarily in that order
soxinthebox
Member
Wish these would run on my mame cabinet
Will add this to my box most definitely!
PixyJunket
Member
Wonder Boy in Monster Land is my absolute, top number one arcade game.
soxinthebox
Member
Primal Rage?
Star Wars Arcade (the original):
This was amazing to toddler me, and probably is what got me hooked on arcade games. Dem Vector Graphics
TMNT: My first arcade obsession, probably because I was obsessed with Ninja Turtles at the time. Also got me deep into beat-em-ups.
X-Men: Yeah this one is self explanatory/everyone knows and loves it. Nightcrawler 4 lyfe.
SoulCalibur: The graphics on this were mindblowing when it came out. It was also my first "competitive fighting game" where I was actually relatively good (I was mediocre at SFII when it came out and terrible at MK). I say relatively as in the "Salisbury, MD" arcade scene (lol). I was the boss though, I'd regularly run through lines of 10+ people multiple times using Edgemaster (or Mitsurugi when I was feeling cheap). It would be years later that I'd learn outside of backwater towns and my group of friends I actually was average at best at fighting games.
Marvel VS Capcom: Holy shit this one was fun. I wasn't nearly as good at it as I was at SoulCalibur but I had way more fun with the awesome craziness you could pull off on the screen. I still prefer the music/levels/general aesthetic to MvC2
After that the local arcades started closing down, and soon after I'd go to college and console releases were as good if not better usually than their arcade counterparts of the style of games I liked to play, so with the exception of going to a Dave & Busters a couple times or getting dragged to really trashy places by friends hooked on DDR that was the end of my arcade experience.
This was amazing to toddler me, and probably is what got me hooked on arcade games. Dem Vector Graphics
TMNT: My first arcade obsession, probably because I was obsessed with Ninja Turtles at the time. Also got me deep into beat-em-ups.
X-Men: Yeah this one is self explanatory/everyone knows and loves it. Nightcrawler 4 lyfe.
SoulCalibur: The graphics on this were mindblowing when it came out. It was also my first "competitive fighting game" where I was actually relatively good (I was mediocre at SFII when it came out and terrible at MK). I say relatively as in the "Salisbury, MD" arcade scene (lol). I was the boss though, I'd regularly run through lines of 10+ people multiple times using Edgemaster (or Mitsurugi when I was feeling cheap). It would be years later that I'd learn outside of backwater towns and my group of friends I actually was average at best at fighting games.
Marvel VS Capcom: Holy shit this one was fun. I wasn't nearly as good at it as I was at SoulCalibur but I had way more fun with the awesome craziness you could pull off on the screen. I still prefer the music/levels/general aesthetic to MvC2
After that the local arcades started closing down, and soon after I'd go to college and console releases were as good if not better usually than their arcade counterparts of the style of games I liked to play, so with the exception of going to a Dave & Busters a couple times or getting dragged to really trashy places by friends hooked on DDR that was the end of my arcade experience.
Megadragon15
Member
Spider-Man The Video Game - Sega.
Captain America and the Avengers - Data East.
Superman - Taito.
Smash TV- Williams.
Tempest - Atari.
Q-Bert - Gottlieb.
Captain America and the Avengers - Data East.
Superman - Taito.
Smash TV- Williams.
Tempest - Atari.
Q-Bert - Gottlieb.
PsychoCandy
Member
Marble Madness
Q-Bert
Track and Field
Star Wars
Galaga
Q-Bert
Track and Field
Star Wars
Galaga