Steam Games that work well on an arcade cabinet

[BadMouth]

There is a PC games thread stickied in the software forum, but stuff gets buried in older pc games.
I keep buying Steam games because they turn up very cheap on sale, either at Steam or greenmangaming.com
Anyone care to share what fairly modern games they are running?

Here is my list:

Sine Mora works great

Castle Crashers works good, but requires at least 7 buttons and remembering combos for other functions which are covered by other dedicated buttons if using a controller.

Mortal Kombat Komplete works good.  Requires at least 6 buttons.  See thread in Software forum for more info.

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition works good (I downloaded non-steam version from Capcom).  Requires at least 6 buttons.

Street Fighter X Tekken  I bought it (not on steam), but haven't messed with it much yet.  I assume it works as well as the other fighters.

Nights Into Dreams High res version of the classic Saturn game (also includes the original lower res).  I haven't put it on my cab yet, but imagine it will work great.

Shank 2 Just got this one and haven't put it on the cab yet.  Requires 8 buttons, which is just ridiculous for a side scrolling 2D hack and slash.  There is a separate button to pick up objects instead of just using one of the hack buttons.  I'll figure out a workaround.  I don't have it, but from what I've read, the original Shank only required 6 buttons.

Pac-Man Chapmionship Edition DX+ I pre-ordered, but can't download until it's released.  This is not the multi-player arcade Battle Royale, this is basically a cell phone game.  I did a trial of it on my cell phone and thought it was fun.  Also wanted more games that utilize the widescreen in my cab.

Pinball FX2 The free download includes one table, then you pay for other tables.  I've only played the free table, but I like it.  It has me entertaining the thought of building a digital pin cab again.  The view can be changed so it would work on a virtual pin table, but I doubt it supports anything on the second monitor.

Burger Time Deluxe I installed it, but haven't had time to play it much.  Keys can't be remapped, so I need to make an autohotkey script to do that.  The characters feel really small.

EDIT: Games that looked like they might work, but didn't. (at least not very well)

A Valley Without Wind - requires mouse for inventory mgmt
Showdown Effect - requires mouse for gameplay
Rocketbirds - requires mouse for gameplay
Tidalis - requires mouse, might work with trackball
Trine 2 - requires mouse
Eets Munchies - requires mouse, would be playable with trackball
The Asskickers - requires mouse for menus and between levels
Hell Yeah! - requires mouse for gameplay

Other games I've bought that work well:

Limbo - using x360kb for controls
A Virus Named Tom - using x360kb for controls
Super Meat Boy - remap action keys in .cfg, but still needed ahk script for Enter and Esc
Arson & Plunder - using x360kb

Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams - remap action keys in game, ahk script to map Enter and Esc. x360kb workaround resulted in double input while in menus.  Has a "thanks for playing" screen pop up after exit which needs to be closed with the mouse.  I worked around it with an AHK script, but it wasn't easy.

EDIT:  The batch file I'm using to start steam with my cab without getting any sign in popups:

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START Steam.exe -login username password -silent(substitute your steam username and password)
I have that in the steam folder and a shortcut to it in the startup folder.
No issues so far, but steam hasn't tried any updates yet.
My front end (Mala) startup is delayed by placing a shortcut in the startup folder instead of choosing the option to have it launch with windows, so that could be another factor.

[Nephasth]

Jamestown if your control setup isn't as jacked up as mine.

[paigeoliver]

VVVVVVVV (The Letter V Six Times) is awesome in a cabinet. It is the only Steam game I have on my Mame cabinet. Well I tried to install Jamestown but my old system wasn't updated enough to run it and I didn't want to install any updates.

[BadMouth]

The King of Fighters XIII
Gonna go ahead and mention this even though it's not out yet, just so people know it will be available.
I doubt it will vary much from the Taito Type X arcade version, but will have much better hardware compatibility and add online play.

[Fursphere]

Shank 2 is ridiculously difficult. to play.  I enjoy it - but damn its hard.  Its basically a quarter eater on a non-quarter platform.

And these damn games are making me considering converting my control panel from keyboard based to gamepad based.  Either with Ultimarc 360s or an A-Pac or something. 

Every emulator supports game pads now that I use - can't say the same for PC games and keyboard controls.

[BadMouth]

Shank 2 is ridiculously difficult. to play.  I enjoy it - but damn its hard.  Its basically a quarter eater on a non-quarter platform.

And these damn games are making me considering converting my control panel from keyboard based to gamepad based.  Either with Ultimarc 360s or an A-Pac or something. 

Every emulator supports game pads now that I use - can't say the same for PC games and keyboard controls.

My main concern with the U360's is that I'm not sure how well it would work with the virtual xbox360 controller workaround I'm using for most of these games.  If you'd have to use joytokey for it to work, it would bother me having that extra layer in there.  I haven't really researched it though.

I think hacked xbox360 pads would be ideal if you weren't worried about analog.
However, I've been playing Madden '08 for PC and kinda wish I had analog controls like U360's in my cab so I could play it on there. (there is an online Madden '08 PC community where you can download updated rosters)

[Brian74]

Think I can switch between analog and digital with my ps360+ encoders.

Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 2

[BadMouth]

Think I can switch between analog and digital with my ps360+ encoders.

Sent from my SGH-M919 using Tapatalk 2

Pretty sure you can switch between your joystick showing up as the d-pad or analog stick, but the joystick is still digital.
The problem is that analog arcade sticks are crazy expensive.  The  U360 is the only one that can be had for a reasonable price, but it uses it's own interface.

[wp34]

How well does Steam work with a cabinet/front-end?  I tried using it a few years ago (on a Mac) and was not impressed.  I gave up on it but feel like I might be missing out.

[Fursphere]

Shank 2 is ridiculously difficult. to play.  I enjoy it - but damn its hard.  Its basically a quarter eater on a non-quarter platform.

And these damn games are making me considering converting my control panel from keyboard based to gamepad based.  Either with Ultimarc 360s or an A-Pac or something. 

Every emulator supports game pads now that I use - can't say the same for PC games and keyboard controls.

My main concern with the U360's is that I'm not sure how well it would work with the virtual xbox360 controller workaround I'm using for most of these games.  If you'd have to use joytokey for it to work, it would bother me having that extra layer in there.  I haven't really researched it though.

I think hacked xbox360 pads would be ideal if you weren't worried about analog.
However, I've been playing Madden '08 for PC and kinda wish I had analog controls like U360's in my cab so I could play it on there. (there is an online Madden '08 PC community where you can download updated rosters)

The u360s do have an output mode so you could interface them with a standard keyboard encoder like th iPad.  Swap back and forthwith software hooks. 

Although that's an insane amount of money overall.....

[shponglefan]

Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams seems like it would work on an arcade cabinet.  I've only played it with a gamepad, though.

[BadMouth]

How well does Steam work with a cabinet/front-end?  I tried using it a few years ago (on a Mac) and was not impressed.  I gave up on it but feel like I might be missing out.

You can launch a game from the exe like any other pc game.
There is a pop-up box where it's signing in, but being that it's a PC game, I'm not concerned with that ruining the arcade experience.
There's an annoying pop-up telling you how to access the steam community, but it can be turned off.
I'd also run it in offline mode because there are updates pretty often and it automatically downloads and applies them before the game launches without giving you any chance to decline.

I haven't incorporated them into my front-end yet, so I'm not sure if other issues will creep up then.

[wp34]

Awesome.  I'll give Steam another try.   

How well does Steam work with a cabinet/front-end?  I tried using it a few years ago (on a Mac) and was not impressed.  I gave up on it but feel like I might be missing out.

You can launch a game from the exe like any other pc game.
There is a pop-up box where it's signing in, but being that it's a PC game, I'm not concerned with that ruining the arcade experience.
There's an annoying pop-up telling you how to access the steam community, but it can be turned off.
I'd also run it in offline mode because there are updates pretty often and it automatically downloads and applies them before the game launches without giving you any chance to decline.

I haven't incorporated them into my front-end yet, so I'm not sure if other issues will creep up then.

[kiwasabi]

You might try Mercenary Kings, which is currently on Steam Early Access (it's in public beta basically). It's a Metal Slug/Mega Man style game where you also collect minerals to craft new guns. Unfortunately same-screen co-op is only splitscreen, so you'd have to play this one single player  on a MAME setup. Also, there may be too many buttons on this one for MAME.

The other would be Sacred Citadel which is a decent beat-em-up. That one would definitely be a good candidate.

Also, I think others mentioned it already, but the Rayman games would be good. At least the newest (Rayman Legends) has 4-player same-screen co-op I believe.

[Fursphere]

The other would be Sacred Citadel which is a decent beat-em-up. That one would definitely be a good candidate.

So I went to look this game up on Steam - and turns out I already own it?  It must have come with a Humble Bundle pack or something.   lol

I have waaaaaaaay too many games

[Fursphere]

"The Showdown Effect" Looks like it could be cabinet friendly.

And you can get it (and more) for $1 right now!

https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

[StragoRx]

How well does Steam work with a cabinet/front-end?  I tried using it a few years ago (on a Mac) and was not impressed.  I gave up on it but feel like I might be missing out.

Check out the new (ish) Steam "Big Picture". It's very stylish and compatible with a joystick/controller.

And Rogue Legacy should be a good arcade like game.

[dkssprs]

I think that this is a nice topic to be mentioned in here. (oups i forgot to paste the link)

"Official" list for PC Games On Cab
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,88060.0.html

[ZeroPoint]

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  Ys Origin

and

  Ys: The Oath in Felghana

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[ark_ader]

Grand Theft Auto San Andreas.  Works very well.

[BadMouth]

"The Showdown Effect" Looks like it could be cabinet friendly.

And you can get it (and more) for $1 right now!

https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

I bought it.  The shooting doesn't work like a normal run and gun.  You have to use the mouse to aim at the guy.
If the crosshairs aren't over him, the shot misses.  Only messed around with it a couple minutes.
Will post again if there is some other mode of play that works. 

[kiwasabi]

And Rogue Legacy should be a good arcade like game.

Oh yeah I forgot about this one. It only has maximum 4 buttons, but you really only use 2 regularly (jump and attack). This game was really great, I got a good 20 hours out of it or so. Definitely recommend it.

[Fursphere]

"The Showdown Effect" Looks like it could be cabinet friendly.

And you can get it (and more) for $1 right now!

https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

I bought it.  The shooting doesn't work like a normal run and gun.  You have to use the mouse to aim at the guy.
If the crosshairs aren't over him, the shot misses.  Only messed around with it a couple minutes.
Will post again if there is some other mode of play that works. 

Doh!  That sounds like Trine.... which would be a great 2D platformer if it wasn't for the weird mouse interface.   

[Unstupid]

Just want to follow this thread, as I'm currently building a new gaming/mame pc for my next cab.  Steam games will be an integral part of the game list.

[DeLuSioNal29]

It would be great if when you guys list games that you can include the aspect ratio supported.  I still have a 4:3 arcade monitor and although I plan in the future to build a Widescreen Pedestal cab, it would be awesome if I knew if the game worked on both.

D

[Cynicaster]

Pac-Man Chapmionship Edition DX+ I pre-ordered, but can't download until it's released.  This is not the multi-player arcade Battle Royale, this is basically a cell phone game.  I did a trial of it on my cell phone and thought it was fun.  Also wanted more games that utilize the widescreen in my cab.

I’d buy a whole new PC for my cabinet just to have this game be playable.  I love it on PS3, and I’ve always wanted to try it with arcade controls rather than the stupid dual shock controller. 

Do Steam games generally allow you to custom-map controls to a keyboard?  If not, I guess I’m out of luck, as I use an I-Pac. 

[DeLuSioNal29]

It should work.  If for some reason it defaults to the Xbox controller, you can always use the Xinput hack to get it to work.

DeLuSioNaL29

[BadMouth]

Do Steam games generally allow you to custom-map controls to a keyboard?  If not, I guess I’m out of luck, as I use an I-Pac.

It depends on the game, but like DeLuSioNal29 said, most new games default to an xbox360 controller.
In almost all the games I mentioned, I'm using the virtual xbox360 controllers from this thread: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,96377.0.html

Most of the games can remap in game controls, but sometimes menu navigation can't be remapped.  A lot of them use Space Bar or Enter.  Since the games are centered around xbox360 controllers, the menus are also designed to be navigated with the buttons on that controller.  So it's easier just to use the virtual xbox360 controller than map the keyboard buttons in the game.  Once you have it set up, you can just copy and paste the drivers and x360kb.ini file from one game folder to the other.  Sometimes you have to remap the keyboard controls in a game to unused keys to prevent them from registering double.

[Ginsu Victim]

"Thomas Was Alone" seems like it would be cab friendly.

[Generic Eric]

Super Puzzle Platformer seems like it would work well.
Super Hexagon
Super Meatboy
The misadventures Of PJ winterbottom.  (It was $0.5 a few years back.)
Lumines, but I don't think the keys are configurable.
Don't take my word for it though.  No MAME Cab as of yet

[kiwasabi]

Super House of Dead Ninjas would be a great one. I've only played the flash game and love it. The Steam version is only a slightly expanded game.

I've been playing a game called Race The Sun that's kind of like Star Fox or something. I really enjoy it, very Zen experience. It's not a Steam game yet, but it's a $10 download. You can play the free flash version here:

http://www.kongregate.com/games/flippfly/race-the-sun

And another great game that's actually freeware is called Boson-X. It just came out last week actually, and it's an awesome arcade game. That one only uses the arrow keys.

http://www.boson-x.com/

[BadMouth]

Heads up on the current Humble Bundle.  It has a few games that look like they'd work on a cab, but they don't really. 

A Valley Without Wind requires a mouse for inventory management.  I haven't figured out how many buttons it uses, as it doesn't give you the option to remap them.

Tidalis has key bindings, but they stopped working for me once I used the mouse.
Pretty sure the menus aren't navigable without a mouse anyway. 

[kuehnau]

There's a PC version of Mr. Driller that might be pretty rad.

[BadMouth]

Just picked up Hell Yeah! and extras at greenmangaming for $5.30 (use promo code: GMG20-8MUTY-M21VN)
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/action/hell-yeah-collection/
Steam says it requires DX10 which means it won't work on XP.

Looks like it could be cab friendly, but I haven't installed or tested it yet.
I will update this post when I do.

[opt2not]

Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe (cool puzzle game with a platforming twist.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/238530

Hammerwatch (cool update to the old Gauntlet style games)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/239070

Pac-man Championship Edition DX+  is now on steam
http://store.steampowered.com/app/236450

La-Mulana (platformer -- Indiana Jones inspired. Tough as nails!)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/230700

Teleglitch (top down shooter style)  - I haven't tried this yet, but it looks like it could work on a cab.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/234390

[ron310]

Divekick is a lot of fun

[kuehnau]

Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe (cool puzzle game with a platforming twist.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/238530

Hammerwatch (cool update to the old Gauntlet style games)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/239070

Pac-man Championship Edition DX+  is now on steam
http://store.steampowered.com/app/236450

La-Mulana (platformer -- Indiana Jones inspired. Tough as nails!)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/230700

Teleglitch (top down shooter style)  - I haven't tried this yet, but it looks like it could work on a cab.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/234390

La-Mulana looks great using SweetFX to add some scanlines in.

[Connorsdad]

http://ethervapor.com/screenshots looks very good, purchased but not played yet.

http://alltynex.com/ also looks very good.

[BadMouth]

Super Meatboy

On sale at GreenManGaming for $4.08 after 20% discount code: GMG20-8MUTY-M21VN
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/action/super-meat-boy/




EDIT:
They also have Arson & Plunder for $1.36 after discount.  The pics look good, the gameplay vids on youtube don't, but it's only $1.36
Looks like it would work on a cab, but I haven't tested yet.
http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/action/arson-and-plunder/

If using the discount code multiple times during the same day, clear your cookies or go into private mode on your browser.

[Fursphere]

Volgarr the Viking

http://store.steampowered.com/app/247240/

Looks a lot like the classic Rastan games.  Would probably play well on a cabinet.

[DGP]

Anyone tried the new King of Fighters XIII on their cab?

Thanks,
Jason

[DeLuSioNal29]

Not sure if this was mentioned before, but I stumbled upon a site today that shows what games are on sale on popular sites:  http://www.steamgamesales.com/

DeLuSioNaL29

[Generic Eric]

Facebook has a group called https://www.facebook.com/groups/gamebundlesandsales/  that lists low cost bundles.  Raiden Legacy was on there a few days ago.

[BadMouth]

I've incorporated these games into my front-end and they're working for the most part, there are still a few things to iron out.

When put in offline mode, when the first steam game is launched there is a pop-up message telling you that it's in offline mode and asking you to connect.  You need the mouse to click stay in offline mode.  This isn't required again unless the computer is restarted.
Not so bad if you have a trackball and mouse buttons, but a dealbreaker otherwise.

Having it automatically connect results in it staying hidden unless I've been signed in on another computer in which case it asks me to enter my password...and it doesn't remember it even though the box was checked.  Again, nuisance keyboard and mouse requirement....
As long as I haven't logged in on another computer though, it works like any PC game.

However, I found this list of command line parameters that look like they could eliminate these issues.
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Command_Line_Options#Command-line_parameters_3

Haven't tried these yet.

I'm hoping this options suppresses the offline mode popup, as I don't plan to play any of the games on the standup cab online:

-silent - This suppresses the dialog box that opens when you start steam. It is used when you have Steam set to auto-start when your computer turns on. (Steam must be off for this to work).

Worst case scenario is:

-login %u %p - This logs into Steam with the specified Username and Password combination. Replace %u with the username, and %p with the password you want to login with (Steam must be off for this to work).

I'm not sure having your username and password stored in a batch file to launch steam is a good idea, but we do whatever it takes to get the games working with only arcade controls.

[DeLuSioNal29]

When put in offline mode, when the first steam game is launched there is a pop-up message telling you that it's in offline mode and asking you to connect.  You need the mouse to click stay in offline mode.  This isn't required again unless the computer is restarted.
Not so bad if you have a trackball and mouse buttons, but a dealbreaker otherwise.

Any success with getting the box to not pop up?

DeLuSioNaL29

[BadMouth]

When put in offline mode, when the first steam game is launched there is a pop-up message telling you that it's in offline mode and asking you to connect.  You need the mouse to click stay in offline mode.  This isn't required again unless the computer is restarted.
Not so bad if you have a trackball and mouse buttons, but a dealbreaker otherwise.

Any success with getting the box to not pop up?

DeLuSioNaL29

As far as making it disappear in offline mode, I haven't messed with it.

The version of Super Street Fighter IV that I downloaded directly from Capcom uses the hell that is Games For Windows Live and won't save any progress in offline mode.  The hacked version I was using on my last setup that didn't have an internet connection wouldn't save progress either.
I decided to let the cab have a connection.

When steam can connect I get no pop-ups.
I think if I sign in on a different computer, it might make me sign in again.
If it does that, I'll use the command line above to automatically log in.

I may revisit offline mode for steam though because sometimes when I turn on the cab, I have to stare at steam updating for a few minutes before the front-end launches.

[bimm25e]

I would think the best free game ever made "MegaMan X Street Fighter"   Would be a perfect fit!

I know I ca run it with my USB joystick interface very well.


also if you haven't gotten the game yet make sure you get it from CAPCOM's website so they can track how popular the 8-bit blue bomber games still are!!

[ahofle]

Just saw this on Steam and it looks like a great cabinet game (Gauntlet remake), although Win7 and above only, no XP.  It's also on sale...

Forced:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/249990?snr=1_41_4__42

[WakiMiko]

Ikaruga is coming to Steam, it recently made it through Greenlight:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=183195387

Also, please vote for the Pro Pinball series: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93991209&searchtext=pinball

[Generic Eric]

Ikaruga is coming to Steam, it recently made it through Greenlight:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=183195387

I hope this becomes a trend!   Thanks for the heads up!

[keilmillerjr]

I used [Steam Wheel Creator](http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/showthread.php?27094-Announcing-Steam-wheel-creator-app) to make my wheel and crap for hyper spin.

I have the following steam games installed:
Street Fighter X VS Tekken
Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition
Pacman Champoinship Edition DX+
Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams

• I have been working all afternoon to set these games up.
• I had to set the steam app to hide news.
• I also had to enter my steam login credentials to EncryptPasswords.exe in HyperLaunch -> Modules -> PCLauncher.
• Adding an XLive.dll file to both street fighter apps made them work, but I had to set the exit method to WinClose AppWaitExe on SSFIVAE and  ExitMethod to WinClose AppWaitExe.
• SSXT worked with default configuration.
• MKKE runs once, and then the next time yields an error of the app already running once.
• I delete the folder in %appdata% and MMKE will work only once more.
• Pacman doesn't launch with HyperLaunch defaults.
• When I set Pacman's FadeTitle to the correct window title and change ExitMethod to WinClose AppWaitExe, after about a minute and says something about not being able to find the window.
• Giana Sisters has a windowed launcher and requires a mouse and mouse button. :/ Fail.

Those are my tips. If anyone knows how to resolve the issues I am having, please let me know.

[DGP]

Here is a solution to get around most of the cabinet/FE/steam related issues... buy the games you want on steam/origin/ubi and then grab the standalone versions that show up on the net within a day or two of retail release.

I know this is a somewhat questionable fix but I figure most can sleep at night knowing they have paid for the right to play the game(s), after all many of us rip our own console iso's for emulation purposes.

Or if that is too you can always exit out of your FE and load steam in Big Picture mode which is controller friendly.

 
Jason

[BadMouth]

• Adding an XLive.dll file to both street fighter apps made them work, but I had to set the exit method to WinClose AppWaitExe on SSFIVAE and  ExitMethod to WinClose AppWaitExe.
• MKKE runs once, and then the next time yields an error of the app already running once.
• I delete the folder in %appdata% and MMKE will work only once more.
• Pacman doesn't launch with HyperLaunch defaults.
• When I set Pacman's FadeTitle to the correct window title and change ExitMethod to WinClose AppWaitExe, after about a minute and says something about not being able to find the window.
• Giana Sisters has a windowed launcher and requires a mouse and mouse button. :/ Fail.

Those are my tips. If anyone knows how to resolve the issues I am having, please let me know.

I'm using Mala, but here's my $.02 anyway.

Make sure the SSFIVs are actually saving your progress.  I bought the GFWL version directly from Capcom and it wouldn't save my progress with hacks present.  The bootleg version I downloaded to try and resolve this didn't save progress either.  This is one of the reasons I broke down and connected my cab to the internet.

The MKK issue sounds like Hyperspin isn't allowing it to shut down properly.  Can you just exit the game manually instead of having Hyperspin kill it? 

PacMan - It sounds like the window title might not be correct, or PacMan has some secondary window.  I use the following ahk script to find the active window title:

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g::
WinGetTitle, title, A
MsgBox, "%title%"
returnWhen you press g (change to whatever you want), it will make a message box containing the active window title.
Don't forget to exit the script manually when you're done, or you won't be able to type "g" 
The only issue I have with pacman is that the mouse pointer shows up, but I can fix that with an autohotkey script and a program called nomousey that I'm already using for Demul.

Giana Sisters - I'm not using the Steam version, but this may help:
 I'm using the following ahk script placed in the Giana Sisters folder (the folder that contains GSGameExe.exe, not GSLauncher)

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SetTimer, close, 3000
settimer, TestIfMaximized, 200

Run, GSGameExe.exe

1::Enter


Return

Close:
  IfWinNotExist, Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams
    exitapp


TestIfMaximized:
WinGet, mState, MinMax, Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams
         If  mState = 0
            WinClose Giana Sisters - Twisted Dreams
         Else If (mState = 1)
            Return
The game launches full screen on it's own (there is a checkbox for fullscreen in the settings accessed through the launcher).  The PITA was that there was a windowed "thanks for playing" screen after exiting the game.
This script checks to see if the window is no longer full screen and if not, closes it.  It also checks to see if the game is running and exits the script if not.

The 1::Enter line is to remap my start button to enter.  I ran into issues trying to use the xbox360 controller dlls.  The game would pick up both the arrow keys from my keyboard encoder and the input from the virtual controller, moving twice with each directional push.
So I mapped keyboard keys in the game, but enter could not be remapped in game.

I've updated the first post of this thread with a list of games that work well and games that looked like they would work on a cab, but didn't (usually because they required a mouse).

EDIT: IIRC, I created shortcuts to all the game exes located in the steamapps folder instead of using the shortcuts that steam generates.

[BadMouth]

Steam has Limbo on sale for $2.49
http://store.steampowered.com/app/48000/

I picked it up as part of a humble bundle a while back.
It's more of a puzzle game than platformer, although plenty of sections require timed jumps, etc.
I really enjoyed figuring out how to get past each section, but it was probably only a few hours long if I totaled up all my playing time.

The controls are simple and work well on a cab.  It only uses the joystick and two buttons.

[DGP]

Anyone tried INJUSTICE yet?

Jason

[Brian74]

I play it on my 360, I didnt know it was released on pc yet. Is there really any reason to get it on pc too?

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[BadMouth]

Anyone tried INJUSTICE yet?

Jason

It was just released a few days ago.   I'm too cheap to pay $50.
I'll buy it when it hits $20.
Greenmangaming.com has a 25% coupon code out that might work.


I like MKK enough that I probably would go ahead and buy Injustice now if my cab were complete.

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[Brian74]

I have mkk for my 360 and pc. That way I can play it on different cabs and my htpc.

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[severdhed]

mortal kombat komplete is on sale right now for $15 until the 19th. i plan on purchasing a steam card tomorrow and picking this up

[DGP]

I purchased MKKE for $8 a while back and it runs great once you do the control fix.

I also just picked up Injustice but have not installed it on a multi-cab yet.

Jason

[ark_ader]

The Cave should be a nice cab friendly game.

[AmericanDemon]

Anyone using Ultimarc U360s with Steam?  I'm thinking of using these in my build, but steam compatibility is key!

Also:

Guacamelee and Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures (Questionable for kids) are great also.

[Asmotron]

I haven't played it much yet, but I did snag Monaco on the sale over Thanksgiving.  So far the controls work quite well.

Also picked up Splunky which plays pretty awesome on the cabinet.

Grabbed Trine 2 but haven't had time to mess with any controller/keyboard software to get it to play well with the Wizard as of yet.

[blackcube]

@BadMouth
SSFIV AE will save offline if you login, and select to auto login every time.  While logged in go into the GFWL settings and there is an option for offline play.  Did this with mine and it saves with no problem.  You might have to be connected for the initial setup, but I'm not sure.  I was connected during setup so I could download all the DLC, but have removed the internet connection and have never reconnected since.