Great video! A personal favorite is xmen the arcade game, the arcades were sorta everywhere once upon a time. Gotta get school clothes? Theres a cabinet, mom's doing laundry? Yep they have arcades. Due to home media, nowadays it's a novelty, you can buy an arcade stick but you'll be learning from scratch, and will have to go to a place like yesteryear arcades in jersey for an authentic experience 😉
Awesome guest with the Cold Nights cometh! Excellent choices everyone, it's amazing how great arcades were back in the days. May they not be forgotten!
I remember as a child on a family holiday in Blackool, I met OutRun sit down cabinet. It changed my life forever, I can still remember being excited about the sunny beaches, the clear blue sky and the music! It's a memory that will stay with me forever. I now own 3 different versions of OutRun, ZX Spectrum, Sega Saturn and Arcade (no wheel). Sega Saturn being my favourite with the wheel.
Fantastic video and great picks everyone!! I'm shocked that Rad didn't pick CarnEvil, that was the biggest shock of the entire video lol also loved seeing Tekken 3 and Street Fighter 2 get represented here!
Mannn... that late 90's NFL Primetime music during Belmont's segment hit me right in the nostalgia. I could hear old-school Chris Berman yelling, "he's at the 50.. the 40.. he.. could.. go.. all.. the.. way.. NO, he fumbled at the one yard line!"
Growing up all we had locally was Ninja Turtles, the Simpsons, and Primal Rage. I remember there was a book written based off of Primal Rage and it wasn't the best. I really enjoyed playing all three, but the one that I think needs a lot of love is Altered Beast.
Such an amazing selection of games. My biggest memories of arcade gaming was with games like Crazy Taxi, Hydro Thunder and Street Fighter III: Third Strike. Great video boys!
Man, I miss arcade cabinets. Great video, team! One thing about most of these: they were balanced around max players. So when you play something like The Simpsons or TMNT single player, you're effectively in hard mode. One that wasn't mentioned in this vid that I loved was NBA Jam. I spent SO MANY HOURS playing that game as a young teen!
Man I would've mentioned NBA Jam cause that's my favorite sports game period but I never played the arcade version, all I've ever played of NBA Jam is the home console ports of it.
Awesome picks guys! The TMNT arcade game is so awesome! Street Fighter 2 is a classic! I played that and the Street Fighter Alpha series in the arcades! Had so much fun! My favorite arcade growing up was Killer Instinct 2! I spent so many quarters and so much time playing that game and House of the Dead as well
A few I liked the most as a kid growing up: Golden Axe, Final Fight, WWF Royal Rumble, Operation Thunderbolt/Wolf (with the gun) and Outrun. Like Ghosts N Goblins as well, but never last much longer than a few minutes if I was lucky.
Man this is hard one... Gauntlet Legends was a really fun arcade game to play with friends. So many more great arcade games to chose from, but if I had to choose it would be Virtua Fighter 2. Tons of great memories playing that in the arcades.
@Gameoholicshow That's awesome fam! I've got one arcade where I live that still has one. I try and make it a point to go there and get down on it for sure. That and Tank Tank Tank!
Wow, no House of the Dead at all? Really??? In all seriousness, you guys got some absolute classics here! My picks would be: 1. Mortal Kombat 2 / Ultimate 3 2. House of the Dead 3. Cruis'n World 4. VS Super Mario Bros. 5. That one Guitar Hero I played in London one Wednesday night where I played Avenged Sevenfold's Almost Easy to a large audience of high teenagers
Lucky and Wild was my favorite. I remember I spent everything I had at Chucky Cheese on that arcade system. Drive and shoot with amazing commentary from the 2 characters
Man, everyone here has excellent taste! I spent so much time in the arcade as a kid, it's hard for me to choose. I grew up as a spoiled upper middle class brat who got everything I ever wanted (except the Neo Geo 😭). I'd hang out there every Saturday from open to close with my $40 weekly allotment. Aside from Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat other games that swallowed my quarters were Final Fight, WWF WrestleFest, Fatal Fury. I enjoyed space shooters with triple screen action of Darius and the rotating Afterburner cab. And I can't forget the gun games; everything from Operation Wolf to T2 to House of the Dead (later on). If there was a light gun in my hand, I was there for it. Good job on another banger video, guys Incidentally, I was just thinking about Virtua Cop 3 the other day. I never got to play it and never seen an arcade cabinet. I really wish the Xbox port they were teasing us with would've happened
In my area, the arcade is the most dangerous place you could be 😂 that's why my mom was sooooo against me going into one. Still went and still enjoy XD
Loved this video fellas! I grew up playing in arcades. Lots of these picks resonated with me. I would have said Marvel vs Capcom 2, Power Stone Arcade, or Die Hard Arcade. Keep it up! 🤘🔥
Solid basic choices, I agree which is pretty uncommon basically all those epic add: MERCS (This game is sooooooo fair, yet requires so much reflexes, one of the most pefect games EVER) Omega Race (You like asteroids? How about in a loop, and you can fly backwards) SMB 1 was epic for the time (before NES, SMB in arcade, MOM WE NEED MORE QUARTERS!) Double Dragon (first relevant beatem up) operation wolf (first time a shooter had this intensity) Cabal (just trippy, but had cover and worked) PigSkin (largely forgotten, owns) Forgotten worlds (paddle controller, wow) Joust1 &2 Black Tiger (If Street Fighter 2 didn't get big Rygar, quest ballads would)original Rampage (This isn't a quarter eater, you can play it to avoid damage) Victory Road Ikari Warriors sit down starwars 81ish ANYTIME they strapped any SHMUP to a robotics roller coaster style machine! WOOOO! Bubble Bobble Time Crisis (added dodging to shooters) Galaga etc
@@Kentantino-OG Whew, if the liquor store had that, I'd probably have drove my family to drinking... JIM JUST SHUT UP! We'll DRIVE YOU TO THE LIQUOR STORE!
I hate some of the games on your list but liked hearing your opinion regardless. I think the X Men arcade game is literally the most overrated game ever with boring , repetitive stale gameplay from the moment you start. I'd put something like Die Hard Arcade head and shoulders above that shallow experience. My top ten for you guys to rip on LOL - Point Blank, Daytona USA, Mad Dog Mcree, Off Road, MVC2, Street Hoop, Baseball Stars 2, Metal Slug, Virtua Fighter 3 TB, NFL Blitz (off the top of my head)
Lots of great picks! Our laundromat had Ms Pacman and Street Fighter II so I got to play those as a kid. Our local Cici's pizza had The Simpsons, but we rarely went there, so I only played it a few times. I was born in 1990 so arcades were on their way out by the time I had my own spending money. Good thing is I have an arcade stick that I can load up with games and experience some of the games I missed out on. Arcades have definitely made a comeback in my area, so there's that too!
Some good games... But what about some of the real classics: Pac-man, Galaga, Dig-Dug, Space Invaders, Tron, Double Dragon, Bubble Bobble, Asteroids, Defender, Robotro 2084, Donkey Kong etc etc? All of those were timeless gameplay and genuine pop culture icons/phenomenons that persist to this day.
Some amazing choices, but if y'all ask me on what I consider the greatest arcade game, I can name off three...... -Metal Slug 3 (The ultimate culmination of the ultimate run & gun shooter, hands down) -Tekken 5 (It's like Tekken 3 on Ultimate Warrior's steroid stash) -Virtual On Oratorio Tangram (THE greatest arcade mech game, hands down)
Unpopular opinion: Simpsons Arcade is insanely boring after the first level. More so than other beat 'em ups, I mean, as I appreciate tedium comes with the genre. Metamorphic Force is a way better, but lesser known game, as is Bucky O'Hare (even though that's more of a scrolling shooter).
Yeah, but as a 14 or 16 year old that just want to play vidio games do you think it will be boring? Na I was having a blast. Hell even as an adult I see that machine and the nostalgia demon get into me. 😂
I do love defender and tempest, but I can't say I honestly loved em more than tmnt. It was from 89' though, so it technically falls in line with 80s arcade games, but just not early 80s.
Raiden, Rastan, Operation Wolf, Virtual On, Smash T.V. and Alien vs. Predator are the best arcade games not mentioned here and, tbh, are better than every game mentioned except Street Fighter 2, NFL Blitz and Virtua Cop. Do NOT waste quarters on Primal Rage, that game is ass. You're better off playing Pit Fighter.
No one who was alive and old enough to play these games in the arcades when they were new would play them now with zero shaders. Generation X hates this blocky garbage!
All depends on the person, for me it was a good game, funny as hell, yeah they could have done a much better game, the idea is there, but this as a kid was great. By the way thanks for watching!
@@Kentantino-OG each to their own. And yeah depends on the person. For me the characters had no depth or intrigue. The moves and attacks all seemed similar. Just not for me
Thank you for watching 🥰 if you are looking for more obscure games you should check our series must play before you die, we go over games that you may or may not know. To discover those little hidden gems that maybe you miss out on! -Ken
Great video! A personal favorite is xmen the arcade game, the arcades were sorta everywhere once upon a time. Gotta get school clothes? Theres a cabinet, mom's doing laundry? Yep they have arcades. Due to home media, nowadays it's a novelty, you can buy an arcade stick but you'll be learning from scratch, and will have to go to a place like yesteryear arcades in jersey for an authentic experience 😉
@@ArchLightning001 Thanks for watching!!
You're welcome 😊@@updownselect
Oh yeah, the good old days were something else, and definitely took it for granted.
Great picks. Some of my greatest arcade memories were pumping quarters into The Simpsons, WrestleFest, X-Men and TMNT!
great games make great memories!
X men was really fun, and somehow that one slipped my mimd!
Love those and I'd add Killer Instinct and MK2 to my list
Thanks so much for having me on guys! Love all your picks!! Primal Rage and Virtua Cop were personal favorites of mine! Great video, boys!
@@ColdNightsGaming thanks for joining us jay!
Awesome guest with the Cold Nights cometh! Excellent choices everyone, it's amazing how great arcades were back in the days. May they not be forgotten!
I remember as a child on a family holiday in Blackool, I met OutRun sit down cabinet. It changed my life forever, I can still remember being excited about the sunny beaches, the clear blue sky and the music! It's a memory that will stay with me forever. I now own 3 different versions of OutRun, ZX Spectrum, Sega Saturn and Arcade (no wheel). Sega Saturn being my favourite with the wheel.
It’s so amazing and I remember jumping in the cabinet too, it was absolutely amazing and more importantly, thanks for watching 😊
@@milanvillan thanks so much for sharing that memory with us!
Fantastic video and great picks everyone!! I'm shocked that Rad didn't pick CarnEvil, that was the biggest shock of the entire video lol also loved seeing Tekken 3 and Street Fighter 2 get represented here!
@@TheMadBelmont lol you know how it goes when it comes down to time
Amazing work my brothers!! I didn't have money to spend at the arcade too often as a kid but when I did, I loved it!
Mannn... that late 90's NFL Primetime music during Belmont's segment hit me right in the nostalgia. I could hear old-school Chris Berman yelling, "he's at the 50.. the 40.. he.. could.. go.. all.. the.. way.. NO, he fumbled at the one yard line!"
That's what I was going for there!! I can't tell you how many times I'd be watching sportscenter in the 2000's and hearing Berman do the highlights
I love VirtuaCop. It's one of the best arcade games ever with lightguns.
It’s so much fun!
Ita a great game!
Virtua cop on saturn is also amazing too!!! Love me some lightgun shooters. Omg so much fun
Took me back. Thanks. Choices were on point.
@elitegamer8763 that's our goal here!
Everyone loves different genres of games. The love for these games and creators on point ❤
So many good picks! I really miss Arcades. Having a 1up just isn't even close to as good.
Growing up all we had locally was Ninja Turtles, the Simpsons, and Primal Rage. I remember there was a book written based off of Primal Rage and it wasn't the best. I really enjoyed playing all three, but the one that I think needs a lot of love is Altered Beast.
Primal rage i remember having a lot of hype around it, and when i finally played it i was sadly disappointed. I did love the simpsons game back then!
I loved Primal Rage. We laughed so much at the Ape farting attack. lol
Altered beast!!!
Fun crew here and you guys put together a dream arcade with your picks! Where's the change machine!?😂😂
Thanks for the kind words, and i would love to have these as cabs myself!😁
AMAZING PICKS BROS!
Such an amazing selection of games. My biggest memories of arcade gaming was with games like Crazy Taxi, Hydro Thunder and Street Fighter III: Third Strike.
Great video boys!
Great video!! Very nostalgic!!! My personal favorites were double dragon, shanobi, street fighter ll, nba jams and altered beast ❤
@@MrSlim0919 all solid picks!!
Enjoying your retro work bud. Keep it up
@pj3352 we are actually a group but thank you we appreciate it!
Yes and yes. Prime picks. Especially TMNT at the top.
Excellent choices guys and that intro ❤😏
I thought I recognised that voice, great video guys
Man, I miss arcade cabinets. Great video, team!
One thing about most of these: they were balanced around max players. So when you play something like The Simpsons or TMNT single player, you're effectively in hard mode.
One that wasn't mentioned in this vid that I loved was NBA Jam. I spent SO MANY HOURS playing that game as a young teen!
@@RwnEsper NBA Jam! Great choice!
Nba jam was almost talked about on my end, but tmnt i knew i played/enjoyed the most in arcades.
@@GeeksOfRage1 Totally fair. Also true for myself!
Man I would've mentioned NBA Jam cause that's my favorite sports game period but I never played the arcade version, all I've ever played of NBA Jam is the home console ports of it.
@@TheMadBelmont the arcade one gives a different experience, especially with four people! The angst can get real!
Great video everyone, my partner and our kids enjoyed it
@xboxgamergirl9375 Thanks so much for watching!
Very wholesome that you can share retro video game videos with your family.
@@ryannelson-cudjoe5177 that's our goal is to make content the whole family can enjoy!
@ I’m so lucky for my little family
Great picks guys, this was a hard one to do to be honest! There were sooooo many great arcade games!
I'm shocked Rad didn't talk about CarnEvil
@@alyxloveshorror stay tuned! We have a video coming out soon where he might be doing that 😉
Carnevil was such a fantastic game!
@@GeeksOfRage1 yes yes it was
That was def quite the shocker lol
I see you got a new guy doing your voice overs! His voice is perfect for it
@thepickinpreacher yep! That's our guy Sy! Thank you bro!
Sy is the man for sure! Thanks for watchin!
Aww thanks guys
@@SyRetro 🤘
@@GeeksOfRage1😊😊 I’m loving how you guys enjoy my vocals
Out runners arcade was good too
@@James-ki5ix agreed!
Yes it was 😊
Great picks, fellas! I would throw WWF Wrestlefest in there!
Time Crisis 2 my fave, SF2, Final Fight, Rtype too many to list, great vid
@@tonystreet3574 thanks for watching!!
I will say, the r type series was a great one as well! Thanks for watchin the vid!
Great list I loved Terminator 2 I also had a pinball version in my local arcade . Great games
@@ohmanifeelfunny pinball games are addictive!
Street fighter 2 I will always love playing that game and Tekken 3 also and T2 the arcade game almost impossible to beat
@@Hicks-g1m t2 is hard!
Awesome Video Great Team Work Y'all Keep Up the Great Work 👍
Thank you! Will do!
Awesome picks guys! The TMNT arcade game is so awesome! Street Fighter 2 is a classic! I played that and the Street Fighter Alpha series in the arcades! Had so much fun! My favorite arcade growing up was Killer Instinct 2! I spent so many quarters and so much time playing that game and House of the Dead as well
House of the dead is amazing!
A few I liked the most as a kid growing up: Golden Axe, Final Fight, WWF Royal Rumble, Operation Thunderbolt/Wolf (with the gun) and Outrun. Like Ghosts N Goblins as well, but never last much longer than a few minutes if I was lucky.
Ghosts n goblins is hard!!!!
Ghosts n goblins arcade was crazy tough back in the day!
@@GeeksOfRage1 yep, paying 20p to get another credit so you can continue for another 10 movements before you're dead again - ahhh good old days.
@@MrElusive79 hahahaha, oh yeah, gotta love it!😆
People love salivating over Street fighter n mortal combat. Samurai Showdown changed the game for me. Them neo geo titles was like Mercedes to Kia
@@castolano true that!!
a lot of classics! miss the times when you could see one cabinet everywhere!
Good list, personally I gotta put X-men ahead of Simpsons, Daytona USA ahead of Outrun, and Time Crisis 2 ahead of Virtua Cop.
@karld4737 the xmen arcade game is a classic!
@@updownselect for sure, that was one I always gravitated towards back in the day. Simpsons though if they didn’t have an X-men cab.
@karld4737 both are great games to spend your time on!
Man this is hard one... Gauntlet Legends was a really fun arcade game to play with friends. So many more great arcade games to chose from, but if I had to choose it would be Virtua Fighter 2. Tons of great memories playing that in the arcades.
@@snoleygames gauntlet legends is a banger!
Gauntlet legends is sooooo much fun! I know of two active arcades in NJ that still have working cabinets
@Gameoholicshow That's awesome fam! I've got one arcade where I live that still has one. I try and make it a point to go there and get down on it for sure. That and Tank Tank Tank!
@@snoleygames Tank Tank Tank is a blast!
@@updownselect I see what you did there 😏
Wow, no House of the Dead at all? Really??? In all seriousness, you guys got some absolute classics here! My picks would be:
1. Mortal Kombat 2 / Ultimate 3
2. House of the Dead
3. Cruis'n World
4. VS Super Mario Bros.
5. That one Guitar Hero I played in London one Wednesday night where I played Avenged Sevenfold's Almost Easy to a large audience of high teenagers
@infernofoxgaming10 stay tuned house of the dead may be coming very soon😉 maybe in October 😉
🔥🔥❤🔥
Great video! That Primal Rage game looks cool! I had never heard of it.
It's so good!
Lucky and Wild was my favorite. I remember I spent everything I had at Chucky Cheese on that arcade system. Drive and shoot with amazing commentary from the 2 characters
@tylerchew668 we haven't heard of thos one!
T2 , Daytona USA, Cruisn the world , house of the dead 2 , killer instinct, is where all my coins went...
@@titof1984 all great games!
Wonderboy, Black Tiger and raiden 2
@@alimohammedabd all solid choices!
so what we are hearing is we should definitely invest in a TMNT or SF or a Simpsons arcade for the game room? sold on the idea!
Exactly! - ken 🤣
Absolutely!
Awesome video guys! I'm with Sy on Outrun, that game is a visual spectacle and so aesthetic ❤
Trust me it is and the music ❤
My all time favorite arcade is Virtual On. Started playing when I was 8 and I woop everyone who faced me.
@@lilazeonboa that's awesome!
I have a lot but I'll give 4. Micheal Jackson moonwalker, NBA Jam, Battle circuit, Dark Stalkers
@@Dvon-gy2wf all amazing choices!
@@updownselect I grew up on arcades. Killer Instinct and Mortal Kombat was the biggest when I was a kid. The 80s was so fun
@@Dvon-gy2wf alot of us did as well! Arcades were such special places! Sad that they aren't much of a thing anymore
Time killers??
double dragon chase hq mortal kombat pole postion karate champ to many to name
@@junenjesse all great games!
Guess I'm showing my age. No Pac-Man, Dragon's Lair, Tempest, or Double Dragon?
@@brianheslip2008 all of those are great picks! We plan on doing a part two and some of these might be on it!
@@updownselectnow that will be a video we won’t want to miss out on
Everyone def likes all different games. I am a hardcore digdug fan myself. Grew up with it and one of the first arcade games i ever played
Man, everyone here has excellent taste! I spent so much time in the arcade as a kid, it's hard for me to choose. I grew up as a spoiled upper middle class brat who got everything I ever wanted (except the Neo Geo 😭). I'd hang out there every Saturday from open to close with my $40 weekly allotment. Aside from Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat other games that swallowed my quarters were Final Fight, WWF WrestleFest, Fatal Fury. I enjoyed space shooters with triple screen action of Darius and the rotating Afterburner cab. And I can't forget the gun games; everything from Operation Wolf to T2 to House of the Dead (later on). If there was a light gun in my hand, I was there for it. Good job on another banger video, guys
Incidentally, I was just thinking about Virtua Cop 3 the other day. I never got to play it and never seen an arcade cabinet. I really wish the Xbox port they were teasing us with would've happened
@@aldoushuxleysghost thanks fir watching! Sounds like you were super luck!
In my area, the arcade is the most dangerous place you could be 😂 that's why my mom was sooooo against me going into one. Still went and still enjoy XD
You nailed it! All the greatest Arcade games. However, never heard of Dirty Pigskins.
@@brandoncole1227 it's a good sports one!
Loved this video fellas! I grew up playing in arcades. Lots of these picks resonated with me. I would have said Marvel vs Capcom 2, Power Stone Arcade, or Die Hard Arcade. Keep it up! 🤘🔥
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@@honestjosh786 thanks so much!
Solid basic choices, I agree which is pretty uncommon
basically all those epic add:
MERCS (This game is sooooooo fair, yet requires so much reflexes, one of the most pefect games EVER)
Omega Race (You like asteroids? How about in a loop, and you can fly backwards)
SMB 1 was epic for the time (before NES, SMB in arcade, MOM WE NEED MORE QUARTERS!)
Double Dragon (first relevant beatem up)
operation wolf (first time a shooter had this intensity)
Cabal (just trippy, but had cover and worked)
PigSkin (largely forgotten, owns)
Forgotten worlds (paddle controller, wow)
Joust1 &2
Black Tiger (If Street Fighter 2 didn't get big Rygar, quest ballads would)original Rampage (This isn't a quarter eater, you can play it to avoid damage)
Victory Road
Ikari Warriors
sit down starwars 81ish
ANYTIME they strapped any SHMUP to a robotics roller coaster style machine! WOOOO!
Bubble Bobble
Time Crisis (added dodging to shooters)
Galaga
etc
@jamessager5358 thanks for watching! Great choices!
Bubble bubble was a great game, the use to have one at a liquors store my dad use to go.
@@Kentantino-OG Whew, if the liquor store had that, I'd probably have drove my family to drinking... JIM JUST SHUT UP! We'll DRIVE YOU TO THE LIQUOR STORE!
I hate some of the games on your list but liked hearing your opinion regardless. I think the X Men arcade game is literally the most overrated game ever with boring , repetitive stale gameplay from the moment you start. I'd put something like Die Hard Arcade head and shoulders above that shallow experience.
My top ten for you guys to rip on LOL - Point Blank, Daytona USA, Mad Dog Mcree, Off Road, MVC2, Street Hoop, Baseball Stars 2, Metal Slug, Virtua Fighter 3 TB, NFL Blitz (off the top of my head)
@@Blas4ublasphemy those are solid picks! Thanks for watching!
Die hard arcade was stellar when it came out! That ate up a lot of my quarters!
Lots of great picks! Our laundromat had Ms Pacman and Street Fighter II so I got to play those as a kid. Our local Cici's pizza had The Simpsons, but we rarely went there, so I only played it a few times. I was born in 1990 so arcades were on their way out by the time I had my own spending money. Good thing is I have an arcade stick that I can load up with games and experience some of the games I missed out on. Arcades have definitely made a comeback in my area, so there's that too!
Starting with Ninjat Turtles. Subbed.
@@hadet thank you! It's a classic!
Thanks for subbing! I couldn't not talk about that game! It was the first beat em up I ever played!
so they released a few of these in the ps3 store and I had them bit they did not transfer to the new Playstations I wish they would
@@Adam--mp4iw we wish they did!
Great picks! Mine is for House Of The Dead.
@@PeterSivazak great pick!
No mortal Kombat or blades of steel?
@@ctobias1984 we plan on doing another one of these!
No NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat, or legendary 80s arcade games? Come on… And Sunset Riders was the best ever!
@@titowrestling solid choices!
Great picks, but I feel three were neglected:
1. X-Men
2. NARC
3. Star Wars Trilogy
all great picks! narc was awesome
Amazing picks! One of my all time favorite arcade games would have to be...Sunset Riders!Yall list and mine are very similar though!
@TheDaggerman30 great game! One of our guys actually reviewed the snes port on the channel!
Sunset riders is such a fantastic game!
holy mi amigos
@@thepickinpreacher thanks for watching bro!
Star Wars!! with sit-down/crawl-in cabinet!! with a flightstick yoke!! anyone remember that !! ANYONE!?!?!? USE THE FORCE,LUKE !!
Wait what????? Never seen one!!! Looking for it now.-ken
Carnevil and xmen arcade for sure. I was a little disappointed x men arcade was not included in the recent marvel vs capcom collection.
@@Astro_Zombie92 same! They had punisher which was nice but no xmen???
Dirty Pigskins Football is how I learned it is not a good idea to call a girl "Dirty Pigskin"... They don't like that
LOL this is the best comment
Some good games... But what about some of the real classics: Pac-man, Galaga, Dig-Dug, Space Invaders, Tron, Double Dragon, Bubble Bobble, Asteroids, Defender, Robotro 2084, Donkey Kong etc etc? All of those were timeless gameplay and genuine pop culture icons/phenomenons that persist to this day.
@@markaes those are amazing picks!
All the classics there mate
Turtles in Time was actually a better game than the original Turtles arcade game
@@larryconnerjr1835 great game!
Turtle in time, every single pizza hut in Puerto rico use to have that machine 😂 that and MK 2 or 3.
I loved Strider, Tekken and X-Men
@@ClayAdams xmen!
Good list, needed xmen
@@GeoMsash maybe in the next one!
Dude - no NARC? NARC was awesome.
@@munderbread narc was so good! Might be in a future episode!
Some amazing choices, but if y'all ask me on what I consider the greatest arcade game, I can name off three......
-Metal Slug 3 (The ultimate culmination of the ultimate run & gun shooter, hands down)
-Tekken 5 (It's like Tekken 3 on Ultimate Warrior's steroid stash)
-Virtual On Oratorio Tangram (THE greatest arcade mech game, hands down)
@@mattmaddogwheaton4724 yoooo some banger choices!!
Tekken 5 is the GOAT!
Tmnt level one was a burning office building. Not apartment complex
@Blackcurtain8108 thanks for fixing that!
I was always under the impression it was aprils apartment complex. Ya learn something new every day!
Needs more Aliens vs Predator.
@@Mugiwara2k maybe in a future video!
Nice video but the images of you guys in front is too big. You're covering the game play? Maybe just switch to heads? The images are too distracting.
@@gotham006 appreciate the feedback!
Unpopular opinion: Simpsons Arcade is insanely boring after the first level. More so than other beat 'em ups, I mean, as I appreciate tedium comes with the genre. Metamorphic Force is a way better, but lesser known game, as is Bucky O'Hare (even though that's more of a scrolling shooter).
Yeah, but as a 14 or 16 year old that just want to play vidio games do you think it will be boring? Na I was having a blast. Hell even as an adult I see that machine and the nostalgia demon get into me. 😂
@@JopieHaargel that's fair!
There was a Bucky O’Hare arcade which is awesome and the cartoon was great too plus that toy line 😊
Primal Rage was a huge pile of crap that was one of the only fighting games that never had anyone playing it. Worst controls ever.
Thanks for watching!
Ugh. These are all games from the 90's mostly, any love for games in the 80's? Tempest, Defender, Gorf, Pac Man, Donkey Kong?!!
@@andrewkaye2108 all great picks!
Welp sadly most of us where born in the 80s or later we didnt got to enjoy most of the OG stuff. 😂 you guys are lucky!
I do love defender and tempest, but I can't say I honestly loved em more than tmnt. It was from 89' though, so it technically falls in line with 80s arcade games, but just not early 80s.
Soon as I heard “ ninja turtles” with such reverence I knew this list would be complete garbage
@@bluefox9er thanks for commenting!
Raiden, Rastan, Operation Wolf, Virtual On, Smash T.V. and Alien vs. Predator are the best arcade games not mentioned here and, tbh, are better than every game mentioned except Street Fighter 2, NFL Blitz and Virtua Cop. Do NOT waste quarters on Primal Rage, that game is ass. You're better off playing Pit Fighter.
@@blakejohnson4713 you have some solid picks!
I forgot op wolf
What language is this
@@quintocreations5091 English?
No one who was alive and old enough to play these games in the arcades when they were new would play them now with zero shaders. Generation X hates this blocky garbage!
@@rooskiwolf1653 thanks for watching!
Primal rage was terrible
All depends on the person, for me it was a good game, funny as hell, yeah they could have done a much better game, the idea is there, but this as a kid was great. By the way thanks for watching!
@@ryanscott4617 fair enough!
@@Kentantino-OG each to their own. And yeah depends on the person. For me the characters had no depth or intrigue. The moves and attacks all seemed similar. Just not for me
Same games list different youtuber
Nothing new to discover
Thank you for watching 🥰 if you are looking for more obscure games you should check our series must play before you die, we go over games that you may or may not know. To discover those little hidden gems that maybe you miss out on! -Ken