Inky Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Have ye any favorite games in MAME that you've never seen before, in the arcade or otherwise that you find entertaining? For me, I'm hoplessly addicted to the game Chicken Shift . The way it works is that you have two buttons, a red and a blue one. Eggs roll down a chute towards a egg carton. Every so often there is a pipe whose direction you can 'shift' to allow the egg to pass through on its way to the carton. The object is to make sure no eggs crash to the floor. It's a fun little puzzler. Check the link above for screenshots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 I have played that game a few times, I think it is pretty good, but I still play Joust and robotron, and qix more than chicken shift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 I haven't made too many discoveries in MAME because I never bother to download ROMs for games I'm not familiar with. But thanks to Midway Arcade Treasures on the GameCube I have discovered the mindless joys of Toobin', a game I had never heard of until mid-2003 when I was hunting through NES titles at a used game store, and at that point didn't even consider buying because it looked so stupid. Goes to show, I should learn that I like stupid stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 I’m gonna cheat on this answer slightly and say Camel Try. It showed up in the RAINE emulator a half year or so earlier than it did in MAME but I had never heard of the game until I discovered it in an emulated form. It’s such a great game too. I’d love to have the opportunity to play it on a real machine someday and play it with a spinner. In fact, that game is the whole reason that I finally broke down and got a SNES after saying for years that I had absolutely no interest in one. The US SNES release name is “On The Ball”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I like Sundance. A Cinematronics game with a short and tragic tale. The monitors were flawed, so most machines shorted out and died immediatly upon being plugged in, depriving everyone of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Rampart is one...I didn't even know about the game since it's been a while that we even had arcades around here. And that split-screen Space Invaders clone whose name escapes me at the moment (2 player with bases at the top/bottom of the screen and invaders charging both). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killersquirel Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 I like the old 70's arcades such as Firetruck, Sky Raider, Orbit, Sky Diver, Canyon Bomber, etc. I love playing the old games that I haven't seen since the late 70's, early 80's. -mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Rampart is one...I didn't even know about the game since it's been a while that we even had arcades around here. And that split-screen Space Invaders clone whose name escapes me at the moment (2 player with bases at the top/bottom of the screen and invaders charging both). Space Invaders 2. Midway's style. http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter...r=&game_id=9668 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uosipa llamxew Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 @Nukey: I love Rampart!!!! You might want to check out the famicom version of Rampart as it is much different than the other various ports. While the basics are the same, the characters you use are very different. It's been a while, but I think there might be a quest mode in it as well. I sure wish one of the translation groups would pick up on this one! If you are at all interested, PM me... I'll hook you up with the ROM. There are several games that I am hooked on in Mame that I never saw in the arcade: The Glob, Anteater, and Foodfight to name just a few. I grew up sheltered. My mother thought that the dark smokey atmosphere of arcades were the devil's playground for child molesters and such. Incidentally, I really don't have many memories of the earlier titles, except for those that I caught a glimpse of on rare occasions when I sneaked in while she wasn't looking. Of those I remember, but never actually played, Dragon's Lair stands especially. The only early arcade games that I have a good memory of were usually found in well lit department stores - Shopko, K-mart and such. Thus, my favorite arcade games growing up were Megaforce (Starforce for others), and High-speed MsPacman, and Q*bert! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Guzzler is one I discovered on MAME which I love to play: http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter...=G&game_id=8056 I think your a little bubble filled with water and shoot water at various monster like fire things.... weird but fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted January 27, 2004 Author Share Posted January 27, 2004 I’m gonna cheat on this answer slightly and say Camel Try. It showed up in the RAINE emulator a half year or so earlier than it did in MAME but I had never heard of the game until I discovered it in an emulated form. It’s such a great game too. I’d love to have the opportunity to play it on a real machine someday and play it with a spinner. In fact, that game is the whole reason that I finally broke down and got a SNES after saying for years that I had absolutely no interest in one. The US SNES release name is “On The Ball”. That's another good one. It's reminiscent of the bonus levels in Sonic the Hedgehog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Guzzler is one I discovered on MAME which I love to play: http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter...=G&game_id=8056 I think your a little bubble filled with water and shoot water at various monster like fire things.... weird but fun I have played this quite a bit, and I think it is a great game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Peter Peppers Ice Cream Factory. This sequel to Burger Time was only made for the DECO tape system which I never saw in an arcade. Cool game, but really hard. I always thought it would make good homebrew fodder. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmeroid Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Anyone ever play 'Mutant Fighter'? Excellent two-player vs. or team beat 'em-up. I've never seen the ROM to this made available ever How about Atari's 'Dominoes' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted January 27, 2004 Author Share Posted January 27, 2004 I don't like fighters too much, but when I saw that one was made based upon the old Japanese TV show Ultraman, I had to play it... And it's pretty good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 I,ROBOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemaster_ca_2003 Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 my lattest discovery Taito Plotting great game sort of on the lines of tetris. take a look http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter...=P&game_id=9046 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highinfidelity Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 "Scrambled Egg". If you ask me, that's very amusing! Sometimes I find myself playing "Warp & Warp". Don't know what I find in that game, but it attracts me somehow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 I'm Sorry Psycho Soldier (although it doesn't work 100% correctly yet) Jump Coaster (although I don't really know how to play it) Speed Coin Numan Athletics (another that doesn't work that great...but what does work is fun) Journey (yes an arcade game based on the band) Son Son Timber Strength & Skill A few of my personal oddball favorites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted January 30, 2004 Author Share Posted January 30, 2004 The Atari prototype SPARKZ is pretty good. The Atari Arcade Classics proto is good, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incog Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Motos is a strangely addictive obscure game... kinda like marble madness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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