Let's Name the top 50 Arcade Cabinets?

[turf]

So many childhood afternoons spent at 7-11 trying to beat this game while sucking down Slurpees and reading comics off the rack.

This is what the world is missing right now. The ability to go somewhere and actually have fun instead of seeing Beiber lookalikes all around jacking off on their stupid cell phones.

Plus that game looks badass. I want to find it.

Can't blame them, really. I'm not any different, now. Why go to an arcade and waste quarters when I can play in the comfort of my home, with anyone I want online; without leaving the comforts of my couch, my fridge, and my pets?

There really is something badass about people huddled around a arcade machine in a dark room. Arcades were awesome. It's not the same as playing online. Quarters stacked up and folks claiming "next".
Plus, when a 12 year old said he'd had sex with my mom; I could knock him out. You can't do that online.

Back on topic :  Ms. Pac-Man

[scott]

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game
2. Black Tiger
3. Golden Axe
4. Double Dragon
5. Hang-On
6. X-Men: The Arcade Game
7. Star Wars Trilogy
8. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior or Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
9. Centipede
10. Galaga
11. Daytona USA
12. Asteroids
13. Metal Slug
14. The Simpsons
15. Burger Time
16. House of the Dead
17. Time Traveler
18. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
19. Robotron: 2084
20. NBA Jam
21. Hydro Thunder
22. Rampage.
23. Xybots
24. After Burner
25. Joust
26. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time
27. Pac-Man
28. NFL Blitz
29. Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of the Super Heroes
30. Capcom vs SNK 2
31. Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
32. Q*Bert
33. Mr. Driller
34. Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
35. Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road
36. Space Harrier
37. Smash TV
38. WWF WrestleFest
39. Raiden II
40. Lucky & Wild
41. Tapper
42. Time Crisis II
43. Final Fight
44. Taiko drum master
45. Virtua Fighter 2
46. Super Sprint
47. The Punisher
48. Ms. Pac-Man

49. Dig Dug

[burningdoom]

So many childhood afternoons spent at 7-11 trying to beat this game while sucking down Slurpees and reading comics off the rack.

This is what the world is missing right now. The ability to go somewhere and actually have fun instead of seeing Beiber lookalikes all around jacking off on their stupid cell phones.

Plus that game looks badass. I want to find it.

Can't blame them, really. I'm not any different, now. Why go to an arcade and waste quarters when I can play in the comfort of my home, with anyone I want online; without leaving the comforts of my couch, my fridge, and my pets?

There really is something badass about people huddled around a arcade machine in a dark room. Arcades were awesome. It's not the same as playing online. Quarters stacked up and folks claiming "next".
Plus, when a 12 year old said he'd had sex with my mom; I could knock him out. You can't do that online.

Back on topic :  Ms. Pac-Man

No doubt about that "arcade experience". There was also a distinct smell that arcades had.

But you can't tell it's not more convenient to just play people over Steam or Xbox Live. That's why arcades are barely hanging on by a thread nowadays.

[burningdoom]

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game
2. Black Tiger
3. Golden Axe
4. Double Dragon
5. Hang-On
6. X-Men: The Arcade Game
7. Star Wars Trilogy
8. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior or Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
9. Centipede
10. Galaga
11. Daytona USA
12. Asteroids
13. Metal Slug
14. The Simpsons
15. Burger Time
16. House of the Dead
17. Time Traveler
18. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
19. Robotron: 2084
20. NBA Jam
21. Hydro Thunder
22. Rampage.
23. Xybots
24. After Burner
25. Joust
26. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time
27. Pac-Man
28. NFL Blitz
29. Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of the Super Heroes
30. Capcom vs SNK 2
31. Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
32. Q*Bert
33. Mr. Driller
34. Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
35. Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road
36. Space Harrier
37. Smash TV
38. WWF WrestleFest
39. Raiden II
40. Lucky & Wild
41. Tapper
42. Time Crisis II
43. Final Fight
44. Taiko drum master
45. Virtua Fighter 2
46. Super Sprint
47. The Punisher
48. Ms. Pac-Man
49. Dig Dug

50. Magician Lord

I really wish Neo-Geo/SNK made more non-fighting games. They're pretty good at it.

[turf]

No doubt about that "arcade experience". There was also a distinct smell that arcades had.

But you can't tell it's not more convenient to just play people over Steam or Xbox Live. That's why arcades are barely hanging on by a thread nowadays.

I don't really think online gaming killed arcades. I think a lot of it was when the home consoles started being as good, if not better, than arcades.
I'm out of touch since I live in the sticks and I don't know many teenagers. Do kids still get dropped off to hang out somewhere?  My parents occasionally dropped us off at the bowling alley with $20 and told us to have fun. Does that still happen?  That may have been what killed arcades. Maybe it was just a different time.

Maybe I'm just rambling. I'm not going to proofread this, so it may not make any sense.

[soera]

It doesnt happen anymore. And I do think both of you are right. Consoles power and online gaming has killed the arcade scene the same way Ebay has caused lots of closed businesses : convenience.

But I do miss that dark arcade and people crowding around the machine with quarters up. We used to get dropped off at the skating rink ourselves. They had 5-6 games and a concession stand as well as the skating itself (I was on the Oklahoma speed skating team for 2 years when it first started).

[mkarasch]

What was the game kind of like punisher, but one of the playable characters was a baby in a mech suit? 

P.S. Are we still going?  Can we?  I'd love to....

[pacpix]

P.S. Are we still going?  Can we?  I'd love to....

Sounds good to me.

51. Wizard of Wor

[sin2beta]

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game
2. Black Tiger
3. Golden Axe
4. Double Dragon
5. Hang-On
6. X-Men: The Arcade Game
7. Star Wars Trilogy
8. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior or Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
9. Centipede
10. Galaga
11. Daytona USA
12. Asteroids
13. Metal Slug
14. The Simpsons
15. Burger Time
16. House of the Dead
17. Time Traveler
18. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
19. Robotron: 2084
20. NBA Jam
21. Hydro Thunder
22. Rampage.
23. Xybots
24. After Burner
25. Joust
26. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time
27. Pac-Man
28. NFL Blitz
29. Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of the Super Heroes
30. Capcom vs SNK 2
31. Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
32. Q*Bert
33. Mr. Driller
34. Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
35. Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road
36. Space Harrier
37. Smash TV
38. WWF WrestleFest
39. Raiden II
40. Lucky & Wild
41. Tapper
42. Time Crisis II
43. Final Fight
44. Taiko drum master
45. Virtua Fighter 2
46. Super Sprint
47. The Punisher
48. Ms. Pac-Man
49. Dig Dug
50. Magician Lord
51. Wizard of Wor

52. Space Invaders

It may not be my favorite game. But it deserves to be on the list. Hell, the space invader is THE symbol for video games. Seriously, if you can only show a person a picture and need to convey the idea of a video game; this is your image:

[theflea]

I can't believe no one said this yet...

53. Donkey Kong

[tpugmire]

Area 51. I loved that stupid game.

[turf]

I can't believe no one said this yet...

53. Donkey Kong

Did you know that there is a conveyor belt level in Donkey Kong?  I have a Donkey Kong cab and didn't know that. That tells you how bad I am at that game.

55. Knights of the Round

[burningdoom]

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game
2. Black Tiger
3. Golden Axe
4. Double Dragon
5. Hang-On
6. X-Men: The Arcade Game
7. Star Wars Trilogy
8. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior or Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
9. Centipede
10. Galaga
11. Daytona USA
12. Asteroids
13. Metal Slug
14. The Simpsons
15. Burger Time
16. House of the Dead
17. Time Traveler
18. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
19. Robotron: 2084
20. NBA Jam
21. Hydro Thunder
22. Rampage.
23. Xybots
24. After Burner
25. Joust
26. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time
27. Pac-Man
28. NFL Blitz
29. Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of the Super Heroes
30. Capcom vs SNK 2
31. Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
32. Q*Bert
33. Mr. Driller
34. Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
35. Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road
36. Space Harrier
37. Smash TV
38. WWF WrestleFest
39. Raiden II
40. Lucky & Wild
41. Tapper
42. Time Crisis II
43. Final Fight
44. Taiko drum master
45. Virtua Fighter 2
46. Super Sprint
47. The Punisher
48. Ms. Pac-Man
49. Dig Dug
50. Magician Lord
51. Wizard of Wor
52. Space Invaders
53. Donkey Kong
54. Area 51
55. Knights of the Round

56. Super Mario Bros. (and yes, it had a stand-alone cab, we had it in the local skating ring in our town growing up)

[pceslayer]

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game
2. Black Tiger
3. Golden Axe
4. Double Dragon
5. Hang-On
6. X-Men: The Arcade Game
7. Star Wars Trilogy
8. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior or Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
9. Centipede
10. Galaga
11. Daytona USA
12. Asteroids
13. Metal Slug
14. The Simpsons
15. Burger Time
16. House of the Dead
17. Time Traveler
18. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
19. Robotron: 2084
20. NBA Jam
21. Hydro Thunder
22. Rampage.
23. Xybots
24. After Burner
25. Joust
26. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time
27. Pac-Man
28. NFL Blitz
29. Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of the Super Heroes
30. Capcom vs SNK 2
31. Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
32. Q*Bert
33. Mr. Driller
34. Gauntlet: Dark Legacy
35. Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road
36. Space Harrier
37. Smash TV
38. WWF WrestleFest
39. Raiden II
40. Lucky & Wild
41. Tapper
42. Time Crisis II
43. Final Fight
44. Taiko drum master
45. Virtua Fighter 2
46. Super Sprint
47. The Punisher
48. Ms. Pac-Man
49. Dig Dug
50. Magician Lord
51. Wizard of Wor
52. Space Invaders
53. Donkey Kong
54. Area 51
55. Knights of the Round
56. Super Mario Bros

57. Punch-Out!!




Oh and yayyy!!! We are still going!!!

[turf]

I'm not really waiting my turn.

58. Mario Bros