Author Topic: Your Favorite non popular Mame Games (Read 6984 times)

Syxx · « **on:** July 03, 2003, 01:51:04 am »

just currious what everones favorite "hidden treasure" was, post here what your favorite
non popular Mame/NeoGeo game is, or better yet post your top 5 favorites of both popular ones, and non
popular "hidden treasures"

i'll have to think about mine, but i will post them shortly.

Hoagie_one · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2003, 08:36:49 am »

Always loved Rastan

Happy_Dude · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2003, 01:22:21 pm »

it depends what you mean by popular...Now or then ?

My fave is I,Robot

F|end · « **Reply #3 on:** July 03, 2003, 01:46:38 pm »

Pooyan!

\m/

Minwah · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2003, 02:14:56 pm »

Butasan & Penguin Kun Wars are two that spring to mind

Howard_Casto · « **Reply #5 on:** July 03, 2003, 03:50:41 pm »

splatterhouse.... the game that every modern horror game developer ripped off

EggZilla · « **Reply #6 on:** July 04, 2003, 05:23:35 pm »

Man, I loved Splatterhouse as well. Interestingly, I was recently told that, in the Japanese version of the game, you were a masked killer trying to hunt down and kill the damsel in distress, not rescue her. Makes more sense, actually. What hottie in the world looks at a guy in tattered clothes and a hockey mask and says "Oh yeah. THAT's my man!"

Oh. Anyhow, I don't know what it says about my character, but I've taken a liking to a shooter called GUWANGE. It's not that impressive technically, but the setting is unreal. You play as a flying human in feudal Japan, and you're blowing up ox carts and things, and there's blood everywhere ... truly a unique atmosphere.

Odonadon · « **Reply #7 on:** July 05, 2003, 02:27:42 am »

R-Type.

And the sequels.

Not exactly popular in NA (at least, not in my town) but apparently quite popular in Japan. So I guess that sort of counts

Odonadon

Syxx · « **Reply #8 on:** July 05, 2003, 04:48:24 am »

finaly i post heh

right now im diggin these games, of coarse it will likely change soon:
King of Boxers
Rampage World tour [ok its pretty popular but awesome]
88 Games [im sure it was popular in its day]
Arlington Horse Racing
Danny Sullivans Indy Heat

as for more well known right now i like:
Bucky-O-Hare
Baseball Stars 2
Battle Toads
Macross Plus
and of coarse the great fighters like KI, Street Fighter Series, and Ultimate MK3

BillyJack · « **Reply #9 on:** July 05, 2003, 11:16:57 am »

Well, i've not yet seen this mentioned since I've started lurking / posting on these boards, but I love Soloman's Key. I think I love it because I first played it as a kid and the manager of the Pizza place taught me how to get free credits (by reaching in and hitting the coin switch of course) but it's stuck with me... and was one of the reasons I got into MAME in the first place. That and Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters (which plays like crap so it's not a fav. anymore.)

BillyJack

Paul Olson · « **Reply #10 on:** July 06, 2003, 03:27:25 am »

Not sure how popular they were, but I liked Yie Ar Kung-Fu, and Legend of Kage.

RetroBorg · « **Reply #11 on:** July 06, 2003, 05:12:56 am »

Juno First the best shoot 'em up game of all time, it's like Defender on steroids.

gavkiwi · « **Reply #12 on:** July 06, 2003, 10:12:39 am »

My top 5 Popular/Non Popular

Popular:

TMNT
Marvel VS Capcom
Metal Slug 1-3 & X
Bubble Bobble
Pac-Mania

Non Popular:

Flicky
WWF Superstars
Chase H.Q
Continental Circus
WEC Lemans

paigeoliver · « **Reply #13 on:** July 08, 2003, 12:12:18 am »

Favorite unpopular games

Pac-Man Plus
Peter Packrat
Up N' Down
City Connection (extremely rare game in real life, I used to have a boardset for it, but it didn't work right).
Galaxy Wars (my favorite Space Invadersesque game).

Favorite "popular" GAMES

Pac-Man
Dig Dug
Mr. Do!
Star Wars
Ghostmuncher Galaxian (just kidding).

Galaga

Cooper · « **Reply #14 on:** July 08, 2003, 05:07:22 pm »

Favorite "popular" games:

Galaga
Robotron
Joust
Defender
Tempest

Favorite "un-popular" games:

Gigawing
Great 1000 Mile Rally
Super Dodge Ball
Baseball Stars 2
Jungle King

AlanS17 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 08, 2003, 05:42:47 pm »

Ooooh Super Dodgeball is a fun one.

But I'm thinkinghere, what guages popularity? Different games are popular for different people and different places. And do we mean unpopular in the arcade or unpopular in MAME?

I love Super Puzzle Fighter 2 and so do alot of people here, but I don't think a whole lot ever played it on the arcade. Seems to be pretty populat in MAME, though.

Syxx · « **Reply #16 on:** July 08, 2003, 06:03:26 pm »

as far as popularity i guess moreless weather its well known allround by most ppl, for example:
Street Fighter II would be popular

Grasshopper · « **Reply #17 on:** July 08, 2003, 06:13:26 pm »

Rastan (brilliant music) and Trojan.

jakejake28 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 08, 2003, 09:14:48 pm »

Quote from: AlanS17 on July 08, 2003, 05:42:47 pm

I love Super Puzzle Fighter 2 and so do alot of people here, but I don't think a whole lot ever played it on the arcade. Seems to be pretty populat in MAME, though.

yea, i never heard of it before MAME. i was searching for pocket fighter, and saw that lil gem. havent played qix or columns since

anthony691 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 08, 2003, 10:10:42 pm »

Quote from: jakejake28 on July 08, 2003, 09:14:48 pm

Quote from: AlanS17 on July 08, 2003, 05:42:47 pm
I love Super Puzzle Fighter 2 and so do alot of people here, but I don't think a whole lot ever played it on the arcade. Seems to be pretty populat in MAME, though.

yea, i never heard of it before MAME. i was searching for pocket fighter, and saw that lil gem. havent played qix or columns since

Gotta love it

I have played it on GBA, Dreamcast, and the actual arcade version... I knew about it before I knew about MAME...

GamingGreg · « **Reply #20 on:** July 21, 2003, 04:00:28 pm »

Trog! (I don't think it was that popular). I still get a kick out of getting the pineapples, turning into a T-Rex, and then eating the cavemen!

Xochi · « **Reply #21 on:** July 21, 2003, 04:04:35 pm »

For Old School Games:

Omega Race
Vanguard
Venture
Lock-n-Chase
Rip-Off (with two players)

Thenasty · « **Reply #22 on:** July 21, 2003, 04:12:03 pm »

IMHO the hardest game i stunble on MAME is "Chicken Shift"
This is make your brain split in half. I use the Flipper buttons for this game. Try it and you will get a headache around the 4th or 5th round.

abrannan · « **Reply #23 on:** July 23, 2003, 12:45:51 pm »

My favorite "Hidden Gem" is Great Swordsman. Simple gameplay, but suprisingly deep.

Guwange is also very good.
Not sure of how it ranks popularity-wsie, but Food Fight is one of my all-time faves as well.

said7 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 23, 2003, 12:53:58 pm »

A real Hidden Gem is...

WindJammers

Very fun sports game especially good with 2 players. I encourage all to give it a whirl.

SirPoonga · « **Reply #25 on:** July 23, 2003, 02:08:35 pm »

non-popular, hmmm, that rules out alot. I'd have to say Arabian. I played it as a kid in a local bar all the time.

HeadRusch · « **Reply #26 on:** July 24, 2003, 02:33:49 pm »

Is Puzzle Loop popular?

That game is like crack...

slug54 · « **Reply #27 on:** July 24, 2003, 10:42:11 pm »

I don't know if it was ever popular or not but I can't stop playing Pepper II .
This game is driving me mad!
It's kind of Pacman meets QIX and it's extremely addicting.

Slug54

Brax · « **Reply #28 on:** July 25, 2003, 05:25:41 pm »

Quote from: SirPoonga on July 23, 2003, 02:08:35 pm

I played it as a kid in a local bar all the time.

kid...... bar!? That explains alot!

The game I'd have to choose is Sky Kid. Cute, cartoony graphics, catchy music, and challenging. I always enjoy that one.


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