Addictive arcade games...

[Ruskies]

Now its been a long time since I was addicted to an arcade game, like since marvel vs capcom 1&2 & Soul Blade which was long ago. But since then arcades in my area have been really sorry until one of them got Initial D S3. I Love this game on ps1&2 and on psp but the arcade version is like legal crack, everyone has to get some. Then to top it off they put in the new Tekken cab where you can bring a ps2 controller & plug it in the machine! (im in arcade heaven!) Does anyone still go to arcades? If so 4 what?

[Markus. D]

Absalutely massacreing the DDR machine.

ooooh, and the beat mania thing where you play the drums.


and Laser Skirmish

[a nirvana fan]

Pacman and Tetris.

[Mo-Nercy]

Arcade frequenter here. IMO arcades are still the #1 place to go for all your gaming needs. A net cafe is a cheap alternative but it doesn't have the right atmosphere. Playing party games with your friends is fun too, but then you don't have the satisfaction of creaming a total stranger. ~

Daytona USA: I absolutely demolish anyone who thinks they can take me on the Advanced track. My consistant 43 second lap times are testimony to my awesomeness. The thing I love about this game is that just about everybody is up for a game so I'm never short of people to play against.

Initial D: I was obsessed with this a little over half a year. With a Battle Level 15 EvoIV, Battle Level 10 Altezza, Akagi specialist S14 and paddock-basher Integra to show for it. I never got good enough to beat anyone that could be considered above average but on the right tracks (Irohazaka DH, Tschuisaka IB, Akagi DH) I could pose quite a challenge for the decent player. This game left me broke for ages ^^

DDR: I thought it was cool at the time. I can do just about every song on Standard and about half the stuff on Heavy.

Soul Calibur 2: The only game I've really immersed myself in. I got up to tournament level at some point but never competed because I peaked just as Tekken 5 was taking over. I still love this game but sadly, I haven't been able to play it recently in the arcades since the only arcade in Sydney with this game closed down.

Tekken 5: I didn't jump on the bandwagon straight away. I stayed devoted to SC2 for a quite a long while before even attempting to play T5. It wasn't until very recently that I've applied myself to this game and my skills are slowly improving.

[Dreddz]

Does Virtua Cop count ?

[Rase]

I enjoy most vertical scrolling shooters like Raiden, Ikaruga, and 1942. Time Crisis 3 is also always fun with a friend.

EDIT: Crap, can't believe I forgot Metal Slug.

[Necronopticous]

• Raiden
• Raiden II
• Raiden III
• Raiden DX
• Raiden Fighters
• Raiden Fighters 2
• Raiden Fighters Jet
• Strikers 1945
• Strikers 1945 II
• Strikers 1945 III
• Strikers 1945 Plus
• Mr Driller
• Puckman
• Ms Pac-Man

This list could go on forever, so I'll just put an end to it right now. I've bolded the best arcade game of all time.

[Shoeberto]

The House of the Dead, Metal Slug, and DDR series are all great arcade games.

[Rengori]

Metal Slug, Soul Caliber, and Street Fighter own.

[Obsidian]

Pinball Machines.

Other than that, Haunted Castle. The Castlevania arcade game. It's so rediculously impossible that I won't be able to rest until I finally beat it.

Or get past level 3.

[Timber Maniac]

The D&D arcade titles were seriously addicting. As were The SFIII games, although I never had my Daigo moment. My favorite time to be at the arcades were during the early 90's Street Fighter years. Arcades are extremely rare nowadays where I live. The last big arcade venue closed down like three years ago.

[Sephex]

DDR counts, I guess.

But the only arcade game I really went crazy for was The Simpsons arcade game. It just had a feeling to it that made me want to play it forever. My greatgrandmother used to take me to an arcade every thursday just so I could play it.

[Rengori]

The D&D arcade titles were seriously addicting. As were The SFIII games, although I never had my Daigo moment. My favorite time to be at the arcades were during the early 90's Street Fighter years. Arcades are extremely rare nowadays where I live. The last big arcade venue closed down like three years ago.

Anyone else notice that the little unique symbol for the site in Timber maniac's post is a piece of Magicite?

[Timber Maniac]

......yes?

[Xaven]

The only games worth my time at arcades are DDR: Extreme, and the Fast and the Furious.

The D&D arcade titles were seriously addicting. As were The SFIII games, although I never had my Daigo moment. My favorite time to be at the arcades were during the early 90's Street Fighter years. Arcades are extremely rare nowadays where I live. The last big arcade venue closed down like three years ago.

Anyone else notice that the little unique symbol for the site in Timber maniac's post is a piece of Magicite?

What are you talking about?