Any Game List Ideas? [Done]

[dgame]

No problem posting the final list once I make it in RomLister.

RomLister can output "batch files, MaLa lists, plain ole text files, CSV text files, Hyperspin lists, Maximus Arcade, MultiFe, MameWah, XML..."

I use MaLa. What format(s) do you want the list in?

[CoryBee]

I use MalaFe as well, so I'm game to add a specials list to the now and future cabs. Thanks!

[harveybirdman]

Okay so I'd have Cyvern, even if it is ridiculously hard.

How fast is your CPU can you run the Sega ST-V games?  If so Cotton Boomerang or Cotton 2 would be on my list


Heavy Smash? that a fun sports/action game

Here are a few others that you can weigh against some of the others you've already chosen
Mystic Warriors (think Sunset Riders, but with Ninjas)
Ninja Baseball Batman (Cartoony Beat em up fun, quarkyness of Ninja Clowns but MUCH more fun IMO)
Track N' Field (when I think of a bunch of guys getting together for some gaming fun this title can't be beaten bonus side effect it will drive your spouse/gf up the wall!  If you don't like the 8 bit olympic theme check out Numan Athletics)

like VS games but want something COMPLETELY different?  Outfoxies is your game

Raiga Strato Fighter adds an element of scrolling both ways in a horizontal shooter I like it quite a bit

Shock Troopers will give you the feel of a rotary Ikari style game but without the need for a rotary

My list would have
Strider
Tengai ( I like it, kind of a horizontal EspRaDe)
for that matter EspRade or EspGaluda  but maybe you already have your fill of cave games, I guess you're running something that has the cave drivers supported?)
Xexex (geez do I like horizontal shooters much but this one is bloody brilliant)

[dgame]

Thanks for the advice.

I have the Cave CV1000 driver in my custom compiled MAME though I am not sold on the newer bullet hell games yet. I do like the look of ESP Ra.De and some of the others mentioned though.

The system is Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E8400 (6M Cache, 3.00 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB) with 4GB RAM and 64-bit WinXP. Die Hard Arcade (ST-V) is mostly playable but it struggles at times so I will pass on the ST-V games for now.

Removed Hang-On, Super Burger Time, Magical Drop II, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Vs. Excitebike and Pink Sweets.

Added  Arch Rivals, B.C. Kid / Bonk's Adventure, ESP Ra.De., Mystic Warriors, Outfoxies, Raiga - Strato Fighter, Shock Troopers and King of the Monsters

The Special List:
1941: Counter Attack
1942 (Revision B)
1943: The Battle of Midway
1944: The Loop Master
19XX: The War Against Destiny
After Burner
Alien Syndrome
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Altered Beast
Arabian Fight (2 player)
Arabian Magic
Arch Rivals
Armored Warriors (2 player)
B.C. Kid / Bonk's Adventure / Kyukyoku!! PC Genjin
B. Rap Boys (2 player)
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Battle Circuit
Battle Toads
Battle Zone
Berzerk
Black Tiger
Blades of Steel
Blazing Star
Boogie Wings
Bubble Bobble
Bucky O'Hare (2 player)
Burger Time
Buster Bros.
Cadilacs and Dinosaurs (2 player)
Captain American and the Avengers
Captain Commando
Caveman Ninja
Commando
Contra
Crime Fighters (2 player)
Cyberball 2072 (2 player)
Cyber-Lip
Deathsmiles
Desert Breaker (2 player)
Dig Dug
DoDonPachi
DonPachi
Double Dragon
Double Dragon II - The Revenge
Dungeon Magic
Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
E-Swat - Cyber Police
ESP Ra.De
Fatal Fury Special
Final Fight
Frogger
Galaga
Garou - Mark of the Wolves
Gauntlet (2 player)
Gauntlet II (2 player)
Golden Axe
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
Great 1000 Miles Rally
Gunforce - Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island
Gyruss
Hat Trick
In The Hunt
Joe and Mac Returns
Joust
Joust 2 - Survival of the Fittest
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct 2
King of the Monsters
Knights of the Round (2 player)
Kung-Fu Master
M.I.A. - Missing in Action
Magical Crystals
Magical Drop III
Mania Challenge
Mario Bros.
Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter
Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Mat Mania
Mercs (2 Player)
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug X
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (2 Player)
Moon Patrol
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Mr. Do!
Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man (fast)
Mutation Nation
Mystic Warriors
Narc
NBA Jam TE (2 Player)
Neo Bomberman
Neo Drift Out
Neo Mr. Do!
Neo Turf Masters
Ninja Clowns
Ninja Combat
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Warriors
Out Run
Outfoxies
P.O.W. - Prisoners of War
Pac-Man
Pac-Man (fast)
Pigskin 621AD
Powered Gear: Strategic Variant Armor Equipment
Prehistoric Isle in 1930
Progear
Pulstar
Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move (Neo-Geo)
Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move Again (Neo-Geo)
Q*Bert
Quartet 2
Raiden
Raiga - Strato Fighter
Rampage
Rastan
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Ring King
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robotron
R-Type
R-Type 2
R-Type Leo (2 player)
Rygar
Samurai Aces
Samurai Showdown
Samurai Showdown 2
Sengoku 3
Shadow Dancer
Shadow Force
Shinobi
Shock Troopers
Side Arms
Silent Dragon
Silk Worm
Smash TV
Snow Bros. - Nick & Tom
Snow Bros. 2 - With New Elves / Otenki Paradise
Soccer Brawl
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Mega Play)
Space Harrier
Space Invaders
Space Invaders '95: The Attack Of Lunar Loonies
Spin Master / Miracle Adventure
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Phoenix Edition)
Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
Street Fighter II': Hyper Fighting
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future
Streets of Rage II (Mega Play)
Strider 
Super Contra
Super Hang-On
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Tank Force
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time (2 player)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2 player)
Tengai
Tetris (Atari)
Tetris the Absolute The Grand Master 2 Plus
The Combatribes
The King of Dragons (2 player)
The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary 2005 Unique
The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest
The Punisher
The Real Ghostbusters
The Return of Ishtar
The Simpsons (2 player)
Three Wonders
Thunder Fox
Thunder Zone
Time Pilot
Toobin'
Top Hunter - Roddy & Cathy
Toypop
Trog
Twinkle Star Sprites
Two Crude
Undercover Cops (Japan)
Vendetta (2 player)
Viewpoint
Violent Storm
Vs. Super Mario Bros.
Warriors of Fate (2 player)
Willow
Windjammers / Flying Power Disc
Wizard Fire
WWF Superstars
WWF WrestleFest (2 player)
WWF: Wrestlemania
Xevious
X-Men (2 player)


That is 200 games.

Still could probably use some tweaking though. Space Invaders? Berzerk? Those could probably go?

[Haze]

In terms of vertical shooters (to add some variety from what you have) you could really do with

Cyvern (or Dragon Blaze, both are Dragon themed)
Strikers 1945 II (or III) (basically your classic Psikyo shooters)
Vasara / Vasara 2

I also like Space Bomber for the pure quirky lunacy of it ;-)

IMHO 1944 isn't a very good game, and if you've got Metal Slug X you don't need Metal Slug 2, because Metal Slug X is basically a refined, remixed, FIXED version of Metal Slug 2 without most of the slowdown issues.
As others have said, the Sega sprite scaler ones tend to require analog controls to play right, and while I find Space Harrier to be quite playable without I can't really say the same for Super Hang-On, there are times when you really have to slam the bike in one direction, and you can't do that with a joystick, Afterburner is even worse.

I've also heard people say Change Air Blade is great for 2 player games, although as a single player game is seems to be quite bad

Dyna Gears, horizontal scrolling run-n-gun with dinosaurs?

Demon Front would make a great drop-in replacement for Metal Slug 2 also.

Osman (aka Cannon Dancer) is basically the sequel to Strider (same lead designer..) and every bit as good.

You don't seem to have anything along the lines of Cabal / Blood Bros / Pirates (pick one)

You seem to lack any kind of wall breaking games, I know most require a paddle, but things like Gunbarich offer a similar style of gameplay but are joystick based.  Arkanoid Returns can be set to Joystick in the service menu (although I don't like it much)    Ghox would be a contender but will still need somebody to decap the sound MCU so it can have proper sound :/  Jumping Break?  Block Block has a joystick version.

There's also no 'Head On' style game, which is another classic style, the original Head On looks rather dated although is still fun, Counter Run wasn't a terrible sequel (one of the few game in MAME where you still have to use the bootleg version tho, because the original version has the code in RAM inside a suicide block from 1988, it's possible the code is the same tho, as we found with Free Kick)

I'm not sure I'd drop Berzerk, it's a classic and very addictive..  I think the simple problem is there are more than 200 games worth playing, which is hardly a surprise ;-)  you're already under-representing some genres such as puzzle games, some of which can be rather competitive in a 2 player environment.  By far my actual favourite Cave SH3 platform game is Mushitama, the sequel to Uopoko for instance.

[harveybirdman]

For ball and paddle with a joystick I like Bestri, maybe not better than Haze's suggestion of Gunbarich though.  That game is awesome.

I also think if you want to consider some cross hair shooters, other than the fine examples already mentioned (Cabal and Blood bros) one also might want to look at Rambo III or Nam-1975, both add a scrolling component.

[Haze]

For ball and paddle with a joystick I like Bestri, maybe not better than Haze's suggestion of Gunbarich though.  That game is awesome.

I also think if you want to consider some cross hair shooters, other than the fine examples already mentioned (Cabal and Blood bros) one also might want to look at Rambo III or Nam-1975, both add a scrolling component.

Bestri is the prequel to Jumping Break I mention (actually it's a 3-in-1 with the title standing for 'Best Trio'  The game you're talking about is Die Break which is the first game in the selection)

I wanted to avoid mentioning the multi-games, because while they can be pretty good (I really like the Pacman Arranged verrsion on Namco Classic Collection Vol.2) I imagine it's somewhat confusing to have to choose your game, then choose your game again ;-)

Action Hollywood is another more obscure one.
Surely either Ghosts 'n' Goblins or Ghouls and Ghosts has to make the cut too? Those are staple arcade titles, and while I've never been a fan of the former (it's considered a classic but too frustrating for an arcade game IMHO) the latter is easily one of the most memorable arcade titles.

If you're really determined to get it down to 200 without excluding major titles then you're going to have to start picking your favourite game from the various series rather than putting them all in.

The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary 2005 Unique  is a bootleg of Kof 2002, I'm not sure why that is on your list at all, unless you actually prefer it over the original?

[brad808]

The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary 2005 Unique  is a bootleg of Kof 2002, I'm not sure why that is on your list at all, unless you actually prefer it over the original?

This was my recommendation. I figure if it's a list designed with guests in mind then this is a good game to have on there. I get repeated requests for it just because of the massive selection of playable characters. It isn't like its a "clone" of kof 2002 but more a hack of it with a bunch more characters added. I don't know how well balanced it is but I know the people that play it aren't good enough for any characters to be cheap.

So many people to choose from 

[dgame]

My setup has two UltraStik 360 analog joysticks always in analog mode so I can play most analog stick games and MAME automatically maps 4/8 way games.

Just tested Super Hang-On and while quite playable with the U360 analog I removed it from the list along with some of the other one player Sega games. They will be easily available on The Big List if someone asks.

Also cleaned up the shooters using suggestions. Removed Cave SH3 games so the list will work for the masses. I’ll make a separate Cave SH3 List and hide it like The Big List.

I went with Bestri Jumping Break as it has co-op game play. I can’t get past the first stage in Ghouls and Ghosts so it stays off unless I expand the list to 250 games? We will see as more suggestions come in.

I prefer Street Fighters so I go with  forum members advice on the other fighting franchises.


Removed 1944: The Loop Master, After Burner, Deathsmiles, DonPachi, Metal Slug 2, Neo Mr. Do!, Space Harrier, Super Hang-On

Added Bestri, Cabal, Dragon Blaze, Dyna Gear, NAM-1975, Osman, Space Bomber, Strikers 1945 II


The Special List:
1941: Counter Attack
1942 (Revision B)
1943: The Battle of Midway
19XX: The War Against Destiny
Alien Syndrome
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Altered Beast
Arabian Fight (2 player)
Arabian Magic
Arch Rivals
Armored Warriors (2 player)
B.C. Kid / Bonk's Adventure / Kyukyoku!! PC Genjin
B. Rap Boys (2 player)
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Battle Circuit
Battle Toads
Battle Zone
Berzerk
Black Tiger
Blades of Steel
Blazing Star
Boogie Wings
Bubble Bobble
Bucky O'Hare (2 player)
Burger Time
Buster Bros.
Cabal (joystick)
Cadilacs and Dinosaurs (2 player)
Captain American and the Avengers
Captain Commando
Caveman Ninja
Commando
Contra
Crime Fighters (2 player)
Cyberball 2072 (2 player)
Cyber-Lip
Desert Breaker (2 player)
Dig Dug
DoDonPachi
Double Dragon
Double Dragon II - The Revenge
Dragon Blaze
Dungeon Magic
Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
Dyna Gear
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
E-Swat - Cyber Police
ESP Ra.De
Fatal Fury Special
Final Fight
Frogger
Galaga
Garou - Mark of the Wolves
Gauntlet (2 player)
Gauntlet II (2 player)
Golden Axe
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
Great 1000 Miles Rally
Gunforce - Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island
Gyruss
Hat Trick
In The Hunt
Joe and Mac Returns
Joust
Joust 2 - Survival of the Fittest
Jumping Break
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct 2
King of the Monsters
Knights of the Round (2 player)
Kung-Fu Master
M.I.A. - Missing in Action
Magical Crystals
Magical Drop III
Mania Challenge
Mario Bros.
Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter
Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Mat Mania
Mercs (2 Player)
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug X
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (2 Player)
Moon Patrol
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Mr. Do!
Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man (fast)
Mutation Nation
Mystic Warriors
NAM-1975
Narc
NBA Jam TE (2 Player)
Neo Bomberman
Neo Drift Out
Neo Turf Masters
Ninja Clowns
Ninja Combat
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Warriors
Osman
Out Run
Outfoxies
P.O.W. - Prisoners of War
Pac-Man
Pac-Man (fast)
Pigskin 621AD
Powered Gear: Strategic Variant Armor Equipment
Prehistoric Isle in 1930
Progear
Pulstar
Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move (Neo-Geo)
Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move Again (Neo-Geo)
Q*Bert
Quartet 2
Raiden
Raiga - Strato Fighter
Rampage
Rastan
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Ring King
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robotron
R-Type
R-Type 2
R-Type Leo (2 player)
Rygar
Samurai Aces
Samurai Showdown
Samurai Showdown 2
Sengoku 3
Shadow Dancer
Shadow Force
Shinobi
Shock Troopers
Side Arms
Silent Dragon
Silk Worm
Smash TV
Snow Bros. - Nick & Tom
Snow Bros. 2 - With New Elves / Otenki Paradise
Soccer Brawl
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Mega Play)
Space Bomber
Space Invaders
Space Invaders '95: The Attack Of Lunar Loonies
Spin Master / Miracle Adventure
Strikers 1945 II
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Phoenix Edition)
Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
Street Fighter II': Hyper Fighting
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future
Streets of Rage II (Mega Play)
Strider 
Super Contra
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Tank Force
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time (2 player)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2 player)
Tengai
Tetris (Atari)
Tetris the Absolute The Grand Master 2 Plus
The Combatribes
The King of Dragons (2 player)
The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary 2005 Unique
The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest
The Punisher
The Real Ghostbusters
The Return of Ishtar
The Simpsons (2 player)
Three Wonders
Thunder Fox
Thunder Zone
Time Pilot
Toobin'
Top Hunter - Roddy & Cathy
Toypop
Trog
Twinkle Star Sprites
Two Crude
Undercover Cops (Japan)
Vendetta (2 player)
Viewpoint
Violent Storm
Vs. Super Mario Bros.
Warriors of Fate (2 player)
Willow
Windjammers / Flying Power Disc
Wizard Fire
WWF Superstars
WWF WrestleFest (2 player)
WWF: Wrestlemania
Xevious
X-Men (2 player)


Thanks for advice.

[harveybirdman]

Haze I don't know if you'd count Jungler in the head on family you mentioned, but it's kind of cool as well.  I grabbed counter run at your suggestion, thanks!

dgame here are my concerns (remember this is just IMHO so take it with a grain of salt)

Blades of steel... Okay I guess I get it, nostalgia, but On 2 Open Ice and Hat Trick are better hockey fun in my book

Similar concern on Altered Beast, it's a total classic, but well.... at least take a look at Metamorphic Force before you commit to AB.

Crime fighters & Silent Dragon (I think you enjoy beat em ups, you have many in this list, for me these don't stand up as well and you should think about some other Beat em up types such as Guardians Denjin Makai 2, Age of Heroes, Dynasty Wars, Ganryu, Growl, Hook, Nemo, Night Slashers, Oriental Legend, The Crystal of Kings, Vamf 1/2, Wild West C.O.W. boys of Moo Mesa. I'm sorry but Night Slashers kicks Silent Dragon's ASS!

Both Jousts?  I don't know about that one

MIA AND POW?  Especially when you have Thunder Fox which is my favorite of the three

Prehistoric isle in 1930?  I can think of a million better horizontal shooters than this (starting with it's sequel and Xexex which I already mentioned)

The Return of Istar?

Toypop?

[CoryBee]

I would stick with the 200 game cap. That is all.

[dgame]

No worries, keep the advice coming. I guess it is time to play test the games and decide what stays.

Some titles like Blades of Steel are nostalgic but I welcome the recommendations. Hat Trick is on the list.

I have no problem adding Metamorphic Force and removing say Toypop but the Sega fans (like me) want their Altered Beast.

POW is also a childhood  favorite but I could see giving up MIAs spot.

Which Joust is the best?

The Return of Istar and Prehistoric isle in 1930 could also lose their spots. 

The beat em ups will be revised based upon suggestions and play testing.

2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge will be on the next revision. Nice game, thanks.

Action Hollywood, Demon Front, and Rambo III are looking for spots.

Thanks for the suggestions, this is very interesting.

[harveybirdman]

Which Joust is the best?

At the end of the day, 2 is really just more of the same.  It has some nice music and a few graphical enhancements.  But the game play is nearly identical, plus chances are your guests are going to remember the original over it's sequel.  I'd just have one in this kind of list, although I have both on my cabinet.

[Haze]

R-Type 2 and one of the WWF games might be dropable in favor of a bit more variety

The original R-Type is a classic, and memorable game, the sequel I'm not really convinced offers enough new to be worth having as well, it runs on basically the same tech, looks the same, and duplicates 99% of the gameplay without really adding any original twists.

For the WWF games, Superstars is very slow and clunky and doesn't even have very nicely drawn sprites (although admittedly some people might like the characters better) if it came to it I'd probably drop that one, they're mostly remembered because they were WWF games, not because they were fantastic titles in their own right.

Ninja Warriors, cool as it is, is meant for 3 screens, I imagine most people will find it a bit odd, you can just about get away with the dual screen games on a wide-screen monitor without it seeming wrong, but triple is pushing it, on a 4:3 monitor the triple screen games just look like something is broken ;-)

Jungler is certainly a cool little game, yes, cross between nibbler (another classic..) and Head On as you say, always had a soft spot for that.

Arabian Fight isn't traditionally considered a very good game, it's one where they attempted to show off using their new technology, but in the end what you have is a mess of badly scaled sprites, inappropriate blending effects, buggy linescroll effects and frustrating controls.  There are far better beat 'em ups, Knights of Valour or it's sequel?  If you still want something with some more flashy 'modern' effects there is Crystal of Kings, which a fair few people have a soft spot for, although I find the pre-rendered graphics to look a bit ugly.

Oh, and Penguin Bros, that's a blast, cross between bomberman and bubble bobble, rotating platforms, flipping bombs everywhere, running across ceilings.  There are one or two bugs with the original game, but it's one I've always found people to love once they start playing it, especially if you have female guests over.

[Cynicaster]

The only lists I have in my front end are for the letters of the alphabet, and it works like a charm.

Most of my friends couldn't name 10 arcade games, so for me, lists based on name recognition are pointless.

I find that the bottomless pit of titles in the full list is actually a big part of the allure of the MAME cab.  Last big party I had, I kept seeing people playing random shooters and side scrolling platformers that I'd never played before.  I think it's a fallacy to presume that  the titles most favored by people who live and breathe MAME have any relation to those that non-gamers would enjoy most. 

Plus, the more wound up you get with short lists, the more blinded you get from new discoveries, which for me is still a big part of the fun.  I spend hours at a time playing no-namer titles and some nights it's amazing how many of them are actually fun.

[dgame]

Thanks for the suggestions.

EDIT: Which Puzzle Bobble version is the best?

The cabinet has a 27” monitor so Ninja Warriors (letterbox) should be okay, if not I can remove it later.

Cynicaster, The Big List with all games will be available if needed. I think people who have built MAME cabs and have had guests over can provide valuable insight. I am interested in fun co-op games. Many of the games suggested are new discoveries to me. Feel free to mention some of the gems you have found. Thanks.


Removed Arabian Fight, Battle Zone, Blades of Steel, Crime Fighters, Joust 2, R-Type 2, M.I.A. - Missing in Action, Prehistoric Isle in 1930, Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move (Neo-Geo), Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move Again (Neo-Geo), Joust 2, Silent Dragon, The Return of Ishtar, Toypop,  Willow, WWF Superstars, Xevious

Added 2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge, Action Hollywood , Age of Heroes, Demon Front, Dynasty Wars, Ganryu, Guardians / Denjin Makai II, Hook , Metamorphic Force, Nemo, Night Slashers, Penguin Brothers,  Puzzle Bobble 2, Rambo III, The Crystal of Kings, Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa ,Vamp x1/2

The Special List:
1941: Counter Attack
1942 (Revision B)
1943: The Battle of Midway
19XX: The War Against Destiny
2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge
Action Hollywood
Age of Heroes
Alien Syndrome
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Altered Beast
Arabian Magic
Arch Rivals
Armored Warriors (2 player)
B.C. Kid / Bonk's Adventure / Kyukyoku!! PC Genjin
B. Rap Boys (2 player)
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Battle Circuit
Battle Toads
Berzerk
Black Tiger
Blazing Star
Boogie Wings
Bubble Bobble
Bucky O'Hare (2 player)
Burger Time
Buster Bros.
Cabal (joystick)
Cadilacs and Dinosaurs (2 player)
Captain American and the Avengers
Captain Commando
Caveman Ninja
Commando
Contra
Cyberball 2072 (2 player)
Cyber-Lip
Demon Front
Desert Breaker (2 player)
Dig Dug
DoDonPachi
Double Dragon
Double Dragon II - The Revenge
Dragon Blaze
Dungeon Magic
Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
Dyna Gear
Dynasty Wars
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
E-Swat - Cyber Police
ESP Ra.De.
Fatal Fury Special
Final Fight
Frogger
Galaga
Ganryu
Garou - Mark of the Wolves
Gauntlet (2 player)
Gauntlet II (2 player)
Guardians / Denjin Makai II
Golden Axe
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
Great 1000 Miles Rally
Gunforce - Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island
Gyruss
Hat Trick
Hook
In The Hunt
Joe and Mac Returns
Joust
Jumping Break
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct 2
King of the Monsters
Knights of the Round (2 player)
Kung-Fu Master
Magical Crystals
Magical Drop III
Mania Challenge
Mario Bros.
Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter
Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Mat Mania
Mercs (2 Player)
Metamorphic Force
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug X
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (2 Player)
Moon Patrol
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Mr. Do!
Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man (fast)
Mutation Nation
Mystic Warriors
NAM-1975
Narc
NBA Jam TE (2 Player)
Nemo
Neo Bomberman
Neo Drift Out
Neo Turf Masters
Ninja Clowns
Ninja Combat
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Warriors
Osman
Out Run
Outfoxies
P.O.W. - Prisoners of War
Pac-Man
Pac-Man (fast)
Penguin Brothers
Pigskin 621AD
Powered Gear: Strategic Variant Armor Equipment
Progear
Pulstar
Puzzle Bobble 2
Q*Bert
Quartet 2
Raiden
Raiga - Strato Fighter
Rambo III
Rampage
Rastan
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Ring King
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robotron
R-Type
R-Type Leo (2 player)
Rygar
Samurai Aces
Samurai Showdown
Samurai Showdown 2
Sengoku 3
Shadow Dancer
Shadow Force
Shinobi
Shock Troopers
Side Arms
Silk Worm
Smash TV
Snow Bros. - Nick & Tom
Snow Bros. 2 - With New Elves / Otenki Paradise
Soccer Brawl
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Mega Play)
Space Bomber
Space Invaders
Space Invaders '95: The Attack Of Lunar Loonies
Spin Master / Miracle Adventure
Strikers 1945 II
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Phoenix Edition)
Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
Street Fighter II': Hyper Fighting
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future
Streets of Rage II (Mega Play)
Strider 
Super Contra
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Tank Force
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time (2 player)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2 player)
Tengai
Tetris (Atari)
Tetris the Absolute The Grand Master 2 Plus
The Combatribes
The Crystal of Kings
The King of Dragons (2 player)
The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary 2005 Unique
The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest
The Punisher
The Real Ghostbusters
The Simpsons (2 player)
Three Wonders
Thunder Fox
Thunder Zone
Time Pilot
Toobin'
Top Hunter - Roddy & Cathy
Trog
Twinkle Star Sprites
Two Crude
Undercover Cops (Japan)
Vamp x1/2
Vendetta (2 player)
Viewpoint
Violent Storm
Vs. Super Mario Bros.
Warriors of Fate (2 player)
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
Windjammers / Flying Power Disc
Wizard Fire
WWF WrestleFest (2 player)
WWF: Wrestlemania
X-Men (2 player)

Thanks for any suggestions.

[Haze]

Thanks for the suggestions.

EDIT: Which Puzzle Bobble version is the best?

My personal favourite is 3, I kinda like Super too, but the emulation isn't very good (slow and missing music)

2 isn't bad either, but the NeoGeo port is an ugly butchered version of the Taito F3 original.

[kuchta]

dgame,

This thread is awesome. Thanks for making it and to everyone else for suggestions. I'll be looking for similar style games once I get my cab up. Many of these games are ones I haven't ever heard of, so I will definitely want to sit down and try them at that time. Once you have your game list "finalized," is there a way of making it downloadable? I'll be using Mala as a frontend as well if that matters.

Steve

[harveybirdman]

Thoughts on balance... You have about 56 Beat em ups which makes up nearly 28% of your list.  If you decide to trim from anything it should probably be from this category.  Especially when you also have 31(15.5% of total) Run N Guns which is a similar family of game. 

Other thoughts on category distribution:  Depending on what you call a "classic" you have about 20 of them. 18 or so Vertical SHMUPS and 9 or so Horizontal SHMUPS. 

You have 18 sports games including driving and wrestling as well as 22 VS fighting games and 9 platformers. 6 puzzle games, 3 crosshair shooters, 3 maze, 2 hard to classify into one category, 1 mini game, and 1 breakout.



I think there are a bunch more horizontal shooters I'd have over Silkworm...  I'll check my cab and post some suggestions.  I think you could stand to add a few of more from this category (bias on my part)

Ninja Clowns still bothers me a little, but it's your list.  Again make sure to play-test Ninja Baseball Batman.

Wrestling games... Okay I guess I get having a few, but Mat Mania or Mania Challenge over something like Muscle Bomber Duo?

You only have 9 Platformers, and that's including Sonic and Super Mario Bros.  You might want to switch out one of the Snow Bros with something else like Tumble pop or Head Panic for some variety.

Ninja Combat... eh.... it's okay but struggles to be either a RUN N GUN or a Beat em UP IMHO.

How many Joysticks you got again?  If you don't have 4 oriented so that they can be utilized effectively I'd drop Smash TV, otherwise you're only going to have one play authenticity.  Love the game though and if it can be controlled in 2p to your liking definitely keep it.

[Haze]

Ninja Clowns still bothers me a little, but it's your list.  Again make sure to play-test Ninja Baseball Batman.

I'd agree here, although I suspect Ninja Clowns must be on there due to a personal love of the game

Wrestling games... Okay I guess I get having a few, but Mat Mania or Mania Challenge over something like Muscle Bomber Duo?

I was thinking there were a few too many wrestling games when I said drop Superstars, but again I figure the OP must like Wrestling games

You only have 9 Platformers, and that's including Sonic and Super Mario Bros.  You might want to switch out one of the Snow Bros with something else like Tumble pop or Head Panic for some variety.

Head Panic isn't very good, as much as a fan of Korean games as I am it doesn't hold up well, it's too stiff so I wouldn't recommend it.  Joe & Mac Returns is up there already for the Data East ones (I consider that the 3rd part of the Tumble Pop, Diet Go Go and Joe Mac Returns trilogy, all are good games tho)  For that style of game I really like Zupapa on the NeoGeo which manages to offer something different / unique.

Ninja Combat... eh.... it's okay but struggles to be either a RUN N GUN or a Beat em UP IMHO.

It's a rather average Neo title, but I can see why some people might like it.

Of course the list is still missing what I would consider to be the single best game Taito ever made.. The New Zealand Story (and picking your favourite version of that is a challenge, the various clones have different levels / level ordering)

[harveybirdman]

I have the New Zealand Story on my cab but I've not played it much, sounds like I might need to give it a few more quarters over the holiday break.  Honestly Head Panic just came up because I remembered the name, and I wanted to sound like I knew what I was talking about   

Some Horizontal Shooters I might work in if it were me

Battle Chopper
Blazeon or Blaze On
Cotton
Dragon Breed
Parodius Da! or Sexy Parodius
Macross II
Thunder Cross I and II
Xexex

Others that I like but may not have as much mass appeal

Saint Dragon
Sol Divide
Eco Fighters
Last Resort
Carrier Air Wing

Also the first round of Beat em ups to go for room making:

Arabian Magic
Ninja Clowns
Ninja Combat
Two Crude

Good Beat em ups but could be scrapped for more room

Captain Commando (good but derrivative, and you have Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Final Fight, and Streets of Rage)
Mutation Nations (fun but a bit dull, tons of pallete swaps and limited moves)
The Combatribes (a bit unbalanced and you already have Double Dragon and Vendetta)
Undercover Cops (limited moves, bland graphics)
Violent Storm (good but derrivative, already have Final Fight and Vendetta)
Vamp 1/2 (I know I suggested it but other than a unique look the move set leaves a lot to be desired)


Other thoughts:

I think I'd pick my favorite Double Dragon and scrap the other

Same with Robocops and Shinobi/Shadow Dancer

Do you really need Street Fighter II CE, Hyper, and Super Street Fighter II Turbo?

[dgame]

Happy Holydays!

Since there is general interest in this list I will let some of my personal favorites go so we can get 200 good entries.

kuchta, I will post the final list.

harveybirdman, Smash TV is one of my favorites (I have a dedicated 25” Smash TV cabinet) but I can remove it. It is still a fun one player game though.

Which Snow Bros. is the best?

Enjoying time with family and friends today. Will work on the list later.

Thanks for the advice everyone.

[harveybirdman]

Snow Bros 2 has 4 player support and has a Tad smoother control. Once you get past the disturbing baby faces at character selection it is a pretty solid game.  A purist may say one is better but two may be more of a crowd pleaser.

[dgame]

Thanks for the suggestions.

Removed Arabian Magic, Captain Commando, Double Dragon II - The Revenge, Mania Challenge, Mat Mania, Street Fighter II': Hyper Fighting, Ninja Clowns, Ninja Warriors, Snow Bros. 2 - With New Elves / Otenki Paradise, Smash TV, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, The Combatribes, Two Crude, Undercover Cops (Japan), Violent Storm

Added Blaze On, Carrier Air Wing, Counter Run (bootleg), Eco Fighters, Head On, Hyper Street Fighter 2: The Anniversary Edition, Last Resort, Sol Divide - The Sword Of Darkness, Super Spacefortress Macross II, The NewZealand Story (World, new version), Thunder Cross I, Thunder Cross II, Xexex, Zupapa

The Special List:
1941: Counter Attack
1942 (Revision B)
1943: The Battle of Midway
19XX: The War Against Destiny
2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge
Action Hollywood
Age of Heroes
Alien Syndrome
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Altered Beast
Arch Rivals
Armored Warriors (2 player)
B.C. Kid / Bonk's Adventure / Kyukyoku!! PC Genjin
B. Rap Boys (2 player)
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Battle Circuit
Battle Toads
Berzerk
Black Tiger
Blaze On
Blazing Star
Boogie Wings
Bubble Bobble
Bucky O'Hare (2 player)
Burger Time
Buster Bros.
Cabal (joystick)
Cadilacs and Dinosaurs (2 player)
Captain American and the Avengers
Carrier Air Wing
Caveman Ninja
Commando
Counter Run (bootleg)
Contra
Cyberball 2072 (2 player)
Cyber-Lip
Demon Front
Desert Breaker (2 player)
Dig Dug
DoDonPachi
Double Dragon
Dragon Blaze
Dungeon Magic
Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
Dyna Gear
Dynasty Wars
Eco Fighters
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
E-Swat - Cyber Police
ESP Ra.De.
Fatal Fury Special
Final Fight
Frogger
Galaga
Ganryu
Garou - Mark of the Wolves
Gauntlet (2 player)
Gauntlet II (2 player)
Guardians / Denjin Makai II
Golden Axe
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
Great 1000 Miles Rally
Gunforce - Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island
Gyruss
Hat Trick
Head On
Hook
Hyper Street Fighter 2: The Anniversary Edition
In The Hunt
Joe and Mac Returns
Joust
Jumping Break
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct 2
King of the Monsters
Knights of the Round (2 player)
Kung-Fu Master
Last Resort
Magical Crystals
Magical Drop III
Mario Bros.
Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter
Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Mercs (2 Player)
Metamorphic Force
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug X
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (2 Player)
Moon Patrol
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Mr. Do!
Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man (fast)
Mutation Nation
Mystic Warriors
NAM-1975
Narc
NBA Jam TE (2 Player)
Nemo
Neo Bomberman
Neo Drift Out
Neo Turf Masters
Ninja Combat
Ninja Gaiden
Osman
Out Run
Outfoxies
P.O.W. - Prisoners of War
Pac-Man
Pac-Man (fast)
Penguin Brothers
Pigskin 621AD
Powered Gear: Strategic Variant Armor Equipment
Progear
Pulstar
Puzzle Bobble 2
Q*Bert
Quartet 2
Raiden
Raiga - Strato Fighter
Rambo III
Rampage
Rastan
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Ring King
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robotron
R-Type
R-Type Leo (2 player)
Rygar
Samurai Aces
Samurai Showdown
Samurai Showdown 2
Sengoku 3
Shadow Dancer
Shadow Force
Shinobi
Shock Troopers
Side Arms
Silk Worm
Snow Bros. - Nick & Tom
Soccer Brawl
Sol Divide - The Sword Of Darkness
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Mega Play)
Space Bomber
Space Invaders
Space Invaders '95: The Attack Of Lunar Loonies
Spin Master / Miracle Adventure
Strikers 1945 II
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Phoenix Edition)
Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future
Streets of Rage II (Mega Play)
Strider 
Super Contra
Super Spacefortress Macross II
Tank Force
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time (2 player)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2 player)
Tengai
Tetris (Atari)
Tetris the Absolute The Grand Master 2 Plus
The Combatribes
The Crystal of Kings
The King of Dragons (2 player)
The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary 2005 Unique
The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest
The NewZealand Story (World, new version)
The Punisher
The Real Ghostbusters
The Simpsons (2 player)
Three Wonders
Thunder Fox
Thunder Cross I
Thunder Cross II
Thunder Zone
Time Pilot
Toobin'
Top Hunter - Roddy & Cathy
Trog
Twinkle Star Sprites
Vamp x1/2
Vendetta (2 player)
Viewpoint
Vs. Super Mario Bros.
Warriors of Fate (2 player)
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
Windjammers / Flying Power Disc
Wizard Fire
WWF WrestleFest (2 player)
WWF: Wrestlemania
X-Men (2 player)
Xexex
Zupapa

That is 200 games. Some are on the cutting block so keep the suggestions coming. Thanks!

[jkonami]

Oh man you removed Violent Storm?  That's one of my favorites, make sure you try it at least once to hear the goofy singing before you scrap it.

[dgame]

Violent Storm could come back since you like it.
I also kinda like this weird Ninja Baseball Bat Man game.

[Haze]

the problem is you've reached the point where you're cutting good games to replace them with good games, there's little between the ones you're adding / dropping other than a preference for those titles.

Also with some of them the version you add will be important, this is especially true of Konami, the world version of Xexex is trash, while the Japan version plays how the game was meant to play.  Thunder Cross (set 2) has a completely different weapon / power-up system compared to the other sets too..

[dgame]

Thanks Haze,

I like the evolution of the list.

I figure the people participating in this thread can get some of their favorites on the list.

I don't include them all but I take a look at every suggestion.

Also things like which set to use are also useful.

When the feedback stops I will post the list.

[harveybirdman]

Haze is right... But...

Here are a few more thoughts....

Duplications:

Wild West Cowboys of Moo Mesa vs Bucky O'Hare:  Both great but I'd choose the one I like Best
Wizard Fire vs Dungeon Magic: Both isometric fantasy games, I think I like Dungeon Magic better.
King of Fighters 10th aniversery 2005 Unique vs The King of Fighters '98 The Slugfest:  pick your favorite bootleg
Shinobi vs Shadow Dancer vs Eswat  Cyber Police vs Ninja warriors :  All great but basically the same gameplay for all
1941 Counter Attack Vs 19xx the war against Destiny:  I'd keep only one of these
Age of Heros vs Crystal of Kings:  Similar gameplay I'd keep only one
Cabal Vs Blood Bros Vs Rambo III vs Nam 1975:  I'd keep two at most
Commando Vs Mercs Vs Desert Breaker:  I'd keep only Mercs
Cyber Lip VS every other run and gun you have:  ditch it
Dynasty Wars vs Warriors of Fate:  I'd pick whichever you like better
Escape from the planet of the robot monstors Vs every other run and gun:  I'd drop it
Fatal Fury Special vs Garou mark of the Wolves vs Real bout Fatal Fury special:  I'd pick the one you like best
Neo Drift out Vs Great 1000 miles Rally:  do you really need two of these?

Other Thoughts

Shadow Force has clunkified controls, I think they wanted to take elements from a fighting game and transfer them to a beat em up.  A cool idea but it doesn't really translate

Rygar, Contra, Streets of Rage, Sonic, and Super Mario bros all make better console games IMHO

I'll look tonight and see if I can make any more reccomendations for the list, but 200 is going to be a tough threshold to make methinks.

[Haze]

I'll throw Senkyu (Battle Balls) and Oh My God! into the pot when it  comes to Puzzle games too.

the developers at Seibu are best known for their shooters, but Senkyu / Battle Balls stands tall as both well presented and addictive, it's one that gets featured in quite a few 'what was that game called??' threads.

Oh My God! manages to offer a unique gameplay twist and good light hearted humour to the genre.

Honourable mention to Deroon Dero Dero (aka Tecmo Stackers on the PSX) which is again a bit quirky has has some really good music.

Of course, as I've already said, all you're doing at this stage is dropping good games for good games, and I don't think there are any puzzle games worthy of being dropped.

[dgame]

Thanks for the suggestions!

Removed 1941: Counter Attack, Commando, Cyber-Lip, Dynasty Wars, Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters, Fatal Fury Special, Great 1000 Miles Rally, Out Run, Rygar, Shadow Dancer, Shadow Force, Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa

Added Battle Balls, Deroon DeroDero, Oh My God!, Violent Storm

The Special List:
1942 (Revision B)
1943: The Battle of Midway
19XX: The War Against Destiny
2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge
Action Hollywood
Age of Heroes
Alien Syndrome
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Altered Beast
Arch Rivals
Armored Warriors (2 player)
B.C. Kid / Bonk's Adventure / Kyukyoku!! PC Genjin
B. Rap Boys (2 player)
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Battle Balls
Battle Circuit
Battle Toads
Berzerk
Black Tiger
Blaze On
Blazing Star
Boogie Wings
Bubble Bobble
Bucky O'Hare (2 player)
Burger Time
Buster Bros.
Cabal (joystick)
Cadilacs and Dinosaurs (2 player)
Captain American and the Avengers
Carrier Air Wing
Caveman Ninja
Counter Run (bootleg)
Contra
Cyberball 2072 (2 player)
Demon Front
Deroon DeroDero
Desert Breaker (2 player)
Dig Dug
DoDonPachi
Double Dragon
Dragon Blaze
Dungeon Magic
Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
Dyna Gear
Eco Fighters
E-Swat - Cyber Police
ESP Ra.De.
Final Fight
Frogger
Galaga
Ganryu
Garou - Mark of the Wolves
Gauntlet (2 player)
Gauntlet II (2 player)
Guardians / Denjin Makai II
Golden Axe
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
Gunforce - Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island
Gyruss
Hat Trick
Head On
Hook
Hyper Street Fighter 2: The Anniversary Edition
In The Hunt
Joe and Mac Returns
Joust
Jumping Break
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct 2
King of the Monsters
Knights of the Round (2 player)
Kung-Fu Master
Last Resort
Magical Crystals
Magical Drop III
Mario Bros.
Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter
Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Mercs (2 Player)
Metamorphic Force
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug X
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (2 Player)
Moon Patrol
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Mr. Do!
Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man (fast)
Mutation Nation
Mystic Warriors
NAM-1975
Narc
NBA Jam TE (2 Player)
Nemo
Neo Bomberman
Neo Drift Out
Neo Turf Masters
Ninja Combat
Ninja Gaiden
Oh My God!
Osman
Outfoxies
P.O.W. - Prisoners of War
Pac-Man
Pac-Man (fast)
Penguin Brothers
Pigskin 621AD
Powered Gear: Strategic Variant Armor Equipment
Progear
Pulstar
Puzzle Bobble 2
Q*Bert
Quartet 2
Raiden
Raiga - Strato Fighter
Rambo III
Rampage
Rastan
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Ring King
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robotron
R-Type
R-Type Leo (2 player)
Samurai Aces
Samurai Showdown
Samurai Showdown 2
Sengoku 3
Shinobi
Shock Troopers
Side Arms
Silk Worm
Snow Bros. - Nick & Tom
Soccer Brawl
Sol Divide - The Sword Of Darkness
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Mega Play)
Space Bomber
Space Invaders
Space Invaders '95: The Attack Of Lunar Loonies
Spin Master / Miracle Adventure
Strikers 1945 II
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Phoenix Edition)
Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future
Streets of Rage II (Mega Play)
Strider 
Super Contra
Super Spacefortress Macross II
Tank Force
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time (2 player)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2 player)
Tengai
Tetris (Atari)
Tetris the Absolute The Grand Master 2 Plus
The Combatribes
The Crystal of Kings
The King of Dragons (2 player)
The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary 2005 Unique
The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest
The NewZealand Story (World, new version)
The Punisher
The Real Ghostbusters
The Simpsons (2 player)
Three Wonders
Thunder Fox
Thunder Cross (set 2)
Thunder Cross II
Thunder Zone
Time Pilot
Toobin'
Top Hunter - Roddy & Cathy
Trog
Twinkle Star Sprites
Vamp x1/2
Vendetta (2 player)
Viewpoint
Violent Storm
Warriors of Fate (2 player)
Windjammers / Flying Power Disc
WWF WrestleFest (2 player)
WWF: Wrestlemania
X-Men (2 player)
Xexex (ver JAA)
Zupapa

That is 190 out of 200 games so we have room left.

Thanks for any suggestions. Feel free to mention a previously removed game if you like it. I have not played many of these thoroughly so your opinions are welcomed.

Thanks!

[harveybirdman]

Dimahoo or Sorcer Striker
Gunsmoke
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (parent rom has Japanese name and its a CHD game)
Rogha Armor Force


A few more platformer types you might like
Blue's Journey
Charlie Ninja
DonDokoDon
Funky Jet
Mega Twins
Toki

[dgame]

Thanks for the suggestions.

Added Blue's Journey / Raguy, Charlie Ninja, Don Doko Don, Funky Jet, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Mega Twins, Ninja Baseball Bat Man, Rohga Armor Force, Sorcer Striker, Toki

Game:
1942 (Revision B)
1943: The Battle of Midway
19XX: The War Against Destiny
2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge
Action Hollywood
Age of Heroes
Alien Syndrome
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Altered Beast
Arch Rivals
Armored Warriors (2 player)
B. Rap Boys (2 player)
B.C. Kid / Bonk's Adventure / Kyukyoku!! PC Genjin
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Battle Balls
Battle Circuit
Battle Toads
Berzerk
Black Tiger
Blaze On
Blazing Star
Blue's Journey / Raguy
Boogie Wings
Bubble Bobble
Bucky O'Hare (2 player)
Burger Time
Buster Bros.
Cabal (joystick)
Cadilacs and Dinosaurs (2 player)
Captain American and the Avengers
Carrier Air Wing
Caveman Ninja
Charlie Ninja
Contra
Counter Run (bootleg)
Cyberball 2072 (2 player)
Demon Front
Deroon DeroDero
Desert Breaker (2 player)
Dig Dug
DoDonPachi
Don Doko Don
Double Dragon
Dragon Blaze
Dungeon Magic
Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
Dyna Gear
Eco Fighters
ESP Ra.De.
E-Swat - Cyber Police
Final Fight
Funky Jet
Frogger
Galaga
Ganryu
Garou - Mark of the Wolves
Gauntlet (2 player)
Gauntlet II (2 player)
Golden Axe
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
Guardians / Denjin Makai II
Gunforce - Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island
Gyruss
Hat Trick
Head On
Hook
Hyper Street Fighter 2: The Anniversary Edition
In The Hunt
Joe and Mac Returns
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Joust
Jumping Break
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct 2
King of the Monsters
Knights of the Round (2 player)
Kung-Fu Master
Last Resort
Magical Crystals
Magical Drop III
Mario Bros.
Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter
Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Mega Twins
Mercs (2 Player)
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug X
Metamorphic Force
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (2 Player)
Moon Patrol
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Mr. Do!
Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man (fast)
Mutation Nation
Mystic Warriors
NAM-1975
Narc
NBA Jam TE (2 Player)
Nemo
Neo Bomberman
Neo Drift Out
Neo Turf Masters
Ninja Baseball Bat Man
Ninja Combat
Ninja Gaiden
Oh My God!
Osman
Outfoxies
P.O.W. - Prisoners of War
Pac-Man
Pac-Man (fast)
Penguin Brothers
Pigskin 621AD
Powered Gear: Strategic Variant Armor Equipment
Progear
Pulstar
Puzzle Bobble 2
Q*Bert
Quartet 2
Raiden
Raiga - Strato Fighter
Rambo III
Rampage
Rastan
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Ring King
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robotron
Rohga Armor Force
R-Type
R-Type Leo (2 player)
Samurai Aces
Samurai Showdown
Samurai Showdown 2
Sengoku 3
Shinobi
Shock Troopers
Side Arms
Silk Worm
Snow Bros. - Nick & Tom
Soccer Brawl
Sol Divide - The Sword Of Darkness
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Mega Play)
Sorcer Striker
Space Bomber
Space Invaders
Space Invaders '95: The Attack Of Lunar Loonies
Spin Master / Miracle Adventure
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Phoenix Edition)
Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future
Streets of Rage II (Mega Play)
Strider 
Strikers 1945 II
Super Contra
Super Spacefortress Macross II
Tank Force
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time (2 player)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2 player)
Tengai
Tetris (Atari)
Tetris the Absolute The Grand Master 2 Plus
The Combatribes
The Crystal of Kings
The King of Dragons (2 player)
The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary 2005 Unique
The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest
The NewZealand Story (World, new version)
The Punisher
The Real Ghostbusters
The Simpsons (2 player)
Three Wonders
Thunder Cross (set 2)
Thunder Cross II
Thunder Fox
Thunder Zone
Time Pilot
Toobin'
Top Hunter - Roddy & Cathy
Toki
Trog
Twinkle Star Sprites
Vamp x1/2
Vendetta (2 player)
Viewpoint
Violent Storm
Warriors of Fate (2 player)
Windjammers / Flying Power Disc
WWF WrestleFest (2 player)
WWF: Wrestlemania
Xexex (ver JAA)
X-Men (2 player)
Zupapa

Back at 200. Thanks for any suggestions.

[BadMouth]

Thanks for any suggestions.

Add this to your first post when done. 

[jkonami]

Dimahoo or Sorcer Striker

Rogha Armor Force

I started with Dimahoo, which is awesome, but my favorite in the series is actually the middle one, Kingdom Grandprix.  Try that one out for sure!  All 3 are worth having though.
Ditto on Rogha.
Cadash is one of my absolute faves
Elevator Action Returns
Nitro Ball
Exvania (medieval themed bomberman by Namco, 4p try it out)
Numan Athletics (pretty cool future themed track n' field type game)

That 200 limit is gonna kill ya.  bump it up to 250.

[harveybirdman]

*kicks self in ass for not suggesting Cadash already *

[dgame]

Still trying to keep it to 200 games. It helps me eliminate some of the ‘duplications’ harveybirdman mentioned.

Will post the final list in first post of this thread.

Removed Age of Heroes, E-Swat - Cyber Police, The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest, NAM-1975, Super Contra

Added Cadash, Elevator Action Returns, Exvania,  Red Earth

Game:
1942 (Revision B)
1943: The Battle of Midway
19XX: The War Against Destiny
2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge
Action Hollywood
Alien Syndrome
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Altered Beast
Arch Rivals
Armored Warriors (2 player)
B. Rap Boys (2 player)
B.C. Kid / Bonk's Adventure / Kyukyoku!! PC Genjin
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Battle Balls
Battle Circuit
Battle Toads
Berzerk
Black Tiger
Blaze On
Blazing Star
Blue's Journey / Raguy
Boogie Wings
Bubble Bobble
Bucky O'Hare (2 player)
Burger Time
Buster Bros.
Cabal (joystick)
Cadash
Cadilacs and Dinosaurs (2 player)
Captain American and the Avengers
Carrier Air Wing
Caveman Ninja
Charlie Ninja
Contra
Counter Run (bootleg)
Cyberball 2072 (2 player)
Demon Front
Deroon DeroDero
Desert Breaker (2 player)
Dig Dug
DoDonPachi
Don Doko Don
Double Dragon
Dragon Blaze
Dungeon Magic
Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
Dyna Gear
Eco Fighters
Elevator Action Returns
ESP Ra.De.
Exvania
Final Fight
Funky Jet
Frogger
Galaga
Ganryu
Garou - Mark of the Wolves
Gauntlet (2 player)
Gauntlet II (2 player)
Golden Axe
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
Guardians / Denjin Makai II
Gunforce - Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island
Gyruss
Hat Trick
Head On
Hook
Hyper Street Fighter 2: The Anniversary Edition
In The Hunt
Joe and Mac Returns
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Joust
Jumping Break
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct 2
King of the Monsters
Knights of the Round (2 player)
Kung-Fu Master
Last Resort
Magical Crystals
Magical Drop III
Mario Bros.
Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter
Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Mega Twins
Mercs (2 Player)
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug X
Metamorphic Force
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (2 Player)
Moon Patrol
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Mr. Do!
Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man (fast)
Mutation Nation
Mystic Warriors
Narc
NBA Jam TE (2 Player)
Nemo
Neo Bomberman
Neo Drift Out
Neo Turf Masters
Ninja Baseball Bat Man
Ninja Combat
Ninja Gaiden
Nitro Ball
Oh My God!
Osman
Outfoxies
P.O.W. - Prisoners of War
Pac-Man
Pac-Man (fast)
Penguin Brothers
Pigskin 621AD
Powered Gear: Strategic Variant Armor Equipment
Progear
Pulstar
Puzzle Bobble 2
Q*Bert
Quartet 2
Raiden
Raiga - Strato Fighter
Rambo III
Rampage
Rastan
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Red Earth
Ring King
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robotron
Rohga Armor Force
R-Type
R-Type Leo (2 player)
Samurai Aces
Samurai Showdown
Samurai Showdown 2
Sengoku 3
Shinobi
Shock Troopers
Side Arms
Silk Worm
Snow Bros. - Nick & Tom
Soccer Brawl
Sol Divide - The Sword Of Darkness
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Mega Play)
Sorcer Striker
Space Bomber
Space Invaders
Space Invaders '95: The Attack Of Lunar Loonies
Spin Master / Miracle Adventure
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Phoenix Edition)
Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future
Streets of Rage II (Mega Play)
Strider 
Strikers 1945 II
Super Spacefortress Macross II
Tank Force
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time (2 player)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2 player)
Tengai
Tetris (Atari)
Tetris the Absolute The Grand Master 2 Plus
The Combatribes
The Crystal of Kings
The King of Dragons (2 player)
The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary 2005 Unique
The NewZealand Story (World, new version)
The Punisher
The Real Ghostbusters
The Simpsons (2 player)
Three Wonders
Thunder Cross (set 2)
Thunder Cross II
Thunder Fox
Thunder Zone
Time Pilot
Toobin'
Top Hunter - Roddy & Cathy
Toki
Trog
Twinkle Star Sprites
Vamp x1/2
Vendetta (2 player)
Viewpoint
Violent Storm
Warriors of Fate (2 player)
Windjammers / Flying Power Disc
WWF WrestleFest (2 player)
WWF: Wrestlemania
Xexex (ver JAA)
X-Men (2 player)
Zupapa

That is 200 games. Looking good. Thanks again for any suggestions.

[harveybirdman]

Still Iffy on these

Arch Rivals
BC Kid
Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja
Cabal (Joystick)
Cyberball 2072
In the Hunt
Kung-Fu Master
Mutation Nation
Ninja Combat
Pigskin 621AD
Silkworm

I'm having a hard time coming to terms with Silkworm and In the Hunt being in this list while games like Cotton, Gradius III, and Salamander 2 all set on the sideline

Cabal definately has nostalgia value, but if it were me I'd have Alligator Hunt (if you choose it you'll have to use the unencrypted clone) or if that's not your thing how about Blood Bros?  It's a western theme but is much more refined than Cabal.

Pigskin 621AD is a fun little game, but the playabilility leaves something to be desired for me.  I can't stand all of the pot holes and bushes in the playing feild, which in my mind isn't big enough.  With full disclosure I have to say that I don't really like this style of graphics as well so maybe I'm unfairly judging it.  The graphical style is fine for Tapper and Timber, but it's certainly not my favorite.  Anyway a sports game that you should take a look at is Heavy Smash. 

Ninja Combat sucks in my opinion.  As I've stated before it is a shooter maquerading as a beat em up why they didn't have a punch button is beyond me.  If your going to have a ninja themed shooter I'd rather have Ninja Commando any day.

Mutation Nation, I have it, it's fun, special moves are a bit clunkified.  I just think that there are some beat em up gems that shouldn't be ingnored in favor of this.  Perhaps one of the Knights of Valor games?  I'll look at my list when I get home to look for additional examples.

Still no love for Track N' Field?  I know all that button mashing can be annoying but it's gotta be in most arcade enthusiasts top 200. 









When I get a chance i'll make a few more replacement suggestions

[Haze]

Personally I rate In The Hunt over the ones you've mentioned..

There are a couple with emulation issues, significant or otherwise.
RType Leo, I think is a great game, but every version of MAME has a bug causing the flicker effect when you're invulnerable (after dying / re-spawning) to not work, bugs the hell out of me and I don't know what causes it.  It's definitely an emulation glitch not an original game glitch because we've had PCB owners confirm the effect works there.

[harveybirdman]

Personally I rate In The Hunt over the ones you've mentioned..

Perhap my ire stems from being terrible at it, but duly noted. 

A few other horizontal shooters to look at:

Andro Dunos
Hyper Duel
Dragon Breed
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