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Poll Question: What is/was your favourite arcade game(s)?
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    Posted: August 19 2019 at 10:52
I didn't include some earlier classics like River Raid, Space Invaders etc. If I hadn't narrowed down the scope, there would be plenty of games missing.

So mostly from the 90s, what is your favourite arcade game? Or else, out of the list which "other" is your favourite?

Mine is Dungeons & Dragons - Shadow over Mystara.

I used to be like a grandmaster in lots of fighting games. My favourite has always been Street Fighter II', regarding "challenges".

Raguy is one of the most underrated games that I know. Awesome fun.

This list includes mostly my favourite games, yet I also tried to include various types of games.

Note: There are zibillions of Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat etc. versions. So for example if you like Street Fighter Alpha II, just pick Street Fighter and specify your favourite version on the comments section. Same can be applied to the games with more than one versions.

Here we go. Cool


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Im a Tekken fanboy but i also love Mario
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Phoenix, probably.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jeffro Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 19 2019 at 11:49
Of the ones listed in the poll, probably only Golden Axe. 

Most of my favorites come from the 80s
Ms Pac Man
Phoenix
Galaga
Sinistar ("run coward!")
Xevious
Time Pilot
Pleiades
Zaxxon
Tempest

And many more that I'm sure I'm forgetting
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How the hell do you have a Shadow Priest as your avatar and misspell Mortal Kombat on your poll?!

Mortal Kombat, specifically 2 and UMK3, all the way!

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Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

How the hell do you have a Shadow Priest as your avatar and misspell Mortal Kombat on your poll?!

Mortal Kombat, specifically 2 and UMK3, all the way!


OMG. Did I write it Combat? OMFG. I'll immediately change it if possible. BTW I changed my avatar, but before seeing your post. Coincidence. Wink

Edited by Odvin Draoi - August 19 2019 at 16:28
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Originally posted by Odvin Draoi Odvin Draoi wrote:

Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

How the hell do you have a Shadow Priest as your avatar and misspell Mortal Kombat on your poll?!

Mortal Kombat, specifically 2 and UMK3, all the way!


OMG. Did I write it Combat? OMFG. I'll immediately change it if possible. BTW I changed my avatar, but before seeing your post. Coincidence. Wink

I'm just teasing my man! GREAT THREAD in all honesty, breath of fresh air here lol. I'm a 90's arcade vet, grew up then. Super biased for that level of nostalgia. Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, Turtles in Time, Contra, etc! 

I'm lucky enough to live here in NH where we have FunSpot; the biggest arcade museum in the country Cool.

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I'm surprised that I'm the first voting for Mario - feel like that's what most mainstream gamers would go for in this list.
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Hi,

Goodness ... I never played any of them. 

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I was raising rug rats in the 90's so no 'me' time for games.....but in the early 80's I was a serious arcade dude. Dumping tons of quarters into machines daily.......

Galaga was my paradise and Tempest was always a good challenge.
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Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Originally posted by Odvin Draoi Odvin Draoi wrote:

Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

How the hell do you have a Shadow Priest as your avatar and misspell Mortal Kombat on your poll?!

Mortal Kombat, specifically 2 and UMK3, all the way!


OMG. Did I write it Combat? OMFG. I'll immediately change it if possible. BTW I changed my avatar, but before seeing your post. Coincidence. Wink

I'm just teasing my man! GREAT THREAD in all honesty, breath of fresh air here lol. I'm a 90's arcade vet, grew up then. Super biased for that level of nostalgia. Street Fighter II, Mortal Kombat, Turtles in Time, Contra, etc! 

I'm lucky enough to live here in NH where we have FunSpot; the biggest arcade museum in the country Cool.


Thanks. Smile

Arcades were great, and never replaceable by comfortable console gaming at home. Even the arcade joystick is not enough for anyone to breathe that atmosphere and enjoy the vibe. I spent tremendous time and money in the arcades, from the mid 80s until mid 2000s. I haven't much from then on, as they aren't as used to be. Just like forum culture, arcade culture is diminishing. That experience had, and still has no equal. 




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BTW, for the 80s gamers, I really advise the movie: "The Last Starfighter" (if you haven't watched yet).

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087597/
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Coco Savage baby.

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In my early 20s, I've spent more time with this baby than I did with my girlfriend...better than beer, drugs and sex.



Let's hope for an international Addams Family pinball tournament, I'm pretty sure I still can compete with any South Koreans out there.

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Originally posted by Barbu Barbu wrote:

As a teenageer, I've spent more time with this baby than I did with my girlfriend...better than beer, drugs and sex.


Forgot about that. My all time favorite pinball machine and I'm not really a pinball guy. Much preferred video games.  
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Originally posted by Odvin Draoi Odvin Draoi wrote:

Arcades were great, and never replaceable by comfortable console gaming at home. Even the arcade joystick is not enough for anyone to breathe that atmosphere and enjoy the vibe. I spent tremendous time and money in the arcades, from the mid 80s until mid 2000s. I haven't much from then on, as they aren't as used to be. Just like forum culture, arcade culture is diminishing. That experience had, and still has no equal. 

Couldn't agree more. My town had an arcade that everyone went to. It was half arcade and half pool hall. I'll never forget the excitement of scrambling to find whatever change I could and then beg a parent to drive me and my friends there. 

It saddens me to walk into what passes for arcades these days. It's all skee ball and machines that spit out tickets to trade in for cheap plastic crap. 
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Dragon's Lair. Old style animation with individually drawn cells. React the right way with the joystick at the right time and the optimal scenario for the hero occurs. Not a good game really, but my friends and I liked animation and sword & sorcery type fantasy, so we played it and played it again and again and had a wonderful time despite how primitive the game was. We finally got through it to the end.


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aaah sweet memories

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You don't have Galaxians or Space Invaders on the list. They were my favourite arcade games. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

You don't have Galaxians or Space Invaders on the list. They were my favourite arcade games. Smile


I explained that. I omitted the early 80s and before and also most of the new millennium. Otherwise the list would be kinda random, excluding lots of classics. I focused on the 90s games, generally. Otherwise I love River Raid, for insance. I would have definitely included that.

I added an "other" option instead.

Edited by Odvin Draoi - September 29 2019 at 17:02
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