Favorite obscure arcade games?

[Moreno909]

The PSP version is the one I'm planning to play next.
And I already have Metal Slug Advance installed!

Then play In the Hunt or Gunforce II (Basically Metal Slug 0), haha
They should do a Metal Slug Remake in the style of Streets of Rage Remake

 

[GingerBwC]

Dance Maniax (1st and 2nd mix), Initial D. Versions 2 and 3, and DDR Extreme were the glory days of my teenage years.
I miss those days, and still spontaneously start doing DDR step patterns for shits and giggles, even nowadays.

 

[Zerthyam]

Sound Voltex! My favorite rhythm game of all time.

 

[nattybohman]

If you guys like Metal Slug, you should try out Dolphin Blue and "In the Hunt"! They look a lot like Metal Slug and Dolphin Blue seems like a pretty similar type of game. I like both.

 

[Antilocal123]

Does Chunithm or Pop’n Music count? If so, that.

 

[NotGodlike]

Vertexer, it's so obscure that it was deemed a failure and only 20 units were known to exist, and it remains undumped to Mame. But man, that game has absolutely stunning visuals from Taito, the music courtesy of Zuntata, playing like an F-Zero with Taito's dose of abstract, and the fact that you use it like a semi-VR headset that tilts depending on the action. I seriously wish it was dumped someday, so everyone could try it out at least once

 

[ThatOneLum]

I love me a MaiMai Machine, but it's hard to find them in the UK tbh

Talking more obscure stuff, Carnevil or Thunder Hoop. Oh, and agree with whoever mentioned Silent Hill Arcade. It's goofy AF but it's a fun lightgun game.

 

[Grumpy_Old_Man]

Momoko 120%, it's Classic Elevator action, but backwards, going up instead than down and had more emphasis in platforming.

 

[groundbeef]

Sky Shark
Hat Trick
DJ Boy
Darius II dual screen
Osman

 

[PencoSucio]

Swat Police - plays like Cabal/Nam1975
Battle Circuit - Capcom not so knwon beat em up
Demon Front from IGS - Metal Slug 2d clone from the taiwanese developers. It's really good.
Silent Dragon - Good Final Fight clone, with a little bit more stuff
Denjin Makai II/ Guardians - Great Beat em up! with weird enemies and good combos, and some playable characters.

 

[Aisf]

My favorite arcade game ever. Fist Talks.

Also here's Pinocchio beating up a witch.

 

[SleepyRyGuy]

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Undercover Cops (1992)​

"GUCHI COPS!" I love this game lol. Amazingly detailed environments and the art design is just top tier. Cool soundtrack as well.

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Here's a few.

Blade Master - Irem 1991

Dead Connection - Taito 1992

Boogie Wings - Data East 1992 -

Great Mahou Daisakusen (Dimahoo) - Raizing/8ing 2000

 

[longestseason]

Jumping Groove looks so fun, too bad I never got to play it.