Let's Name the top 50 Arcade Cabinets?

[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
57. Punch-Out!!
58. Mario Bros.

59. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Arcade Game

Those machine guns drew me in every time I saw one of these arcade machines as a kid. I have the SNES version, but it's just not the same.

[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
53. Donkey Kong
54. Area 51
55. Knights of the Round
56. Super Mario Bros
57. Punch-Out!!
58. Mario Bros.
59. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Arcade Game

60. Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom

[jobocan]

61. Ninja Baseball Bat Man

[scott]

62. Daioh

Possibly the only shmup I can think of that needed 6 buttons. And the US version is the only one that did too. The other versions had a standard power up system.

[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
57. Punch-Out!!
58. Mario Bros.
59. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Arcade Game
60. Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
61. Ninja Baseball Bat Man
62. Daioh

63. Aero Fighters (a.k.a. "Sonic Wings" outside of the U.S.)

Another fantastic shoot-em up. I can't get enough of good shoot-em ups. (But I suck too bad for the bullet-hell ones.)

[turf]

Did this thread run out of gas?

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!!
58. Mario Bros.
59. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Arcade Game
60. Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
61. Ninja Baseball Bat Man
62. Daioh
63. Aero Fighters (a.k.a. "Sonic Wings" outside of the U.S.)

64. King of Dragons

[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
57. Punch-Out!!
58. Mario Bros.
59. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Arcade Game
60. Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
61. Ninja Baseball Bat Man
62. Daioh
63. Aero Fighters (a.k.a. "Sonic Wings" outside of the U.S.)
64. King of Dragons

65. Spider-Man: The Arcade Game

4-Player beat-em up action by Sega! (Much better than the sub-par Spider-Man game Sega made for the Genesis.)

[mkarasch]

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!!
58. Mario Bros.
59. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Arcade Game
60. Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
61. Ninja Baseball Bat Man
62. Daioh
63. Aero Fighters (a.k.a. "Sonic Wings" outside of the U.S.)
64. King of Dragons
65. Spider-Man: The Arcade Game

66. Killer Instinct

[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
57. Punch-Out!!
58. Mario Bros.
59. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Arcade Game
60. Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
61. Ninja Baseball Bat Man
62. Daioh
63. Aero Fighters (a.k.a. "Sonic Wings" outside of the U.S.)
64. King of Dragons
65. Spider-Man: The Arcade Game
66. Killer Instinct

67. Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers

[turf]

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!!
58. Mario Bros.
59. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Arcade Game
60. Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
61. Ninja Baseball Bat Man
62. Daioh
63. Aero Fighters (a.k.a. "Sonic Wings" outside of the U.S.)
64. King of Dragons
65. Spider-Man: The Arcade Game
66. Killer Instinct
67. Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers

68. Sunset Riders

[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
53. Donkey Kong
54. Area 51
55. Knights of the Round
56. Super Mario Bros
57. Punch-Out!!
58. Mario Bros.
59. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Arcade Game
60. Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
61. Ninja Baseball Bat Man
62. Daioh
63. Aero Fighters (a.k.a. "Sonic Wings" outside of the U.S.)
64. King of Dragons
65. Spider-Man: The Arcade Game
66. Killer Instinct
67. Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
68. Sunset Riders

69. Turbo

Probably one of the most technologically influential arcade games. Nothing touched it when it was released.

[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
57. Punch-Out!!
58. Mario Bros.
59. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Arcade Game
60. Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
61. Ninja Baseball Bat Man
62. Daioh
63. Aero Fighters (a.k.a. "Sonic Wings" outside of the U.S.)
64. King of Dragons
65. Spider-Man: The Arcade Game
66. Killer Instinct
67. Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
68. Sunset Riders
69. Turbo

70. Soul Calibur

"Welcome to the stage of history!"

[turf]

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!!
58. Mario Bros.
59. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Arcade Game
60. Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
61. Ninja Baseball Bat Man
62. Daioh
63. Aero Fighters (a.k.a. "Sonic Wings" outside of the U.S.)
64. King of Dragons
65. Spider-Man: The Arcade Game
66. Killer Instinct
67. Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
68. Sunset Riders
69. Turbo
70. Soul Calibur

71. Paperboy -  I'm not a fan of the game at all, but the controls are awesome.

[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
57. Punch-Out!!
58. Mario Bros.
59. Terminator 2: Judgment Day: The Arcade Game
60. Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
61. Ninja Baseball Bat Man
62. Daioh
63. Aero Fighters (a.k.a. "Sonic Wings" outside of the U.S.)
64. King of Dragons
65. Spider-Man: The Arcade Game
66. Killer Instinct
67. Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
68. Sunset Riders
69. Turbo
70. Soul Calibur
71. Paperboy

72. Gradius



One of the games that helped make me a shoot-em up fan.

[turf]

Time to make some Ca-razy Money! 

73.  Crazy Taxi

Now, dammit, let's get to 100 and stop this thing. I'm not going to let it die.