What is your favorite Coin-op arcade game?

[sparkle]

I would have to say mine is "Smash TV" if you have never played this game, you haven't lived. It's a good thing an arcade near my house still has it after all these years. The best thing about it is all the carnage.

Oh yeah, has anyone ever beat the entire game? I beat the game once, but it said that I had to defeat all rooms in order to win.

So, what's yours?

 

[helloedchen]

The Simpsons

 

[sparkle]

ahh, good choice. I forgot about that one. The coolest part of that game was how 2 players could connect to use super powers

 

[SackOfAllTrades]

I love Star Wars with the simple graphics.

 

[Rankor]

Action

--Double Dragon, 2
--Alien vs. Predator
--Captain Commando
--Commando
--Samurai Shodown II
--E-Swat
--Rastan
--Altered Beast
--Golden Axe
--Gauntlet Legends
--Contra, Super Contra
--Knights of the Round
--Mercs
--Metal Slug 2
--Punisher
--Rush N Attack
--Rygar
--Super Mario Bros.
--Shinobi
--Sidearms
--Strider
--Warriors of Fate


Shooters

--SkyShark
--Twin Cobra
--Alcon
--Alpha Mission
--Varth
--Raiden
--Raiden Fighters 2
--WWII Fighters, 2
--BreakThru
--Carrier Airwing
--Area 88

Racers

--OutRun
--OutRunners
--SuperHang On

Sports

--Mat Mania

Misc.

--City Connection

 

[Fuzzmuncher]

Dude, Smash TV kicks @ss!!!! I haven't played that forever! Last time I played, the guy unkeyed it so we could play for free. Nowhere nearby has it anymore. And dang Rankor, where do you find the time?

 

[Shack70]

Galaga

I could play that thing for over an hour on one quarter!

 

[RossMAN]

Ralstan, eventually got good enough to play the game from beginning to end on one quarter and lots of swear words.

 

[guyver01]

For longevitiy... Double Dragon... i could beat that thing on 1 quarter... same for Street Fighter 2.

For enjoyability... Shinobi... loved that. ninja magic!

 

[Dedpuhl]

Mortal Kombat

 

[bigbootydaddy]

remember the original sf2? wher you get the random red fireball, and all the little glitches and the drunken monkey guile thing? and the rumors galore, the handcuffs, sheng long, blah blah. classic.

 

[bcterps]

3 Words

Dance Dance Revolution

 

[BDawg]

Smash TV was pretty good, but the best of all time, with the added turbo speed was,

Ms. Pac Man!

 

[AudiPorsche]

Two Words...


HARD DRIVING

 

[FatAlbo]

Another vote for The Simpsons. I liked Aliens (another Konami game, if I remember correctly). Nothing like toasting Aliens and face-huggers with that Flame gun.

 

[yakko]

Smash TV kicks ass. Me and jonnyGURU wasted a lot of quarters in that game. Never did get the key that you needed to win.

Some of my favorites over the years have been

Ms Pac-Man(with the turbo speed)
Pengo
Excite Bike
Black Widow
Time Pilot
Tempest
Sky Shark
Spy Hunter(sit down)
Bump n Jump
Hard Drivin
Mr. Do
Kongorilla (a high quality graphics rip off of Donkey Kong. far superior)
1942
Smash TV

 

[Rogue]

One word, MAME.

 

[iknowcomputers2]

PAC MAN!

 

[bigbootydaddy]

my two cousins and i beat the simpsons arcade, man smithers was a butt i remember

 

[Total Refected Power]

Ikari Warriors

Victory Road

Afterburner

 

[gregshin]

I would have to say SF2! The best version of SF2 was the Championship Hyper Turbo Version. I would own you all with my Ken and Zangief if we had a tourney!

 

[dennilfloss]

Crush Roller (loved them cute kittie paw prints), Ms. Pac Man, Raiden, Mr. Do.

Wanna try them on your PC and spend less time on the forums?

Whip It (Devo)

 

[FettsBabe]

pac man, qbert, centipede

 

[roc919]

There's no better game to play at an arcade console than Street Fighter (all of the variations). Executing a flawless Dragon Punch is just not the same on a control pad..

 

[demenion]

The Original Steet Fighter II, or SFA