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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #29 from previous page: May 15, 2004, 02:43:18 PM »
Hoya!

Done!
I got the BGMs from Out Run, AfterBurner and Space Harrier!

Muhahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

Now, I wanna get the ones from DragonNinja, Dangar etc...

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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #30 on: May 15, 2004, 03:21:08 PM »
My favourite arcade games were the ones I could play for free - Choplifter, Outrun, Road Blasters & Pac Man being the most memorable, though we did also have the multi-game NES and Mega Drive based cabs.  After getting the cabinet key and just repeatedly flicking the microswitch for credits paying seemed a bit of a waste :-P
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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #31 on: May 17, 2004, 12:27:22 PM »
-StreetFighter 2 (original)
-Bubble Bobble
-Rodland
-Exerion
-Techkan WC
-Choplifter
-Sega Rally
-Double Dragon
-Shinobi

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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #32 on: May 17, 2004, 12:51:04 PM »
Star Force (AKA Mega Force) - simple gameplay and only 1 powerup but something about the design of attack waves that made it really tricky!

Salamander - I remember when this came out there consistently used to be about a dozen people crowded round it watching, gets stupidly tough though at one point :-\
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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #33 on: May 17, 2004, 02:37:34 PM »
Hoya!

Salamander? You bet! It is damn hard...

I have to add Shinobi, love the Amiga version, too.

Does anyone remember Empire City 1931?
On CPC, Amiga and St, there was an unofficial conversion called Prohibition. Liked this game.

AND... Does anyone remember this DEAD cool Tecmo game called Psychic 5???? I LOVED it! Got it on MAME but it is a bit too slow...

That is all for now..

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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #34 on: May 17, 2004, 06:28:58 PM »
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Cyberus wrote:
Ah Metal Slug series - classic!
But they are 90s games are they not?


Well... Metal Slug 4 and 5 are post 2000. ;)

Hmm...  In the '80's?

Well, I think Pac-Man and Ms Pac-Man. ;)

I always enjoyed Donkey Kong 3, Gyruss, Discs of Tron, Afterburner (full cab).  

Umm... There was a Sega game which was a sort of "space" version of Hang-on?  I forgot what it was called!

Let's see... There was Rygar, Super Sprint, Bubble Bobble, Psycho Fox (later found on Sega Master System *yay!*), Golden Axe (remember hearing the yells when it was first released!), Space Harrier, STUN Runner, Quartet, Xenophobe, Ninja Warriors (that widescreen TAITO game), Elevator Action, Bump and Jump, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Star Wars (original Arcade).

I could go on and on. :)

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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #35 on: May 17, 2004, 07:35:16 PM »
I'm old school. Give me GALAGA, MS. PAC-MAN and CENTIPEDE.
 

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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #36 on: May 17, 2004, 08:31:00 PM »
Centipede for sure! When my wife and I were courting I found that if we came to a place with Centipede, sweety-pie would jack in and that was it for her for the evening. Always trying to bump #1 off the high score board. She did pretty good, too. I have Evil Garden for the Amiga here just so's she can recall the happy new-in-love days....sigh. I usually played Ms.Pacman and badly, too. I'm much better at games you can think about for a few minutes. I tend to over-react under pressure, which was a good thing when I was armored up for real and pounding on some guys head with my mace! I liked that much more than arcade games.....
 

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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #37 on: May 18, 2004, 02:06:08 AM »
I like Wonder Boy, Ghosts & Gobblins, Golden Axe, Pac Land, Altered Beast...


 

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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #38 on: May 18, 2004, 02:17:34 AM »
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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #39 on: May 18, 2004, 04:43:05 AM »
-Galaga
-Ghost and Goblins
-GAUNTLET!!!
-Space Ace
-Dragon's Lair
-Ninja Gaiden
-Thayer's Quest (REALLY good, but didn't last long)
-ROBOTRON!!!

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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #40 on: May 18, 2004, 05:11:23 AM »
Galaga
Gyruss
Scramble/Super Cobra
Omega Race
Gorf
Reactor
Mad Planets
Monaco GP
Moon Patrol

(I have a lot of favorites)
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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #41 on: May 18, 2004, 06:52:33 AM »
I grew up a bit late for the Pac-Man/Centipede class games.  My favorite "old" titles are Lady Bug and ChaseHQ.

Of course, nothing beats the original version of Hard Drivin'.  I can't believe what crap the Amiga/PC conversions were!  It took the split-track design of Outrun and gave you the choice between a race track and a stunt course.  How can you beat that?  :-)

Were there any other "realistic" racing games in the arcades?  Modern "lightweight" racers like Daytona USA 2 give me hives.
 

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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #42 on: May 18, 2004, 02:06:09 PM »
Hoya!

Hum... Rad Racer by Sega?

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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #43 on: May 20, 2004, 02:50:35 PM »
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Of course, nothing beats the original version of Hard Drivin'. I can't believe what crap the Amiga/PC conversions were!

I guess you didn't try it on C64 then? :-D
 

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Re: What is/are your favourite ARCADE game(s), but...?
« Reply #44 on: May 20, 2004, 07:25:25 PM »
Hard Drivin' was 'interesting' on the C64!!
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