Best MAME games for kids aged 6 - 10

backstander

To continue what @felleg said:
Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong 3
Lode Runner I-IV
Vs. Super Mario Bros.
Ms. Pac-Man (I think this is the best Pac-Man game)
GP Rider (good Sega motorcycle game)
Racing Hero (another good Sega motorcycle game)
Riding Hero (good Neo-Geo motorcycle game)
Virtua Racing (classic Sega racing game)
1000 Miglia: Great 1000 Miles Rally (good racing game)

If you want puzzle games:
Tetris
Pipe Dream
Puyo Puyo 2

Ignus Fast

Do you have Virtua Racing working? I've tried both .94 and 1.4, and in both cases the cars just spin, and the ground won't render.

backstander

@Ignus-Fast
I actually haven't ever tried. I play Virtua Racing Deluxe on the Sega 32X instead.

Ignus Fast

Gotcha, thanks. Yeah, both the original Genesis and 32X versions work - I just understood that the arcade version works too, but I can't get it to do so. The player car renders fine, but is apparently rapidly spinning (along with all of the other cars). Just a few background assets render well.

No biggie - I just like to watch it, and the arcade version is higher resolution and has a higher polygon count.

Ditch123

@felleg
Can outrunners work on rpi3? Cant get it to work. Thanks

backstander

@Ditch123
I think OutRunners has speed and sound issues on the RPi.

BTW...here is the lr-mame2003 (MAME 0.78 Romset) Compatibility List feel free to contribute to the list if you want.

ohmycommodore

Great topic for me too, keep the ideas coming – my kids are 5 and 10.

Brought my Xmas present RetroPie along on a week away to introduce to the kids, and what do I find? The resort here finally overhauled their games room, replacing the 4-5 "single game" free-play cabinets they've had forever with 2 "Multi Arcade" free-play cabinets running an "iCade" system. Not sure what's cobbled together inside, but they have 10 screens x 9 games each. That's OK I still have way more games, and way more comfy seating :) Unsurprisingly, the sticks and buttons on these things are already feeling abused after what must be less than a year of use here.

Looking forward to lots of good ideas here I may have missed as I load games on my pi.

Lyle_JP

Pooyan is one of my little one's favorites, from the ease of the two-direction joystick to the little pigs theme.

blanka

Mr. Do
Space Invaders
Galaga 88
Centipede (they really love this!).

ohmycommodore

@Lyle_JP Pooyan, Pootan, all the poo-named games – loved by kids the world over!

ebtalk

@Lyle_JP thanks for this. Never heard of it. My nieces will love this.