10 arcade games I used to play #1

Everybody has a Top 10, and I’m not one to be left out of the game. So, without further ado, I present to you, not in any particular order, the Top 10 Arcade Games I used to play (with stress on USED TO, since some of the games mentioned here are already in video game heaven as far as arcade owners are concerned):

Afterburner
Now, this is a video game, and it has a good “cabinet” to boot, giving you the feeling of being in the cockpit of a fighter jet. Afterburner is a 1987 Japanese arcade game by Sega. As I mentioned, the game places you in the cockpit of an F-14 Tomcat jet with the goal of destroying wave after wave of enemy jets. To give players a better feel of the game, Sega added a nifty flight stick and pitch control stick to the gaming cabinet.

Arch Rivals
Release your aggression in this basketball arcade game created by Midway in 1989. The key to winning every game in Arch Rivals is to punch the lights out of the opposing team’s members, steal the ball, and head straight for the goal. The game also lets you make fun of the referee by pulling down his trousers once in a while.

Super Battletoads
I call this game a copycat of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as both games have virtually similar themes—bipedal mutant amphibians making names for themselves by cutting through ranks of enemies. The only difference is, our ninjas in a half shell are more popular, courtesy of the animated series that spawned the video game. Fortunately for our toads, they have a more catchy tagline: “It’s stomping time!”

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Konami knew they had a hit in their hands when they licensed and produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game. Who doesn’t want to play one of their favorite turtles: Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Donatello, or Raphael.

Dance Dance Revolution
Whoever thought dancing to earn points in an arcade game was so much fun. Dance Dance Revolution is a long-standing music video game series produced by Konami. The game’s cabinet is also a marvel (at least at the time the first Dance Dance Revolution game machine his the arcades back in 1998). It features a dance platform on which players, well, danced by stepping on four colored arrows depending on which arrow the game required.