your top 5 arcade machines

[NESVIDIOT]

I was reading Blissfulnoise's thread on getting his Sinistar arcade machine and how happy he was, and it got me thinking about which arcades I consider to be my top 5 favorite of all time. Definately a hard decision to pick only 5, but most people don't have the space for 5, if that. What do you consider to be the TOP 5 ??? Dedicated cabs only(no multi machines)
After much though, here's mine:
1. Galaga (owned)
2. Super Mario Bro's Pinball (owned)
3. Donkey Kong
4. Tron
5. Mr. Do's Castle
These are probably my top 5, but if I could have a classic 80's arcade (or a shack like Flack's out back of my house) then.........
Too many great games to mention, never enough money or space to own them all. Which ones take you back to the good old days of classic arcade?

[Garry Silljo]

Only 5? Alright then

1.Ms.Pacman
2.Mr. Do
3.AvP
4.Tapper
5.(cheating) 5 slot MVS

Close calls include Donkey Kong, Xmen six player, Ninja Gaiden.

[Cauterize]

Too easy!

1. The Simpsons
2. Metal Slug
3. Marvel Vs Capcom
4. Bubble Bobble
5. Rainbow Islands

[Kroogah]

Moving to Arcade Alley.

[buttasuperb]

I really need to find a Capcom Impress.

[Gapporin]

In no particular order:

Elevatior Action
Galaga
OutRun
Robotron
Space Harrier

[Nez]

Only 5 to small for my tastes but here goes.

1: King Of Fighters 2003
2: Simpsons Arcade
3: King Of Fighters 2000
4: Metal Slug 2
5: Mars Matrix/ Ikaruga

[tholly]

1. Neo Geo MVS 4-Slot w/ Memory Card reader (which I have)
2. Super Mario Bros. pinball machine (which I have)
3. Nintendo Playchoice 10 (need that one)
4. Burgertime (need that one)
5. Gauntlet Legends (the big 4 player newer game, need that one)

[Stingray]

Space Invaders (currently own)
Galaga (have a lead on one)
Robotron
Tempest
Joust

-S

[DeputyMoniker]

1. Galaga (The old one...not that GIANT one theyre making these days.)

2. One Slot - Samurai Shodown 1,2,3,4...I dont care.

3. Killer Instinct

4. Apollo 13 Pinball (It aint a cab but it needs to be on my list

5. A good side-by-side arcade racer...I cant choose one right now.

[blissfulnoise]

Just sticking with the classics:

1) Robotron 2084
2) Sinistar
3) Tempest
4) Tron
5) Food Fight

Hard to leave Joust, Spy Hunter, Gauntlet, and Crystal Castles, and Gorf off there. But darn it, there you go.

My goal is to own at least one more from that list by the end of the year. Shooting for 3 more though.

It's hard not to look at modern cabs and try to squeeze them in there, but it's like a completely different perspective and would be in a different list I think.

Oh, and pinball should DEFINATELY not be included. I know it's new, but I love the Rollercoaster Tycoon and Monopoly pins. RT plays so damn fast though.

My favorite pin is probably Pinbot though; I just have very fond memories of it though many other pins are technically better. Also props to Royal Rumble for it's awesome voice samples!

[imanerd0011]

1. Simpsons arcade game
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3. Mortal Kombat 1,2
4. Killer Instinct
5. X men

[Hovoc]

Daytona USA (preferably 4 cabs)

Simpsons

Neo Geo 4 Slot (King of Monsters, Sengoku, Metal Slug, and whatever else)

Area 51 or Warzaid

War (i think its called, whatever that atart FPS was)

[MoreEbolaForYou]

galaga (owned)
ms. pacman (owned)
mortal kombat 2 (owned)
crystal castles
lotr pinball

[DragonMaster Sam]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Simpsons
Daytona USA
Gunblade
WWF WrestleFest

[Videogamerdaryll]

Asteroids
Ms.Pacman
Neo Geo MVS
OutRun 2
Splatterhouse

Pinball
South Park Pinball Machine(will own)

[k8track]

1. Amidar
2. Pepper II
3. Crystal Castles
4. Jump Bug
5. Looping

[Arcturius]

1. Bubble Bobble
2. Rampage
3. Total Carnage or Smash T.V.
4. Out Run
5. Gauntlet II

[FooFighter]

1. Sinistar
2. Defender
3. Robotron 2084 (owned)
4. Tron
5. Donkey Kong

Not necessarily in that order.

[Cirrus]

I'm not sure if I can put these in order, but here goes:

1.) Tumble Pop
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2.) Ms. Pac-Man
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3.) Frogger
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4.) Dynasty Wars
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5.) Robotron 2084
http://www.danielthomas.org/Assets/robotron.jpg

Sorry, I'm a visual person. :)

[eaviii]

Here goes . . .

1. Spy Hunter
2. Sinistar (cockpit)
3. Crazy Climber
4. Marble Madness
5. Joust

Just mine . . .

[Stingray]

Neo Geo 4 Slot (King of Monsters, Sengoku, Metal Slug, and whatever else)


This will probably make you sick, but I actually own an MVS and the three games you listed, but it didn't make my list.

-S

[Flack]

Here are my top 5, in random order:

Yie-Ar Kung Fu
Tron
Star Wars
720
Shinobi

And here are the ones I own that were on other people's lists:

Rampage
Gauntlet II
MVS Cabinet
Samurai Shodown 1, 2, 3, and King of Fighters.

[AtariBuff]

Here are my top 3, in random order (i own them):

Asteroids
Tempest
Lunar Lander


I would love to have (dedicated!):

Phoenix
Galaga
Satan of Saturn
Mariner
Quasar (Zaccaria)

[shawnbo42]

Five top favorites for retro era games:
Ms. Pac
Spy Hunter
Gauntlet
Double Dragon
Time Pilot

Five favorites of all time (new and classic)
In no special order
Medieval Madness pin
DDR (yes, I am one of THOSE people) :)
MK II
Ms Pac (still one of, if not the best, in my humble opinion)
1943 (incidentally, fist machine I ever bought....and still own)

And for everyone out there who knows that Double Dragon and 1943 both came out in 1987, I have to add Double Dragon to my favorite old school list because I played that prior to 1943, although 1943 is an all-time favorite. There, I think I've gone overboard enough now. LOL

[stevec1636]

In no order what so ever


1. Time pilot
2. Mortal Kombat 2
3. Rastan
4. Dragon's Lair
5. World Series Baseball

Can't tell you how much money i spent on World Series Baseball, keeping all your stats! dam i wanted the #1 ranking in everything. I loved that game.

[Hovoc]

Neo Geo 4 Slot (King of Monsters, Sengoku, Metal Slug, and whatever else)


This will probably make you sick, but I actually own an MVS and the three games you listed, but it didn't make my list.

-S
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why would it make me sick?


the reason i chose this is , is because ti was in a rec room at a camp ground that my family used to go to, there was some fighting game in the cab, but i dont care for the neo fighters (sorry)

[Stingray]

Neo Geo 4 Slot (King of Monsters, Sengoku, Metal Slug, and whatever else)


This will probably make you sick, but I actually own an MVS and the three games you listed, but it didn't make my list.

-S
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why would it make me sick?


the reason i chose this is , is because ti was in a rec room at a camp ground that my family used to go to, there was some fighting game in the cab, but i dont care for the neo fighters (sorry)

Because I have it in my house, but apparantly I don't appreciate it as much as you do. Similar to if someone told me that they owned Tempest (my all time favorite) but then said it's not really a favorite of theirs. :)

-S

[Hovoc]

Neo Geo 4 Slot (King of Monsters, Sengoku, Metal Slug, and whatever else)


This will probably make you sick, but I actually own an MVS and the three games you listed, but it didn't make my list.

-S
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why would it make me sick?


the reason i chose this is , is because ti was in a rec room at a camp ground that my family used to go to, there was some fighting game in the cab, but i dont care for the neo fighters (sorry)

Because I have it in my house, but apparantly I don't appreciate it as much as you do. Similar to if someone told me that the owned Tempest (my all time favorite) but then said it's not really a favorite of theirs. :)

-S
wanna part with the unappreciated carpet weight?

[Stingray]

Make me an offer. ;)

-S

[Hovoc]

Make me an offer. ;)

-S

lol, im too poor atm, i can make a trade tho


either my soul, or a 94 firebird :D

[Stingray]

Don't think I have much use for either just at the moment. ;)

-S

[magmax]

Auctions are AWSOME! :eek 2:

here we go
1. Galaga/ Ms pacman, Class of 81
2. area51
3. VaporTRX
4. Zaxxon (owned)
5. raden fighters

ok thats just what too freaken hard, 5?

[namzep]

nevermind, I wasn't paying attention to the topic. Sadly, no machines yet (hopefully soon, though).

[vespertillio]

1. Environmental Discs of Tron (Owned)
2. Crazy Climber (Owned)
3. Rampart (Owned)
4. Galaxian (OK everyone likes Galaga better, but the original is my fav 8-) Oh, and owned)
5. Space War (Don't have)

:D

[buttasuperb]

I really need to find a Capcom Impress.

Got one on the way to me now. woot.

Besides that

MK2 (got one)
A 4 player NBA Jam Cab TE cab would be cool with the v1.0 roms.
Some sort of Neo Geo candy cab
Rad Mobile sit down would be awesome.

[ClubNinja]

Galaxian (OK everyone likes Galaga better, but the original is my fav)

I also prefer Galaxian to Galaga. Galaga is, like, so trendy!

[blissfulnoise]

1. Environmental Discs of Tron (Owned)
2. Crazy Climber (Owned)
3. Rampart (Owned)
4. Galaxian (OK everyone likes Galaga better, but the original is my fav 8-) Oh, and owned)

That's it, I'm coming over!

[GamerNerd]

My top 5 machines:

1. Gondomania
2. Galaga
3. Rampage
4. Smash TV
5. Final Fight

[hbkprm]

virtua cop
virtua fighter
time crisis
marvel super heroes
final fight

[hbkprm]

virtua cop
virtua fighter
time crisis
marvel super heroes
final fight

[Simplynes]

Simpsons (Got two of these)
Space Invaders (Still restoring)
Captain Commando
Punisher
Commando

Got the boards for Captain Commando and Punisher but still after a Commando and a small vertical cab to stick it in. :)

Ace.

[hegyak]

Pole position
Virtua racing
Galaga
Hang-On
Fantasy Zone

I am a sega fan boy. Go Sega, king of the arcade!

[Scoots]

centipede
tapper
bubbles
asteroids
720

asteroids is the only one i have on that list

[Wily]

Ghost n Goblins
Halley Wars
Turtles - The Arcade Game
Splatterhouse
Wonderboy

[Tan]

in no particular order:

1.Silent Scope
2.X-men - 6 player
3.Star Trek TNG - pinball
4.Hard Drivin
5.Star Wars Trilogy Arcade - deluxe sit-down model

anyone who has played Trilogy Arcade can attest to it's versatility, lightsabre battles, snowspeeders, x-wings and fps that's one hell of a package not to mention the 50" screen :D

[racecar]

I really need to find a Capcom Impress.

..yep...then plug in a few fighter's(cps2/naomi/mvs)