Having a party to release my MAME ... Suggest your fav 2/4 player games !!!

[lojac005]

Hey all... I'm having a little get together to show off my newly built MAME cab ... and I'm having gamers block... and can only think of some of MY fav games...  what were some of your fav games for 2 and 4 players

Thanks !!!

Lojac005

[HaRuMaN]

4 Players:
Simpsons
X-Men
TMNT

2 Players Simultaneous:
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Xmen vs Street Fighter
Samurai Showdown 4
Metal Slug (any)

2 Player Turns:
Pac-Man
Centipede

[mgb]

oops, scratch what I originally said.
 for some reason I read it as 2 way and 4 way.

msg from chinese food for lunch must have gotten to my head

 

[HaRuMaN]

2 player and 4 player, not 2-way and 4-way joysticks...   

[mgb]

2 player and 4 player, not 2-way and 4-way joysticks...   

Yeah, I just noticed and edited my response. I have problems with the big words 

[Well Fed Games]

4 player: Tank Force, Bomberman

[paigeoliver]

Post a picture of your machine so I can get a good idea as to if I should be leaning more towards 2 player titles or 4 player ones.

[harveybirdman]

Hat trick
NBA Jam
Sengoku 3
SMASH TV if your four sticks are such that you can
bubble bobble
D&D either tower of doom or shadow over mystara
Dimahoo
Cyvern

[Generic Eric]

I find juno first to be fun.  It is 2 player alternating.

[Rando]

Hey all... I'm having a little get together to show off my newly built MAME cab ... and I'm having gamers block... and can only think of some of MY fav games...  what were some of your fav games for 2 and 4 players

Depends on ages of party goers a bit, but here are ones that have been successful at my house with groups:
'88 Games and Track & Field
NBA Jam!
TMNT/XMen/Simpsons
Gauntlet
Golden Tee
Rampage

[emphatic]

Rampage World Tour - fun destruction and snacking on tiny humans
Twinkle Star Sprites - awesome shmup to battle each other in

[Thenasty]

World Class Bowling or Simpsons Bowling
Shuzz
Sunset Riders
Joust

Any Golf Game

[Thenasty]

Hide the Salami

Put Your Keys in the Bowl

Get Drunk and Make Out With His Wife


Yeah, scratch that, those have never ended well...

If it set for FREE PLAY, I'm in. I still demand that I insert my Coin too? 

[lojac005]

HA !   Great answers !!!   See... thats why I asked.. I never thought of half of those...   

I'll def post pics soon.  I'm not entirely finished... should be done this weekend.  I took a Golden Tee 04 and cut about 15 inches off the back and modified it.  Lookin pretty good so far.   : )

[Cynicaster]

Is the crowd going to consist of real gamers or will it be mostly Angry Birders and Wii-tards?  This matters. 

There have been some great fighters, sports games, and beat-em-ups already mentioned--but I think most of them are probably better suited to guys who actually have a history of playing and enjoying fast, hectic, skill-based arcade games.  In that category, we'd be remiss if we didn't throw in some top-notch shoot-em-ups--DoDonPachi, Strikers 1945, and Cybattler come to mind instantly for me.  For an over-the-top beat-em-up that uses mech robots with interchangeable arms, try Armored Warriors.

If you're looking for some non-gamer-friendly titles, here you go:

If you have a trackball: http://cynicaster.blogspot.ca/2012/06/five-mame-titles-even-your-buddys.html   
If you don't: http://cynicaster.blogspot.ca/2012/09/five-more-mame-titles-that-even-your.html


   

[mcseforsale]

If they're adults, stay away from Simpsons or TMNT.  Single button side scrollers with no end are boring after awhile.

Definately classix such as Donkey Kong, PacMan (we prefer Ms. Pacman in our house), 1941, Galaga, etc.

For 2player, Killer Instinct or Killer Instinct 2, any of the Double Dragons, etc.  As brought up before, definitely Track 'N Field...if your CP is stout.  It takes a lot of beating during this one.

For 2 player coop, definitely Bubble Bobble. 

AJ

[HaRuMaN]

If they're adults, stay away from Simpsons or TMNT.  Single button side scrollers with no end are boring after awhile.

[DeLuSioNal29]

+1 on NBA Jam (TE)

I have a "Multiplayer" fav list on my machine and here are a few on my list:

2 on 2 Open Ice Challenge
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Escape Kids (this one is GREAT for 4 players and TONS of fun)
Gain Ground
Gauntlet
Gauntlet II
Gold Medalist
Golden Tee 2K
Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road
Knights of the Round
Mario Bros.
Mercs
Muscle Bomber Duo - Ultimate Team Battle
NBA Jam TE
NBA Maximum Hangtime
Numan Athletics
Powered Gear: Strategic Variant Armor Equip
Rampage
Rampage World Tour
Rampart (Joystick version)
Sunset Riders
Spider-Man
Super Sprint
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles In Time
The Main Event
The Simpsons
Track & Field
Turbo Force
WWF Wrestlefest
X-Men

[lojac005]

Thanks everyone... that gives me more than enought to make a solid list from !   Pictures to come !