sportznutt38 Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 What about Kickman? Never played, just remember seeing it. I loved this game , I pumped many a quarters into this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted May 14, 2007 Share Posted May 14, 2007 There's a whole page of "forgotten" classic arcade games reviewed at Cinemarcade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegis Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Terra Cresta was an amazing pseudo-sequel to the ancient Moon Cresta by Nichibutsu - gotta love the roar those dinosaurs made when you flattened 'em with your lasers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panorama Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Gravitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrakAttack Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 No love for Black Tiger? Multi-directional platforming, hidden treasures, collecting money to buy weapons upgrades, armor and power-ups, boss fights and an actual ending with credits...all in an '80s coin-op game? WOW. And searching for it online many years later was what first led me to MAME. Honorable mentions for: Bank Panic Roc n Rope City Connection Speed Rumbler Boogie Wings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Eidolon Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I liked "Pistol Daimyo no Bouken." It's a hard side-scrolling shooter where you play a Japanese lord with a gun mounted on his head. Very silly but tough and fun. Splatterhouse isn't obscure now, but at the time I saw it in arcades it was hard to come by and no one else seemed to play it. Some others... Viper Phase 1 Bonze Adventure Tiger Road Blood Brothers Pandora's Palace Super Don Quixote 19XX Pulstar Hippodrome Forgotten Worlds Sky Soldiers Snow Brothers In the Hunt Pitfall II (Arcade) Rabbit Punch SD Gundam Psycho Salamander Toki X Multiply Some of these aren't that obscure. Even good, mainstream arcade games could be hard to find way back when. I guess the internet/emulation make it easier to find classic arcade games now that in the "golden age." I miss real cabinets though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 (edited) Bubbles Sega's CrackDown (Genesis vers. exists) Vindicators Popeye (was it unpopular?) Xybots Wack-O & call me ignorant, there was a Pitfall II arcade game? EDIT: found it on Cinemarcade. Wow, I never knew...cool link. Edited June 5, 2007 by RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drboom Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Cloak & Dagger and Beastie Feastie are two of my forgotten favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iratanam Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Okay, I skimmed through quickly so I might have missed some of these being mentioned already. Not to mention they might have been more popular than what I thought but the machines at least in my area were hard to find at the time. Crazy Climber (Still love this one to this day) Satan's Hollow Wacko Venture Elevator Action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbanes Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 S.T.U.N. Runner - A hugely underrated game. The motorcycle-feel of the controls was perfect, and the feeling of sheer speed went unreplicated for a very long time. In fact, I'd be hard pressed to name a modern game that got the speed element down so perfectly. Excite Truck would probably be the closest one I can think of. Sky Soldiers - Incredible shoot'em up that transported you to different periods in history that have been subtlety altered to be more technologically advanced by forces unknown. The ability to override your destination (which, as I recall required a bit of luck) combined with the immense bosses made this game a real gem among shmups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighter17 Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 You guys need to check out my blog, because I'm trying to find good arcade titles which wasn't even popular at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari5200 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 I'd have to say Chase HQ and Devastators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataritoobin Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 I'd give my vote to KickMan as well. Crater Raider is also a great game from Bally/Midway as well. Very few of those were made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math You Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 I remember playing Star Rider when I was young. I loved those laser disc graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticGamer Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 (edited) Some more I noticed not being very popular and which I like. Mappy Silkworm (what is up with that name anyway operation silkworm ) Kangaroo. Edited June 26, 2007 by Atari_kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis V Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 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"? i remember space zap. i was on my way to disney world back in 1982 and had seen it at a restaurant in florida. that was the one and only time i had ever seen that game. wow. brings back memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis V Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Cloak & Dagger and Beastie Feastie are two of my forgotten favorites. [/quothere was an arcade joint in madison, ohio that had that game. i beleive it was in 1984 and in the movie "cloak and dagger", that arcade game was actually in the movie starring henry thomas and dabney coleman. " this is captain jack flack"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dav Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 Cloak & Dagger and Beastie Feastie are two of my forgotten favorites. I have to confess to liking Beastie Feastie too. I like it better than pacman which is the board it runs on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis V Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 BubblesSega's CrackDown (Genesis vers. exists) Vindicators Popeye (was it unpopular?) Xybots Wack-O & call me ignorant, there was a Pitfall II arcade game? EDIT: found it on Cinemarcade. Wow, I never knew...cool link. one of my favorite arcade games because i could break a million every time once i got a lot of practice with it. knew every pattern, every board stage. had no problem getting into the all-time high score ranks. of course you could only enter your three initials five times so you had to mix it up between your first name, last name, your middle initial....great game from williams. first saw popeye at fort wilderness which is a park at disney world. first saw it back in 1983. i have never seen it anywhere else. xybots is a game that myself and a friend used to play as co-op. love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARTRIDGE STEALER Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 I remember "PIRANNA". I played it in 1982 in a taxi cab stand and thought it resembled PAC MAN a bit. never saw it anywhere else but that place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texguy1968 Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Mystic Marathon is quite unknown, but a lot of fun. Back in '85, the arcade in my town got I,Robot, Major Havoc, and Mystic Marathon in the same week. All 3 machines sat in a corner, relatively unplayed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorf Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 (edited) I dont think Isaw this one mentioned.....but... I have an old Laser Base I've almost finished restoring. Raster trac-ball...kind of like Missile Command with UFO's and supposedly rare. It's no Missile Command but it's not bad a game. http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8381 According to klov and VAPS....Im the only know owner of one, though there has to be a few others out there. Edited September 10, 2007 by Gorf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Hunchback was a great game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpubba Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 (edited) there was an arcade joint in madison, ohio that had that game. i beleive it was in 1984 and in the movie "cloak and dagger", that arcade game was actually in the movie starring henry thomas and dabney coleman. " this is captain jack flack"! I ended up with the actual game used as a prop in that movie. I got it from the programmer, who autographed the control panel for me. It's serial number 1. Also, Snacks 'n Jaxson is a great unknown game. More that I think would qualify: Mad Planets, I, Robot, Assault, Mutant Night, Road Runner, Space Dungeon, Strike Force, Timber and Zwackery. Hunchback was a great game Aaaugh!! Edited September 12, 2007 by djpubba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchien Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 was xybots a popular one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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