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Title: Arcade game tier list improvement
Post by: 124scratch on January 27, 2017, 01:43:11 pm

Hi,

So I really liked TarkanX's tier list for the Golden Age of Arcades over on ClassicArcadeGaming (http://www.classicarcadegaming.com/forums/index.php?topic=3356.0 (http://www.classicarcadegaming.com/forums/index.php?topic=3356.0)) However, I found that it wasn't entirely accurate (Make Trax? Frenzy? Tier 1? Really) and I would like if some people here would work on improving it and maybe adding post-Golden Age games. Let me know what you guys think.

Title: Re: Arcade game tier list improvement
Post by: ark_ader on January 28, 2017, 05:03:24 am

What is wrong with Frenzy?  Its frickin awesome.

Title: Re: Arcade game tier list improvement
Post by: 124scratch on January 28, 2017, 10:49:15 pm

Quote from: ark_ader on January 28, 2017, 05:03:24 am

What is wrong with Frenzy?  Its frickin awesome.

There's nothing wrong with this game, because the list is not about good/bad games, it's about popular/obscure games. It doesn't seem right to put Frenzy on the same level as Berzerk.

Title: Re: Arcade game tier list improvement
Post by: 124scratch on January 28, 2017, 11:02:57 pm

Basically what I'm asking is what are the games that you think got the most play in the arcades?

Title: Re: Arcade game tier list improvement
Post by: ark_ader on January 29, 2017, 06:43:50 am

What year?  I can go back to 1978 when I found a use for a quarter other than a McDonald's hamburger.  Yes that is dating me somewhat.

Title: Re: Arcade game tier list improvement
Post by: 124scratch on January 29, 2017, 10:20:30 am

Quote from: ark_ader on January 29, 2017, 06:43:50 am

What year?  I can go back to 1978 when I found a use for a quarter other than a McDonald's hamburger.  Yes that is dating me somewhat.

Yeah 1978 seems like a good year to start, with the release of Space Invaders and all.

Title: Re: Arcade game tier list improvement
Post by: 124scratch on January 29, 2017, 01:25:26 pm

The original list only covers the Golden Age, but I think there should be another list for games after then (Gauntlet, Double Dragon, maybe Street Fighter II)

Title: Re: Arcade game tier list improvement
Post by: 124scratch on January 30, 2017, 07:26:03 am

So basically what I'm wondering is are there any Tier 1 games you would move to tier 2 or 3 (Make Trax for example), or any Tier 2 or 3 games you would move to Tier 1 (Dragon's Lair for example)?

Title: Re: Arcade game tier list improvement
Post by: thomas_surles on January 30, 2017, 07:48:07 am

Have you read through this?
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,149708.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,149708.0.html)

Title: Re: Arcade game tier list improvement
Post by: 124scratch on January 30, 2017, 10:46:53 am

Quote from: thomas_surles on January 30, 2017, 07:48:07 am

Have you read through this?
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,149708.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,149708.0.html)

I went on "Classics" and there's some really obscure games on there!