Hypothetically speaking...

[MisterStone]

Hypothetically speaking, let's say you had this software that allowed your PC to emulate dozens of different kinds of coin-op arcade video game machines, and you were able to download the software (for the sake of argument, we'll call this "ROM images") that was run on these machines... in effect, that you were able to play practically any coin-op arcade from the 1980s and 1990s on your PC.

An insane dream, I know, but this is all purely hypothetical... What would you play?

(Don't worry, this is entirely hypothetical and nothing is being removed from inventory.)

 

[LCJr.]

It took you this long to find MAME?

Oh and Defender of course.

 

[Jazper]

Alien vs Predator Arcade is gud.

 

[Unradscorpion]

If you haven't already, try Metal Slug.

 

[Redeye]

xenophobia, elevator action, paperboy

 

[ghostdog]

Play all those arcade coin op games that used to steal your money. For me it's Shinobi, Cabal , Final Fight , Metal Slug , Snow Bros , Bubble Bobble , Neo Turf Masters (?) Slam n' Dunk and many other I can't remember.

 

[Korgan]

Silent Scope.

 

[GeneralSamov]

Final Fight , Metal Slug

Yeah, and maybe Golden Axe, Double Dragon etc.

Oh and Super Pang

 

[Elwro]

Tower of Doom of course. In co-op. One of the most engaging games evar. With multiple paths!

 

[thesheeep]

I got the whole MAME collection (maybe ~100 missing). Yeah... can be fun, especially with MAME+Kaillera

 

[DarkUnderlord]

Air hockey.

 

[bezimek]

Defender

 

[Skankster]

Black Tiger and Pacland.

 

[thesheeep]

Samurai Showdown!

 

[Lyric Suite]

It took you this long to find MAME?

Failure of understanding the joke.

 

[LCJr.]

Wow. I think this is the first time I've seen you post on something other than ethnomusicology or racist hate propaganda in years. Why the sudden change?

 

[Oarfish]

Tower of doom, 1942, R-Type, Ghouls and Ghosts, Golden axe, Double dragon.

 

[Redeye]

Joust, Gauntlet, F15 strike eagle, Dragon's Lair.

Are those in?

 

[MisterStone]

Joust is the f'in shiznit. I love that game- it has the simplest controls, but the most innovative game design that I can think of of any video game from that time. Joust II is even better because it is more varied and fixes some of the cheesy stuff/glitches from the first game. It apparently didn't do very well, but that's probably because of the time it came out.

I would def. play Joust and Joust II a lot on my hypothetical magical emulator thingie. You can also play joust on the free version of GameTap.

 

[Kaiserin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigskin_621_A.D.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raiden_Fighters_Jet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_% ... er_of_Doom

 

[Suchy]

I loved those arcade games back when I had a C64, but I stopped playing them the moment I got my first PC (1993). You know... Adventure/RPG gaming and X-Wing. You didn't have it on the arcade.
Neverthless I'd still give a shot to Golden Axe, best sidescroller ever.

 

[Fez]

Golden Axe the best? Meh. Just don't say that about the sequels.

 

[Thrasher]

Robotron with 2 nice big knobs mounted on a boulder.