If you could have 3 arcade games...

[Straximus]

As we asked listeners in our most recent episode (http://www.colonyofgamers.com/cogforums/showthread.php?t=6429), we at IGC would like to know:

If you could have any 3 arcade games, with the only restrictions being... one must be an upright, one must be a cocktail, and one must be a sitdown ... what would they be?

(if these terms are unclear, I have pictures! (http://reviews.ebay.co.uk/Cabinet-Types-whats-available-and-what-do-you-call-it_W0QQugidZ10000000001357888?ssPageName=BUYGD:CAT :-1:LISTINGS:2))

We will no doubt pour over these in awe of several great games we remember fondly, had forgotten, or have never even heard of, in an upcoming episode.

[Psykoboy2]

It's in the episode, but here's mine:

Cocktail - Ms. Pac-Man
Upright - Konami 4-Player Games (X-Men, Simpsons, TMNT)*
Sitdown - San Francisco Rush 2049

*Given the option, I would trade this for a pinball table - Funhouse, if you were curious.

[Laughing Penguin]

My gut response (liikely to change if I sat and thought about it):

Cocktail - I've seen the Galaga/Ms. PacMan combos a lot back in the day, that would do just fine, if only for nostalgia alone.

Standup - Probably one of the 4-player beat-em-ups, the X-Men game leaping to mind first. I loved the hell out of that game. This one is most subject to change if I think on it...

SitDown - It's a toss up between Crazy Taxi and Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram. Both amazing, both really at thier best in the full sit-down cabinet. I think the edge goes to Virtual On for me, assuming I can get the full 2-player rig. If not, the choice becomes a lot harder, especially if the Crazy Taxi has the multiple cities in it.

[DangerousDaze]

This is piss easy for me :)

Upright - Defender
Cocktail - Donkey Kong
Sitdown - Star Wars

[Restlessavenger]

Upright: Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Cocktail: Galaga
Sitdown: Hydro Thunder

[x Returner x]

Upright - Street Fighter IV
Sitdown - Ferrari F355
Cocktail - Donkey Kong

[johnperkins21]

Upright - Golden Tee 2K (or possibly SFII CE)
Cocktail - Tapper
Cockpit (sitdown) - Initial D (see below)

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[Dark Prince]

Upright: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (I loved to beat this game)
Cocktail: Galaga/Pac Man
Sitdown: Can't go without Star Wars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN7S6sviWow)

[nnanji]

Upright: Dragon's Lair/Space Ace
Cocktail: Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga, although Arkanoid was a close second.
Sitdown: Do the Battletech simulators count? Otherwise the Star Wars: The Arcade Game

[pomeroy]

Upright: Mortal Kombat II.
Cocktail: Donkey Kong
Sitdown: The Lost World (Jurassic Park shooting game...god I lost SO MANY hours/quarters to this).

[Phil]

Upright: Gals Panic S3.

Cocktail: Never came across one of those things. They probably were and, of course, still are nonexistent around here.

Sitdown: Scud Race. So many coins, and this music in my ears.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IuDskzKyhs&feature=related

[boratika]

This is easy.

Upright: Bubble Bobble
Cocktail: Donkey Kong
Sit down: Tokyo Wars (about (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10142))

[biosc1]

For upright, I'm torn between: Bubble Bobble and a NEO-GEO SNK cabinet.
For cocktail: Warlords
For sitdown: Scud Race was pretty darn awesome.

[GrenMag]

Upright: Raiden II (I've got the board sans cabinet/controls)
Cocktail: Ms. Pac-man
Sitdown: APB (used to have this one)

[Wilkz07]

Upright - T2 The Arcade Game (not sure if cabinet with mounted guns counts here) If Pinball counts as upright - Theatre of Magic or Twilight Zone

Cocktail - Ms Pacman

Sit Down - San Francisco Rush: The Rock Alcatraz Edition

[Dukefrukem]

How can no one here have said Time Crisis 2? Or the Star Wars Trilogy sitdown!

[Restlessavenger]

How can no one here have said Time Crisis 2? Or the Star Wars Trilogy sitdown!


Sitdown - Star Wars


Sitdown: Can't go without Star Wars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN7S6sviWow)


Sitdown: Do the Battletech simulators count? Otherwise the Star Wars: The Arcade Game

You mean other than the 3 people who already called out Star Wars?

[total]

Upright - Street Fighter IV or Top Skater/Air Trix.
Cocktail - Arknoid
Sit down - Pod Racer or Sega Rally Championship with the cage that moves with you. Possibly one of the Sega fishing games.

[mightbe]

Upright: Just because there's nothing quite like the arcade version, I'd go with a DDR here.

Cocktail: Ms PacMan/Galaga Combo!
http://spyhunter007.com/Images/ms_pacman_and_galaga_cocktail_table_2_in_1.jpg

Sit Down: Derby Owner's Club (totally cheating here) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby_Owners_Club)
http://www.bhmvending.com/Amusements/Sega/sega_derby_owners_club_machine.jpg

[mightbe]

This is easy.
Sit down: Tokyo Wars (about (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10142))

Good call on that game. Very slick with a bunch of folks playing.

Also makes me miss virtual on head to head.

[total]

Good call on that game. Very slick with a bunch of folks playing.

Also makes me miss virtual on head to head.

Yeah that was a damn fine game.