Author Topic: Links to pretty cool software to play on cabinet (Read 144135 times)

str1der · « **Reply #40 on:** June 03, 2003, 08:50:56 pm »

Thanks Kevin.

I tried out another one that wasn't to bad on a control panel. The new PC version of Spyhunter.

JODY · « **Reply #41 on:** June 03, 2003, 09:15:12 pm »

I visit www.retrogames.com regularly. They have been in the habit for awhile of posting links on a daily basis to sites with free games as updates to the games come out. Got a cool tron cycle game when they posted info. about it.

spectre · « **Reply #42 on:** June 04, 2003, 01:09:14 am »

www.the-underdogs.org

CGRemakes · « **Reply #43 on:** June 05, 2003, 10:25:38 pm »

Might as well put in a little plug for my site while we're on the topic. I have tried to compile a list of some of the best classic remakes on the net (all completely freeware, no shareware), and many play perfectly in cabs.

http://www.classic-game-remakes.com/

(There are pics of my cab online as well)

I'd like to get all of your opinions on something. There are several very good Tron/Lightcycles remakes available, but I haven't added any of them to my list because to be honest I don't see much difference between them all. Some have "network support", but overall they are very similar. Which remake would probably be considered the best one availabe right now?

Also, I'm always looking for good quality freeware remakes to add to my list (I try to only add the best to maintain the highest quality list possible), so submissions are always welcome.

MrBond · « **Reply #44 on:** June 07, 2003, 12:00:19 am »

Quote from: Richy on May 28, 2003, 06:16:33 pm

One game i was looking forward to playing was a fun dos game called Liero. It's like worms except in real time.

The only problem is, that to dig, you need to press right and left at the same time, which of course is not possible with a joystick.

LIERO! I loved that game....it died in my long ago computer crash...I'll have to find it again. I liked editing my own maps and setting the blood level on max

Decent...I have a copy laying around...probably on the web somewhere though

Oh, try DX-BALL 2 if you haven't. Great Arkanoid remake. Runs on the mouse, so spinner works great! Good sound/music/graphics/FUN

Oh, I always liked Scorched Earth...it was a really fun tank game, you set the angle and power of your shot, trying to arc your shot to hit the other poor guy. Funny one liners when they died. Oh, and the upgrades are great...napalm, nuke, "baby" nuke, homing missles, shields, parachutes, diggers, rollers, and the ultiamate "death head"! Would need a keyboard for name and numbers entry.

edit: Links for
Scorched Earth: http://www.classicgaming.com/scorch/
Liero: http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/game/63

MrBond · « **Reply #45 on:** June 13, 2003, 11:43:32 am »

LaserAge:http://www.megagames.com/news/html/freegames/laseragegold.shtml
free, shooting space game

DX-Ball 2: http://www.longbowdigitalarts.com/dxball2.html
demo, arkanoid game

Microsoft Pinball Arcade: http://www.microsoft.com/games/pinball/
demo has haunted house pinball machine

Bejeweled: http://www.popcap.com/bejeweled.php
demo, very addictive puzzle game

Tetris 4000: http://www.alawar.com/games/tetris4000/
demo, very nice tetris remake

<edit: fixed laserage gold link>

CthulhuLuke · « **Reply #46 on:** June 15, 2003, 12:41:29 am »

Here's one my friend turned me onto, GridRunner ++, there's a demo on their website, but I think its like 10 bucks to buy it. The demo is good enough, and you can use a trackball for the movement, because basically you're always firing, and its REALLY trippy.
http://www.llamasoft.co.uk/

-Enjoy, btw, Mutant Storm gave my computer a seizure and I had to restart it. -__-

AlanS17 · « **Reply #47 on:** June 17, 2003, 11:13:38 am »

I've got one to throw in. Haven't tried it out yet, but looks like fun. It's called ParaShooter. I think it got released as free ware recently because the makers felt guilty for making a war game.

http://deluxesolutions.com/products/ps/index.html

Generic Eric · « **Reply #48 on:** June 17, 2003, 06:57:33 pm »

Xenon 2000is a fun game. I saw it mentioned in A.G.M.

Pyronious · « **Reply #49 on:** June 24, 2003, 03:59:10 am »

If you like Breakout/Arkanoid style games, "Ricochet" is by far the best one I've found. Great graphics and gameplay.

http://www.reflexive.net/

Chris · « **Reply #50 on:** June 30, 2003, 10:28:47 am »

My local auto parts store has similar fold-down cupholders; they're in the "S-Type" line of sporty accessories. I was thinking of using them as lightgun holsters, but they're too shallow...

--Chris

tmasman · « **Reply #51 on:** July 02, 2003, 02:41:50 pm »

For all the Tron junkies around here I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Armagetron!!! http://armagetron.sourceforge.net

It's a 3D Tron Ripoff...
Kinda cool (I don't know how cab-worthy it is... it's been a while since I've played with it).
But it's full screen & you can remap most of the controls...

slug54 · « **Reply #52 on:** July 02, 2003, 10:27:44 pm »

Quote from: tmasman on July 02, 2003, 02:41:50 pm

For all the Tron junkies around here I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Armagetron!!! http://armagetron.sourceforge.net

Quote from Oscar from first page of this thread.

Quote

Armagetron is an oldie, but still a lot of fun. It's a 3D Tron lightcycle game. It supposedly supports network play, but I've never tried out that feature.

http://armagetron.sourceforge.net/tron.html

Cool game I had a lot of fun playing this.

Slug

AlanS17 · « **Reply #53 on:** July 04, 2003, 10:29:32 pm »

Got several newer PC games working on my PC that I'm gonna throw in my machine. House of the Dead and House of the Dead 2 are both gun games but can still be playd with a trackball.

Tiger Woods 2002 is a great golf game and the swing with the mouse is very similar to Golden Tee (and I haven't had to use a keyboard for it).

Tomb Raider Chronicles plays with joys and buttons, but I haven't decided if I'm gonna keep it or not just cuz it's not my type of game.

The same goes for NHL 2002, but I haven't gotten into it yet. I have lots of friends that may want this one, though.

Sprucemoose · « **Reply #54 on:** July 05, 2003, 10:33:12 am »

Alans17,
Thanks for the update. I picked up the 2002 EA sports pack for $20 a couple months back and it has TigerWoods 02, Madden 02, NHL 02 and Fifa 02. They all play very well on a cab, but I haven't been able to get 2 players working without a joystick.

AlanS17 · « **Reply #55 on:** July 05, 2003, 01:31:53 pm »

Where di you get the Sports Pack? I just downloaded off of Kazaa.

I'd rather have the original, though, if it's only $20.

Sprucemoose · « **Reply #56 on:** July 05, 2003, 02:23:23 pm »

I have seen the 4 pack of EA 2002 sports games at Best Buy, Circuit City, most gaming stores. All for $19.99

Frostillicus · « **Reply #57 on:** July 05, 2003, 04:50:20 pm »

Quote from: tmasman on July 02, 2003, 02:41:50 pm

For all the Tron junkies around here I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Armagetron!!! http://armagetron.sourceforge.net

It's a 3D Tron Ripoff...
Kinda cool (I don't know how cab-worthy it is... it's been a while since I've played with it).
But it's full screen & you can remap most of the controls...

Try looking at the first page of the thread...

slug54 · « **Reply #58 on:** July 06, 2003, 10:08:20 am »

I've been playing The Hulk on my cab.
The controls are re-mapable but I think you still need enter which most people have and a trackball helps with the menus.
This is really not my type of game but I'm having a lot of fun picking up cars and smashing people with them and tossing people off of buildings.

Here is the link to the demo. Warning 166MB

http://www.3dgamers.com/games/hulk/#filelist

The full version is $29 at best buy.

Slug

MrBond · « **Reply #59 on:** July 10, 2003, 08:04:12 pm »

Just a quicky I picked off of Mameworld:
Marble Insanity. It isn't complete yet, but it looks like an awesome marble madness remake.
http://xiaou2.homestead.com/mscreens.html

By the way, they are looking for help if anyone is inclined.

Oh, in case anyone hasn't tried visual pinball/pinmame, I highly recommend it:
http://www.randydavis.com/vp/
http://www.pinmame.com/

Some visual pinball tables can run without vpinmame. However, if you want to run actual historic pinball games, you need the vpinmame roms to project the scoreboard, sounds, missions...etc
I wasn't thinking of pinball emulation when I first read this thread, but it is software!

armad1ll0 · « **Reply #60 on:** July 11, 2003, 05:55:20 pm »

Dude, it's all about The Typing of the Dead on your ArcadePC keyboard.... I just tried it and it's awesome!

IIOIOOIOO · « **Reply #61 on:** July 11, 2003, 07:15:36 pm »

Also, I've seen two GameStops with Typing of the Dead PC for $3.99. It's like a typing dream come... true?

SirPoonga · « **Reply #62 on:** July 22, 2003, 11:22:54 pm »

armagetron. You can get a movie pack to make it look like the movie.

Tron 2.0, anyone try the demo yet? how's the lightcycles?

Isometric Bacon · « **Reply #63 on:** July 23, 2003, 06:46:13 am »

Found an awesome little fighting game for 1 to 4 players, fully mappable.

Check it out, it's called "Little Fighters 2"

http://www.littlefighter.com/

You can have about a bagillion fighters on screen at once, but it's just as fun (if not more) with one or two other fighters.

The game itself is pretty FE Friendly, as you can simply push ESC to quit at anytime... however it runs windowed, and I haven't been able to get it maximized. If your desktop is at 640 by 480 though, (which my cab is) it'd be fine.

The only one annoying major niggle, is that you HAVE to use the mouse for the intro screen.... but no where else in the game. So essentially it requires you to use the mouse for only one click... and the rest is FE friendly...

WonderMellon · « **Reply #64 on:** July 25, 2003, 02:51:12 pm »

I am not positive how cab friendly this is as I haven't built mine yet. But one of the games I enjoy is an old Apogee game called Bio Menace. Its an old side scroller. I will see if I can find a screenshot. I believe the keys are mappable or the game can be configured to use a joystick. I only have the shareware version, which is the first mission, but that is a huge amount of levels. Not sure if you can get the whole game anymore or not.

This is an old Dos game though. It will play on windows, but it won't recognize the soundcard in windows.

Grasshopper · « **Reply #65 on:** July 25, 2003, 03:22:49 pm »

Quote from: WonderMellon on July 25, 2003, 02:51:12 pm

I am not positive how cab friendly this is as I haven't built mine yet. But one of the games I enjoy is an old Apogee game called Bio Menace. Its an old side scroller. I will see if I can find a screenshot. I believe the keys are mappable or the game can be configured to use a joystick. I only have the shareware version, which is the first mission, but that is a huge amount of levels. Not sure if you can get the whole game anymore or not.

This is an old Dos game though. It will play on windows, but it won't recognize the soundcard in windows.

Yes I remember that game - very cool. I also liked the 2D Duke Nuken games and the Commander Keen series.

Magnet_Eye · « **Reply #66 on:** July 25, 2003, 07:13:57 pm »

FOR PAC-MAN FANS!!!

PacManWorld is kinda interesting game. New take on a classic!

check it out: http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=4487

MrSaLTy · « **Reply #67 on:** July 28, 2003, 12:23:25 am »

Quote from: Grasshopper on July 25, 2003, 03:22:49 pm

Yes I remember that game - very cool. I also liked the 2D Duke Nuken games and the Commander Keen series.

Duke nukem was super fun... i think i still have that on floppy somewhere, I gotta see if i can find it. Don't know if it will run under xp but I think ill try.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #68 on:** July 29, 2003, 04:31:52 pm »

should try adn find commander keen software

Justin · « **Reply #69 on:** August 04, 2003, 12:57:25 am »

The Mutant Storm game is awesome. I had played this before, and it is in my cab.

The only game I like better than MS, is BattleGirl. But this is only available for Mac, and I am not sure how this would work out on a cab (controls are awkward)

I am telling you guys... I have played a ton of games, this one is in my top 5 list. If you have access to a mac, you owe it to yourself to try this one out.
http://www.ultra-united.com/

Odonadon · « **Reply #70 on:** August 07, 2003, 05:39:55 pm »

Quote from: MrSaLTy on July 28, 2003, 12:23:25 am

Quote from: Grasshopper on July 25, 2003, 03:22:49 pm
Yes I remember that game - very cool. I also liked the 2D Duke Nuken games and the Commander Keen series.

Duke nukem was super fun... i think i still have that on floppy somewhere, I gotta see if i can find it. Don't know if it will run under xp but I think ill try.

Duke Nukem 2 was the sweet shizzle shiznit!

Odonadon

Odonadon · « **Reply #71 on:** August 09, 2003, 02:13:37 am »

Well, after some digging around I managed to find myself a copy of Tyrian 2000. Man that game rocks. Anyone else remember that from 10 years or so ago?

It runs excellent on my cab (Win98SE, SB16 ISA) but very poorly in WinXP. Seems to be some sort of timing issues, plus the sound fx don't work properly if you're using a PCI sound card. Otherwise, go nuts!

Odonadon

EndTwist · « **Reply #72 on:** August 16, 2003, 12:43:21 pm »

Anyone ever play "Skyroads"? I loved that game. It's now freeware from the company "bluemoon".

Try it, and try the X-mas special.

http://www.bluemoon.ee/history/skyroads/

AUX · « **Reply #73 on:** August 22, 2003, 04:28:24 pm »

There was a Windows port of Battle Girl too (not just Mac)

http://feral.co.uk/?game=bg&section=profile&language=english

Check out the demo. Its a really cool Robotron clone.

Justin · « **Reply #74 on:** August 22, 2003, 06:50:33 pm »

Quote from: AUX on August 22, 2003, 04:28:24 pm

There was a Windows port of Battle Girl too (not just Mac)

http://feral.co.uk/?game=bg&section=profile&language=english

Check out the demo. Its a really cool Robotron clone.

OMG! I was not aware of this. Download this NOW. You will not be sorry.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #75 on:** September 10, 2003, 01:26:20 am »

Just found this, looks promising, haven;t tried it yet.
http://aoeu.snth.net/neverball/

grafixmonkey · « **Reply #76 on:** September 12, 2003, 02:02:53 pm »

Look up Beatmania. It's a really fun pc game if you like Japanese & Korean music. DDR-like, but you hit 5 piano keys and have a "record scratch" button, instead of stepping on squares. You can download your own songs to play to, or find an editor and make your own beat sequence to a song you have.

I'd post a link if I had it, but I haven't looked it up for quite a while.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #77 on:** September 14, 2003, 02:59:38 am »

If you have been reading mame.net beatmania is making its way into mame.

grafixmonkey · « **Reply #78 on:** September 16, 2003, 04:41:48 pm »

Really? cool!

I guess Beatmania is the original game, what I was thinking of is a prog called BM98, which I guess is a one-game-only emulator for beatmania. It runs well on win95 and win98, but dunno about xp.

By the way, my friend who got me into beatmania showed me a newer version of BM98 called Mixwaver. (there's a Mixwaver II out now too) It plays all the same files, but runs better in winXP and has nicer features, like two turntable keys for lefties/righties, and is able to sort its song list by many different criteria. The new one runs great on a cab, if you have buttons for the space bar and enter keys.

BlackThorne · « **Reply #79 on:** September 17, 2003, 05:54:42 pm »

Tyrian

! It has everything a shooter-fan wants and you can download it at www.the-underdogs.org . I only someone could tell me how to get sound working in windows and with a pci or onboard soundcard....


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