Truly, any Tekken game would be the shining pillar of an arcade in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, but for our money, we’re going to have to go for Tekken 3. Its scope and rising scale of events saw up to two players fighting off mummies and alien invaders, all while doing their best not to die from any stray bullets.
It was like a DLC expansion that most people didn’t even know they paid for. The undeniable best entry of the series, the updated version of Metal Slug 2 came with a load of improvements and additions. Luckily, most of us got to race as Mario and the gang in the arcade-exclusive Mario Kart GP and its sequel, which were a much more immersive experience than any of the home releases.
This made access to the company’s signature games limited to the handheld consoles at the time. Growing up in Southeast Asia, most of us probably didn’t own a Nintendo home console until the Wii. There may be different kinds of rhythm games today, but none can compare to the explosion that was DDR. Having a DDR cabinet in an arcade was a big deal and the home console plastic pad version simply paled in comparison.
If the Taiko games made people feel like bona fide percussionists, then Dance Dance Revolution turned everyone into a master of boogie. Which is why Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara and its predecessor are must-play games, especially since it does recreate the role-playing aspect of the tabletop games while keeping its gameplay fast and fun. Despite being a time capsule dating back to the ‘90s, one can still find lines of four Daytona USA cabinets in Southeast Asian arcades today, which really goes to show you how much of an influential game it really is.īeat ‘em ups may have been common during the ‘90s, but fantasy co-op adventures in the guise of a beat ‘em up? Extremely rare.
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This 1994 classic gave five-year-olds the chance to drive in a Nascar racing setup, complete with the options of automatic or manual transmission. Younger siblings picked it up to prove their mettle against older siblings, its B-movie charm was irresistible to kids who grew up on Scary Movie, and it was, for the most part, a perfect co-op game.
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The aforementioned Time Crisis series may be a lot more action packed than this zombie shooter, but House of the Dead represented something bigger. That’s why every arcade must have a Taiko no Tatsujin arcade cabinet, a game that makes drumming accessible to all. Rhythmic percussion-based gameplay might not sound revolutionary on paper, but being able to play the Doraemon theme song perfectly to the amazement of your friends and family is a feeling that isn’t easy to forget. Whether you’re playing as a hip hop mummy or a mech-controlling baby, Captain Commando delivered wholly on its charm and gameplay. While bigger beat ‘em up titles like The Simpsons Arcade Game or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time are fondly remembered, it’s hard not to love Captain Commando and his kooky band of misfits. Focusing on stunt driving and racing against the clock to transport passengers, Crazy Taxi presented a different sort of challenge to players, and its ska and pop-punk based soundtrack definitely made it stand out. So without further ado, let’s take a trip down memory lane and look back on some of the best arcade games you may have grown up with if you were a young gamer during the late ‘90s and early 2000s.ĭriving games are a dime a dozen in arcades, so when Capcom decided to give it a cab driving twist, it became an immediate success. But there’s still a reverence to the art and craft of cabinet-based video games. From Pac-Man and Space Invaders to modern-day hits like Time Crisis 5 and Star Wars Battle Pod, arcade games are no longer as influential as they once were.
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