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    Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME

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    • langest
      langest last edited by

      Too young to have been part of the mame era, but here are the top five I have found while testing on retropie. Not entirely sure about the order.

      • Money Puzzle Exchanger
      • Mile Smile
      • Joust
      • Don Pachi
      • Pang 3
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      • IanDaemon
        IanDaemon @langest last edited by IanDaemon

        @langest "...too young..." Right now is the MAME (emulation) era. You may have been too young for the original hardware, but it's out there if you look for it. I believe Go Go Mile Smile! was released as Susume Mile Smile! in Japan and it's a great single-screen game. Don Pachi is good, but so much slower than the rest of the series. And Joust is just a classic.

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        • langest
          langest @IanDaemon last edited by

          Susumi Mile Smile! is the version I have on my machine.
          I'll make sure to try the rest of the Don Pachi series.
          Thought I would lurk this thread for good suggestions. :)

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          • IanDaemon
            IanDaemon @langest last edited by IanDaemon

            @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.

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            • langest
              langest last edited by

              @IanDaemon What is the filename for Espgaluda (or DoDonPachi DaiOuJou)

              I might change Pang 3 for some versus Puzzle Bobble action.

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              • IanDaemon
                IanDaemon @langest last edited by

                @langest I'll get the ROM names and emulator versions after work tonight and let you know what I'm using with my set-up (RetroPie/EmulationStation/RetroArch/RPi 3B+).

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                • langest
                  langest @IanDaemon last edited by

                  @IanDaemon
                  That's great!
                  Thanks

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                  • IanDaemon
                    IanDaemon @langest last edited by IanDaemon

                    @langest A great place for suggestions are these "threads":

                    https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/10010/share-your-favorite-lesser-known-arcade-gems

                    Not really a thread, but a collection of threads:
                    https://retropie.org.uk/forum/category/16/mame-random-of-the-week

                    Not all about arcade, but various emulated consoles on the raspberry pi:
                    https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17047/share-your-hidden-gems-and-insider-tips

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                    • IanDaemon
                      IanDaemon last edited by

                      The admins may feel this thread is redundant, but I'm just stirring the pot and keeping people talking about games. My intent is to generate interest in emulation and build a healthy community through opinionated conversation.

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                      • VictimRLSH
                        VictimRLSH last edited by

                        The Speed Rumbler
                        Bosconian
                        Tempest
                        Robotron
                        Elevator Action

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                        • VictimRLSH
                          VictimRLSH @langest last edited by

                          @langest I love Bubble Bobble too, but I feel the NES version is much more of an improvement on the arcade so I didn't put it on my arcade list.

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                          • UDb23
                            UDb23 last edited by

                            Golden Age favorites:
                            City Connection (JP version)
                            Pengo
                            Missile Command
                            Vanguard
                            Arkanoid

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                            • Dipkid
                              Dipkid last edited by Dipkid

                              Of the top of my head, Five favourite games I played in the wild/ games I remember the most from summer vaccations and the smoky shady backroom at the local videorental:

                              Metal Slug
                              Street Fighter 2
                              Cadillacs & Dinosaurs (sit down candy cab style)
                              Samurai Shodown
                              After Burner II

                              And yes, these are prob the games I still play the most..

                              (A rarer game tip I didnt play IRL is Night Slashers (J). Its awesome.)

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                              • sirhenrythe5th
                                sirhenrythe5th @Dipkid last edited by

                                • DoDonPachi (best SHMUP ever (imo))
                                • Jackal / Top-Gunner (TopDown-Shooter with Jeep. Very playable)
                                • Paperboy
                                • Samurai Shodown II
                                • Galaga ยด88
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                                • langest
                                  langest @VictimRLSH last edited by

                                  @VictimRLSH said in Five favorite MAME arcade games.:

                                  Bubble Bobble

                                  Not bubble bobble. Puzzle bobble, also known as bust-a-move.

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                                  • IanDaemon
                                    IanDaemon @Dipkid last edited by IanDaemon

                                    @Dipkid Have you gotten Night Slashers to run well on the Pi? Just curious. It's a cool game that runs in MAME, but on my Pi setup it's "stutter-y". (I can't remember if it's isolated to the video or audio...or if it's both.) Should I be overclocking? I'm not sure if it's worth it. I don't want to do damage to the board with overheating.

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                                    • arcadez2003
                                      arcadez2003 last edited by

                                      Paperboy
                                      Bubble Bobble
                                      Shinobi
                                      Flying Shark
                                      Night Slashers

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                                      • arcadez2003
                                        arcadez2003 @IanDaemon last edited by arcadez2003

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

                                        @Dipkid Have you gotten Night Slashers to run well on the Pi? Just curious. It's a cool game that runs in MAME, but on my Pi setup it's "stuttery". (I can't remember if it's isolated to the video or audio...or if it's both.) Should I be overclocking? I'm not sure if it's worth it. I don't want to do damage to the board with overheating.

                                        We now support Night Slashers in MAME2003+ and i have it on good authority it runs pretty good due to the older driver having speedups present to boost up
                                        the games performance, one of my faves this game jump stomping an enemy midair driving em into the ground then kicking their head off never gets old :)

                                        EDIT i forgot i added the same speedups for the DECO32 games to the Final Burn Neo core a while back so you might wanna try Night Slashers in that emulator also.

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                                        • lilbud
                                          lilbud last edited by

                                          Puzzle Bobble / Bust a Move
                                          Metal Slug
                                          Windjammers
                                          Frenzy
                                          Phoenix

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                                          • IanDaemon
                                            IanDaemon last edited by IanDaemon

                                            The local "Giant Eagle" (grocery) had a Rolling Thunder upright in the late 80s/early 90s and the local "Pizza Hut" (restaurant) had a Pac-Man cocktail cabinet. (Those two are burned into my memory although not personal favorites. They're good, but didn't make the list.)

                                            City Connection is fun. (And I hate that cat.)
                                            Robotron 2084 is a classic and awesome with a twin stick set-up.
                                            All the Metal Slug games are fun even with the one-hit kills.

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