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| gonzalma:
Well I am guessing that this will be more of a subjective question but since many frontends allow the running of several different emulators, what games that are only available on other "systems", work well using an Arcade Cabinet. Obviously there isn't much reason to run an Arcade port like Street Fighter 2 on an SNES emulator since the original is available via MAME. But I am looking for some recommendations as to what system (nes, genesis, etc) exclusive games would work well on a control panel (Street Fighter 6 button setup) and are worth playing. |
| keilmillerjr:
Super Mario Brothers? Sonic The Hedgehog? Honestly, there are plenty of arcade games to last me more than a lifetime. I have a hacked wii with emulators that I would probably use for normal emulated console games. I can recline back and play them the way they were meant to be played. That's the point of a mame cabinet, right? Play the arcade games the way they were meant to be played? Being able to have multiple functions is nice, but not required and undesirable to myself. |
| Xiaou2:
I disagree. There are many great console games, pc games, and others... that can be played and enjoyed on a full cabinet. First I recommend, would be: Battle Squadron - Amiga This game could have easily been adapted to the Arcades. Its very high quality, with excellent sound fx, sound tracks, graphics, & gameplay. Next up: Thunderforce II - X68000 or Sega Genesis. Ok, so the top view sections are a little slow and not quite on the level... but its a nice break up on the action. The side view levels are amazing. Probably the best shooter ever designed. Fast, Furious, Amazing sounds & compositions, and well balanced gameplay that is unmatched. The Genesis version has a level select, up to level 6. Also has a harder boss on one stage. The X68000 version has better graphics, more graphical layers, more levels, greater difficulty. Not sure about level skips. Target Earth II - Sega Genesis This game is insanely hard. Intense action. Definitely could have been an Arcade game. Not sure its even beatable without the cheat... but its fun either way. I think I got to about level 6 ? before I found out about the cheat, so Its not completely impossible. Great graphics, amazing story, awesome and realistic gameplay. Lots of unique surprises, and gameplay twists. Awesome sound track. Awesome game intro movie. Platypus - PC A great 2 player co-op side shooter. Unique with its claymation look. Great gameplay. Difficult, with lot of challenges & bonuses for even the most skilled players. Graphics are wonderful, colorful, with multitudes of awesome 3d parallax scrolling. Great C64 remake tunes for the music score. |
| paigeoliver:
There are tons of console games that play great on arcade cabinets, however there can be some real limitations too. Systems with shoulder buttons on the gamepad (like the Snes) are going to have a lot of games that are going to be terribly hard to control on a Streetfighter layout because the shoulder buttons are often used in a directional aspect in the game that doesn't intuitively map onto the SF layout. Some games will have segments that are really hard to do with a joystick instead of a gamepad. (Basically things like the Konami code or gameplay bits that require precise numbers of presses in certain directions). Your average time per play in a console game tends to be much longer than in an arcade game, which can leave you standing at the cabinet for a really long time. |
| shponglefan:
--- Quote from: keilmillerjr on March 31, 2013, 07:45:48 pm ---Honestly, there are plenty of arcade games to last me more than a lifetime. I have a hacked wii with emulators that I would probably use for normal emulated console games. I can recline back and play them the way they were meant to be played. That's the point of a mame cabinet, right? Play the arcade games the way they were meant to be played? Being able to have multiple functions is nice, but not required and undesirable to myself. --- End quote --- Why even bother to post if you're not going to offer something useful to the OP? |
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