What Are the Best Arcade Games of All Time?

[MonsterSquad]

My picks are Dragons Lair, Pacman, and Rastan. LOL

[dave2236]

Tapper and Ms. Pac MAn

[nesman85]

super mario bros., snow bros., tetris, guantlet.

[Raedon]

Asteroids, Tempest, Donkey Kong, Centepede, Ms. Pac Man, Robotron 2084, Gauntlet 2, Marble Madness, Arkanoid, Rampage, SF II, Mortal Kombat.

[toddst]

Right now, my favorite is Sinistar eventhough I suck at this game.

-Todd
(A proud owner of one of the crappiest looking MAME cabinets)

[christianscott27]

once i was having this discussion with a coin op dealer who been in the biz since the 80s, he told me that, yeah, a lot of people like pac man, street fighter, golden tee and other mega hits but the one company that MADE the arcades back in the golden age was williams. he said that the williams line up of Joust, Robotron, Defender, Stargate, and Sinistar made casual gamers into serious players. each one of the games stands the test of time pretty well, no graphical updates required. so while i think its always kind of silly to have a top 100 countdown (like that silly G4 one) i gotta say those games belong on any list :)

[bargora]

Robotron: 2084

[Arcade Antics]

It is a scientific fact that Robotron: 2084 is the best. Game. Ever.

:)

[bargora]

It is a scientific fact that Robotron: 2084 is the best. Game. Evar!!1!
:)
True, true. Just as it is a medicinal fact that rum starts a man's heart in the morning!
:-D :drinking:

[NE146]

Once again, I will have to toss my vote for Robotron.... A minute to learn, a lifetime to master! (yeah I know a lot of you mastered it in a shorter time.. I haven't) :P

[Half Japanese]

Robotron, Ms. Pac Man, Joust


And now for some I can't quite remember the names of:

4 player X-Men beat-em-up
4 player Simpsons beat-em-up

[ubikuberalles]

So many good games out there to choose!
Let's see...
For me it would be(in random order): Joust, Defender, GORF and Wizard of Wor

[Achika]

Puzzle de Pon

oh, Tapper & Pac Man are cool too.

[autobotracing]

tapper rocks so does sinistar and all pac man games of course .



The main type of arcade games I like are the ones with hydros like g-loc and after burner

[Scoots]

I'd just like to echo Ms Pac-Man, Sinistar, Robotron, Tapper, and cast a vote for Paperboy and 720. I really enjoyed the detail and sense of humor of both of those games.

[RetroYoungen]

I've gotta say Tempest, Ms. Pac-Man, Missile Command, Sinistar, Tetris, Robotron 2084, Virutal ON, Dance Dance Revolution, Mr. Driller, Cliffhanger (I'm not a big Dragon's Lair person), Joust, and any of the various Metal Slug titles. I know there's at least one or two that I missed, but if I remember them I'll post them later.

[tynstar]

Ms Pac Man and Bubble Bobble

[NoahsMyBro]

Defender & Stargate
Missile Command
Berzerk
Joust
Spy Hunter
Xevious

Those are the faves I can think of off the top of my head. I wanted to add others that I personally liked a lot, like Gravitar, Star Castle, Bosconian, The Pit, Dig Dug, Peter Packrat, & Elevator Action, but I don't think they were nearly popular enough to rank.

[Abe Honorable]

Of the ones I've actually spent the most quarters on (as in, not MAME):
-Stargate
-Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat
-Bezerk (INTRUDER ALERT INTRUDER ALERT!-man that was soooooo cool)
-Tempest
-DKjr
-Tron
-Discs Of Tron
-Marble Madness
And ones that I would like to find as a coin-op thanks to playing them on MAME:
-Penguin Kun Wars
-Crazy Climber (this was never at my local arcade as a kid)
-Kickstart Wheelie King

[Kid Ice]

Robotron. It's just as pure as a game can be.

ICE

[The Unknown Gamer]

The Simpsons Arcade Game, Tempest, Zoo Keeper, Tron, Star Wars,
Rastan, and JR. Pac

[ubersaurus]

My favs gotta be Street Fighter 2 Turbo, Galaga, Ms. Pac-Man, and mr. Driller.

[scooterb23]

1. Discs Of Tron
2. Zoo Keeper
3. Robotron
4. DDR
5. Bubbles
6. Street Fighter II
7. Black Tiger
8. Two Tigers
9. Operation Wolf
10. Rush 'N Attack

[Arqueologia_Digital]

mmm...there are a lot...
Bubble booble, Snow bros., Ms. Pac man, Cabal, Bubbles, Arkanoid, Donkey kong series, Area 51, Virtua cop and SF series

[captain nintendo]

in no particular order......
cyberball
snow bros
guantlet
ms. pac man

other classics i love are
joust
tapper
sinistar
donkey kong jr.
tron

[The Captain]

Star Wars, Gauntlet, Operation Wolf, Mortal Kombat 2, Ms. Pac Man & Double Dragon.

[jose.yoshitake]

Street Fighter 2

[Sanriostar]

Gotta go with the status quo on this one, with some personal tweaks:

Robotron, Tempest, Tron, Super Pac, Q*Bert, and there's just someting about a Cockpit Star Wars I love. Also Enjoy Marvin's Maze, Battle Balls (Which is STILL not MAME'd! ARGH!) and a cherry Pac-Man machine keeps its magic after 20+ years.

[grayejectbutton]

Rainbow Islands (no-one else has mentioned this classic)
Tron (crap film, great game)
Star Wars (awesome game, awesome cabinets)
After Burner (not really a classic but I have fond memories of it)
Outrun (can't beat the music)
Operation Wolf (again, not a classic but gotta love the gun)
Ghosts 'N Goblins (nothing special about the cabinet but great game)
Space Invaders ('nuff said)
Gauntlet (wonderful 4-player cabinet)
Thunderblade (nice sit-down cabinet with helicopter-like joystick)
Pole Position (nice sit-down cabinet)
Power Drift (had a cooool sit-down cabinet)

[Happy_Dude]

I,Robot is my vote for number one :) Shit this game is addictive

But realisticaly I'd say Space Invaders or Galaga, I easily spent over $1000 of my parents money playing these back in the day :D

[Dire 51]

My ten personal favorites:

10. Robocop
09. Kicker (aka Shao-lin's Road)
08. Star Wars (Atari)
07. Ms. Pac-Man
06. Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom
05. Splatterhouse
04. Galaga
03. Outrun
02. Dig Dug
01. Time Pilot

[Jasoco]

My favorites are Nintendo oldies.

Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong

[atomicthumbs]

There are so many, and most have been listed already. Soooo I'll just list the one that for some strange reason, has always held a special place in my heart.

After Burner II (full cocpit version)

I always thought it was the coolest thing!

Here's an off track story about how my best friend became obnoxiously good at Mortal Kombat II. It was during our sophomore year of high school in 1994 and he was dating this girl named Mary. I guess she was addicted to the phone or something, and called him all the freaking time! For some reason instead of working it out, dumping her or smacking her around, he fled to the local arcade. He would pump quarter after quarter into MKII almost every day! I still remember watching him play. UNBELIEVABLE!!!

By the time he finally dumped her, he could kick most anybody's ass using any character (though his favorite was always Baraka).


Sorry to get off track..... I also loved Double Dragon!!!

[BIGMIKE]

i would have to say it was a track and field game that was at my local arcade. for the life of me, i can not remember the name of it. it was 4 players and it rocked. we would have daily contests at it, and of course, i was the greatest. one day i will own one if i could just remember the damn name of it.
other favs

out run
roadblasters

[WiseSalesman]

DDR. I've spent more money just playing the arcade version of this game (when I OWN several console versions) than I like to think about.

[evilmess]

My preference is for driving games so I pick Spy Hunter, Out Run (sit down version with hydrallics) and Virtua Racing. For non driving I'll pick Ikari Warriors. The rotating joy stick was cool. :D

[The Clonus Horror]

Xenephobe
Joust
Operation Wolf
Missile Command
Time Pilot
Super Dodgeball
Double Dragon 1 and 2
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
That 4 Player X-Men Game
Virtua Fighter

Whether or not these were great games, these were the ones that I put the most money into as a child.

Oh, wait, there's The Main Event, Mat Mania, and WWF Royal Rumble, too. All great button-mashers!

[XpOsUrE]

The one I see as the best arcade game ever has to be sonic arcade game, and sadly it was never released for the home systems, heres hopeing mame or another arcade emulator emulates it soon.

[Jasoco]

More info on the Sonic Arcade game, please. How did this one elude me?

[kevates]

Gotta put my vote in for Gautlet Legends, Space Duel, and 4-Player Atari Football (X's & O's)

Kevin

[SFCfan]

Centipede
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Jr.
Galaga
Joust
Mario bros.
Millipede
Ms. Pac Man
Playchoice 10 (if it counts)
Pong
Sherrif
Sinistar
Space Invaders DX (I think it's Japan only, but available for MAME)
Vs. Dr. Mario
Vs. Super Mario Bros.

[Balloon Fight]

GALAGA!!!




Xenephobe
Joust
Operation Wolf
Missile Command
Time Pilot
Super Dodgeball
Double Dragon 1 and 2
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
That 4 Player X-Men Game
Virtua Fighter

I want to buy that X-men game so badly, but i dont know the name of it. One of the BEST beat 'em ups.


The one I see as the best arcade game ever has to be sonic arcade game, and sadly it was never released for the home systems, heres hopeing mame or another arcade emulator emulates it soon.

Are you talking about the Sonic fighting game?

[Marco]

Pengo, Lady Bug, MrDo!

Cheers,
Marco

[Kamisama]

Donpachi & Dodonpachi RULE!

[MikeyAlcatraz]

XENOPHOBE and MYSTIC MARATHON

[RoboticParanoia]

Galaga
Mario Bros.
Elevator Action
Dig Dug
Galaxian
The Simpsons Arcade Game
Street Fighter II
Pac Man
Ms. Pac Man
Video Hustler (I love this game when I had it on Mame. Damn hard drive crash)
Space Invaders
Super Mario Bros. VS.

That's all I can think of right now...at least for my favorites.

[Retsudo]

1. Defender Stargate
2. Star castle
3. Donkey Kong
4. Defender
5. Joust
5. Space Invaders
6. Eagle (Moon Cresta)

Ahhhhhhhhh the 80's, Drinking Old English and chillin wit my crew!!!!! 8-)