Ranking Top Arcade Games I Like vs Don't Like
37I have admitted that my taste in games is pretty out there, but one of the things that really shaped my preferences was heading to the local arcade and pumping in a bunch of quarters. Check out my Ranking of Top Arcade Games I Like vs Don't Like.
Final Fight:
I first played this on vacation in the Wisconsin Dells, and I was blown away at how good this game looked, sounded, and played. Whether I was playing as Cody, Guy, or Haggar, I loved this game. It should come as no surprise as this was the first Arcade 1Up cabinet I got as well.
Gauntlet:
I could just never get into Gauntlet, either on the NES or in the arcade. I just don't get into magic/mystical/medieval-era games and Gauntlet was all of those and more. For me this is always an easy pass.
Double Dragon:
I played so much Double Dragon at Sammy's Burger Place in my home town, and it was such a great experience. Anytime you could get 2 player co-op going too, man, so much fun!
Centipede:
I don't know if it was the trackball vs a joystick, the fact that I have never been good at it, or what, but I have never understood the love for Centipede. It could be because I first played it on the Atari 2600, and that wasn't a great experience or what, I just never got into it.
Golden Axe:
Everything I mentioned about Gauntlet applies to Golden Axe. It's got too much magic and medievalism in it for my taste, even though it's more of a hack-and-slash.
NBA Jam:
BOOM-SHAKKALAKKA! This was a game I played a ton at S&N's Trackside Hobbies with my late friend Chris, and we were damn good at it too. The action was over the top, great music, you could play AS A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! NBA Jam is so good!
Tekken:
My dislike for Tekken comes mostly from a preference for Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat in arcades. I didn't like the graphics of the early games, and I just preferred how other fighting games played instead.
APB:
I loved this game so much! Again, another game I played at Sammy's Burger Place, it was a driving game, a chase game, and a funny game. I have this now on the Lynx, and it's just not great, but the arcade one is awesome.
What are some of your favorite arcade games? Let me know!
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