The Rommies

[menace]

As with any awards show, its not about technical competence, skillfull behind the seens work or masterful presentation, its all about popularity

therefore just for the helluv it I would like to start the nominations for the ROMMIES.  The categories will include:

1. best maze game
2. best scrolling shooter (side as well as top to bottom)
3. best sports themed game
4. best 2 person simultaneous playing game
5. best fighter
6. best artwork on an original cab
7. best driving game
8. best platform game
9. Non-Scrolling Shooters
10. Vector
11. Game that drove you to MAME


You can vote once per category and no need to justify your choice.  A game can be input for multiple categories.  i will tabulate and anounce the winners at the end of march.   I will accept new category suggestions until the end of this week and edit original post to suit.

( i thought it would be neat to see what other people's favs are cause I'm getting bored of showing the same games when people come over )

My pics:
1.  ms. pacman
2. 1943
3. taito power goal
4. jackal (or top gunner)
5. mortal kombat
7. ironman stewart's offroad
8. mr. do's castle


edit added 9 and 10 and 11

9. gyruss?
10. star wars
11. Rygar

[Minwah]

Just one question, how come no. 6 best artwork?  Doesn't really fit in with the other 'best game type x' categories??

Good idea btw, I need a while to decide on my mine

[menace]

hmmm good point --thought it would be good to branch a little--I think i'll scratch it

[Minwah]

hmmm good point --thought it would be good to branch a little--I think i'll scratch it

Don't get me wrong the question is an interesting one, just felt it didn't suit the other ones...

Perhaps a category to add could be 'best 3-4 person simultaneous playing game'?

Edit: another thing, atm the 'fighter' category includes versus and scrolling games, perhaps this could be broken into 2 categories?

[APFelon]

1. best maze game
2. best scrolling shooter (side as well as top to bottom)
3. best sports themed game
4. best 2 person simultaneous playing game
5. best fighter
6. Stricken from the record
7. best driving game
8. best platform game

I will start off the nominations, but I don't think anyone will agree with my choices. Are these supposed to be games that are actually emulated and playable in an emulator? My arcade experience ends in 1999, so I probably won't nominate games with the best graphics, etc.

1. Dig Dug, the "unmaze" game. It has the qualities of a maze game, but it isn't a maze game-- as I have read before, the player makes the maze for the monsters! Still playable after all these years.

2. I never liked these, but I would like to nominate Darius because of the "experience" one had when playing the three screen cabinets. The music was wonderful!

3. NFL Blitz. Great barroom game.

4. Mortal Kombat. Back in the day, there was such a community built around this game, it was a joy to play one on one against another player or an old nemesis.

5. Virtua Fighter II. Upon it's release, it was the most technical fighting game around. I would love to have one in my home one day. While the series got more detailed and complex over the years, Virtua Fighter II is the grand daddy.

7. San Francisco Rush 2049. I have never been so addicted to a driver before. Great fun, ESPECIALLY playing it in a large bank of people.

8. J. J. Squalkers. Laugh if you must, but I think it is a great classic platformer that gets it all right.

APf

[Trenchbroom]

1.  Ms. Pacman--always been the best, although if Dig Dug is nominated then I think Mr. Do should get a fair shake, too!

2.  Dodonpachi (schmups are the greatest games ever BTW).  Would Metal Slug be considered a "side scrolling shooter"?  Tough choice between Dodonpachi and MS3.

3.  Excitebike--easy.

4.  Money Idol Exchanger (yes, that's not a typo)

5.  Street Fighter II:  World Warriors

6.  Nada

7.  APB--overlooked gem!

8.  Donkey Kong-the originator.

[hyiu]

ok... here are my choices..... hmmm.... tough choices...

1. best maze game

ok... I have a tie on this one....

I like guantlet.... but I also like this game...
(damm... forgot the name now...)
you're driving a little race car inside the maze.... you have to avoid the other cars trying to crash into you and the holes... and you can "fart" or blow out smoke behind you.... somehow I just love hearing that music..... (and on the side of the screen... you have that whole map.. and you're just 1 dot...)
haa haa... I like that game.....

2. best scrolling shooter (side as well as top to bottom)

shooter.... Robotron ?!?!... its not scrolling... but its a shooter... the music (if you want to call that sound effect music) will just give you a headache if you turn it up and keep playing... yet... so addicting.... this is my choice for shooter...

ps: I know snaaake's choice for this one... he likes that "cadicallic and dinaosoular" game... haaa haa....

3. best sports themed game

what else ??... hyper olympics !!!... haaa haaa......

4. best 2 person simultaneous playing game

metal slug....
(the punisher comes in next.... very close....)

5. best fighter

super street fighter 2 plus...
the one that E.Honda can have a double headbutt as super...
I pick that cos I'm pretty good at that... haaa haa....

6. Stricken from the record
7. best driving game

burning rubber.... well.... can it be considered a driving game ?? it uses joystick to drive.. haaa haa....

8. best platform game

what is platform game ?  ok... I'll pass on this one....

[s4tay]

hyiu - you're driving a little race car inside the maze.... you have to avoid the other cars trying to crash into you and the holes... and you can "fart" or blow out smoke behind you.... somehow I just love hearing that music..... (and on the side of the screen... you have that whole map.. and you're just 1 dot...)

I believe the game you describe is called Rally-X.

[hyiu]

yes... that's it.... New Rally-X....

I think that's exactly the one....

[Stingray]

1. best maze game
2. best scrolling shooter (side as well as top to bottom)
3. best sports themed game
4. best 2 person simultaneous playing game
5. best fighter
6. best artwork on an original cab
7. best driving game
8. best platform game

I'd like to propose two more catagories:

9) Non-Scrolling Shooters
10) Vector

1) Ms. Pac-Man
2) Defender
3) Coors Light Bowling (no really, I'm serious)
4) Joust
5) Primal Rage
6)
7) Rally X
8 ) Lode Runner

9) Dead tie between Galaga & Centepede.
10) Tempest

-S

[Minwah]

2. best scrolling shooter (side as well as top to bottom)

shooter.... Robotron ?!?!... its not scrolling... but its a shooter... the music (if you want to call that sound effect music) will just give you a headache if you turn it up and keep playing... yet... so addicting.... this is my choice for shooter...

ps: I know snaaake's choice for this one... he likes that "cadicallic and dinaosoular" game... haaa haa....

I agree with Stingray for a category of non-scrolling shooters - Robotron doesn't fit in anywhere as is.  Plus IMO Cadillacs & Dinosaurs wouldn't fit here, but in 'fighters' - see my earlier point...

[Nailz]

1. Ms. Pac-Man
2. Forgotten Worlds
3. 720
4. Metal Slug (any)
5. Street Fighter 2

7. Spy Hunter
8. Super Mario Bros.
9. Galaga
10. Omega Race

11. Pac-Man

[TalkingOctopus]

1. Run Run Mr Do
2. Metal Slug X
3. NBA Jam
4. puzzle bobble 2 (neo-geo)
5. Marvel Vs Capcom
7. Excite bike
8. Bubble Bobble

[Oldskool]

1. best maze game - Ms. Pac Man
2. best scrolling shooter - Defender
3. best sports themed game - Arch Rivals
4. best 2 person simultaneous playing game - Joust
5. best fighter - Karate Champ
7. best driving game - Ivan Stewart's Offroad
8. best platform game -
9. non-scrolling shooters - Galaga / Galaxian / Phoenix  (I can't decide....)
10. vector - Gravitar
11. Game that drove you to MAME - Defender  (Even though I suck at it.)

[Dartful Dodger]

1. best maze game
    Bagman

2. best scrolling shooter (side as well as top to bottom)
    Dragon Breed

3. best sports themed game
    I'm blanking on the name, but it's a decathalon/olympic game where you have to wildly hit the buttons to run fast(this game, although great fun, will be banned on my cabinet) -- Track and Field

4. best 2 person simultaneous playing game
    Super Sprint - (I know it's a 3 person deal with it)

5. best fighter
    Karate Champ

6. best artwork on an original cab

7. best driving game
    Spy Hunter -- San Francisco Rush 2049
    *I didn't realize 2049 was old enough to be voted on.

8. best platform game
    Elevator Action (I'm not sure what a platform is, but this game needs to be somewhere in my best list)

9. non-scrolling shooters

10. vector
      Star Wars

11. Game that drove you to MAME
      Fast Freddie
(A friend bought a cab with all the games I ever played in it, except for Fast Freddie. We didn't know what Mame was until I did a search on Fast Freddie and Arcade OS... and I eventually found this site)

[APFelon]

My addendum:

9. Gyruss

10. Warrior

APf

[RacerX]

1. best maze game
2. best scrolling shooter (side as well as top to bottom)
3. best sports themed game
4. best 2 person simultaneous playing game
5. best fighter
6. Stricken from the record
7. best driving game
8. best platform game
9. Non-Scrolling Shooters
10. Vector
11. Game that drove you to MAME


1.  Amazing Maze - I never was a Pac-man fan, and this game is fun to play with a chick.  Just let her win.  
2.  Total Carnage - Blow lots of stuff up.
3.  NFL Blitz - I spent a lot of money on this one playing against my buds a few years back at a local bar.
4.  Twin Eagle - Used to play this one with my college roommate at the mall.
5.  Karate Champ - It's the first and only one that I could ever play worth a crap.
7.  Pole Position - It's the first sit down game that I ever played.  I loved it.
8.  Contra - Not a fan of platform games, but I used to like to play this one once in awhile.
9.  Galaga - is this what is meant by a non-scrolling shooter?
10.  Asteroids - 'nuf said.
11.  Galaga

[NoOne=NBA=]

1. best maze game - Rally X
2. best scrolling shooter - 1941
3. best sports themed game - Atari Football 4-P
4. best 2 person simultaneous playing game - Blasteroids
5. best fighter - Karate Champ
6. best artwork on an original cab - Crystal Castles Loved that Cab / Wacko (Most interesting cab style)
7. best driving game - Hard Drivin'
8. best platform game - Donkey Kong
9. Non-Scrolling Shooters - Robotron
10. Vector - Star Trek
11. Game that drove you to MAME - Crazy Climber

[namzep]

1. Pac Man
2. 1942
3. NBA Jam
4. Gauntlet
5. Street Fighter II: Championship Edition
7. Ivan "Iron Man" Stewart's Super Off-Road
8. Snow Bros.
9. Galaga
10. Star Wars
11. any number of classics including Pac Man, Mr. Do!, Gauntlet, Galaga, etc..

[paigeoliver]

1. Pac-Man
2. Time Pilot
3. Clutch Hitter, but it isn't in Mame, so Neo Turf Masters
4. Money Puzzle Exchanger
5. Streetfighter 2: The World Warrior
6. Kangaroo
7. Road Blasters
8. Super Mario Bros 3 (Playchoice)
9. Galaga 88
10. Speed Freak, as it contains the only known instance of vector cows ever on an arcade screen.
11. No game drove me to Mame, but the first game I ever played in Mame was Datsun 280ZZZAP because it was a really small download.

[Stingray]

11. Pac-Man & Ms. Pac man. Those were the first two games I ever downloaded for MAME and I still play them at least as often as anything else.

-S

[bionicbadger]

1. best maze game - Gauntlet
2. best scrolling shooter - Time Pilot
3. best sports themed game - Track and Field or NBA Jam
4. best 2 person simultaneous playing game - Atari Football
5. best fighter - Mortal Kombat
7. best driving game - Atari Sprint
8. best platform game - Super Mario Bros.
9. Non-Scrolling Shooters - Smash TV
10. Vector - Star Wars
11. Game that drove you to MAME - Black Dragon

[chopps]

1. best maze game - Gauntlet
2. best scrolling shooter - 1942
3. best sports themed game - Mat Mania
4. best 2 person simultaneous playing game - Mario Bros
5. best fighter - Kung Fu Master
7. best driving game - Bump N Jump
8. best platform game - Wonder Boy
9. Non-Scrolling Shooters - Gyruss
10. Vector - Tempest
11. Game that drove you to MAME - Black Tiger

[Teknique]

1. best maze game- Gauntlet II
2. best scrolling shooter (side as well as top to bottom)- Quartet
3. best sports themed game- (avoided like the plague)
4. best 2 person simultaneous playing game 1943
5. best fighter- MK3 (never got into these)
6. best artwork on an original cab - (too busy playing them to notice)
7. best driving game- Super Sprint
8. best platform game - (unsure of category type) Shinobi
9. Non-Scrolling Shooters- Galaga
10. Vector- Star Wars
11. Game that drove you to MAME- Gauntlet II

[krick]

1. best maze game - Smash TV (there's a room-to-room maze aspect to it)
2. best scrolling shooter - 1942
3. best sports themed game - Smash TV (it's the sport of the future, like in "The Running Man")
4. best 2 person simultaneous playing game - Smash TV
5. best fighter - Mortal Kombat 3
6. there is NO rule 6
7. best driving game - San Francisco Rush 2049
8. best platform game - Contra
9. best non-scrolling shooter - Smash TV
10. best vector - Boxing Bugs
11. the game that drove you to MAME - Smash TV

[SNAAAKE]

1.
2.Mars matrix
3.Virtua striker 2(JUST try)
4.Cadillacs and dinosaurs(3P = even better)
5.Street fighter alpha 2
6.Xmen cota(magneto sideart is too kewl for school)
7.San Francisco Rush 2049
8.Metal slug
9.
10.
11. Cadillacs and dinosaurs of course(even the actual jamma board is very rare)