Old Arcade Games

Blisterman

Ok, this is a bit of a cheap plug, but i'm making a website containing reviews for old arcade games, especially less well known ones. If anyone wants to write reviews or even suggest games, come to the forum at http://pub16.ezboard.com/bmameiac
Also if you want to discuss/argue about old games, come there.

MrBigglesworth

Sorry, just had to mention Double Dragon here, I spent many a day in the summers gone, kicking the crap out of meanies on the streets of whatever city it was based in. I think I finished it once on only two 10ps used.

LoGiE

Some old and newer fav's
killer Instinct
SF2 Champ edition
MK2
Mercs
Ghouls n Ghosts
Aliens
Hammering Harry
Virtua Fighter 2
Pacland
arkanoid
The New Zealand Story
Spy Hunter
Rampage
Snow Bros
Rainbow Islands
Bubble Bobble.

And So many more.....Thank God For Raine and MAME:)

aidan_dunne

The very first time I played an arcade game was when I was on holiday in Ballybunion in 1984. It was a game called "Gorf" (http://www.klov.com/G/Gorf.html) and was a typical-of-the-time "Space Invaders" clone. What I thought was really cool about this game was that it actually "talked" to you (synthesized speech, of course!) and would even taunt you.

Some other arcade classics that I feel deserve a mention are:

Operation Wolf - standing on my tippy-toes so I could reach up to use that cool Uzi!

The Empire Strikes Back (sitdown version, not the stand-up cabinet version - cool vector graphics and an airplane-style yoke.

Afterburner - only ever played the standard sitdown version but I would have killed to have had a go on the one where you were strapped in and the thing actually turned upside down. I might have been sick on it but I would have loved to have had a go on it!

Pole Position - 'nuff said!

Defender - 'nuff said.

More later as I can remember them.

Sarky

I lost a large chunk of my life to STUN Runner in the arcades back in the day...

I lost even greater chunks of money on Final Fight and Puzzle Bobble though.

Sarky

Oh and does anyone remember a fairly old arcade game based on D&D, it was basically a scrolling beat'emup with magic and swords. Used to be in Funworld in Galway when it first opened, I went in there one day and played nothing else. Finished it too. Classy. Although I had to pay for six hours of time in there...

Pigman II

Originally posted by Sarky
Oh and does anyone remember a fairly old arcade game based on D&D, it was basically a scrolling beat'emup with magic and swords. Used to be in Funworld in Galway when it first opened, I went in there one day and played nothing else. Finished it too. Classy. Although I had to pay for six hours of time in there...

Don't know much about D+D but perhaps you are refering to Gauntlet?

LoGiE

Capcom released two D&D games on their CPS2 Arcade system.
Dungeons & Dragons : Shadow over Mystara
Dungeons & Dragons : Tower of Doom

Other games in a similar vein from Capcom include using CPS1...
The king Of Dragons
Magic Sword - Heroic fantasy
Willow;)

Needless to say Capcom were the Lord and Masters of the Scrolling beat'em'ups in the Arcades during the early-mid 90's

Final Fight (sequals also)
The Punisher
Warriors of Fate
Knights of the Round
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Battle Ciruit
Armoured Warriors
Alien Vs predator
Captain Commando
Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness
Dynasty Wars

Luckily for you you can play these games on your PC using MAME,FBA,Nebula, or any other CPS2&CPS1 emulator.

Clintons Cat

Loved that Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Also Final Fight and Double Dragon.

I remember the first Space Invaders and Pong especially the sit down table style cabinets.

Lunar lander

Loved Pac Man and dig dug

Joust and defender,the arcade version of missile command was rock hard

Wasted mammys gas meter money for the week on Guantlet,Boy did i get a hiding for that one

Chase HQ and Outrun with the force feedback and choice of stereo music

Operation wolf and tapper

Streetfighter 2

WWF Royal Rumble Doom were the evilist leet

Gridiron was brilliant Upwads scrolling American football game,got pretty good at that one

MarVeL

Many's the old 10p I slotted into the gauntlet machine in the airconditioned on Eden quay. There used to nearly be fights in the queue to get at it. Happy days :-)
"Warrior needs food, badly"

R-Type was also class

Swiss Tony

does anyone remember wardener?? i know that little puppy wasnt as popular as bobble bobble and wonderboy (what is the secret of your powers??) but they had it in the summer of 95, little geezer wandering around a forest and castle and other wibbly wobbly wonderous places. i spend my entire summer playing it until i finished it one fine August morn, never before or since finished a video game, brings a tear to the eye just thinking about it!

LoGiE

Wardner is emulated by MAME;) I remember playing a megadrive port of this game way back in the day:) Think Alex Kid folks....

de5p0i1er

Ah the good old days when game-play was more important then graphics where have they gone

rubadub

splatterhouse- sweet gore

shinobi- truly skilful

tumblepop-odd idea

nemesis and its sequels

MarVeL

Nemesis. I'd forgotten nemesis! That was an amazing game must go and see if I can get a copy for Mame. All those powerups!

rubadub

almost forgot the best ever! atari tetris


golden axe 3 player
black tiger
ghost n goblins ghouls n ghosts
cabal

Sarky

Sunset Cowboys.

The mexican's poncho was pink. Pink!

Blisterman

The site's now changed. It covers all formats as well as emulation. Check it out. We're looking for new members.

Lord Nikon

Originally posted by MrBigglesworth
Sorry, just had to mention Double Dragon here, I spent many a day in the summers gone, kicking the crap out of meanies on the streets of whatever city it was based in. I think I finished it once on only two 10ps used.

Double Dragon was the first thing that sprung to mind. When i was a kid, i used to play it in this mobile village in Wexford on the coast. That game kicks ass. hee hee

Lord Nikon

Originally posted by MarVeL
Nemesis. I'd forgotten nemesis! That was an amazing game must go and see if I can get a copy for Mame. All those powerups!

Don't you mean Gradius????? I think Nemesis followed it.

Lafortezza

Super Sprint!
I remember playing that for hours on Bray seafront, bring in a quid, get ten 10p pieces and spin that wheel

Other great ones were Cabal, greatest powerups ever, and Golden Axe was sweet

Retr0gamer

Anyone remember 'winner stays on' matches of Street Fighter 2. They were something else. I used to spend an unholy amount of dosh on arcade machines. If I really liked the game would 'credit feed' it with about 20 pounds and play it til I beat it.