What was an awesome arcade experience you just couldn't replicate (easily) at home?
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[quote name='Sarang01']You mean "Virtual On Force"? I played that. Not bad.[/quote]
Nope, Sega's Cyber Troopers: Virtual On. It was a twin cabinet like the one in the spoiler, but the ones I played on were all blue(meaning no pink cabinet).
Nope, Sega's Cyber Troopers: Virtual On. It was a twin cabinet like the one in the spoiler, but the ones I played on were all blue(meaning no pink cabinet).
[quote name='tangytangerine']Nope, Sega's Cyber Troopers: Virtual On. It was a twin cabinet like the one in the spoiler, but the ones I played on were all blue(meaning no pink cabinet).
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The arcade here has that. $1 to play though so I never tried it
The arcade here has that. $1 to play though so I never tried it
San Francisco Rush and its amazing steering/pull on jumps.
Time Traveler - When I was a kid I was amazed at the hologram and little people standing there right before my eyes!
First time I played NBA Jam I shat myself. I couldn't believe the graphics and how the guys got 'bigger' as you moved them down the screen (to shoot the corner J of course).
Terminator 2: Arcade Game - I played that with my dad.
Time Traveler - When I was a kid I was amazed at the hologram and little people standing there right before my eyes!
First time I played NBA Jam I shat myself. I couldn't believe the graphics and how the guys got 'bigger' as you moved them down the screen (to shoot the corner J of course).
Terminator 2: Arcade Game - I played that with my dad.
1. TRON
I spent many a quarter in the premiere version of TRON..
It had TV screen on top for people watch you play..
2. Sit down Star Wars Tie Fighter
and runner up choice would be the Submarine games with the Periscope..
(sure its old school, but it was cool to see the torpedo's and hear the sounds
I spent many a quarter in the premiere version of TRON..
It had TV screen on top for people watch you play..
2. Sit down Star Wars Tie Fighter
and runner up choice would be the Submarine games with the Periscope..
(sure its old school, but it was cool to see the torpedo's and hear the sounds
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I have to say the Time Crisis series and Samurai Shodown / NEO GEO standup with 3 other games.
As far as an actual experience...I would say playing SFII or Killer Instinct all day on one coin.
People would slap a token on the glass and let it drop to challenge me. That was the arcade code, not sure if that was just a Midwest thing or not. I still have tokens from the closed arcade, because I never had to use them!
As far as an actual experience...I would say playing SFII or Killer Instinct all day on one coin.
People would slap a token on the glass and let it drop to challenge me. That was the arcade code, not sure if that was just a Midwest thing or not. I still have tokens from the closed arcade, because I never had to use them!
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There was a game whose name I completely forget.
The arcade had a pad that you had to punch down to beat your enemies. There was a SNES version that was a side-scrolling beat em up. The name is some weird Japanese thing like Super Blast Punch Man or something :lol: "Super Blast Punch Man" was blue. :lol:
The arcade had a pad that you had to punch down to beat your enemies. There was a SNES version that was a side-scrolling beat em up. The name is some weird Japanese thing like Super Blast Punch Man or something :lol: "Super Blast Punch Man" was blue. :lol:
[quote name='Apossum']There was a game whose name I completely forget.
The arcade had a pad that you had to punch down to beat your enemies. There was a SNES version that was a side-scrolling beat em up. The name is some weird Japanese thing like Super Blast Punch Man or something :lol: "Super Blast Punch Man" was blue. :lol:[/quote]
Sonic Blast Man! My most vivid memory of this game involves me trying to play SF2 in an arcade, and every once in a while there would be a huge WHAM from someone beating the Sonic Blast Man machine into submission. It wasn't great for my concentration.
And yeah, the SNES version is a great embodiment of the arcade-experience-not-being-replicated-at-home idea.
The arcade had a pad that you had to punch down to beat your enemies. There was a SNES version that was a side-scrolling beat em up. The name is some weird Japanese thing like Super Blast Punch Man or something :lol: "Super Blast Punch Man" was blue. :lol:[/quote]
Sonic Blast Man! My most vivid memory of this game involves me trying to play SF2 in an arcade, and every once in a while there would be a huge WHAM from someone beating the Sonic Blast Man machine into submission. It wasn't great for my concentration.
And yeah, the SNES version is a great embodiment of the arcade-experience-not-being-replicated-at-home idea.
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Jambo Safari by Sega
It was like a combination of Crazy Taxi and Bass Master, You drove around looking for animals to capture and you would chase after them and lasso them from your car and try to get closer. There were a couple stages i believe with a boss on each one. I remember getting to like the boss animal in the final stage it was like a dinosaur or sabertooth tiger or something. Its been so long since i have played it sadly
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAMysQ5ZD4I&feature=related[/MEDIA]
It was like a combination of Crazy Taxi and Bass Master, You drove around looking for animals to capture and you would chase after them and lasso them from your car and try to get closer. There were a couple stages i believe with a boss on each one. I remember getting to like the boss animal in the final stage it was like a dinosaur or sabertooth tiger or something. Its been so long since i have played it sadly
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAMysQ5ZD4I&feature=related[/MEDIA]
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[quote name='Ikohn4ever']Jambo Safari by Sega
It was like a combination of Crazy Taxi and Bass Master, You drove around looking for animals to capture and you would chase after them and lasso them from your car and try to get closer. There were a couple stages i believe with a boss on each one. I remember getting to like the boss animal in the final stage it was like a dinosaur or sabertooth tiger or something. Its been so long since i have played it sadly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAMysQ5ZD4I&feature=related
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They had (might still have it) at Neshaminy Mall
It was like a combination of Crazy Taxi and Bass Master, You drove around looking for animals to capture and you would chase after them and lasso them from your car and try to get closer. There were a couple stages i believe with a boss on each one. I remember getting to like the boss animal in the final stage it was like a dinosaur or sabertooth tiger or something. Its been so long since i have played it sadly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAMysQ5ZD4I&feature=related
They had (might still have it) at Neshaminy Mall
[quote name='slowdive21']Samurai Shodown / NEO GEO standup with 3 other games.[/quote]
This is actually the perfect example of an arcade experience that COULD be duplicated at home. You'd run the exact same games on the exact same hardware (even the controllers were more or less identical), and could even use your save games from home at the arcade and vice versa.
This is actually the perfect example of an arcade experience that COULD be duplicated at home. You'd run the exact same games on the exact same hardware (even the controllers were more or less identical), and could even use your save games from home at the arcade and vice versa.
[quote name='Romis']1. TRON
I spent many a quarter in the premiere version of TRON..
It had TV screen on top for people watch you play..
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Absolutely agree. I would also put Crazy Climber in there as well. I absolutely loved that game, and the two joystick control has never really been properly imitated at home.
I spent many a quarter in the premiere version of TRON..
It had TV screen on top for people watch you play..
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Absolutely agree. I would also put Crazy Climber in there as well. I absolutely loved that game, and the two joystick control has never really been properly imitated at home.
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[quote name='metaly']Sonic Blast Man! My most vivid memory of this game involves me trying to play SF2 in an arcade, and every once in a while there would be a huge WHAM from someone beating the Sonic Blast Man machine into submission. It wasn't great for my concentration.
And yeah, the SNES version is a great embodiment of the arcade-experience-not-being-replicated-at-home idea.[/QUOTE]
yeah, that's it!
And yeah, the SNES version is a great embodiment of the arcade-experience-not-being-replicated-at-home idea.[/QUOTE]
yeah, that's it!
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Most sitdown cabinets. Silent Scope.
Some others that come to the forefront of my mind:
Star Wars Arcade
Wing Arms
Virtual On
Cybersled
Daytona USA series
Virtua Racing
Starblade (this wasn't a great game, but it seemed awesome in the arcade with the huge setup)
The boxing game with the grips (I think it was Contender or something, IDK). Boxing feels like shit on the Wii.
I think the easiest games to replicate at home are fighting, shooter, FMV, sports, gun (not all, but many), sidescrollering and Dance games.
Flight simulators, mecha games, games requiring uber-special equipment and racing games have the hardest time getting converted to consoles or PC.
I think the PC does a better job with all of the genres I mentioned directly above, but it can get quite expensive to have a good setup. Also, there are hardly any mech games anymore, which is really crappy because I love those type of games
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We would have arcade perfect versions of many games (like Silent Scope), but the demand is not there. The reason we have really nice DDR pads is because DDR has a much larger fanbase.
Some others that come to the forefront of my mind:
Star Wars Arcade
Wing Arms
Virtual On
Cybersled
Daytona USA series
Virtua Racing
Starblade (this wasn't a great game, but it seemed awesome in the arcade with the huge setup)
The boxing game with the grips (I think it was Contender or something, IDK). Boxing feels like shit on the Wii.
I think the easiest games to replicate at home are fighting, shooter, FMV, sports, gun (not all, but many), sidescrollering and Dance games.
Flight simulators, mecha games, games requiring uber-special equipment and racing games have the hardest time getting converted to consoles or PC.
I think the PC does a better job with all of the genres I mentioned directly above, but it can get quite expensive to have a good setup. Also, there are hardly any mech games anymore, which is really crappy because I love those type of games
(We would have arcade perfect versions of many games (like Silent Scope), but the demand is not there. The reason we have really nice DDR pads is because DDR has a much larger fanbase.
[quote name='Apossum']There was a game whose name I completely forget.
The arcade had a pad that you had to punch down to beat your enemies. There was a SNES version that was a side-scrolling beat em up. The name is some weird Japanese thing like Super Blast Punch Man or something :lol: "Super Blast Punch Man" was blue. :lol:[/QUOTE]
"Punchmania" is better.
The arcade had a pad that you had to punch down to beat your enemies. There was a SNES version that was a side-scrolling beat em up. The name is some weird Japanese thing like Super Blast Punch Man or something :lol: "Super Blast Punch Man" was blue. :lol:[/QUOTE]
"Punchmania" is better.
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Things I can't replicate at home easily (or cheaply).
1. Authentic arcade controls - Yes, I'm aware of the X-Arcade products, but they're expensive and even they can't reproduce everything. Examples that come to mind: Tempest, Battlezone, Tron.
2. Any of the giant multimontor, multiplayer games - X-Men, The Simpsons, Cadash, etc.
3. Pinball - Black Knight 2000 is my favorite arcade games (not just pinball) of all time. The emulated PinMAME version isn't bad, but there was nothing like sitting in front of the cabinet while the Black Knight was taunting you.
RWilloug
1. Authentic arcade controls - Yes, I'm aware of the X-Arcade products, but they're expensive and even they can't reproduce everything. Examples that come to mind: Tempest, Battlezone, Tron.
2. Any of the giant multimontor, multiplayer games - X-Men, The Simpsons, Cadash, etc.
3. Pinball - Black Knight 2000 is my favorite arcade games (not just pinball) of all time. The emulated PinMAME version isn't bad, but there was nothing like sitting in front of the cabinet while the Black Knight was taunting you.
RWilloug
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3. Pinball - Black Knight 2000 is my favorite arcade games (not just pinball) of all time. The emulated PinMAME version isn't bad, but there was nothing like sitting in front of the cabinet while the Black Knight was taunting you.
RWilloug[/quote]
Yup, I was going to add any pinball game. Unlike all the video games mentioned here, which just need the right seat/controller/monitor, pinball is based on a real ball rolling around a playfield with mechanical action. The only way to get that at home is to buy a real pin. Most of the other stuff could be replicated (or at least approximated) with minor enhancements to your video gaming setup. Not pinball tho.
3. Pinball - Black Knight 2000 is my favorite arcade games (not just pinball) of all time. The emulated PinMAME version isn't bad, but there was nothing like sitting in front of the cabinet while the Black Knight was taunting you.
RWilloug[/quote]
Yup, I was going to add any pinball game. Unlike all the video games mentioned here, which just need the right seat/controller/monitor, pinball is based on a real ball rolling around a playfield with mechanical action. The only way to get that at home is to buy a real pin. Most of the other stuff could be replicated (or at least approximated) with minor enhancements to your video gaming setup. Not pinball tho.
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