AtticGamer Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Alien 3: The Gun, I love the Alien series and smashing those *astards is so much fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 What about Legend of Kage, Shaolin Road, Jack the Giant Killer and Super Bike. They were rare in the Uk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trusty Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 QIX was always a great game when Defender, Berzerk or Satan's Hollow had quarters lined up on them. SjN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I always liked Quantum, I, Robot, and Liberator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark III Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Golden Axe Revenge of Death Adder was one of my favorite arcade games, but didn't seem to get much distribution, at least in my area. Also really liked Spinmasters, and Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, but finding a Neo cab in the arcade that had something other than a KOF or metal slug in it seemed to be pretty rare. Also remember Capcom releasing some really solid shooters like Last Duel, Legendary Wings, Side Arms, and Forgotten Worlds that no one else seemed to play. Cadash (although I think there was a Genesis version, not sure...) 907796[/snapback] Yeah there was a really piss-weak port on the Genesis, but they took out the Ninja and the Cleric. I've heard the PC Engine port is pretty solid though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandviewCoin Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Pooyan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeal Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 my favorite was monster bash - i remember playing that at the bowling alley's arcade... the amount of quarters i dropped in that machine... fun times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwalla Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I remember seeing Venture at a nearby shopping center in the early 80's and being facinated by the graphics and gameplay. The arcade game was freaking HARD (I never last more than a minute for each Winky life) but it was fun watching others play. Even today, watching that big arrow shoot across the screen is cool and still play the Colecovision version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 For me, it would have to be the following Both D&D Games (Tower of Doom and Shadow Over Mystaria.. great FinalFight-style games) Ghosts 'n Goblins (don't know if it was popular, but the difficulty level still keeps me coming back for another continue's worth of play each time) Frenzy ("The Robot Must Not Be Destroyed!", amazing sequel to the game.. just don't shoot Otto on the screens where Big Momma appears.. otherwise you have no chance to survive, make your time) Popeye (First arcade game in which there was an ad for it mentioning about hin getting attacked with beer bottles.. yes.. BEER bottles and not soda, or Brutus/Bluto wanting to kill him) Contra (it's always different to play the cartridge on the NES, then play the game on the arcade..) If I can remember any more I'll post again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 (edited) Frontline was a good one, don't know if it was very popular or not. The unusual controls suck in mame. Savage Quest was very cool and very unusual, and to this day it's unemulated and on no console port. With a small distribution and unusual hardware I'm afraid it may one day become extinct. I wish Mamedev would work on it so it's not lost forever. The KLOV link to it is below. http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=9441 Edited October 7, 2005 by Blackjack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 I know it's a sort of double-post for me, but I just realized there was a Capcom fighter that wasn't too popular that also is a rare item for the PSX and Dreamcast: JoJo's Venture/JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Fighting game based on a manga of the latter name. It truly lived up to the "bizarre" part of the title. One of the most unique street-fighter style games I've ever seen. I also loved the numerous references to 1980s pop culture and music references. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLIX Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 Scrambler! I spent $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ playing that thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Gang Wars was another favourite that only saw use by myself. I only ever played Frontline once and that was because only one arcade some 20 miles from where I lived had it for a short period of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Favorite arcade game I liked was "Space Zap". Four buttons, four cannons, aliens come at you from four directons. Fun to slap those buttons as the aliens appeared. And how about "Red Baron"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galaxy warrior Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 lesser known arcade greats for me are dream shopper...super awesome and highly addictive!!! lepracaun.... real quik to pick up and hard to quit! my super fav game hooked for life is the great DO RUN RUN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 lesser known arcade greats for me are dream shopper...super awesome and highly addictive!!! lepracaun.... real quik to pick up and hard to quit! my super fav game hooked for life is the great DO RUN RUN! 967699[/snapback] OOoohhh. I remember Red Baron. That was a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted November 18, 2005 Share Posted November 18, 2005 I find myself strangely addicted to the arcade game "Shuuz." Never thought throwing horseshoes could be so much fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmydelaKopin Posted November 19, 2005 Share Posted November 19, 2005 (edited) Add to my already-mentioned short list: Ninja Combat Karate Blazers Guardians of the Hood and my personal fave on the weirdness scale... Shogun Warriors! A fighting game where you can play as a kappa, a kabuki actor, a ninja, or even as a geisha! Now there's a game that should be ported to a console! Edited November 19, 2005 by JimmydelaKopin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tillenterprises Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 I used to love Juno First. It plays like a cross between Defender and Gyruss. I don't think it was particularly popular in the arcades and I'm not aware of any home ports. I know Empire Strikes Back didn't see that much distribution since it was an upgrade kit during the post-crash dead-zone era, but that was a fun game. 913905[/snapback] I just got a jamma game with a 39 in one jamma board installed, and that's one of the games. I don't remember it in the arcade back in the 80's, but I really like it, now that I tried it. Actually, it kind of reminds me of Activision's Beamrider, which was supposed to be inspired by Tempest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIeric Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 I too liked the red baron game, especially the sit in cabinet. that was fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I used to love Zwackery. Anyone here ever play it? Star Fire was a blast too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Hi there! Two presumably unpopular MAME favourites of mine are Space Beam from Irem and Indian Battle from Taito. Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomickneedrop Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 WWF WRESTLEFEST WWF SUPERSTARS (were these considered popular?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLove0378 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 (edited) GAIN GROUND -- enough said! It was a most unique combat/strategy game that wasn't received well in America, but still has a presence in Japanese arcades today. I thought it had very good graphics, for a game made in 1988. I got my first taste of the game on a Genesis Plug-n-Play unit... and I was hooked. If it wasn't on clearance, I would have passed it up. I subsequently tried out the arcade version in MAME, and it was even better! As for you "I, Robot" people... if you've even SEEN an "I, Robot" cabinet, you should consider yourself lucky. I understand that roughly 1,000 cabinets were made... and about 500 of those were shipped to Japan. Those machines which remained in the U.S. are now (presumably) in the hands of collectors... but legend has it that the exported "I, Robot" machines never made it to Japan -- it's been speculated that the ship sank with the cabinets onboard. Edited May 1, 2007 by DrLove0378 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirin jensen Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 Two I've always liked were Space Fire Bird and Spiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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