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      VictimRLSH @langest
      last edited by

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

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      • tpo1990T
        tpo1990
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        My top five classic MAME games from golden age.

        • Tapper
        • Joust
        • Gauntlet
        • Robotron
        • Rampage

        Greetings from Denmark. :-)

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        • ClassicGMRC
          ClassicGMR
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          Mine (in no order)

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

          Growing older is mandatory. Growing up is optional!
          Enjoy the ride!

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

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            • IanDaemonI
              IanDaemon @tpo1990
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              @tpo1990 Those are some great titles.

              • I recently put Tapper on my cocktail cabinet and, although I find it a stressful game, it's great to have the "Budweiser" licensed version on my arcade cocktail (tabletop) cabinet.
              • Robotron: 2084 is a classic. I'm really glad I got that game working with two joysticks.
              • I bought the first "Arcade1Up" cabinet and it includes Rampage, Joust, and Gauntlet! (It also has Defender, but I find the original control scheme tough to use.)
              • 5 Favorite Arcade Games in MAME
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              • Impman66I
                Impman66
                last edited by

                A lot of my favourite games were on the Atari and Amiga, ported from original arcade games. So in no particular order;

                Donkey Kong
                Pac-Man
                Tempest
                Bubble Bobble
                Rainbow Islands

                Remember playing Tempest in the arcade, not having a clue on what I was doing (just spinning the spinner and firing - the equivalent of button mashing) yet managed to get the highest score :-)

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                • tpo1990T
                  tpo1990 @IanDaemon
                  last edited by

                  @IanDaemon Yes I feel that any arcade owner should at least have those classic titles. Defender is a cool game although I'm not a big fan of it. I also find it hard to use the control scheme.

                  You could easily mention more than five great arcade games but those are the one that comes to my mind.

                  Greetings from Denmark. :-)

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                  • pjftP
                    pjft
                    last edited by

                    Well, if necro-ing is allowed here, here are some of mine:

                    • Final Fight
                    • DoDonPachi
                    • Elevator Action 2 (does the Rolling Thunder thing with a lot of style)
                    • Bubble Bobble
                    • OutRun

                    If I only had 5 games on my setup, these would very likely be the ones. I love several of the ones that have been mentioned so far, and I left a handful out of the list, but I'm happy with this one.

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                      Great_Snake
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                      Off topic, how do you add a topic to a post? I'm trying to ask a question and I can't add a topic, so I can't post.

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                      • Impman66I
                        Impman66 @Great_Snake
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                        @Great_Snake said in Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME:

                        Off topic, how do you add a topic to a post? I'm trying to ask a question and I can't add a topic, so I can't post.

                        If you click on the "in tray icon (the first one after the joystick. it shows unread topics, and you should see new topic there. You have to give it a category (help, projects) and assign soe tags in order to post.

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                          Great_Snake @Impman66
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                          @Impman66 I appreciate the reply, and I see the tags, but still have no idea how to add a topic to my post.
                          edit: Just got it, lol only took me half an hour.

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                          • RionR
                            Rion
                            last edited by Rion

                            Final Fight "Loosely based on the movie Streets Of Fire (1984)"
                            Raiden DX
                            Gun.Smoke
                            Robotron 2084
                            Metal Slug X

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                            Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
                            Fba Arcade Bezels
                            Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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                            • ClydeC
                              Clyde @Rion
                              last edited by

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

                              The Metal Slug series

                              Hey, no cheating! The topic clearly says "games", no series. 😜

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                                Rion @Clyde
                                last edited by

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

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

                                The Metal Slug series

                                Hey, no cheating! The topic clearly says "games", no series. 😜

                                Opps. 😜

                                FBNeo rom filtering
                                Mame2003 Arcade Bezels
                                Fba Arcade Bezels
                                Fba NeoGeo Bezels

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                                • AshpoolA
                                  Ashpool
                                  last edited by

                                  Really Tough, there are at least a dozen games that are on par with the following list of mine

                                  • Phoenix
                                  • Mappy
                                  • Elevator Action
                                  • Donkey Kong 3
                                  • Hyper Sports

                                  And nowadays (thanks to the lockdown situation of late) that my Daughter really loves to play 'em CoOp, i am inclined to switch 4/5 with (as 1/2):

                                  • Bubble Bobble
                                  • Bubble Bobble II (Bubble Symphony)
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                                    james.milroy
                                    last edited by

                                    @IanDaemon Thought I'd add my tuppence worth:

                                    In the arcade back in the day I'd play in no particular order:

                                    Robotron
                                    Gauntlet
                                    Salamander
                                    Star Wars
                                    Outrun

                                    On my bartop under mame I play:

                                    Robotron
                                    Nemesis/Gradius
                                    R-Type
                                    Salamander
                                    Star Wars (on a dedicated cabinet with a yoke!)

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

                                      @langest You can find out a little more here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/games/franchise/1588-dodonpachi
                                      I really enjoy danmaku/bullet hell arcade games and CAVE makes some of the best. Psikyo is my other favorite for arcade shmups. A whole lot of CAVE games (and danmaku games in general) were released on Xbox over the years.

                                      I've discovered Cave since I've had my Pi. Really love their games. I've got most of them running well now, Ibara is the only one that is a bit slow still but it is playable all the same.

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

                                        I've got most of them running well now, Ibara is the only one that is a bit slow still but it is playable all the same.

                                        I could get working well:
                                        DonPachi
                                        DoDonPachi
                                        ESP Ra.De.
                                        Dangun Feveron / Fever S.O.S.
                                        Guwange
                                        Progear: Storm of Progear
                                        DoDonPachi DaiOuJou
                                        Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
                                        Espgaluda

                                        I could NOT get working well:
                                        Mushihimesama
                                        Ibara
                                        Espgaluda II
                                        Ibara Kuro: Black Label
                                        Pink Sweets: Ibara Sorekara
                                        Mushihimesama Futari
                                        Muchi Muchi Pork!
                                        Deathsmiles
                                        Deathsmiles Mega Black Label
                                        DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu
                                        DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Ver 1.5
                                        Deathsmiles II: Makai no Merry Christmas
                                        DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu Black Label
                                        DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou

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                                          AdamBeGood @IanDaemon
                                          last edited by AdamBeGood

                                          @IanDaemon If you install Mame2016 from source now you can underclock the games, which does give a performance boost (depending on how perfect you want things to be of course, but they become playable to a degree for sure). This was talked about here : retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/26807/deathsmiles-on-lr-mame2015-any-performance-tips

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                                          • hooperreH
                                            hooperre @sirhenrythe5th
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                                            @sirhenrythe5th said in Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME:

                                            • DoDonPachi (best SHMUP ever (imo))
                                            • Jackal / Top-Gunner (TopDown-Shooter with Jeep. Very playable)
                                            • Paperboy
                                            • Samurai Shodown II
                                            • Galaga ´88

                                            How does Jackal compare to the NES version? I had that as a kid and didn't realize it was an arcade game.

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