Any good underrated arcade games out there?

My opinions on good but underrated arcade games:
TitleYearGenre
Battle Circuit (Capcom)1997Beat-'em-up
Asura Blade / Asura Buster (Fuuki)1998–2000Fighting
Cho Chabudai Gaeshi (Taito)2010Table-flipping sim
Dariusburst: Another Chronicle EX (Taito)2011Horizontal shooter
ReRave2011Rhythm
Boogie Wings (Data East)1992Shooter
The Outfoxies (Namco)1995Arena fighter
Mystic Warriors (Konami)1993Run 'n Gun
Gunforce II (Irem)1994Shooter
Night Slashers (Data East)1993Beat-'em-up
Demon Front (IGS)2002Platform Shooter
Tinkle Pit (Namco)1993Maze Action
Arabian Fight (Sega)1992Beat-'em-up
Eco Fighters (Capcom)1994Shooter
PuLiRuLa (Taito)1991Beat-'em-up
Zero Team (Seibu Kaihatsu)1993Beat-'em-up
Radikal Bikers (Gaelco)1998Racing
 
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Better than Sunset Riders

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One of the best beat 'em ups ever

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Any IGS beat 'em up, which get lost in the conversation as people name every Capcom or Konami beat 'em up

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In spite of its strange name, HotDog Storm is one of the most entertaining arcade shmups that I've played in these past few months, well worth giving a shot.
 
Strike Force by Midway. It was a more modern take on defender and to my knowledge it is arcade locked and never got a home port.

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Strike Force by Midway. It was a more modern take on defender and to my knowledge it is arcade locked and never got a home port.

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I love how all Williams and Midway titles had a very distinctive look that you could instantly make out as their games.
 
Trying to get a grip on the ever elusive world of arcade games. Guess what?
Just because you and I haven’t heard of it doesn’t mean it’s not a big deal somewhere else. People out there might be losing sleep over these titles, while we sit here in the dark, clueless. As for your burning question, well I’ve always had a soft spot for Elevator Action Returns and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadows of Mystara.
<However i don't know if the D&D game would be counted as poplure or not, i don't know the fan-base for it.>

Absolutely delightful, really.
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D&D
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Edit - I almost forgot this one "Ninja Baseball Batman" it is a Strange game
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under-rated favorites:

Power Instinct
Puyo Puyo 2
Raiden DX
Thunder Force AC
WIzard Fire
Night Slashers

nobody has mentioned these yet:

Pipi & Bibi's
Lover Boy
Mahjong G-Taste
Fantasia
Ninja Baseball Bat Man
Block Out
I, Robot
 
under-rated favorites:

Power Instinct
Puyo Puyo 2
Raiden DX
Thunder Force AC
WIzard Fire
Night Slashers

nobody has mentioned these yet:

Pipi & Bibi's
Lover Boy
Mahjong G-Taste
Fantasia
Ninja Baseball Bat Man
Block Out
I, Robot
I, Robot is a technical marvel for its time, not only does it feature fully 3D visuals and sampled audio but it also included a drawing minigame in the same cabinet.
I would go as far as to call this an early 3D platformer
 

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