Author Topic: whats ur favourite underated mame games? (Read 12713 times)

lostinarcade · « **on:** September 15, 2011, 08:11:42 pm »

okay well i been messing around with mame for abit since i have the arcade cab up and running and there are some real gems i never heard of.
now please guys, dont post pacman, double dragon, golden axe, simpsons, turtles etc we all know those games and they are awesome, but i want to hear what games u guys feel are not house hold names but still rock.

not sure if this has been done yet. but ill start things off with what i have found. ill add to the list as i get more i like.

battle circuit (capcom 1997) . some might know this one. capcom king of beat them ups, yet this one is not nearly as well known as games like final fight for instance... worth checking out.

Crude Buster (Data East 1990) not nearly as popular as bad dudes vs dragon ninja, i still like it.

Congo Bongo (Sega 1983) never in my life heard of this game but found it like a few days ago. reminds me abit of donkey kong pretty sure maybe thats where they got the idea for it? but still its pretty awesome.

Domino Man (Midway 1982) some of u might know this game, but i found this one a couple of months ago and i like it alot. there is just something about these oldschool games from the 80s that i like, maybe cause u cant continue and have to see how far u can go on one credit?
also checkout the other games with the same character TAPPER and TIMBER, tapper alot might know but timber is very cool one forsure.

southpaw13 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 15, 2011, 08:18:47 pm »

Zookeeper.

yotsuya · « **Reply #2 on:** September 15, 2011, 08:19:20 pm »

Empire City 1931

vorghagen · « **Reply #3 on:** September 15, 2011, 08:26:54 pm »

Off the Wall (Sente, 1984)

A hybrid of Squash / Tennis / Volleyball

leapinlew · « **Reply #4 on:** September 15, 2011, 08:37:11 pm »

Chicken Shift
Zektor (spinner)
Cameltry (spinner)

Texasmame · « **Reply #5 on:** September 15, 2011, 08:48:43 pm »

Flicky gets regular play here.

Cute and challenging platformer. Dunno why it never caught on.

If you're trying to get your wife to play MAME a bit, show her this one, she'll love it! It's got baby chicks and everything!

wp34 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 15, 2011, 09:35:37 pm »

In The Hunt.

Never heard of it before I found MAME. It is now one of my favorites.

+1 for Cameltry

Nephasth · « **Reply #7 on:** September 15, 2011, 09:58:19 pm »

Roc 'N Rope

drventure · « **Reply #8 on:** September 15, 2011, 10:39:34 pm »

Targ and Spectar don't get much love, but I like em. They're simple, yet can be pretty challenging past the first few levels, and like you mention, there's no continue with em, so it's get as far as you can with 1 credit.

vorghagen · « **Reply #9 on:** September 15, 2011, 11:13:03 pm »

Quote from: drventure on September 15, 2011, 10:39:34 pm

... so it's get as far as you can with 1 credit.

The way it should be.

mgb · « **Reply #10 on:** September 15, 2011, 11:36:58 pm »

Quote from: drventure on September 15, 2011, 10:39:34 pm

Targ and Spectar don't get much love, but I like em. They're simple, yet can be pretty challenging past the first few levels, and like you mention, there's no continue with em, so it's get as far as you can with 1 credit.

You know, I don't remember ever hearing of Targ until about a month ago. Someone in my area was selling one on Craigslist for $55.

I never really knew about Galaga '88 until mame and I like it more than Galaga

Grimoz · « **Reply #11 on:** September 16, 2011, 01:24:43 am »

I dont know if they are underrated or not but I always had a soft spot for Cabal & P.O.W

ABACABB · « **Reply #12 on:** September 16, 2011, 09:00:26 am »

I found a game called "Escape Kids" that I had never played until MAME. It's a lot of fun

Martijn · « **Reply #13 on:** September 16, 2011, 09:29:09 am »

Ninja Baseball Bat Man

Congui · « **Reply #14 on:** September 16, 2011, 09:37:33 am »

Firetruck

ahofle · « **Reply #15 on:** September 16, 2011, 02:41:51 pm »

Quote from: leapinlew on September 15, 2011, 08:37:11 pm

Chicken Shift
Zektor (spinner)
Cameltry (spinner)

We think alike.
Others:
- Juno First
- Wizwarz (needs spinner + joystick though)
- Quantum
- Jumping Jack
- Wacko
- Strike Force (Defender/Stargate "sequel")

DCsegaDH · « **Reply #16 on:** September 16, 2011, 02:56:54 pm »

Night Slashers
Gunforce
Gunforce 2

Louis Tully · « **Reply #17 on:** September 16, 2011, 06:06:10 pm »

animatorJustin · « **Reply #18 on:** September 16, 2011, 11:56:56 pm »

+1 to cameltry I don't know if it's underrated but I love Mr. Do, first real arcade I owned as a kid

yotsuya · « **Reply #19 on:** September 17, 2011, 01:00:55 am »

Someone here a few months ago mentioned Battle Balls, which has become a favorite in my home.

Generic Eric · « **Reply #20 on:** September 17, 2011, 01:44:56 am »

Juno first is cool. found it from another thread like this.

ragnar · « **Reply #21 on:** September 17, 2011, 07:25:28 pm »

I said Tapper yesterday at work and everyone gave me that blank stare. Awesome game!

So, is it really not htat common? Or did i just have a bad sample set of 30 year old software developers?

EDIT: After doing some more reading, my co-workers are just losers I guess. Tapper was/is HUGE!

yotsuya · « **Reply #22 on:** September 17, 2011, 07:42:55 pm »

I remember playing Tapper in the arcades, and it's usually on most of the video game compilations I've seen, so I think it's just the group you talked to.

Texasmame · « **Reply #23 on:** September 17, 2011, 08:24:22 pm »

Quote from: drventure on September 15, 2011, 10:39:34 pm

Targ and Spectar don't get much love, but I like em. They're simple, yet can be pretty challenging past the first few levels, and like you mention, there's no continue with em, so it's get as far as you can with 1 credit.

I remember those. Thing that stuck with me the most was the huge, uber-solid joystick!

SlayerAlex · « **Reply #24 on:** September 17, 2011, 08:27:13 pm »

Quote from: Martijn on September 16, 2011, 09:29:09 am

Ninja Baseball Bat Man

awesome game. dont know how underrated ts going to be since it got AVGN's seal of approval recently. lol

Xiaou2 · « **Reply #25 on:** September 17, 2011, 08:54:32 pm »

lostinarcade · « **Reply #26 on:** September 17, 2011, 09:52:34 pm »

thanks for replys guys. found another one just now...

undecover cops (1992 Irem)
not a bad beat them up, never heard of it before.

mgb · « **Reply #27 on:** September 17, 2011, 11:13:23 pm »

Quote from: ragnar on September 17, 2011, 07:25:28 pm

I said Tapper yesterday at work and everyone gave me that blank stare. Awesome game!

So, is it really not htat common? Or did i just have a bad sample set of 30 year old software developers?

Yeah, I'd say Tapper is pretty common. Now if you'd say Timber, thats a little less common but its a great game.

Mr. Dude · « **Reply #28 on:** September 18, 2011, 01:40:31 am »

I love Ninja Baseball Batman!

Another good one is Ninja Kids. My son and I play that one quite a bit.

bigmatty77 · « **Reply #29 on:** September 18, 2011, 08:51:07 am »

I recently came across 'Cannon Dancer/Osman'. I've always loved me some Strider, but was blissfully unaware of this 'Spiritual Sequel' Had a lot of fun with it the last week or so

rohan · « **Reply #30 on:** September 18, 2011, 09:17:13 pm »

Cameltry (with spinner of course)
Reactor
Wacko
U.N. Squadron
ESP Ra.De.
Time Killers
Puzzle Bobble (P1 vs. P2)
Rampart (trackball version is better)

popsicle · « **Reply #31 on:** September 18, 2011, 11:46:19 pm »

Here are games I didn't really know about (or played) until MAME but find myself playing often now:

For 1-player...
Pinball Action
Land Sea Air Squad (poor man's commando, but I like it better for some reason - this one I did play at the bowling alley regularly!)
Kamikaze
Astro Blaster
Bank Panic
Cameltry

For quick 2 player simultaneous action...
Pigskin
Sky Diver
Hat Trick
Off the Wall (Sente) needs spinner and joystick only - great fun!
Neo Turf Masters
Quiz and Dragons
Caveman Ninja (my 4-year old son loves to play this together)

Hard to say which are 'underrated'. I assume that means somewhat obscure, but I remember putting many quarters into Tapper, Mad Planets, and Rampart which were mentioned. All of those are great too btw

ark_ader · « **Reply #32 on:** September 19, 2011, 04:56:55 pm »

Legend of Hero Tonma.

DirtyDachshunds · « **Reply #33 on:** September 19, 2011, 05:05:23 pm »

Windjammers!

One of the best party games around

lostinarcade · « **Reply #34 on:** September 19, 2011, 07:00:18 pm »

Quote from: popsicle on September 18, 2011, 11:46:19 pm

Here are games I didn't really know about (or played) until MAME but find myself playing often now:

For 1-player...
Pinball Action
Land Sea Air Squad (poor man's commando, but I like it better for some reason - this one I did play at the bowling alley regularly!)
Kamikaze
Astro Blaster
Bank Panic
Cameltry

For quick 2 player simultaneous action...
Pigskin
Sky Diver
Hat Trick
Off the Wall (Sente) needs spinner and joystick only - great fun!
Neo Turf Masters
Quiz and Dragons
Caveman Ninja (my 4-year old son loves to play this together)

Hard to say which are 'underrated'. I assume that means somewhat obscure, but I remember putting many quarters into Tapper, Mad Planets, and Rampart which were mentioned. All of those are great too btw

pinball action i have very fond memorys of playing it at a cafe when i was younger, very good game.
alot of people seem to like Cameltry, but i cant play it makes me dizzy lol.

underrated just means i guess thats it not rated highly but should have been or something that has gone un noticed but its amazing...atleast thats what it means to me.

compute · « **Reply #35 on:** September 19, 2011, 07:53:32 pm »

Black Widow
Bad Dudes
Space Zap

I'll have to check my 'favorites' list on the other computer, there's a ton of stuff on there.

ragnar · « **Reply #36 on:** September 30, 2011, 11:32:14 pm »

Nibbler

Just give it a try. Controls are not perfect but it is a fun fast paced game.

ragnar · « **Reply #37 on:** October 01, 2011, 12:59:17 am »

I think this is a common game but I never see it mentioned:

Qix

EDIT: Did some snooping. Seems to be pretty darned common but no one ever talks about it.

mrclean · « **Reply #38 on:** October 01, 2011, 01:44:26 pm »

Space Bomber
Super Space Invaders 91'
Insector X
Gemini Wings
Legendary Wings
Penguin Kun Wars
Tournament Arkanoid
Thunder & Lightning
Wonder Boy
Baseball All Stars II
Side Arms Hyperdyne

ButterGuns · « **Reply #39 on:** October 01, 2011, 07:21:20 pm »

TOOBIN' -Cause Bif & Jet think they're cool


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Author Topic: whats ur favourite underated mame games? (Read 12713 times)

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