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What's the greatest arcade game of all time?

Or just your personal favorite?

>> No.7305637

Dodonpachi

>> No.7305650

SF2

>> No.7305663

>>7305632
Objectively it would be something like Space Invaders or Pacman. Personally I like Mercs.

>> No.7305993
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>> No.7306015

greatest is probably tetris the grand master

>> No.7306068

Objectively, probably Street Fighter 2 or Tetris, just because games are still using them as a basic template to this day.

>> No.7306117

>greatest
SmashTV
>favorite
Soul Calibur

>> No.7306136

>>7305632
robotron

>> No.7306161

>>7305632
house of the dead and time crisis were fun ones. Goat probably Street Fighter or >>7305993 though

Special mention to The Simpsons beat em up, turtles in time, double dragon, golden axe and D &D Shadow over Mistara. Beat em ups were repetitive and tedious by we all were sucker for them still.

Terminator 2 was also hype as hells.

>> No.7306175

>>7305632
Crazy taxi

>> No.7306217

Half Life 2 Survivor

>> No.7306229
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>>7305632
>What's the greatest arcade game of all time?
Pic related
>Or just your personal favorite?
Pic related

>> No.7306256

The sit down Jurassic Park shooter where the Apatosaurus shits at you and you have to shoot the shit

>> No.7306301

street fighter II

>> No.7306318

Everyone who didn't say SF2 is a faggot.

>> No.7306323

Tetris the GrandMaster
Super Puzzle Fighter 2
Puyo Puyo Tsu

>> No.7306439

One of the four player ones, like the Simpsons or X-Men.

>> No.7306536

>>7306256
i have vague memories of this happening, it was in the Lost World one iirc.

The t rex on the first game was some amazing spritework,that game was awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXZOw0lwnKI&t=823s

>> No.7306585

>>7305632
Greatest - SF2
Personal Fav - Wrestlemania (1995) bc I had it on PS1, learned to cheese it, and could beat it with one quarter every time

>> No.7306589

>>7305637
you're the only shmup named in this thread.... good reason for that

>> No.7306602

>>7305632
Galaga

>> No.7306604
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>>7306602
Forgot pic rel

>> No.7306608

I'm kinda partial to Ms. Pac-Man but I wouldn't say it's the best
I used to play it at my grandma's house. Then 20 years later when I was in college I stayed with my buddy's parents in NYC and they had a cabinet in the spare bedroom.

>> No.7306658

>>7306536
>lost world

That sounds right. At least one section was based around the game trail at the beginning now that you say that.

>> No.7306662

>>7305632
TMNT 2, The Simpsons and Crusin USA are my all time tops.

>> No.7306668

>>7306658
you had to shoot at the dinosaut butt on time, if you failed he shat on you and you took damage.

>> No.7306682

The Simpons is probably the most overrated arcade game EVER.

>> No.7306692

CarnEvil was my favorite as a child.

>> No.7306705

>>7306589
Probably because shmups are a genre that evolved very slowly over time, with new pieces constantly being added by different games, so there's not really one game that stands out among them as being "THE shmup" in the same way Street Fighter II is. It's the same reason few racing games have been mentioned (although I think Daytona USA holds that title for its genre. Game was so fucking good you can still find it in modern arcades 30 years later).

>> No.7306784

KoF 98.

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>> No.7307389

>>7306604
I wish shmups had gone done this route more instead of being about exploding little tanks and turret thingies on moving battleships.

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>> No.7307527

>>7305632
Street Fighter II, by far

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>> No.7307956

>>7305632
Out Zone

>> No.7307964

>>7305650
Correct

>> No.7310519

>>7305632
Unironically pacman. Snapping around sharp turns on an arcade stick is an amazing experience.

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>>7305632
Darkstalkers

>> No.7310815

The missile command with the trackball.

>> No.7310819

>>7306682
maybe but for anyone US boomer it is instant feels of birthday parties at chuck e cheese. Its COMFY

>> No.7310823
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SPESS ENVEDERS

>> No.7310843

>>7306536
I actually played this with my girlfriend at an arcade that's still around, the cabinet shakes you around as if you're in a real jeep, the girlfriend wasn't impressed but I had a lot of fun.

>> No.7310873

My white wale from childhood. Its a simple gale but the allure of the cab and simple polygon design really drew me in. I only got to play it when the fair came into town once a year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QKdyYuAZbM

>> No.7311017

>>7310843
i remember being a fucking blast, the first one too, it felt like a rollercoaster to me. Too bad it was probably the most hogged machine ever. You would have to wait a fuck ton in line always because it was so popular.

>> No.7311105

Mortal Kombat 2

>> No.7311137

g-darius, i'd say.

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>>7305632
Is there any reason to play an arcade game without lightguns?

>> No.7311164

>>7305632
F zero ax

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>>7305650

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God it was fun

>> No.7311368
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>it will never be a friday night in 2003 again rolling up to the arcade to play ddr with your buddies from ddrfreak.com and get bubble tea after

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DYNAMITE COP

>> No.7311375

>>7311368
>holder for coin line
based

>> No.7311378

>>7311368
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wOsfKFuHCU

>> No.7311379

>>7311375
At my arcade we just used the honor system. Every once in a while some tool from out of town would show up and put his coin on the machine when there was a line, then try to cut like an ass. We always hated them types.

>> No.7311415

DAY-TON-AAAAAAAA

>> No.7311419

>>7311378
based, the fast songs were always my favorite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhEDnAbpxlI

>> No.7311429

>>7311378
Anytime i stumble on a ddr machine in the wild these days (who knows when that'll happen again) it's a must to play this. the chart is soo fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSrU27I-E9A

>> No.7311441

>>7311429
I remember the wii DDR game had an English version of the same with the same chart, except they took out the triangle step spins (55 seconds) because they assumed people wouldn't realize how you're supposed to hit them and they're kind of awkward if you don't.

>> No.7311449

>>7306602
This.
Next to come to mind is one of the Gauntlet games.

>> No.7311450

>>7305632
The best experience I can think of is Super Monaco GP, had a moving seat and wheel that couldn't be replicated at home easily. It was just before polygons so this is what I thought the future of video game graphics would be.

There was also this namco game called prop cycle with a giant screen, had increadible graphics and good cartoon style artwork.

Virtua on was also good with the twin sticks as well as scud race.

I played outtrunners well after polygons were the norm and I was still very impressed wtih the graphics and I wanted more graphics in thsi style.

Despite how good all these games were after putting in $1 and getting at most 2 minutes of play, I felt I did not get good value at the time for what I paid. I kinda felt like I got ripped off a lot of the time.

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Alien vs Predator and Metal Slug (series) are my favorite arcade games

>> No.7311620

>>7311450
>I felt I did not get good value at the time for what I paid. I kinda felt like I got ripped off a lot of the time
This killed the arcade games IMO. When the "cinematic" games (Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy VII...) appeared, you got 20 times more play time, hence 20 times more value for your money, compared to the arcade games.

>> No.7312337

>>7311359
you may think this is just spam but this is an insane level of mindgames going on (especially when they are so close) that your peanut brain can't comprehend

>> No.7312345

>wanna buy an original arcade machine, some SF2 or KOF, maybe Out Run
>it's $3,000

I have the funds but I'll pass desu.

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>>7312345
>>it's $3,000
Where are you buying arcade games?

>> No.7312357

>>7312351
Saw these prices online after a quick search. Do you know better places?

I'm talking about buying the original cabinet and all.

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>>7312357
>online quick search
Lots of people especially dealers like to throw insane numbers up because normies who want a game for their rumpus room don't know any better
>talking about buying the original cabinet and all.
Same. Only one I could see fetching 3k out of the ones you mentioned would be Outrun but only a pristine deluxe sit down. SF2, KoF, and upright Outruns are easily less than 1k.
>know better places
Yeah, anywhere but Google kek join some arcade forums and collector groups. You still see people throw insane prices from time to time to see what sticks but most everyone calls them out for being greedy pricks.

>> No.7312559

>>7305632
I live in CT and there was a local arcade here that was really kino.


Games I can remember being there:

>all the classics like space invaders, donkey kong, pac-man
>Raiden DX
>Mortal Kombat 2
>Street Fighter 2
>Star Wars Trilogy Arcade
>Jurassic Park
>X-Men
>Simpsons
>Sonic Adventures
>Marvel vs. Capcom 2

Closed in maybe 2006-2007. Sad times.

>> No.7312569

>>7312424
Nice, thanks for the useful post. I also wonder if the shipping to Europe (plus customs fees) is not absurdly expensive if you buy machines from the U.S. or Japan.

>> No.7312573

>>7312569
Shipping inside the US is absurdly expensive, until you start to find the guys who've been moving them around for 3 decades. IIRC there's a similar group in the UK, but no clue about the mainland. Check your local social media. A lot of the old e-groups and whatnot migrated to facebook.

>> No.7312632

Galaga for sure. I recall a "capcom 100" machine that had a ton of games, I used to play strider, megaman and zero wing, that was pretty fantastic

>> No.7312654

>>7305632
Greatest of all time? Space Harrier.
Most influential of all time? Tower of Druaga.

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>>7305632

>> No.7312816

>>7305632
I don't know how many hundreds I sunk into Tempest as a kid. Today I own a refurbished Tempest cabinet.