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[Robot Carnival]

I was just thinking about the good old days of arcade games and thought I'll make a thread where we can share some of our favorite ones here. back when arcades were still pretty popular, there were a couple that I would go to all the time. sometimes even just watching others play is fun when I was broke. I was always fascinated by the bigger fancier machines or ones that's very unique. here's a few that I love.

Virtual On series

Cyber Troopers: Virtual On - Videogame by Sega

Cyber Troopers: Virtual On is a Videogame by Sega (circa 1995). Take control of huge Mechs and fight opposing Mechs in a 3-D environment. Unique dual-yoke control allows many interesting maneuvers.

www.arcade-museum.com

Cyber Troopers Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram - Videogame by Sega

Cyber Troopers Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram is a Videogame by Sega (circa 1998). Take control of huge Mechs and fight opposing Mechs in a 3-D environment. Unique dual-yoke control allows many interesting maneuvers.

www.arcade-museum.com

having the actual twin sticks and a cockpit seat to pilot the robot of your choice was so cool an idea. the 3D was awesome at the time and the action was fast pace. a real fun one.


Silent Scope series

Silent Scope - Videogame by Konami

Silent Scope is a Videogame by Konami (circa 1999). A shooting game where you battle terrorists and rescue hostages.

www.arcade-museum.com

Silent Scope 2 - Fatal Judgment - Videogame by Konami

Silent Scope 2 - Fatal Judgment is a Videogame by Konami (circa 2000). This is the European version of Dark Silhouette: Silent Scope 2.

www.arcade-museum.com

it's an on rail shooter but the scope on the gun is actually another monitor that allows you to zoom into wherever you're aiming at. requires some fast reaction and sometimes actually have to de-scope to aquire all the targets. very fun twist on the arcade shooter games at the time. I've only played the these two but I think there's another one out there too that's either a side story or something.


Star Wars Trilogy

Star Wars Trilogy Arcade - Videogame by Sega

Star Wars Trilogy Arcade is a Videogame by Sega (circa 1998). A 3-D shooter that combines several modes - flight in several different vehicle types; first-person shooting; and a unique lightsaber mode. It uses several piec

www.arcade-museum.com

this is one of my favorite Star Wars related games. a truly brilliant idea to use the flight stick to double as a light saber controller too. flying the X-Wing into the Death Star or dueling against Darth Vader on that game was simply the most awesome experience you can get as a Star Wars fan back then.


Dungeon's & Dragons series from Capcom

Dungeons & Dragons: Tower Of Doom - Videogame by Capcom

Dungeons & Dragons: Tower Of Doom is a Videogame by Capcom (circa 1993). A beat-em-up role-playing game that allows up to four players to choose one of the following characters: elf-mage, human-fighter, dwarf-fighter, or human-cleric

www.arcade-museum.com

Dungeons Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara - Videogame by Capcom

Dungeons Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara is a Videogame by Capcom (circa 1996). A beat-em-up role-playing game that allows up to four players to choose one of the following characters: an elf-mage/warrior, human-fighter, dwarf-fighter, huma

www.arcade-museum.com

Shadow Over Mystara was my favorite side scroll beat'm up of all time. I've sunk so much coins in it back then. being able to support 4 players co-op and fill with secrets and shortcuts to areas and fights, it's by far one of the best action game that embodies the spirit of the D&D series in my opinion. I don't know if it's some kinda build in bug/exploit or if it's someone did something with the machine at the arcade where I went to, but somehow if at the begining, while you're inputting your name and picked the default name on certain characters and keep pressing some random letter until the time expires, it would make that character more or less invicible outside of throw/bite damage and some other attacks. it was a great trick I learnt from watching someone do it. but there are also risk of crashing the game too.


Alien vs Predator by Capcom

Alien Vs. Predator - Videogame by Capcom

Alien Vs. Predator is a Videogame by Capcom (circa 1994). A horizontal Platformer where the object is to hack, slash and basically blow away the opposing alien forces.

www.arcade-museum.com

another great side scroll beat'm up that supports 3 players co-op. playing as either one of the two predators or one of two human soldiers, you fight against a crap load of alien onslaughts. an absolute joy to play with all the different moves each charactor can do.


Psychic Force series

Psychic Force - Videogame by Taito

Psychic Force is a Videogame by Taito (circa 1995). A 3-D fighting game with psychic abilities as weapons.

www.arcade-museum.com

Psychic Force 2012 - Videogame by Taito

Psychic Force 2012 is a Videogame by Taito (circa 1998). This is a 3-D anime fighter where players battle each other within the confines of an outlined cubical space that is set against a variety of backgrounds. There

www.arcade-museum.com

Psychic Force EX - Videogame by Unknown

Psychic Force EX is a Videogame by Unknown (circa ). Information about it's history and background, photos, repair help, manuals, for sale and wanted lists, and census survey is brought to you by The International Arcade Museum at the Museum of the Game

www.arcade-museum.com

full 3D movment super power fighter game. being able to dash around in the 3D arena, flying up or down and blasting your opponent with super powers is pretty fun but kinda hard to control for me at the time.


and then there are those that's exclusive to Japan. some of them just too "Japan" to exist anywhere else outside of the country. like this one that you play as the angry guy who depends on the situation have to either flip or slam the table.




or the full size Gundam pod/cockpit game with the exact controls like in the 0079 series and full 180 top to bottom globe monitor. when I saw this one for the first time back in 2009 my jaw dropped.





in any case, share your fond memories of the golden and olden days of arcades.

 

[JackHanma]

Mortal Kombat II and Time Crisis. Time Crisis is the first arcade game I played with my girlfriend in high school, who went on to become my wife.

 

[TintoConCasera]

I fondly remember the day they brought Gals Panic to my local arcade. Remember going that day with my older cousing and he saying something to me along the lines of "don't you dare telling anyone about this!".

Aside from that, I mostly played Metal Slug and Snow Brothers, since those were easier than the other games available and my coins were very limited.

 

[ReBurn]

 

[TastyPastry]

Time Crisis 3 Deluxe:

just look at this 50" screen

 

[AngelMuffin]

 

[Nonehxc]

The GOAT

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Hell yeah I loved D&D Shadows Over Mystara. They had it at this nickel arcade I always went to.

I proved I was the alpha nerd when I pulled out this trick in a 4 player game:

TIP: There is a 3rd cursed sword in the game, It is located near the 1st/2nd dragon when falling downwards through a level. Pick up the cursed sword and keep using it. It will slowly kill you and it cannot be fixed by the cleric. If you persevere for long enough, it will be unleashed and un-curse itself. This is the legendary sword the game keeps making references to when you complete it. It does horrendous damage and is very fast. It's best used with the dwarf and his whirlwind attack but works equally well with the invulnerable thief.

 

[rabbity-thing]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

 

[Robot Carnival]

Hell yeah I loved D&D Shadows Over Mystara. They had it at this nickel arcade I always went to.

I proved I was the alpha nerd when I pulled out this trick in a 4 player game:

OMG that's the one I used to get since I played the invulnerable thief most of the time. just stocked up on the healing ring and what not and once you get that cursed sword just keeps swinging it in an empty area until it turned into the legendary sword. heal with the healing ring when needed.

 

[jshackles]

Sega Time Traveler was so amazing to me

Felt like the future. Sucks that the game itself was terrible.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

OMG that's the one I used to get since I played the invulnerable thief most of the time. just stocked up on the healing ring and what not and once you get that cursed sword just keeps swinging it in an empty area until it turned into the legendary sword. heal with the healing ring when needed.

aw yeah that’s what I did too.

“What are you doing?”

“No seriously this is supposed to work, I read it on GameFAQs”

“OH SHIT IT WORKED!!”

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Galaxy Force II was the most enviable arcade of all. I swear it cost like $2 per play which was insane back in like 1990.

Only ever played it once in the arcade (which was glorious) then I got it on Genesis.

 

[killatopak]

I have fond memories of Daytona, Virtual On, Time Crisis, Terminator and such but what awed me was this massive room where you get to play Jurassic Park 2 iirc. You literally have an arcade room where in the game you play as someone in a Jeep and is getting chased by a T-rex. That was so wild for me.

I think this was it. Only my arcade also put some kind of curtain and decorative bushes around it and on the sides where you go in. Basically, shit was dark once you’re inside. Really immersive for my very young mind.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Centipede comes to mind, with that ball roller, and I loved the table top machines where we'd eat pizza and play Pac Man and Galaga.

 

[Robot Carnival]

I have fond memories of Daytona, Virtual On, Time Crisis, Terminator and such but what awed me was this massive room where you get to play Jurassic Park 2 iirc. You literally have an arcade room where in the game you play as someone in a Jeep and is getting chased by a T-rex. That was so wild for me.

I think this was it. Only my arcade also put some kind of curtain and decorative bushes around it and on the sides where you go in. Basically, shit was dark once you’re inside. Really immersive for my very young mind.

yeah, I've seen both the those kinda setup and the regular just the machine by itself. it's cool no matter which it is thou.

 

[poppabk]

R360 hands down the best arcade cabinet (gyroscope whatever).

 

[Holammer]

I preferred to play "real games", not the fancy stuff as that was seldom found where I live. But I did play a lot of Operation Wolf & Thunderbolt, later Sega Rally at local arcades.
Tried a few large cabinets like Buggy Boy, After Burner and the spinning Wec Le Mans during vacations. Also tried the OG Street Fighter deluxe cabinet with the 2 big buttons you had to hammer with your fist. Twice even. Last time I saw the game in the wild it was converted to regular buttons.

 

[cash_longfellow]

Area 51 all day long. I ran this machine, was the only one of a few who knew the big cheat to change the setting, and it was also at a laser tag place in the late 90s that was so far ahead of its time, it was ridiculous.

 

[drganon]

 

[SwordofOlympus]

The GOAT

I still play the home port. This is the game that made me love jet fighters.

 

[consoul]

F-Zero AX deluxe cabinet.

Bring your gamecube memory card and unlock ships and parts. With the moving cockpit, this was a fucking rush. Good times.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

I spent a lot of money on Mortal Kombat 1/2/3.

Prior to that, my favourites were Mario Bros, Strider, Bubbles, Moon Patrol, Xybots, Kung Fu Master, Star Wars, Gauntlet, Paperboy... I could go on and on. I spent a lot of time in the arcade as a teenager. My birthday parties were often at the arcade.

 

[Days like these...]

Here are a few of my favorites. Star wars being my favorite. Followed by Zookeeper, Spiderman and TMNT

 

[unclbenn]

Anyone remember this game? I remember beating it with about ten dollars worth of loonies, the guy dispensing the coins remarked that he hadn't seen anyone beat it before.

Also this was probably the first time I ever played a game with motion sensors. You could duck and sway your body to dodge incoming gun fire.

 

[Robot Carnival]

I spent a lot of money on Mortal Kombat 1/2/3.

Prior to that, my favourites were Mario Bros, Strider, Bubbles, Moon Patrol, Xybots, Kung Fu Master, Star Wars, Gauntlet, Paperboy... I could go on and on. I spent a lot of time in the arcade as a teenager. My birthday parties were often at the arcade.

oh good lord, I remember at one of the arcade I used to hang out at, their Bubble Bobble machine's music is always so loud that since I've been in there so often, the tune kinda burn into my brain for the longest time.

Anyone remember this game? I remember beating it with about ten dollars worth of loonies, the guy dispensing the coins remarked that he hadn't seen anyone beat it before.

Also this was probably the first time I ever played a game with motion sensors. You could duck and sway your body to dodge incoming gun fire.

I absolutely do. I remember playing the Japan version of it and ducking dodging around is so hilarious.

 

[Robot Carnival]

and speaking of hilarious movements, how can I forget to list the actual GOAT of them all!?

Dance Dance Revolution series

Dance Dance Revolution - Videogame by Konami

Dance Dance Revolution is a Videogame by Konami (circa 1999). A simon-says style music game, where you press the four buttons with your feet as arrows scroll up from the bottom of the screen.

www.arcade-museum.com

first time I saw this way back then, I already knew this is special. it takes a lot to get us otakus to do physical exercise, let alone pay to do it. first time I saw someone doing tricks on the song Butterfly, I was blown away. I was never that good with it and only able to do a few twirls on easy levels at best. but it's still a really fun time like no others.

 

[poppabk]

I preferred to play "real games", not the fancy stuff as that was seldom found where I live. But I did play a lot of Operation Wolf & Thunderbolt, later Sega Rally at local arcades.
Tried a few large cabinets like Buggy Boy, After Burner and the spinning Wec Le Mans during vacations. Also tried the OG Street Fighter deluxe cabinet with the 2 big buttons you had to hammer with your fist. Twice even. Last time I saw the game in the wild it was converted to regular buttons.

There was a dual gun shooter not Thunderbolt, but I used to love playing both players like I was Carl Weathers in Predator.
Edit: Line of Fire

 

[Danknugz]

https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/s/alcQe2aSd1

 

[Syphon Filter]

marvel vs capcom

 

[Yerd]

https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/s/alcQe2aSd1

I raise you with these pros.

 

[Pelao]

The day I could no longer play Metal Slug, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Star Wars Trilogy, Time Crisis, and House of the Dead in the arcade was the day my childhood died.
Sure, I can still play them at home via emulation and such, but we all know it's not the same.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

It cost $1/play and it had some kind of mechinism where it tried to simulate g-forces where when you turn left or right as you'd feel the sides pressing against you.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Bitstream]

Anyone remember this game? I remember beating it with about ten dollars worth of loonies, the guy dispensing the coins remarked that he hadn't seen anyone beat it before.

Also this was probably the first time I ever played a game with motion sensors. You could duck and sway your body to dodge incoming gun fire.

Came here to mention P911, first time ever playing anything like it, I remember me and my bro practically limping away after playing for a half an hour. Missed opportunity not including time-crisis style guns where they actually feel like they're firing.

 

[bitbydeath]

Probably this one:

 

[StreetsofBeige]

This game was awesome. Super short. At the end you shoot a coffee mug.

 

[bitbydeath]

Actually it was one of the buck hunter games.

“You shot a doe”

 

[RCX]

The balls on Namco to make something like this.

Pretty sure I saw one of these for real when I was a kid. Didn't have a go though as I recall a single credit for it was really expensive

 

[CuckooBananaNuts]

 

[Pegasus Actual]

There can be only one

 

[jshackles]

and then there are those that's exclusive to Japan. some of them just too "Japan" to exist anywhere else outside of the country. like this one that you play as the angry guy who depends on the situation have to either flip or slam the table.

I wanted to play this in Japan really badly when I was there, sadly none of the arcades anywhere close to where I was had it.

 

[kiphalfton]

Unfortunately missed the arcade scene by like 10 years. Still better than being born after 2000 though I guess.

 

[VeganElduderino]

Jurassic Park and Virtua Fighter 2 were the ones I would just love to watch ! The graphics were mind blowing at that time!

 

[GymWolf]

Ken shiro arcade was fucking rad

If not that, than teklen 3 arcade or house of the death 2 arcade

 

[Hunter 99]

Tekken 2 was amazing at the time,I couldn't believe it was on ps1 (which I got for Christmas that year)

4d dark escape is actually really tense,the air that shoots out when your playing,rumble heart monitor,3d and some serious jump scares. I think it's awesome.

 

[Hudo]

Does the Neo Geo count?

Because Neo Turf Masters is one of my favorite games of all time

 

[Sintoid]

Point Blank and Panic Park were the two arcade games that made me marry my wife

 

[Herbspiceguy]

Point Blank and Panic Park were the two arcade games that made me marry my wife

I love Point Blank, it's my favorite light gun game.

 

[IDKFA]

It's a crime against humanity that Capcom's Alien Vs Predator hasn't had a console/PC port.

A fucking crime!