I was just thinking about how people would camp out for high profile games like Madden, GTA, Smash Bros. and what have you but I don't ever remember anything like that for an arcade game. I grew up in the "Fighting Game" era of arcades, and for updates or sequels, I never really experienced anyone really anticipating games like that in arcades. I usually didn't know that there were sequels or new editions of games until after they were out and had huge crowds around them. I remember I first learned of Mortal Kombat II when I was visiting my cousin's house and he was telling me that a new MK was out and I didn't believe him. We ended up going to the local bowling alley that night and there it was MK II. He even knew some fatalities. I just never heard of an arcade game "Launching" much like console games. The arcade game would usually trickle into the local arcades within weeks of each other.
Was there a big fuss leading up to the release of Ms. Pac-Man or Donkey Kong 2 or anythgin like that?