Your favorite arcade games.

[Kitsunexus]

No limits! Post a list of your favorite games and whatever you want to say about them! 

Basically, if you could have a dream arcade (but the games had to exist in real life) what would you fill it with?

(Neo·Geo games and games for any other interchangable game system like CPS should listed as individual games).

1943
After Burner
After Burner: Climax
Aleste 2
Altered Beast
Aarkanoid
Battle Arena Toshinden 2
Blaster
Blazing Star
Bubbles
Bust-A-Move 2
Crisis Zone
Chiller
CyberSled
Cyvern
Dark Edge
Defender
Die Hard Arcade
Dig-Dug
DoDonPachi 2 : Bee Storm
Dragon's Lair
G-Loc
Gain Ground
Galaga
Galaxy Force 2
Gauntlet
Gigawing
Gokujyou Parodius
Gradius III
Gunforce Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island
I, Robot
Interstellar Laser Fantasy
Juno First
Kid Nikki: Radical Ninja
L.A. Machineguns
Magical Cat Adventure
Magical Twin Bee
Manx TT Superbike
Metal Slug
Metamorphic Force
Mortal Kombat II
N.A.R.C
Outrun
Outrunners
Power Stone
Psycho Soldier
Psyvariar : Medium Unit
Psyvariar : Revision
Q-Bert
Raiden
Rally-X
Ray Crisis
Ray Storm
Road Blaster
Roadblasters
Root Beer Tapper
Samurai Shodown 2
Sinistar
Smash TV
Space Harrier 
S.T.U.N. Runner
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Streer Fighter Alpha 3
Strider
Strider 2
Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Last Blade 2
The Ninja Warriors
Time Crisis 2
Varth
Virtua Fighter 2
Virtual ON
Wonderboy In Monster Land
X-Multiply

[Joe Redifer]

Games that I have actually played in real life (in no particular order):

Space Harrier
Out Run
Shinobi
Magician Lord
Altered Beast
Golden Axe
Q*Bert
Ms. Pac Man
Strider
Dig Dug
After Burner
Baseball Stars Professional
Choplifter
Donkey Kong
Daytona USA
Virtua Racing
Super Hang-On
Ghouls 'n Ghosts (it's arcade perfect)
Thunderblade
Kangaroo
S.T.U.N. Runner
Rastan
R-Type (though I felt the sound was inferior to both the SMS and TG-16 versions)
F-Zero AX
Street Fighter 2 (etc)

There are plenty of other arcade games that I really like that I've never seen in real life, only emulated.

[Kitsunexus]

Games that I have actually played in real life (in no particular order):

-list-

There are plenty of other arcade games that I really like that I've never seen in real life, only emulated.

You can include those too. I meant basically no making up games like HOLOGRAPHIC STARFIGHTER 3D! They have to be real games, but emualted counts too.

[PCEngineHell]

I think he actually meant played in person,not on Mame.

I own the majority of arcade stuff I want already. Most of it is MVS anyway,but also other favs like Survival Arts,Time Killers,and my japanese pcb of POW. Most of the stuff like R-Type,Ninja Spirit,and others I actually enjoy playing the ports more.

[Turbo D]

TMNT 

[WoodyXP]

1. Double Dragon
2. Double Dragon II
3. Afterburner (with gyroscopic cockpit)
4. Space Harrier
5. Outrun (with cockpit)
6. Combatribes
7. NARC
8. Smash TV
9. Golden Axe
10. Knights of the Round

I could write all day long... but those are my essentials.

[bust3dstr8]

These are ones that where in my local arcade.

SMB
Ikari Warriors
Sinistar
Spy Hunter (sit down)
Golden Axe
Double Dragon
CombaTribes
Final Fight
Willow
Fatal Fury Special
MKII
Street Fighter
Operation Wolf
Ghouls and Ghosts
Dig Dug
Mr DO!
TMNT
XMEN
Millipede
Marble Madness
Raiden
UN Squadron
Galaxian

[OldRover]

It would be impossible to truly fill out such a list, but I guess I'll try...

Rygar
Terminator 2
The Simpsons
Arabian Magic
Street Fighter II
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TMNT: Turtles In Time
Double Axle
Pit Fighter
Mortal Kombat
NBA Jam
Operation Wolf
Jackie Chan
Fighter's History
Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown II
Ajax

My "dream arcade" would also include my own arcade machine, Arc86, and the host of games it would be able to run.

[SignOfZeta]

Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram
Street Fighter III: Third Strike
Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha
Osman/Cannon Dancer
EPS Ra.De.
Scud Race Plus
Ferrari F355
KOF (all)
Real Bout 2
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Waku Waku 7
Astra Superstars
Pocket Fighter
Puzzle Fighter
Victory Road: Ikari Warriors II
Ikaruga
Pulstar
Blazing Star
Sakura Taisen Columns
Radiant Silvergun
The Simpsons
Spy Hunter
Mille Miglia
Star Wars
Galaga
Ms. Pac Man
Ivan Stewart's Off Road
Beatmania IIDX (all)
Drum Mania (all)
Demolish Fist
DDR (most)
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Neo Geo Battle Colosseum
Fist of the North Star (the Arc one)
Fist of the North Star: Punchmania

Pinball:
Family Guy
Star Trek: TNG
Elvira
Cyclone
Pinbot

[Keranu]

There's only one arcade game I need...

WINDJAMMERS!

[TR0N]

Well i can list some games that enjoyed in the arcades.

Discs of Tron
Paperboy
720'
Gauntlet II
Spy Hunter
Dig Dug
Dragons Lair
Burger Time
SS2
Pac-Man
Super Pac-Man
Pac-Mania
Cadash
Arkanoid
Willow
AvsP
Final Fight
Frogger
Contra
Super Contra
Dark Seal
Bad Dudes
Kid Nikki
The Legend of Kage
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
R-type
SMB (on nintendo vs tough compare to the nes version)
The Goonies ( I'm gald it had a famicom release i got to play it again)
Operation Wolf
Beast Buster (man i wish snkp would put it in a collection)
Ninja Gaiden (Sure it's not like the nes version but i enjoy it)
TMNT
The Simpsons (you think by now fox would let konami emulate it for a collection
shesh)
Double Dragon
Magician Lord(wich urge me years later to get a neogeo cmvs)
Golden Axe
Outrun(Man the sit down version was sweet)
Ikari Warriors
P.O.W
Rastan
Shinobi

There's many more i could list but that's enough.

[rolins]

@Kitsunexus
Only arcade games, right? So why list Aleste 2 (a personal fav of mine too!) when it's a MSX game?

My top 2 favorites -
Galaga
Donkey Kong

[Kitsunexus]

@Kitsunexus
Only arcade games, right? So why list Aleste 2 (a personal fav of mine too!) when it's a MSX game?

Because.

[rolins]

@Kitsunexus
Only arcade games, right? So why list Aleste 2 (a personal fav of mine too!) when it's a MSX game?

Because.

Well, the maintainer of that site is misinformed. Aleste 2 was only released on the MSX2.

[Hobo Xiphas]

WINDJAMMERS!

Sculpta

Twinkle Star Spritus is pretty good too

[TR0N]

WINDJAMMERS!

Sculpta

Twinkle Star Spritus is pretty good too

Naw that's Twinklestar Sprites!

Say it loud now  Beside being one of best co-op shooters on the neogeo.

[Keranu]

Hoos!

[Hobo Xiphas]

Twinklestar Sprites!

Twinkle Star Sprites doesn't have a firm grasp on the English language so I don't really need to have one either when discussing it

RIGHT ON

[Keranu]

Hai ^.^ !

[TR0N]

Twinklestar Sprites!

Twinkle Star Sprites doesn't have a firm grasp on the English language so I don't really need to have one either when discussing it

RIGHT ON

Heh still snk engrish is all ways right with me 

[Joe Redifer]

SPACE HARRIER!!!!!

[Tatsujin]

oh..there are sooo many. Arcade games ruled the whole world back in the 80s/90s!

just few of them i can think of quickly:

tatsujin
r-type
salamander
gradius
gradius II
parodius
street fighter II
makaimura
daimakaimura
xevious
galaga
mahou daisakusen
donpachi
dodonpachi
kyuukyoku tiger
raiden
raiden II
final fight
crime fighters 3
daiku no gensan / hammerin' harry
last ninja / saigô no nindô
splatter house
roosters / midnight wanderers
legendary wings / aresu no tsubasa
monster maulers / kyûkyoku sentai dadandarn
gun smoke
outrun
hang on
super hang on
sunset riders
mystic warriors
forgotten worlds
outzone
fixeight
.
.
.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Here's a few of my favorites:

Metal Slug
Road Blasters
Elevator Action
Spy Hunter
Super Off Road
Jambo! Safari

[nat]

I agree with Joe, Spare Harrier all the way.

I have Twinkle Star Sprites on my Dreamcast, which I can only assume is virtually a direct emulation of the arcade. It's one of my favorite games, although I must admit I've never actually played it in an arcade.

Oh, and the English in that game is just priceless. TOO CUTE.

[Hobo Xiphas]

No, the Dreamcast version gets rid of the slowdown

I like the slowdown, thankfully there is an option to enable it. 

[nat]

No, the Dreamcast version gets rid of the slowdown

I like the slowdown, thankfully there is an option to enable it. 

I have slowdown turned off on mine.

[rag-time4]

I have a Street Fighter 1 (6-button) dedicated machine... there's only a few other games I'd like to have.

- Street Fighter 1 (2 button) - I actually have a set of buttons but I'd like to have a 6-button machine and a 2 button machine
- tecmo bowl
- street fighter 2 champion edition dedicated
- double dragon
- double dragon 2

[Turbo D]

man, I would love to try it with the original arcade buttons. Every time I play street fighter I know that I could be doing better on the original arcade. Ever since you showed us the pix of the control panel, I've been searching for the arcade.

[rag-time4]

man, I would love to try it with the original arcade buttons. Every time I play street fighter I know that I could be doing better on the original arcade. Ever since you showed us the pix of the control panel, I've been searching for the arcade.

I'm in California too so if you find one, let me know!

I used to work with an arcade Technician based in Martinez... he was operating one of the old cabinets at a place called Aladino's Pizza but it was also converted to 6 buttons and he was running Marvel vs Capcom in it... That was about 5 years ago so I don't know if it's still there...

Parts for the dedicated cabinet like the control panel overlays, the marquee, and the sideart are extremely hard to find.

[Turbo D]

I'll let you know if I find one or any parts. Its harder now since most of the arcades here are out of business.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

A.P.B.

mother fuckers

[SNKNostalgia]

I don't think I have played any arcade game as much back in the day as Final Fight. Maybe when SF2 came out it was my favorite at the time, but I still didn't rack up as many hours of play as with FF.

Some other arcade greats that I grew up playing since they were always around:

Sly Spy
GI Joe
DJ Boys
Turtles Arcade and In Time
Simpson's
X-men
Operation Thunderbolt
Aliens
Combat Tribes
After Burner 2 the sit down version
Desert Assault

[rag-time4]

I loved Gi Joe!

That game throws hordes of enemies at you! I remember the first time I played it I only had $1.50 or so.... pure adrenaline!!

[Digi.k]

Mr Do! - Universal
Do Run Run - Universal
Final Fight - Capcom
Dragon Saber - Namco
Crystal Castles - Atari
XeXeX - Konami
Bubble Bobble - Taito
Ghouls & Ghosts - Capcom
Paperboy - Atari

[Joe Redifer]

I saw After Burner Climax in the arcade today.  They wanted $3.15 or something PER PLAY.  I did not play it.

[Turbo D]

after burner climax? whats that? sounds like something that happens in sex 

[SNKNostalgia]

The game looks really good and I have been hearing it is very fun. It is really suppose to be $2 per play or less, from what most places have been charging. Pretty damn wrong of them to charge that much for a game that has been out for a year already. The price should go down when they realize people are only spending $6 on it  .

That reminds me that Ace Combat 22 was a pretty cool arcade game back in 96 or so. It had Dreamcast quality graphics and was in a sit down with a stick, throttle and even foot rudders. It was only $1 per play, which was typical for all sit down cabs.

[Kitsunexus]

after burner climax? whats that? sounds like something that happens in sex 

Take this:



And replace it with this:





That's After Burner: Climax, and unlike Joe, I would have gladly payed FIVE DOLLARS just to play.

[Turbo D]

Wow  that game looks bad-ass  I would also pay to play it 

[PCEngineHell]

Its only 1 token to play at Chuckie Cheese near where I live. I played it alot. Its fucking great,esp when you slow everything down. It has the hydrolic chair too,that totally enhances its play. Also you get to select your paths,like Outrun.

[Kitsunexus]

I read that it doesn't include remixes or arrangements of the old tracks though, which is disappointing. Remade Sega ganes are ALWAYS supposed to have remixes or arrangements of the old tracks!

[akamichi]

I read that it doesn't include remixes or arrangements of the old tracks though, which is disappointing. Remade Sega ganes are ALWAYS supposed to have remixes or arrangements of the old tracks!

The Japanese version has the original music and sound effects ("LOCK!").  Honestly, it makes the game 10x better than with the default sound and music.

[Joe Redifer]

I wonder why this game does not come out for one o' them newfangled systems those darn kids have these days.

[nat]

And here I thought Afterburner was dead! That game really does look awesome.

[Ceti Alpha]

I want to play it now! (spoken with terrible Arnold impersonation)

[Keranu]

I wonder why this game does not come out for one o' them newfangled systems those darn kids have these days.

The real question is why hasn't this came out on the Turbo Grafx 16 yet?

[Kitsunexus]

I wonder why this game does not come out for one o' them newfangled systems those darn kids have these days.

It was slated for 360 (it's basically a 360 powering the game), but whether it comes out now is up in the air because it's not doing so hot a.k.a PEOPLE LIKE YOU are around who do not play it.

So thanks for possibly getting the 360 game I was looking forward to all year canceled, Joe. 

The Japanese version has the original music and sound effects ("LOCK!").  Honestly, it makes the game 10x better than with the default sound and music.

That would be AMAZING!!!! I NEED A JAPANESE AB:C CAB, NOW!

[Turbo D]

Initial D is a bad-ass arcade. Everyone will enjoy it 

[Kitsunexus]

Initial D is a bad-ass arcade. Everyone will enjoy it 

I played the Dreamcast port. Muy sweet.

[Hobo Xiphas]

Initial D is a bad-ass arcade. Everyone will enjoy it 

If it is the same game as the one I played on the Saturn, no thanks

That game is awful, talk about crusty mustard controls