Inky Posted October 13, 2001 Share Posted October 13, 2001 If you could choose one (oh no, not another best/worst list ) Favorite and one least favorite Coin Op game what would it be? Favorite would be Buck Rogers and the Planet of Zoom. I spent many a quarter on this thjing "back in the day" and still consider it a fine game. I just wish it was emulated.. Least favorite? Mortal Combat. I have tried to play this game over 20 times and only once did I ever make it past the first guy. In fact, that time I made it to the third. Then some moron put a token in the machine, killed me, and kept on playing. Never played the game since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBoris Posted October 14, 2001 Share Posted October 14, 2001 If I could choose just one game, it would be a sit down Star Wars, that was a great game, and you can't beat playing it in the sit down environment cabinet. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 14, 2001 Share Posted October 14, 2001 Choose just one? Ugh! The game I probably pumped the most money into was Robotron: 2084 and it's certainly quite high on my list of "Must Have" arcade games someday. But there are so many other games that I really enjoyed that it's really tough just choosing one favorite. However, I bet I can more easily choose a least favorite. Hmmmm. Can I pick a whole genre of games? I can't stand fighting games, so as a whole those are my least favorite. I'm sure that will be blasphemy to some of you here... ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted October 14, 2001 Share Posted October 14, 2001 I have to agree with Dan. I loved the Star Wars sitdown version. It would be so cool if I could find an arcade somewhere that still had a working model. I don't know about a least favorite game since I don't stick around with games if I don't enjoy them right from the start. Therefore, I can only remember games that I liked to play like Space Ace, Dragon's Lair, US vs Them, Punch Out, Thayer's Quest, Ms.Pac-Man, Super Pac Man, Marble Madness, Gauntlet....quick somebody stop me! There are so many great games that I could be here for hours just listing them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunnelRunner Posted October 15, 2001 Share Posted October 15, 2001 Marble Madness...that ate a lot of my quarters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted October 17, 2001 Share Posted October 17, 2001 I cant think of the best ive played... but I can think of the worst. HOOP IT UP! goddamn thats a crappy game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Zeptari Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 I'll goto the easy one first. Least liked arcade game: Any Fighting game! Why?? Not sure, maybe it's a generation gap thing.... My favorite....only way to tell would be to count all the quarters I spent... mmmmmmm ahhhhhh now I know!!!! Asteroids!!! I remember spending all my money from my paper route on that game!!!! I was 13 or 14 years old..in about 1980ish... It's funny the corner store where is was in isn't even there any more, lost it to a fire... After that it must be these guys: Super Pac Man, Zaxxon, Marble Madness, Gravitar, Robotron... Gezz i know there's more... I plyed all these in a little arcade on the way to school... they opened early...it was a little arcade in the back of a mom and pop store.. loved that place...ohhh Defender was another one... Now all you see mostly in arcades nowadays is fighters and driving games... they look and play awsome... but i wish the arcades had more of a selection of original games... goto go watch new Reboot again!! i taped it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 galaga robbed me of so much money.. oh so many quarters.. golden axe took many too, it was that "standby" game ya know, the game that you played when your machine was in use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted October 22, 2001 Share Posted October 22, 2001 Star Wars - stand up or sit down ive played both Popeye/donkey kong/donkey kong jr.- well only because you could lift the plastic screen up and out towards you a bit and reach down and hit the Credits button to 99guys And worst i would have to agree Albert about the fighting games i cant stand them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 22, 2001 Share Posted October 22, 2001 Best: Cloak & Dagger with Major Havoc running a close second Worst: I don't know if I've ever really played a BAD coin-op, but the original Street Fighter really blew chunks. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted October 22, 2001 Author Share Posted October 22, 2001 One thing I've noticed is that there are some games that I loved in the arcade, but now when I play them on MAME, I can't believe some of the trash I liked, and some of the games I passed up then that I find enthralling now. One I used to love in the arcade was Arabian, but now I'm like "I LIKED that tripe?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 doesn't anyone else hate hoop it up??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 and right now i like X-men vs street fighter. i like fighting games usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted October 24, 2001 Share Posted October 24, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Tempest: Best: Cloak & Dagger with Major Havoc running a close second I have never seen a Cloak & Dagger arcade game nor have I played the game. I didn't even realize it was a conversion from a Williams' cabinet until I read the entry at KLOV (the link I provided). Guess that's another one I need to try in MAME someday. Time to build a MAME cabinet. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 Pac-Man. This is the game that introduced me to video games and computers when I was in kindergarten back in 1982. That game means so much to me that I'm going to buy my own Pac-Man arcade cabinet for my living room. Least favorite arcade game? Where do I start? It would have to be Centipede/Millipede. I don't know why, but I've never been able to get into these bug-blasting games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 In the day, I loved the sit down FireTruck game. Would love to find one now. Nowadays, Galaga or a fast Ms. Pac is still a favorite to play. The trick is to get a friend to buy the machine you restore, and then you can play it AND get your money out of it. Worst game (dedicated) I would say is Xevious. I would rather eat bugs than play that. Gave mine to the school to auction at a fund raiser. Worth more to me in a tax write off. Worst conversion is anything after about 90 that was a fighter. There is no skill in pounding buttons. Cassidy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEBRO Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 I'd have to say that my favorite stand-up of all time is Pac-man. Yeah, I know..."Just learn the pattern and you can play all day. Where's the challenge?" I just love the game play and concept (even though you eat the ghosts it's non-violent). I had an opportunity to pick one up in near mint condition so now my children can enjoy the stand-up just like Daddy did in '82. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 Hmm, it'd have to be one of Star Wars (stand-up version, that MDF box never spoke 'X-Wing' to me) for Chase HQ (god alone knows why - idea over execution I guess). Mind, Buck Rogers and Disks of Tron have gotta get mention for the great arcade experience provided by the cabinet and controller. And Space Invaders and Defender for sound! Come to think of it, why hasn't anyone released a Star Wars controller for any console yet?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 oops. forgot the worst one! well, where to start?? Operation Wolf or Commando. They started a downhill trend. Plus anything modern except for Crazy Taxi (which as far as I'm concerned is the logical progression of paperboy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted October 29, 2001 Share Posted October 29, 2001 Lot of fighting game haters here ;p button mashing doesn't work in too many fighters. I know if you try it in capcom vs snk 2, you'll get pounded. It's also one of my favs, right behind Galaga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach431305 Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 Tempest..........you all forgot that one. And by the way, i need a video monitor for my tempest stand-up. mach431305@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadenut Posted November 19, 2001 Share Posted November 19, 2001 Well, I was going to list them all, but I figured it would just be easier to provide a link :-) http://www.vaps.org/members/az/bking@arcad...ration.com.html However, for the record. Donkey Kong is my Favorite, and my least is Mortal Kombat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari-Jess Posted November 20, 2001 Share Posted November 20, 2001 yeah, tempest is a fun game. oh if only i was old enough to enjoy the eighties.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted November 20, 2001 Share Posted November 20, 2001 Man, it's a really hard choice... I don't think I can actually choose a favorite, and my mind switches them back and forth all the time, but here's some of the best: Berzerk Battlezone Rampage Major Havoc Fixeight (Yes, this one is uncommon) Moon Patrol WWF Wrestlefest I also have to say that I was never a very huge fan of Mortal Kombat either... I did enjoy Street Fighter 2, but MK just seemed like a crappy knock off with gore as it's major hook to draw in quarters... hell, the characters all have the same moves except for their 2 special moves... what's with that? --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_ruck Posted November 20, 2001 Share Posted November 20, 2001 I love best/worst lists. Anyway, if you're going to bring 300 lbs of fun home in the form of a coin-op, for my space and money it has to be a color vector game. While I would love a Space Duel or Major Havoc, I would have to go with the one I already own, Black Widow. The funny thing is, kids from my neighborhood come over and would rather play that then the Dreamcast or PS2. That machine is older than most of the kids. EMR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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