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DigitalFusion:
Hey all,

  I built my first arcade cab a while back now.  It is used 99% of the time when the guys come over to knock back some beers.  I have a pool table also, so they get played side by side.  The arcade seems to run the same two games that work well for several of us standing around drinking. 

Golden Tee 2K (99 has a vertical layout on my machine??)
World Class Bowling.

  We tend to like the ones that are multiplayer, but one at a time.  We have played the same three courses on golden tee over and over, and are tired of them.  World class bowling is fun, but can also get old.  I have like 6000 games installed.  While there are a lot that dont work, most do but are not that entertaining to us.  The trackball games get the most play, with shuffleshot getting thrown in rarely.

  Are there any new games out there that I dont know about that would fit up our alley?  Are there some good PC based games that would apply and work well on a mame cab?  Suggestions would be great!
DigitalFusion:
btw - I have done a lot of searches for PC games, but I get frustrated cause in tryin to find multiplayer games all I find are internet based multiplayers
johnperkins21:
Well, there are newer golf games that you can try that have different courses than Golden Tee '99.

Another game that might be fun for one of those guy gatherings would be one of the many baseball games. The home run derby is a fun mode that you can take turns playing. Golf and Bowling are pretty much perfect for that as that is how the games are played. You could also look into some of the light gun games like Police Trainer. They usually have 2 player simultaneous, but you could trade off on the levels or something playing with two teams of two. Just an idea.

I can't really think of many newer games that have the same type of one player per turn multi-player games as golf or bowling. If you find some more though, make sure you let us know. Also, you may want to invest in a dart board for your game room.
BobA:
Newer PC golf games can be played on your cab if you have the resolution.
DigitalFusion:
I have a 2.4G Celeron with a gig of DDR, and an ATI Radeon 9600XT 256mb video card running up to a 27" TV screen.  I would think I could run most games out there.  Obviously not some of the crazier games like Battlefield2 or anything, but I save those for me on my liquid cooled gaming rig I built!   I'll have to check out some of the newer golf games.  Which ones are good for trackball control? 

 I'd like to look into the light gun games but I dont have any guns at this point.  Knowing what I know now I would not have built a 4 player cab with so many buttons, and done a two player with light guns.  I do have a dartboard that isnt up right now due to lack of wall space.  I also am working on getting an air hockey table from a friend-of-a-friend.
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