Your Favorite Arcade Game

[Fijiman]

And no, I don't mean the XBLA ones either

Damn, that would have made this easier. One of my favorites is kind of hard to describe due to it being years since the last time I even saw the game, let alone what its name was. Basically you were sitting in a tank/bunker on a beach and had to defend yourself from waves of soldiers, other tanks, and the occasional helicopter. It had a large screen for others to watch as you played, but the main control was a VR thing that you would pull down and hold onto that could swivel around so that you could shoot the targets.

 

[Xanthious]

Mine would have to be a toss up between my 4 Player MAME Cabinet I built myself or my Cocktail Table Ms Pac Man I restored. Probably the MAME Cabinet if I had to choose one.

My MAME Cabinet looks a lot like this with a few small differences being the Marquee graphic is different than mine and the controller layout and graphic is different as well.

This is pretty much what my Ms Pacman machine looks like to a T.

 

[jbm1986]

And no, I don't mean the XBLA ones either

Damn, that would have made this easier. One of my favorites is kind of hard to describe due to it being years since the last time I even saw the game, let alone what its name was. Basically you were sitting in a tank/bunker on a beach and had to defend yourself from waves of soldiers, other tanks, and the occasional helicopter. It had a large screen for others to watch as you played, but the main control was a VR thing that you would pull down and hold onto that could swivel around so that you could shoot the targets.

Oh, you might be thinking of this:

 

[Fijiman]

Oh, you might be thinking of this:

I'd have to see a picture of the game play to be 100% sure, but I'm 90% sure that that is it.

 

[TrevHead]

For the amount of money i've spent SF2 Champ Ed would win hands downs.

Although I do remember these games more fondly.

Shinobi
New Zealand Story
Bubble Bobble
Raygar
Atomic Runnerman
Double Dragon
Golden Axe
Galaga Tabletop
Outrun
Ikari Warriors and a similar hori sidescroller that uses a rotary joystick that I can't remember the name (was ported to 16bit machines, weapons are bought with keys)

 

[Euryalus]

And no, I don't mean the XBLA ones either. I'm talking about the old school, coin-op arcade machines.

Limbo and Bastio... Damnit

OT: I always loved the racing ones. Especially the futuristic sci-fi motorcycle ones. I never played them very often though because I usually didn't have very many quarters. I also liked Extreme G for N64, which isn't an arcade game but stream of conciousness FTW so shutup.

 

[jbm1986]

Dance Dance Revolution. It wasn't just a game. It was a fitness test. A community. A reason to get up in the morning.

Crap. Now I have "Stop to my beat" stuck in my head


Damn you

 

[Euryalus]

And no, I don't mean the XBLA ones either

Damn, that would have made this easier. One of my favorites is kind of hard to describe due to it being years since the last time I even saw the game, let alone what its name was. Basically you were sitting in a tank/bunker on a beach and had to defend yourself from waves of soldiers, other tanks, and the occasional helicopter. It had a large screen for others to watch as you played, but the main control was a VR thing that you would pull down and hold onto that could swivel around so that you could shoot the targets.

Did you sit in big swivel chair to play it? 'cause I think I know what your talking about. I can't remember the name though.

 

[Fijiman]

Did you sit in big swivel chair to play it? 'cause I think I know what your talking about. I can't remember the name though.

No, you had to stand, which is way I believe that this is it.