Easily explained. $5 "cover," and all the arcade games are set to "free" play, no quarters or tokens needed.
Yep, and it practically MAIMed my old 'puter. As I recall, a registry restore was needed then.
Having said that, a custom MAME cabinet would be really cool...but I'd want the original controls, too. BattleZone without two control sticks would be...weird.
It's a lot more stable nowadays, might not hurt to give it another shot. Kawaks is another good one. It only plays Cps1/2 and Neo-geo games, but also has netplay support which is sweet. Nothing quite like a lengthy bout of D&D - Shadows over Mystara with the full four players.
But you can buy/assemble various parts to make any feasible control setup; I've seen some pretty exotic configurations with dual joysticks for each player and anywhere between 6 and 12 buttons, with a trackball.
As for my own Personal list:
1 - Planescape: Torment (PC) - ALWAYS tops my list. I love this game.
2 - Shining Force II (GEN) - I can blame this game for turning me into a nerd in the 4th grade, and delaying my contact with the opposite sex by a solid 6 years after my peers. I'm actually trying to build a PnP rpg loosely based on the game's combat system. Simple, intuitive and streamlined.
3 - Baldur's Gate/ BG II (PC) - THe first wouldn't be on the list if it weren't for the TuTu mod, which allows you to play the first using the engine of the second.
4 - Magical Drop 3 (NEO-GEO) - Extremely addicting puzzle game with frenetic and fast gameplay, with deceptively cutesy graphics.
5 - The Last Blade II (NEO-GEO) - One of my favorite fighting games. A good blend of combo and special attack abuse, with a slower pacing that allows for a more tactical approach. Also happens to be much better balanced than many of the games of it's type.
6 - System Shock 2 (PC) - At least two of you are reinstalling it now because of my posting this.
7 - Persona 2: Innocent Sin (PSX) - Recently translated into english, few games, let alone jRPGSs manage to achieve the creepy atmosphere this game possesses. It does so without being too schlocky as well. With that being said, I *hated* persona 3 and 4.
8 - Guardian Heroes (SAT) - Absolutely frantic beatemup with some rpg elements. Castle Crashers owes a great deal of debt to this and the D&D arcade games.
10 - The Dark Spire (NDS) - I was hesistant to put this on the list, but...It's just one of those games people either seem to love or hate. a 1st person dungeon crawl with a great level of tension and difficulty, while at the same time possessing a wonderful (albeit very dry) sense of humor. There's a lot of trial-and-error involved, as much as there is planning ahead, lest you find yourself completely screwed. One of those "Inspired by wizardry" games. Also, it has great music.
Command & Conquer
