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Looking for a list of popular arcade games, anyone knows a reliable one?
ranma:
So, here is mi problem. I've build an cab before and I have in it all mame games except for casino, mahong, etc. Now I'm building a second cab and I want a more selective list of games, I want to go with games I like, good classic games taken out of some "best arcade games of all times" lists, same of the best fighters and shmups taken from other lists, etc.
My problem is that I definitely want to include any popular classic arcade games, even if they aren't the best or known by me, I want anyone that sits on the machine to find their desired game within the list if the game was more or less popular and could be found in most arcades.
Since I can lists lots of classic games but for sure don't know all of them, I'd like to find a list, but could't find anything really. Any ideas?
Rick:
--- Quote from: ranma on August 20, 2010, 01:13:12 pm ---My problem is that I definitely want to include any popular classic arcade games, even if they aren't the best or known by me, I want anyone that sits on the machine to find their desired game within the list if the game was more or less popular and could be found in most arcades.
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That's a fantastic idea, and I'm watching the thread because of it. Consider this, though. Are you asking for a specific timeframe? If you're building a cab to look like one from the early 80's, do you want to dedicate those games to the time during which the cab existed? Or, are you asking for a 'definitive list' of the best of the best?
garnerb350:
Im in the same boat as you ranma...
Currently I have my main cab...
I plan on making a vertical cab and then make a fighter cab
There has also been projects where they had rotatable monitors...
Do a search on the forums, there is a post that has fav lists of games...
I agree with Rick....pick a certain time frame...then go from there
BadMouth:
I started by googling "best arcade games of all time"
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=best+arcade+games+of+all+time&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=CG_omzrluTKLqIZDezASOrvX1DwAAAKoEBU_QZCB-&fp=11865768db5fc4d7
Pick any list to start, then look at other lists for games not on the first list.
Personally, I like to keep my main list limited to 200 games. I have seperate lists for gun games, fighters, trackball, etc.
If I like one of those well enough, I add it to my main list.
Occasionally I'll delete a few that I find boring and replace them with gems that I find out about in this forum.
ranma:
--- Quote from: BadMouth on August 20, 2010, 01:30:41 pm ---I started by googling "best arcade games of all time"
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=best+arcade+games+of+all+time&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=CG_omzrluTKLqIZDezASOrvX1DwAAAKoEBU_QZCB-&fp=11865768db5fc4d7
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My problem with these lists is that they are about the best games, take klov's for example (which I already used), there are lots of classics, but it doesn't include bubble bobble, kung fu master, mercs, bomberman, to name a few, and I guess those are not the best games out there, but they are certainly popular classics. With all the "best" lists is the same, there are a lot of popular ones that are not so good to be included in them. Those are the ones I'm missing.