Author Topic: First game you played after you finished your cabinet? (Read 4420 times)

kickngas · « **on:** July 17, 2005, 06:42:31 pm »

My cabinet is within a week of being fully operational....I am probably going to play Stargate as my first game on my machine. Just wondering what anyone else played as their first game on their new machine.

KonkeyKong · « **Reply #1 on:** July 17, 2005, 06:52:22 pm »

you'd think my avatar would be a dead give away, but actually it was Galaga, followed by Moon Patrol.

mllkat · « **Reply #2 on:** July 17, 2005, 06:56:33 pm »

The first game I played was Punchout because it was one of the first arcade games I really got into...although I sucked at it then...and I suck at it now. Talking about bringing back memories. I also played Star Castles and Battlezone because those were the only two arcade cabinets they had in the small podunk town I lived in when I was a mere scrub.

CJK · « **Reply #3 on:** July 17, 2005, 07:00:15 pm »

My cab is probably about two days from being playable -- which is not to say "finished." (Still waiting on the speakers and the marquee lighting to arrive, then there's the question of a REAL control panel and CP & side art...)

I'm betting I'll play either Galaga or Centipede or Frogger first.

-- Chris

steptoe · « **Reply #4 on:** July 17, 2005, 07:12:16 pm »

galaga then space invaders then metalslug, then the beers started to kick in.

thetered · « **Reply #5 on:** July 17, 2005, 07:13:02 pm »

during progress I played a bunch of simpsons, after 99% done for now i played Bust a move!

ften · « **Reply #6 on:** July 17, 2005, 07:13:16 pm »

Street Fighters 2 Championship Edition, followed by a game of Frogger.

-FTen

AlanS17 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 17, 2005, 07:26:40 pm »

TMNT followed by Street Fighter Aplha 3.

Q*Bert_OP · « **Reply #8 on:** July 17, 2005, 07:33:21 pm »

Pac Man!

monkeybomb · « **Reply #9 on:** July 17, 2005, 07:44:19 pm »

Street fighter II CE.

kcdonahue · « **Reply #10 on:** July 17, 2005, 07:57:23 pm »

Rampage!

tommy · « **Reply #11 on:** July 17, 2005, 09:00:11 pm »

I think i played Arlington Horse Racing first(one of my favorites), followed by SF2CE.

GameOver · « **Reply #12 on:** July 17, 2005, 09:13:11 pm »

First, I played Robotron. Then, I played Robotron. After that...

SpamMe · « **Reply #13 on:** July 17, 2005, 09:52:35 pm »

You have to wait until the cab's finished to play it?

Q*Bert_OP · « **Reply #14 on:** July 17, 2005, 10:29:53 pm »

Q*Bert!!

SteveJ34 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 17, 2005, 10:34:34 pm »

Definitely Galaga for me.

My original plan was to buy and restore a Galaga cab but they always seemed overpriced at Super Auctions. I then ran across BYOAC and the plan to build was born.

That was many years ago. I still have and play my original upright.

M3talhead · « **Reply #16 on:** July 17, 2005, 10:49:45 pm »

For both MAME cabs I restored, the first game I played was whatever game was in the cab when it was sent from the factory. Its like a cheesy-tribute kinda thing....

In this case, I played Gauntlet in my Gauntlet cab, and Mk3 in...well...the MK3 cab.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #17 on:** July 17, 2005, 11:30:34 pm »

you'd think that my nick would be a giveaway, but my first game when it was COMPLETELY complete was Galaxians. during construction and testing it was commando and Rezon (to test horizontal and vertical orientations)

pocketpal · « **Reply #18 on:** July 17, 2005, 11:41:04 pm »

I just finished up my third night building and things are coming along quite nicely. I think my first game will probably be Tempest, likely followed by Tron, as I will finally have the controls I need.

OH, and then Heavy Barrel and Ikari Warriors to test out the Happ's optical rotary sticks!

Mr. Bubblehead · « **Reply #19 on:** July 18, 2005, 12:34:24 am »

The first game I played on my cab was Defender, it just seemed like the right thing to do.

MinerAl · « **Reply #20 on:** July 18, 2005, 01:02:26 am »

Galaga (fast shoot) probably. It's been a few years, so I don't recall exactly. Since Galaga was the reason I built the thing in the first place, I'm pretty confident.

Trenchbroom · « **Reply #21 on:** July 18, 2005, 01:36:19 am »

Finally had access to two 8-way joysticks after years of dreaming--Robotron HAD to be the first game I played.

jhanson · « **Reply #22 on:** July 18, 2005, 07:05:01 am »

Gladiator! I loved that game as a kid. Then I switched to Ms. Pac-Man.

BarontheFirst · « **Reply #23 on:** July 18, 2005, 08:33:52 am »

Well since my cab has only bin done for 3 weeks or so I would say as soon as my cab was up and running I played some X-MEN then some Simpsons with the wife and finally some Donkey Kong.

Veinman · « **Reply #24 on:** July 18, 2005, 09:23:13 am »

<---- Legend of Kage, of course.

fl0yd · « **Reply #25 on:** July 18, 2005, 09:40:27 am »

Galaga was the first one I fired up.

flampoo · « **Reply #26 on:** July 18, 2005, 10:02:59 am »

Rolling Thunder 2

Stingray · « **Reply #27 on:** July 18, 2005, 10:50:31 am »

I'm pretty sure it was either Galaga, a variation of Pac or DK the first time I played my cab. It was just barely functional at the time though, and nowhere near completed, it was only 'playable'.

Considering the fact that I open it up and tweak it pretty often, I guess the thing still isn't "finished".

-S

greywolf22 · « **Reply #28 on:** July 18, 2005, 10:55:37 am »

For me it was Russian Attack followed closely by NARC, then a little battle zone and Karate Champ

tapnout · « **Reply #29 on:** July 18, 2005, 11:31:13 am »

RYGAR

joewhite73 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 18, 2005, 11:42:40 am »

Frogger. Let my wife be the first to play. That lasted 30 seconds. I've been on it every since.

Nailz · « **Reply #31 on:** July 18, 2005, 11:45:46 am »

It was PacMan, then Ms. Pac...

Avery · « **Reply #32 on:** July 18, 2005, 12:01:05 pm »

If you mean finished finished, well, I'm not there yet, but.....

I'm building a modular so every time I get a new panel together it's got to go through rigorous quality control. Robotron (with it's two eight ways) was first, then Asteroids (2 - 2 button panels plus the 1/2 player + 1 button panel), then a spot of Speed Rumbler.

The defender/stargate 4 button panel is done now, so the 2-way joystick + 1 button will be next and then it'll be time for more quality control.

MKChamp · « **Reply #33 on:** July 18, 2005, 02:25:34 pm »

The ORIGINAL Mortal Kombat...

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=M&game_id=8753

Of course, MKII and MKIII are better playing games, MK gave me that nostalgia feeling!

88mph · « **Reply #34 on:** July 18, 2005, 06:03:35 pm »

For my vertical cocktail, UFO Robo Dangar followed by Tempest.

PaulG · « **Reply #35 on:** July 18, 2005, 06:33:29 pm »

I can't remember either. But heavy money's on Galaga.

RayB · « **Reply #36 on:** July 18, 2005, 06:57:31 pm »

I am embarassed to say I have not gotten that far yet with any of my [mame] cabs...

But I imagine that the first game I play will probably be whatever is at the top of the game list (for testing purposes!)

lesserChance · « **Reply #37 on:** July 18, 2005, 08:22:04 pm »

definitely Galaga, I never knew so many people loved that game as much as I do, It seems to be the most popular first pick overall.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #38 on:** July 19, 2005, 12:15:41 am »

Quote from: Mr. Bubblehead on July 18, 2005, 12:34:24 am

The first game I played on my cab was Defender, it just seemed like the right thing to do.

hehe.

slycrel · « **Reply #39 on:** July 19, 2005, 03:07:09 pm »

Been 18 months, but the first few I played were Strider, Magic Sword, and Defender. One of those.


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Author Topic: First game you played after you finished your cabinet? (Read 4420 times)

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