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    Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME

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    • IanDaemon
      IanDaemon last edited by IanDaemon

      Would you prefer a zombie thread or a new one? Five favorite ARCADE games available in MAME. That's some pressure. Kinda in order, but I really enjoy them all and can play each for hours:

      • Mr. Do!
      • Donkey Kong 3
      • Spatter
      • Joust (or Balloon Fight because they're almost the same game.)
      • Espgaluda (or DoDonPachi DaiOuJou)

      (Necroposting is fine in this thread.)

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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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