GREATEST ARCADE GAME OF ALL TIME!

[shinboy]

Most the games that were mention was before my time but here is my list....

Forgotten World
Willow
Street Fighter

[Mirror_Image]

For some reason, I really enjoyed playing Xevious. Maybe it was the mesmerizing mind-control music it played.

[defense]

Does anyone remember an arcade game that has you as a soldier that moves up the screen armed with only a single shot rifle.

TommyKnocker, I believe the game you are referring to is called "FRONT LINE." If it is, that was another bad azz game. You only had that single shot gun you refer to and it sounds exactly like your description. The controller on the game was like a "rolling ball" and not an actual joystick..which made that game VERY TOUGH in the arcade, especially because the soldier was VERY SLOW. I used to love it though.

it's not Rush'N'Attack, is it? Is it a side-scrolling game?

Rush'n Attack had the guy with a "knife" and you could get more weapons as you went along..you didn' thave a single shot Rifle.

it sound like a game that i had which was called comando, good game very hoar though.

Commando didn't have a single shot rifle...and not tryin' to brag...but that was one of the easier games I've ever played. Play that for a week then try "gunsmoke" and you'll see which game is truly hard.

[VirtuaFighter]

Personal Fave Old Style...Defender
Personal Fave New Style...'Virtua Fighter' any version and 'Metal Slug' any version...close second

[whiplash]

defense,

This site has the controller you were asking about:

http://www.x-arcade.com/pc.shtml

[defense]

defense,

This site has the controller you were asking about:

thank you Whiplash, but I knew where to buy that controller..I was just wondering if "anyone" on here has purchased something similar...you know..a clone from the arcade joystick consoles, such as that one?

I also remember there being another company that made this type of controller "first"...it was called "HOT ROD"..I was wondering if anyone has used either or, or at least knew any info which would make this joystick I posted a pic of better or worse then the "HOT ROD." Thanks in advance


P.S. In Comparison, here is a pic of the "HOT ROD" arcade controller. The "SE" version as showed here is $199.95 US dollars, as opposed to the $149.95 for the "X-ARCADE." I'm wondering if the extra $50 is worth it. Either way, both are pretty expensive, but can you really play games like Q-Bert and Ms.Pac Man any other way? Ms. Pac-man and Pac-Man are just two of the MANY games that almost absolutely need this type of controller to be played the way they should be.

[i_am_dave]

GALAGA
POLE POSITION
NIGHT DRIVER
FROGGER,

not neccessarily in that order!

[cellardoor]

MAN!!! I can't believe nobody mentioned NFL Blitz or even Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles(both arcade). I'd play the shit outta those. My fav. nes game had to be Tecmo Bowl. Bo Jackson couldn't be touched. Even thought he played for the wrong team. BRONCOS ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Xesdeeni]

- Joust (most unique game)
- Xevious (fantastic invisible enemies)
- Gyruss (awesome poinding stereo soundtrack)
- Dragon's Lair & Space Ace (Disney-trained Don Bluth animations and cool soundtracks)

Xesdeeni

[mats.hogberg]

I can't get why so many rank Dragons Lair and Space Ace up there - Even if they where ground breaking, they still are no more than a slightly interactive cartoon. Very nice graphics (for its time), but next to zero game play. (Jerk the joystick in the direction of an on screen arrow as soon as you can?!?) Obviously, opinions vary on this!

/Mats

[oldfart13]

Pong. I remember when Busnell put it out so many years ago (still have my schematics from his company on how to build one). Breakout. Then later, so many more: Bubble Bobble, Tetris, Pac Man, Space Invaders, Battlezone, Donkey Kong, and just about everything else up through the past few decades. I continue to play arcade games including pinball each and every day. Thanks for the memories guys!

[Tommyknocker]

Defense wrote:

TommyKnocker, I believe the game you are referring to is called "FRONT LINE." If it is, that was another bad azz game. You only had that single shot gun you refer to and it sounds exactly like your description. The controller on the game was like a "rolling ball" and not an actual joystick..which made that game VERY TOUGH in the arcade, especially because the soldier was VERY SLOW. I used to love it though.

YEAHHH!!!! Thanks for the email. Got to get the controls down pat, without a knob, it is very hard to play. I like it, I LIKE IT!!! Thanks Defense!

[Heywould3]

great topic.. i have been going everywhere DLing roms for the gens EMU and the MAME emu.. i now have about 5000 of each.. yes alot are dups but they are from different countries or are copies made by off shoot COs. anyway if you want it i prolly got it. just not enough web space to host.. Anyway.. all the games mentioned are pretty good and i play or have played most of them. i do like space invaders though cuz as a kid that was one of the first games out and i got good at it.. simple yes but still cool.. BUT my all time fave has got to be one that no one mentioned. and it seems strange.. ROBOTRON!!! that game was the chit.. it was tough to get use to though.. you really had to have good hand eye coordination as it used 2- 8 axis joy sticks one on the right for 360 degree firing and one on the left for 360 degree movement. it was awesome.. when i was a kid me and friend would play for hours and the local pizza place till we got kicked out for loitering.. paid 25c and played all day.. I have this game for MAME but it was tough too get it to play as it was intended since most game pads dont have 2 sticks and using 2 pads was just too hard.. and im to lazy to build one.. I was finally able to get a pad that would work.. i forget the name.. But it has 2 analog joysticks on the bottom and a slider etc it looks alot like the PS2 pr Xbox pads.. but for PC.. anyway. all the game buttons are mapable so i just map the pad to each game and off i go.. if anyone is interested in a particular game let me know maybe i can help.. if it exists for MAME then im sure i have it..
here is a link to a shock version of it.. give it a try .

here is a link to the pad.. i got it for 15 and local BB

http://www.epinions.com/cmhd-PCGameDevices-All-Logitech_Wingman_Rumblepad

here is a link to a shock version of the game.. give it a try..
http://www.shockwave.com/sw/content/robotron


Feel free to contact me.

Heywould
P.S. track and field and sumer games was fun also.
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[defense]

Heywould3 said:

BUT my all time fave has got to be one that no one mentioned. and it seems strange.. ROBOTRON!!! that game was the chit.. i

I mentioned it...and you are right, that game was the "CHIT!" lol....As I said, what really used to pump me up about robotron was the sound....it was that John Williams sound and EVERYTIME something would explode or shatter you would hear that explosion as if there were 2 20 inch speakers in the game console! It was definitely "one" of my all time favorites..just not the all-time favorite for me.

@tommyknocker, no problem on sending those roms..i'm glad you are enjoying them...old time memories, huh? And those are the actual arcade roms too..not some imitation.

[mmmbeer]

Newbie here myself, some faves in the arcade were Phoenix, Crystal Castles, Star Castle, Buck Rogers and Bubbles.
NES Original Zelda was cool IMHO

[Codyduck]

I would have to say my favorite arcade game of all time would have to be all the silent scopes coming in a close second would be time crisis 2

[dphirschler]

MAME rocks. I am currently in the middle of my custom cabinet project. My favorite game? Asteroids (or Asteroids Deluxe). I also love Gyruss, Ms. Pacman, Chicken Shift, Crazy Climber, Robotron, and Star Castle.

I have made a temporary control panel that will eventually be installed in the MAME cabinet. But for now, I am gettin a kick out playing Robotron and Crazy Climber with dual joysticks instead of the PC keyboard.


Darryl

[Bc-Zero]

I can't believe noone mentoined Final Fantasy 2 or 3!!! I mean in 3 alone, Kefka was the bomb!!!

I know I"m a couple days late on this, but it had to be said.

[marisag427]

cool topic - there are so many, but here are some of my favs:

Centipede, Asteroids, Galaga, Outrun

Pong I had at home as a kid and it was awesome!

This brings back memories. When my husband and I started dating, gulp, 19 years ago, we spent almost every night in the aracade - even missing college classes to hang out there. (and I"m embarassed to say neither one of us finished/graduated to this day).

I've owned every console ever made at one point or another so there's hundreds of games I've played, but it's all a big blur now...

[menace]

Rygar
Ghost'n'goblins
1942
pacman (of course)
girlfriend worships q-bert--kicks my ass every time on the mame cab!

Actually, building a mame cab compliments video creation very well--when one computer is tied up copying, editing, encoding, i just fire up the mame cab and play some rygar--what a blast!

[GreyDeath]

Go here, and destroy your credit card:

http://www.quarterarcade.com/Browse.aspx?c=All.Classic

You know you need an arcade game in your home. You really, really do.

Heh, Xevious and Zaxxon were always faves of mine.

I got a full size Xevious off of ebay a few years ago, great graphics, awesome cabinet art, but it keeps on killing me at a certain point past the 2nd mothership, grrr...at least I don't have to keep chucking quarters into it now...

For a huge paperweight to take up space in the corner of your living room, it can't be beat. It's all about nostalgia, baby! :P

How about these others?
Frontline
Time Pilot
Jungle Hunt
Elevator Action

[THE RIPPER]

My favorite coin op is rushn attack .

[txpharoah]

Ahh, games from my day. None of this new-fangled, too-many-buttons, CD/DVD stuff. Back when people actually bought games, and when mod (ala modchip) was only half of the title "Mod Squad".

NARC
POW
Double Dragon II and III
TMNT II
Dragon Warrior
Arch Rivals
Paperboy
Roadblasters
Rampage
Zelda I
Mario Brothers
Super Marios Brothers III

and of course, Galoob's GAME GENIE

Wasted many an hour and brain cell back then.

[DonVito]

What the deuce was that game, NINJA maybe? It kicked so much ass, of course I was like 7, but it was still ******* sweet to be a ninja that could jump like 30 feet in the air. Damnit all to hell........Shadow Ninja......something or other......aww **** it.

[defense]

What the deuce was that game, NINJA maybe? It kicked so much ass, of course I was like 7, but it was still ******* sweet to be a ninja that could jump like 30 feet in the air. Damnit all to hell........Shadow Ninja......something or other......aww **** it

I don't know how old you are now, but it sounds like your talkin' about "SHINOBI." If so, that was another bad ass game that I used to dominate. The ninja had chinese stars to throw and could pick up a gun here and there. Then there were three types of magic. Ligtning, tornadoes, and the one where like fifty ninjas just go nuts. Another Great Game! 8)

[DonVito]

Well if you wanna know, I'm 15. Anyways, I'm leaning towards looking for an NES on eBay, now that I know it's SHINOBI. Damn that game was awsome.

9 out of 10 pirates agree, ninjas kick ass.

http://www.realultimatepower.net/

8)

[scottb721]

My arcade hits were Gyruss and Super Sprint.
Thankfully I have these plus many more on Playstation.

[DJTekno]

Man what a cool thread, and so many memories!!!

As a nearly 30-year-old(July this year ), i've grown up with the computer & arcade revolution!! And, boy do i count myself lucky!!

Anyway,here are my faves, both Standalone arcade games, and computer/console :

Standalone
------------
Outrun
Powerdrift
TMNT
Gauntlet
Track & Field / Hypersports
Moon Cresta

Computer/Console
----------- ----------
Sinclair Spectrum : All the Ultimate RPG games(Atic Atac, Sabrewulf et all), Manic Miner, Jet Set Willy, Quazatron

Commodore 64 : Way of the Exploding Fist, Commando, Track & Field, Microprose Soccer

BBC Micro : ELITE!!(THE daddy of all space-trading games), Revs, Frak!

Commodore Amiga : Supercars II, Pinball Pantasies, Giana Sisters, Elite & Elite II, Cannon Fodder I & II, Sensible Soccer, Sensible Golf, PGA Tour Golf

SNES : Supermario Cart, Super Tennis, Zelda

Megadrive : FIFA International Soccer, John Madden's Football, Sonic

PS1 : Resident Evil I & II, Fifa(all of'em!!)

Wow!! What a list!! Didnt realise i had so many faves until i started listing them!!

Any more?!?!?!?!?!?!?

DJT

[danib666]

defense,

This site has the controller you were asking about:

thank you Whiplash, but I knew where to buy that controller..I was just wondering if "anyone" on here has purchased something similar...you know..a clone from the arcade joystick consoles, such as that one?

I also remember there being another company that made this type of controller "first"...it was called "HOT ROD"..I was wondering if anyone has used either or, or at least knew any info which would make this joystick I posted a pic of better or worse then the "HOT ROD." Thanks in advance


P.S. In Comparison, here is a pic of the "HOT ROD" arcade controller. The "SE" version as showed here is $199.95 US dollars, as opposed to the $149.95 for the "X-ARCADE." I'm wondering if the extra $50 is worth it. Either way, both are pretty expensive, but can you really play games like Q-Bert and Ms.Pac Man any other way? Ms. Pac-man and Pac-Man are just two of the MANY games that almost absolutely need this type of controller to be played the way they should be.

i've got an x-arcade controller and wouldn't be without it it's the best controller on the market and also works with any console too
oh and they've just released a trackball version
all we need now is a gun version for operation wolf and a proper steering wheel one for the raceing games

[KingSeti]

Howdy to all! Wow what a topic! I thought I was the only one stuck in the eighties I am so stuck that I have four full size arcade games in my bedroom and looking for more. I currently have Asteroids, Missle Command, Jungle Hunt and Donkey Kong. On the list to get is Pac Man, Space Invaders and Galaga! But does anyone remember RiverRaid for Atari ? ? ? ? I can say I wasted many hours on that one.