Author Topic: Games for wife to play? (Read 11239 times)

bdsjake · « **on:** May 27, 2004, 01:12:58 pm »

Beyond the classics like Centipede or Ms. Pac-man, what can I introduce the wife too to keep her interested in the mame cab?

I've shown her tetris of course, and puzzle bobble. She found and loves timber (Why I can't guess, but hey if she loves it....) and she played burgertime II all the way to the end I think.

what other games do the wives/girlfriends like?

Edit: anyone play Zuma Deluxe on a cab? (I guess with trackball?) Wife loves that game!

thanks,

simplygriff · « **Reply #1 on:** May 27, 2004, 01:19:54 pm »

My wife loves a game called Toki. We used to play it all the time in the arcades around here.

Basically it's a platform game with a monkey spitting(shooting) his way through to save the princess. It's kinda difficult though but we've spent a ton of time playing it. Check it out if she likes platformers like Super Mario or Spyro. (Other of my Wife's Favorites.)

Mr. Dude · « **Reply #2 on:** May 27, 2004, 01:34:23 pm »

Puzzle Bobble is a definate favorite of my Wife's too. She also likes Capcom Bowling (if you have a track ball) and she loves Pretty Soldier Sailor moon (cause she looks like Sailor Jupiter).

Witchboard · « **Reply #3 on:** May 27, 2004, 01:36:09 pm »

Hmm.. I guess Gals Panic is out of the question. ^_^

Any puzzle/level/shooter game is always a good way to start.

Pasqualz · « **Reply #4 on:** May 27, 2004, 02:26:25 pm »

This is a great thread for me becuase I'm just starting to build my cabinet and i need to get my wife to like it quickly or she'll endlessly complain about it!!!!
Back in tha day, Dig-Dug was very popular with the ladies because of the cute characters and the non-violent (well except for filling animals full of air and bursting them

theme, Also Paperboy was non-violent, but not sure how to use on MAME since you don't have the handlebar controller. My other thoughts are Popeye, Galaga, Asteroids, Mr. Do, Space Invaders.

BldnACab · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2004, 03:03:12 pm »

Q-Bert, Frogger

greywolf22 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2004, 03:16:06 pm »

Burger Time (my girlfriend always talks about that game) which had already been mentioned, Marble Madness, Tetris...

NoBonus · « **Reply #7 on:** May 27, 2004, 03:18:27 pm »

Don't all women love frogger and tetris?

menace · « **Reply #8 on:** May 27, 2004, 03:19:09 pm »

Around here its frogger, ms-pacman, gauntlet (although don't take the treasure all the time or they'll get surly

and Super mario land. Usually any two player game that I'm willing to coach her on is fun too since we can both play at the same time which she likes.

Thenasty · « **Reply #9 on:** May 27, 2004, 03:31:17 pm »

My wife only likes to play with me and she SUCKS

and I love it

As far as playing the cab, forget it, not a single game. She was not around the Arcades when she was younger. She was a nerd just SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL, what a nerd

Apollo · « **Reply #10 on:** May 27, 2004, 05:48:25 pm »

My wife likes to play "Chicken Shift" and "Burger Time" she also likes "Tapper"

AlanS17 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 27, 2004, 06:00:06 pm »

Quote from: Mr. Dude on May 27, 2004, 01:34:23 pm

Puzzle Bobble is a definate favorite of my Wife's too. She also likes Capcom Bowling (if you have a track ball) and she loves Pretty Soldier Sailor moon (cause she looks like Sailor Jupiter).

Your wife looks like Sailor Jupiter? Does she have any younger sisters???

paigeoliver · « **Reply #12 on:** May 27, 2004, 06:11:47 pm »

At my own personal arcade parties I have found the following games to be most popular with girls.

Out Run
Tetris
Uo Poko
Kangaroo
Frogger
Ms. Pac-Man

You might also want to note that I had dedicated Out Run and Kangaroo machines in the gameroom at the time, thus those titles made the list, while they likely would not have made the list on an all purpose mame machine.

I have also found that little girls (under 12 or so), really like Time Pilot and Jack the Giantkiller (or they might have just liked them because they were cocktails, I don't know, but girl children in general seem to ignore the uprights and gravitate towards the cocktails.

pmc · « **Reply #13 on:** May 27, 2004, 07:51:49 pm »

Columns (and II and III). Tetris-like. My wife loves it.

OSCAR · « **Reply #14 on:** May 27, 2004, 07:53:23 pm »

Her favorite game is my Mad Planets. She got pretty upset with me when I mentioned that I was going to sell that cab, but I was just joking around with her. Other than the "standard" girl games like Ms. Pac, Centipede, and Frogger, she also really likes Tapper and Bubbles. Bubbles is pretty fun, but you have to have a joystick with some resistance to it to play it correctly; Wico's are the best, but you can also play it pretty decent with a P360. Forget about playing it with a Super or other light joystick, it just doesn't play right.

Bomber · « **Reply #15 on:** May 27, 2004, 08:48:55 pm »

Add Pengo and Bubble Bobble to the list.

Brax · « **Reply #16 on:** May 27, 2004, 09:49:20 pm »

My girlfriend really likes Bomberman. Head to head games seem to go over best.

Besides, sometimes you just NEED to blow up your significant other!

Trenchbroom · « **Reply #17 on:** May 27, 2004, 10:20:48 pm »

For my wife:

Galaga (until we played doubles and I played for 30 min. on one quarter, doubling my personal best high score in one setting. She hasn't touched it since.)

Money Idol Exchanger

Flicky (obvious "chick" appeal to that one. Ha! I'm so funny!)

Super Mario Bros.

Dig Dug

Daniel270 · « **Reply #18 on:** May 27, 2004, 10:26:43 pm »

My wife plays several pretty heavily, particularly these:

Gyruss
Galaga
Galaxian
Centipede
Frogger

krick · « **Reply #19 on:** May 28, 2004, 01:31:59 am »

As far as classic games, my girlfriend really likes Venture and Ladybug.

In modern games, she likes the Mortal Kombat series.
She's nasty with Baraka and Cyrax.
Don't assume just because she's a girl that she won't enjoy kicking your ass in a good fighting game. Get her a move list and let her practice on you. You know what they say about a woman's memory. They're amazingly good at memorizing fatalities.

Oh, and she likes the PuzzleBobble/Bust-a-Move games too.

Sometimes, I can talk her into Smash TV because we can play simultaneously and it's a lot more fun that way.

big_garryb · « **Reply #20 on:** May 28, 2004, 03:31:26 am »

my missus likes: PANG

Although she prefers a bottle of wind and watching Friends......

MORE CAB PLAYING TIME FOR ME!!!!! nothing worse than trying to shift a woman off the cab to play for yourself...... they seem reluctant to get into it at first - but once hooked...... YOUR cab becomes OUR cab.....be afraid!

Mr. Dude · « **Reply #21 on:** May 28, 2004, 08:50:28 am »

Quote from: AlanS17 on May 27, 2004, 06:00:06 pm

Quote from: Mr. Dude on May 27, 2004, 01:34:23 pm
Puzzle Bobble is a definate favorite of my Wife's too. She also likes Capcom Bowling (if you have a track ball) and she loves Pretty Soldier Sailor moon (cause she looks like Sailor Jupiter).

Your wife looks like Sailor Jupiter? Does she have any younger sisters???

lol... unfortunately no. But if she did I would have sent them your way man. Another good game for the ladies is Mini Golf.

RayB · « **Reply #22 on:** May 28, 2004, 09:20:09 am »

Umm, I guess it depends on age, eh? I know women in their late 20's like Street Fighter II (they play with Chun Li).

As for the original poster's question about ZUMA Deluxe, it's funny but I thought the same thing. It would be great to play in a MAME cab. But it doesn't work with a Spinner (which would be the ideal controller for that game).

BTW you DID know that Zuma is a rip-off of an early 90's arcade game right? I can't for the life of me remember the name of it, but it played just like Zuma, with a spinner.

tep0583 · « **Reply #23 on:** May 28, 2004, 10:35:08 am »

Quote from: RayB on May 28, 2004, 09:20:09 am

Umm, I guess it depends on age, eh? I know women in their late 20's like Street Fighter II (they play with Chun Li).

HEY!!!

I play with Chun Li! (she kicks butt and usually the only chance I have against my brother and that damn Ryu....)

brained · « **Reply #24 on:** May 28, 2004, 12:56:27 pm »

My wife is a fan of:
Puzzle Bobble
Bubble Bobble
Bomberman
Tetris

Women seem to like puzzle games

SpamMe · « **Reply #25 on:** May 28, 2004, 04:36:56 pm »

Momoko 120%:
http://klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=8732

mugwump · « **Reply #26 on:** May 28, 2004, 04:44:30 pm »

The only game my wife will play on her own is Centipede. Her favorite two-player game is Marvel Superheroes but she gets in a serious snit if she's not allowed to play as The Hulk.

lostboy4480 · « **Reply #27 on:** May 30, 2004, 03:18:48 pm »

My wife can be found sneeking a few games of :

Toobin
Pang
Bubble Booble

johnpurs · « **Reply #28 on:** May 31, 2004, 08:47:51 am »

My wife really enjoys and is good at the following:

Robotron
Galaga
Puzzle Bobble/Bust a move
Pang
Ms Pacman
Tempest

bionicbadger · « **Reply #29 on:** May 31, 2004, 10:25:39 am »

My wife plays:

Frogger
Irritating maze
Super Puzzle fighter II
Uo Poko
(Ms.) Pac Man
Occasionally Stepmania

spidermonkey · « **Reply #30 on:** May 31, 2004, 12:37:20 pm »

Her current favs. are Plump Pop and 4 En-Raya. She's been plaing these two for about six months now. I must admit that 4En-Raya is pretty fun with two people.

Antix · « **Reply #31 on:** June 02, 2004, 08:32:04 pm »

Great thread

Im just getting started with my cab, and it will be nice if the wife can enjoy some games as well. I know that she likes Bubble bobble, especially if we both play, and she enjoys Trog as well.

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=T&game_id=10201

Again, better when we are both playing together.

Wotto · « **Reply #32 on:** June 02, 2004, 11:07:22 pm »

See if your wife would like to play hide the sausage !!!!!!!

Gameboy.au · « **Reply #33 on:** June 03, 2004, 06:53:51 am »

My wife thought that MAME was a stupid idea

Then I introduced her to Bubble Bobble and now she's right into it.

For some odd reason, she is constantly playing Super Mini Gem Fighter (a cute version of street fighter)

Guess it's not so stupid now........

SalmonKing · « **Reply #34 on:** June 03, 2004, 07:38:50 am »

Seem to be noticing a definite pattern here!

My missus likes to play :

- Galaga (she preferred the fast shoot variant that was in Mame up until recently...now I have to enable the cheat for her, which means her scores aren't saved....time to look at adding it back in the source!)
- Frogger
- Puzzle Bobble (all of them, but mainly 4)
- Trackball games (World Class Bowling, Shuffleshot & Shuuz)
- Beatmania (I set it up so half the controls are my side, half are on hers....makes it way easier to only have to remember 3 buttons, and can be a hell of a lot of fun!)

sTyLeS · « **Reply #35 on:** June 03, 2004, 01:36:34 pm »

The wifey definately likes to play Puzzle Bobble. We mainly play it head to head (and I whomp on her every time). We've also enjoyed playing Marble Madness head to head.
Other games that she'll play by herself:
Q-bert
Ms Pacman
Puyo Puyo (if you ever had a Sega Genesis, it's the same thing as Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine)

Tiger-Heli · « **Reply #36 on:** June 03, 2004, 02:51:36 pm »

Quote from: SalmonKing on June 03, 2004, 07:38:50 am

- Galaga (she preferred the fast shoot variant that was in Mame up until recently...now I have to enable the cheat for her, which means her scores aren't saved....time to look at adding it back in the source!)

I wish they hadn't removed that version either.

Easier options - it was removed in 0.79u1. Just install an older MAME that had it and make a shortcut to it and add the shortcut into your front end.

Hoagie_one · « **Reply #37 on:** June 03, 2004, 03:38:23 pm »

Aceldamor · « **Reply #38 on:** June 03, 2004, 04:18:10 pm »

Aside from the classics, my lady likes:

all the puzzle bobbles, buster bros (pang), quiz and dragons, marble madness, tetris, puzzle de pon, stuff like that.

There is another one that I can't remember the name of...it's a Neo Geo game that used a trackball and you got shocked if the puck touched the sides of the walls in the maze...

vputz · « **Reply #39 on:** June 03, 2004, 05:49:34 pm »

Do you mean "The Irritating Maze"? Talk about a game that lives up to its moniker! Actually looks pretty fun, but I'm lousy at it.

-->VPutz

bdsjake · « **Reply #40 on:** June 03, 2004, 06:07:13 pm »

thanks for all the good ideas guys!

Aceldamor · « **Reply #41 on:** June 03, 2004, 06:13:48 pm »

heh, you can make a game list in your fe for "The Wive's Games"

Luxury · « **Reply #42 on:** June 03, 2004, 07:59:26 pm »

None. (sigh)
She won't even touch the thing.

Apollo · « **Reply #43 on:** June 03, 2004, 08:28:38 pm »

He he I tried it for the first time ever last night and I'm very irritated!

melarky · « **Reply #44 on:** July 15, 2004, 03:56:27 pm »

That Zuma like arcade game that was mentioned in this thread earlier on, I think it is called Puzz Loop. If you like Zuma, you'll like that game.

Chris · « **Reply #45 on:** July 15, 2004, 04:23:52 pm »

Quote from: Gameboy.au on June 03, 2004, 06:53:51 am

For some odd reason, she is constantly playing Super Mini Gem Fighter (a cute version of street fighter)

Does that require a full 6-button Street Fighter layout?

NoOne=NBA= · « **Reply #46 on:** July 15, 2004, 04:46:46 pm »

My wife likes anything involving the light guns.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #47 on:** July 15, 2004, 04:59:57 pm »

My Sister likes Vs. DR. Mario, Frogger, Toobin, Bump 'n Jump, Gauntlet II, Asteroids, Mario Bros, and Joust. She will play Arch Rivals with me just to punch the other players. She won't shoot though

Same with some hockey games, she will just go around checking.
My ex-roommate's GF loved Bubble Bobble, Puzzle Bobble, Frogger.

I'd suggest puzzle games, tons of them in mame. Qix might be a good one to try. I think ther is a jezball type game too.

Most of those were mentioned already

Depending on the era you were brought up in maybe she would like sexy reaction

Actually, if you turn off the pr0n part of many of those mature puzzle games they are good puzzle games. Many have dipswitches to turn off the pr0n.

Genspec · « **Reply #48 on:** July 15, 2004, 11:30:35 pm »

I managed to convince my wife to have the cocktail in the family room by running Galaga and Galaxian.

I managed to convince her to have the upright in the family room by running Wonderboy.

She also likes Bubble Bobble.

My daughter prefers the SMS games that she remembers as a child, Alex Kidd and Sonic.

mattv · « **Reply #49 on:** July 16, 2004, 01:11:28 am »

The missus is right into the following
Tetris
Gallaga
Puzzle bobble (any version)
bubble bobble
Pinnikies
super gem fighter
pooyan??? (I never even knew this existed until I saw her playing it)
My neighbors and I are are tyring to get her into shadow over mustara as we need a 4th player.

SO yeah, some generalisations based on the responses in this thread
puzzle games = great
Most classics = great
cute / novelty games = OK
newer shoot em ups (raiden, etc etc) = not so much
fighters = not so much, some exceptions
beat em ups = not so much, except golden axe for some reason?
driving games = nope

sTyLeS · « **Reply #50 on:** July 16, 2004, 08:18:25 am »

I think the wife's new favorite is Puzz Loop. It used to be the standard Puzzle Bobble. But even I enjoy playing Puzz Loop with her every night.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #51 on:** July 16, 2004, 10:32:41 am »

Quote

pooyan??? (I never even knew this existed until I saw her playing it)

Oh man, this is an awesome game. I had this on my trash-80.

Chris · « **Reply #52 on:** July 16, 2004, 10:35:10 am »

Quote from: SirPoonga on July 16, 2004, 10:32:41 am

Quote
pooyan??? (I never even knew this existed until I saw her playing it)

Oh man, this is an awesome game. I had this on my trash-80.

I ruled this game on the C-64... I have a much harder time with the arcade version...

--Chris

Hooch · « **Reply #53 on:** July 16, 2004, 12:37:35 pm »

My wife enjoys playing the following games.
Galaga
Mrs. Pacman
Moon Patrol

I've tried getting her to play a few other games, but it's one of those things that if I try to get her to like it she will hate it. I have to sneakily get her to play it thinking she found it on her own.

mpm32 · « **Reply #54 on:** July 16, 2004, 01:32:59 pm »

Mine likes klax.


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