With nothing else to do right now, I thought, why not ask my fellow Marpers about their favorite games? :)

My top 5 all time is:

1.Ghost´s and Goblins 2.Space Ace (not emulated-Lazer discgame) 3.Bombjack. 4.Moon Patrol 5.Pitfall 2

There are of course more games like Puzzle de pon and Mrdo!.. NOT!!

Love to hear what you guys have on your top 5 :=)

Regards

QRS

-- QRS (qrs@teali.com), July 09, 2001

Answers

Considering how QRS asked me to do this in #marp, I'll do it for him :) 1. Dance Dance Revolution
2. Burger Time (EVIL, but still fun sometimes to study)
3. Galaga
4. Asteroids
5. Tie: Track and Field, and Frogger Out of all of those, the only one I haven't played in real life is Burger Time. And yes, I know; very predictable of me. Blame QRS :p

-- J.D. Lowe (jdllama@yahoo.com), July 09, 2001.

BEST 5
1 -Solvalou(1993 Namco)
2 -Ray Storm(1996 Taito)
3 -Top Landing(1988 Taito)
4 -Project dragoon(1993 namco)
5 -Xevious 3D/G(1996 namco)
WORST 5
1 -Kaitei Takara Sagashi(1980 Namco)
2 -Gratia(1997 Tecmo)
3 -Gradius 3 (1990 KONAMI)
4 -Cleopatra Fortune(1996 Taito)
5 -Rainbow islands extra version(1988 taito)
and huge amount of INCHIKI mahjong games.

-- C33master (weavuspert@yahoo.co.jp), July 09, 2001.

BEST 5 1 -Solvalou(1993 Namco) 2 -Ray Storm(1996 Taito) 3 -Top Landing(1988 Taito) 4 -Project dragoon(1993 namco) 5 -Xevious 3D/G(1996 namco) WORST 5 1 -Kaitei Takara Sagashi(1980 Namco) 2 -Gratia(1997 Tecmo) 3 -Gradius 3 (1990 KONAMI) 4 -Cleopatra Fortune(1996 Taito) 5 -Rainbow islands extra version(1988 taito) and huge amount of INCHIKI mahjong games.

Hm. I seriously disagree with those last two in the bottom five there.

My top 5: 1. Twinkle Star Sprites. 2. Oh My God! 3. Prop Cycle (not emulated yet - probably in .38 or .39 cycle) 4. Cleopatra Fortune (!!). 5. Three Wonders.

-- Kaidi, King of CF (peng@demongate.ath.cx), July 10, 2001.

Well, I used to play a lot (and I mean a lot) of Bubble Bobble (Taito, 1986) and Street Fighter II (Capcom, 1991), so those would be around the top of my list... There's also Twinkle Star Sprites (ADK, 1996), Rainbow Islands either version (Taito, 1987/88), and Waku Waku 7 (Sunsoft, 1996). I could mention other, but the list would get too long... As for the worst games... The Pit and Legend of Success Joe come to mind... Favourite arcade game character? Guess... ;) Here comes Poppy! :P

-- Barry Rodewald (bsr@hnpl.net), July 10, 2001.

You guys really have a bad taste for games ;) My top 5 sorted by year:

1. 1984 2. 1982 3. 1981 4. 1983 5. 1980

Manufacturer: 1. Atari/Atari games Worst game ever...Xenophobe!

-- TJT (tiihoto@hotmail.com), July 10, 2001.

Top 5: Galaga, Juno First, Gyruss, Xevious, 1942

(If I wasn't limited to 5 I'd have put in Exed Exes and Gunsmoke as well.)

Worst game: Too many to pick one. Worst genre: Fighters Best genre: Vertical shooters from the early days!!! :))

Cheers, BeeJay.

-- BeeJay (mamester@i4free.co.nz), July 10, 2001.

Top 5 in no particular order:

1. Gyruss 2. Kung Fu Master 3. Double Dragon 4. 1942 5. Street Fighter Zero 2 Alpha

-- JSW (usagi@dingoblue.net.au), July 10, 2001.

1- Decathlete (sega) not yet emulated by mame 2- Puzzle Bobble 3- Marble madness

and after not in particular order : carnival-zzyzzyxx-soukoban-puzlclub-puzznic ... and of course some soccer or tennis games

-- phil (plamat@club-internet.fr), July 10, 2001.

... as I spend most money (or had at least most fun :)) at... 1. meikyu jima (irem/nanao corp.) 2. dragon spirit (namco) 3. galivan (nichibutsu) 4. momoko 120% (jaleco) 5. moonwalker (sega)

missed top5: raiden, moon cresta,narc, alien storm, commando, jailbreak,western express,gauntlet,pinball,shadow dancer,viewpoint, and maybe I forgot a couple I really loved to play.

-- Ped (ped@7gods.sk), July 10, 2001.

Making a simple top 5 seems pretty tough, but I'll give it a shot. These were the games I played the most during the time period that I was most active in the arcades.

1. Gauntlet Legends 2. Daytona USA 3. NBA Hangtime 4. Time Crisis 2 5. Killer Instinct 2

Not necessarily the best games of the time (except for Daytona USA), but that's what I was playing and got decent at.

Brian

-- Brian McLean (bmclean84@hotmail.com), July 10, 2001.

well, well, well..if i remember correctly, in the early 80's i was most fascinated by

1) ASTRO BLASTER 2) MOON PATROL 3) CRAZY CLIMBER 4) HYPER OLYMPICS / HYPER SPORTS 5) PAC MAN

...which are not necessarily my personal top 5 right now

-- ozz [standard email adress out of order] (grand_leader@earthling.net), July 10, 2001.

All Time Top 5 1. Defender
2. Robotron
3. Bombjack
4. Mr. Do!
5. Daytona USA
Pity there's no room for Pac Man and Gauntlet. Daytona USA is there because I got rather good at it too and was National Champion in 1995. Cheers

-- LordGaz (garyjlee@hotmail.com), July 10, 2001.

Ehhhh Top 5? In a order, most favorite to favorite.

1. Bosconian (You knew i'd say that) 2. Galaga 3. 1943 4. New Rally-X 5. Do! Run! Run!

I have many others, but since it's limited to 5, there they are ;)

-- Joe Ledesma (JoeyL21988@yahoo.com), July 10, 2001.

it's incredibly tough to narrow it down to five.

5. Rygar 4. Time Soldiers 3. Street Fighter 2 (it changed arcades, for better or for worse) 2. Shock Troopers 1. Dance Dance Revolution (if you haven't played it, or don't think it would be your "thing"... you're missing out. plain and simple)

Worst games... again it's tough, and all I can remember are tourney games for now.

5. Mr. Do's Wild Ride 4. Lady Bug 3. Lock 'n Chase 2. The Pit 1. Anything with the words "Pac" and "Man" in them.

-BBH

-- BBH (lordbbh@aol.com), July 11, 2001.

1. CHELNOV Atomic Runner 2. Ghosts´n Goblins 3. Raiden 2 (when will be emulated??) 4. Saint Dragon 5. Puzzle Bobble 3

-- INNUENDO (funit@bol.com.br), July 11, 2001.

DDR AND COUNTER STRIKE

-- DOALVIIVDER (foo@bar.com), July 14, 2001.

Best games?Not so easy!
1.Strider(Capcom 1989)
2.Bonanza Bros.(Sega 1991.It's Sega System 24 game aka a system with floppy discs,pretty diffcult to emulate.We don't see this before 0.40 and I'm not joking!)
3.DJ Boy(Kaneko 1991.unemulated also this for sprite encryption)
4.Shaolin's road(konami 1985)
5.Sega Rally 2(Sega 1998)
Worst games for me?:
1.Strider Hiryu 2(great delusion)
2.Hard head
3.Rough Ranger
4.Any puzzle game with balls
Best genre?Platform and Racing games(plus japanese Gdr,but aren't arcades) regards, -Kale

-- Kale (angelo.salese@tin.it), July 14, 2001.

Top 5:

1. Bubble Bobble (a classic and a game whose style has never been succesfully matched or imitated. how many bonuses can you pack into a single game?)

2. Discs of Tron (it's Tron. what more needs to be said?)

3. Magical Drop 3 (after a long reign, i'm no longer best, or even second best at MARP, but this is the fastest-while-maintaining-fun- factor puzzle game that I've ever played.)

4. Last Blade (the most interesting fighting game to come along since SF2)

5. Snake Pit (hectic. just bloody hectic)

-- Q.T.Quazar (qan@home.com), July 18, 2001.

ahh yes, worst 5. I don't think enough people at this site have played Orca games, among others.

5. Jumping

4. Cavelon

3. Jack and the Beanstalk, Jumping Jack, something like that...

2. Lady Bug

1. Venture (how did this ever become a classic?)

My best genre: Miscellaneous

My worst genre: Ever watch me play Galaga? Or anything that scrolls (or even has the appearance of scrolling) for that matter?

-- Q.T.Quazar (qan@home.com), July 18, 2001.

1: TEMPEST

2: JOUST

3: MOONPATROL

4: BATTLEZONE

5: DEFENDER

-- layzer (space@ace.com), September 20, 2001.

Best 5, without question: 1. Tiger Road 2. Dragon's Lair (the original) 3. Ghouls and Ghosts 4. Bagman 5. APB

Worst is anything released after Mortal Kombat I. They just don't make 'em like they usta

-- Dave Cohen (polygot@aol.com), September 28, 2001.