Greatest Arcade Game Ever: Nominations

Post by **Sylvus** » March 7, 2007, 1:01 pm

Post nominations here, one per reply please. I'll try to add the ones from the monolithic thread that I recognize.

Post by **Sylvus** » March 7, 2007, 1:06 pm

Gauntlet
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Ms. Pac Man
Spy Hunter

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » March 7, 2007, 1:07 pm

Mortal Kombat 3

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » March 7, 2007, 1:16 pm

MvC, so many quarters, so many console hours

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » March 7, 2007, 1:17 pm

I say just lump MK into one arcade. I would choose that or RAMPAGE.

though Cruisn USA was a good one too.

Animalor · Post by **Animalor** » March 7, 2007, 1:33 pm

Street Fighter 2

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » March 7, 2007, 1:53 pm

Single Player: Star Castle
Multiplayer: Cyberball (Atari)

Midnyte_Ragebringer · Post by **Midnyte_Ragebringer** » March 7, 2007, 2:27 pm

I spent a mortgage payment on NBA Jam back in the day.

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » March 7, 2007, 2:33 pm

Streetfighter 2

Morgrym · Post by **Morgrym** » March 7, 2007, 2:50 pm

Streetfighter 2

Many a college class not gone to playing in the tournies that were held every day at lunch at the campus arcade.

miir · Post by **miir** » March 7, 2007, 3:31 pm

Galaga

Post by **Sylvus** » March 7, 2007, 3:32 pm

miir wrote:Galaga

I can't believe I didn't just automatically put that on the list. I read that word and immediately got its music stuck in my head.

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » March 7, 2007, 3:38 pm

Xevious

Drolgin Steingrinder · Post by **Drolgin Steingrinder** » March 7, 2007, 3:42 pm

Streetfighter 2
Galaga
PacMan
Outrun (seriously, you were SITTING DOWN IN A CAR DUDE)

Jarori Bloodletter · Post by **Jarori Bloodletter** » March 7, 2007, 3:56 pm

tie- Missle command, Galaxian

noel · Post by **noel** » March 7, 2007, 4:08 pm

Animalor wrote:Street Fighter 2

Seconded.

I'd also nominate the Original Double Dragon, but vote for SF2.

Post by **Sylvus** » March 7, 2007, 4:08 pm

Are Galaxian and Galaga the same game? I was always under the impression they were.

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » March 7, 2007, 4:24 pm

Galaga was the sequel to Galaxian, and much better. There was a 2 or 3 year split between releases, I think.

Post by **pyrella** » March 7, 2007, 4:33 pm

nneenaK · Post by **nneenaK** » March 7, 2007, 4:37 pm

Galaga has my nomination.

Honorable mention goes to Pole Position and Crystal Castles.

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » March 7, 2007, 5:24 pm

Joust

Jice Virago · Post by **Jice Virago** » March 7, 2007, 7:34 pm

Robotron
Crazy Climber
Ms Pacman

Neost · Post by **Neost** » March 7, 2007, 9:09 pm

galaga
defender
missile command

Xorian · Post by **Xorian** » March 7, 2007, 9:22 pm

Street fighter 2

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » March 8, 2007, 12:12 am

Thanks lag! (double post)

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » March 8, 2007, 12:13 am

Leonaerd · Post by **Leonaerd** » March 8, 2007, 12:54 am

DDR (any version)
Diehard
Time Crisis (any version)

And an honorable mention for any racing game that more than one person can play while sitting down and manually shifting.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » March 8, 2007, 12:34 pm

The Game that started it all:

Asteroids

Post by **Sylvus** » March 8, 2007, 12:40 pm

Did anybody ever play that game, I want to call it Gladiator but I'm not positive, which was basically a side-scroller and you'd walk along and stuff would come at you and you could either attack with your sword high, med, or low, or you could block with your shield in any of those spots. As you got hit you'd lose pieces of your armor, and if you got hit in an unprotected spot you'd die... Man I loved that game.

The only place I ever saw that game was at a holiday inn that my dad used to play racquetball at, and I would play the shit out of that game while waiting for him. I must have been like 8 or 9 years old.

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » March 8, 2007, 1:25 pm

Cartalas wrote:The Game that started it all:

Asteroids

Started it all? Not hardly, but it was a fun game at the time. It wasn't even close to the best or most advanced game at the time it was released.

Ransure · Post by **Ransure** » March 8, 2007, 4:04 pm

Gauntlet

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » March 8, 2007, 4:13 pm

Xatrei wrote:
Cartalas wrote:The Game that started it all:

Asteroids
Started it all? Not hardly, but it was a fun game at the time. It wasn't even close to the best or most advanced game at the time it was released.

Your Right it wasnt the very first, But the Coin-op Market jumped with the release of Asteroids and Space Invaders.

Kwonryu DragonFist · Post by **Kwonryu DragonFist** » March 9, 2007, 6:52 am

Streetfighter 2 meant OMGIAMRETARDEDCAUSEALOTISTWOWORDS to me back then! Revolutionized gaming

Second place : Yie Ar Kung Fu, Karate Champ (which i played muchly before SF2

Jice Virago · Post by **Jice Virago** » March 9, 2007, 4:17 pm

Sylvus wrote:Did anybody ever play that game, I want to call it Gladiator but I'm not positive, which was basically a side-scroller and you'd walk along and stuff would come at you and you could either attack with your sword high, med, or low, or you could block with your shield in any of those spots. As you got hit you'd lose pieces of your armor, and if you got hit in an unprotected spot you'd die... Man I loved that game.

The only place I ever saw that game was at a holiday inn that my dad used to play racquetball at, and I would play the shit out of that game while waiting for him. I must have been like 8 or 9 years old.

Yeah I played this game (and have the Mame file for it). It was pretty fucking hard, but fun as hell.

Trek · Post by **Trek** » March 9, 2007, 4:25 pm

Gauntlet
Xenophobe
Elevator action
Life Force
Narc

Altered Beast.....have that in my garage with a few other arcades/pinballs

Gonzoie - Luclin · Post by **Gonzoie - Luclin** » March 9, 2007, 5:39 pm

Marvel Vs Capcom 2

Zygar · Post by **Zygar** » March 9, 2007, 6:15 pm

Street Fighter 2