Best Arcade Games

[EMcWilliams]

I dont have the patience to make a poll, but Im curious as what arcade games OOT thinks were/are the best. I used to go to arcades when I was younger with my cousin and we were just talking about all the fun we used to have.

FYI, personal favorite is probably the X-Men game...spent a lot of my moms hard earned my in that machine.

[captZEEbo1]

it's all about that simpsons arcade game

and some sort of area 51 was sweet with guns and shooting

[samjjones]

Gauntlet

[peterchi]

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Gauntlet

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I know someone who dropped 17 bucks on this game in one sitting. And I'm pretty sure each play was a quarter for this game.

[peterchi]

I don't know if anything can beat the rave of Street Fighter II when it came out. With the culture of "Winner stays, loser pays," there would always be long lines for this game in the testosterone-filled arcades.

[hobbsmann]

Pole Position Baby!

[EMcWilliams]

A valid point. SFII was a winner, but I always get a sense of pride whenever I see the X-Men cabinet knowing thatmy cousin and I dropped a shitload into the machine just so we could claim we beat it.

[Los Feliz Slim]

I was a big Karate Champ fan.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

Number One is clearly Ms. Pacman. After that, it's all personal preference. I can never think of all the games I love, but lately, I've been nostalgic for X-Men/Simpsons/TMNT.

I was planning on making a similar thread to this, as I'm planning to build myself a MAME cabinet similar to this that'll be able to play whatever the hell game my little heart desires. Thanks a lot, Astroglide - you've officially killed what little free time I have.

So far, off the top of my head in about 3 seconds, my MAME cabinet will include:
Ms. Pac Man
Pac Man
Galaga
Donkey Kong
Joust
Tank
TMNT
X-Men
Simpsons
1942
1943
Viper II
Street Fighter (all versions)
Mortal Kombat (all versions)
NBA JAM

Maybe *maybe* a few shooter games
Duck Hunt
Time Cop or similar
One of those sniper games

I probably won't want to pay for a steering wheel, but a wheel+pedals can be added on later if I have the desire for games like Pole Position.


I need to figure out what games I want so I can plan for all the right controls. I'll probably put a bunch of old NES/SNES, etc. games on there as well, provided they'd play well arcade style. There really is no limit. The KLOV is a great resource, but when there are 13000+ games listed, that's a lot to sift through.