Favourite arcade games

[Strider]

If you had to list ten what would they be?

[NemesiS]

Top of my head, but i could list 100's

Outrun
Double Dragon
Star Wars
Bubble Bobble
R-Type
Vulcan Venture
Robotron
Defender
Gauntlet
Dragons Lair

Honourable mentions as its criminal to list 10 only.

Star Blade
Gunsmoke
New Zealand story
Xybots
Space Harrier
Indiana Jones & The temple of doom
Rastan Saga
Rolling Thunder
720
Killer Instinct 2

[Baseley09]

No order in particular:

Numan Athletics
Ridge Racer
Outrun 2SP
Super Street fighter 2
TMNT
Seibu Olympic Soccer 92
Robocop
Taito super cup finals (and its various prequels, HTH, ESC etc)
World Cup 90
Martial Champion

Hmm variety is the spice of life! List is probably totally wrong, i do love these games tho.

[Atticus]

Marble Madness
Star Wars
Super Mario Bros
Streetfighter 2
Daytona USA
Scud Race
Gunblade NY
Ridge Racer
Sega Rally
Point Blank

[Skull Commander]

My 10, again in no order:

Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Final Fight
Killer Instinct
Aliens Vs Predator
Point Blank
Kung Fu Master
Golden Axe
Daytona
Virtua Tennis
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

*EDIT* I have swapped golden axe for vigilante, and feel obliged to put in some more games that I love but missed out.

Honourable mentions:

Vigilante
Green Beret
World Heroes 2
Power Drift
Samurai Shodown II
Athlete Kings
Sega Rally
Mortal Kombat II
Captain Commando
Double Dragon
Galaga
Pac Man

Could go on for ages but I best stop now

[thetrooper]

Brilliant idea for a thread!

My favourites change from day to day but off the top of my head my list would be:

Cabal
R-Type
Ghost n' Goblins
Donkey Kong
SSF2
Simpsons
2020 Baseball
Pacmania
3 Wonders
Pang

Thank god for MAME

[CMcK]

I wish all of my top ten arcade games received proper home conversions.

In no particular order:

Air Bike Cop (Sega)
Gunblade NY (Sega)
Daytona USA (Sega)
Tumblepop (Data East?)
Scud Race (Sega)
Sega Rally (Sega)
R-Type Leo (Irem)
Steel Talons (Atari)
Snow Bros (erm...)
Virtua Cop (Sega)

[Max P.]

Showing my age but some off the top of my head:

Defender
Super Monaco Grand Prix
Moon Cresta
SideArms
Daytona
Sega Rally
Ridge Racer
Chase HQ
Galaxian
Phoenix
Scramble
Aliens
Golden Axe
Track and Field

(gone over 10, sorry!)

[JazzFunk]

As a kid of the 80s, editing this list was so damn hard!:

Wardner
Nemesis
Final Fight
1942
Dragon Buster
Paperboy
Shinobi
Rolling Thunder
Wonder Boy
Star Wars (Atari)

[samanosuke]

Galaga
R-Type
Aliens
Garou: MotW
Metal Slug 3
1942
Donkey Kong
Street Fighter 2 CE
Daytona USA
Ghosts 'n' Goblins

Edit: Oh ****! I forgot 1942.

[kernow]

in no order

Street Fighter 2 World Warrior (guile bugs are just too fun)
Super Street Fighter 2 X
Samurai Shodown
Daytona USA (sit down, preferably 4 car)
Dodonpachi
ESPGaluda
Metal Slug
Last Blade
Street Fighter 3
Street Fighter 3 3rd Strike

*could change probably but I can't think of any more at present*

[KusoGaki]

King of Fighters 2002,
World Heroes 2,
Pink Sweets Ibara SoreKara,
ProGear no Arashi,
Golden Axe,
Aliens VS Predator,
Metal Slug X,
Puzzle Bobble 2,
Vampire Savior,
Fatal Fury: Real Bout 2.

[samanosuke]

Daytona USA (sit down, preferably 4 car)

Why is 4-car your preference? Don't you like 8-car?!?

[samanosuke]

King of Fighters 2002

Bollocks! I didn't include a KoF!

[SuperDanX]

Outrun 2.
R-type.
Final fight.
Strider.
Beastbusters.
Carrier airwing.
Ghosts 'n goblins.
Hotd 2.
Zombies revenge.
Metal slug.