Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME

[backstander]

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:

[Dipkid]

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

[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.

[grant2258]

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

[Thorr69]

@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!").

[IanDaemon]

@langest

Espgaluda
espgal.zip with LR-FBNEO

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou
ddpdoja.zip with LR-FBALPHA2012

[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.

[nono6493]

• 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.

[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.

[langest]

I've found another gem. Puzz Loop 2.
Both me and my wife loves it!

[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.

[langest]

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

[brianon]

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

[WeirdH]

Oh man, I love these threads, they're a great way to discover new gems. My list:

• Bubble Bobble
• Bosconian
• Donkey Kong
• Fast Lane
• Any Metal Slug

[DorkVonWaterfall]

Psychic 5
Bubble Bobble
Mag Max
Wonderboy in Monsterland
Jackal

[langest]

@IanDaemon
Found Giga Wing which I also enjoyed.

It's similar to DonPachi, but you don't need to turn your tv on the side to fit the screen.

[VictimRLSH]

@langest It's not in my Top 5, but I definitely play it frequently.

[tpo1990]

My top five classic MAME games from golden age.

• Tapper
• Joust
• Gauntlet
• Robotron
• Rampage

[ClassicGMR]

Mine (in no order)

• Punch-Out!
• Mania Challenge
• Spy Hunter
• Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator
• Star Wars

[skeighter]

Satan's Hollow
Two Tigers
Wizard of Wor
Time Pilot
Cabal