Top 100 games help please

[Apollo]

I want to make a custom list for mamewah which will be 'all time classics' and i want to keep it to around 100 games (maybe 110 at a pinch). This is what I have so far.  Things like Metal Slug will have all the games of course but can you think of anything obvious that I have missed or games you think I should leave out? I checked the KLOV top 100 but as far as I'm concerned it's a load of poop. Stargate and Defender aren't in because of the control panel layout, I'm going to have to build a dedicated CP for them. Cheers.

1941: Counter Attack
1943 The Battle Of Midway
Alpine Ski
Altered Beast
Arkanoid
Berzerk
Black Dragon
Bomb Jack
Bomber Man World
Bosconian
Bubble Bobble
Centipede
Choplifter
City Connection
Commando
Crystal Castles
Dig Dug
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Junior
Double Dragon
Elevator Action
Exed Exes
Exerion
Frogger
Galaga
Galaxian
Gauntlet
Ghosts And Goblins
Ghouls And Gosts
Golden Axe
Gorf
Gyruss
Jail Break
Joust
Jungle King
Juno First
Kangaroo
Karate Champ
KiKi KaiKai
King Of The Monsters
Lunar Rescue
MagMax
Marble Madness
Marvel Super Heroes
Metal Slug
Missile Command
Moon Cresta
Moon Patrol
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Ms. Pac-Man
Mutant Night
NBA Jam
New Zealand Story, The
Ninja Princess
Pang
Pengo
Phoenix
Pleiads
Pole Position
Puckman
Q*bert
Qix
R-Type
Raiden
Raiden II
Rally-X
Rampage
Rampart
Rastan
River Patrol
Robotron: 2084
Scramble
Shinobi
Shock Troopers
Smash TV
Snow Bros. - Nick & Tom
Space Invaders
Star Force
Street Fighter
Tapper
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Tempest
Tetris
The Simpsons
Time Pilot
Toki
Track & Field
Wardner
Wonder Boy
X-Men Vs. Street Fighter
X-Men: Children Of The Atom
Xain'd Sleena
Xevious
Zaxxon

[modessitt]

Tron
Defender/Stargate
Congo Bongo
Kung Fu

Just to name a few..... My top 100 would look nothing like yours.  Would be no MK's at all....Mostly would be between 78-85 with maybe a Cruis'n or Area 51 thrown in....

[leapinlew]

What I see missing right off the top of my head is: Mario Bros, Zoo Keeper, Golden Tee, Shuffleshot, World Class Bowling, and if you like track and field, you'll love hypersports.

But I can't help but wonder what kind of CP you have. You have lots of games there listed that use different controls. Karate Champ uses dual 4 ways, Pole position wants spinner

[Apollo]

thanks guys
my cp has 2  t-stick plus joys, 6 buttons per player, trackball and spinner.
I didn't include things like tron or star wars because of the controls.

[unclet]

Birdie King, Punch Out, Kung Fu

[Timoe]

Star Wars can be played with a trackball and Tron can be played witha joy and a spinner as long as a button is nearby.

Forgotten Worlds is also playable with a nearby button

[NoOne=NBA=]

Crazy Climber
Asteroids
Gravitar
Star Castle
Space Duel
Space Fury
Venture
Wizard of Wor
Quantum
Star Trek
Major Havoc

[Apollo]

oh man how could i not put asteroids and crazy climber in there, thanks

[Zebidee]

You can add these games to the list:

Bank Panic
Burnin' Rubber
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Dungeons and Dragons
Green Beret
Jungle King
Quartet
Neo Geo Drift Out
Neo Geo Over Top

Bank Panic is one of my favourite games ever.  I'd play it on cocktail at my university bar with my best friend.  As the schooners of beer went down, (forget about the oxymoron of drinking beer at a cocktail table) our playing ability initially improved before starting to slide irrecoverably ..... it really keeps you on your toes!

[RetroBorg]

Asteroids Deluxe
Battlezone
Crazy Kong (superior to Donkey Kong)
Do Donapachi
Mr. Do! (you should be whipped for not having this classic)
Lady Bug (great game once you understand how to play it)
Polaris
Pooyan
Shuttle Invader (best ever space invaders type game)

[slycrel]

Strider!
IMO the best street fighter is SFII champion edition, but that's preference.
Looks like most of the rest are covered by yourself or others.

[Donkey_Kong]

Crazy Kong (superior to Donkey Kong)

This was a joke right? Not funny.

[ahofle]

Millipede
Mappy
Omega Race
Vanguard
Venture
Wizard of War

[Zebidee]

Does this have to be just Mame-supported arcade games?

Because I also really like:

[zinc]
Soul Edge
Cool Boarders Arcade Jam
Rival Schools

[Daphne]
Dragon's Lair I/II & Space Ace

And I forgot Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon [mame], which is my four-year old daughter's favourite.  Don't tell her mummy because she can't play fighting games!  She doesn't actually play it anyway, just likes the demos really.  This Sailor Moon game is also mentioned in the first video of the TV series.

[RetroBorg]

Crazy Kong (superior to Donkey Kong)

This was a joke right? Not funny.

No joke, deadly serious, superior in every detail except the name.

[RetroBorg]

Hope this helps, it's the top 100 games according to KLOV:

001   1971 - Computer Space
002   1972 - Pong
003   1974 - Tank
004   1976 - BiPlane
005   1976 - Death Race
006   1978 - Sea Wolf
007   1978 - Space Invaders
008   1979 - Asteroids
009   1979 - Galaxian
010   1979 - Lunar Lander
011   1980 - Asteroids Deluxe
012   1980 - Battlezone
013   1980 - Bezerk
014   1980 - Centipede
015   1980 - Defender
016   1980 - Eagle
017   1980 - Missle Command
018   1980 - Pac-Man
019   1980 - Phoenix
020   1980 - Rally X
021   1980 - Star Castle
022   1980 - Tempest
023   1980 - Warlords
024   1980 - Wizard of War
025   1981 - Donkey Kong
026   1981 - Frogger
027   1981 - Galaga
028   1981 - Gorf
029   1981 - Mousetrap
030   1981 - Ms. Pac-Man
031   1981 - Qix
032   1981 - Stargate
033   1981 - Vanguard
034   1982 - Black Widow
035   1982 - Burgertime
036   1982 - Dig Dug
037   1982 - Donkey Kong Jr.
038   1982 - Jungle King
039   1982 - Joust
040   1982 - Moon Patrol
041   1982 - Pengo
042   1982 - Pole Position
043   1982 - Q*bert
044   1982 - Robotron 2084
045   1982 - Space Duel
046   1982 - Time Pilot
047   1982 - Tron
048   1982 - Xevious
049   1983 - Dragon's Lair
050   1983 - Elevator Action
051   1983 - Gyruss
052   1983 - Major Havoc
053   1983 - Spy Hunter
054   1983 - Star Wars
055   1983 - Tapper
056   1983 - Track and Field
057   1984 - Punchout
058   1985 - Choplifter
059   1985 - Gauntlet
060   1985 - Ghosts 'n Goblins
061   1985 - Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom
062   1986 - Arkanoid
063   1986 - Outrun
064   1986 - Rampage
065   1987 - 1943 The Battle of Midway
066   1987 - Double Dragon
067   1987 - Rastan
068   1987 - Road Blasters
069   1987 - Street Fighter
070   1987 - Zaxxon
071   1988 - Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
072   1988 - Cyberball
073   1988 - Ghouls 'n Ghosts
074   1988 - Tetris
075   1989 - Golden Axe
076   1990 - Golden Tee Golf
077   1990 - Raiden
078   1990 - Rampart
079   1990 - Smash TV
080   1991 - Captain America and the Avengers
081   1991 - King of Monsters
082   1991 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day
083   1991 - X-Men
084   1992 - Lethal Enforcers
085   1992 - Mortal Kombat
086   1993 - NBA Jam
087   1994 - Daytona USA
088   1995 - Area 51
089   1995 - Soul Edge
090   1996 - San Francisco Rush
091   1997 - House of Dead
092   1997 - NFL Blitz
093   1998 - Gauntlet Legends
094   1998 - House of Dead 2
095   1998 - Time Crisis II
096   1999 - Carnevil
097   1999 - Ferrari F355 Challenge
098   1999 - Hydro Thunder
099   2000 - 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
100   2000 - Gauntlet Dark Legacy

[bfauska]

I checked the KLOV top 100 but as far as I'm concerned it's a load of poop.

[Marky_1979]

I always loved the capcom beat em ups like:

Aliens Vs Predator
Final Fight
Captain Commando
Cadilacs and dinosaurs
The Punisher...etc

also WWF Wrestlefest think that was by Temco or someone like that
Silk worm
Aliens
Football Champ
Sunset Riders
Altered beast

[Crowquill]

I agree with most of your list. Here's some additions (several have already been mentioned):

Spinner games are in RED, Trackball games in BLUE

Asteroids
Blasteroids
Boulder Dash
Bubbles
Bump N Jump
Burgertime
Bust-A-Move Again
Capcom Bowling
Championship Sprint
Darkstalkers
Defender
Final Fight
In the Hunt
Kung Fu Master
Magic Sword
Major Havoc
Mappy
Mat Mania
Omega Race
Roadblasters
Salamander 2
Sexy Parodius (or a less racy Parodius if you prefer)
Shuuz
Sinistar
Super Off-Road
Super Pac-Man
Toobin'
Uo Poko

[Chris G]

1.  Robotron
2.  Robotron
3.  Robotron
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100.  Robotron

Oh, and Rastan.

[lcddream]

Section Z is a great game

[amerish]

moonwalker

[mcfreak]

And when you're finished with the mamewah file, attach it here for us lazy folk... 

[vidmouse]

My short-list Must-Have's (omitting some I'd already seen on prev posts--sorry if repeats, didn't filter through _all_ the replies)
Dangun Feveron
Carrier Air Wing
UN Squadron (similar)
X-Men (the 4 or 6 player version, not XMCOTA)
The Punisher
Robocop
Batman the Movie
Superman
Marvel vs Capcom (heh, sense a theme here?  )
Qix
Assault
Mercs
Rampage
Knights of the Round
King of Dragons
2020 Super Baseball
Aliens
Armored Warriors
Cyberbots Fullmetal Madness
Zaxxon
Super Sprint
Badlands
Crater Raider