Favorite Classic Arcade Game

[Gigan X3]

Classic doesn't have to refer to really old games besides most of the games listed by people are over 10+ years.

In that case:

Street Fighter 2

My favorite.

[Ghost the Bat]

Streets of Rage and House of the Dead II. The only two Arcade games that keep me coming back for more.

The thing is I can never find Streets of Rage in any arcade anymore...quite sad really.

[King Caesar]

Muahahah topic Resurrector has struck once more!!

Ms. Pac Man...shit this game is an adrenaline pumper. My second favorite is House of Dead 3...f'ing shotgun.

[VamprisArachne]

Primal Rage or Mortal Kombat is probably my favorite, just bloody awesome

[Space Hunter M]

While I love Mario Bros., I'm particularly fond of the 1983 Star Wars arcade game.
I think it's Alec Guinness' distorted, digitized voice that gets me. "Uuse-thee-fo-rce-Luueke!"

[Goji]

X-men VS. Street Fighter
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Alien VS. Predator (Capcom)
Star Wars Arcade
Power Stone

Those I would say are my all time favorites.

[GojiFan]

No contest, TMNT IV: Turtles in Time. I love that game so much.

[Gigan X3]

X-men VS. Street Fighter
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Alien VS. Predator (Capcom)
Star Wars Arcade
Power Stone

Those I would say are my all time favorites.

I'll never tire of POWER STONE!

[Dust_pan]

Demons to Diamonds.

Damn I love my atari games.

[zilla103192]

PRIMAL. skreeonk. RAGE.

[The Dark Uniter]

I have too many favorites:
Samurai Shodown
Mortal Kombat ( The First 3, including Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3)
Pac Man
Ms. Pac Man
Final Fight
Street Fighter 2
Metal Slug (series)
Contra
Donkey Kong
Marvel vs Capcom
Pong

[Goji]

X-men VS. Street Fighter
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Alien VS. Predator (Capcom)
Star Wars Arcade
Power Stone

Those I would say are my all time favorites.

I'll never tire of POWER STONE!

Haha, me too man. Meeee too. I could play that game for hours. Playing it on the PSP just doesn't feel the same as it was in the arcade/on DC. Power Stone on stick is just too damn fun.

[Giga Kaiju]

Donkey Kong
Street Fighter II
Contra
Metal Slug
Primal rage
Mortal Kombat

[Space Hunter M]

I seem to have taken I liking to Irem's Kung Fu Master .

[wataru]

No contest, TMNT IV: Turtles in Time. I love that game so much.

I loved how all the SNES and Genesis TMNT games were the exact same game.

[o.supreme]

I was going to start a new Arcade thread, but found this one. I like many Arcade games, below are just a few of my favorites, I tried to get a variety from different times.

1. Galaga (1981)
2. Ms. Pac-Man (1982)
3. Crossbow (1983)
4. Rampage (1986)
5. Shinobi (1987)
6. Superman (1988)
7. Final Fight (1989)
8. Captain America and the Avengers (1991)
9. Spider-Man (1991)
10. King of the Monsters 2 (1992)
11. Cadillacs & Dinosaurs (1993)
12. X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994)
13. Marvel Super Heroes (1995)
14. Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (1998)
15. Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (1999)

I can honestly say that MvsC 2 was the last game I ever played in an arcade. The only one we had at a local mall shut down around 2000. The only ones we have left are at family fun parks (miniature golf/laser tag/batting cages etc…) . I went with my wife and a few friends around 2004 before we had kids. All I saw were DDR games, and a few Capcom Fighters, that’s about it, which is kind of sad. I can't imagine what if anything they have now. I long for the days of a good side scrolling adventure arcade game. I have all of the above either on PS2 arcade collections, or PC emulation except- Spider-Man (1991). I would love to have that game, as well as Aliens vs Predator (1994) because of how rare they were.

Other honorable mentions: (in no partucular order)

Donkey Kong
TMNT:The Arcade game
Star Wars Arcade game
Primal Rage
U.N. Squadron
1943
Rastan
King of Dragons
Knights of the Round
Time Killers
Road Blasters
Spy Hunter
Ghosts N' Goblins