Happy Hump Day Survey!

"Balls-out Jeans" - can't remember where I saw it, but it was probably SNL.

cartoonin wrote:

That reminded me of these, also from R&S.

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Don't forget POWDERED ... TOAST ... MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

Since Disco is busy today working at the North American International Auto Show I've been asked to come up with a survey topic for today:

What is your favorite arcade game? For clarification, we're talking about arcade cabinets/machines that you would find in an arcade/Dave & Busters/etc.

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Time Crisis, but only if it's a proper unit with the guns that kick and have a slide. God, those are satisfying.

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ClockworkHouse wrote:

Time Crisis, but only if it's a proper unit with the guns that kick and have a slide. God, those are satisfying.

I kinda liked Crisis Zone better. Same franchise, new name.

The Grid holds a special place in my heart:

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It was a competitive arena shooter with persistent personalization. I always wished Monday Night Combat was going to be basically like that game. Instead, MNC went MOBA. But the aesthetic and feel were the same, which is what gave me hope.

Too many to list... but here's a special one for me:

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Edit: YES, PALADINTOM!

I can't even find a picture of the cabinet, but my favorite was probably Aero Fighters 2. I suppose it wasn't a great game, but it happened to be in most pizza places when I was growing up.

Similarly, I spent a week at church camp once playing an Aliens vs Predator cabinet that was on the college campus where we were having camp. I still love that game, and until Alien Isolation came out, it was the best Alien game around.

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The top three I seek out any time I'm at a gathering of cabinets.

Arcade, specifically - The huge X-Men cabinets (the 1/2 cabinet, is okay, too) - I got to the point where I could finish the game on $1.25 - Storm, ftw!

Pinball - The Addams Family, hands down... The Twilight Zone, is a really close second.

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followed closely by

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Really the whole series, but this is the one I spent the most time on during college:
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I also wasted WAY too much time/money on this beauty (Derby Racing Club):

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I missed last week and these need to be shared

This one was for me!

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If we're not restricting it to video games and include all sorts of Arcade games...

... there is only one King of the Midway.

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And I have God on my side.

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May not be the best game, but I had a lot of fun playing this back in the day...

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Edit: Cartoonin beat me to it!

UpToIsomorphism wrote:

Edit: Cartoonin beat me to it!

And Wink. I'm right there with you guys.
Nightcrawler was my guy.

There's a great X-Men cabinet at Ground Kontrol. I recently listened to a Pixelated Audio podcast on history and music of that game which was quite good.

Alz wrote:

If we're not restricting it to video games and include all sorts of Arcade games...

... there is only one King of the Midway.

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True that! On the rare occasion that I'm in an arcade over the last decade or so, it's guaranteed that I'll play skeeball and the rapid-fire basketball game.

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As for pinball, there wasn't that much around where I grew up in the 80s and early 90s, but I enjoyed Earthshaker a lot.

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The one I probably spent the most time playing:

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