"Official" list for PC Games On Cab

[atog]

If you have a trackball and a newer computer and video card, crayon physics deluxe is awesome, and the free demo has a ton of content.

[headkaze]

Xenon 2000

[wooowman93]

I played spider-man friend or foe on PC it has customizable controls
its a pretty good game
and who doesn't love spider-man

[+2MAN]

Hi guys, I`m new here but I`m not new to the hobby as such because I already scratchbuilt my own jukebox/mame cabinet. I am In the process of removing mame and putting pc games in its place

What I am really after is retro games like on mame but legal PC versions, such as compilations. I tend towards quality rather than quantity and have found the best I can come up with is the Microsoft Arcade series of games.

Microsoft Arcade
Microsoft Return of Arcade
Microsoft Return of Arcade Anniversary Edition (same as Return of Arcade but with Ms Pacman)
Microsoft Revenge of Arcade
and last but definitely not least....Microsoft Pinball Arcade.

All the above seem near ideal although so far I haven't fully tested them I have only tried the trial versions of Microsoft Return of Arcade Anniversary Edition & Microsoft Pinball Arcade. I have bought both of these but they are coming from the USA so I need to be patient.

To start with I went for Midway Arcade Treasures & Taito Legends 2 but when they came they were crippled by Starforce Protection and I couldn't even get them running on a normal PC let alone see if they are cabinet configurable.

Sorry about the long post!

Simon

[Generic Eric]

The link for Jets and Guns needs to be updated

http://www.gameofyear.com/download/JnGGoldDemoSetup.exe  Its a fun game.

[smariner]

List updated w/ recent additions!  Keep them coming!

[Circo]

I have been wanting to add a PC Games Video set to my site, but never was really sure where to start, I think it will be safe to go off of this list for starters.  Great Job!

[+2MAN]

Just thought I'd post an update on my suggestions for compilations.

Microsoft Arcade
I have now tested this, It works ok on a cabinet but you need a mouse/trackball input for games like centipede.

Microsoft Return of arcade Anniversary edition
I have now tested the full version of this and it works like a gem,  you will need to program your IPAC to operate menus though. buttons you need available on the control panel are: Shift, ESC, ALT, Enter, F2, F3, F4, F11 If you don't want to pause or toggle fullscreen mode you could leave off F3 F4 & F11. The only slight irritation is Ms.Pac-Man plays in a very small screen even if you go fullscreen.

I will let you all know how well Microsoft Pinball arcade works when it arrives, the trial version works great but full versions sometimes differ so I will post again after I've tested it.

I am surprised theres not more interest in this thread, come on guys make some more suggestions for compilations!

(UPDATE)
I have installed Microsoft Pinball arcade on my cabinet and it plays really well on it. I can highly recommend this compilation for anyone into Pinball. The game menu (a front end of sorts) can be navigated easily with the joystick & Enter. The game controls are fully re-mapable to whatever you want and the CD-ROM is not required if you do a full install. Its amazing the detail on this game, you can easily forget you are actually looking at a screen and not a real table.

9/10 from me, I would like to give it 10 but can't because the highscore entry needs a keyboard, not a big issue though as you can leave it as "player 1" and press enter.

[MazzMn]

Just noticed this Pengo remake/update freeware pretty neat
 Push-Push Penguin by Army of Trolls
keyboard or joystick

http://www.armyoftrolls.co.uk/website/html/games/ppp.htm

Some others available too, great looking artwork

[+2MAN]

That looks like a pretty good remake Mazzmn, I might have to check that out tomorrow.

[MazzMn]

That looks like a pretty good remake Mazzmn, I might have to check that out tomorrow.

you bet! only problem I had with it was you can't run over the monsters when they are frozen/disabled after shaking the walls

Hey there is also this thread with lots of pc games that should play on a cabinet

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=7479.0

I suggest that the list be maintained on the wiki rather than the forum though
(also some guidelines here )


http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Cabfriendly_games

[MazzMn]

anyone try any of these retro games out?

http://retrospec.sgn.net/index.php

This one required a mouse (or trackball I guess) but is unique
http://retrospec.sgn.net/game-links.php?link=deflektorx4

[+2MAN]

Just noticed this Pengo remake/update freeware pretty neat
 Push-Push Penguin by Army of Trolls
keyboard or joystick

http://www.armyoftrolls.co.uk/website/html/games/ppp.htm

Some others available too, great looking artwork

Tried this one today, unfortunately it wouldn't run on my cabinet, even though I set the resolution correct. The screen went black and then it went back to the desktop. Oh well, never mind. Maybe the game needs Win XP, My cab has win 98se.

on a side note, slightly off topic, how do you guys run games with different control panel configurations? I program my IPAC with the Ctrl+Alt+P command, but then if the next game I play is different controls then im stuffed again!

[g00ber]

Time to add another classic to the list...

Doom / Doom 2

You can install Doom Legacy (http://legacy.newdoom.com/) and set up a .cfg file to auto launch it without bothering with the main menu and set it to some basic joystick/button combination.  Best part is that if you want, you can run it SPLIT SCREEN!   Nothing better than playing co-op doom with a friend splitscreen.

If you have any questions on the setup, just ask..

[g00ber]

Tried this one today, unfortunately it wouldn't run on my cabinet, even though I set the resolution correct. The screen went black and then it went back to the desktop. Oh well, never mind. Maybe the game needs Win XP, My cab has win 98se.

on a side note, slightly off topic, how do you guys run games with different control panel configurations? I program my IPAC with the Ctrl+Alt+P command, but then if the next game I play is different controls then im stuffed again!

I use Mala as a Frontend, which has an option to set up a program to launch prior to your game, and then set the group to use to ipc file of your choice.

[+2MAN]

I use Mala as a Frontend, which has an option to set up a program to launch prior to your game, and then set the group to use to ipc file of your choice.

Thanks for your reply, I haven't fiddled much with front ends I am trying to keep setup as simple as possible on my cabinet. I guessed I would probably need some sort of front end for multiple control layouts.

Mine is very simple, I just have a Icon for each thing I want to run (4 Icons), I have the taskbar set to auto hide. Then a custom desktop background and tab and enter mapped to the control panel. All I do is press tab until one of the icons is selected, then change icons with the joystick and press my control panel Enter to run that game, jukebox etc. Its not fancy but it seems to work well on my cab.

I like the Doom suggestion that would be a pretty fun game to have on a cabinet.

[Chris2]

I haven't tried it yet, but there's a game called "Bullet Candy" that looks interesting. It seems to be a sort of fusion between Geometry Wars and Ikaruga (or similar "bullet hell" games.) It's a pay-to-download, but it's only 4 bucks or so, so that doesn't seem too much of an issue. I only wish that I could find a game demo first.

[MazzMn]

I haven't tried it yet, but there's a game called "Bullet Candy" that looks interesting. It seems to be a sort of fusion between Geometry Wars and Ikaruga (or similar "bullet hell" games.) It's a pay-to-download, but it's only 4 bucks or so, so that doesn't seem too much of an issue. I only wish that I could find a game demo first.

Really? cnet and casual gameplay both have free trial versions

http://tinyurl.com/bnu3be

[g00ber]

Stepmania
http://www.stepmania.com

I have a cobalt flux dancepad and a PS2 to PC Adapter.  Any old dance pad will work with a good adapter to your PC.  Here is a list of supported adapters: http://www.stepmania.com/wiki/USB_Adapters

Plugged it into my Mame Arcade running Mala and everything works flawlessly.  Much better than the DDR mame options, and adding music is easy.  Very easy to find all the original ddr packs if you know how to use Google.

If you are looking to make it a more authentic game you can even enable coins.

[Mario]

Hyperbowl (Link to archive of original site) is awesome with a real trackball. The only problem is that you need to use the keyboard to enter player names, but I've learned to do this using the joysticks and buttons connected to my Minipac.

Get Medieval (Link) is a great Gauntlet clone. There’s a level editor for it, too.

I play the PC version of Golden Tee Golf with many addl courses. I also like Neverball (Link) and the kids like SpongeBob’s Obstacle Odyssey (Link).

[iAtoria]

I have currently running on my system:

Crazy Taxi 1/3

If you want to be all pro'er about it, go get a wheel.  I personally use a spinner w/ two buttons (accelerate/brake).  Reverse is overrated 

Crime Patrol 1/2
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
House of Dead 1/2/3
Mad Dog McCree 1/2
Virtua Cop 1/2

Fun little light gun games.  Low graphics, but good to just flex nuts on the sweet LCD light gun you recently purchased.  The House of Deads for the PC run absolutely perfect, and even have extra options for training, etc.  Great 'bang bang kill you dead' games for sure.

Guitar Zero (Guitar Hero Clone) - http://www.guitarzero2.proboards78.com/index.cgi

This clone is kind of new when compared to 'Frets On Fire'.  But I like this one better.  It gives a more Guitar Hero feel to it with combo stacking and what not.  I haven't tried with a PS3 guitar yet, but I would like to assume it would work.

Stepmania (DDR Clone) - http://www.stepmania.com

If you like DDR, let me ask:  What can be greater than every single DDR song ever made with an infinite pool of new songs that are being created every day.  Go have fun and dance to the mario brother's theme or baby got back.  Just get a PS3 mat or a PS2 mat + convertor and you're all set to boogie.

[smariner]

Very good!  List has been updated!  If someone wants to tackle putting this list on the wiki that would be great! 

Hope this helps,
Chad D. Bryant

[MazzMn]

Cool, thanks for updating the list!
What about Commander Keen and Wolfenstein 3D
http://www.3drealms.com/downloads.html

[smariner]

Both added...

[fallacy]

Are you guys just talking about free computer games? Are you just talking about ones that can run on crappy computers? Are you just talking about games that do not require a CD to Boot up… because it is pretty easy to download load a crack .exe to replace your original .exe file that will no longer requires a CD to boot the game.

On my dull core cab I have….

NHL.09 – a must have

FIFA09 – a must have

Devil.May.Cry

Tom.Clancys.H.A.W.X

Dynasty.Warriors.6

Grand.Theft.Auto.IV

Assassins Creed

Grid

Guility Gear 2

Loard of the Rings  … something

Radin 3

All the Worm games

Pure

World.of.Goo-SKIDROW

The_Simpsons_Hit_and_Run.

Mass effect

Dibalo2

Prince.of.Persia-SKIDROW

Portal-Unleashed

Burnout.Paradise.

Lego Star Wars II


I have a lot more but I grow board of looking them up.

[fallacy]

Micro Machines V4 is a good one.

[cjwalker]

Hydro Thunder (Eurocom version, published by Sold-Out Software in the UK)
Buy it here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sold-Out-Software-Hydro-Thunder/dp/B00005B973

The Eurocom version doesn't use the infernal copy protection that the "Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe" version did.  Only drawback is that it doesn't allow any multiplayer whatsoever, not even split screen (unlike the N64 and Dreamcast versions).  Otherwise it's arcade-perfect, and still a ton of fun to play against the computer racers.


Mortal Kombat 4 (Also from Eurocom)
http://www.eurocom.co.uk/index.php/video-games/mortal-kombat-4

Another near-perfect arcade port.


Dance Dance Revolution  (Konami)
http://www.amazon.com/Dance-Revolution-PC/dp/B0002VXTZ0/

Yes, Konami actually put out a PC version of the first DDR game.  Plays perfectly with any console dance pad with the right USB adapter.


Virtua Fighter 2
http://www.amazon.com/Virtua-Fighter-2-PC/dp/B0008E8AYG/

Graphics are not quite as detailed as the arcade original, but it still plays like a dream on an arcade cab.  Will run great under Windows XP with a little finagling (you actually have to reduce your color depth before launching the game, or it will complain).


Virtua Tennis (original)
http://www.amazon.com/VIRTUA-TENNIS-pc/dp/B0007UZJRM/

If your arcade sticks are interfacing with your PC as a keyboard, this game might give you a little grief because it only allows one player to use the keyboard as the controller.  However, by using the PPJoy and PPJoyKey utilities, you can map keystrokes from your arcade controls to virtual joysticks that are recognized by the game.

Boarder Zone
http://www.amazon.com/Boarder-Zone-Pc/dp/B00003OPDZ/

Fantastic PC snowboarding game.  You can do stunts or just all-out race.  Best played with analog controls but works great with switch-based arcade sticks too.


PC Games That Now Appear in Arcades


Need for Speed - Hot Pursuit 2
http://www.amazon.com/Need-Speed-Hot-Pursuit-2-Pc/dp/B00006CRVH/

GlobalVR turned this into an arcade game they called "Need for Speed GT". (http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=5949&image=2)  It's pretty much the same engine - great arcade driving fun!


Need for Speed Underground
http://www.amazon.com/Need-Speed-Underground-Pc/dp/B0000C0Z23/

This game was also given the arcade treatment by GlobalVR. (http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=5949&image=1).  Again, great arcade driving fun.


Star Wars Starfighter
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Starfighter-Pc/dp/B00005LABL/

This time brought to the arcades by Tsunami Visual Technologies, inc.  (http://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=5091)

The arcade version of Star Wars Starfighter actually plays more like a rail-shooter (much like Sega's Star Wars Trilogy Arcade), but the PC/console version gives you freedom of movement.


Guitar Hero III - Legends of Rock
http://www.aspyr.com/product/info/85

Brought to the arcade (Finally!) by Konami and Raw Thrills (http://www.rawthrills.com/game.php?GameID=14).

The PC version comes bundled with a USB guitar controller.  There's also an Aerosmith edition (http://www.aspyr.com/product/info/93).

[wikee]

The only PC games i play on my cab is Mr Driller 2 (the only version released on pc),

Its working really great but starts in windows mode, problem is corrected with a simple AHK script

[EvilDindon]

Hey all

Can I suggest this Shmup that seems to be Awesome ?

http://www.clubic.com/telecharger-fiche285498-varia.html

(The link is from the french site "Clubic", the n°1 ressource fro french geeks )

[Todd H]

Good call on Virtua Fighter 2 PC. I picked it up for $1 and am pleasantly surprised. With all the video options maxed out it looks pretty close to the original. Plus it was easy to set up with my U360's.

[Aabra]

I can't believe the lack of bowling games.... they are perfect for trackballs!  I haven't tried these so if somebody could confirm or deny whether they work well with a trackball I'd appreciate it as I'm still in the design part of my system.  I should have it set up though by late august, early september.

PBA Bowling:  http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/pbabowling/index.html

Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling:  http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/brunswickcircuitprobowling/index.html?tag=gallery_summary;title

[Sosetsuken]

I've just recieved my RAIDEN III PC CD!! (Friends in Japan Rawk ;P )

Excellent game for a cab, customizable controls, runs excellently on my old raiden 9700 mobility 64mb.  Its 3D and similar to Raiden II, very addictive!

Music pumps you up, fitting for the camera because you're zooming over landscapes everywhere! (Sorta like Ikaruga).

Runs very nice on my Monitor 640x480i! (Has an option to rotate screen CW or CCW 90 Degree's, or 2 different types of horizontal views).

its 2 Player as well.

Screens;

[Todd H]

I've just recieved my RAIDEN III PC CD!! (Friends in Japan Rawk ;P )

Excellent game for a cab, customizable controls, runs excellently on my old raiden 9700 mobility 64mb.  Its 3D and similar to Raiden II, very addictive!

Music pumps you up, fitting for the camera because you're zooming over landscapes everywhere! (Sorta like Ikaruga).

Runs very nice on my Monitor 640x480i! (Has an option to rotate screen CW or CCW 90 Degree's, or 2 different types of horizontal views).

its 2 Player as well.

Ooooh...that looks sweet! Time to track down a copy.

[Todd H]

Got my Raiden 3 CD. Outstanding! Gameplay, sound, and graphics are excellent. And it works great on my cabinet. Nice find. 

[scrapple]

golden tee pc
although its hard to find

[tekopaa]

Hi!

One game what i wish to work with Arcade cabinet EA NHL 2009-> series. I tried with my own cab keytojoy it doesent work. It would be cool if someone would make keyboard hack to it like use custom key pl1 ,pl2 

[rooter]

Are you guys just talking about free computer games? Are you just talking about ones that can run on crappy computers? Are you just talking about games that do not require a CD to Boot up… because it is pretty easy to download load a crack .exe to replace your original .exe file that will no longer requires a CD to boot the game.

In general, I would think...
The games shouldn't need to use a mouse pointer to browse through menus or play the game.  Using a track ball for games like Hyperbowl should be ok.
The keys should be remappable to custom control panels.
It also shouldn't need a CD.

[njay]

does raiden III support 320x240 resolutions?
my arcade cab monitor looks best at that

[SophT]

I've been running the Touhou Project games on my cab for a while.  Pretty fun "Bullett hell shooter" sub-genre of SHM-Ups



plays with 4 buttons - but you can use as little as 2 (shoot and bomb)

[BORIStheBLADE]

I've been running the Touhou Project games on my cab for a while.  Pretty fun "Bullett hell shooter" sub-genre of SHM-Ups



plays with 4 buttons - but you can use as little as 2 (shoot and bomb)

How do you download these games? Do you have to create an account?