Author Topic: Favorite Not so well known arcade game (Read 12038 times)

mrserv0n · « **on:** January 18, 2007, 10:30:58 pm »

Hey well out of so many games to choose from, and many really bad arcade games. Besides the obvious pacman- mortal kombat - double dragon, etc. What are some of your not so well known favorite games?

NoOne=NBA= · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2007, 10:47:49 pm »

Quantum and Cameltry are the first two I thought of.

Donkey_Kong · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2007, 11:01:37 pm »

Ooooh...We just did something like this. I was overactive in the thread myself.

I will contribute once to this one with the link.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=61713.0

mrserv0n · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2007, 11:05:17 pm »

Thx for the reference link that is exactly what I was looking for some new material that thread will be enough. thanks again

Donkey_Kong · « **Reply #4 on:** January 19, 2007, 12:59:57 am »

Quote from: mrserv0n on January 18, 2007, 11:05:17 pm

Thx for the reference link that is exactly what I was looking for some new material that thread will be enough. thanks again

Mr Serv,

The link I gave you, well it is excellent and it turned out to even be therapeutic for myself believe it or not. Now let's face it this is one of them topics that will probably never get *tired* around a place like this and quite frankly will never be completely resolved.

Sooooo...please, by all means...DO NOT sever discussion because I simply posted that link. PLEASE, please continue. I will think of it as a quick refresher course.

I can't think of any games at the moment though...sorry

ANYONE ELSE?? Help please!!

mrserv0n · « **Reply #5 on:** January 19, 2007, 01:49:59 am »

Well I can tell you my 2 favorites of the MAME collection besides the obvious are Nintendo Arm Wrestling, and Yie-Ar Kung Fu. That arm wrestling game I never even seen an arcade or heard of it, I cannot believe it was never ported to nintendo the game is just like punch out and its amazing. Yie-Ar kung fu is one of my all time favorites from the arcade and has a great fighting system considering its age and awesome enemies, each with there own unique way to kill them.

ChadTower · « **Reply #6 on:** January 19, 2007, 09:11:12 am »

I have always loved Super Baseball Double Play Home Run Derby by Cinematronics. One of the first games to record player stats locally, I used to play the crap out of it whenever I was visiting relatives in MA. That springloaded joy controller is awesome. I really wish I could find one of those now.

RayB · « **Reply #7 on:** January 19, 2007, 11:42:11 am »

People always tell me they never heard of Juno First, so... I guess Juno First!

shardian · « **Reply #8 on:** January 19, 2007, 12:17:56 pm »

Bosconian - The wife loves it too - it is the ONLY game she has ever beat me in high scoring.

Anteater - Extremely addictive.

thennomeking · « **Reply #9 on:** January 19, 2007, 12:45:00 pm »

1000 Mile Rally 1&2
005
Buck Rodgers
Arabian

ark_ader · « **Reply #10 on:** January 19, 2007, 02:27:07 pm »

Legendary Hero Tonma
Donkey Kong 3
Dig Dug 2
Super Don Quixote

Never Saw any of these in the arcades except for the first and last one.
Both a rarity in its own class.

needlesmcgirk · « **Reply #11 on:** January 19, 2007, 02:28:48 pm »

GigaWing, Dinosaurs and Cadillacs

Grasshopper · « **Reply #12 on:** January 19, 2007, 02:30:38 pm »

Quote from: RayB on January 19, 2007, 11:42:11 am

People always tell me they never heard of Juno First, so... I guess Juno First!

That's also one of my favourites. I really dig the Defender vibe.

(+_+) · « **Reply #13 on:** January 19, 2007, 02:38:24 pm »

Without a doubt Robotron 2084. I also love Mutant Storm which is a modern day version of Robotron.

ahofle · « **Reply #14 on:** January 19, 2007, 03:04:25 pm »

Juno First is a GREAT game.
Some other good lesser known games:

Wizwarz (spinner + joystick)
Lost Tomb
Puzz Loop
Cameltry
Hat Trick
Flicky
Grobda
Chicken Shift
Road Fighter
Quantum
Aztarac (analog stick plus spinner I believe)
Rescue Raider
Shuffleshot
Shuuz
Timber

skippy · « **Reply #15 on:** January 19, 2007, 04:03:50 pm »

rug rats is a fun addictive game

TOK · « **Reply #16 on:** January 19, 2007, 04:32:03 pm »

Quote from: (+_+) on January 19, 2007, 02:38:24 pm

Without a doubt Robotron 2084. I also love Mutant Storm which is a modern day version of Robotron.

If you've never heard of Robotron, I suggest also trying out other lost gems like Asteroids, Pac Man and Space Invaders!

Rescue by Stern, Zing Zing Zip and Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting are two uncommon games that made it to my favorites folder. I'd never played the latter two until finding them in MAME.

Chris · « **Reply #17 on:** January 19, 2007, 04:45:38 pm »

Lasso can be a bit maddening and addictive; I'll fire that up when I want to tread off the beaten path for a while.

Hockeyboy · « **Reply #18 on:** January 20, 2007, 07:36:30 am »

Bubble Bobble
Time Pilot
Scramble
Paperboy

Never was spectacular at any of those games, just loved 'em a lot!

TOK · « **Reply #19 on:** January 20, 2007, 05:26:39 pm »

Quote from: Hockeyboy on January 20, 2007, 07:36:30 am

Bubble Bobble
Time Pilot
Scramble
Paperboy

Never was spectacular at any of those games, just loved 'em a lot!

Perhaps the arcade scene was a little more lively by me, or maybe it's just because I'm old

First someone mentioned Robotron, now these four, all which I'd consider pretty commonly known Golden Age games. Time Pilot was about the only one which was only in one of the four local arcades.

clockwork · « **Reply #20 on:** January 20, 2007, 05:33:18 pm »

Quote from: Hockeyboy on January 20, 2007, 07:36:30 am

Bubble Bobble

I just checked out the Bubble Bobble games today. They're quite fun. Another one I used to find fairly entertaining that probably wasn't too popular is Bubbles.

arcadefever · « **Reply #21 on:** January 20, 2007, 06:19:58 pm »

shadow dancer

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #22 on:** January 20, 2007, 08:30:00 pm »

Quote from: TOK on January 20, 2007, 05:26:39 pm

Perhaps the arcade scene was a little more lively by me, or maybe it's just because I'm old
First someone mentioned Robotron, now these four, all which I'd consider pretty commonly known Golden Age games. Time Pilot was about the only one which was only in one of the four local arcades.

No kidding ... some very well known games being mentionned.

* CheffoJeffo grumbles about the damned kids

Cheers

Jdurg · « **Reply #23 on:** January 20, 2007, 09:17:10 pm »

I liked Haunted Castle. Mostly because it was like an arcade version of Castlevania and I remember walking around in an arcade and hearing that music and being attracted to the cab.

Tailgunner · « **Reply #24 on:** January 20, 2007, 11:57:07 pm »

Tac/Scan

shardian · « **Reply #25 on:** January 21, 2007, 03:28:41 pm »

Quote from: CheffoJeffo on January 20, 2007, 08:30:00 pm

Quote from: TOK on January 20, 2007, 05:26:39 pm
Perhaps the arcade scene was a little more lively by me, or maybe it's just because I'm old
First someone mentioned Robotron, now these four, all which I'd consider pretty commonly known Golden Age games. Time Pilot was about the only one which was only in one of the four local arcades.

No kidding ... some very well known games being mentionned.

* CheffoJeffo grumbles about the damned kids

Cheers

Sorry Chef, but to us youngsters, anything classic other than Pacman is pretty unknown to us. Our arcades were full of Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter and NeoGeo. We only played Pacman because it happened to be at Pizza Hut, and there was nothing else to play.

However, if I had a choice I would much rather have grown up in the arcades you did.

It will be even worse for the next generation - they will have fond memories of crappy redemption games (can you believe they got rid of skeeball at the local Chucky Cheese's???

) and $2 a pop bloated gimmick games. I feel REALLY sorry for them.

CheffoJeffo · « **Reply #26 on:** January 21, 2007, 05:38:45 pm »

Quote from: shardian on January 21, 2007, 03:28:41 pm

Sorry Chef, but to us youngsters, anything classic other than Pacman is pretty unknown to us. Our arcades were full of Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter and NeoGeo. We only played Pacman because it happened to be at Pizza Hut, and there was nothing else to play.

I guess maybe I am too old and need to be put out to pasture.

Nice run while it lasted.

Cheers

Chris · « **Reply #27 on:** January 22, 2007, 01:24:20 am »

You did miss out, I think. We were right there at the beginning. We were amazed by Space Invaders; we'd play Pong for hours at home. Sure they're nothing compared to Super 3D Blood-soaked Slugfest IV, but no other kids in history had seen the things we were seeing! And since the standard arcade cabinet shape and controls hadn't developed yet, we got a lot of really unique cabs. Starship 1 is a great example: play it in MAME and you'll laugh at how basic it was. But play it in an arcade, with the original cabinet and controls, and it's an experience. Tail Gunner, Battlezone, Lunar Lander, Sea Wolf, Sprint, Death Race (I loved that one!)... the cabs and controls made these games far more than the sum of their parts to an 8-year old kid who hasn't been jaded by all the 3D computer wizardry of modern movies and games. All that was lost with JAMMA and Neo-Geo making all the cabinets interchangeable...

Unholyknight · « **Reply #28 on:** January 22, 2007, 02:32:08 am »

Smash TV and Total Carnage.

I've found lately that a LOT of people have no idea what these games are, and I played these for hours when I was younger.

MaMeNnO · « **Reply #29 on:** January 22, 2007, 04:48:22 am »

I haven't seen "In the Hunt" alot. Very cool and nice looking game. Spent alot of dutch "guldens" on that game.

Minwah · « **Reply #30 on:** January 22, 2007, 05:06:09 am »

Snake Pit is awesome!

Dudeman · « **Reply #31 on:** January 22, 2007, 10:21:31 am »

Venture
Solomon's Key

I'm not sure how popular these are, but I hardly ever saw them in the arcades. If I did, I had to dump a lot of money on them.

ChadTower · « **Reply #32 on:** January 22, 2007, 10:33:50 am »

Satan's Hollow. Fantastic artwork and probably the coolest looking stick ever (better than Tron).

Tailgunner · « **Reply #33 on:** January 22, 2007, 11:11:33 am »

Quote from: Chris on January 22, 2007, 01:24:20 am

You did miss out, I think. We were right there at the beginning. We were amazed by Space Invaders; we'd play Pong for hours at home. Sure they're nothing compared to Super 3D Blood-soaked Slugfest IV, but no other kids in history had seen the things we were seeing! And since the standard arcade cabinet shape and controls hadn't developed yet, we got a lot of really unique cabs. Starship 1 is a great example: play it in MAME and you'll laugh at how basic it was. But play it in an arcade, with the original cabinet and controls, and it's an experience. Tail Gunner, Battlezone, Lunar Lander, Sea Wolf, Sprint, Death Race (I loved that one!)... the cabs and controls made these games far more than the sum of their parts to an 8-year old kid who hasn't been jaded by all the 3D computer wizardry of modern movies and games. All that was lost with JAMMA and Neo-Geo making all the cabinets interchangeable...

Agree 100%. I can vividly remember the first time I saw PONG, though to be honest the first video game that actually made a dent into my pinball fund was Breakout.

Last summer I went with my sister's family to Cedar Point, and honestly had more fun playing vintages games in their arcade than riding the rides. Playing Sea Wolf on a real cab was something I've missed for more than 30 years, they had one and playing it that way again was a special treat.

Since you mentioned Starship 1, I'll give a nod to it's cousin, Sky Raider. It's playable in MAME but doing so pales in comparison to playing it on an an original cab.

grantspain · « **Reply #34 on:** January 22, 2007, 11:54:12 am »

i have been very lucky to work in the video game industry since 1985 so i have seen alot of great games,here are some of my favourite "not so well known" games.
rygar
karnov
cavalon(when i was a kid)
spellunker

clockwork · « **Reply #35 on:** January 22, 2007, 07:34:47 pm »

Rygar is one of my all time favorites. I guess I didn't consider that a not so well known game since all my friends new of it. Guess we were just lucky.

Another that I'm not sure fits this category but that I loved:

Gladiator

danny_galaga · « **Reply #36 on:** January 23, 2007, 07:05:12 am »

exerion
asterix
juno first
bank panic
battle chopper
hopper robo
city connection
bells and whistles
pooyan
darwin 4078 (coming from a city named darwin, how could i pass it up!)

looks like there are a few votes for juno first. it is a real gem (",)

Bones · « **Reply #37 on:** January 23, 2007, 07:21:33 am »

RYGAR!

ChadTower · « **Reply #38 on:** January 23, 2007, 09:35:08 am »

Rygar was one of the great NES games, that's for sure. No save points, though, took like 3 hours to beat.

tommyinajar · « **Reply #39 on:** January 28, 2007, 04:57:30 am »

Black Widow
Elevator Action
Tutankham ( one hard --I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules-- game )
Time Pilot

I'd say Astro Fighter and Death Race....but I'd be dating myself $:-\$

P.S. I'd also mention to all the 'youngsters' it cracks me up when my buddies kids come over. They can memorize all the buttons on a PS2 game and wiz right through it, but can't get past the second level on "Donkey Kong"


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