60 game MAME gamelist - advice wanted

[2600]

specfire,

Are you still looking for games to add to your list? If you are still looking for suggestions let me know as I have a list of about 600-700 games that are more or less decent. If not, then all good!

I don't know the limitations of Mala, but this seems like a good case to have multiple lists:
1. Favs or Popular or Top XX or whatever you want to call it
2. And one for everything else.

Why ask?  Just post them.  I'd like to see them and everyone's list.

[dkersten]

Substitute "Pabst Blue Ribbon" for wine. Bingo.

PBR is still considered mainstream in some places.. make it Rolling Rock maybe... ?  Or Schlitz?
Aww ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---.. guess you are dead on


 

[BorgDog]

OMG! PBR? no, just no.  Seriously, was that written April 1?  WTF   

I guess that just confirms I am so not hipster. 

[yotsuya]

Don't know, maybe some dude in a Mumford and Sons video was drinking one.

[lamprey]

specfire,

Are you still looking for games to add to your list? If you are still looking for suggestions let me know as I have a list of about 600-700 games that are more or less decent. If not, then all good!

I don't know the limitations of Mala, but this seems like a good case to have multiple lists:
1. Favs or Popular or Top XX or whatever you want to call it
2. And one for everything else.

Why ask?  Just post them.  I'd like to see them and everyone's list.

Sounds good... Here is my list I've been working on. A few might not have made it and few that did will probably come off. Obviously not all top tier games, but some good obscure ones too. YMMV. 734.

1942
10-Yard Fight
1941: Counter Attack
1943: Battle of Midway
1944: The Loop Master
19XX: The War Against Destiny
2020 Super Baseball
3 Count Bout
3 on 3 dunk madness
64th Street - A detective Story
720 Degrees
Aaargh
Aero Fighters
Aero Fighters 2 / Sonic Wings 2 
Aero Fighters 3 / Sonic Wings 3
Aggressors of Dark Kombat
Air Buster
Air Duel
Air Gallet
Airwolf
Ajax
Alcon
Alien Storm
Alien Syndrome
Alien vs. Predator
Aliens
Alligator Hunt
Altered Beast
Andro Dunos
Aqua Jack
Arabian
Arabian Fight
Arabian Magic
Arcadia
Arch Rivals
Arkanoid
Arkanoid - Revenge of DOH
Arm Wrestling
Armed Formation
Armed Police Batrider
Armor Attack
Armored Car
Armored Scrum Object
Armored Warriors
Art of Fighting
Art of Fighting 2
Art of Fighting 3 - The Path of the Warrior
Ashura Blaster
Asterix
Asteroids
Asteroids Deluxe
Asura Blade: Sword Of Dynasty
Asura Buster: Eternal Warriors
Aurail
Avenging Spirit
Aztarac
B. Rap Boys!
B.O.T.S.S.: Battle of the Solar System
Back Street Soccer
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Bagman
Bank Panic
Baryon - Future Assault
Baseball Stars 2 
Baseball Stars Professional
Batsugun
Battle Area Toshinden 2
Battle Bakraid
Battle Chopper
Battle Circuit
Battle Circuit
Battle Flipshot
battle of atlantis
battle toads
Berzerk
Bio Freaks
Biomechanical Toy
Bionic Commando
Birdie King
Black Tiger
Black Widow
Blast Off
Blasted
Blaster
Blasteroids
Blazing Star
Blomby Car
Blood Bros
Blood Bros
Blood Storm
Bloody Roar 2
Blue print
Blue's Journey
Bogey Manor
Bomb Bee
Bomb Jack
Bonanza Bros
Bonze Adventure
Boogie Wings
bootcamp
Borench 
Bosconian
Brave Blade
Bubble Bobble
Bubbles
Bucky O hare
Burger Time
Burnin' Rubber
Cabal
Caliber 50 
Cameltry
Canyon Bomber
Capcom Sports Club
Captain America and The Avengers
Captain Commando
Carnival
Cavelon
Caveman Ninja
Centipede
Cerberus
Champion Boxing
Change Air Blade
Charlie Ninja
Chelnov: Atomic Runner
Chicken Shift
Chopper
Circus Charlie
City Bomber
Cloak & Dagger
Cobra Command
Colony 7
Combatribes, The
Commando
Congo Bongo
Contra
Cosmic Avenger
Cosmic Chasm
Cosmic Cop
Crack Down
Crater Raider
Crime City
Crime Fighters
Crossed Swords
Crystal Castles
Cybattler
Cyberball
Cyvern
Daioh
Dangerous Seed
Darius
Darius Gaiden
Darius II (triple screen)
Dark Adventure
Dark Seal
Darkmist, The Lost Castle In
Darkstalkers
Dead Angle
Dead Connection
Dead Connection
Dead Or Alive ++
Death Smiles
Defender
Demon
Demon Front
Demon's World / Horror Story
Devil World
Die Hard Arcade
Dig Dug
Dig Dug II
Dimahoo
Discs of Tron
DJ Boy
Do! Run Run
DoDonPachi
DoDonPachi II - Bee Storm
Dogyuun
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong 3
Donkey Kong Jr
DonPachi
Double Dragon
Double Dragon 3 - The Rosetta Stone
Double Dragon II - The Revenge
Double Dribble 
DownTown
Dragon Master
Dragon Unit (Castle of Dragon)
Dream Soccer '94
Drift Out
Drift Out '94 - The Hard Order
Dungeon Magic (Light Bringer -  lightbr)
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom
Dynasty Wars
Eco Fighters
Ehrgeiz
Electric Yo-yo
Elevator Action
Eliminator
Empire City 1931
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
ESP ra De
Espgaluda
Espgaluda 2
Exerion
Explosive Breaker
Exvania
Fantasia II
Fatal Fury - King of Fighters
Fatal Fury 2
Fatal Fury 3 - Road to the Final Victory
Fatal Fury Special
fever sos
Field Day
Fighting Layer
Final Blow
Final Fight
Final Star Force
Fire Trap
Firetrap
Five a Side Soccer
FixEight
Flame Gunner
Football Frenzy
Free Kick
Frenzy
Frisky Tom
Frogger
Frogs
From TV Animation Slam Dunk - Super Slams
Front Line
G.I. Joe
Gaia Crusaders
Gaiapolis
Gain Ground
Galactic Storm
Galaga
Galaga '88
Galaxian
Galaxy Games StarPak 2
Galmedes
Ganryu / Musashi Ganryuki
Gaplus
Gauntlet
Gauntlet II
G-Darius
Gekirindan
Gemini Wing
Ghosts'n Goblins
Ghouls'n Ghosts
Giga Wing
Gladiator
Goal! Goal! Goal! 
Gogetsuji Legends
Gold Medalist
Golden Axe
golden axe the duel
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
Gorf
Gradius (clone of: nemesis)
Gradius 4
Gradius II (clone of: vulcan)
Gradius III
Grand Striker 2
Gravitar
Grid Seeker
gridiron
Grind Stormer
Ground Effects
Growl
Grudge Match
G-Stream G2020
Guardians
Guardians Of The Hood
Guerrilla War
Gun Force 2
Gun Master
Gun Smoke
Gunbarich
Gunbird
Gunbird 2
Gundhara
Gunforce - Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island
Gunlock
GunNail
Guwange
Gyruss
Hard Dunk
Haunted Castle
Heavy Barrel
Heavy Smash
Hellfire
High Impact Football
Hippodrome
Hook
Hoops '96
Hopper Robo
HotDog Storm
Hyper Athlete
Hyper Duel
Hyper Sports
I, Robot
Ibara
Ibara Kuro Black
Ichidant-R
Ikari III - The Rescue
Ikari Warriors
I'm Sorry
Image Fight
In The Hunt
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
intrepid
Ironclad
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
JoJo's Venture
Journey
Joust
Joust 2 - Survival of the Fittest
Jr. Pac-Man
Juno First
Jurassic Park 
Karate Champ
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
Kick and Run
Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct 2
King of Boxer
King of the Monsters
King of the Monsters 2 - The Next Thing
Kingdom Grandprix
Kizuna Encounter - Super Tag Battle
Kizuna Encounter - Super Tag Battle
Knights of the Round
Krull
Kung-Fu Master
Lady Killer
Last Duel
Last Resort
League Bowling
Legend of Hero Tonma
Legend of Valkyrie [Valkyrie no Densetsu]
Lethal Thunder
Libero Grande
Lightning Fighters
Limited Edition Hang-On
Lock'n Chase
Lost Tomb
Lunar Lander
M.I.A. - Missing in Action
Mace the dark age
Mad Crasher
Mad Gear
Mad Planets
Mad Shark
Magic Sword
Magician Lord
Mania Challenge
Marble Madness
Mario Bros
Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter
Marvel Vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Mat Mania
Mercs
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 4
Metal Slug 5
Metal Slug X
Metamorphic Force
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Midnight Resistance
Mikie, High School Graffiti
Millipede
Missile Command
Monster Bash
Monster Farm Jump
Moon Cresta
Moon Patrol
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat 3
Mortal Kombat 4
Mortal Kombat II
Mouse Trap
Mr. Do!
Mr. Do's Castle
Mr. Do's Wild Ride 
Ms. Pac-Man
Musashi Ganryuuki
Mutant Fighter
Mutation Nation
Mystic Riders
Mystic Warrior
Narc
NATO Defense
NBA Hangtime
NBA Jam TE
Nebulas Ray
Neo Drift Out - New Technology 
Neo-Geo Cup '98
NFL Blitz
NFL Blitz 2000 Gold Edition
NFL Blitz '99 
Night Slashers
ninja clowns
Ninja Master's
Ninja Spirit
Nitro Ball
Nostradamus
Numan Athletics
Off Road Challenge
Off The Wall
Omega Race
Out Zone
Over Top
Pac-Man
Pac-Mania
Pandora's Palace
Pang
Pengo
Phoenix
Pigskin 621AD
Pipe Dream
Pit Fighter
Plasma Sword
Pleasure Goal
Pocket Racer
Polaris
Pollux
Popeye
POW or P.O.W
Power Drive
Prehistoric Isle 2 
Prehistoric Isle In 1930
Primal Rage
Psycho Soldier
Pu-Li-Ru-La
Pulstar
Punch-Out!! 
Punk Shot
Q*bert
Qix
Quiz & Dragons
Radiant Silvergun
Raiden
Raiden 2
Raiden DX
Raiden Fighters
Raiden Fighters 2
Rail Chase
Rally Bike
Rally X
Rambo III
Rampage
Rampage World Tour
Rastan
Rave Racer
Ray Storm
Rayforce
Razzmatazz
Real Bout Fatal Fury
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2
Red Baron
Red Earth
Renegade
Revolution X
Rezon
Ring of Destruction: Slammasters II
Ring Rage
Riot
Riot City
Rise of the Robots
Rival Schools
Road Fighter
Robo Army
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robotron: 2084
Rohga - Armored Force
Rollergames
Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder 2
R-Shark
R-Type
R-Type II
R-Type Leo
Run and Gun
Run and Gun 2
Rygar
Ryu Jin
Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown II
Samurai Shodown III
Samurai Shodown IV - Amakusa's Revenge
Samurai Shodown V
Samurai Shodown V Special
Samuri Aces
Sand Scorpion
SAR - Search And Rescue
Satan's Hollow
Scramble 
Scramble Spirits
Section Z
Sengeki Striker
Sengoku
Sengoku 2
Sengoku 3
Shackled
Shadow Dancer
Shadow Force
Shadowland
Shienryu
Shinobi
Shock Troopers
Shock Troopers - 2nd Squad
Shootout
Side Arms - Hyper Dyne
Side by Side
Silent Dragon
Simpsons
Simpsons Bowling
Sinistar
Skull & Crossbones
Skull Fang
Sky Alert
Sky Kid
Sky Kid Deluxe
Sky Smasher
Sly Spy
Smash T.V.
Snacks 'n Jaxson
SNK vs Capcom
Snow Bros. - Nick & Tom
Soccer Brawl
Soccer Superstars
sol divide
Solvalou
Sorcer Striker
Soul Calibur
Space Duel 
Space Dungeon
Space Firebird
Space Fury
Space Invaders
Space Invaders '95
Space Invaders Deluxe
Space Panic
Sparkz
Speak & Rescue
Spectrum 2000
Spider-man: The Video Game
Spin Master
Spinal Breakers
Splat!
Splatter House
Spy Hunter
Stadium Hero '96
Star Castle
Star Force / MegaForce
Star Gladiator Episode I: Final Crusade
Star Guards
Star Trek
starblade
Stargate
Steel Force
Stone Ball
Storm Blade
Strategy X
Street Fighter
Street Fighter 3
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
Street Fighter: The Movie
Street Football
Street Hoop
Strider
Strike Fighter
Strikers 1945
Strikers 1945 II
Strikers 1945 III
Sunset Riders (2 Players ver EBD)
Super Cobra 
Super Contra
Super Cup Finals
Super Dodge Ball
Super Footbal Champ
Super High Impact
Super High Impact (football)
Super Pac-Man
Super Punch-Out!!
Super Qix
Super Sidekicks
Super Sidekicks 2
Super Sidekicks 3
Super Sidekicks 3 - The Next Glory
Super Spacefortress Macross
Super Spacefortress Macross
Super Spacefortress Macross 2
Superman
Super-X
Surprise Attack
T.N.K III
Tac/Scan
Tailgunner
Taito cup finals
Taito Power Goal
Tapper
Tapper (Simpsons)
Task Force Harrier
Tecmo Bowl
Tecmo World Soccer '96
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time
Tekken
Tekken 2
Tekken 3
Tempest
Tengai
The Astyanax 
The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy
The Crystal of Kings
The Gladiator / Road of the Sword / Shen Jian
The King of Dragons
The King of Dragons
The King of Fighters 2000
The King of Fighters 2001
The King of Fighters 2002
The King of Fighters 2003
The King of Fighters '94
The King of Fighters '95
The King of Fighters '96
The King of Fighters '97
The King of Fighters '98 - The Slugfest
The King of Fighters '99 - Millennium Battle
The Last Blade /Batumatsu Roman - Gekka no Kenshi
The Last Blade 2 /Batumatsu Roman -Dai Ni Maku Gekka no Kenshi
The Legend of Silkroad
The Outfoxies
The Real Ghostbusters
The Speed Rumbler
The Ultimate 11 - The SNK Football Championship
thief
Thrash Rally
Three Wonders
Thunder Cross
Thunder Cross 2
Thunder Dragon
Thunder Dragon 2
Thunder Hoop
thunder Zone
Timber
Time Killers
Time Pilot 
Time Pilot '84
Time Soldiers
Toobin'
Top Gunner (rotary bootleg)
Top Gunner (vector)
Top Hunter - Roddy & Cathy
Total Carnage
Touchdown Fever
Touchdown Fever 2
Toukidenshou - Angel Eyes
Track & Field
Trick Trap
Trog
Tron
Truxton
Tube Panic
Turkey Shoot
Turret Tower
Twin Cobra
Twin Eagle
Twin Hawk
U.N. Defense Force: Earth Joker
Uncle Fester's Quest: The Addams Family
Undercover Cops
Us vs. Them
Vamf x1/2
Vampire Savior 2: The Lord of the Vampire
Vandyke
Vanguard
Vapor Trail
Varth: Operation Thunderstorm
Vasara
Vasara 2
Vendetta
Venture
Versus Net Soccer
Victory
Victory Road
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
Vigilante
Violent Storm
Viper Phase
Virtua Bowling
Virtua Fighter 
Vs. Excitebike
Vs. Super Mario Bros
Vulcan Venture
War Gods
War of Bug
War of the Worlds
Wardner
Warrior Blade
Warriors of Fate
Wild Fang / Tecmo Knight
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
Willow
Windjammers
Wivern Wings
Wizard Fire
Wizard of Wor
Wrestle War
WWF Superstars
WWF: Wrestlemania
Xenophobe
Xevious
Xevious 3D
X-Men (2 Player)
X-Men Vs. Street Fighter
X-Men: Children of the Atom
XX Mission
Xybots
Yie Ar Kung Fu
Zaxxon
Zektor
Zero Team
Zero Team 2000
Zero Wing
Zwackery

[WakiMiko]

Drop Bee Storm
Add Dai-Ou-Jou 

[yotsuya]

specfire,

Are you still looking for games to add to your list? If you are still looking for suggestions let me know as I have a list of about 600-700 games that are more or less decent. If not, then all good!

I don't know the limitations of Mala, but this seems like a good case to have multiple lists:
1. Favs or Popular or Top XX or whatever you want to call it
2. And one for everything else.

Why ask?  Just post them.  I'd like to see them and everyone's list.

Sounds good... Here is my list I've been working on. A few might not have made it and few that did will probably come off. Obviously not all top tier games, but some good obscure ones too. YMMV. 734.

<SNIP>

Except for all the fighting games, we have very similar tastes, my friend. 

[lamprey]

Drop Bee Storm
Add Dai-Ou-Jou 

Added!

[bulbousbeard]

http://www.mamedb.com/top/votes

[knightrdrx]

some of my friends that came over didn't even pay attention to my cabinet. so do it for yourself.  I had my older sister come check it out who one day. She is the reason we had an Atari growing up  and I was surprised she couldn't remember the name of Galaga. I made sure I got the settings for Centipede and Tempest (2 of her favorites) just right and she didn't play them.  My friends are certainly not calling me now saying can I come over and play a game?  I think they are jealous.

[lisowskikevin]

Star Wars is unplayable with a standard arcade simple joystick. You might want to rethink that one in your list unless you have a suitable yoke.

[Malenko]

Star Wars is unplayable with a standard arcade simple joystick. You might want to rethink that one in your list unless you have a suitable yoke.

-Current Controller layout limiting games:
---Star Wars: currently use a trackball which sucks, but will be installing an analog stick (smallish but high resolution one from a synthesizer)

[lisowskikevin]

Star Wars is unplayable with a standard arcade simple joystick. You might want to rethink that one in your list unless you have a suitable yoke.

-Current Controller layout limiting games:
---Star Wars: currently use a trackball which sucks, but will be installing an analog stick (smallish but high resolution one from a synthesizer)

Well I'll just shut up now

[dashingw]

Drop Bee Storm
Add Dai-Ou-Jou 

Added!

Your missing 4 decent games that I can see,

Astro Blaster
Mappy
Nightmare in the Dark
The Pit

[Malenko]

Well I'll just shut up now

hahaha, nah just showing you that he addressed it. It was in the middle of page one so I can see how you missed it. 

[lamprey]

Drop Bee Storm
Add Dai-Ou-Jou 

Added!

Your missing 4 decent games that I can see,

Astro Blaster
Mappy
Nightmare in the Dark
The Pit

Humm, I had an auto recovery on my excel file a while back, that might have caused me to lose Nightmare in the dark. Great game. I'm making sure that gets back on my list. I'll have to review those others. I think Mappy and Astro Blaster may have fallen off too.

[harveybirdman]

Mirax, Cotton,  and Xexex are ones I'd have dude.

Although Haze would say the Japanese version of Xexex is the one to grab.

[specfire]

Thanks for all of the awesome suggestions.  I'm a bit overwhelmed but will be adding many of the games. 

I do use MaLa and multiple curated category lists, I was just looking for the "master List" since no one who uses my cabinet (other than me) has any patience to check other lists or scroll through more than a short list (60+ "ish")   That's why my "one" list spans many different eras and genres.

Lamprey, man oh man, you have just added hours and hours to my game-list task

Real life has been getting in the way, but I will be back at this over the next three-four weeks.

[lisowskikevin]

This kind of brings up a great discussion......what is an appropriate number of games for your MAME cabinet? Whats a good number that is not overwhelming for yourself and guests to scroll through?

I current have about 100 and I find them very easy to navigate through inside of Hyperspin. I don't think that I would go much higher than 110 but how many games does everyone else have?

[harveybirdman]

Its all about the audience.  For me, I have nearly 1300. Do I play them all regularly? No chance. But I have played them at least once or twice as sort of an arcade anthropology adventure. Helps me recommend games to people on here and help guys remember a specific game they may not remember the name of.

I have had causal gamer guests become overwhelmed with my Mala navigation though so I do think the two hundred or so list that dgame put together a year or more back might be optimal for a situation like that.

[dashingw]

This kind of brings up a great discussion......what is an appropriate number of games for your MAME cabinet? Whats a good number that is not overwhelming for yourself and guests to scroll through?

I current have about 100 and I find them very easy to navigate through inside of Hyperspin. I don't think that I would go much higher than 110 but how many games does everyone else have?

My Favorites list is 262, thats about all the best games that I recognise from when I was a Juvenile Deliquent !! LOL