Share Your Favorite, Lesser-known Arcade Gems

[AlexMurphy]

J.J. Squawkers. Probably the most fit-inducing psychedelic platformer you will ever play. The first level seems fairly normal...

[AlexMurphy]

@Capeman Hahahah, we posted JJ Squawkers at the same time! Psych!

[Capeman]

@AlexMurphy It's that damn good!

[DarkWolf]

@Capeman @AlexMurphy I've to download that now

[AlexMurphy]

@Capeman It is! After I recovered from the epilepsy..

[DarkWolf]

@AlexMurphy lmao

[mediamogul]

Already some really good titles here. I'll add:

The Outfoxies
One of the earliest arena fighting games that would ultimately give way to Nintendo's 'Super Smash Brothers'.

[caver01]

@mediamogul I like The Outfoxies, but are you able to get sound?

[mediamogul]

@caver01

I haven't tried it in a while, but I know that one of the RetroPie Mame options I've used in the past does support the audio.

[Capeman]

@caver01 said in Share Your Favorite, Lesser-known Arcade Gems:

I like The Outfoxies, but are you able to get sound?

No sound here either, ive experimented with a few different emulators

[mediamogul]

@Capeman

Makes me wonder if it wasn't lr-mame2010, which is currently out of commission.

[AlexMurphy]

Not sure if this counts as "lesser-known" or not, maybe "under-appreciated". Moonwalker is a fantastic arcade beat/dance'emup. I just don't see it mentioned a lot.

[mediamogul]

@AlexMurphy

'Moonwalker' is one of the titles I make double sure is running on any emulation setup I have. It's a guilty pleasure due to it's main hero, but the game plays very well and the music adaptations are top notch. I can never get 'Smooth Criminal' out of my head for days after playing.

[AlexMurphy]

@mediamogul I understand MJ is out of favour... That has nothing to do with the game. It's a thoroughly enjoyable and infinitely playable game and more fun than it needs to be! And the music is great. I still snicker when he rescues the kids...

[mediamogul]

@AlexMurphy said in Share Your Favorite, Lesser-known Arcade Gems:

I still snicker when he rescues the kids...

Ha! It is pretty funny. It's a rare game that can be enjoyed both ironically and as a genuinely satisfying gaming experience.

[caver01]

@AlexMurphy Moonwalker definitely qualifies! Thanks for the reminder. I have never played it, but I see it mentioned occasionally.

[AlexMurphy]

I'll also mention Cabal and the follow-up Blood Bros.. Both simple one screen "wreck-em-alls` but so much fun... and essentially the same game from TAD.

[pjft]

@Capeman what emulator do you use for Ninja Baseball Batman? Does it run full speed for you?

I'll vote for Midnight Resistance, as I always had loads of fun with it in spite of being perceived as a cheap Contra knock-off. The soundtrack is great though. Play it on MAME 2010, though, 2003 messes up the audio.

Rodland and Tumble Pop are nice bubble bobble type games, as well as Snow Bros, which is slightly more famous than these two.

It'd be great if you all mention which emulators you use for these games, for reference:)

[AlexMurphy]

@pjft Everything I have posted is from 0.78

[pjft]

@AlexMurphy thanks. I was under the impression that Moonwalker didn't run well on 2003. I'll definitely try it then!

Also love Cabal, but either play the bootleg version on MAME 2003 or the standard joystick version on FBA, as the standard ROM on 2003 does not allow you to perform the much needed roll manoeuvres using the joystick and buttons, as the original game used a trackball and it required one to quickly spin it to the bottom left/right to roll.