Please sanitise my horizontal game list

[Jimbo]

Hey guys

So I'm finishing up my dedicated horizontal (15Khz low res only) groovymame/CRT cab with the following games.

Cab has a 2 player control panel, with 8-way joysticks and 3 buttons per player.  I'm not particularly into fighters and I'm not really interested in putting anything more recent than early to mid nineties on there.  Trying to keep all games running at their original resolution/refresh rates.

Are there any obvious gems I'm missing?


64th. Street - A Detective Story
88 Games
Air Buster
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
Alien Storm
Alien Syndrome
Aliens
Altered Beast
Athena
Avenging Spirit
Bad Dudes vs. Dragonninja
Battle Rangers
Bay Route
Berzerk
Big Karnak
Bionic Commando
Black Heart
Black Tiger
Block Hole
Bosconian
Break Thru
Boogie Wings
Bubble Bobble
Bubbles
Buck Rogers
Bucky O'Hare
Cadash
Carrier Air Wing
Caveman Ninja
China Gate
Choplifter
Chuka Taisen
Cloak & Dagger
Columns
Crime City
Demon's World
Don Doko Don
Dragon Breed
Dragon Buster
Double Dragon
Dyna Gear
E-Swat - Cyber Police
E.D.F. : Earth Defense Force
Elevator Action
Express Raider
Final Fight
Gauntlet
Gauntlet II
Ghosts'n Goblins
Ghouls'n Ghosts
Golden Axe
Gradius III
Green Beret
Gun Force II
Gunforce
Hat Trick
Haunted Castle
Hellfire
Hyper Sports
In The Hunt
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Jail Break
Joe & Mac Returns
Joust
Jungle King
Karnov
Keith Courage In Alpha Zones
Kid Niki
Klax
Kung-Fu Master
Liquid Kids
Lode Runner
Magic Sword: Heroic Fantasy
Magical Cat Adventure
Mega Twins
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Momoko 120%
Moon Patrol
Mouse Trap
Mr Do's Wild Ride
Mystic Riders
Mystic Warriors
Nemesis
Nemo
NewZealand Story, The
Ordyne
P-47 - The Phantom Fighter
Pac-Land
Pang
Parodius DA!
Penguin-Kun Wars
Pepper II
Pig Out: Dine Like a Swine!
Pitfall II
Prehistoric Isle in 1930
Psycho-Nics Oscar
Puzzle Bobble
Quartet
R-Type
R-Type II
R-Type Leo
Raiga - Strato Fighter
Rainbow Islands
Rally X
Rambo III
Rastan
Risky Challenge
Robocop
Robocop 2
Robotron
Rod-Land
Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder 2
Rygar
Saboten Bombers
Saint Dragon
Salamander
Secret Agent
Shadow Dancer
Shinobi
Side Arms - Hyper Dyne
Silkworm
Sky Kid
Snow Bros. - Nick & Tom
Snow Bros. 2 - With New Elves
Space Harrier
Spelunker
Strider
Sunset Riders
Super Dodge Ball
Super Pang
Super Sidekicks
Surprise Attack
TeddyBoy Blues
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tehkan World Cup
Terra Force
Tetris
The Real Ghostbusters
The Simpsons
Thunder Cross
Thunder Cross II
Thunder Hoop
Thunder Zone
Tiger Road
Toki
Track & Field
Trojan
Tumble Pop
U.N. Squadron
U.S. Championship V'ball
Vs. Excite Bike
Vs. Super Mario Bros.
Wardner
Willow
Wizard of Wor
Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair
Wonder Boy in Monster Land
World Rally
X Multiply
X-Men
Xain'd Sleena
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Zero Wing
Zookeeper


Thanks

James

[Zeosstud]

Frenzy, if you have Berserk..

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[Zeosstud]

Qix..

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[Zeosstud]

Mario Bros.

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[Zeosstud]

Popeye

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[Jimbo]

Aha, Mario Bros and Frenzy - thanks! 

I think Qix is vertical?

And Popeye is med-res?   I have a 15Khz CRT and am trying to keep original resolutions/refresh rates etc.  Will update the first post! 

[javeryh]

Bank Panic and Flicky are two awesome games I don't see on your list.  I also really like Thief but make sure to get the samples from Mr. Do's website.

[Zeosstud]

Thief for sure.. Played some of that just last night!!

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[Jimbo]

Thanks guys - all added.  Never even heard of Thief before!   

[javeryh]

Thanks guys - all added.  Never even heard of Thief before!   

Thief is so much fun with the audio commentary in the background.  Gives it a perfect feel.

[Jimbo]

Just had a play... how I never heard of this I have no idea... great fun!

[markc74]

If you like strider then Osman is worth putting on as it's basically an updated version. It's lateish 90s but runs at 240p

Metro cross is awesome. Should be in there.

I'm sure there's a few others I've missed. I'll have to switch my Blip cab on (when I finish painting my pinball!)

[csnow]

Aha, Mario Bros and Frenzy - thanks! 

I think Qix is vertical?

And Popeye is med-res?   I have a 15Khz CRT and am trying to keep original resolutions/refresh rates etc.  Will update the first post! 

Popeye came with a 15khz standard resolution Sanyo EZV

[Jimbo]

So it did!   Thanks - will add it - wonder why I thought it was med res? 

[Haze]

So it did!   Thanks - will add it - wonder why I thought it was med res? 

It runs in interlace mode, which effectively doubles the vertical resolution, but makes the thing migraine inducing flickery to look at.

Most emulators, including MAME, are still cheating when it comes to interlace games and running them as if they were genuinely twice the vertical resolution, rather than rendering alternating fields and reproducing the ugly flicker / artefacting.

This will change one day, but for now that's how it is.

A lot of Namco 3D games used the same interlace modes, as did early Midway stuff (Tapper etc.)  Sega were one of the few to use genuine medium resolution monitors and invest in the significantly higher spec hardware needed to power them (they basically have to draw almost twice as many pixels)

[Jimbo]

So it did!   Thanks - will add it - wonder why I thought it was med res? 

It runs in interlace mode, which effectively doubles the vertical resolution, but makes the thing migraine inducing flickery to looks at.

Most emulators, including MAME, are still cheating when it comes to interlace games and running them as if they were genuinely twice the vertical resolution, rather than rendering alternating fields and reproducing the ugly flicker / artefacting.

This will change one day, but for now that's how it is.

A lot of Namco 3D games used the same interlace modes, as did early Midway stuff (Tapper etc.)  Sega were one of the few to use genuine medium resolution monitors and invest in the significantly higher spec hardware needed to power them (they basically have to draw almost twice as many pixels)

Ah right, - interesting, thanks for the explanation. So as I understand it, mame (and groovymame) will render Popeye in med res, so wouldn't work on my 15Khz monitor?

[csnow]

You might want to reconsider Ghosts'n Goblins & Ghouls'n Ghosts.  Those are 4-way controller and will be extremely frustrating to play on an 8-way controller.  They are insanely difficult as it is with the correct controller and probably unbearable with an 8-way.  There may be other 4-ways on your list but those two caught my eye as they are period favorites of mine.

[Jimbo]

Heh thanks - I'm actually used to it with an 8-way joystick, that's all I've ever played it with!    Plus I don't have room for a dedicated 4-way horizontal cab too... but I do get your point, thanks. 

[Malenko]

Elevator Action II and Battle toads for sure.

You might want to look into the neogeo library, since you arent into the fighting games, there are a lot of neogeo titles that only use 2 or 3 buttons (Andro Dunos, Pulstar , and Blazing Star for example all only use 2 buttons) and you can play the vertical shmup Strikers 1945 Plus since it was adapted to a horizontal output for the NeoGeo release.

[javeryh]

Elevator Action II and Battle toads for sure.

You might want to look into the neogeo library, since you arent into the fighting games, there are a lot of neogeo titles that only use 2 or 3 buttons (Andro Dunos, Pulstar , and Blazing Star for example all only use 2 buttons) and you can play the vertical shmup Strikers 1945 Plus since it was adapted to a horizontal output for the NeoGeo release.

Threads like this are killing me... there are so many games I've never even heard of that I want to try!  Just when I think my game lists are finished I have to go back in and add stuff...

[Jimbo]

Thanks I'll try out those neogeo games.  Love me a good shooter    Never even heard of Elevator Action 2... looks interesting too. 

[bobbyb13]

Elevator Action II and Battle toads for sure.

You might want to look into the neogeo library, since you arent into the fighting games, there are a lot of neogeo titles that only use 2 or 3 buttons (Andro Dunos, Pulstar , and Blazing Star for example all only use 2 buttons) and you can play the vertical shmup Strikers 1945 Plus since it was adapted to a horizontal output for the NeoGeo release.

Threads like this are killing me... there are so many games I've never even heard of that I want to try!  Just when I think my game lists are finished I have to go back in and add stuff...

I haven't had any time to play anything in a while and I now have a notebook that I scribble games in to try next time I can turn a machine on.

Even with the "No Filler" edit it seems there is still a pile I will never live long enough to try all of.
 

[Jimbo]

Elevator Action II and Battle toads for sure.

You might want to look into the neogeo library, since you arent into the fighting games, there are a lot of neogeo titles that only use 2 or 3 buttons (Andro Dunos, Pulstar , and Blazing Star for example all only use 2 buttons) and you can play the vertical shmup Strikers 1945 Plus since it was adapted to a horizontal output for the NeoGeo release.

Threads like this are killing me... there are so many games I've never even heard of that I want to try!  Just when I think my game lists are finished I have to go back in and add stuff...

I haven't had any time to play anything in a while and I now have a notebook that I scribble games in to try next time I can turn a machine on.

Even with the "No Filler" edit it seems there is still a pile I will never live long enough to try all of.
 

Heh I wouldn't worry about it too much, everyone knows actually playing the games is massively over-rated!

[Malenko]

Heh I wouldn't worry about it too much, everyone knows actually playing the games is massively over-rated!

You guys quoted me before I could go back and edit in Metrocross :p

[bobbyb13]

Heh I wouldn't worry about it too much, everyone knows actually playing the games is massively over-rated!

You guys quoted me before I could go back and edit in Metrocross :p

And...

Another to add to the list!

My word do I need to get this cabinet finished.
Sorry...
Playable.