Arcade games you really completed in 1 credit - Page 2

MazinKaesar · 22 July 2010, 16:05

Splatter House, Cadash, Double Dragon, Golden Axe

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Originally Posted by jotd

I could never beat GhostsNGoblins and its ludicrious "do all levels twice and kill the super hard monsters with the ridiculous shield weapon"

In GhostsNGoblins there is really this mode? As I know, it was only in GhousNGhosts...

Muzkat · 22 July 2010, 16:42

Crisis Zone
Tekken 4
Street Fighter 4

And so no-name Street Fighter clone.

Monsterland · 22 July 2010, 17:07

Streetfighter 2 and Wonderboy in Monsterland.

BrooksterMax · 22 July 2010, 17:41

Absolutely none, always too hard for me, but when I discovered MAME and those switches - it made me realise that you can configure difficulty setings. Always suspected that as a kid on some panel somewhere but finally seeing MAME made me realise this.

Monsterland · 22 July 2010, 17:57

The owner at the bar replaced the Wonderboy in Monsterland cabinet for Black Tiger because people where playing for an hour using one credit. Same happend with Black Tiger so he increased the difficulty level. Suddenly all items in shops where about double the price hehe...I really miss those cabinets in bars everywhere around the corner

Retroplay · 22 July 2010, 19:03

Aliens
RoboCop
Shadow Warriors
Splatterhouse

sneeker · 22 July 2010, 20:09

I finished Outrun2 and Outrun2 SP as well as Virtua tennis in the last few years on arcade.
Really wanted to finish Initial D, but it would of cost me hundreds, as you had to put more money in after every stage.

Apart from the original outrun when I was 15 or so, Never got anywhere near finishing anything when I was younger.

MazinKaesar · 22 July 2010, 21:56

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Originally Posted by Retroplay

Aliens
RoboCop
Shadow Warriors

All three are f*cking hard games!!!

Bamiga2002 · 23 July 2010, 05:27

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Originally Posted by MazinKaesar

All three are f*cking hard games!!!

Shadow Warriors is one of my all-time favorites! Hard though but the amount of coins spent

. Aliens wasn't that hard (not counting the final boss), when you used the flamethrower and tapped fire button like hell

.

Retroplay · 23 July 2010, 12:07

Flame thrower FTW.

I made longplays of these games a loooong time ago.
Quality is pretty bad because I used Fraps to record back then.

I oughta redo them using MAME's own png/wav output some time..

I had a Splatterhouse arcade longplay, but removed it because of Namco Bandai...
Strangely enough the FM-Towns longplay never received any complaints from them (yet)...

frikilokooo · 23 July 2010, 13:38

Only

Out Run
Street Fighter 2
Golden Axe
Operation Wolf (playing with mouse in MAME=cheating

)

Almost

Superman (last level)
Blood Bros (last world)
Shock Troopers (last level)
Snow Bros (last world)

Slayer · 23 July 2010, 13:52

Well this isn't exactly the same thing but I was pretty good on defender... for 20 cents I could play as long as I like...

I remember running into a random fellow in CHCH city some 26 years ago and hooking up for a game of doubles... we gave the machine away after we'd played for 24 hours straight...

Since then I always said my high score in defender was some 48 million... LOL

jotd · 23 July 2010, 22:30

Ok Slayer, that counts

Now I remember that I could finish Double Dragon, not sure it was with 1 credit, but with the elbow punch it was really very easy (and boring). So we always tried more challenging moves and got killed

Now when playing on MAME I realize that most games I have played in my childhood were certainly set in "easy" mode to attract players, not disgust them.
Easy was hard enough for any arcade game anyway.
Playing with "medium" (which is MAME default) adds a lot of challenge (unable to finish OutRun for example: too many cars, not enough time)

Paul_s · 23 July 2010, 23:29

the question has to be, who completed an arcade game with one credit and successfully managed to chat up a chick whilst doing so!

adolescent · 24 July 2010, 07:30

I've finished SF2 and SF2CE with every character without continues. I've finished with Ryu and Ken without losing a match on SF2. Reminds me to dig out SF2 board and see if I can still do it with Dhalsim.

jotd · 24 July 2010, 17:16

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Originally Posted by Paul_s

the question has to be, who completed an arcade game with one credit and successfully managed to chat up a chick whilst doing so!

Ever seen chicks in arcade places ? Maybe there were, but I did not notice them.

Photon · 24 July 2010, 17:48

Marble Madness (official hiscore 146900, unofficial (as in didn't think to take a picture of the screen) 172300)
Super Mario Bros (was a bit thrown by the little differences... must have been a European version

(c) Pulp Fiction)
'Looped' some shooters such as Scramble, Star Wars.
I think I managed Karate Champ as well

Hm, can't think of any more offhand.

Great topic! Suggestion for another thread: "Top credit-munching arcade games"? Games that were very hard indeed but so awesome you kept feeding the machine cos you wanted more goodness

Konrad · 24 July 2010, 18:16

Definately Splatterhouse, Double Dragon 2, Final Fight.
R-Type also IIRC.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul_s

the question has to be, who completed an arcade game with one credit and successfully managed to chat up a chick whilst doing so!

Too young to dig up chicks at that time

. Was in the arcades from age six to around ten, eleven.

Marlon · 20 September 2010, 23:34

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Originally Posted by Bamiga2002

Robocop!!?? That's insanely difficult! I played it a couple of times but never even made through the first level.

What? Were you playing with your feet or something?

Konrad · 21 September 2010, 00:00

Seriously Bamiga2002 ? Sure you don't confuse it with another game ?

23 July 2010, 13:38	#31
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22 July 2010, 16:42	#22
Muzkat Into the Wonderful Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Earthrealm Age: 42 Posts: 1,427	Crisis Zone Tekken 4 Street Fighter 4 And so no-name Street Fighter clone.

22 July 2010, 17:07	#23
Monsterland Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 48 Posts: 208	Streetfighter 2 and Wonderboy in Monsterland.

22 July 2010, 17:41	#24
BrooksterMax Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Norfolk UK Age: 43 Posts: 433	Absolutely none, always too hard for me, but when I discovered MAME and those switches - it made me realise that you can configure difficulty setings. Always suspected that as a kid on some panel somewhere but finally seeing MAME made me realise this.

22 July 2010, 17:57	#25
Monsterland Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Netherlands Age: 48 Posts: 208	The owner at the bar replaced the Wonderboy in Monsterland cabinet for Black Tiger because people where playing for an hour using one credit. Same happend with Black Tiger so he increased the difficulty level. Suddenly all items in shops where about double the price hehe...I really miss those cabinets in bars everywhere around the corner

22 July 2010, 19:03	#26
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,082	Aliens RoboCop Shadow Warriors Splatterhouse

22 July 2010, 20:09	#27
sneeker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Manchester! Posts: 308	I finished Outrun2 and Outrun2 SP as well as Virtua tennis in the last few years on arcade. Really wanted to finish Initial D, but it would of cost me hundreds, as you had to put more money in after every stage. Apart from the original outrun when I was 15 or so, Never got anywhere near finishing anything when I was younger.

23 July 2010, 12:07	#30
Retroplay Lemon Curry ? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denmark Age: 49 Posts: 4,082	Flame thrower FTW. I made longplays of these games a loooong time ago. Quality is pretty bad because I used Fraps to record back then. I oughta redo them using MAME's own png/wav output some time.. I had a Splatterhouse arcade longplay, but removed it because of Namco Bandai... Strangely enough the FM-Towns longplay never received any complaints from them (yet)...

23 July 2010, 13:52	#32
Slayer Amiga Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New Zealand Age: 56 Posts: 695	Well this isn't exactly the same thing but I was pretty good on defender... for 20 cents I could play as long as I like... I remember running into a random fellow in CHCH city some 26 years ago and hooking up for a game of doubles... we gave the machine away after we'd played for 24 hours straight... Since then I always said my high score in defender was some 48 million... LOL

23 July 2010, 22:30	#33
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,174	Ok Slayer, that counts Now I remember that I could finish Double Dragon, not sure it was with 1 credit, but with the elbow punch it was really very easy (and boring). So we always tried more challenging moves and got killed Now when playing on MAME I realize that most games I have played in my childhood were certainly set in "easy" mode to attract players, not disgust them. Easy was hard enough for any arcade game anyway. Playing with "medium" (which is MAME default) adds a lot of challenge (unable to finish OutRun for example: too many cars, not enough time)

23 July 2010, 23:29	#34
Paul_s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amigaville Age: 46 Posts: 3,334	the question has to be, who completed an arcade game with one credit and successfully managed to chat up a chick whilst doing so!

24 July 2010, 07:30	#35
adolescent Powered by Motorola Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Age: 52 Posts: 1,065	I've finished SF2 and SF2CE with every character without continues. I've finished with Ryu and Ken without losing a match on SF2. Reminds me to dig out SF2 board and see if I can still do it with Dhalsim.

24 July 2010, 17:48	#37
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Marble Madness (official hiscore 146900, unofficial (as in didn't think to take a picture of the screen) 172300) Super Mario Bros (was a bit thrown by the little differences... must have been a European version (c) Pulp Fiction) 'Looped' some shooters such as Scramble, Star Wars. I think I managed Karate Champ as well Hm, can't think of any more offhand. Great topic! Suggestion for another thread: "Top credit-munching arcade games"? Games that were very hard indeed but so awesome you kept feeding the machine cos you wanted more goodness

21 September 2010, 00:00	#40
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