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[Nash]

Hi,

I might be another guy who is asking the same question again

Here is some of my favorites:

1. Pang (World)
2. Street Fighter
3. Shinobi
4. Shadow Dancer
5. Kung Fu Master
6. Robocop
7. Legend of hero Tonma
8. Toki
9. Golden Axe
10. Pac-man
11. Ghost & Goblins
plus more... no time to name it

I should also mention NES game TMNT. Very special to me as it was my first touch with NES back in time.

Cheers,

Nash

Edited by Nash, 26 March 2010 - 05:49 AM.

[Shockman]

Golden tee
Gravitar
Joust
Pooyan
Frogger
Dig Dug
Metal Slug
Space Invaders
Pac-Man
Galaga
Pole Position
...
You know, the vintage classics.

I also like the Dart games, Horseshoes, Shuffleshot, and the other trackball games.

[Harakiri]

KOF Series (I took the liberty to consider all of them as one...)
Super Sunset Riders
Wild West C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Punisher
Super Pang
World Rally Championship (Gaelco) [I wonder when WRC2 gets the protection decrypted]
Pinball Action (Highscore held @ Twin Galaxies)
Magical Drop Series
Super Sidekicks Series
Metal Slug Series

I base my preferences on the experiences i had playing in real arcades. Most of the arcades here in Portugal had the age limit of 16 years old, so i had to keep one eye on the cabinet and the other on the door in case the police decided to barge in. (Never got busted, never got fined, thank god)
When i finally hit 16, the arcades started to die a slow death, most of the machines weren't being profitable, arcade operators didn't care to repair them and LAN centers replaced the thrill of coin-operated videogames. (1€ = 1 Hour of senseless killing @ Counter-Strike)
I miss spending my pocket money playing in arcades. No QWERTY will replace the throbbing of Sega Rally 2, no Modern Warfare will match the fun of Time Crisis and no Teamspeak will ever be as much fun as laughing with your friends inside a game room.

I miss the good old days.

[moogster66]

Asteroids, Galaga, Galaxian, Space Invaders, Aliens, TMNT (Konami), too many Shmups to mention. But my favorite is Metal Slug, those games just rock! The graphics are great, and the game play is brutal! I have to give a mention, just about every Capcom fighting game, especially Xmen COTA, awesome fighter!

[Noah Fentz]

Defender/Stargate
Robotron
Golden Axe
Tempest
Gyruss
Sinistar
Ms Pacman
D&D SOM and TOD

One game I found very cool that I had never seen before is Osman .



If you've never played it before, give it a go. Very unique!


Attached is my favorites list from MAMEUI.

Attached Files

•  MAMEFavs.txt   1.11KB   15 downloads

[billyrjse]

Rygar (the best)

xevious

Tokio

galaga

monaco gp (not emulated )

mrs. pac-man (speed hack)

mortal kombat 1

kung fu master

ghost n goblins

19xx


and many, many, many others...

[kristian]

1. Gravitar (Atari) Simply the best arcade game ever with incredible depth. 100% skill and tactics,
2. Xevious (Namco) Mother of all 1st person shooter games. Still haven't completed this... I've gotten to the last area... but one day I will.
3. Star Wars (Atari) (I actually played over 30 million in the arcade version. This game screams playability and requires actual pilot skills. It's much, much harder without the yoke but I've managed to play 2.9 mil with the mouse.)
4. Stargate (Williams) I prefer this over the original Defender.
5. Space Duel (This what Asteroids Deluxe should have been. 4 cool modes... I prefer the linked ship)
6. Tempest (Atari) I doubt this requires any explanation.
7. Empire Strikes Back (Atari) Hugely underrated sequel. Very addictive. Includes a similar buy-in that Tempest has... it's not actually buy-in but you need skills to advance in later levels.)
8. Pole Position (Namco) This is the only game of the mentioned that really shows its age.... but it's still the first ever decent driving arcade game. I remember how amazing it was when it first came out... the whole arcade just stared in in awe. Those were the days...
9. Space Ace (Cinematronics) Maybe not a great game but it deserves mention because it was actually a decent interactive adventure... MUCH better than Dragon's Lair actually... without those annoying black screen clicks... and back then this laserdisc system was sci-fi. I think DL and Space Ace were revolutionary because they put 2000's graphics to a 80's technology. Not sure if this is fully emulated in MAME though... but I have the original DVDs.
10.Raiden Fighters (Seibu Kaihatsu) This is probably the best modern shooter series... I absolutely love it... fast, furious... like Xevious on steroids.

Honorable mentions:

Track & Field, Battlezone, Defender, Robotron, Asteroids, Marble Madness, Bomb Jack, Mr Do, Mr Do's Castle, Zookeeper, Phozon, Puzzle Bobble, Money Puzzle Enchanger, Bal Cube, Indiana Jones, Galaga, Major Havoc, Quantum, I Robot, Black Widow, Centipede, Missile Command.

[neoblood]

I like all the Neo Geo games..
particularly Garou: Mark of the Wolves

But my favorite arcade game is
Super Puzzle Fighter II X
It's one hell of an addicting puzzle type game with superb graphics and music

[Tomcat Leader]

Do! Run Run, Tempest, Star Hawk, Starship 1, Bandido, Star Castle, Street Fighter III, Crazy Climber, Mr. Do!, Guzzler.

Other Notables: Eyes, Bump n' Jump, Burgertime, Tail Gunner, Super Basketball, Galaxian, Gaplus, Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator, Battlezone.

[Steve Paradis]

1. tempest
2. Vanguard
3. yars revenge
4. Amidar
5. Popeye
6. tron
7. Donkey kong 3
8. Ms.Pacman
9. Phoenix
10. castlevania

this is the short list...Any previous table from the 80' could be on my list...

Edited by Steve Paradis, 26 March 2010 - 05:46 AM.

[Shockman]

Defender/Stargate
Robotron
Golden Axe
Tempest
Gyruss
Sinistar
Ms Pacman
D&D SOM and TOD

One game I found very cool that I had never seen before is Osman.

[img]http://maws.mameworl.../snap/osman.png

If you've never played it before, give it a go. Very unique!


Attached is my favorites list from MAMEUI.

osman : eeprom-osman.bin (128 bytes) - NOT FOUND

I get this (or don't as it were) on all the sets I tried. Which version of MAME are you using?

It looks good. It looks kind of like 8man or Strider.

[TheKeef]

1. Ye Ar Kung Fu
2. Karate Champ
3. Gauntlet
4. Pigskin
5. Donkey Kong ( The King of Kong inspired me)
6. Track and Field
7. Arch Rivals
8. Street Fighter II Turbo
9. Darkstalkers
10. Time Killers

[Noah Fentz]

osman : eeprom-osman.bin (128 bytes) - NOT FOUND

I get this (or don't as it were) on all the sets I tried. Which version of MAME are you using?

It looks good. It looks kind of like 8man or Strider.

I'm using .136.

Just Google 'osman.zip' It should be 6.32MB, crc32 - a5cf58d2

[bolt]

1. Rainbow Island
2. Rygar
3. Bank Panic
4. Bull Fighter
5. Mr. Do
6. The Bounty
7. Carnival
8. Bosconian
9. Circus Charlie
10. Dragon Buster

[Gravy]

That Osman game reminds me of Strider a lot.

This was one of my favourites back in the day... Xain'd Sleena (AKA: Soldier of light)

(Lots of swearing in video)

Edited by Gravy, 26 March 2010 - 10:31 AM.

[gordon]

Touchmaster 8000
Hyper Sports
Mr Do´s...
Major Titles 1+2
Galaga, Gaplus, Phoenix....
1942....
Yie are Kung Fu
Match it 1+2
....

[Mrhide]

robotron
galaga 88
track n field
lady bug
DoDonpachi
Rtype (1, 2 + leo)
Raiden (all)
Prehistoric Isle
Nibbler

[Nash]

Cabal, Contra, Karate champ (US) and 1943 just appeared in my mind

Oh! How about Hippodrome(US) version, and Black Tiger? These are great!

Edited by Nash, 26 March 2010 - 12:07 PM.

[vic viper]

I'm a fan of mostly SHMUPS but I do enjoy some decent fighting games, platforming, and side scrolling beat'em ups.

1. Gradius II - GOFER no Yabou
2. Gradius/Nemesis
3. Gradius III
4. Salamander/Life Force
5. Gradius IV
6. Salamander 2
7. Shinobi
8. Final Fight
9. Ms. Pac-Man
10. Galaga
11. Street Fighter II Turbo Hyper Fighting
12. Double Dragon
13. Donkey Kong

Just to name a few.

And plus many, many many, more

Edited by vic viper, 26 March 2010 - 01:26 PM.

[diz]

Robotron 2084
Total Carnage
Major Havok
Numan Athletics
Mrs. Pacman
Galaga 88
Marvel Vs Capcom
Super Off Road
Burger Time
Time Pilot