The Best SEGA Arcade Games!

[DjQuick2008]

 

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This machine, from the research I’ve done, was what changed the game. It maybe didn’t introduce, but definitely popularized these novelty sit down cabinets. And, as somebody who had the pleasure to sit in the later After Burner and Rad Racer cabinets, did so in a luxury way.

I think the problem with these machines is their longevity. It costs so much to fix one and bring back the magic of it, so many arcades don’t bother. This applies to so many SEGA arcade games: the old guard hasn’t done a good enough job of preserving and serving these machines to the youth. And they shouldn’t have to. It should be the company’s job to make these machines last, to provide affordable fixes, to keep their legacy alive in the best way possible. But that’s not SEGA. That’s never been SEGA. Which sucks, because when they DO invest in preserving their history with the gravitas that it deserves, it’s something for the ages.

Sadly as well, that preservation is often costly and enthusiast grade, so it’s not picked up by as many people as it should. I remember being stunned by how low the sales actually were for Sonic Mania, and that’s not the only time I’ve felt that way about that kind of project.

 

[PlayerJuan]

This machine, from the research I’ve done, was what changed the game. It maybe didn’t introduce, but definitely popularized these novelty sit down cabinets. And, as somebody who had the pleasure to sit in the later After Burner and Rad Racer cabinets, did so in a luxury way.

Outrun, Space Harrier and even Hang On would like to have a word with you!

*Rad Mobile

 

[YoshifreakZX]

Playing Crazy Taxi on an actual arcade machine is its own experience and can't be replicated anywhere else.

 

[TinRattler]

I played the bejesus out of Sega Rally and Daytona USA at the arcade as a kid. Would of played them more if they weren't $2 a game

 

[Segadude113]

I played the bejesus out of Sega Rally and Daytona USA at the arcade as a kid. Would of played them more if they weren't $2 a game

That's how it was for me and Star Wars Trilogy

 

[Bonkers225]

More ppl need to play Spider Man on MAME. What a great beat-em-up. First played it as a child at some Ocean/Casino resort in the 90's, and that Venom intro blew me away.

 

[Segadude113]

More ppl need to play Spider Man on MAME. What a great beat-em-up. First played it as a child at some Ocean/Casino resort in the 90's, and that Venom intro blew me away.

A Sega classic.

 

[Cosmiken]

Virtual Fighter, Virtual Racing, and Virtual Cop were my introductions to 3D video games. It was amazing to see a giant arcade machine of Virtual Fighter in the local arcade for the first time, displaying graphics that were impossible on home consoles. (Poor quality image, but this is the exact model of cabinet.)

Virtua Fighter had it's own bench!?

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[OrionP]

For me the golden age was Model 2.

Daytona, Sega Rally, Virtua Cop, Virtua Fighter 2, Manx TT, Virtual On, House of the Dead etc.

Going into an Arcade and seeing all these huge machines lined up was an amazing experience.