If you could have one classic arcade game what would it be and why?

[bluerahjah]

Quartet. I would love to have this game. 4 person side scrolling shooter. Spent lots of money on this one at the arcade.

I did too, the problem is you can't find it anymore anywhere, as well as a lot of other classic games, now it's only DDR, (not that I have anything against DDR) and none of the classics that would keep kids in the arcades til they and their parents were broke.

 

[Theo Samaritan]

I am privileged to live by an arcade that is used as a showroom for selling on machines. In amongst the random japanese imports (such as the Dog Walking game I could never translate) there have been some real gems.

They have a starwars podracer arcade machine, complete with pod and individual thruster leavers. They have an F-Zero AX. They have the original starwars arcade machine there still, along with a Pacman and Space Invaders in the corner.

They even have an original donkey kong. DAMNIT I WANT IT ALL!

 

[Anton P. Nym]

Spy Hunter. The original, preferably in the sit-down version. I have it for the Xbox, and the analog stick just isn't the same; give me the wheel (and thumb triggers!) any day.

Joust, Missile Command, Rampage, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Outrun... they all tempt, but my quarters belonged to Spy Hunter back then.

-- Steve

 

[Jumplion]

Definately Galaga. It's my absolute favorite retro game, plus the starting music's great

 

[Kikosemmek]

Metal Slug, hands down.

 

[jebussaves88]

Umm, how about MOTHERFUCKING TIME CRISIS II! There is nothing like playing Time Crisis in the arcade... it's so intense.

Well, there is Virtua Cop and House of the Dead. Quite similar I'd say.

 

[Jakeyboy776]

Yeah, Time crisis and house of dead are right up there some fun games you waste so much money on

Also crazy taxi loved that game got it on ps2...not as fun

But what about Dancemats how fun are they

 

[s3cur1tr0n]

golden axe, or the 4 player TMNT game.

 

[Da_Schwartz]

life force i think it was called....

Life force was amazing. props. any old classic arcade game for me. hmm dragons lair or the simpsons.

 

[Jakeyboy776]

Turtles in Time was also amazing i loved it in the arcade and on the 64

 

[KapnKerfuffle]

1) Spy Hunter the sit down version. The MAME version is not the same without yoke steering wheel controls with the flashing buttons.
2) Xenophobe. Again unique stick controls with 2 thumb and 1 trigger were on the origial. I never get tired of playing it for some reason.

I hope someday to build my own MAME machine with most every game control. I have all the roms already.

 

[NeedAUserName]

Em I believe everyone here is forgetting the oldest family off pill poppers ever:


-THE PAC MAN CLAN-

 

[lowermiddleclassnerd]

time crisis is what I would have any version it doesn't matter so long as it has the light gun if I had the chance to buy one I'd say screw college i'm buying time crisis

 

[bluerahjah]

Metal Slug, hands down.

I was actually able to pick up an MVS this weekend with Metal Slug and Final Fight.

 

[NonMagicPoet]

Pacman or Ms. Pacman, I love that game so much

 

[bluerahjah]

Dark Throne!!! The most awesome game of all fuckin time! if you didn't play it you are not a true gamer!

Dark Throne or Dark Tower? The only Dark Throne I know of was an MMORPG

 

[flamedance58]

It'd be House of Dead or anyone of those kind of shooter games It'd have to have multiple guns though so I can play with a friend.

 

[Ixus Illwrath]

Double motherfucking Dragon

that game was eons ahead of it's time