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If you know any arcade games better than these two, I’d love to hear your picks!

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If you know any arcade games better than these two, I’d love to hear your picks!

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GuitarMurky305@reddit

The Simpsons - beaten it on 3 separate occasions
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Wild-Drag1930@reddit

The Battle Toads arcade game (but it was pretty rare).
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Dsighn@reddit

![gif](giphy|BCKTZMo4BxZdu)
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DigitalAssassin-00@reddit

Mortal Kombat II, Primal Rage, Killer Instinct.
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nojoblazybum@reddit

The X-men one was pretty dope too
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Gravy_Sommelier@reddit

The 6-player, 2-screen version of X-Men blew my mind as a kid.
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Mr402TheSouthSioux@reddit

This was the pinnacle of the genre.
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Hilsam_Adent@reddit

Technologically, maybe, but *Golden Axe* was the pinnacle, gameplay-wise. My all-time favorite co-op cabinet is still *Gauntlet*, though. #Green Elf Needs Food, BADLY!
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daemin@reddit

> "Red wizard shot the food!" Or, more accurately: > "Ed izzard shot the food!"
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MonkeyJoe55@reddit

'Warrior needs food badly'
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faRawrie@reddit

All while dressed in women's clothing.
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Kylearean@reddit

Gauntlet was the first 4-player game I ever played. Golden Axe was the GOAT.
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newsflashjackass@reddit

> *Golden Axe* was the pinnacle, gameplay-wise. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%2526_Dragons:_Shadow_over_Mystara
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Drunkskunk22@reddit

Red warrior needs food bad. I still say this when I’m hungry.
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Setecastronomy545577@reddit

duhn duhn…duhn..duhn...
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SmokeOne1969@reddit

Don’t shoot the potion!
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Ok_Mention_3308@reddit

Thank you!
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Canuck9876@reddit

Fuck yes. Golden Axe.
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Defiant-Aioli8727@reddit

Wow now that brings it back
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Draconfier@reddit

Gauntlet set the Bar for Co-Op game play, none imho have ever come as close.
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newsflashjackass@reddit

Only 4 players but this felt more like peak arcade beat 'em up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%2526_Dragons:_Shadow_over_Mystara
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ChekhovsAtomSmasher@reddit

I was nightcrawler and my younger brother was colossus every time we got pizza
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BlueBomber13@reddit

Always Nightcrawler too (my fav marvel character), cousin was Colossus and my brother was Cyclops. Such great times.
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FarseerTaelen@reddit

My dad played Colossus, I played Storm. Still my favorite X-Men to this day.
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djkidna@reddit

![gif](giphy|3oEdvclyFvLVp77fRm) OOOOOAAAAAAHH!! 💥🦾
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AppropriateTouching@reddit

Fuck those were the days.
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FriendlyKibblez@reddit

Peak combo right there
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Hawkspring@reddit

Beat X-Men with my son last weekend at an arcade. He was like, “is this what gaming was like?” Pretty sick.
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egfour@reddit

Lock eyes with him and say YOUR WELCOME
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PerspicaciousPounder@reddit

“My what, Dad?”
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MrKlean518@reddit

It was this day, that the son became the father.
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Canuck9876@reddit

Upvote for the sassy grammar stickler!
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SnurgBurglerGrizz@reddit

"...still not as cool as Minecraft, Dad."
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EnlightenedDragon@reddit

I'm *really* looking forward to [Marvel Cosmic Invasion ](https://www.dotemu.com/games/marvel-cosmic-invasion/). Same studio that did TMNT: Shredder's Revenge.
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twentyfifthbaam22@reddit

Oh sick
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ill_connects@reddit

I distinctly remember having to run to the machine before my friends to get night crawler (easily best super) and not get stuck with jubilee.
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DisposableSaviour@reddit

It was Dazzler, not Jubilee. But X-Men ‘97 had that whole half an episode that was basically a trailer for a remake of the classic, but with Jubes and Sunspot. Big mistake not having a mobile/steam game to capitalize on that episode.
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gummi-demilo@reddit

I always picked Dazz, lol. Always had a soft spot for the disco queen
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SensitiveArtist@reddit

They did a re-release for XBox a few years ago, but Konami doesn't have the license anymore, so they weren't allowed to fix any bugs. All they could do was a port.
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Aggravated_Seamonkey@reddit

Ive never even heard of this version, but am on a mission to find it.
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Funandgeeky@reddit

This is indeed the game better than the two pictured. Playing 4 player is awesome enough. But when you could get six players together. That’s just next level gaming. 
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Boogledoolah@reddit

It's only awesome for 5 players though... someone has to pick Dazzler. Who wants to be Dazzler over the rest of the others?
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SnurgBurglerGrizz@reddit

Double stack that with street fighter 2
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Redditbeweirdattimes@reddit

I will never forget when I first played that cabinet, I was a very young maybe 5-6 years old and I jumped in a game with 5 other big kids (they were probably only a few years older than me by younger me remembers them being big kids) and I was having a blast, but I felt like I was slowing them down and not helping much. I ran out of coins and started to walk away when one of kids yelled back to me, “come back we gots coins for you, we’re gotta beat this!” I don’t remember if we beat the game or not but I do remember that made me 100% more excited to play now that I felt I was helping big kids.. cheers to y’all
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detourne@reddit

Yup, I'd put it next to those two in the pic, spanning across both cabinets. It would make for an awesone semi-circle of power in the center of the arcade.
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shallowHalliburton@reddit

Camp Pendleton Arcade. It was the only time I had 5 friends to play and it was amazing and I want to go back. Hell, I'll take 3 player Rampage. Just take me back.. 🥲
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matty25@reddit

So much fun to band together with a few strangers to try and beat that one.
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BrooklynRobot@reddit

I played this for my 43rd birthday with 5 friends. Epic
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sittin_on_grandma@reddit

Last time I played it was at a concert some years back. We got so into it, the band eventually called us out. We felt bad, but had to keep going!
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trashboatfourtwenty@reddit

I came here to adjust my spectacles and mention that X-Men was the first game to offer such a multiplayer experience, everything had been 4-Player max up to that point I believe. There might have been another title around the same time that offered 5 or 6 as well
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Ordinary-Gap-6974@reddit

totally wrong
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ZombiesInSpace@reddit

The problem was that the x-men game cost twice as much at the arcade when I was a kid so I was maximizing my quarters and playing the simpsons.
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sagimonk16@reddit

Came here to say this.
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beezdat@reddit

there was an avengers one too i think??
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Fluffy_Tax5302@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/riq6dgonjq4f1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=92736680d2b43e41386daf30e7cc070f62b81075 WELCOME TO DIE
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kalitarios@reddit

Ronald Weasley... https://preview.redd.it/4zjzqe7e8z4f1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=e2d0ffa685b7b7ee9380322ccfd1e8559644f7de It's welcome to *DAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!*
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tea7777@reddit

That sound of Colossus powering up is one of my favorite video game noises....
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Kiloburn@reddit

That sounds lives now...only in my memories
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stataryus@reddit

🫡
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djkidna@reddit

Go to MAGfest and you’ll hear it every single day for 3-4 days straight, being shouted from every corner of the convention
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IceCoughy@reddit

Well and in the game we're talking about
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chefriley76@reddit

Yep. That's exactly how that sounded in my head all these years lol
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DeadpoolAndFriends@reddit

Time to download that is my new text message notification
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AV-Chitwood@reddit

You heard it every 10 seconds in any arcade or chucky cheese back in the day. Best game ever.
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dkinmn@reddit

I swear there was an early internet meme song about that sound. I can't find it.
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Greymeade@reddit

My Boomer dad in his 70s still makes that noise to this day lol
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CPT_Shiner@reddit

I still make that sound occasionally in real life when I'm frustrated with something. E.g., there's road work in my neighborhood while I'm trying to get home, and the detours take me all over town... "BWAAAUUUGGGHHH!"
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El-Chewbacc@reddit

I loved the avengers one too. Early 90s was peak arcade I think. Cool games like this bf prices went to several dollars per play and the old game units were still there so you could play Simpsons then pac man or donkey Kong.
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Kylearean@reddit

https://youtu.be/VgF_VMQ19aA?si=4a58ICSRmRxmAEo7
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Emannuelle-in-space@reddit

Yeah, I prob played simpsons more as a kid but my fondest arcade memories were on x-men
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chimpomatic5000@reddit

Glad I'm not the only one who thought this. Still pretty chuffed this was top comment.
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Theartistcu@reddit

My thoughts exactly you just need to add the X-Men one in there and I can lose three weeks to that, and I still won’t beat him
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imthestein@reddit

I went immediately to X-Men, but otherwise it was the two above
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Clever_Sean@reddit

Dude, this and Aliens vs Predator were the ONLY arcade games I played.
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Spiderpuke@reddit

NO ONE CAN DEFEAT THE BLOB!
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spaceguitar@reddit

As much as I loved the TMNT arcade game, the X-Men arcade is the GOAT.
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LuckyStitch626@reddit

Simpsons, TMNT, X-men; The Cici's arcade trifecta.
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asshole_commenting@reddit

And a Dragonball z one as well The 4 greats of the 90s arcade
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trouzy@reddit

Top 3.
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SirNortonOfNoFux@reddit

I said this exact same thing when I saw the title pic (tips hat)
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cobycan@reddit

I have a retro arcade that has this trinity all set up next to each other. I play them all until I beat them all.
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Defiant-Aioli8727@reddit

Who was your favorite character and why was it Wolverine? I loved that game too
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Bonnelli72@reddit

Yeah yeah yeah X-men was rad
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MasticatedDorks@reddit

I came here to suggest this as well
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Upnatom617@reddit

This is the correct answer. The tree together are the trifecta of 89-91 perfection.
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moe_saint_cool@reddit

I am Magneto master of magnet! Welcome to die!
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SirBuckFutter@reddit

"Welcome to DIE!!!!"
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rdldr1@reddit

RRRaaAAAWWwwwwRRRrrrrrrr!!!
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bubba_feet@reddit

i can also easily hear the, "**E-E-E-E-X-MEN**" as part of the soundtrack
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urbanlife78@reddit

That's my arcade most favorite
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weirdichi@reddit

I always beat that game with Storm on 1 quarter. Her wand gave her the longest reach of everyone.
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Hillbert@reddit

Nothing moves the Blob!
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the_ending81@reddit

This and the TMNT were Mount Rushmore with the 2 games listed by OP
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ThisOnes4JJ@reddit

throw that one in there with the other two and that's the Holy Trinity
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fireforge1979@reddit

X-men completes this trilogy!
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buzzbash@reddit

RRRRRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
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MothyBelmont@reddit

I’m here for X-Men.
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nexusheli@reddit

Was coming to say X-man - I spent *sooo* many quarters on that machine...
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AttilaTheFun818@reddit

PYRO WILL TURN YOU TO TOAST
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ScotchandRants@reddit

Agreed
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ACW1129@reddit

Welcome to die!
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ronin_cse@reddit

Yeah X-Men was way better
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GuudenU@reddit

Toss that in there and we have the holy trinity of the Chuck -E-Cheese
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BeginningPitch5607@reddit

Came here for this comment! Nightcrawler was my jam!
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mtron32@reddit

How they forgot that is beyond me
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aokaf@reddit

You can play it here https://www.retrogames.cc/arcade-games/x-men-2-players-ver-eaa.html
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Sheepdog44@reddit

This was my first thought. X-men was arcade gaming at its finest.
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bone_apple_Pete@reddit

SO dope
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ErrorProfessional143@reddit

Immediately recognized the missing piece.
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Dr_Strangelove1964@reddit

Those are the holy trinity of arcade games in my opinion!
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Capt_Sword@reddit

Ninja garden the arcade.
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sarahstanley@reddit

WELCOME TO DIE
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RoundTheBend6@reddit

The trifecta indeed
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MarMar201@reddit

X men completes the holy trinity of face games of that time. There were lines of quarters to play those.
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Blizzardof1991@reddit

Came here to say the same thing
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Ibeepboobarpincsharp@reddit

I was gonna say, this is the only one that comes to mind that could compete.
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DuckSausag@reddit

BattleToads
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PlusUltra_7@reddit

Final Fight and Wrestlefest
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Thorazine1980@reddit

Golden Axe …teenage mutant turtles…Ivan ironman Stewart .Super off road ,1989
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Konnorwolf@reddit

X-Men
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PhantoWolf@reddit

Both were great. This triggered a memory of Altered Beast for me. What's scary is, American Graffiti is on TV right now. That movie was set in 62 and this Simpsons game came out in 91- 29 years later. I was just thinking about how ancient 1962 seems to me, but if there were a movie set in 92, it would be 3 years further from today than American Graffiti was to when I was a kid cruising the arcade in 92... My god. Haha
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WithoutCaution@reddit

In early 1994, I was hanging out at the local arcade, lamenting that I was bored with Super Street Fighter II Turbo. The dude with the token dispenser on his belt says, "Wait till you see what just came in!". We walk about halfway to the, where I get introduced to the world's first 3d fighting game; Virtua Fighter! I cannot even begin to imagine how much money I spent playing that coin-op and its first two sequels. Don't get me wrong, both the machines in OP's picture are fire, as are many of the classics being mentioned here. But, for me, the Virtua Fighter series (specifically, VF-III) is the greatest arcade game ever created.
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redditshy@reddit

My brother is five years younger, and I feel like these are his games. I don’t feel like a Gen X, and I don’t feel like a Xennial, really, even. I feel in between. Born 1977.
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Beautiful_Hippo_5574@reddit

No l9ve for the Avengers?! That game was fantastic.
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ryanjkingkade@reddit

TMNT Arcade was and will always be an absolute experience. And a joy to play.
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pastro50@reddit

Defender.
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ApatheistHeretic@reddit

No Golden Axe or Altered Beast?
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MrGross3538@reddit

Operation: Wolf
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LifelsG00d@reddit

NBA Jam & NFL Blitz
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Colambler@reddit

Co-op arcade? Golden Axe was a classic. Double Dragon as well. I think Gauntlet was the OG but I was less of a fan.
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heeden@reddit

Double Dragon was the OG of the side-scrolling multiplayer beat-em-ups, Gauntlet was a different kettle of fish.
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Steely-Dave@reddit

Golden Axe was surprisingly a rare find in my area but always excited when I found one. Double Dragon on the other hand was always right by the front door. The way they punched that chick in the intro….. you couldn’t help but keep pumping quarters in.
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9Lives_@reddit

Don’t forget FINAL FIGHT.
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Smooth-Shine9354@reddit

Killer instinct ![gif](giphy|ejE1afpCoIdhKIxo9B)
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Trixie1143@reddit

I came for this! And Bad Dudes.
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mrodriguez31@reddit

I LOVED Golden Axe! Always my go to.
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bobbyfame@reddit

Double dragon!!! Thank you, couldn’t remember the name!!
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actionerror@reddit

Gauntlet was just a quarter eater, especially when you’re young and don’t know what the hell you’re doing
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InfidelZombie@reddit

I went to a miserable dungeon of a rural middle school but we had a little arcade for some reason. Golden Axe was the clear favorite.
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rowdymowdy@reddit

Nahhh first there was gauntlet!
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phillysleuther@reddit

Centipede and Ms. Pac-Man.
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hdufort@reddit

Metal slug!
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CausalSin@reddit

Without question, the best beat 'em up is almost entirely overlooked. That title goes to Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon.
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EVOBlock@reddit

Absolutely! I spent many dollars playing those 2 games.
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No-Hospital559@reddit

T2
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rufftranslation@reddit

built on the exact same engine too!
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wango_fandango@reddit

NBA Jam and Sega Rally are my top two.
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sniffsblueberries@reddit

My brother and i used to beg our dad for quarters at pizza hut to play battle toads
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GSG2150@reddit

Awww shell shock!!
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memymomeddit@reddit

I don't know if I'd put it top tier, but Aerosmith's Revolution X shooter was surprisingly good.
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Own-Switch-8112@reddit

NBA JAM
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BronskiBeatCovid@reddit

Boomshakalaka! As a non-sports fan I loved this game! It had such great graphics, game play and the hidden modes were so much fun.
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memymomeddit@reddit

It was bullshit that Jordan wouldn't sign on to be in that game.
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-Hyperstation-@reddit

Yup—non-sports fan, same for me… Utterly captivated yet oblivious to the specific content matter, that’s the hallmark of a truly great video game.
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LegallyRegarded@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/0rrjzr99lq4f1.jpeg?width=814&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f4390c978b18ce052d5559a13bff5436f79af6e
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Funkdamentalist@reddit

He's heating up! From Downtown!!
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Chrisman614@reddit

He’s on fire! 🔥
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the__ghola__hayt@reddit

Playing as Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the Sega version was fun.
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cole00cash@reddit

I was on a youth soccer team. We went to a camp in Pennsylvania one Summer. During the trip we went to Dorney Park and they had the Simpsons machine in their arcade. Four of us dumped so much money into that machine. We finished the game that day but we didn't have a lot of money leftover to do anything else.
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Adventurous-Bet-1652@reddit

Battle Toads
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Quixotegut@reddit

X-Men and these 3 are the triumvirate. Gauntlet was pretty sick, too.
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stataryus@reddit

And Golden axe
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RedditAntiHero@reddit

Came here to add Gauntlet and happy it was near the top. I am thinking about building a Gauntlet themed [MAME machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAME) in my basement. =)
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SpectreKen@reddit

Came here to say gauntlet, happy im not alone
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lakersfan1989@reddit

I remember about 25 years ago at Disneyland the machine ate my money. I was about to walk away but a random guy paid for me to play. Thank you Eddie the yellow wizard.
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Kilg0reTrout78@reddit

Gauntlet was my favorite
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trouzy@reddit

I preferred it on n64 over arcade
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Syonoq@reddit

Red Warrior is about to die.
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SomeKindofTreeWizard@reddit

Blue Wizard needs food badly.
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Queasy_Ad_8621@reddit

EGG 911: Play as Pojo The Chicken. NUD 069: Play as the Nude Valkyrie.
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NotRadTrad05@reddit

I don't know if it's was a "better" game, but I liked it more.
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What_the_8@reddit

Couldn’t have said it better!
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Slim_Margins1999@reddit

Throw in Golden Axe and you’re good! Lol
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DaDutchBoyLT1@reddit

The arcade version with the playable dwarf riding on a giants shoulders with a huge axe all Master Blaster style was pretty top tier too.
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WexMajor82@reddit

That was Golden Axe 2
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DaDutchBoyLT1@reddit

Indeed it was.
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Traditional_Cat_60@reddit

We called him “Hodor!”
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Quixotegut@reddit

I was going to put that!
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ordermann@reddit

GAUNTLET!
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PeppermintEvilButler@reddit

Omg Gauntlet!! Made me love questing games. 
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KronosUno@reddit

Absolutely. The Mount Rushmore of Arcade Co-Ops: Gauntlet, X-Men, The Simpsons, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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handsomeape95@reddit

So the new Mount Rushmore heads are now Questor the Elf, Colossus, Homer Simpson, and Donatello?
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DisposableSaviour@reddit

Why would Colossus go on there? It would be Nightcrawler.
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ShakespearianShadows@reddit

It has to be the 4 position gauntlet
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PiffWiffler@reddit

Other faces from my childhood : N.A.R.C. Aliens Captain Commando Final Fight
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Quixotegut@reddit

Smash T.V., too!
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Traditional_Entry183@reddit

It's so fun that our age group almost universally agrees on this
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What_the_8@reddit

Gauntlet was OG
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Mr402TheSouthSioux@reddit

Gauntlet was so crucial.
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stataryus@reddit

Golden Axe, Street Fighter and X-Men are up there.
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gummi-demilo@reddit

X-Men was what my friends and I always played at the Golfland arcade. My brother’s a Zillennial and he was obsessed with Star Wars Trilogy Arcade. When we took him to Disneyland in 2000, he was more interested in playing that at the Starcade than going on rides.
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Rishtu@reddit

Rampage was one of my favorites.
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hmmyeahiguess@reddit

Def not OG, but when Tekken came out in arcades it was pretty epic
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oldbrowncouch@reddit

1942 and Golden Axe
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serkovavantgarden@reddit

Streetfighter 2 has called….
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unchima@reddit

Geeeeee Ayyyyyy JOEEEEEEE!
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OtherAcctWasBanned11@reddit

Sunset Riders!!!
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Cuts_you_up@reddit

Bury me with my money
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unchima@reddit

--marry-- bury me with my money
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Chris20nyy@reddit

Shouldn't have had to scroll this far to see this.
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lonerfunnyguy@reddit

The terminator 2 shooting game with the uzis
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SisterJudithPriest@reddit

Marvel v. Capcom
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Then-Yam-2266@reddit

The side by side Initial D game was amazing. I’ll also throw in Time Crisis and Revolution X.
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Pro-Rider@reddit

Nah, Street Fighter Championship edition, Mortal Kombat or Battle Toads. I spent all my allowance on those. Also Cruzin USA comes to mind.
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sitnquiet@reddit

All my other faves were mentioned, but I couldn't let this go without mentioning N.A.R.C.! There's a play-all-day arcade that opened up here that has it, Bubble Bobble and Rampage. Colour me happy.
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therealpopkiller@reddit

I loved NARC back in the day. Propaganda so obvious a 10 year old could see through it. But it was still fun
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sitnquiet@reddit

Totally! Lol. Say no to all these horrible evil drug pushers - kill them all!
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therealpopkiller@reddit

Kids, they’re easy to spot bc they wear trenchcoats and stand on street corners
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sitnquiet@reddit

And fling loaded syringes at you. The plus side is that they drop several enormous piles of cash after you take them out.
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WiscoPhil@reddit

I don't know about better, but Spy Hunter was ahead of it's time. Plus it used the Peter Gunn Theme for background music.
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HackedCylon@reddit

Gauntlet!
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Neither-Principle139@reddit

Why no Smash TV? Basically, The Running Man: the arcade game! https://preview.redd.it/1zyqxb36ax4f1.jpeg?width=150&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f5a067e01ff8f111f28b0b6cfc1e5297c11a2a6
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Bradical_Dutch@reddit

Alien vs Predator was a blast! https://preview.redd.it/3ip5hsg7eq4f1.jpeg?width=392&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=39f830467b6aa5a9820520ebfe96dfdb52cef5ac
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datdudermont23@reddit

This game was peak
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MishatheDrill@reddit

embarrasing how far i had to scroll to find this.
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sacredcowss@reddit

I commented this game in the main thread because I scrolled down very far without seeing it. Assumed I was the first…game should be way higher
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Bradical_Dutch@reddit

For real!! Got to ride on top of that Marines tank thing and blast away at xenos with abandon!!
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big_ringer@reddit

Better than the movies, at least.
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SillyGoose_Syndrome@reddit

This and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs were THE best beat 'em ups.
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therealpopkiller@reddit

The Spider-Man and Punisher best em ups were also cool
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mesosuchus@reddit

Ms PacMan
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therealpopkiller@reddit

But that’s not a co-op
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Legionnaire11@reddit

In middle school my friend got a MPM machine in his basement, I don't even know how. But anyway, we never had quarters for it, so we'd just open the door and push the button that the quarter dropped over... Except it gave a little electric shock every time. Being dumb middle school boys it took us the better part of a year before one of us had the idea to use the back end of a pencil to press the button instead.
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mesosuchus@reddit

Most classic arcade machines had a lil DIP switches inside that could also let you set it to free play. A bit of knowledge that likely wouldn't be easy to come by pre-google.
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midnight-dour@reddit

If there’s a Ms. Pac-Man machine and I have a quarter/s, I absolutely cannot NOT play a round. Or three.
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12345CodeToMyLuggage@reddit

It is the perfect arcade game
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catsoncrack420@reddit

Street Fighter 2! THE BEST ! In NYC there used to be tournaments for this and Mortal Kombat. Never have I seen so many controllers replaced on machines cause of the mechanics.
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Ok_Scale_4578@reddit

Why is this so low There would literally be a line of people at this machine waiting to take on the winner while other machines went unplayed.
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catsoncrack420@reddit

Ahh someone who remembers the times.
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ClamsMcOyster@reddit

My local arcade kept the original SF2 when SF2 Turbo came out. World Warriors became the unit you’d play on while waiting for your turn in Turbo. Good times.
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ClamsMcOyster@reddit

My local arcade kept the original SF2 when SF2 Turbo came out. World Warriors became the unit you’d play on while waiting for your turn in Turbo. Good times.
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brc6985@reddit

Killer Instinct, too!
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Agentkeenan78@reddit

No machine got more of my money than SF2. I used to live 1 block from a little convenience store and some new people bought it and installed SF2 in the back and me and the boys spent hours in there every day. The owner would of course be happy to have us dumping tens of dollars a day into it so he'd give us free slurpees n stuff. Good times.
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catsoncrack420@reddit

It was legendary all right. There were even some famous kids who were known as local legends that folks would hip a train over to their hood to challenge them. I knew of this one Chinese kid in Chinatown NYC I met hanging out in the hood with a HS friend.
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catsoncrack420@reddit

It was legendary all right. There were even some famous kids who were known as local legends that folks would hip a train over to their hood to challenge them. I knew of this one Chinese kid in Chinatown NYC I met hanging out in the hood with a HS friend.
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CorgiMonsoon@reddit

Though those were fighter games, not co-ops
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catsoncrack420@reddit

Didn't smnotice co-op, you right. But it felt like it. I had a while gang cheering me on as I approach victory over the dude next to me who has eaten ten bucks in quarters from these guys.
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handsomeape95@reddit

Sometimes they were. Then a real fight ensued.
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LessEffectiveExample@reddit

These are good ones. Rampage and Off Road should be in the conversation.
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sheeplewatcher@reddit

NARC
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DEFYNT1@reddit

I know there was a Gauntlet remake. I always thought there should be another one with leveled saved players like the fast and furious. Minecraft dungeons comes pretty close.
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DotBitGaming@reddit

Marvel Vs Capcom
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Negative-Squirrel81@reddit

Ghouls N’ Ghosts as far as horizontal games go. Vertical SHMUPs are the king of arcade games, I’d love a real DoDonPachi or ESPGaluda machine.
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BigBabyWhale@reddit

Contra was one of my favorites. Definitely better than Simpsons IMO.
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Nonsenseinabag@reddit

TMNT is my top pick for owning an actual cabinet if I were to ever get one.
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gesis@reddit

I have one. It gets old. I much prefer Sunset Riders, though it gets kinda old too.
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Negative-Squirrel81@reddit

If I had unlimited money, I’d just get a Japanese style sit-down arcade cab with a CRT and run MAME so I could play whatever I want.
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Richard-Brecky@reddit

With unlimited credits you can blow through these beat-em-ups in like an hour.
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gesis@reddit

Yes. People that have nostalgia for these games in an arcade setting don't realize that having them at home drastically changes the dynamics. FWIW, I collect arcade machines. 90s era machines often have the least replay value because continues are free.
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RobotArtichoke@reddit

Fighting games I suppose are where it’s at. Street fighter, mortal kombat, etc
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Amerimov@reddit

Tekken TAG
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gesis@reddit

If you have friends... Playing against cheap ass AI gets old too.
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smutmybutt@reddit

The first time I played Area 51 all the way through at a barcade with all games free I was somewhat amazed that the game only lasts for about 20-30 minutes. But I could finally say I beat the game. I think one of the better cabinet types to own at home might be the racing genre. But I’ve never owned a cabinet so I can’t say. I guess the real hot take is that a lot or maybe even most arcade games suck if I’m gonna be honest. The golden age of arcade was all designed around coin extraction. If I were building a physical collection I think I’d rather have physical consoles and a shelf full of games, maybe a pinball machine or two.
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gesis@reddit

Sweet spot for arcade games is like '81 - '82. The incentive for owners was still to get quarters, but the mechanism was a fun game with increasing difficulty. Post crash, you get uninspired games pumped out to try to recapture the spark, then in the '90s you get generic fight and go right titles with different skins and licenses attached. Fighting games and shmups really reinvigorated things but are niche.
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smutmybutt@reddit

I was about to go further on this: beat-em-ups are shit genre.
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Funandgeeky@reddit

What you want is one of those custom cabinets that have every game installed. 
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gesis@reddit

No. It's definitely not.
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Kylearean@reddit

Black Tiger would be my 1st choice, but TMNT would be a close second.
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IntroductionSnacks@reddit

The best part is nowadays if you are slightly techie you can get an arcade cabinet and put a pc in there and basically emulate most of the arcade games and use the original buttons/sticks etc…
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Nonsenseinabag@reddit

That is definitely something I've considered building if I ever have the space for it, both a stand-up arcade and a digital pinball table.
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OwlsKilledMyDad@reddit

They made basically a throwback of it, though it’s a brand new game with different levels, but it has the same look and feel. It came out a few years ago on Steam and I assume Xbox/PlayStation/Switch. It’s called “TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge”.
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Nonsenseinabag@reddit

Yes, that's pretty fun. I still want the actual machine, though.
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TrojanThunder@reddit

Cruising exotica would be my pick but you do you.
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practicalradical510@reddit

I cursed in front of my mom for the first time playing TMNT in the arcade. Shit got real in '89.
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-Hyperstation-@reddit

Haha, that’s awesome
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OldPiano6706@reddit

Nobody mentioning the Neo-Geo cabinets?? King of monsters and metal slug were so sick
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ThatGhoulAva@reddit

Golden Axe and Gauntlet (4player original). Altered Beast can also get in there. But you can't go wrong pairing anything with Turtkes In Time
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North_Hawk958@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/eag7jpltoq4f1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d9cfbd6936955dfa6fc0b05ba07acae4b682720b Ill add this to the arcade Mount Rushmore.
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CoastingUphill@reddit

An absolute legend.
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FauxHotDog@reddit

That was always one of my favorites because I could play so long on one quarter.
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andthrewaway1@reddit

The worst was getting very far and then the "adults" being like okayyyy time for cake and being like no no please god no we are so far.... I think one time ONE time........... We beat a game bc my mom was realllly late to pick us up and the cake table was right near the machine and we were able to beat I think it was turtles might have been simpsons
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bnutbutter78@reddit

Killer queen!!
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DuTcHmOe71@reddit

Huh....no gauntlet? Fighter needs food badly....
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PunkTheWorld@reddit

All you need is X-men and you’d have the trifecta
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puma_pantss@reddit

RAMPAGE!!!
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Steely-Dave@reddit

It is absolutely ridiculous how much more fun the original Rampage was compared to the current “for tickets” remake.
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Kylearean@reddit

The arcade Rampage beat anything that ever came after it. It's amazing how good that game was.
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puma_pantss@reddit

I don't know what this means but something tells me I don't want to know.
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Hollowbody57@reddit

There's a shitty remake you can find at places like Chuck E Cheese that you play for tickets, which you then spend on pencil toppers and other junk. Honestly calling it a remake is a bit of a stretch, the "gameplay" is incredibly dumbed down and basic, which is saying something when the original was literally just punching buildings.
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here_in_seattle@reddit

Wasn’t there also a Rampage movie with the Rock?
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Hollowbody57@reddit

I'd almost managed to forget that existed. Thanks a lot.
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The_Real_dubbedbass@reddit

All the games now fucking suck. Except skeeball. Skeeball is still awesome.
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MadcatFK1017@reddit

And eating innocent bystanders!
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Damion_205@reddit

Innocent? She knows what she did.
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yosefvinyl@reddit

How do you possibly dumb down that game?
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puma_pantss@reddit

Oh.. pfft.. well then I remain blissfully ignorant
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pocketMagician@reddit

Most modern arcade machines are just gambling versus any meaningful gameplay where your skill matters.
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CrashingAtom@reddit

My little brother and his BFF played that for like two hours at Galloping Ghost, outside Chicago. It just keeps going. At one point, his buddy was like “Wtf, we’re destroying Topeka? That’s like a city of 20,000.” lol
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puma_pantss@reddit

Hahaha.. bringing in the real world implications is hilarious.
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Back_To_Pittsburgh@reddit

Rampage World Tour was WAY better.
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FRESH_TWAAAATS@reddit

did you just double up an honest answer to OP‘s question with an archer reference? if so, kudos to you… if not, I guess that’s on me for reading too much into formatting.
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spacehog1985@reddit

Would you say we are entering a zone of danger?
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puma_pantss@reddit

I'd prefer to keep the mystery alive ;)
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Junebug35@reddit

Yes!!! Excellent choice!
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Colambler@reddit

Oh I forgot about Rampage! Such a fun game! I remember being young enough that I felt a little thrill and a little guilty playing as a 'bad guy' and eating people.
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puma_pantss@reddit

Hah. It's all fun and games till the tanks start rolling in.
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DisposableSaviour@reddit

And the helicopters.
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handsomeape95@reddit

A game so good they made a movie about it.
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FRESH_TWAAAATS@reddit

did you just double up an honest answer to OP‘s question with an archer reference? if so, kudos to you… if not, I guess that’s on me for reading too much into formatting.
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gvsteve@reddit

First game I could get 10+ minutes out of with a quarter
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NotRadTrad05@reddit

I had that on my NES. Loved it.
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johnlandes@reddit

Congratulation
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CPT_Shiner@reddit

Same! Haven't thought about that in forever.
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loureed1234@reddit

I got the TMNT cabinet from Arcade 1UP and had my buddy hack it. It has 2,400 games on it. It’s insane
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finalremix@reddit

Are 2100 of them Mario romhacks that don't work right?
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loureed1234@reddit

Believe it or not no; I’d say 95% of them work and it has just about everything from the 1970’s-2001 or so. Glaring omissions: Die Hard and all the Cruisn’ games
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jrsu37@reddit

D&D Shadow over Mystara
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Sotaesans_bum@reddit

Sunset Riders
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DrulefromSeattle@reddit

X-Men and Dungeons and Dragons (both Tower of Doom AND Shadows over Mystara)
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ASCENDKIDS@reddit

The mortal kombat that first came out with smoke
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jamesdoesnotpost@reddit

Golden Axe
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MakingWaves24_7@reddit

Rampage and Ikari Warriors got me hooked on 2p-co
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theAFguy200@reddit

Mooortal Combat!!!!!!
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Aquired-Taste@reddit

Sunset Riders!
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FledglingNonCon@reddit

Area 51, but these two are also high on the list.
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hates2chooseusername@reddit

I almost spent some money after my deployment and bought one of the corner versions for my house. Now ex wife wouldn't let me. Wish I had that machine.
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abernathym@reddit

My favorite pizza place had an Area 51 machine, I loved that game so much. I really wish gun games would come back for consoles.
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finalremix@reddit

> I really wish gun games would come back for consoles. They'd need bespoke peripherals like the Wii and the "sensor bar" (literally two differently-lit IR LEDs so the wiimote could "see" the location of the screen). https://www.howtogeek.com/how-modern-tvs-killed-light-gun-games/ Basically, the same idea as the Wii Sensor Bar, but blasted from the screen, which is why the screen would flash white for the NES games and such. The Menacer for the Genesis worked the other way 'round, but it took like 45 AA batteries to do it.
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abernathym@reddit

Yeah, the Wii worked well for it. I Home brewed my Wii and downloaded Duckhunt.
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cbih@reddit

They had that game were I went to hockey camp. By the end of the week, I was probably better at Area 51 than I was at hockey!
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gesis@reddit

I have one of these in my dining room. It's a fun game, but as I've mentioned elsewhere, you play through it a couple times and it gets old. My kid loves it though and I'll likely pick up a few more compatible boards to play in the cab at some point.
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insomniacandsun@reddit

Loved Area 51!
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Matt-C11@reddit

The Point Blank series is by far my favorite arcade gun game.
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zoobs@reddit

I’ve given Area 51 so many damn quarters. Such a fun and silly game!
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WintersDoomsday@reddit

Street Fighter 2 got more coins than any other
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Nicktendo@reddit

Add X-Men and you have the trifecta
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Shia-Xar@reddit

Gauntlet
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Latter_Industry7761@reddit

X-Men and the Avengers. But I think for me was Contra.
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famousaj@reddit

street fighter and mortal komat
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gramslamx@reddit

Wrestlemania
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Ragnocello@reddit

Who doesn’t like a little Elevator Action?
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JudgementofParis@reddit

tekken tag
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thats_pure_ascustin@reddit

Time crisis
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MurphyItzYou@reddit

How the fuck is this so low down? Time Crisis was easily the most fun game in the arcade.
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AndMyAxe_Hole@reddit

Time crisis and House of the dead were probably the two best arcade shooters
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orielbean@reddit

Gunblade NYC was my co-op masterpiece. I loved that whole experience with the dope soundtrack, cool enemy setups, fantastic rumbling minigun, boss fights, and level flying setups. My favorite of the co op rail shooters.
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rosevilleguy@reddit

Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom was pretty epic.
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Lemon-Bits@reddit

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara is on steam with both arcade games included in the package. Whichever game was the second released (i think it was Shadow over Mystara) is pretty good. Being able to finally play through it because I didn't run out of quarters was fun. Replayable too because the path through the game branches quite a bit.
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orielbean@reddit

Also on Xbox Live if I recall. And achievements as well as abilities/cheats you can unlock as you play. It’s a very good setup of the arcade versions and these were the best games for value vs those other quarter theives.
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FarkSpezHard@reddit

Not sure which one Aladdin's Castle had, either Doom or Shadow over Mystara, but it hooked me. TMNT, Simpsons, X-Men, D&D and eventually Gauntlet Legends, Time Crisis 2 were my biggest co-op arcade time (money) sinks.
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Moxie_Stardust@reddit

This needs to be higher, great games.
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wesk74@reddit

The two D&D Capcom beat em ups are the pinnacle of the entire genre. Capcom beat em ups were always better and more fair compared to Konami ones that were just designed to just steal quarters from kids
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blahblah567433785434@reddit

That fucking star Wars arcade cabinet wasntop tier. From the cockpit to a light saber duel. Yessir.
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SpenceAlmighty@reddit

Maaaaaaaaaaaaan
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Infamous-Pigeon@reddit

Gauntlet Legends took so many quarters off me
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jackfrost44444444@reddit

If we’re going co-op then for me it’s Gauntlet, Double Dragon, X-Men, & TMNT (Simpsons was fun but basically just a reskin). If it’s arcade games in general I’d go with Pac-Man/Ms Pac-Man, Galaga, Street Fighter II, & Marvel vs Capcom 2. Maybe Space Harrier and Spy Hunter get a nod.
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SekhmetScion@reddit

Aliens vs Predator X-Men Lethal Enforcers Samurai Showdown
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PhillySaget@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/fkk6bvte1v4f1.jpeg?width=1967&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0af742cdeaf9d3e61d1f59265618e63e55cd49c7 I have both of these Arcade 1Ups in my daughters' game room
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QuentinEichenauer@reddit

Tournament Cyberball 2072
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volkgtd@reddit

We lined up for NBA Jamz
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Cthulu95666@reddit

Battletoads
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scrotesmacgrotes@reddit

NBA jam
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Superdunc77@reddit

Spyhunter, Xain'd sleena, chase HQ
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Turbulent_Win_72@reddit

***720°*** is a 1986 [sports video game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_video_game) developed and published by [Atari Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Games) for [arcades](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_video_game).[^(\[2\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720%C2%B0#cite_note-2) Based on the action sport of [skateboarding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding), the player controls a skateboarder as they compete in various skating competitions, such as ramp jumping and downhill races, to earn cash.
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WhatTheWhyTheHowThe@reddit

Michael Jackson’s Moonwalkers. Was a classic on my free wall, and you killed zombie swarms through dance.
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Rhinoseri0us@reddit

Can’t forget Simpsons Bowling.
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Nanocephalic@reddit

Golden Axe, X-Men.
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Top5hottest@reddit

I used to play these at the water park in tampa instead of water parking. Cold, wet and dripping.
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NafariousJabberWooki@reddit

Gauntlet.
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Liquid-Hot_Smegma@reddit

Probably lesser known, but I probably played Vigilante more than any other arcade game for the simple fact it was in the foyer of my local walmart for years, and aside from a table Pacman game at a pizza joint, that was the only arcade game for many miles around. I enjoyed the hell out of it though — very Double Dragon-esque.
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Top_Carpet_7866@reddit

This https://preview.redd.it/m7esua33ru4f1.jpeg?width=2990&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5bf8453a1029c6685a24a4985e34a79c39da6bf6 😬
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mcarr556@reddit

1941
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I_Dionysus@reddit

Double Dragon / Double Dragon 2 was my shit that music went hard. Used to play in the diner on the corner of the strip mall my karate studio was at off I-10 and Kirkwood in Houston.
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UnkleMonsta@reddit

Aliens vs. Predator was one of my favorites
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DavieStBaconStan@reddit

Gauntlet 2
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reflectedpoj@reddit

Time 👏 Crisis 👏
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pneighthan@reddit

Altered Beast was pretty awesome.
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fameo9999@reddit

POWER UP!
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acquiesce011979@reddit

My go to
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knightkat6665@reddit

- Dungeons and Dragons Shadows over Mystara - Captain Commando - Golden Axe the Revenge of Deathadder - The Punisher - Knights of the Round
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Pittsburghjon67@reddit

And xmen
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BillCharming1905@reddit

Street Fighter II Turbo Hyper Fighting Edition
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cheffartsonurfood@reddit

NBA Jam is the GOAT. Bad Dudes is also good.
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ripshippy77@reddit

Sunset riders
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Nole_in_ATX@reddit

Moon Patrol, anyone?
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Itchy-Coconut2144@reddit

Big Apple! 3am!
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MugenHeadNinja@reddit

Fighting games are always my pick of choice. Give me SF3rd Strike, Alpha 2, MvC1 or MvC2 or Virtua Fighter or Tekken 3/Tekken 5.
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NewPhoneWhoDys@reddit

I was hitting Tekken hard mid 90s!
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Setecastronomy545577@reddit

Ya'll need to get on that Analogue Pocket, and relive the games. Both of these are amazing! Though I'm partial to Gauntlet and Sunset riders.
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clanggedin@reddit

Trog
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Church42@reddit

The Terminator 2 arcade game with the plastic molded guns
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BargainScotch@reddit

Yes! This one and the Aerosmith game were my go-tos.
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nowlan_shane@reddit

They have the Aerosmith one at my local barcade, I spent way too much money on it last time I was there
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Jerking_From_Home@reddit

Similar to Operation Wolf that came a few years before.
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speakeasyboy@reddit

I'm glad I'm not the only one who loved this game. I wasted so many quarters playing this.
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Roaminsooner@reddit

Final Fight .. of course
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Judojackyboy@reddit

Double Dragon
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bjkidder@reddit

EDIT: expensive
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Another_Samurai1@reddit

Don’t forget X-men?
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Lumpy_Potential_789@reddit

Super Pac-Man
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Brutally-Honest-@reddit

Metal Slug 🐐
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2ndFloosh@reddit

Space Lords. Your co-pilot controlled their own gun with its own moving reticle while you were dogfighting other people within earshot.
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Shoddy-Problem-6969@reddit

Virtua On, easy.
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reasenn@reddit

YES. Was hoping someone would say Virtual-On!
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dahlerious@reddit

Literally the two that started it all for me
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kismethavok@reddit

Sorry can't hear you over the sound of my Gauntlet Legends.
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hopthulhu@reddit

Spider-Man arcade game.
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Mathev@reddit

I'll not have to say the name. I'll just say "thank you!" Or even " rocket launcher!"
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CottonRaves@reddit

My family business is with Arcade games like these. Pretty sure we still have these out on location somewhere. My favorite though was playing Gauntlet Legends with my brother.
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spiffiest_trousers@reddit

Battle toads
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SignificantRemote766@reddit

BattleToads anyone?
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Spunshine_Valley@reddit

When's the last time you played them? Absolute ass experience a couple months ago when I found one, wish I just left it as a memory.
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whole-grain-low-fat@reddit

MK2
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DanSolo77@reddit

Arcade machine collector here: these are good games to play but terrible games to own. Legit everyone I know who's owned any side scroller (including myself) plays them for a few weeks then they collect dust until you get rid of them. It's a lot of cost and expense for something that eats a lot of floor real estate. Any game with a high score (Ms. Pac Man, Gakaga etc...) or has a competitive element (Street Fighter, NBA Jam etc...) are a much better use of money and space. No hate on these games, just like my own two cents if you're ever in the market.
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DooficusIdjit@reddit

Initial D. By miles. Many generations later, though.
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shitty_ninja_turtle@reddit

Gauntlet ftw
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Always_Optimistic_@reddit

![gif](giphy|PwF5BH0lhMjhC)
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luckydice93@reddit

It`s the old sit-down Jurassic Park shooter for me.
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billygold18@reddit

Oooo, so many fond memories of those two. The only other one I would add is NBA Jam.
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zorbacles@reddit

i won a turtles cabinet on a local radio station when i was 10. i have the picture of it somewhere, i will post when i find it
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hotntastychitlin@reddit

Rampage
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Budderfingerbandit@reddit

Gauntlet legends, hands down the best.
View on Reddit #58078127

hotntastychitlin@reddit

Gauntlet has entered the chat
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JetScreamerBaby@reddit

High Speed Space Shuttle
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himsoforreal@reddit

Shinobi 2 and World of Fighters 2
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ScottSkyles@reddit

NARC
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jscarlet@reddit

Totally depends on genre you’re into. These were two of my personal favorites. Adding X-Men(6-player only), escape from the planet of robot monsters, Elevator Action(the arcade versions NOT emulator or console versions, HUGE diff), Capt America and the Avengers, x-men children do the atom, jackal, Punisher, Marvel v Street Fighter, marvel v Capcom, Aerosmith Revolution X…. I can go on unfortunately
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MildManneredBadwolf@reddit

Fast Draw Showdown was pretty freaking cool. PUT IT BACK IN THE HOLSTER
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The_Real_dubbedbass@reddit

Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter II
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Cyberdork2000@reddit

I remember learning what rage was at the controls of a Simpsons Arcade Machine. The place: My local Golf ‘N Games The Date: Like late 80s? Early 90’s? I am coming into the arcade after a sweet three under par round of mini golf. I’m riding a high of sugar, pizza, and caffeine from the “s******” I just made at the soda fountain when lo, I saw it. There was no one at one of the stations on The Simpsons. It was going to be the perfect ending to a perfect Friday night out for all As. I plunked in a quarter. I gave my fingers a blow meant to bring luck and tactile superiority, while really only blowing pizza crumbs on the screen. Ah, Moe’s Tavern. I’ve heard of this joint. I made my way through without problem, laying waste to enemies modeled after literally no one who had ever appeared on a show that had literally hundreds of fucking background characters to this point. We had an epic team. We all knew how to combine characters and forces for special moves that machine had never knew we knew from Gamefan. Then it came like always. The blow up your balloon mini game. I was ready. I was hopped up like a madman. I started pounding the buttons. I beat them to holy hell. I smashed those plastic buttons relentlessly. The clicks echoed across the room and bounced back, ringing in my ears. Then it happened. The thing I wasn’t prepared for. That no one could prepare for. When some SNOT NOSED LITTLE FIVE YEAR OLD CUNT THAT WASNT EVEN PLAYING THE GODDAMN GAME SLAMS HER HANDS DOWN ON YOUR HAND AND STOPS YOU FROM HITTING THE BUTTONS AND YOU COME IN FOURTH!!!!!!!!!! I felt it then. A rage I had never known before. I glared at the girl with a fiery look that had previously only been given with the heat from Satan himself. She laughed and ran away. It was the most random girl that I only saw for about ten seconds. It was that day I learned a valuable lesson. Rage will find you. It will strike when you least expect it in ways you can’t plan for and faster than you can fathom. You must let it run away just as quickly. Don’t let a little girl like rage control you. But I swear to God if I ever find that little shit I’m gonna kick her in the shin.
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Haemwich@reddit

Area 51, Time Crisis 2, NARC, DDR
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GuyWithHatAndBeard@reddit

I was a huge fan of both sunset riders and king of dragons. My favorite arcade had both and Simpsons all grouped together
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fatwhistleporker@reddit

Sunset Riders
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Thediciplematt@reddit

Alien vs predator hasn’t been mentioned yet
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Awkward-Hospital3474@reddit

Stargate
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therealRustyZA@reddit

"Cadillacs and dinosaurs" as well as "Golden Axe". Those were my arcade co-op picks.
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Successful_Poetry421@reddit

Love me some 4 player NBA Jam! Boom shakalaka
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PromiscuousMNcpl@reddit

The X-Men Arcade game as pretty fire.
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TWDAD4567@reddit

I can hear the TMNT theme song from that game.
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dotBombAU@reddit

Street Fighter II was off the charts when it hit the arcade.
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empathyforinsects@reddit

Time Crisis
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Fine-Cardiologist675@reddit

They are the same game. X-men too. Just change the graphics
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Pacific_Epi@reddit

Polybius
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Corkwell@reddit

Dungeons & Dragons shadow over Mystara
View on Reddit #58076052

Slow_Shine3289@reddit

Off road
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VariousHour1929@reddit

Captain america. Spiderman.
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Di3Beezy@reddit

Time Crisis II.
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Alive_Ad_5931@reddit

X-Men Eclipses them.
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ldssggrdssgds@reddit

Double Dragon!!!!
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dubnessofp@reddit

Don't forget Time Crisis! If you had enough quarters to play all of these, that's was clean livin.
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OrangeJoe83@reddit

If this post had no picture, I still would have instantly said these two.
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Yogi_LV@reddit

Golden Axe
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Not_So_Bad_Andy@reddit

Revolution X
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nanneryeeter@reddit

Is that the one where Aerosmith just shows up at random times?
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tynmi39@reddit

Golden axe for sure
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FindingPepe@reddit

Yes! Golden Axe 2 kicked ass as well
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Temporary-Sand8954@reddit

A lot of good ones so far and I'd have them on my list too. But one I haven't seen while scrolling was Time Crisis. Those foot pedal shooters were so much fun!
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Appropriate_Ratio835@reddit

We have a vintage quarter arcade in our mall and we just played tmnt tonight. Then we had pizza and watched mission impossible-twas indeed a good night. I like this one but Super Mario is my favorite.
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Orrbomb44@reddit

Street fighter II and Mortal Kombat BLOW THOSE GAMES OUT OF THE WATER!
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byakko@reddit

Bloody Roar, Guilty Gear
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eskooh@reddit

Green elf is hungry
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Amazing-Treat-8706@reddit

In this 4 player format, back in the day, I liked TMNT, Rampage, WWF Wrestling and my all time favorite 4 player cabinet, Gauntlet.
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Same-Werewolf-3032@reddit

Different genre but I probably could have bought a house with the quarters I spent on the various Time Crisis cabinets.
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HotDogWaterTime@reddit

NBA jam
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Weltall8000@reddit

Damn good, but I gotta go with X Men arcade.
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Canelosaurio@reddit

Area 51 and Time Crisis 2
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Adventurous_Handle73@reddit

Wasn’t that the same game with different colors? Just smash buttons on a sliding screen.
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Asleep-Plum-24@reddit

Gals Panic ;)
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BreakfastBeerz@reddit

They were the same game with different skins
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OH2AZ19@reddit

My god I had to scroll too far to see this. This post annoyed me too much.
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Fappy_as_a_Clam@reddit

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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JUIC3ofORANG3@reddit

“Shellshocked!”
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RubenAdanCervantes@reddit

![gif](giphy|p6jQUdpkStYhW)
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inghostlyjapan@reddit

Specifically Co ops? All of the Capcom D&D releases, most of their marvel releases Captain commando, and the alien v predator one. Personally while I wouldn't necessarily say better I like Bad Dudes Vs Dragon Ninja, Two Crude Dudes Double Dragon 3 and even though it's mostly shooting Ninja Warriors more than both of those games by a lot.
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Crans10@reddit

This is Konami's beat'em up output. Great Games. I would say Capcom of this time was also on fire with CPS1 and CPS1.5 and CPS2 games. Final Fight, Captain Commando, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Knights of the Round, The Punisher and Alien Vs. Predator.
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MedianGuy85@reddit

Where my battle roads?
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counter-strike@reddit

Virtual-On: the dual throttle joysticks in that huge seated cabinet, felt like you were piloting an actual Gundam. Silent Scope: did you know in the first stage, if you choose to fight the harrier jet, you can headshot the pilot once and end the fight instantly?
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Jibber_Fight@reddit

Moral Kombat.
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Chris12784@reddit

Revolution x was my favorite arcade machine, but these and the xmen were incredible too.
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ScienceLongjumping79@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/k1w132vqft4f1.jpeg?width=276&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a5eed091e9ebe43f0c1d3c11f6d9da3d65b10543 Aerosmith Revolution X aiiiiiighht
View on Reddit #58072222

FortunaSaveMe@reddit

The avengers was pretty fun.
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sbernardjr@reddit

OK GO!
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-Benpachi-@reddit

I...can't...move... America still needs your help!
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DeaconBulls@reddit

That's my go-to statement for any time I have a hard time getting up off of the floor.
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the__ghola__hayt@reddit

SEE MY POWAH
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Friendly_Award7273@reddit

Damn, scrolled way too far to see this!
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warderbob@reddit

Metal Slug, Gauntlet, and X-Men Children of the Atom.
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AntonChigurhsLuck@reddit

Simpsons ,turtles, primal rage, killer instinct and CarnEvil
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adv_cyclist@reddit

Galaga and Area 51, hands down!
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reavern@reddit

I rather enjoyed the Capcom D&D games. 3 player. Some light rpg elements, a touch of choose your own path. 🧑‍🍳👌
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busterlowe@reddit

Battle Toads!
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RichardTigerMafia@reddit

Turtles in Time Spiderman (wooooo!) Gun Buster.
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spk92986@reddit

Turtles in Time was and still is my jam
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1pt20oneggigawatts@reddit

Not quite an arcade game in the traditional sense, but Bubble Hockey is my go-to. Others: Gauntlet Joust Jungle Hunt Burger Time Ms. Pac-Man Street Fighter II
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MelodicLavishness335@reddit

![gif](giphy|l1IY56SWCUYSYz20g|downsized) Deserves mention
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PrettiestofRichards@reddit

Instant play at any arcade I visit.
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CheckYourStats@reddit

🎵Cruisin’ yeeeeaaaah…*Cruisin’ USA!🎵
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LeftOn4ya@reddit

My first job out of college had side-by-side Cruisin, USA arcades. Had plenty of fun at lunchtimes and one time on Friday night after a bar with friends I brought them into our office just to play the arcade (we also had ping pong and air hockey) and but we beat Cruisin USA
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big_ringer@reddit

It kinda blew my mind when I found out the trophy girl was a porn star.
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Junebug35@reddit

We enjoyed this in the arcade and on the N64.
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phillherup69@reddit

This reminds me of a similar arcade game at my youth movie theatre, pretty sure it was "California Speed" . It had a level where you could just rip through a mall taking out pedestrians as you went. Super fun as a kid, a little dark now as an adult.
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IAm5toned@reddit

cruisin usa!
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trashboatfourtwenty@reddit

Cruisin' and Outrun were everywhere, among the best racers out there!
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warm_sweater@reddit

God I loved this game… I was never great at fighting games, but I could hold my own in multi-player Crusin’ USA.
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DaDutchBoyLT1@reddit

If we’re going with side by side competitive then Virtual On deserves an honorable mention.
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RednocTheDowntrodden@reddit

Altered Beast was another, or Virtua Fighter, or Crime Fighters. Honorable mention to a terrible, though interesting arcade game called Time Traveler.
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Canuck9876@reddit

OG Street fighter
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Duckbich@reddit

Two of my faves. Bubble Bobble is there too.
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pocketMagician@reddit

Ive always found the Simpsons to be a quarter sink, I at least feel I have a fighting chance in TMNT and X-Men. Place I'd go to had a rotation of machines and I'd always save up for the week of Golden Axe 3 and NBA Jam gotta do the Big Head mode.
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Same-Photograph1926@reddit

NARC
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Dakotadps@reddit

Addams Family
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TheRealExactO@reddit

Wonder boy
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Upset_Problem4344@reddit

Off Road arcade game with the 4 person steering wheel controls. We’d spin those wheels hard!
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OneandOnlyBobTom@reddit

4 player?
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Rolands_missing_head@reddit

It was 3 player. You could be the red yellow or blue truck, the silver truck was always Ivan Stewart (computer).
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LeftOn4ya@reddit

That was the game my dad and I would always play together. We got so good that one quarter from each of us we could basically play forever as at least one of us would come in first place every game. We would play till we makes out all our gear and had 99 nitros then just rack up the winnings, and had multiple top scores on multiple arcades around town.
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SillyGoose_Syndrome@reddit

[Ivan 'Ironman' Stewart's Super Off Road](https://youtu.be/noDi1IzuotM)
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strickt@reddit

In the early 2000's I lived in a big ass house with 6 of my buddies. We had this in the living room. Many many hours were put in to it.
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anonuemus@reddit

that was awesome
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Captain_Quinn@reddit

When I make it in life I’m buying one of those
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What_the_8@reddit

There was a 4 version? I only ever saw the 3!
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red286@reddit

Google doesn't show any 4-player version, only 2 and 3.
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Poopy-Drew@reddit

With the nitro button! Always was my favorite
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DelcoWolv@reddit

Spending all your money on nitro and blasting through the course 
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randomhuman358@reddit

NBA Jam gets my vote
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blanketshapes@reddit

ARGUABLY two OF THE greatest co-op games of all time? you afraid of getting sued by Golden Axe or something?
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andrewsmd87@reddit

Area 51 is up there for me
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moronmcmoron1@reddit

NBA Jam, next question
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BobNeilandVan@reddit

Knights Of The Round
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AffectionateYoung534@reddit

I wouldn’t say better but another great would be Sunset Riders
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badRLplayer@reddit

Spiderman: The Video Game (1991) was pretty great, too!
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NuTrumpism@reddit

Final Fight in the Arcade is so much more fun than the snes port.
View on Reddit #58069140

NoUsesForAName@reddit

Gauntlet Legends, SF Alpha 3, Marvel vs SF, Marvel vs Capcom 1 + 2, SF 3rd Strike, Sunset Riders, Tempest, Frogger, Area 51, After Burner (Full sit and tilt cab), House of the Dead, Time Crisis, Project Justice, Guilty Gear X2, Taiko Drum Master, Various DDR games, Magical Drop 3, KoF 98-2000, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Metal Slug X, Soul Blade, Soul Calibur 2, Tekken 3, Tekken Tag,  Crazy Taxi, Crusin USA, NFL Blitz, NBA Jam TE and Hangtime, and Puzzle Bobble 2.... Thats just off the top of my head. TBH i could go on and on. Arcades were my daycare.
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ThanksAvailable7821@reddit

House of the dead.  Virtual Cop. Revolution X
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DMNSKN@reddit

Anyone remember the Die Hard arcade game?? THAT was amazing
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recovery_room@reddit

Gauntlet.
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Questitron_3000@reddit

Time Crisis II
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shinobi-dragonninja@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/pqz4w2jlkq4f1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=acb24f167f3116791702bf52e00bf4a21a28980a Metal slug
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djkidna@reddit

THANK YOU! ![gif](giphy|cZF9FW5jDjep2)
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shinobi-dragonninja@reddit

Heavy machine gun!
View on Reddit #58068608

vaudevillevik@reddit

how the fuck did I have to scroll this far
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cjester414@reddit

Probably already said but the X-Men game was great, I also enjoyed the 4 player GI Joe.
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Whole_Cranberry8415@reddit

I love that Rewind has both of these and more
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TellMeThereIsAWay@reddit

They have both of these at my local retro arcade. Absolutely love it!
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Ohthehumanityofit@reddit

House of the Dead, Virtua Cop and Terminator 2 were pretty great co-op coin-ops
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Spobobich@reddit

Turtles in time. Love that opening playing Pizza Power from the music concert.
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Antonamous@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/o8snvson4t4f1.jpeg?width=362&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71c7522a0bcca67f5436299547ed510cb134f320 Let's not forget Sunset Riders
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WexMajor82@reddit

Really? No one ever played King of Dragons?
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The_Existentialist@reddit

Yi Ar Kung Fu is the greatest fighting arcade game of all time.
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DPrism3@reddit

The player Hook arcade game was really fun. I wish i would have been able to play more arcade games. *sigh...
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calbearlupe@reddit

Double Dragon was better.
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n0stalgiapunk@reddit

Gauntlet Legends. Was first time I saw an arcade have a save file. Saw it later in Race Car Games, saving your car upgrades with pin code.
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Redglovedman@reddit

Punisher , diehard and captain america/avengers
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Back_To_Pittsburgh@reddit

Gauntlet or Wrestlefest.
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JTGphotogfan@reddit

They’re good liked this one too https://preview.redd.it/qxlrxxfg0t4f1.jpeg?width=319&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e6619c8e27391f21181f716d66542683f3eb7c94
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CottonHill2341@reddit

Metal slug
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Sweaty-Shower9919@reddit

Inarguably
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mrmelonfelon@reddit

Not nearly as good as these, but Golden Axe was really fun.
View on Reddit #58066878

MustBeDC@reddit

Killer Instinct
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MTBIdaho81@reddit

+1 for x men
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Larry-Man@reddit

Battle Toads stole so much of my money. I ain’t even mad.
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SmilinBob82@reddit

I had forgotten about the strangely realistic April O'Neil on the cabinet art.
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brackthomas7@reddit

Gauntlet
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sugarcoatedpos@reddit

720 and street fighter.
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Ike_In_Rochester@reddit

WARRIOR NEEDS FOOD
View on Reddit #58066039

10J18R1A@reddit

Afterburner Gauntlet House of Dead something or other NBA JAM
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Jonesy1138@reddit

WWF Royal Rumble
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MadameHuckleberry@reddit

Gauntlet has entered the chat.
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ExcellentPassenger49@reddit

They were side by side at my Pizza Hut. I would go there after getting all my reading slips completed to get my free personal pizza.
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Funkrusher_Plus@reddit

Final Fight
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N0mad1591@reddit

Honestly, Area 51 is a classic in my books
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-Hyperstation-@reddit

Yes! Our local Pizza Hut had a couple of these machines in their to-go area. Much to the chagrin of our parents, picking up our order always turned into a 20+ minute affair. The GOOD, OLD DAYS!
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anagamanagement@reddit

X-Men is the third part of the triumvirate.
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Grrerrb@reddit

Galaga and Defender
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Temporary-Cost5249@reddit

MBA Jam
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83wizz@reddit

Mortal kombat and street fighter
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sacredcowss@reddit

Alien versus Predator
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Hootinger@reddit

Facts
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spacehog1985@reddit

It was later, but playing lethal enforcers, Area 51, or virtua cop with a buddy was fun.
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shaunbask66@reddit

Don’t forget x-men
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WhoIsThisDude12@reddit

Agreed!! Plus Contra, and Double Dragon.
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BiglyBear@reddit

Nothing will ever be as great as dynamite cop a coop beatemup about two cops fighting their way through a cruise ship
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landubious@reddit

Mortal Kombat 2, NBA Jam, Contra....
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Delusional_Viking@reddit

Streets of rage
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Wizzle_Pizzle_420@reddit

TMNT was dope, but that goddamn song in the game drove me crazy. Worked at a place that had it and every employee dreaded listening to, “Turtle Power” for 8 fucking hours.
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Sattaman6@reddit

For me it’s Robocop 2 but the objective answer is obviously Street Fighter 2.
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_TenDropChris@reddit

Multiplayer was definitely X-Men but I also loved playing Golden Axe back in the day
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Available_Ad_1820@reddit

My bowling alley as a kid had the Simpsons game I played it a ton with my brother after bowling
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Koil_ting@reddit

D&D Tower of Doom / Shadows of Mystaria, Spiderman and Sunset riders are all contenders Simpsons and TMNT were nearly peak IPs at the time though.
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Kitsune9_Robyn@reddit

I dumped SO MANY tokens into Quartet...
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Bob_A_Feets@reddit

I can’t fathom the amount of coins I threw at an Aliens cabinet as a kid.
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SchneebD@reddit

Turtles in time over the original tmnt arcade IMO
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PearlyToesTactics@reddit

Final Fight
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renisagenius@reddit

Operation Wolf
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Inevitable_Silver_13@reddit

Definitely. X-Men was the other one.
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tdktn0@reddit

Not better but xmen ,sunset riders and gauntlet were epic too.
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Confident_Bit8959@reddit

T2 Judgement Day
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PsychologicalJump633@reddit

Golden Axe and SF2
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PsychologicalJump633@reddit

Golden Axe and SF2
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Fickle-Discipline-33@reddit

Galaga and rampage are my old faves. The X-men game rocked too
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Scissorsguadalupe@reddit

I loved the lesser known Cowboys of Moo Mesa!!
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the__ghola__hayt@reddit

That show was my jam. [Also great intro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWKv9QS2tJA)
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foeg-88@reddit

i don't know if I would say better, but the avengers co-op was tight, also time crisis 4 was the shizz.
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OldManThumbs@reddit

Joust... one of the first games I remember that you played against another player in real time.
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Monkmastaa@reddit

Tmnt was the only arcade game I ever beat at an arcade.
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bowtielowride@reddit

There's so many. Gauntlet, NBA Jam, X-Men, Rampage, Double Dragon, NARC, Contra, Super Offroad....
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the__ghola__hayt@reddit

X-Men vs Street Fighter
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Busterlimes@reddit

I played insane amount of Turtles in Time on the SNES, it was a real treat when I got to play the arcade.
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random_mob32@reddit

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
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Intelligent-Invite79@reddit

I can’t say better than, but up there for me is golden axe, and a little later degeneration x. DON’T GIVE UP!
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dallasandcowboys@reddit

I'm TEKKEN my time on naming the best arcade co-op game to ever, ain't that right Eddy Gordo?
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Interesting-Eye3113@reddit

Street fighter. Mortal Kombat.
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LLcoolbeans77@reddit

Ivan Ironman Stewart’s super off road was also pretty sweet
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AcidFnTonic@reddit

I used to really like the Moo Mesa arcade game back in the day.
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williamthrilliam@reddit

Area 51
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Filthandkink@reddit

Second, X-Men, and throw in Time Crisis 2.
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mcg_090@reddit

Spent so much time on both of these games as a kid
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GenghisConnieChung@reddit

Double. Dragon.
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djkidna@reddit

Fifty thousand? You got fifty thousand in Double Dragon?! ![gif](giphy|ieNgLZAiId0uA)
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Mr402TheSouthSioux@reddit

Ninja Gaiden has entered the chat. Honerable mention for Bad Dudes.
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djkidna@reddit

![gif](giphy|scRsoSUVkMdSo)
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YukiFox1@reddit

Addams Family Pinball is a personal favorite of mine.
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MrHospitalEngineer@reddit

Die-Hard was a 3d beatem up for 2 players. Lots of fun weapons and environments to use while smashing goons. Of course Time Crisis also belongs up there
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StuckInWarshington@reddit

Went to a barcade with my kid recently that had both. Blew their mind that I knew all the tricks.
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Ok-Kick-666@reddit

Galaga and The Simpsons: Bart vs the Space Mutants
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Gullible_Analyst_348@reddit

![gif](giphy|fCeSzCEXfB5ew)
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Scandroid99@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/pjih3dz0cs4f1.jpeg?width=757&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=59f736127cdf3328ef3a10f8e9e31bc9a327efad **Brings back memories**
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Gattawesome@reddit

One of my greasiest arcade memories is beating the Simpsons with my nephew and a random kid in Vegas.
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chaosopher@reddit

I would put the X-Men one, and Alien vs Predator up there with those two.
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AppropriateTouching@reddit

Golden Axe is pretty good.
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Raynet11@reddit

Smash TV gets my honorable mention
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That-Beagle@reddit

Gotta be Time Crisis!
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iphoenixrising@reddit

Marvel vs Capcom.
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Morokite@reddit

I'd add X-men, Gauntlet, House of the Dead, Time Crisis 2 and Die Hard Arcade.
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danamberley@reddit

Point Blank
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jscarry@reddit

Naw the best co-op was the area 51 game where you each get a gun and shoot off the screen to reload
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Streifen9@reddit

Virtua Fighter ate my coins. Loved it! Otherwise Super Off Road
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KelseyOpso@reddit

They were like the same game though.
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BxNycbatteri@reddit

Gauntlet
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No-Cartographer-476@reddit

Alien vs Predator was far better
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bennnn42@reddit

Street Fighter II at my local Walmart lol. I used to play that game all the time with my older brother.
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AGooseofBattle@reddit

Atari RoadBlasters & Bomb Jack
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JeremyJaLa@reddit

I spent a helluva lot of quarters to beat both games (with the help of some other kids.)
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diablol3@reddit

I dont know about better, but Lucky & Wild should be mentioned somewhere.
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Both-Home-6235@reddit

Gauntlet, Double Dragon, Zaxxon
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Hilsam_Adent@reddit

Quite the opposite of co-op, but Cyber Sled may be my favorite head-to-head game ever made... and I *really* like Samurai Showdown II and the original Killer Instinct. https://preview.redd.it/2frruw2m5s4f1.jpeg?width=320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee5e48ee5c7e5c6b2ec8e532c0197c04f44b3163 Controls were fantastic, each tank was *actually* different, requiring different mindsets and power up usage...
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assumetehposition@reddit

Ninja Gaiden. My brother and I beat it at the laundromat. I don’t know how many Nintendo’s we could’ve bought with those quarters.
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Kongary@reddit

Good ol' Space Duel.
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TheGroovyGhoulie@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/8k9kmh8w4s4f1.jpeg?width=560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc073290ad90acaf387aa1f5464f1aa2950fe871
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SomeKindofTreeWizard@reddit

Alien Versus Predator Golden Axe 3 Xmen DnD Gauntlet
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Remmock@reddit

Star Wars: Racer
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slowhand11@reddit

Ideally, I would love a time crisis and either a Jurassic Park, terminator 2, or Indiana Jones pinball machine.
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bustedbuddha@reddit

If I recall correctly aren’t they the same game with different art?
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c74@reddit

hit up pinball with t2. there was also a 4 up racer where the steering wheel had no locks so you could just spin the wheel. then a offroad machine came out that was like this. i want ot say sprint cars or something like that but google isnt helping. and bonus props to v'ball. so much fun. i have no idea how many quarters i pumped into the game... was not a trivial number.
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SharpJET420@reddit

Mortal Kombat & TMNT Turtles in Time
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rindenracka@reddit

How is MK this far down? I loved TMNT, X-MEN, Soul Caliber, Tekken, Time Crisis, Cruisin USA, and many more. But, MK was always occupied. The sound system on it just seemed better. The gory graphics with the fatalities. Having to memorize the guide with all of the move listings and finishing combos. It was so good, from the original through at least MK Ultimate. GOAT cabinet level IMO.
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SharpJET420@reddit

Ahh, I didn't catch the co-op part. So thanks for pointing that out. I honestly played Golden Axe, X-Men, Simpsons, TMNT. But if your talking X-Men co-op the best person for that was Nightcrawler.
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Enough-Pickle-8542@reddit

MK actually had its own sound board, which was ahead of its time. Most of these games were a single pcb that connects to a universal harness, . That’s why you would see cabinets from older games with newer games in them. mortal kombat was the first game that required 2 boards.
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RGV_Bulldog@reddit

These two will show up in my life review when it's over for me.
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CompetitiveHandle347@reddit

The WWF Royal Rumble one was sick.
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Faker4442@reddit

Double Dragon was an epic arcade game that I wished I owned.
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Gloomy_Apartment_833@reddit

Gauntler
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Kotanan@reddit

Welcome to the D&D world!
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RylosAU@reddit

Not better but I would throw Final Fight up there too. But seriously, Konami were king of the arcade co-op games. TMNT, The Simpsons, Sunset Riders, X-Men were all bangers.
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dieth@reddit

Xmen, Gauntlet, Legend of Kage (this was the first 2 player pve arcade i played).
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Sasselhoff@reddit

Wow...I could *instantly* smell that picture. That's wild.
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chryco77@reddit

Ex-Men and gauntlet
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hdorsettcase@reddit

Lucky and Wild. You can drive and shoot or you can just shoot or you can just drive or you can double shoot.
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heaven_and_hell_80@reddit

These are the top 2
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sprufus@reddit

Michael Jackson's mlMoonwalker!
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MozillaTux@reddit

* Donkey Kong * Lady Bug * Kangaroo * Pop eye * Zaxxon are what I played most in the 80’s but the king was the unplayable Dragon’s Lair. Beautiful graphics but too difficult
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CupcakePrestigious55@reddit

When I was a kid, there was a little convenience/liquor store that had TMNT in the corner. We would smash nickels with a hammer to make them work on the machine. The owner found out and obviously wanted us to stop, but it was because he didn't want the nickels to jam up the machine, so when we would come in, he would throw a bunch of quarters from his til into the game and let us play free
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Historical_Corner704@reddit

Just before covid my hometown had one of those retro events where they bought a load of machines in. Played Simpsons with 3 randoms from start to finish. So much fun.
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dropkickderby@reddit

My favorites: 1. Marvel vs Capcom 2 2. CarnEvil 3. Joust
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ScotterMcJohnsonator@reddit

NBA Jams Area 51 Pac-Man Table Console
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nola_mike@reddit

Street Fighter II Mortal Kombat NBA Jam
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Ac3ofSpades13@reddit

Punisher
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CokBlockinWinger@reddit

Not better than, but just as dope: Golden Axe: Revenge of Death Adder Spider-Man X-Men The Punisher Aliens Vs. Predator Final Fight
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Admirable-Advance949@reddit

Time Crisis
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PeppermintEvilButler@reddit

Mortal Kombat 
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F0ur20Memez@reddit

The punisher arcade cab is cool too, but Simpson’s will always be top tier
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ChiknBizkits@reddit

Tempest Asteroids Tank Battle Missile Command Dig Dug Donkey Kong
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exiestjw@reddit

Spy Hunter
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flower4000@reddit

Gauntlet dark legacy
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ashortergiraffe@reddit

Big Bertha
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BUNNIES_ARE_FOOD@reddit

Gauntlet and Ikari Warriors were my favorite coop arcade games. And of course Contra for NES
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Nonclutchreverse22@reddit

I'd give it to house of the dead 1 as being a definite coin waster, especially with Co-Op, or Time Crisis 2... but if we talking beat em ups and stuff... gauntlet was the shiz
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AxelNotRose@reddit

Am I the only one that ever played R-Type?
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HoggerFlogger@reddit

Gauntlet, baby!
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andreiulmeyda7@reddit

Punisher, easily.
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Emergency_Rush_4168@reddit

Warlords in its cocktail cabinet is a 4 player masterpiece that came out in 1980. If you ever get the chance to play one in person you will have a blast.
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Emergency-Sleep5455@reddit

Alien vs Predator or Dungeons and Dragons Tower of Terror(?)
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_haha_oh_wow_@reddit

Those are excellent but I'd also add Altered Beast, X-men, Centipede, Gauntlet, and Street Fighter/Streets of Rage.
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Jaws_the_revenge@reddit

Would love to see Simpsons & X-men brought back as couch coop on PS5 - Nintendo Switch
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OlYeller01@reddit

They were briefly available on the PS3. I was lucky enough to score both. I’m still salty that I missed out on the Turtles In Time remake.
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HalfFrozenSpeedos@reddit

After Burner really got me into plane games
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ForeignAvocado7473@reddit

Why do I suddenly have the urge to to drugs?
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Timex_Dude755@reddit

I prefer TMNT 5, Turtles in Time but all of the Turtles arcade games are fun. Except for TMNT 1 for NES... If you know, you know...
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YanceyGlenn@reddit

There was a little arcade attached to the laundry mat my mom used to frequent back in the 90s. I loved Battlezone. Pressing my face into the view port and blasting tanks, nothing compared at the time. https://preview.redd.it/h6i8b7yjqr4f1.jpeg?width=450&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5639011b23ea9f7ec55c759183c11bea6501db69
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dietchlicious@reddit

The time traveling hologram cowboy thing. Why the fuck did we give up on that technology?
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Not_A_Russain_Bot@reddit

Smash TV "Big money. Big prizes. I love it!"
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Hmccormack@reddit

I LOVED the Aliens Vs Predator cabinet from this era. Played it before I had even seen the movies.
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Prossdog@reddit

A local soda shop just opened up in our town and they have the Simpsons arcade game. I’ve been taking my nephews & niece there and they’re loving it just as much as me.
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InterestingCabinet41@reddit

Don't forget Lethal Enforcers.
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buzzbash@reddit

LETHAL ENFORCERS!!!
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aspbergerinparadise@reddit

i'll never forget the christmas when i got Lethal Enforcers for the SNES with 2 light guns
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rohm418@reddit

Hell yes!
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MishatheDrill@reddit

How about the jurrassic park shooters? The one with the rocking seat, or the full enclosure. And my personal favorite is time crisis 2. I built my own home set up just to play that again
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graystone777@reddit

Facts.
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buzzbash@reddit

SmashTV
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whosits_2112@reddit

T2: Judgement Day arcade game was fuckin' sick. 
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LakeMungoSpirit@reddit

Carnevil was amazing
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von_All-Starman@reddit

6 player xmen is no1 hands down
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account_is_deleted@reddit

I'm a little too young and a lot too not American to have played most of the games mentioned here, but I really enjoyed Area 51 shooting game as co-op.
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LukeLovesLakes@reddit

Golden Axe.
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sk3pt1c@reddit

NBA Jam
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super_mmm@reddit

My two faves
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FabulousCallsIAnswer@reddit

Core childhood memories with these 2 games. I don’t think I ever played anything else.
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Steebs30@reddit

I came here to say Gauntlet. That was one an OG of CO OP. Fun times.
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lost_ramblings@reddit

Street fighter 2
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sexyass2627@reddit

NFL Blitz NBA Jam Any of the Mortal Kombat games
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SkarlyComics@reddit

MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!!!!
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MadcatFK1017@reddit

Avengers was pretty great too 
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Shitpostflight420@reddit

Metal Slug is the king imo There was some other game on the same machine as metal slug where you were a space ship. Birds Eye view. Great game lol Time Crisis Mc2 Soul Calibur
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scarlet_fire_77@reddit

NBA Jam
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Both-Tree@reddit

Damn right!
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JusticeFrankMurphy@reddit

Street Fighter II!
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SoFloShawn@reddit

Gotta go Cruisn' USA or Daytona USA. So memorable to line up with your brothers/friends. Losing stung so bad. https://preview.redd.it/936dhohwjr4f1.png?width=680&format=png&auto=webp&s=e3f1a37105ee8274919a021e66b88328c8f955d9
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push2shove@reddit

Golden Axe
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TheBackSpin@reddit

This is it!
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R0botDreamz@reddit

I can smell this picture. Oh god take me back.
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IAm5toned@reddit

lets not forget hyyyyyyyyyydroooooooooo **thunder!**
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IAm5toned@reddit

T2
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KingDustPan@reddit

It’s galaga for me
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El_Martes@reddit

Final fight! Hagar ftw
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helikophis@reddit

Golden Axe was pretty darn good
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TheTokinPlantman@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/o7mdy532hr4f1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6f0a273ef70c476cb80dcd6cfefd29a0e78a7f7 There a was a 4 way power move if all players were used.
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Bozee3@reddit

Marvel vs Capcom 2 NBA Jam Contra
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gareththegeek@reddit

Operation Wolf
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Golden_Enby@reddit

DDR, but that's only because a local store in the same tiny shopping center I worked at in the early 2000s had a machine. I was making my own money, so I could finally play. Mom never wanted to spend quarters at arcades when I was a kid because she saw it as a waste of money. She's not wrong, but dangit mom, I just wanted to experience arcades before they disappeared. 😭
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drwebb@reddit

GI-Joe was great too, would eat up $5 to beat co-op with friends at the roller rink
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StickyMcdoodle@reddit

Mmmmaaaaannn.I'm short as an adult, but I was short for a short kid in schools. I remember wanting to go to roller skating parties in school, specifically because I was too short to play these very arcade games without the skates making me tall enough to see the screen. Haha. Good memories.
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Golden_Enby@reddit

I relate hard at 4'11
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BehavioralSink@reddit

I think my local arcade had some wood boxes scattered around for the short kids.
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StickyMcdoodle@reddit

I would have killed for some of those. I was really bad at skating.
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gesis@reddit

I started taking my kid to arcade conventions at three. We got a folding step stool and let the kid cover it in paw patrol stickers. Brat can beat my scores on pins now.
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StickyMcdoodle@reddit

Haha! The student becomes the master!
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LegallyRegarded@reddit

awww
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superjonk@reddit

Always wondered who that actor was that played April
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HDDreamer@reddit

I had an X-Men vs Street Fighter cabinet that was so much fun to have in our weed smoking shed
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DeanOfClownCollege@reddit

Street Fighter 2, NBA Jam, Golden Axe.
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DeanOfClownCollege@reddit

Street Fighter 2, NBA Jam, Golden Axe.
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dunnkw@reddit

The Punisher. Good gameplay. Lots of unique levels. MANY weapons. Fun to play. I played the Simpsons and TMNT more than the Punisher but that’s only because they were the most common.
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TheRealDoomsong@reddit

Just add X-men and you have the co-op trifecta
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BookMobil3@reddit

Dragon’s Lair
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SemperFudge123@reddit

The Simpsons game was pretty great but I’ve never played the TMNT one so I cannot judge that. But IMO NBA Jam is the coin-op arcade game GOAT. Rampage would be my #2 choice.
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Hyperion1144@reddit

Add in The Avengers and Gauntlet: Legends. #LEVEL 93 VALKYRIE FALCONESS HAS JOINED THE FIGHT! And yes, I had the Falconess. The only arcade game that rewarded grinding.
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chief_n0c-a-h0ma@reddit

Gauntlet!
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Professional-Head83@reddit

Super Street Fighter II
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FriendlyCraig@reddit

I always loved shooters. The House of the Dead and Area 51 are still going strong to this day! Shoot out- side the screen.
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Deep_Resident2986@reddit

Most Friday nights for a few years I danced with these two ladies, Battle Toads and Street Fighter II at the bowling alley while my parents did league bowling.
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Revolutionary_Set799@reddit

Golden tee
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Bjazzy1981@reddit

D&D Tower of Doom!
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shameonyounancydrew@reddit

Local bowling alley had the Simpsons game. Bowling there was a secondary event, behind that game.
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I-Have-An-Alibi@reddit

Turtles in Time is the superior TMNT game and I will die on this hill.
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Adgvyb3456@reddit

Finale fight was awesome
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jungle4john@reddit

Gauntlet has to be up there too.
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Rick_from_C137@reddit

Soul caliber
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I-Have-An-Alibi@reddit

I remember one of the Soul Calibers at my arcade had the option to make a four letter code to save your profile so every time you went back you could enter that code and load up your stats and continue the same character. Blew my mind and still does.
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Frosty_Cloud_2888@reddit

Any love for dance dance revolution?
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FarkSpezHard@reddit

Much love.
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Calintarez@reddit

Tetris: The Grand Master 1,2,3
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MrParadox_690@reddit

I loved both of these. I also saw X-Men posted too. I would like to mention the shooter games that ate many of my quarters (or game tokens) . Anyone remember T-2 or Aerosmith Evolution?
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I-Have-An-Alibi@reddit

My local roller rink had Alien vs Predator and Aerosmith Evolution. Good times.
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litlmutt@reddit

REVOLUTION EHHHH-EEX!
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MysteriousWalk8120@reddit

Blood Brothers
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GeetarEnthusiast85@reddit

TMNT, The Simpsons and WWF WrestleFest were my GOATs
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0sqs@reddit

Off-Road, Crazy Taxi, Cruis'n USA are my all time favorite driving arcade games. Area 51, Time Crisis, and Big Buck Hunter are probably my favorite arcade shooters.
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disasterbot11@reddit

Sunset riders
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kernowgringo@reddit

I went to a retro arcade yesterday and they had both of them, I was so excited.
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Agent_Boomhauer@reddit

![gif](giphy|WS11QBrZyU7rW8jGFA) The one and only original Tapper, not the root beer version.
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cbih@reddit

The Final Fight series, and Metal Slug deserve mentions
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cpatel479@reddit

Area 51
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cpatel479@reddit

T2
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ottosjackit@reddit

Guantlet!!!
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Intstnlfortitude@reddit

Samurai Showdown on the Neo Geo
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Jewggerz@reddit

I’ve beaten both of them in the arcade 😎
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Crunk_Tuna@reddit

Die Hard cabinet and Frenzy cabinet
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ChasingPotatoes17@reddit

Are we really pretending Street Fighter 2 doesn’t exist?
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craigsler@reddit

6-player X-Men. Honorable mention for Marvel Vs Capcom.
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TheDudeAbidesFarOut@reddit

NBA Showtime
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namaesarehard@reddit

Time crisis
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kenthels@reddit

Daytona 500 🎵 Day-ton-aaa🎵
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Master_Xenu@reddit

Hard Drivin' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6JC-HCNcio&t=96s
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QuaidLudes@reddit

That damn Simpsons game was such a money vacuum. Even more expensive than the Corey Hotline.
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Frakmonster@reddit

Double Dragon walked so these two could fly.
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Lord_Darksong@reddit

TMNT and Gauntlet were the two I played the most.
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ninjah_renzo12@reddit

time crisis
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GrandTheftSausage@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/z1gmy5k4zq4f1.jpeg?width=850&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7940b68ab91e885fe67cf1c30728ac4e2344ddfd
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daevv@reddit

Put Westlefest between them and I’m never leaving.
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DoctorQuarex@reddit

I am a very particular kind of nerd so Magic Sword and Cadash would be my picks for most fun co-op arcade games, though I definitely had lots of fun with these two (particularly the Simpsons game where I never lost at blowing up the balloon) 
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Dhajjfas@reddit

Magic Sword is great! Too bad the SNES port of it is single player and laggy to hell.
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TenPent@reddit

Simpsons is good but I'd swap it out with X-Men for "best". Just my personal preference.
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an_inverse@reddit

I mean, arcades lasted about as long as one generation of development so by the time Sonic was released, no one was in these places any more.
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bone_apple_Pete@reddit

Lucky and Wild was up there for me. Also Time Crisis
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stopes@reddit

I wasn’t huge into arcades growing up but I definitely played these too more than any other one
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Blueknightsoul47@reddit

Played the hell out of the Simpsons arcade. I also enjoyed cowboys trails of moomesa I think it was called. 
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Luminaire_Ultima@reddit

Any arcade games ? Street Fighter 2 . Cooperative games ? I would maybe take Aliens vs Predator, either of the Dungeons and Dragons arcade games, or even Turtles In Time over the original TMNT.
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thejake1973@reddit

Gauntlet. 4 person Cyberball. Super Street Fighter before it got into all that turbo bullshit.
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Some-Exchange-4711@reddit

Turtles was the only arcade game I ever beat
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timconnery@reddit

Time Crisis and Lucky & Wild
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quickstop_rstvideo@reddit

Burger time and Mario Bros.
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10nix@reddit

Double Dragon
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Garpocalypse@reddit

I'll see those 2 and raise you MJ's Moonwalker.
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Dustteas@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/67ngevhzuq4f1.png?width=3072&format=png&auto=webp&s=98d818d75e5a1bb153fbbdfcc61fb2e53b394d3a I LOVED this game!! Anytime I saw it at an arcade it was about all I played.
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RiskyGorilla563@reddit

Everyone’s thinking co-op like playing together. I read it as coop between games and movies/TV.
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meatus1980@reddit

Metal slug
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Zaokuo@reddit

I have great memories of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the arcade game. Growing up my father owned a large sound company. For my ninth birthday we were on tour with Primus and Les Claypool gave me a sock full of quarters so that I could hang out in the arcade of the lobby of the venue and play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for hours. It was a great birthday gift.
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Jamie7Keller@reddit

X men vs capcom was my jam. Also the skateboard racer one where you stood on a skateboard
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TrustInRoy@reddit

Rush the Rock:  Alcatraz edition
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Ozzdo@reddit

These two and the X-Man arcade game are why I kept my Xbox 360 in working condition all these years. It's fun to revisit these every once sin a while. The two TMNT arcade games are in the Cowabunga Collection, but it's a shame the other two haven't been re-released.
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OneandOnlyBobTom@reddit

These games are very easy to emulate on a computer. Any pc built after 2009 will have no problems.
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ironlegacy77@reddit

I went to an arcade museum in NC that had those 2 and the 2 screen 6 player xmen all in a little cluster. That was a great time.
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TrustInRoy@reddit

#NBA Jam The original edition with Shaq on the Magic 
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pingle1@reddit

I remember using all my tokens one birthday party on the Simpsons game and beating it!
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SailTheWorldWithMe@reddit

Rampage is a banger
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Bennely@reddit

MORTAL KOMBAT !
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Wrex_n_effect@reddit

Aliens Vs Predator was an all time fave of mine.
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CyrusTheVirus76@reddit

Gotta have streetfighter 2 in the mix, top gun also
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poolshark-1@reddit

NBA jam! Boom Shaka laka
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geman777@reddit

Just had a dream machine flashback.
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KinopioToad@reddit

Pac-Man and technically Super Mario Bros. I was in the right demographic but I didn't get into either of those arcade games too heavily. I was into the shows for a while.
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Nipplasia2@reddit

STREET FIGHTER 1
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Dast_Kook@reddit

People often forget about how good this one was too: [Sunset Riders](https://i.imgur.com/9d6uHUN.jpeg)
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I_Heart_QAnon_Tears@reddit

Have there been any arcade games that made the jump from arcade to PC or console in the last 25 years? I wasnt much of an arcade person (my family never had spare cash to sink into something like that) but I knew it was something that happened back in the day.
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Ordinary-Gap-6974@reddit

not my generation. the best coop of all time was gauntlet
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KS-G441@reddit

Just played both of them last weekend! We’ve got a bar close by with about 30 old arcade games and pinball machines.
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harlembornnbred@reddit

NBA Jam, Moonwalker and Wrestlefest are up there with these. Also the aliens game
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whiskeywood1983@reddit

Mortal Kombat was revolutionary when it first came out.
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XxDoXeDxX@reddit

Quartet never gets any love. https://preview.redd.it/qg6sum9voq4f1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b02590e4c86a24e23bc70aa117dffd5bc819e9b0
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vajrasana@reddit

Uh, Gauntlet, hello?
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ZaphodBBulbrox@reddit

Xenophobe….Soooo much fun as 3 player!
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Din_of_Win@reddit

I don't at all disagree with these, and X-Men. But, Captain America and the Avengers was just as huge for me and my friends in the early 90s, as the other 4. https://preview.redd.it/hism7m3eoq4f1.png?width=500&format=png&auto=webp&s=b580cb501fa7e08d2101ddf76d07ffd0a230acfb
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GardenRafters@reddit

NBA Jam and Mortal Kombat dominated my childhood arcades. NBA Hangtime on the Nintendo 64 is my favorite basketball game of all time. Still have a 64 console just to play that one game.
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tippocalypse@reddit

The sound experience still infects my brain to this day: * Turtles - PUZZA TIME! PIZZA TIME! Prehistoric Turtlesaurus * Simpsons - Constant kids’ overlapping screams
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ItsaMeWaario@reddit

Metal Slug
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KludgeDredd@reddit

Metal Slug 3, yo.
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SeaBearsFoam@reddit

Gauntlet Legends
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JohnnyLuchador@reddit

Sunset Riders
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plotholesandpotholes@reddit

There are a couple of Dungeons and Dragons arcade cabinets out there. They are really cool and some small role playing elements to them that set them apart from the other beat em ups. I forget the names.
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SmilinMercenary@reddit

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs or Aliens vs Predator are more picks for beat em ups.
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Richard-Brecky@reddit

Cadillacs and Dinosaurs is so underrated. Thank you for mentioning this one.
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New_Target7441@reddit

Only two-player, but I put MANY of Grandma's quarters into the "Die Hard" cabinet as a kid.
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Get-Weird-In-Washoe@reddit

I'm pretty obsessed with Smash TV at the local .25 retro joint.
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copperseedz@reddit

Those were good, also "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs" and Golden Axe.
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Vaguely_vacant@reddit

X-Men and Gauntlet would like a word.
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JJBell@reddit

I was at a resort in middle of nowhere last fall that had a tiny arcade where everything was unlimited credits and I finally beat that damn Simpsons game. The last few bosses have unavoidable attacks are deliberately designed to force you to spend more money. The TMNT game is very well balanced and I use to beat that on a dollars worth of quarters.
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LegallyRegarded@reddit

me and my cousin went through i do not even know how many quarters on the tmnt arcade one summer at a family camping trip. The place had an arcade in this old warehouse with a few classics
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LuckyGordon@reddit

NBA Jam Street Fighter II
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Dog_Baseball@reddit

Of course the answe is street fighter 2 and golden axe. Runner up, mortal combat
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qualityskootchtime@reddit

If co op then Double Dragon
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QD_Mitch@reddit

Lucky and wild. It was a driving/shooting co-op. Lucky drives and shoots. Wild shoots two guns.
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bivo979@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/d44sy1cpkq4f1.jpeg?width=203&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4e32f89272c694c6211fbb00be9c94c71ae3d24e This was always better when played with another person.
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qualityskootchtime@reddit

Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat II por vida
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PoisonMind@reddit

The Dungeons & Dragons beat 'em ups Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara were fantastic.
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bivo979@reddit

* This one. Not the best, but always fun.
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algarhythms@reddit

Ivan Ironman Stewart's Super Off-Road
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Cute_Marzipan_4116@reddit

Mortal Kombat has entered the chat
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noname5280@reddit

The die hard arcade game took a lot of my parents' money
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spent_shy@reddit

S.T.U.N.N. Runner
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Bulky_Goat_9624@reddit

X-men, TMNT and The Simpsons, my trifecta. Anyone remember Stun Runner?
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swosei12@reddit

Man, I spent so many quarters/tokens on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game. I remember being upset that the NES game was nothing like the arcade version.
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Sweet-Sale-7303@reddit

I live on long island and we have a vintage arcade with two locations they have these games. I spent an hour or so with my son beating the Simpsons arcade.
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TeamAuri@reddit

Smells like pizza.
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TheNewBlood@reddit

WWF WrestleFest!
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joronihl@reddit

Some people here don’t know what a co-op game is. These along with X-MEN ate a lot of quarters that my mom scrounged up from the bottom of her purse.
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imadork1970@reddit

Altered Beast/Golden Axe
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brainfreeze77@reddit

San Francisco Rush 2049 with linked cabinets was so fun.
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Soszai@reddit

What do you mean “arguably?” Who is arguing against this?
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ChristyLovesGuitars@reddit

I wouldn’t even consider it arguable. The co-op GOATS.
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Sharpshooter188@reddit

Tmnt. I was a huge tmnt nerd when I was a kid. So I always went to that arcade cabinet. I did like the X-Men and Simpsons ones too. Tried my hand at Street Fighter 2, but all the big kids beat me. Lol
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Timely_Juggernaut_69@reddit

The only thing that would make this combination better is if you kept The Simpsons and added another The Simpsons. Love TMNT but The Simpsons can STILL suck quarters out of my pockets somehow.
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maceilean@reddit

Rampage was my jam.
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constant--questions@reddit

Die hard arcade was pretty fun!
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Max20151981@reddit

Spider-Man: The Video Game is up there imo
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Funkdamentalist@reddit

X-Men vs Street Fighter. I used to be able to beat it on one quarter. Plus it stayed around a long time, could often find it tucked away in the back as cabinets got newer.
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Eikthyrnir13@reddit

Gauntlet and Rampage were both awesome as well.
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bjackson12345@reddit

Throw X-Men in there and you've likely got the hat-trick.
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frostcoh@reddit

Gauntlet 2
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robbzilla@reddit

Gauntlet Cyberball
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12345CodeToMyLuggage@reddit

Burger Time
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Classic_Barnacle_844@reddit

Tron brings in the quarters like no other game.
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Trashman82@reddit

I wouldn't say it's better, but the Aliens vs Predator arcade game capcom did was really damn good. Late 80's to mid 90's were the pinnacle of the beat em up genre - so many classics from that era. Fighting games stole the arcade spotlight once SFII came out, but in my opinion co-op beat em ups were the best arcade experience.
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Separate-Succotash11@reddit

LA Machineguns is a fun coop rail shooter. Mowing down anime-like baddies with loud “machineguns” is fun!
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chasehammer@reddit

Simpsons, TMNT, Xmen and Wrestlefest
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JeebusCrispy@reddit

Combatribes was our jam.
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greenmky@reddit

D&D Tower of Doom / Shadow over Mystara There's a Golden Axe sequel that is pretty cool too, Revenge of Death Adder
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Phineasfool@reddit

Bought the Astro City mini mainly for Revenge of Death Adder
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WhiskyStandard@reddit

The TMNT Arcade game brings back a sense memory of gyros and loukoumades (little puffy donut type morsels with auto and honey) because the Greek Festival in my hometown would always have it in the arcade tent. It was a huge event so all the neighborhood kids would be there and we’d take turns when someone died while the other kid ran back to beg their parents for more quarters.
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BojukaBob@reddit

One year for my birthday party we went to a bowling alley that had the TMNT game. My mom saved quarters for months, filling up a big jar for the party, and we just kept feeding quarters in to keep going and beat the whole game. I don't know if a full round of bowling even took place that day lol.
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VenusValkyrieJH@reddit

Bubble Bobble. Blue bob FTW
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gesis@reddit

There are lots of better games. The "fight and go right" genre is mostly samey and has a gameplay loop that encourages you to pump in quarters until you finish. For a co-op title, I'm going to put my bid on smashtv. It takes the berzerk formula and cranks it to 11 and has a great theme that isn't just tied to an ad for another property.
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CelticSith@reddit

*coughs* X-men
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Professional-Car9621@reddit

Droppin pile drivers w Haggar in Final Fight was great too
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gumshoe1731@reddit

Wrestlefest me and my buddy would play in the royal rumble all the time.
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ryanraze@reddit

The Simpsons is so insanely overrated. I get that it was amazing for what it was for the time, but nostalgia has been insanely kind to this. I went to a local arcade with my kids the other day and it just felt rough. Especially when you compare it to TMNT, X-Men or even something like King of Dragons.
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Professional-Car9621@reddit

Call me an old man but I grew up on Gauntlet and Rampage
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ArthurBachEsq@reddit

Pac-Man is still the GOAT
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Slim_Margins1999@reddit

Gauntlet and Golden Axe
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Born-Agency-3922@reddit

Why were these two always back to back ?
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PrettiestofRichards@reddit

WrestleFest
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HolySmokesItsHim@reddit

Ferrari F355 Challenge Deluxe. MmmmmmmmmmmHmmmmmmmm!
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Skipptopher@reddit

The sit down jet ski games were always my favorite.
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BunsinHoneyDew@reddit

Dungeon And Dragons Shadows Over Mystara.
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Britown@reddit

Nba Jam
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According-Talk-5194@reddit

Final Fight
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SyllabubWeak@reddit

Really surprised no final fight mentioned so far
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R0ck_Slide@reddit

Agree with OP. I would also add Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Mortal Kombat 2.
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Crayon_Eating_Grunt@reddit

Metroid
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schoolisuncool@reddit

Put the X-men one in there and you got the multiplayer arcade trifecta
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AnonymousCoupleFun@reddit

Put X-Men and Cap and The Avengers in with them and it’s the Mount Rushmore of co-op arcade games.
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rohm418@reddit

Cruisin USA
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I_only_post_here@reddit

Operation Wolf / Operation Thunderbolt T2 yeah man, those ones where the guns were the controller were hot!
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Go_cards502@reddit

The TMNT game was the shit. X-men, Gauntlet and Double Dragon are other classics i remember. We'd get zip lock bags of quarters and ride our bikes up to the convenient store to play them.
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TangeloFew4048@reddit

Yea i remember one day being at the xmen arcade and there was probably 6 of us just swapping in as one person ran out of quarters and had to go run and find their parents to get more.
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creddittor216@reddit

![gif](giphy|5h9rfUCaJf916)
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AgeNo9436@reddit

Especially the 2 character moves, like Homer and Marge flipping a car.
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BeefSupremeeeeee@reddit

Those two are LEGENDARY! The only one I'd add is Turtles in Time.
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IHateALotOfYou@reddit

X-Men > The Simpsons But agree with TMNT
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brandalfthegreen@reddit

I call Donatello
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Brave_Tangerine5102@reddit

Agreed
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Illustrious-Lead-960@reddit

Outrun. Maybe X-Men.
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