Any good underrated arcade games out there?

[CyberRabbit]

Doesn’t matter what category, just make sure it isn’t a popular one

 

[RETRO-VETRO RETRO-VETRO]

My opinions on good but underrated arcade games:

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

 

[Clippy]

Ataxx

 

[diet_orange]

Cannon Dancer- Osman

Cannon Dancer – Osman – Hardcore Gaming 101

www.hardcoregaming101.net

Very visually impressive spiritual sequel to Strider long before Strider 2 came out
Also really like Capcom's Three Wonders quite a bit too

 

[Rei de Nada]

Gaiapolis:

Metamorphic Force:

Magician Lord:

Dungeon Magic:

 

[bjork]

Doesn’t matter what category, just make sure it isn’t a popular one

Popular is hard to pin down. I'll say Outfoxies as my pick, but is it popular? I have no idea.

 

[Turbo Kid]

Better than Sunset Riders

One of the best beat 'em ups ever

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

 

[Sayo]

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.

 

[Orclease]

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.

 

[Sayo]

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.

I love how all Williams and Midway titles had a very distinctive look that you could instantly make out as their games.

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

This one didn’t have a home console release and it was overshadowed by its spin-off/sequel Cyberbots

 

[G.L.a.D.O.S.]

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.
Elevator Action Returns

D&D

Edit - I almost forgot this one "Ninja Baseball Batman" it is a Strange game

 

[TinRattler]

Cabal
Blood Bros
Snow Bros
Time Killers
Karnov
Rygar
Gang wars
P.O.W

 

[Sayo]

Edit - I almost forgot this one "Ninja Baseball Batman" it is a Strange game
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Ninja Baseball Batman is the shit, it has that same wacky vibe as PuLiRuLa except its probably a better game than Pulirula.

Cabal
Blood Bros
Snow Bros
Time Killers
Karnov
Rygar
Gang wars
P.O.W

Gang Wars looks pretty dope.

 

[water_kooler]

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

 

[Sayo]

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

 

[JasonBlueX]

very, very underrated pacman

 

[Bandini]

 

[CyberRabbit]

Thanks for all of the suggestions yall ;)

 

[Max]

Sokonuke Taisen Game, one of my niche favorites

 

[PepThePerson]

I always liked Motocross Go, though it was never released out of arcades anywhere.

 

[DjQuick2008]

 

[TinRattler]

DJ boy

Also trying to think of a game of anyone can help
You try and hit bubbles with an arrow and they break up into smaller bubbles. Sorry it is vague that's all I can remember

 

[nobitakun]

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.>


D&D
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Edit - I almost forgot this one "Ninja Baseball Batman" it is a Strange game

I can't think on any more famous arcade game at the moment lol. Dungeons & Dragons is like saying Harry Potter or Lord of The Rings. Maybe the specific game isn't known, but the saga is.

Meanwhile, I post a totally unknown arcade game for the OP:

 

[Tetronomicon]

Not necessarily underrated/hidden gem level stuff, but I think the whole Hyper Neo-Geo 64 library is playable in MAME these days. Same with the Sega Model 1 & 2 as well. And Model 3 can be played with the Supermodel emulator pretty well too.

But if you're just asking for an actual title, I've always thought Battletoads Arcade was pretty good. Typical beat-em up like the TMNT games the franchise was effectively copying.