Do you guys play console games on your cabs?

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leapinlew:
Old school consoles, like Atari joystick games, work well on an arcade game. Atari Combat is a fun 2 player game to me (I don't think many others care for it because I can never find someone to play against). Most of the Atari games have a short play span. Even games that I could play forever like Space Invaders and Pac-Man aren't games I'd play for 30 minutes straight nowadays. I had a problem with the Atari emulator closing up and returning back to the front end, and the mapping the game select, difficulty, reset to arcade buttons, so I gave up trying to include them.

Eventually I setup a Raspberry Pi to emulate consoles, a handheld to emulate handhelds, and I keep my arcade games on my cabinet.

Fursphere:
There were full arcade machines that played NES, SNES, Genesis, and (wait for it) Neo Geo games! The NES and SNES consoles had arcade controllers too (NES Advantage / SNES Super Advantage)

Anything that uses digital controls works well enough on arcade controls. Its when you get into analog controls things go a little sideways (late PS1, N64... that era). Especially dual stick analog control games.

The problem is console games are often significantly longer in play time, so standing 'up' at the arcade controls might not be awesome after a long while.

I have everything on my cabinet. And I have a semi-conceled drawer that pulls out with light guns and wireless xbox controllers if I'm in the mood.

Long story short. Do what makes you happy.

Xiaou2:
Some of my Favorite Computer and Console games...
That would be good on an Arcade Machine

Sega Genesis - 16t (16 tons)
Sega Genesis - Zany Golf
Sega Genesis - Thunderforce II
Sega Genesis - Target Earth
Sega Genesis - Ghost Hunter (Zhuo Gui Da Shi)
Sega Genesis - Batman
Sega Genesis - Rambo III
Sega Genesis - The Revenge of Shinobi
Sega Genesis - Castle Of Illusion

Super Nintendo - Contra III The Alien Wars

Playstation - Rayman
Playstation - Ridge Racer (Additional gamplay features, not in the Arcade)
Playstation - Rage Racer

Playstation 2 - Guitar Hero (Series) Need a Guitar Controller for best Results

Sega Master System - Shooting Gallery (Best Lightgun game ever made, hands down)
Sega Master System - Missile Defense 3D (Lightgun + 3d glasses)
Sega Master System - Zillion
Sega Master System - Astro Warrior

Atari Lynx - California Games (the "BMX" game. Surfing is fun too)

Atari 2600 - Combat
Atari 2600 - Hockey
Atari 2600 - Frogs and Flies (I think I recall that being fun against others)

===== Computer Games =====

Amiga - Battle Squadron

C64 - Raid Over Moscow (read how to get out of Hanger, or you may get frustrated)
C64 - Bruce Lee
C64 - The Last V8 (First stage is fantastic. The 2nd isnt. Controls are very hard to master. Awesome Music. Psychologically Powerful)
C64 - Astro Panic
C64 - Miami Ice

X680000 - Thunderforce II

PC - Mini Car Racing (EGames)
PC - Platypus (Claymation Shmup, by Anthony Flack)

Rick:

--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on September 02, 2025, 05:02:55 am ---C64 - Raid Over Moscow (read how to get out of Hanger, or you may get frustrated)
C64 - Bruce Lee
C64 - The Last V8 (First stage is fantastic. The 2nd isnt. Controls are very hard to master. Awesome Music. Psychologically Powerful)
C64 - Astro Panic
C64 - Miami Ice

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I would like to add the following to the C64 list:

C64 - Paradroid
C64 - Impossible Mission and Impossible Mission II
C64 - H.E.R.O.
C64 - Lode Runner
C64 - California Games
C64 - Hacker and Hacker II
C64 - Archon and Archon II: Adept

PL1:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on September 01, 2025, 08:55:08 am ---Atari Combat is a fun 2 player game to me (I don't think many others care for it because I can never find someone to play against).

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There are several hacked/homebrew versions like "Combat AI" that run on Atari 2600 hardware/emulators where P2 is controlled by the computer.

Scott

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