What are your favorite / The Best Arcade Games

[Vandole]

soul calibur II
Tekken 3
guilty gear 2
INITIAL D!!!
x-men
gauntlet legends(gogo level 99)

[Merovingian]

The good ol days.

TMNT
The Simpson
NBA Jam
Killer Instinct
Xmen
Time Crisis 1-4
Zombie Revenge
Spiderman: The video game. (this game was similar to xmen)

[Correction]

Reading this thread gives me the impression many of you are not old enough to have been to a proper arcade back when there could be such a thing as a proper arcade. If you were, you'd remember pinball:

http://i36.tinypic.com/okoao0.jpg

or at least think of games with real quarter-munching addictiveness:

http://i38.tinypic.com/2w5vfpc.jpg

[Zosi]

The lack of shmups on here makes me very sad.

Where's the love for 1942, Raiden, Gradius, R-Type, DoDonPachi, Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga?

[Charismatic]

@Correction: You're retarded
@Zosi: Eh, shmups are OK... I'd rather be playing Virtual ON though

[Viq]

The lack of shmups on here makes me very sad.

Where's the love for 1942, Raiden, Gradius, R-Type, DoDonPachi, Radiant Silvergun and Ikaruga?

Did Ikaruga even have an arcade release? I've never seen a Radiant Silvergun or DoDonPachi machine either. I think the most recent shmups that I've seen in any arcades in the northeast were the Gunbird games >_<

[Correction]

@Correction: You're retarded
@Zosi: Eh, shmups are OK... I'd rather be playing Virtual ON though

Say something of substance, I fucking dare you. It may not hurt as much ast you think it might.

[Rysa]

Simpsons
TMNT
Snow Brothers
Toki
Rastan
Killer Instinct
X-Men

[Zosi]

Did Ikaruga even have an arcade release? I've never seen a Radiant Silvergun or DoDonPachi machine either. I think the most recent shmups that I've seen in any arcades in the northeast were the Gunbird games >_<

All three were first released in the arcade, then later ported to consoles.

Ikaruga wasn't released in America until the GCN port, which was after arcades here had already basically died. Radiant Silvergun and DoDonPachi never had American releases period, so you're unlikely to see actual machines unless you visit Japan.

[Oblongs]

I liked The Grid, but I think that game may have hurt my arm with it's trackball.

http://www.system16.com/screens/grid.jpg

Such an awesome game. I was visiting some family and saw this game in a mall arcade there one day. Played it for a good while that day. It had some sort of passcode for player profiles or something. Locals kept coming up and challenging me and puttin in their code. I think I ended up making them mad, lol. The game didn't even let you move your view vertically, and was still so great.

The next time I was in the area the game was gone . If I have the money and find one available to buy somewhere, I want to buy it.

[Olo401]

Ok.. time to get old skool on that ass!

Tempest:
http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/t/tempest.png

Galaga:
http://www.10minuteflash.com/arcade/...ges/galaga.png

Defender:
http://www.virginmedia.com/images/defender.jpg

Robotron 2084:
http://www.tripoint.org/robo/robstart.gif

[grantlogan]

I love the original Time Crisis. I would play it just about every day on my lunch break & it never got old. If the arcade hadn't changed spaces at the mall & messed up the game while moving it, I know I would've got a perfect game.

Also most of the arcade games from the late 80s were great even though I can't remember their names...

[Elesirdur]

I always liked playing the Time Cop games too. I do recall one funny instance where an acquaintance of mine, who washed out of Basic Training just before graduation, got his ass handed to him by me in a Time Crisis 3 game. This is a guy who has actually handled firearms, including pistols, and boasted that he was "one point" shy of getting a marksman designation during basic. Proof that Video Games > Real Life lol

Even though I was terrible at them, I liked played SHUMPS like 1942 and Raiden.

[Katlan]

X-Men (one of my old-school favorites)
Capcom v. Marvel II (or one of those series... i used so much money on those machines)
Simpsons (lol)
Golden Axe!
TMNT

I hardly play Arcade games anymore to really know whats new/hot, but those are the games I firmly remember having a ton of fun playing

[Yuri-G]

X-Men
Soul Calibur II even though I sucked at the arcade version
TMNT
Simpsons

[EagleCeres]

Sorry for repeats... and the stroll down Memory Lane ^_^;

SNK - Sengoku
SNK - Samurai Shodown I/II/IV
SNK - World Heroes I/II
SNK - Magician Lord
SNK - Fatal Fury: THE (original) King of Fighters/II
SNK - King of Fighters 94~97
SNK - Metal Slug (all)
SNK - The Last Blade (AKA: Gekka no Kenshi)
SEGA - Virtua Cop I/II/III
SEGA - Virtua Fighter II/III
SEGA - Crazy Taxi
SEGA - After Burner
SEGA - Golden Axe
SEGA - Fist of the North Star
SEGA - Virtual On
NAMCO - Time Crisis I/II/III
NAMCO - Soul Calibur II
NAMCO - Tekken III
CAPCOM - D&D: Shadow over Mystara
CAPCOM - D&D2: Tower of Doom
CAPCOM - Captain Commando (burn baby burn!)
CAPCOM - 19XX (think 1952... but modernize it, shinden! ;.; )
CAPCOM - Alien vs Predator (Lynn Kurosawa <3 )
CAPCOM - Cyberbots ...o(those were the days)
CAPCOM - Final Fight
CAPCOM - Mega Man: The Power Battle
CAPCOM - Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters
CAPCOM - Star Gladiator (I miss this combo system ;.; )
CAPCOM - Plasma Sword
CAPCOM - Rival Schools / Project Justice
CAPCOM - Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (AKA: Pocket Fighter)
CAPCOM - Tech Romancer
KONAMI - The Uncanny X-MEN
KONAMI - Gyruss
KONAMI - Gradius
KONAMI - TMNT / TMNT:Turtles in Time
KONAMI - G.I. Joe (Snake eyes and Scarlet FTW!)
KONAMI - The Simpsons

[grantlogan]

Who can forget Altered Beast?! Awooooooooooooooooooo~

[_chuchu]

NFL Blitz
Street Fighter series (including mavel vs. capcom series)
Metal Slug

[Yuri-G]

Oh, and the D & D Brawler games too. Those always rocked.

[Tsutsumiko]

Who can forget Altered Beast?! Awooooooooooooooooooo~

Rise from your Grave!

The only problem for this game was it was too short ; ;