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Title: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: MYX on December 05, 2005, 11:50:29 am
Ok, I may be getting myself in a little bit deeper than I realize by trying to do this but here it goes. I want to do a BYOAC survey of the top 10 arcade games you play. This is for arcades only (MAME, Daphne), no consoles. KLOV has a top 10 but I am not sure how they achieve the #. MAME DK had one based on downloads. Gosh I miss MAME DK. BYOAC is a group of people who are still playing and finding games. I want a fresh pulse of what is hot.

So, what I want from you is your top 10 favorite games. You may only enter once so please think it through. If you ennter more than once it will be ignored. I also want one more thing. I want your #1 favorite obscure game. The game you found through MAME you never knew about when you were young and in the arcades. Also on the obscure games please give me a KLOV link.

Please make your list from 1 to 10 with 1 being your most favorite and down. Please do a return after each number.

Example:
1.   Defender (highest ranking)
2.   Galaga
3.   Donkey Kong 
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: pointdablame on December 05, 2005, 12:24:06 pm
there was quite a large thread about this once before, and someone started using Excel to assign weights and everything... perhaps you can just start that up again.  It was already pretty far along.
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: javeryh on December 05, 2005, 12:29:31 pm
Ten is a lot... my choices are probably boring but here goes:

1.
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: MYX on December 05, 2005, 01:29:46 pm
I am not trying to take away from or take over anyone's previous efforts. I had not seen one, so I decided to run a year end survey. Plus, I am interested in the obscure nuggets people have found. 
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: mccoy178 on December 05, 2005, 02:16:16 pm
My whole reason for starting my cabinet was golden tee.  The funny thing is, it wasn't even available untill months after I started.  So with that being said:

1.GoldenTee 2K
2.The Other Golden Tees
3.Tetris Grand Master (Zinc)
4.Battle Flip Shot
5.World Class Bowling
6.Galaga
7.Strider (Zinc)
8.Marvel vs. Capcom
9.Shuffle Shot
10.Dragons Lair
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: pointdablame on December 05, 2005, 02:20:02 pm
I tried to find the other thread, but didn't have any luck. Hopefull someone else will.

They had a lot of good ideas for games you might not have played.
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: vader on December 05, 2005, 02:28:08 pm
1. Galaga
2. Q*bert
3. Donkey Kong
4. Ms. PacMan
5. Dig Dug
6. Frogger
7. Hypersports
8. Track & Field
9. Pacman
10. Dragons Lair.....hate it
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: GGKoul on December 05, 2005, 02:36:55 pm
There is a whole thread about "Best of Games"

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=17208.0
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: walls83 on December 05, 2005, 02:40:56 pm
1. Galaga
2. Shuuz
3. Ms. PacMan Champ edition
4. World Class Bowling
5. Street Fighter Zero 2
6. Killer Instinct
7. Ultimate Mortal Kombat
8. Vampier Savior 2
9.Tetris GrandMaster
10. vs. SuperMario Bros.
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: ahofle on December 05, 2005, 02:49:21 pm
I don't have a top 10 handy, but I know the two best 'unknown' games I've found through emulation would be WizWars and Juno First.
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: quarterstringer on December 05, 2005, 03:40:00 pm
I tried to find the other thread, but didn't have any luck. Hopefull someone else will.

Is this it?
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: erictrumpet on December 05, 2005, 04:27:38 pm
1. Galaga
2. MsPacMan
3. Defender
4. Discs of Tron
5. Robotron
6. Star Wars
7. Moon Patrol
8. Tempest
9. Asteroids
10. Stargate
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: hnugz on December 05, 2005, 04:31:44 pm
1. Galaga (the main reason I'm into all this)
2. Mortal Kombat 2
3. The Simpsons
4. TMNT
5. Sunset Riders
6. Punch Out
7. Ms. Pac-Man
8. House of the Dead
9. Street Fighter 2
10. Raiden
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: MYX on December 05, 2005, 04:55:13 pm
Wow in 10/04 this was done, and done well. Let me know your thoughts. If you would like a 2005 pool then I will do it. Otherwise we can kill this one. 
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: pointdablame on December 05, 2005, 05:14:15 pm
I tried to find the other thread, but didn't have any luck. Hopefull someone else will.

Is this it?  BYOAC Top 100 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=19363.0)

yup that was it.  I couldn't think of the thread title for the life of me.  And searching "Top 10" wasn't working haha.

Good job :)
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: quarterstringer on December 05, 2005, 05:30:47 pm
I just searched for "Robotron Defender Millipede", three games that were on my list.
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: RayB on December 05, 2005, 05:38:22 pm
hey, none of those games were released in 2005!
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: CheffoJeffo on December 05, 2005, 06:00:22 pm
This is for arcades only (MAME, Daphne), no consoles. KLOV has a top 10 but I am not sure how they achieve the #. MAME DK had one based on downloads. Gosh I miss MAME DK. BYOAC is a group of people who are still playing and finding games. I want a fresh pulse of what is hot.

So, what I want from you is your top 10 favorite games. You may only enter once so please think it through. If you ennter more than once it will be ignored. I also want one more thing. I want your #1 favorite obscure game. The game you found through MAME you never knew about when you were young and in the arcades. Also on the obscure games please give me a KLOV link.

What about dedicated and unemulated games ?

Cheers
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: MYX on December 05, 2005, 06:20:23 pm
I was hoping that it would be a list of games that we as BYOAC builders were playing on the systems that we built. Kinda of a 2005 home grown list.
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: CheffoJeffo on December 05, 2005, 06:31:06 pm
I was hoping that it would be a list of games that we as BYOAC builders were playing on the systems that we built. Kinda of a 2005 home grown list.

Fair enough ... will be interested to see the results.

Cheers.
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: RayB on December 05, 2005, 07:02:02 pm
I was hoping that it would be a list of games that we as BYOAC builders were playing on the systems that we built. Kinda of a 2005 home grown list.

I cannot participate--I don't belong to this club yet.    :D
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: CheffoJeffo on December 05, 2005, 07:06:18 pm
I was hoping that it would be a list of games that we as BYOAC builders were playing on the systems that we built. Kinda of a 2005 home grown list.

I cannot participate--I don't belong to this club yet.    :D


Well, you should at least get an honorary mention as it was your Juno First project that turned me onto that game and it's a game I do play in MAME.

Cheers.

Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: 97thruhiker on December 05, 2005, 07:16:15 pm
1) Metal Slug 2 Super Vehicle
2) Donkey Kong
3) Cliff Hanger (Laserdisc)
4) Street Fighter Alpha 2
5) Galaga
6) Money Puzzle Exchanger
7) Pepper II
8) Gauntlet
9) Scramble
10) Mrs Pacman
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: RayB on December 06, 2005, 12:36:59 am
Well, you should at least get an honorary mention as it was your Juno First project that turned me onto that game and it's a game I do play in MAME.

I hope you don't leave it on the default factory settings (Easy). It's way too easy on that skill setting (might be partly why the game never did well). If you find yourself getting through wave after wave without ever using the hyperspace warp, that's a sign its too easy.

Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: erictrumpet on December 06, 2005, 10:02:42 am
RayB what Juno First diff setting do you use? I just moved mine up to Medium based on this thread and yes, the game plays waaaaay better. But still kinda easy! Maybe because I've had so much practice on Easy setting. :)

Eric.
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: RayB on December 06, 2005, 01:31:30 pm
RayB what Juno First diff setting do you use? I just moved mine up to Medium based on this thread and yes, the game plays waaaaay better. But still kinda easy! Maybe because I've had so much practice on Easy setting. :)
Eric.

Not sure. I just got my board in and haven't played beyond a few rounds. As with most games, the first level should be easy to beat, then from there be challenging. Basically, by the time you are almost finished a wave, those crazy purple ships should be appearing. If you NEVER see the purple ships (they zig zag across the screen real fast), then it's set too easy.

I have a technique down that makes it easier than it should be though. Keep going backwards a little so ships end up off the screen and in that top area. Then when the planet appears, shoot it, get the astronaut and then move forward blasting as many as you can. You get uber-bonus points.
Title: Re: Top 10 favorite Games of 2005
Post by: CheffoJeffo on December 06, 2005, 01:45:17 pm
It's way too easy on that skill setting (might be partly why the game never did well).

Maybe that's why I like it so much ....

Sorry for the threadjack ... returning you to your regularly scheduled Top 10 list ...

Cheers.