Classic Pac Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Frankly there isn't a lot I can think of except Centipede - 7800 Double Dragon - SMS Xenophobe - 7800 Xevious - 7800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 SMS Space Harrier and Outrun. They just have that cool charm while still staying close (close enough?) to the arcade originals. I really love the music for Outrun on the SMS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petran79 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 the MS-DOS version of Mortal Kombat 1-4 was very close to the Arcade version in the 90s, better than any console version. Also if you had a Soundblaster AWE32 card you'd be having a much better experience than the original. Also the Amiga versions of: Shinobi, Robocop, Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Rainbow Islands, Bubble Bobble Yie Air Kung Fu were my favourites. Probably because I could hear the music, but graphics looked very nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorTat-G Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Space Invaders for the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mxyzptlk Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Interesting topic Old School. I am going with Killer Instinct for the SNES. The arcade version was a little too difficult and the controller on the SNES felt much more comfortable than the arcade version. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 SMS Space Harrier and Outrun. They just have that cool charm while still staying close (close enough?) to the arcade originals. I really love the music for Outrun on the SMS! You should try the Genesis version. Its excellent and quite close to the arcade original. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 2600 PAc-Man FTW!!! Just kidding.... I lived in arcades and did a LOT of traveling, so I saw a LOT of machines in the wild. Two that I never did see were Tac-Scan and Lock-N-Chase. Had both for the 2600 and LOVED THEM. Played the arcade games in Mame years later, but still prefer the 2600 versions. Tac Scan is pretty good.... But still like the 2600 version. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schuwalker Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) Hands down...Life force NES I like Life Force as well but I do miss the voices from the arcade version... Space Dungeon on the 5200 over the arcade prototype... Space Dungeon wasn't a prototype.. it was released in the arcades albeit quite rare. 2600 PAc-Man FTW!!! Just kidding.... I lived in arcade and did a LOT of traveling, so I saw a LOT of machines in the wild. Two that I never did see were Tac-Scan and Lock-N-Chase. Had both for the 2600 and LOVED THEM. Played the arcade games in Mame years later, but still prefer the 2600 versions. Tac Scan is pretty good.... But still like the 2600 version. I love Tac-Scan - one of my favorite Sega vectors. I wonder how it plays since the arcade version uses a spinner for the main ship controls???? Edited February 27, 2012 by schuwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I love Tac-Scan - one of my favorite Sega vectors. I wonder how it plays since the arcade version uses a spinner for the main ship controls???? Plays great. It uses the Atari paddles for controls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pengwin Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Atari 8-bit Pac-Man Donkey Kong ST PacMania Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmer Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Space Dungeon on the 5200 over the arcade prototype... Space Dungeon wasn't a prototype.. it was released in the arcades albeit quite rare. I didn't know that. I can understand why it was rare. I've played the arcade version (via MAME) and it's "seriously yuck city" (IMO). Thanks for the correction! - JIm - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Ghosts'n Goblins - C64. Original arcade soundtrack was great, but the totally redone C64 soundtrack is awesome. Great C64 graphics. Ninja Gaiden - NES. Totally redone game. Totally better. Not sure if these count, because they are actually different games, but I'll mention them too: Tempest 2000 - Jaguar. Super Ghouls'n Ghosts - SNES. (As in, it's better than the arcade Ghouls'n Ghosts.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Klax - Atari Lynx. Even better than the arcade. And not sure if it counts, cause it wasn't an arcade original, but Tetris - Gameboy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) And not sure if it counts, cause it wasn't an arcade original, but Tetris - Gameboy. Well considering we have nominations above for Zelda Ocarina of Time, Dragon Warrior 1, and Return Fire, I think you're fine. Edited February 29, 2012 by NE146 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 And not sure if it counts, cause it wasn't an arcade original, but Tetris - Gameboy. Well considering we have nominations above for Zelda Ocarina of Time, Dragon Warrior 1, and Return Fire, I think you're fine. Clearly someone wasn't paying attention, cause those clearly don't count. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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