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What are the best arcade games that were never ported to (retro) consoles?

Also, which arcade games never got a GOOD console port?

>> No.9646685

>>9646668
Cowboys of moo Mesa

>> No.9646689

Denjin Makai II: Guardians

>> No.9646692

>>9646668
Nightmare in the Dark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCv7vC9B6bw

>> No.9646702
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9646702

>>9646668
>>9646685
Konami's beat 'em ups are the usual suspects for this topic. It's criminal they haven't released a collection for modern home systems like Capcom

>> No.9646705

>>9646692
This one is almost a literal clone of Snow Bros, sans the charm and with dangerously undertested level layouts.

>> No.9646714

>Mystic Warriors
>Armed Police Batrider
>Denjin Makai II
>The Grid
>Prop Cycle
>SCUD Race
>Daytona USA 2
>Gun Force II
>Planet Harriers
>Spikeout '98
>Racing Hero
>Alien vs. Predator
>Cadillacs & Dinosaurs
>Golden Axe RoDA
>Gun Buster
>Gunblade NY
>The Outfoxies
>Waverunner
>OutZone (this comes to Steam soon)
>Wild Riders
>Violent Storm
>Battle Bakraid
>Martial Masters
>The Crystal of Kings
>Solar Assault
>Panic Park
>Ollie King
>JJ Squawkers
>Osman

>> No.9647030

>>9646668
probably a dumb question but are there any arcade-exclusive games that have the "depth" of a pc/console game? not just quarter munching shootemups and beatemups? basically anything you'd find outside of the "arcade genre"

>> No.9647753

Zero Team

>> No.9647857

>>9647030
Tower of Druaga and The Return of Ishtar if you don't count their presence in arcade compilations on consoles. The first requires you to figure out how to get hidden items on each level that can only be revealed by level-specific methods, the later involves memorization of the levels and exits to reach the end.

>> No.9647925
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9647925

Outfoxies

>> No.9647928

>>9646702
probably because Konami doesn't have the docs or talent to emulate their weird retro video hardware.

>> No.9647972

the 1987 Ghostbusters and most of the early 90s arcades were good. Gunforce, that round table one also

they tried more to make them fun then compared to now. Probably had more people playing since phone and consoles weren't around everywhere then

>> No.9647974

>>9647972
phones*

>> No.9648087

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. The Genesis version is a very different and not as good game but is worth playing too. They aren't even the same genre.

>> No.9648519

>>9646714
Did you know there was a Cadillacs and Dinosaurs pinball machine in development at one point? Source:
https://podcastaddict.com/episode/152280253