Arcade games

[dAnceguy117]

For obvious reasons, it's an easy assumption to make that most of the people that post here play and enjoy music games from Konami. We'll put them aside for this thread.

Arcades have been falling behind the home consoles in terms of quality (and just about everything else) for years now. Most of the time, when you think of a modern-day arcade, you think of outdated light gun shooters, pinball machines, some old racing games, and maybe a Tekken 3 machine. This is a pretty sad fact. There are some new arcade games here and there, but no arcades have them, and they're mostly just another game in a long line of a series.

What I'm looking for here is some of people's favorites. Some classics, yes, but more of the new stuff. Centipede isn't exactly what I'm getting at here. Opinions on what's good and what's not is fine, too.

The Time Crisis series is obviously some of the most fun you can find at an arcade. 2 and 3 are classics, 1 is fun to laugh at and is cheap, and Crisis Zone.. well, it's not as good, but it's pretty fun. I like the bigass light gun you're given, anyway.

The Tekken series, of course, is a big one. Tag Tournament is the most nostalgic for me, although 3 is the obvious answer there. Once in awhile, you'll find something like a Tekken 2 Ver. B machine or something, which is fun to play around with. The novelty of 4 wore off pretty quickly, as I think I was getting a bit tired of the series. We might've gotten 5 at some point here. I don't remember.

San Francisco Rush 2049 is basically the most fun I've found in a racing game outside of Burnout 3 and Revenge. If you can find one by you, play it while you have the chance. Classic.

Police 911, though it's getting harder and harder to find one, is one of the most immersing arcade games I've played. This is one of the few games you'll find that you can put in the money for 2 or 3 continues, not beat it, and still be satisfied. It's that much fun.

Police Trainer 1 and 2 are the cheapest fun games I know of. Though they're inexpensive compared to other light gun shooters, they tend to also be more fun.

An arcade with a Soul Calibur 2 machine is twice as likely to do well. If anyone's played the Conquest Mode on one of these machines, you'll know why.

That's about all I can think of right now. Post some of your favorites and some of the newest ones you've seen.

[Moogy]

Shmups; too bad there are no shmup machines in the USA.

[Snapps]

Bust a Move. Addicting and very fun.

[ddr_f4n]

House of the dead. The best game to shoot zombies looking at all of the blood everywhere, especially HOTD 4 with the new SMG and grenades. HOTD 3 had a shotgun which was also fun and cool to shoot with. HOTD 1 and 2 were both classics with the pistol and all that "save the civilian or take an alternate path" thing. Best zombie-shooting game to remember.

[TheRapingDragon]

Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter were always fun to play at the arcade.

[Tasuke]

Pretty much anything in a NEO-GEO machine rocked for me.
Metal slug, Bust a Move, Samurai Showdown, and King of Fighters.

[ddr_f4n]

Dont forget "Dance Dance Revolution" and "in the groove"!!!

[scorpio1690]

That sniping game. I think it's Silent Scope, but I could be wrong. Alot of the Deer Hunter games are fun, I've taken down full grown male bears with a slingshot in those games.

[nforcer06164]

I find Maximum Tune very enjoyable, but a lot more people prefer the Initial D series. It seems it's one or the other for most, though, unfortunately. Control is very different between the two, but I do like both.

MvC2 is probably one of the best arcade fighting games out there. Guilty Gear XX is just as good, but far more rare.

[SethSquall]

Crazy Taxi, Point Blank's, Jarassic Park. Alien 2 and Vitural Cop 3.

[ShadowSkill]

Originally Posted by Moogy

Shmups; too bad there are no shmup machines in the USA.

I found a shmup machine at the anime store that I go to. Those guys are loaded with american and japanese (modded) machines.

[ddr_f4n]

hydro thunder and virtua fighter 1-4 were good. Terminator 2 and that japanese boat game were fun too classics too.

[jewpinthethird]

Initial D was really the only Arcade game that I was really into. Horrible physics, but fun.

[OniWarrior2k5]

There's this virtual boxing game that I have only seen in like 3 arcades that really cool to play. I wish I could find it easier. I'm also a big fan of the Gauntlet series.

[-Fallen-]

Need For Speed
Initial D (even though the steering is crazy)

[evilbutterfly]

Police 911

FTW

[Tps222]

Silent Scope is an awesome game.

There are no arcades within 50 miles of me though : (

[nforcer06164]

Originally Posted by jewpinthethird

Initial D was really the only Arcade game that I was really into. Horrible physics, but fun.

I always assumed that Initial D had more realistic physics than Maximum Tune simply because the steering wheel allows for greater degrees of turning, allowing for "better" control. Guess I was wrong.

[magister_negi_magi]

Got a Namco Time Out arcade a mile and a half from my house, which is convenient. We just got Time Crisis 4, and in my opinion, it looks next-gen. Your characters talk and react accordingly to what's going on screen, saying situation-triggered things like "What the hell?" and or "Get down, dammit!" and scripted stuff, like "He's shooting an anti-tank rifle with one hand? Who the hell is this guy?" Adds a whole lot more to gameplay. Other little things are added too, making TC4 awesome.

Uh...our Soul Calibur II machine was one token when it got upgraded, so III is still one token. The machine is whored constantly. By me. I just wish we could've gotten a new cabinet...

For a while, we had this cop shooting game where you would stand in a booth, and as bullets were shot at you, you would have to physically duck or shift position. But a dollar per go was not worth it.

Our L.A. Machine Gunz game is only one token as well, and I can get more than halfway through the game on one credit. Cheap and highly addicting.

[linky123456]

since gameworks is a huge arcade they get all the new games(the sega ones)they have the most fun game ever.its called si-phy.you use your finger on the screen to fight/move. althogh you wont find it because the game has only been out for a month