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    Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME

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    • IanDaemonI
      IanDaemon @Dipkid
      last edited by IanDaemon

      @Dipkid Have you gotten Night Slashers to run well on the Pi? Just curious. It's a cool game that runs in MAME, but on my Pi setup it's "stutter-y". (I can't remember if it's isolated to the video or audio...or if it's both.) Should I be overclocking? I'm not sure if it's worth it. I don't want to do damage to the board with overheating.

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      • arcadez2003A
        arcadez2003
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        Paperboy
        Bubble Bobble
        Shinobi
        Flying Shark
        Night Slashers

        Arcade Addict

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          arcadez2003 @IanDaemon
          last edited by arcadez2003

          @IanDaemon said in Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME:

          @Dipkid Have you gotten Night Slashers to run well on the Pi? Just curious. It's a cool game that runs in MAME, but on my Pi setup it's "stuttery". (I can't remember if it's isolated to the video or audio...or if it's both.) Should I be overclocking? I'm not sure if it's worth it. I don't want to do damage to the board with overheating.

          We now support Night Slashers in MAME2003+ and i have it on good authority it runs pretty good due to the older driver having speedups present to boost up
          the games performance, one of my faves this game jump stomping an enemy midair driving em into the ground then kicking their head off never gets old :)

          EDIT i forgot i added the same speedups for the DECO32 games to the Final Burn Neo core a while back so you might wanna try Night Slashers in that emulator also.

          Arcade Addict

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          • lilbudL
            lilbud
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            Puzzle Bobble / Bust a Move
            Metal Slug
            Windjammers
            Frenzy
            Phoenix

            Creator of the Radiocade: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6077/radiocade

            Backlog: http://backloggery.com/lilbud

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            • IanDaemonI
              IanDaemon
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              The local "Giant Eagle" (grocery) had a Rolling Thunder upright in the late 80s/early 90s and the local "Pizza Hut" (restaurant) had a Pac-Man cocktail cabinet. (Those two are burned into my memory although not personal favorites. They're good, but didn't make the list.)

              City Connection is fun. (And I hate that cat.)
              Robotron 2084 is a classic and awesome with a twin stick set-up.
              All the Metal Slug games are fun even with the one-hit kills.

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                VictimRLSH @IanDaemon
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                @IanDaemon Have you played the NES version of Rolling Thunder? That is another game that was much improved on the NES. The pacing is much more exciting than the arcade version and you still get the awesome soundtrack.

                System Config: Retropie 4.4 with full desktop, RPi 3B, 256gb SD, 5v 2.1A 5,200 mAH USB battery. EasyMSX controller mounted with Pimoroni Hyperpixel 4 (non touch). Also running 4.6 on a 4gb Pi 4 serving as my primary desktop computer now.

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                • IanDaemonI
                  IanDaemon @VictimRLSH
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                  @VictimRLSH I have not. I've played the arcades versions of RT and RT2. Now I have to take a look at the NES version.

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                    backstander
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                    Probably my most played arcade games on actual arcade hardware from back in the day:

                    Tron
                    Mortal Kombat 1-3
                    Final Fight
                    Street Fighter II
                    Hard Drivin'/Race Drivin'

                    My favorite MAME games to play on RetroPie with my friends (I like co-op beat 'em up's!):

                    Final Fight
                    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
                    Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
                    The Simpsons
                    Captain Commando

                    One of the rarest arcade games I've ever played would have to be Time Traveler:

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                    • DipkidD
                      Dipkid @IanDaemon
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                      @IanDaemon on my pi 3s it runs good on lr-mame2010, one of the Japanese roms, since its not censored. 👍

                      RetroPC: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/13048/the-1976-retropc-diy-retro-gaming-computer-build
                      Wallcab: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28324/wall-mounted-cab-2-0
                      Candy Cab: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/34290/diy-candy-cab-arcade

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                      • IanDaemonI
                        IanDaemon @Dipkid
                        last edited by IanDaemon

                        @Dipkid "Won't somebody think of the children." XD

                        I remember seeing Time Traveler in the arcade at the "Monroeville Mall" back in the day. (southwest Pennsylvania, kinda northeast U.S.) That was pure magic to see in person as a kid.

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                          grant2258 Banned
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                          wonder boy
                          Rygar
                          Shinobi
                          P.O.W ( prisoners of war)
                          karnov or tiger road I lean more towards tiger road though to be honest

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                          • Thorr69T
                            Thorr69 @backstander
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                            @backstander said in Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME:

                            One of the rarest arcade games I've ever played would have to be [Time Traveler]

                            Before it closed, a local arcade had Holoseum which was a street fighter style fighting game that used the same holographic hardware as Time Traveler. I can still hear some of the sounds in my head ("Drunk monkey!").

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                            • IanDaemonI
                              IanDaemon @langest
                              last edited by IanDaemon

                              @langest

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                              ddpdoja.zip with LR-FBALPHA2012

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                              • IanDaemonI
                                IanDaemon @backstander
                                last edited by IanDaemon

                                @backstander I never played Time Traveler because, if I recall, it was crazy expensive in the arcade when I saw it. As a kid I just watched the attract reel over and over.

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                                  nono6493
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                                  • City Connection
                                  • Bomb Jack
                                  • Gauntlet
                                  • Mr Do!
                                  • Pang! (Buster Bros. for US)
                                  • Shinobi

                                  I know, there's 6 and not 5, but I cannot take one off.

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                                  • IanDaemonI
                                    IanDaemon @nono6493
                                    last edited by IanDaemon

                                    @nono6493 Considering your list has both City Connection and Mr Do! on it, you get a pass. XD Those are two great titles. And I still hate that cat.

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                                    • Cocktail Cabinet Games
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                                    • langestL
                                      langest
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                                      I've found another gem. Puzz Loop 2.
                                      Both me and my wife loves it!

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                                      • IanDaemonI
                                        IanDaemon @langest
                                        last edited by IanDaemon

                                        @langest Was that originally a spinner game? Trackball game? Joystick game? I can't find a picture of the original arcade cabinet right now.

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                                        • langestL
                                          langest
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                                          Joystick I believe. I base that on that the tutorial in the game shows a joystick.

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                                            brianon
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                                            I love these threads. I know there is allot of duplication with others but still :)
                                            What would be a good idea is a Desert Island type selection. You only have 5 arcade games for the rest of your life ... now pick :)

                                            Ms.Pac-Man
                                            Donkey Kong
                                            Tetris
                                            Street Fighter Alpha 3
                                            DoDonPachi

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