Best MAME games of each letter?

[honkey]

I just saw a video of a guy reviewing MAME games and ranking the best of each letter. Anybody want to give this a few letters a whirl? Here is a partial list of mine...
#-19XX
A- Age of Heroes (If you can get it to run 100%)
B- this one is tough for me... Battletoads, Bad Dudes, and Burger Time are all close to me when it comes down to entertainment value
C- Contra
D-Donkey Kong (Double Dragon is a close second)
E-
F-
G- Galaga
H-
I-
J-Joust
K-Karnov
L-
M- Metal Slug 3
P-
Q-
R-
S- One of the Street Fighter games
T-
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-

I will complete this later. Anyone want to give it a try yourself?

[Thenasty]

# = 19xx
A = Asteriods
B = Berzerk
C = Congo Bongo
D = Donkey Kong
E = Elevator Action
F = Frogger
G = Galaxian
H = House of the Dead
I = Indiana Jones
J = Joust
K = Kangaroo
L = Lode Runner
M = Ms.Pacman
N = Narc
O = Operation Wolf
P = Pacman
Q = Q-Bert
R = Robotron
S = Skyshark
T = Tempest
U = Ultimate Mortal Kombat
V = Viewpoint
W = World Class Bowling
X = Xevious
Y = Yier Ar Kung-Fu
Z = Zaxxon


This list is what I mostly play.

[Vulgar Soul]

Damn, this woulda made a fun day in Kindergarten lol. I need to take a look at my front end and get back to this!

And R is for RAIDEN! C'mon y'all!

[Donkbaca]

#-2020 baseball
A - altered beast
B - battletoads
C- captain commando
D - donkey kong
E - escape from the planet of robot monsters
F - final fight
G - galaga
H - House of the dead
I - ikari warriors
J - Juno first
K - Killer instinct
L - Lady bug
M - mortal kombat II
N - NBA jam te
O - Operation wolf
P- point blank
Q-qix
R- r-type
S- street fighter alpha 3
T-tmnt
U- U.N. Squadron
V- virtua cop
W- Who dunit
X- x-men
Y-none
Z-zoo keeper

Are these the best? No, but these are the ones I enjoy the most

[RetroBorg]

My list:

#   =   1942
A   =   Asteroids Deluxe
B   =   Bomb Jack
C   =   Centipede
D   =   Defender
E   =   Elevator Action
F   =   Frogger
G   =   Galaxian
H   =   Hyper Olympic 84
I   =   Insector X
J   =   Juno First
K   =   Kangaroo
L   =   Lady Bug
M   =   Mr. Do!
N   =   New Rally X
O   =   Omega Race
P   =   Pacman
Q   =   Q*Bert
R   =   River Patrol
S   =   Scramble
T   =   Track & Field
U   =   UniWar S
V   =   Vanguard
W   =   Water Ski
X   =   Xevious
Y   =   Yier Ar Kung-Fu
Z   =   Zaxxon

[CheffoJeffo]

I am both baffled and impressed with Donk ... he appears to eschew golden age games, but anybody who includes Juno First on their list is OK by me. 

[codefenix]

# - 1941
A - Asteroids
B - Battle Zone
C - Centipede
D - Donkey Kong
E -
F - Fatal Fury 3
G - Gradius
H - Haunted Castle
I -
J - Joust
K - King of Fighters 2003
L - Life Force
M - Ms. Pacman
N -
O - Out Run
P - Pacman
Q - Q*Bert
R - Raiden
S - Super Street Fighter II
T - Tempest
U - Ultimate MK3
V - Vampire Savior
W - Warriors of Fate
X - X-Men
Y -
Z - Zaxxon

I'm surprised that I have as many blanks as I do, but I couldn't in good conscience just pick random games for the sake of making the list complete.

It was hard to not put Metal Slug on this list, but Ms. Pacman is too much of an arcade treasure to me.

[Generic Eric]

#-  1000 Miglia: Great 1000 Miles Rally
A- Aliens Vs. Predator
B- Bust  a Move
C- Cabal
D- Donkey Kong
E-
F- Frogger
G- Galaga 88
H-
I- Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off-Road
J- Joust, Juno First, Jungle Hunt
K-
L- Loadrunner
M- Mars Matrix (Money Puzzle Exchanger / Money Idol Exchanger is a fun game)
P- Pac Man
Q-
R- Raiden
S- Strikers 1945 series
T- Terminator 2
U-
V-
W-
X-
Y-
Z-


Although my picks don't seem to reflect it, I'd like to say that 1988 was a great year for Capcom, I seem to enjoy the games that came out that year.

[DaOld Man]

M- Mappy

[Rick]

C = Chiller

Oh, wait.

[Donkbaca]

I never said I hated golden age games, I just don't like centipede, moon patrol and arkanoid.  If I think a game is fun, I'll play it, I won't, however subscribe to the "you need to play it for a while and become one with the game and then you will appreciate it" garbage, if a game isn't fun, and doesn't have enough in it to keep me going back to want to play it more, I'm not going to spend the time playing it in the hopes that I will eventually like it.  I'd rather spend that time playing games I like.

[quarterstringer]

# = 720 Degrees
A = Asteroids
B = Burger Time
C = Centipede
D = Defender
E = Elevator Action
F = Food Fight
G = Galaga
H = Hang-On
I = Indiana Jones
J = Joust
K = Klax
L = Lady Bug
M = Missile Command
N = Nibbler
O = Out Run
P = Pole Position
Q = Q*Bert
R = Robotron 2084
S = Stargate
T = Tron
U = Uo Poko
V = Vs. Dr. Mario
W = World Class Bowling
X = Xevious
Y = Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Z = Zoo Keeper

This is my list of games that I liked playing in the arcade and now in MAME.

[gatordad]

#= 2020 Super Baseball
A= Asteroids
B= Burgertime for me or Black Widow but my kids like Bloody Roar
C= Circus Charlie or Crazy Climber
D= Donkey Kong Jr.
E= Excite bike
F= Final Lap
G= Galaxian Much, Much, Much better game than Galaga
H= Hyper Sports
I= Ivan stewarts Super off road
J= Joust
K=Killer Instinct 2 and a classic Karate Champ
L=Played a ton of Lunar Lander BITD
M= Marble Madness
N=Since I have a sportstation NFL Blitz and NBA on NBC
O=Out Run
P= Puzzle bobble
Q= Q-bert
R= Robotron
S=Star Wars
T= Track and Field
U=
V= Virtua Racing
W= Warlords
X= X-men vs Street Fighter
Y=
and
Z= Zoo keeper

[Smeghead]

S is a very tough one, SO many good ones

[Haze]

Going on # of hours clocked up.. apparently the following, which is bound to be somewhat controversial by lack of the 'classics' (although to me anything even 90's is a 'classic')

---

1000 Miglia - Great 1000 Miles Rally (Evolution Model)
AB Cop
Berzerk (German version..)
Cross Pang
Dommy
Emeraldia
Free Kick
Gain Ground
Hyper Crash
In The Hunt
Joe & Mac Returns
Ketsui
Libble Rabble
Magical Error wo Sagase
Namco Classic Collection Vol.2
Osman
Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory
Quantum
Risky Challenge
Space Bomber
Twinkle
U.N. Squadron
Versus Net Soccer
WEC Le Mans 24
XESS - The New Revolution (SemiCom 3-in-1)
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Zeroize

and interestingly the 2nd most played list contains even less classics...

1941
Aqua Rush
Bubble Bobble
Capcom Sports Club
Deroon DeroDero
EspGaluda
Fantasy Zone
Go Go! Mile Smile
Heavy Unit
I Robot
Jackie Chan in Fists of Fire
Kid no Hore Hore Daisakusen
Land Maker
Mouse Shooter GoGo
Noboranka
Oh My God!
Power Drift
Quester
Rumba Lumber
Stone Ball
The NewZealand Story
Undercover Cops (Japan)
Viper Phase 1
Warzard (Japan)
XII Stag
Yam! Yam!?
Zunzunkyou No Yabou

[drawfull]

# 194x
A Arkanoid
B Bubble Bobble
C Centipede
D Double Dragon
E Exolon (spec 48k, blah MAME)
F Frogger
G Gauntlet
H Hyper Sports
I Ikari Warriors
J Joust
K Klax
L Last Duel
M Mortal Kombat
N No idea
O Out Run
P Pang
Q Quantum
R R-type or Road Blasters
S Space Harrier
T Tapper or Tiger Heli or Track & Field
U
V Vanguard
W Wonderboy
X X-men
Y Yie Ar Kung Fu
Z Zaxxon

[DCsegaDH]

I grew up in the 1990's, to me a lot of these games are classics even though they aren't that old. Half of these games I discovered in Mame.

# -1944: The Loop Master
A -Aliens vs. Predator
B -Burgertime
C -Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
D -Donpachi
E -Elevator Action Returns
F -Fever SOS
G -Growl
H -Hook
I -In The Hunt
J -Joust
K -King of Fighters '98
L -Liquid Kids
M -Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
N -Night Slashers
O -Out Zone
P -Puzzle Booble
Q -
R -Raiden Fighters Jet
S -Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting
T -Tekken 3
U -
V -Vampire Savior
W -WWF Wrestlemania: The Arcade Game
X -X Men: Children of the Atom
Y -
Z -Zing Zing Zip

[mrclean]

I love this thread...

Strickly 1980-1989 Id say....

1943 // 1942
Arkanoid // Arkanoid Tournament
Bubble Bobble // Burger Time // Bubbles
Centipede // Contra // Chicken Shift
Dig Dug
Elevator Action // Exed Eyes
Frogger // Fire Trap
Galaga // Ghost N' Goblins... and hmm Gun.Smoke
Hang On
Indiana Jones
Joust
Klax
Lady Bug // Legendary Wings
Ms. Pac-Man
Nibbler
Pac-Man /// Pooyan
Q*Bert // Qix
Rally-X // Road Runner
Swimmer
Toobin' // Tetris
U.N. Squadron
Vulgas
Wonder Boy
Xevious
Y-----
Zoo Keeper

[vidmouse]

My list, though it's tough to nail down what's "best".
Here's what gets played most often at my house:

# - 1942
A - Asteroids
B - Bomberman World
C - Captain America and Avengers
D - Dodonpachi
E - Elevator Action
F - Forgotten Worlds
G - Gauntlet
H - Hotdog Storm
I - Indiana Jones
J - Joust
K - Knights of the Round
L - Last Blade 2
M - Marvel vs Capcom
N - Ninja Commando
O - Out Run
P - Pac-Man
Q - Qbert
R - Rampage (duh)
S - Simpsons
T - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
U - ??
V - Vampire Savior 2
W - Warriors of Fate
X - X-Men
Y - ??
Z - Zaxxon

For the ones where I marked "??", we really don't play games from those letter categories.
Some letters DEFINITELY had more than 1 choice vying for top spot, esp M and S.

[ABACABB]

Great thread......    Now I have to throw my list in.

#. 1000 Miglia: Great 1000 Miles Rally
A. Aero Fighters 3
B. Battle Toads
C. Cameltry
D. Dead or Alive ++
E. Elevator Action returns
F. Final Fight
G. GOLDEN TEE '98-Classic('01)  Favorite among friends.  This one gets a lot of play on my cabinet
H. Hyper Athlete
I. Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road
J. Joust
K. Killer Instinct 2
L. Lunar Lander
M. Mortal Kombat.......  Does anyone see the connection to my username?
N. NFL Blitz
O. Outfoxies
P. Pigskin 621 A.D.
Q. Q-bert
R. Run N Gun 2
S. SFIII 3rd Strike
T. Tekken Tag Tourney
U. Ultimate Tennis
V. Vendetta
W. WWF :Wrestlefest
X: X-Men vs. Street Fighter
Y.
Z. Zero Point

[Nephasth]

R. Run N Gun 2

You have this working in MAME? What version are you running?

[ABACABB]

R. Run N Gun 2

You have this working in MAME? What version are you running?

Yes I Do.  Ver .141 and it runs well

[Nephasth]

Sweet. Thanks man.