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    Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME

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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 ´88
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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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                                  • VictimRLSH
                                    VictimRLSH @IanDaemon last edited by

                                    @IanDaemon Have you played the NES version of Rolling Thunder? That is another game that was much improved on the NES. The pacing is much more exciting than the arcade version and you still get the awesome soundtrack.

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                                    • IanDaemon
                                      IanDaemon @VictimRLSH last edited by

                                      @VictimRLSH I have not. I've played the arcades versions of RT and RT2. Now I have to take a look at the NES version.

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                                      • backstander
                                        backstander last edited by backstander

                                        Probably my most played arcade games on actual arcade hardware from back in the day:

                                        Tron
                                        Mortal Kombat 1-3
                                        Final Fight
                                        Street Fighter II
                                        Hard Drivin'/Race Drivin'

                                        My favorite MAME games to play on RetroPie with my friends (I like co-op beat 'em up's!):

                                        Final Fight
                                        Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
                                        Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
                                        The Simpsons
                                        Captain Commando

                                        One of the rarest arcade games I've ever played would have to be Time Traveler:

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                                        • Dipkid
                                          Dipkid @IanDaemon last edited by

                                          @IanDaemon on my pi 3s it runs good on lr-mame2010, one of the Japanese roms, since its not censored. 👍

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                                          • IanDaemon
                                            IanDaemon @Dipkid last edited by IanDaemon

                                            @Dipkid "Won't somebody think of the children." XD

                                            I remember seeing Time Traveler in the arcade at the "Monroeville Mall" back in the day. (southwest Pennsylvania, kinda northeast U.S.) That was pure magic to see in person as a kid.

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