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    • pjftP
      pjft @Capeman
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      @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:)

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      • AlexMurphyA
        AlexMurphy Banned @pjft
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        @pjft Everything I have posted is from 0.78

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        • pjftP
          pjft @AlexMurphy
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          @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.

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          • AlexMurphyA
            AlexMurphy Banned @pjft
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            @pjft Trackball? Never seen that version. In ONE of the arcades I used to hang about in it was just a 4 way js and 2 buttons for each player. Just checked 2003.. and you can't roll. I'll get the hack / bootleg.

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            • CapemanC
              Capeman @pjft
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              @pjft said in Share Your Favorite, Lesser-known Arcade Gems:

              @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:)

              Runs in mame 2003 just fine, except the menus and spinning map are slow and choppy. If you can get past that, the actual game is quite playable

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              • AlexMurphyA
                AlexMurphy Banned @pjft
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                @pjft Using cabal.zipon lr-fbalpha - World Joystick Version and hitting both buttons makes the roll. Just as I remember it!
                EDIT: You have to be pushing left / right on the JS at the same time!

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                • pjftP
                  pjft @AlexMurphy
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                  @AlexMurphy I believe there's one version (if not that one, in fact) in FBA where it's mapped to a third button for convenience. :)

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                  • AlexMurphyA
                    AlexMurphy Banned @pjft
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                    @pjft I'll see if I can find it but I like it like the one I played... just a personal preference.

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                    • caver01C
                      caver01 @AlexMurphy
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                      I went back and edited my OP to include the emulator I am using for my suggestions.

                      My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                      • caver01C
                        caver01
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                        How about:
                        Mayhem 2002 (lr-mame2003)
                        This game is like the movie Rollerball (1975) starring James Caan. It features two-player head-to-head action. like roller derby hockey.


                        My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                        • AlexMurphyA
                          AlexMurphy Banned @caver01
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                          @caver01 Post the ROM name too ffs!

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                          • mediamogulM
                            mediamogul Global Moderator @pjft
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                            @pjft said in Share Your Favorite, Lesser-known Arcade Gems:

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

                            The one labeled as a bootleg runs on lr-mame2003.

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

                              @caver01 Post the ROM name too ffs!

                              mayhem.zip
                              How hard was that? ;-)

                              My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                              • AlexMurphyA
                                AlexMurphy Banned @caver01
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                                @caver01 Sorry, I was missing it in my FBA set. Found it in my 0.78 set. All Apologies!

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                                • AlexMurphyA
                                  AlexMurphy Banned @caver01
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                                  @caver01 Cool game. My son and I will get a lot of use out of that. I WILL DESTROY HIM!!! Thank you!

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                                  • caver01C
                                    caver01 @AlexMurphy
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                                    @AlexMurphy said in Share Your Favorite, Lesser-known Arcade Gems:

                                    @caver01 Sorry, I was missing it in my FBA set. Found it in my 0.78 set. All Apologies!

                                    No worries. I always lookup titles in my own copy of the compatibility list which I then mark for including on my arcade. I also use it to generate a gamelist.xml. I figured most of us have some way to search/lookup titles.

                                    My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                                    • UDb23U
                                      UDb23 @pjft
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                                      @pjft said in Share Your Favorite, Lesser-known Arcade Gems:

                                      original game used a trackball

                                      Can confirm the original had a trackball.
                                      Playing in lr-mame using an affordable usb PC kensington trackball.

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                                      • AlexMurphyA
                                        AlexMurphy Banned @UDb23
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                                        @UDb23 How much was the Trackball? Don't mean to be forward but I think it might be well worth the investment.

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                                        • UDb23U
                                          UDb23
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                                          The End and Cosmic Guerilla.
                                          They are classics but little known.

                                          I played 'em on the real cabs at that time ;-)

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                                          • AlexMurphyA
                                            AlexMurphy Banned @UDb23
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                                            @UDb23 Ah, A well-spent youth. I bet you are a half decent pool player too.

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