Author Topic: Favorite game you never played until MAME? (Read 19650 times)

ElKootcho · « **on:** October 01, 2012, 06:10:58 pm »

With the thousands of games available using MAME, what's your favorite that you had never even heard of until you discovered it on MAME?

Mine - Mighty Pang and Super Pang

I don't think I ever saw those in an arcade growing up but I'm addicted.

Well Fed Games · « **Reply #1 on:** October 01, 2012, 06:42:53 pm »

Quote from: ElKootcho on October 01, 2012, 06:10:58 pm

Mine - Mighty Pang and Super Pang

Those actually got a PS1 release, oddly enough, and are quite fun (the only reason I knew about them before MAME).

For me, there are so many... Jungler and Juno First come to mind (both long forgotten, never ported Konami games), and lately I have been playing Atari's old Super Bug.

harveybirdman · « **Reply #2 on:** October 01, 2012, 07:39:33 pm »

Sengoku 3
Donpachi
Guwange
Daioh

Tons more!

shponglefan · « **Reply #3 on:** October 01, 2012, 08:47:07 pm »

Pachinko Sexy Reaction

wp34 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 01, 2012, 08:59:05 pm »

DoDanPachi
In The Hunt
Cameltry
Great 1,000 Mile Rally (and derivatives)

dgame · « **Reply #5 on:** October 01, 2012, 10:41:52 pm »

Magical Drop 3 (Neo Geo)

Never saw one in the wild. Now one of my all time favorites.

yotsuya · « **Reply #6 on:** October 01, 2012, 10:44:48 pm »

Battle Balls

JoeB · « **Reply #7 on:** October 01, 2012, 11:55:49 pm »

Money puzzle exchanger

kahlid74 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 02, 2012, 12:17:49 pm »

Vendetta. A friend introduced me to this as I somehow never played this in arcades. It's a good fun game.

emphatic · « **Reply #9 on:** October 02, 2012, 12:43:51 pm »

Battle Garegga
Armed Police Batrider

I now own both on PCB.

pinballjim · « **Reply #10 on:** October 02, 2012, 01:09:22 pm »

Quote from: kahlid74 on October 02, 2012, 12:17:49 pm

Vendetta. A friend introduced me to this as I somehow never played this in arcades. It's a good fun game.

The big innovation on that one being you could kick people while they were on the ground. Consequently, there was a line to play it in the arcade. Check out the leather queen enemies on the world rom version sometime.

Big soft spot in my heart for those fight and go right games but they're not much fun after one playthrough.

Puzz Loop 1 & 2 were games I never saw in the wild and we played the crap out of them on MAME.

Le Chuck · « **Reply #11 on:** October 02, 2012, 01:50:01 pm »

I'm Sorry

It's always on my favorite list and when I introduce folks to MAME I always bring that gem out so I can say, "take a look at this crazy ass game from japan"

TGov · « **Reply #12 on:** October 02, 2012, 04:47:38 pm »

Juno First is awesome. I had never heard of it until trying it recently in MAME. Jumping Jack is another one. I don't remember ever seeing it in an arcade, but it was the late 80's before I was frequenting arcades so it was probably out by then.

vanrose72 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 02, 2012, 10:00:41 pm »

Willow
Donkey Kong 3
Tons of GOTD from MameZach

harveybirdman · « **Reply #14 on:** October 02, 2012, 10:05:57 pm »

---daisies--- I can feel my games list growing already

popsicle · « **Reply #15 on:** October 02, 2012, 10:39:57 pm »

You said game(s) plural, right? I don't remember ever seeing any of these in the wild.

VERTICAL ORIENTATION:

Tail to Nose - simple overhead formula 1 racer. Only needs two buttons and 2 directions.
Astro Blaster - sadly, I never saw this until mame, which is shameful!
Astro Fighter - not as good, but mesmerizing.
Pinball Action - I play this a lot.
Lunar Rescue - addicting

HORIZONTAL:

Tank Force - 2 player overhead tanks
Hat Trick - 2 player overhead hockey
UO Poko - puzzle game
King of Dragons - a 'run to the right' beat em up that I frequently play through all the way with my son. Easy and satisfying.
Quiz and Dragons - fun but terribly dated trivia game with fantasy theme. Fun at parties with 30 somethings. Brush up on your prog rock.
Space Zap - 4 way goodness, reminds me of Cosmik Ark for 2600

compute · « **Reply #16 on:** October 03, 2012, 10:10:25 am »

Favorite? Let me get the list . . .

The Outfoxies
Black Widow
Kick / Kickman
Strike Force

Tons of great shooters I can't think off off-hand. I love just about any of the later Japanese bullet-hell shooters.

BoLt · « **Reply #17 on:** October 03, 2012, 12:03:38 pm »

The big one for me was the Metal Slug series.

Cynicaster · « **Reply #18 on:** October 04, 2012, 10:21:18 am »

Good topic. Funny thing about it for me is, aside from some high profile classics (Pac-Man, Missile Command, Asteroids, Frogger, etc.), all of my favorite go-to games these days are ones I discovered in the last few years in MAME. My biggest first-hand arcade experiences were in the mid-late 80's to early 90's--book-ended roughly by Kung-Fu Master on one end and MK2 on the other. For whatever reason, I never have any desire to play the games that were my favorites back then, which is funny, because if somebody would have told me in 1991 that I would one day be able to play WWF Superstars on a cabinet in my basement, I would have had a nerdgasm.

So, for me the "post-MAME favorites" are too many to mention, but DoDonPachi and Black Widow immediately come to mind. Aside from those, I recently posted an article on such a thing, focusing on games that might appeal to non-gamers: http://cynicaster.blogspot.ca/

eds1275 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 04, 2012, 10:42:18 am »

I only play games I own the original roms for...

no seriously until MAME I had never head of The OutFoxies. What a great game. Salary Man Champ [and all like it - bishi bashi anything] have a big place in my heart as well even though I've been rocking bishi bashi in the arcades since before I knew of mame.

flashiv · « **Reply #20 on:** October 21, 2012, 04:00:05 am »

Bank Panic
DooDanPanchi
Penguin Brothers
In the Hunt
Heavy Smash
Skydiver
Ninja Baseball Man
to name a few I can think of

I keep seeing everyone raving about Juno First, guess I'll have to finally break down and try it.

I played Space Zap as a kid all the time back in the day. We had one in a bowling alley and I think I actually own it now. I can trace it back to a roller rink and the roller rink guy says he bought it from a local bowling alley. Only 2 bowling alleys in my hometown.

xefned · « **Reply #21 on:** October 21, 2012, 07:19:37 am »

Quote from: flashiv on October 21, 2012, 04:00:05 am

I played Space Zap as a kid all the time back in the day. We had one in a bowling alley and I think I actually own it now. I can trace it back to a roller rink and the roller rink guy says he bought it from a local bowling alley. Only 2 bowling alleys in my hometown.

Nice! What are the odds the other bowling alley even owned a Space Zap. Small. I think it's safe to say that's the exact machine you played as a young'un. Talk about preserving the past.

sho · « **Reply #22 on:** October 21, 2012, 08:17:36 am »

Robotron - All the buzz, all these years and I never had tried it (To the point that I am starting to regret the choice for a theme on my cab

) I'd say 95% of the cab playtime has been on Robotron.
What kind of modern joystick would be best suited for Robotron?

Thenasty · « **Reply #23 on:** October 21, 2012, 11:07:23 am »

All Video Pinball (never seen one in arcades except Baby Pacman).

Another discovered brain tester games that I never seen/heard before Mame are:

Boxy Boy (Lots of thinking and trying).
Chicken Shift (You think it's a simple game, but it will SCREW your MIND)

iserian · « **Reply #24 on:** October 21, 2012, 03:39:52 pm »

Willow

------
Love the idea of this thread, as my goal for Mame is to discover games I never played, or games that I did not play enough. I manged A Putt Putt Golf and Games back in the day and remember when the Willow PCB's came in. I fired up the game after our tech built it out and knew I wanted to spend time playing through this title. Never got the chance, and too busy building cocktail's now... times never change

ron310 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 21, 2012, 04:30:04 pm »

Elevator Action 2
Outfoxies

boardjunkie · « **Reply #26 on:** October 22, 2012, 10:36:26 am »

Sea Fighter Poseidon, Block Block, Radarscope, Pang 3, Cosmo Gang, Kitten Kaboodle, Rug Rats, Halleys Comet 87, several others I can't recall right now. I make it a point to check out stuff I don't know of just about every time I run my cab. You never know what you'll find if you have a full set of roms....

Generic Eric · « **Reply #27 on:** October 22, 2012, 11:32:32 am »

Juno First
Mr Driller (Its a foreign release and emulation is not complete, but its fun.)
Truxton
Mille Miglia 2: Great 1000 miles Rally
Money Idol Exchanger
There are others.

CoryBee · « **Reply #28 on:** October 22, 2012, 12:27:39 pm »

Me and my brother play Hat Trick religiously

A ton of shmups are on my list

One I played recently that was hard to put down is Batrider!

Minwah · « **Reply #29 on:** October 23, 2012, 05:14:47 am »

Snake Pit

ron310 · « **Reply #30 on:** October 23, 2012, 08:30:07 am »

Quote from: CoryDee on October 22, 2012, 12:27:39 pm

Me and my brother play Hat Trick religiously

A ton of shmups are on my list

One I played recently that was hard to put down is Batrider!

Hat Trick is the reason i built my cab!

sharpfork · « **Reply #31 on:** October 23, 2012, 11:46:01 am »

Like others in the thread, I had no idea Tate shmups from the 90s and early 2000s out of Japan where such a blast!
DoDonPachi
Guwange
Esp galluda
Esprade
Ketsui

Exploring the genre forced hardware upgrades I never expected to make for games like
Mushihimesa
espgalluda
Raiden IV

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yotsuya · « **Reply #32 on:** October 23, 2012, 11:57:18 am »

Is it wrong of me that I get bored with shmups after a couple of credits? Maybe I'm just not that good at them.

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #33 on:** October 23, 2012, 12:18:42 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on October 23, 2012, 11:57:18 am

Is it wrong of me that I get bored with shmups after a couple of credits? Maybe I'm just not that good at them.

Yes. You suck.

yotsuya · « **Reply #34 on:** October 23, 2012, 12:27:45 pm »

Quote from: HaRuMaN on October 23, 2012, 12:18:42 pm

Quote from: yotsuya on October 23, 2012, 11:57:18 am
Is it wrong of me that I get bored with shmups after a couple of credits? Maybe I'm just not that good at them.

Yes. You suck.

I know. But after a while, there's no sense of danger, especially if you can keep coining up. They're fun at first, but I dunno...

emphatic · « **Reply #35 on:** October 23, 2012, 02:25:06 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on October 23, 2012, 12:27:45 pm

Quote from: HaRuMaN on October 23, 2012, 12:18:42 pm
Quote from: yotsuya on October 23, 2012, 11:57:18 am
Is it wrong of me that I get bored with shmups after a couple of credits? Maybe I'm just not that good at them.

Yes. You suck.

I know. But after a while, there's no sense of danger, especially if you can keep coining up. They're fun at first, but I dunno...

Go for the 1 credit all clear. Problem solved.

pinballjim · « **Reply #36 on:** October 23, 2012, 03:25:41 pm »

Ah yes, the old "if you think it's boring or easy then you're not playing it right" trope. Sometimes games just suck.

nipsmg · « **Reply #37 on:** October 23, 2012, 03:42:01 pm »

This thread again... It's ok I love responding to this:

- Shuuz
- The Punisher
- Timber
- The Glob
- Windjammers

dmarcum99 · « **Reply #38 on:** October 24, 2012, 09:43:39 am »

These were games I keep playing on my mame cab while never playing them in the arcades...

Ninja Baseball Batman
DoDonPachi
Bubble Bobble (bought pcb)
Mr. DO (bought pcb)
Marvel vs. Capcom (bought pcb)
Simpsons Bowling (bought pcb)

Cynicaster · « **Reply #39 on:** October 24, 2012, 09:15:56 pm »

Quote from: pinballjim on October 23, 2012, 03:25:41 pm

Ah yes, the old "if you think it's boring or easy then you're not playing it right" trope. Sometimes games just suck.

I see what you're saying, but it's hard to argue that a bottomless pit of "credits" doesn't have the potential to neuter the experience of a game.

I'm completely on board with the single credit approach, especially for shooters. It's even better if you throw in some friendly competition. Seeing how many points you can squeeze out of that single credit and going toe to toe with others really takes the fun factor to the next level, at least for me. Games need stakes. When you can just mash the coin-up button all day no matter how much you suck, there are no stakes.

wxforecaster · « **Reply #40 on:** October 24, 2012, 11:29:15 pm »

Mustache Boy. This game is highly addictive and I'd never heard of it before! For a 1987 game, one of the baddies sure looks a LOT like Squidward from Sponge Bob too

sharpfork · « **Reply #41 on:** October 24, 2012, 11:30:29 pm »

Quote from: pinballjim on October 23, 2012, 03:25:41 pm

Ah yes, the old "if you think it's boring or easy then you're not playing it right" trope. Sometimes games just suck.

The games I listed are pure awesomeness, no suck involved.

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brad808 · « **Reply #42 on:** October 25, 2012, 06:49:23 am »

Quote from: yotsuya on October 23, 2012, 11:57:18 am

Is it wrong of me that I get bored with shmups after a couple of credits? Maybe I'm just not that good at them.

Any game that can be quarter pumped has continues turned off on my machine. It makes things a lot more interesting when you try and get farther/higher scores with just one credit.

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Zobeid · « **Reply #43 on:** October 27, 2012, 11:45:00 pm »

Bosconian
Zektor

I always liked space games, and those were a couple of great ones that I just never ran into before.

popsicle · « **Reply #44 on:** April 10, 2013, 08:31:12 pm »

more, please

sandheaver · « **Reply #45 on:** April 10, 2013, 08:53:04 pm »

Quote from: yotsuya on October 01, 2012, 10:44:48 pm

Battle Balls

I actually owned this board and the rom you have was dumped from my board. I sent it to a fellow in Australia and he dumped it, and it was added as an unsupported game in the next release of MAME. My little contribution.

CoryBee · « **Reply #46 on:** April 10, 2013, 08:53:37 pm »

Quote from: ron310 on October 23, 2012, 08:30:07 am

Hat Trick is the reason i built my cab!

MOTHER FUDGIN HAT TRICK!!

yotsuya · « **Reply #47 on:** April 10, 2013, 08:54:49 pm »

Quote from: sandheaver on April 10, 2013, 08:53:04 pm

Quote from: yotsuya on October 01, 2012, 10:44:48 pm
Battle Balls

I actually owned this board and the rom you have was dumped from my board. I sent it to a fellow in Australia and he dumped it, and it was added as an unsupported game in the next release of MAME. My little contribution.

Thanks for your contribution. My daughter and I love this game.

chopperthedog · « **Reply #48 on:** April 10, 2013, 08:57:51 pm »

Chicken Shift
Timber
Juno First
Track & Field

good day.

severdhed · « **Reply #49 on:** April 10, 2013, 10:27:53 pm »

Going to the arcade was something I just didn't get to do much as a child. I only remember of 5 or 6 times getting to go to an arcade, which would have been in the 90s. There were only a handfull of games i actually got to play in the arcade...so i discovered tons of games thanks to mame.

my favorite game i discovered through mame has to be millipede. my boss introduced me to it after helping him to set up a mame machine...he made me realize that i needed a trackball.

Jumpman64 · « **Reply #50 on:** April 10, 2013, 11:08:47 pm »

Mr. Do!

thatpurplestuff · « **Reply #51 on:** April 11, 2013, 02:43:47 am »

Shuffleshot and Shuuz

Dekieon · « **Reply #52 on:** April 11, 2013, 03:28:42 am »

Ghost Pilots, Metal Slug series & Super Bagman. I always loved bagman, and didn't even know there was a Super Bagman until MAME.

jimmer · « **Reply #53 on:** April 11, 2013, 05:21:27 am »

Robotron. But it's also the only game I've never played until MAME, maybe I'm doing it wrong.

mavsprophecy · « **Reply #54 on:** April 11, 2013, 08:41:47 pm »

Amidar. Never heard of it before MAME, and it rocks my socks off.

Oh, and Berzerk. Also awesome and amazing. I was born in 1980, so just too young for those in my arcades growing up.

harveybirdman · « **Reply #55 on:** April 11, 2013, 11:23:23 pm »

A-R

Avenging Spirit
BRapBoys
Baryon
Batsugun
Battle Chopper
Battle Circuit
Blazeon
Blazing Star
Cadash (never seen it in the wild, although I'm sure it was very popular)
China Gate
Chuka Taisen
Cotton
Dead Connection
Demon Front
Diet Go Go
Diver Boy
Esp Rade
ESP Galuda
Fastlane
Final Star Force
Funky Jet
Gaia Crusaders
Gekirindan
Gun Force II
Haley's Comet
Heavy Smash
Hellfire
Hyperduel
Jumping Break
Knights of Valor 2
Kozure Ookami
Liquid Kids
Momoko 120%
Night Slashers
Ninja Baseball Batman
Ninja Commando
Performan
Phelios
Pistol Daimyo No Bouken
Plus Alpha
Pooyan
Princess Clara Daisakusen
Puzzle Uo Poko
Quantum
Raiga Strato Fighter
Raimais
Rainbow Islands
Rod Land
Rohga Armor Force
Rompers

ark_ader · « **Reply #56 on:** April 12, 2013, 12:13:26 pm »

Cube Quest

harveybirdman · « **Reply #57 on:** April 14, 2013, 11:12:05 pm »

S-Z

Saboten Bombers
Saint Dragon
Salamander 2
Sel Feena
Shock Troopers
Shocking
Slapshot
Sno Bros (and sequels)
Sol Divide
Sorcer Striker
Stagger I
Star Sweep
Super Spacefortress Macross (and sequels)
Surprise Attack
Tank Force
Teddy Boy Blues
Tengai
Terra Force
Tetris plus (and sequel)
The Astyanax
The New Zealand Story
Tumble Pop
Twin Bee Yahoo
Up 'N Down
V Five
Vandyke
Vasara (and sequel)
Waku Waku 7
Wild West C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa
Willow
Windjammers
Wizard Fire
X Multiply
Xexex
Zunzunkyou no yabou

05SRT4 · « **Reply #58 on:** April 15, 2013, 05:42:33 am »

Satan's Hollow is a really addicting game that I never knew about until MAME.
Check it out sometime.

ark_ader · « **Reply #59 on:** April 15, 2013, 07:03:49 am »

Quote from: 05SRT4 on April 15, 2013, 05:42:33 am

Satan'ss Hollow is a really addicting game that I never knew about until MAME.
Check it out sometime.

I used to play Satan's Hallow in the arcades, and that machine had the best sound next to (and it was literally placed next to) reactor. One of the very few games I could last on one quarter. I wish I could say the same about reactor....

telengard · « **Reply #60 on:** July 27, 2013, 10:43:49 pm »

Without question, Black Widow.

~telengard

epetti · « **Reply #61 on:** July 28, 2013, 01:37:42 am »

I noticed DoDonPachi was named by several people. Why that over the original DonPachi? I've never played either but now you've peaked my interest.

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brad808 · « **Reply #62 on:** July 28, 2013, 08:05:06 am »

Quote from: epetti on July 28, 2013, 01:37:42 am

I noticed DoDonPachi was named by several people. Why that over the original DonPachi? I've never played either but now you've peaked my interest.

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They are both really awesome games that you should at least give a try. The second one is just slightly more awesome.

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Caparo8bit · « **Reply #63 on:** July 28, 2013, 10:47:20 am »

Golden Axe
Darkstalkers

brad808 · « **Reply #64 on:** July 28, 2013, 10:56:20 am »

Quote from: Caparo8bit on July 28, 2013, 10:47:20 am

Golden Axe
Darkstalkers

It wasn't until MAME that I realized how short golden axe is and how many times as a kid I was basically at the end of the game. If only I was willing to put in that extra quarter...

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mrcram · « **Reply #65 on:** July 28, 2013, 10:59:28 am »

Never played "Pang"until mame. Awesome game.

vinder · « **Reply #66 on:** July 28, 2013, 03:46:53 pm »

Puzzle Fighter
Metal Slug
Caveman Ninja

Caparo8bit · « **Reply #67 on:** July 28, 2013, 04:03:31 pm »

metal slug
golden axe
snow bros
darkstalkers

the best

epetti · « **Reply #68 on:** July 28, 2013, 10:27:16 pm »

Quote from: brad808 on July 28, 2013, 08:05:06 am

They are both really awesome games that you should at least give a try. The second one is just slightly more awesome.

Sent from my Nexus 4

Yeah, now having tried them I'd say DonPachi is a super up Raiden, and then DoDonPachi just takes it to a whole new level. Add that to my list, along with:

Ninja Baseball Bat Man
Rainbow Islands
The New Zealand Story
Lode Runner (didn't know there was an arcade version)

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mike_bike_kite · « **Reply #69 on:** July 29, 2013, 06:09:35 am »

Battle city - overhead tank game
Asteroids delux - I'd only ever seen asteroids before
Assault - futuristic overhead tank game

Actually I never played any of the games when they came out but I did watch my mates play (I think I was too tight with my money).

jdbailey1206 · « **Reply #70 on:** July 29, 2013, 11:19:23 am »

Thanks to Cory Bee I am now addicted to Spiritual Warfare....

PL1 · « **Reply #71 on:** July 29, 2013, 12:03:16 pm »

Quote from: epetti on July 28, 2013, 10:27:16 pm

Lode Runner (didn't know there was an arcade version)

Forget the arcade version.

The Apple 2 version is WAY better IMHO.

BONUS: The Apple 2 series systems are really easy to set up and use in MESS.

Scott

epetti · « **Reply #72 on:** July 29, 2013, 12:12:35 pm »

Quote from: PL1 on July 29, 2013, 12:03:16 pm

Quote from: epetti on July 28, 2013, 10:27:16 pm
Lode Runner (didn't know there was an arcade version)

Forget the arcade version.

The Apple 2 version is WAY better IMHO.

BONUS: The Apple 2 series systems are really easy to set up and use in MESS.

Scott

Curious what you find better? Usually I much prefer the originals, and I was using the C64 version for a while, but the arcade version has better graphics (although I definitely have a soft spot for the original graphics), I like how you don't have to press a button just to stand still, and technically the fact of being able to save the high score through MAME Is nice. And between Lode Runners I-IV you pretty much get all the same levels.

SegaOutrun · « **Reply #73 on:** July 29, 2013, 12:24:40 pm »

ive got a few

Stadium Hero '96

A fun and easy baseball game

Cool Riders

It's like Crusin had a baby with Outrun

Bang bead, Flipshot and Windjammers

All three are different but they are all basically variants of pong

Cynicaster · « **Reply #74 on:** July 29, 2013, 01:08:24 pm »

Quote from: brad808 on July 28, 2013, 08:05:06 am

Quote from: epetti on July 28, 2013, 01:37:42 am
I noticed DoDonPachi was named by several people. Why that over the original DonPachi? I've never played either but now you've peaked my interest.

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They are both really awesome games that you should at least give a try. The second one is just slightly more awesome.

Sent from my Nexus 4

Yeah, DoDonPachi is the best shooter I've ever played. I like it more than even the other DonPachi sequels that came after it (Black Label or whatever it's called). They just never seemed to match those wicked cab-rattling explosion sounds from DDP, which make me grin every time.

Some other games I've discovered recently...

Horizon - Moon Patrol Shmoon Patrol... give this one a try!

Eggs - Addictive as hell

Zoo Keeper - underrated as hell

Fastlane - like Dodge 'Em on Atari 2600, only much cooler

Magical Crystals

Funky Jet - I have no idea why this one is fun, but I keep going back to it.

PL1 · « **Reply #75 on:** July 29, 2013, 02:14:46 pm »

Quote from: epetti on July 29, 2013, 12:12:35 pm

Quote from: PL1 on July 29, 2013, 12:03:16 pm
Quote from: epetti on July 28, 2013, 10:27:16 pm
Lode Runner (didn't know there was an arcade version)
The Apple 2 version is WAY better IMHO.

Curious what you find better? Usually I much prefer the originals, and I was using the C64 version for a while, but the arcade version has better graphics (although I definitely have a soft spot for the original graphics), I like how you don't have to press a button just to stand still, and technically the fact of being able to save the high score through MAME Is nice. And between Lode Runners I-IV you pretty much get all the same levels.

I'd compare it to hearing one of your favorite songs from 30 years ago covered by (insert name of latest tween pop star here).

The newer version might be more technologically advanced, but after enjoying the original it's like going from prime rib to spam.

Also the arcade version has a relatively smaller play area -- defined by the number of hole-sized spaces on the play field.

I think the Apple version would play even better with an analog stick like the Kraft joystick -- pretty sure that the game was designed to work with that type of stick.

Scott

nakeworks · « **Reply #76 on:** July 29, 2013, 03:03:36 pm »

When people come over to play, they always really enjoy MJ's Moonwalker.

SegaOutrun · « **Reply #77 on:** July 29, 2013, 06:10:31 pm »

Quote from: nakeworks on July 29, 2013, 03:03:36 pm

When people come over to play, they always really enjoy MJ's Moonwalker.

YES!

I kid you not, everyone I have shown this to, wants/needs to beat the game in one sitting. I actually stopped showing it to people for this reason.

Its a game made by Stefon because it has everything.

Four Micheal Jacksons, Henchmen in trench coats, Bobo the monkey, Mecha-Michael, Children tied up in the corner, Mega-villian Danny de Vito in a ponytail, Thrusting robots, Dick slanging vacuum robots, zombies, Literal Killer Dance moves and you leave the club by turning into a spaceship.

404 · « **Reply #78 on:** July 29, 2013, 07:07:42 pm »

Cosmo Police Galivan is always a game i go to for the lawls

macattack · « **Reply #79 on:** July 29, 2013, 07:10:04 pm »

Gunforce.

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CoryBee · « **Reply #80 on:** July 30, 2013, 02:09:33 am »

Quote from: jdbailey1206 on July 29, 2013, 11:19:23 am

Thanks to Cory Bee I am now addicted to Spiritual Warfare....

I need to start playing that again, was super addicting when I was younger. Now I can actually laugh at the religious references that I totally missed before.

Someinterwebguy · « **Reply #81 on:** July 30, 2013, 08:54:31 pm »

I never played the arcade version of Super Breakout until MAME, but had played the other 9,001 clones/copies/ports, so it's not the same thing.

So I'll have to say Tac/Scan, but only with the spinner. The Atari 2600 version is worth playing as well. It is up there with Kaboom! in my book.

ron310 · « **Reply #82 on:** September 07, 2013, 04:47:03 pm »

Bad dudes

UFO · « **Reply #83 on:** September 07, 2013, 05:13:07 pm »

Dead Connection - Taito.

Just found it the other day and love it!

ppv · « **Reply #84 on:** September 07, 2013, 06:32:18 pm »

Donpachi, though I suck at it! :p

Hockeyboy · « **Reply #85 on:** September 08, 2013, 08:11:18 am »

I had seen Xenophobe but never played it until MAME. Now I love it. Crank in about 50 quarters and just start killing aliens!!

Tzakiel · « **Reply #86 on:** October 14, 2013, 02:46:50 pm »

Quote from: Cynicaster on October 24, 2012, 09:15:56 pm

Quote from: pinballjim on October 23, 2012, 03:25:41 pm
Ah yes, the old "if you think it's boring or easy then you're not playing it right" trope. Sometimes games just suck.

I see what you're saying, but it's hard to argue that a bottomless pit of "credits" doesn't have the potential to neuter the experience of a game.

I'm completely on board with the single credit approach, especially for shooters. It's even better if you throw in some friendly competition. Seeing how many points you can squeeze out of that single credit and going toe to toe with others really takes the fun factor to the next level, at least for me. Games need stakes. When you can just mash the coin-up button all day no matter how much you suck, there are no stakes.

Old thread but my thought is to give yourself a stack of quarters... virtual or real, and stick to that. That was the arcade experience. Have a daily budget and use it up. Then quit. Would you have spent $300 to beat metal slug back in the day? Probably not... but you might have spent $5 or $10. So use that up and tell yourself that is it. Eventually that should drive you to get better. I wonder if a patch or build of mame would actually support this custom budget as a hard limit in the future. Might be interesting.

WakiMiko · « **Reply #87 on:** October 16, 2013, 11:44:37 pm »

Shmups aside, my favorite games are definitely the Tetris The Grand Master (TGM) series. It's Tetris in perfection. You don't play for points but for a grade (with the highest being grand master) and the whole game is optimized for speed.

Here's a nice essay about what sets this series apart from "normal" Tetris: http://bsixcentdouze.free.fr/tc/tgm-en/tgm.html

Le Chuck · « **Reply #88 on:** November 03, 2013, 10:28:48 am »

Quote from: Tzakiel on October 14, 2013, 02:46:50 pm

Quote from: Cynicaster on October 24, 2012, 09:15:56 pm
Quote from: pinballjim on October 23, 2012, 03:25:41 pm
Ah yes, the old "if you think it's boring or easy then you're not playing it right" trope. Sometimes games just suck.

I see what you're saying, but it's hard to argue that a bottomless pit of "credits" doesn't have the potential to neuter the experience of a game.

I'm completely on board with the single credit approach, especially for shooters. It's even better if you throw in some friendly competition. Seeing how many points you can squeeze out of that single credit and going toe to toe with others really takes the fun factor to the next level, at least for me. Games need stakes. When you can just mash the coin-up button all day no matter how much you suck, there are no stakes.

Old thread but my thought is to give yourself a stack of quarters... virtual or real, and stick to that. That was the arcade experience. Have a daily budget and use it up. Then quit. Would you have spent $300 to beat metal slug back in the day? Probably not... but you might have spent $5 or $10. So use that up and tell yourself that is it. Eventually that should drive you to get better. I wonder if a patch or build of mame would actually support this custom budget as a hard limit in the future. Might be interesting.

It would be pretty easy to write an AHK script that would turn off the computer after the user pressed 5 a certain number of times. Just set it one more than your budget and be sure you don't quarter feed gauntlet right at the start. That should let you skip around games and play your arcade over say 25 presses of 5 before you day is up.

DarakuTenshi · « **Reply #89 on:** November 03, 2013, 09:10:36 pm »

This shouldn't come as much of a shock considering my forum name and the style of cab I'm building. But... Daraku Tenshi is my favorite that I never would have played if it wasn't for MAME.

harveybirdman · « **Reply #90 on:** November 04, 2013, 12:13:59 am »

Discovered one I like a lot tonight.

Arcadia NMK (parent)
Rapid Hero (child)

As much as I like shmups, hard to imagine I'd missed this one til now.

Garza · « **Reply #91 on:** November 06, 2013, 08:13:49 pm »

Championship Bowling sounds boring i know, however when you and up to 4 of your friends are umm...

makes for a great game

eds1275 · « **Reply #92 on:** November 07, 2013, 02:38:47 am »

Yeah goldent tee, wolrd class bowling, shuffleshot... al boring aone but the fun gets better the more players you have.

TPB · « **Reply #93 on:** November 07, 2013, 08:23:00 am »

Quote from: Cynicaster on July 29, 2013, 01:08:24 pm

Fastlane - like Dodge 'Em on Atari 2600, only much cooler

I'll have to give this a go.

Dodge 'Em was AWESOME on my Atari 2600

BC_Jeffro · « **Reply #94 on:** November 08, 2013, 08:37:59 pm »

"In The Hunt" did not play it till i made my MAME cab
like metal slug but metal sub.

wp34 · « **Reply #95 on:** November 08, 2013, 11:45:01 pm »

Quote from: BC_Jeffro on November 08, 2013, 08:37:59 pm

"In The Hunt" did not play it till i made my MAME cab
like metal slug but metal sub.

+1

Love me some In The Hunt. Never heard of it before MAME.

Nianticcardplayer · « **Reply #96 on:** November 09, 2013, 09:52:20 am »

Well reading this made me go home and DoDonPachi......never played before and wow it is a killer game....

There are so many that I had not played in the arcades back in the day but now happily "chunk" quarters into with the MAME....

DoPachi and DoDonPachi have been placed into the favorites list.

lettuce · « **Reply #97 on:** November 09, 2013, 10:37:31 am »

Metamorphic Force.....

RandyT · « **Reply #98 on:** November 09, 2013, 12:09:25 pm »

Another vote for DoDonPachi. I never knew it existed before I set up my first machine. It was one of the first to go in the favorites. There's also this silly Japanese puzzle game with a squeaky-voiced cat, where colored balls are launched into the playfield pinball-plunger-style. But I can never remember the name. It's always great fun when I manage to find it again

And as odd as this sounds, Robotron. I played it a bit when I was a kid, but couldn't afford to get good at it. There are a number of the harder "classic" titles which MAME (in a cabinet with proper controls) has allowed me to really come to appreciate. MAME offers as much re-discovery of the classics as it does discovery of more obscure titles, to which many never had any real exposure.

brad808 · « **Reply #99 on:** November 10, 2013, 06:03:28 pm »

Today I loaded up Do-Don-Pachi Dai-Fukkatsu for the first time

. There goes my Sunday, or at least a good 4 hours of it. I really enjoy the whole series and this one seems just at good as the others. I'm sure I didn't get any scores that I won't be able to crush in a couple of days because I was just starting to really get the hang of the new shots by the end of it but damn it sure was fun.

yotsuya · « **Reply #100 on:** November 10, 2013, 06:38:23 pm »

Battle Balls

Haze · « **Reply #101 on:** November 15, 2013, 08:48:09 am »

The 'silly Japanese puzzle game with a squeaky-voiced cat, where colored balls are launched into the playfield pinball-plunger-style' is Uopoko, one of the games Cave made that isn't a shooter. There is a sequel on the SH3 hardware "Puzzle! Mushihime-Tama"

Anyway I just emulated a new IGS PGM game, 1up.com says "If I had to rank it among all of the brawling games ever released I would say it was in the top 10 of all-time. I would go further and say that it belonged in the top 5" ( http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9093601 )

I have a feeling this is going to end up in most people's 'to buy' lists now, it's very popular in circles that know it (especially for the multi-player experience) but relatively unknown outside of them.. so probably something people are going to end up posting about in this thread too, seemed an appropriate place to mention it..

http://mamedev.emulab.it/haze/2013/11/14/ume-0-151x1/

harveybirdman · « **Reply #102 on:** November 15, 2013, 09:10:58 am »

Haze! This game is E P I C!

Mr. Dude · « **Reply #103 on:** November 15, 2013, 09:38:39 am »

I'd have to say:

Ninja Baseball Batman
Ninja Kids
Puzzle Bobble 3 & 4
Garou MOTW
Metal Slug (all of them)

DarakuTenshi · « **Reply #104 on:** December 22, 2013, 09:38:28 am »

I've got a new game that I've been really having fun playing... I didn't find it through MAME, but that's the only place I've played it. I found a game called Flower from an arcade walk through video on YouTube. It's a game similar to Galaga, except it has bosses and more powerups. Rather interesting game.


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