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Non-emulated games that are great in an a cabinet
Howard_Casto:
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ELITE.
Really bad game for a cabinet due to all the keys required. But such an awesome game I might have a keyboard available in my cab purely for this game. ;D
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Yeah unfortunately this goes back to my original theory that the only games worth playing on arcade controls are arcade games. Gee why does this make sense to me but no one else? ;)
Actually there are a lot of arcade simulations for the pc that will work great on a cabinet though.... The microsoft pinball games are great, there are some fantasy pinball games (dont' look like a real table, more like a video game) that also translate well. I won't bother mentioning the arcade collections as it would be retarded to run them when you can run the actual games on mame. So basically pinball games work well and maybe an oddball fps, although personally I can't play them without the trusty mouse and keyboard.
Thenasty:
Here is a good figting game for the PC.
One Must Fall 2097 Runs in DOS or Windows
Then of course the Pinball Games from Epic also runs in DOS or Windows.
MrArcade:
I enjoy dxball, it is like arkanoid...with some twists. I like MK4, NFL Blitz 2K, Big Race USA Pinball, and Karaoke (not a game...but fun at parties).
I have recently stumbled upon a pc version of Dance Dance Revolution. I plan to buy a floorpad and install it as well....my daughter can get some exercise playing then....and maybe I can get Stompin' to play the way it was meant to be...whew!, I worked up the sweat playing that one!
Howard_Casto:
I can't believe I forgot about mk4.... It's the truest arcade port I've ever seen... it even has the inferior textures like the arcade does instead of upgrading them like they didi for the n64 version. ;)
Oh and be srue to check out the ddr simulators.... dance with intensity and stepmania. What's good about these two is you can add your own songs and steps to them. I personally don't care for most of the techno crap they throw on those games.
Chris:
Since most of the players on my cabinet are my daughter's friends (8-10 year old girls), I've put Happyland Adventures in the cabinet (http://www.freelunchdesign.com/happyland.shtml), which is a freeware non-violent platformer. It's actually pretty addictive!
I used the older, non-Xmas version which I don't think is available any more. The Xmas one can load custom maps, but requires a mouse to do so (the ONLY part of the game to require a mouse) which is a stopper for me.
The only time I run into a problem with Happyland Adventures is when I get a high score, as the high score expects true keyboard input, so all of my high scores have blank names.
The other non-MAME games in my cabinet are the old Epicenter versions of Dragon's Lair and Space Ace. (My cabinet is DOS-based; if I was running Windows, I'd be running DAPHNE for these games...)