25 Underrated Arcade Games Of All Time - Explored

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Hey, arcade aficionados and gaming enthusiasts! Welcome back to our channel, where today we are diving into the pixelated past to unearth some hidden gems. We are thrilled to bring you 25 Underrated Arcade Games Of All Time! These are not just any games; they are the unsung heroes of the arcade world, the ones that brought us joy, challenge, and a touch of nostalgia. From the bullet storms of Shock Troopers to the rhythmic beats of Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, we are about to embark on a journey through gaming history. So, grab your quarters, hit that subscribe button, and let's power up this pixelated adventure. Are you ready to discover the arcade treasures that time forgot? Let's get started!

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  • @morallybankrupt1461
    @morallybankrupt14612 ай бұрын

    Watching this made me tear up a little bit. You never know how good you’ve got it until it’s gone.

  • @zwai9532
    @zwai95323 ай бұрын

    cadillacs and Dinoasaur, Aero Fighter 2, Double Dragon (Arcade) were classics in Cape Town. Demon Front was a gem for me that I wished I played more to get better at it and so is Shock Troopers 2.

  • @CMONCMON007

    @CMONCMON007

    12 күн бұрын

    Hey bro. I'm from Durban. Loved the days of the Arcade. Old is gold

  • @dakevs
    @dakevs3 ай бұрын

    wow so many games i forgot about and remember now because of this video. thank you for the trip down memory lane. you just gave me a new life goal: earn enough money to buy the arcade games :D

  • @jamalvargas6146
    @jamalvargas61464 ай бұрын

    Red Earth (1996) Underrated Classic

  • @Andrea-di2ew

    @Andrea-di2ew

    4 ай бұрын

    Try monster maulers by konami. Same type of game, but more fun

  • @Shinobi33

    @Shinobi33

    3 ай бұрын

    Got it on Capcom Arcade Stadium

  • @sonicmario64
    @sonicmario644 ай бұрын

    I don't recall "Street Fighter Alpha 3" being an underrated game if it's considered by many to be one of the greatest titles in the Street FIghter series that is still worth playing, so I'm pretty surprised to see it featured on this list. If there is one Capcom fighting game that I feel should be featured on here, however, it would have to be "DarkStalkers: The Night Warriors" or even its follow-up "Night Warriors: DarkStalkers' Revenge".

  • @morid0

    @morid0

    4 ай бұрын

    Think the same, many of this games are absolute hits like street fighter alpha 3, it was ported into who knows how many consoles ahhaha saying it is underrated is totally false but nice list for ppl wanting some great games on their emulation list

  • @KSigKid

    @KSigKid

    4 ай бұрын

    I mean what do you expect from a video created by chatgpt with an ai voice reader? It's lifeless, shallow content.

  • @DH-cg6qx

    @DH-cg6qx

    3 ай бұрын

    Everybody knows about Street Fighter Alpha 3 lol.

  • @sonicmario64

    @sonicmario64

    3 ай бұрын

    @@KSigKid I don't about that, since there obviously was a human person responsible for making such a list...

  • @rodrigosilva-gl9ns

    @rodrigosilva-gl9ns

    3 ай бұрын

    The same is valid for "The King of Fighters 97".

  • @InfectiousGroovePodcast
    @InfectiousGroovePodcastАй бұрын

    I have a Moonwalker arcade cab in my living room. Made me happy to see that game start your video :)

  • @ghoxted2789
    @ghoxted2789Ай бұрын

    Nice watching this, you know Shock trooper made me think its the evolution of those airplane shooter games. First thing that came to mind soon as I saw it. Shows we've never stoped playing pong. lol. nice vid.

  • @mechamania
    @mechamaniaАй бұрын

    SO, SO glad to see _Battle Circuit_ on this list, although, if a least to most ranking list, I’d’ve put it higher - ‘especially ‘cause _Metamorphic Force_ and _League Bowing 1990_ seem to get a lotta love. _Battle Circuit_ seems to have shown up on the _Capcom Beat ‘em Up Collection,_ but until it gets diffused across the gaming landscape and/or “fanboyed” after a time, folks generally don’t know what they’ve got. Perhaps the strangest Beat ‘em Up, ever, executed perfectly - with all the best mechanics of the genre _and_ a “bad” and “good” ending, the latter of which can 1.5X your entire game score, _if you create the chance!_ Can’t believe that the first time I just decided to blow up the place... 🤦‍♂️ Great work, overall! Thanks! I got a couple titles to check out, here - which is no easy thing to do, considering I’ve been playing arcade games since I was 4 - in the summer of ‘77.

  • @starrybear9778
    @starrybear97783 ай бұрын

    WIndjammers, still is a great game. Had a Neo-Geo MVS ages ago and had Windjammers. If you had a Neo-Geo with Windjammers and Neo-Turf Masters you would never be bored.

  • @garethjones2746
    @garethjones27464 ай бұрын

    How can I, a Mercs fanboy, get to 46 years of age without learning about shocktoopers. Love at first site.

  • @HIMOTHYBULL

    @HIMOTHYBULL

    4 ай бұрын

    Don't feel bad I was only learned of it in past years and I'm 41

  • @MrKinezos01

    @MrKinezos01

    2 ай бұрын

    me too... but thanks to MAME ... i will... till the end

  • @jaipii1285

    @jaipii1285

    Ай бұрын

    Sheet happened 😂

  • @xerb9920
    @xerb99202 ай бұрын

    thanks for highlighting the capcom willow arcade game. LOVED THAT GAME! I held out hope they would port it to mega drive/genesis, it never happened. I wish they would re-release it

  • @prick_slickfield
    @prick_slickfield4 ай бұрын

    Love the thumbnail, specifically the left side of it.

  • @frediusmaximus1
    @frediusmaximus12 ай бұрын

    Brings back so many memories. Thanks to MAME, I also discovered Ninja Baseball Bat Man and it's a fantastic game! Have played it many times.

  • @Moondancin
    @Moondancin4 ай бұрын

    *Beat ‘Em Ups* Warrior Blade (Taito) Vendetta (Konami) Hook (Irem) Knights Of Valour (IGS) *Fighting Games* Golden Axe : The Duel (Sega) The Last Blade (SNK) Rage Of Dragons (Playmore) *Shoot ‘Em Ups* Raiden (Fabtek) Ghost Pilots (SNK) Twin Eagle II (Taito) are some decent games that I don’t hear about often.

  • @liamconverse8950

    @liamconverse8950

    9 күн бұрын

    I think raiden is one of the most talked about shooters and was one of the most common cabinets back in the day. Most people seem to agree ghost pilots isn't a very good game. Shoot em ups are pretty niche but within that niche it's pretty well known which are the really good games

  • @jackylee5850
    @jackylee58503 ай бұрын

    The 3 different routes in Shock Trooper does more than just take you to different levels. Each of the 8 characters specializes in one of 3 routes, which results in faster movement. Also, at the start of each stage you get a life bonus, this bonus is bigger if the character used is in the route they specialize in.

  • @vdgjolly
    @vdgjolly3 ай бұрын

    Finally some appreciation for Escape from the Planet of Robot Monsters. Although delivered with an AI voice (at least it sounds like), which somehow fits.

  • @catmink
    @catmink4 ай бұрын

    Windjammers is my personal pick as most underrated arcade game ever. I bought a Neo Geo Cd in the mid 00’s and me and my mates were obsessed with that game for a while. Such an easy set of controls but so competitive and addictive. League Bowling on Neo Geo is another massively underrated game in my opinion too.

  • @amineelouati6496
    @amineelouati649612 күн бұрын

    Great nostalgia video. I'm surprised that Shadow Dancer wasn't mentionned.

  • @TigersPaw04
    @TigersPaw043 ай бұрын

    Neo-Geo is the most underrated gaming system. The best ever made!

  • @WatchSnatcher
    @WatchSnatcher3 ай бұрын

    Well paced and edited, great work

  • @johnathan2321
    @johnathan23213 ай бұрын

    I was hoping I'd see Virtua On on this list, that was such a great game.

  • @AmbientWalking
    @AmbientWalking3 ай бұрын

    Wow! Thanks for this!

  • @ninjapirate47
    @ninjapirate472 ай бұрын

    Wrestlefest... Wrestlefest which you state in your own video was "a hit in arcades"... and spoken fondly of today by everyone who was around at the time, even if they didn't ilke wrestling.... was underrated... How exactly? And Street Figther Alpha 3, the game so beloved it was nigh-on perfectly ported to the playstation and saturn and beloved by all. Underrated. Go look up the word, underrated. It doesn't mean what you seem to think it means.

  • @richardii5989
    @richardii59893 ай бұрын

    Moo Mesa was a great show and the game very solid.. can be beat on one credit

  • @rileystube1
    @rileystube13 ай бұрын

    really enjoyed that vid!..well made...

  • @XmasTablet
    @XmasTablet4 ай бұрын

    Great review, didn't know how much 1 can talk about classic games 🤣 I remember playing most of these game back in the 80s and 90s & could 1CC them.

  • @francochan
    @francochan3 ай бұрын

    My ears literally curled up when I heard you pronounce Elora Danan so different from the way everyone says it in the film.

  • @banlarbikamal9990
    @banlarbikamal99902 ай бұрын

    zero team i'm been looking for that game almost 30years thx man

  • @user-wz2rc3qc9g
    @user-wz2rc3qc9g3 ай бұрын

    When they got shock troopers at the local pizza place I was down there all the time!!!

  • @emremokoko
    @emremokoko3 ай бұрын

    I've been looking for the name of the Crime Fighters game game for years! THANK YOU!

  • @stompbot909
    @stompbot909Ай бұрын

    A dop dastic list of griddy bead em ups from the eighdy's and nined'ys! Fandastic!

  • @HarriHaffi
    @HarriHaffi4 ай бұрын

    Love shocktroopers! Had it on the psp so never had a chance to play it co-op

  • @emanuelferreira6875
    @emanuelferreira68754 ай бұрын

    Golden axe, caddilacs and dinossaurs and superpang ate all my coins

  • @guidope288
    @guidope2883 ай бұрын

    Cadillacs and dinosaurs!

  • @BURRITO44
    @BURRITO444 ай бұрын

    Awesome video !! Very detailed !!

  • @marvelousgamers6679

    @marvelousgamers6679

    4 ай бұрын

    Glad you liked It ❤

  • @Captain-Cosmo
    @Captain-CosmoАй бұрын

    I was in junior high when Asteroids came out. In addition to it, I loved Tempest, PacMan, Frogger, Popeye, DigDug, Pole Position, Centipede and other "golden age" classics. They were silly and harmless. I lost interest when they became so overtly violent; that is, killing people. "Eating" a ghost and "pumping" up a pooka is one thing, but the constant shooting of people, pulling their spines out and that sort of thing just seemed to bring out too much aggression. Even in Space Invaders, the enemy was barely more than just an abstract shape. And you were only dodging barrels in Donkey Kong. And who know what those weird shapes in Tempest were supposed to be! It seems that when the graphics got better, people just wanted to pretend they were shooting at people.

  • @mikaditanzania6153
    @mikaditanzania61532 ай бұрын

    Sorry but underrated by who?

  • @altern6181

    @altern6181

    2 ай бұрын

    By new generation maybe while other play high graphics game im here browsing old game

  • @charthers8903

    @charthers8903

    2 ай бұрын

    @@altern6181New Gen can go play their open world sand box games .. This is not for them

  • @liamconverse8950

    @liamconverse8950

    9 күн бұрын

    It's chat gpt or something

  • @jdn5593

    @jdn5593

    8 күн бұрын

    By him i guess.

  • @liamconverse8950

    @liamconverse8950

    8 күн бұрын

    @@jdn5593 there is no him

  • @TioAlexGamer
    @TioAlexGamer4 ай бұрын

    Que vídeo incrível, a maioria estou conhecendo agora com seu vídeo, aqui no Brasil a grande maioria não fez esse sucesso a não ser os mais clássicos, Moonwalker, BATTLETOADS etc.

  • @user-wb7iv7ry8c
    @user-wb7iv7ry8c4 ай бұрын

    Do you will continue with the solo reviews of "hidden gems" ?

  • @johngavalas74
    @johngavalas744 ай бұрын

    Air Gallet oh man i love this game same with Mars Matrix but this video has so many awesome games my favorite genre being shoot em ups

  • @mrrandom55951
    @mrrandom559514 ай бұрын

    Something doesn't sit right anymore with saving the children in Moonwalker...

  • @christophercruz1513
    @christophercruz15133 ай бұрын

    Good to see shock troopers get some reignition

  • @jayeshleman480
    @jayeshleman48018 күн бұрын

    Golden axe man I dropped so many quarters into that machine lol

  • @mrlahey6176
    @mrlahey61764 ай бұрын

    This channel is extremely underrated! Great voice sir!

  • @hw5091

    @hw5091

    4 ай бұрын

    Bot voice

  • @phantasyryder
    @phantasyryder4 ай бұрын

    0:03 groove-a-tron

  • @Knight71288
    @Knight712883 ай бұрын

    You could adjust your microphone volume because it is too high sometimes but nice video.

  • @PCFix411RetroZone
    @PCFix411RetroZone3 ай бұрын

    Nice memories for gen x.

  • @triniborn76
    @triniborn763 ай бұрын

    Great list minus Moonwalker. Moonwalker sucks! 😂 Great video.

  • @sidneyvandykeii3169
    @sidneyvandykeii31694 ай бұрын

    Wind Jammers is like a 1 vs 1 version of Super Dodgeball except it way faster.

  • @MrKinezos01
    @MrKinezos012 ай бұрын

    + Surprise Attack (Shinobi Clone)

  • @skykid4000
    @skykid40003 ай бұрын

    Ironically most, if not all of these games have already been on “hidden gem” videos over the years that of course now, they are no longer hidden. Always a gem though.

  • @jemseed
    @jemseed4 ай бұрын

    |Willow was my game back in the day 👍

  • @jarredkrum9894
    @jarredkrum98943 ай бұрын

    Just beat shocktroopers last night. Cool game

  • @jarredkrum9894

    @jarredkrum9894

    3 ай бұрын

    Reminds me of mercs

  • @terrencetysor9956
    @terrencetysor99563 ай бұрын

    Alien vs predator as my game in the 90s

  • @rodzandz
    @rodzandz4 ай бұрын

    Wardner / Pyros: Underrated hidden gem.

  • @brendanroberts1310
    @brendanroberts13104 ай бұрын

    Its important to note that the 2nd shock troopers game is ok but no way as good as the 1st.

  • @BalancedSpirit79
    @BalancedSpirit794 ай бұрын

    Martial Champion IMO was very underrated. It was an above average fighting game and better than most of the other Street Fighter clones of the time.

  • @ClementeGalloJr
    @ClementeGalloJr4 ай бұрын

    I have all of these on my Pandora Arcade

  • @SteveMoody73
    @SteveMoody732 ай бұрын

    Interesting list and some good games on there but I wouldn't call them underrated. I would say they are all fairly well known as all later games, especially as a few neo-geo ones on there. Try looking back a decade and playing some of the older ones. The gameplay can outweigh the fancy graphics easily. I think I even prefer the original Elevator Action to the sequal

  • @KEN-1991
    @KEN-199115 күн бұрын

    Shock Troopers 1 & 2 should've been developed as 怒IKARI IV & V. Battle Circuit on the other hand should've been developed as Captain Commando 2.

  • @ae86scorpio
    @ae86scorpioАй бұрын

    CRIMEFIGHTERS🔥🔥🔥

  • @mikaelkarlsson8969
    @mikaelkarlsson89694 ай бұрын

    Can alsonrecomend oriental legend and dyna gear. This games are underated as f. If you like metamorphic force you will most likely love oriental legend. I liked it more. Gameplay is more complex but ymthe music does not beat metamorphic force. Dyna gear is a run and gun in the future with dinosaurs. Try it. Its more fun than it looks.

  • @johnlewisbrooks
    @johnlewisbrooks4 ай бұрын

    A great arcade game I'll never forget was this zombie game called "Brain Of The Dead" or "Dead Of The Brain". It's one of the goriest zombie games I've seen!

  • @liamconverse8950
    @liamconverse89509 күн бұрын

    Street Fighter Alpha 3 doesnt have just defends

  • @jaipii1285
    @jaipii1285Ай бұрын

    Underrated or BELOVED games?

  • @trumpameri1638
    @trumpameri163818 күн бұрын

    Time soldier arcade Toki arcade Snow bros arcade AIR wing carrier Tomcat arcade

  • @wrmaldonado
    @wrmaldonado3 ай бұрын

    You left out Numans Athletics

  • @Cemallica71
    @Cemallica713 ай бұрын

    Sunset Riders

  • @pauldejules3615
    @pauldejules361517 күн бұрын

    He the original Batman 😂

  • @MuhammadTarik
    @MuhammadTarik3 ай бұрын

    Most of them are famous lol!

  • @carolynharris8000
    @carolynharris80003 ай бұрын

    Ninja Baseball Batman.

  • @nahumreigh
    @nahumreigh4 ай бұрын

    Daraku Tenshi and Waku Waku 7

  • @Khinh-xq6lx
    @Khinh-xq6lx4 ай бұрын

    1941 and 1942 they miss

  • @juanpabloguerrero5622
    @juanpabloguerrero562222 сағат бұрын

    saludos

  • @jonnyson14
    @jonnyson144 ай бұрын

    None of these games are underrated, they're all well known and well loved.

  • @KeithKazamaFlick
    @KeithKazamaFlick4 ай бұрын

    gpt?

  • @rodrigosilva-gl9ns
    @rodrigosilva-gl9ns3 ай бұрын

    The King of Fighters 97? Underrated?

  • @jordanbenson2980
    @jordanbenson29803 ай бұрын

    Since when was Shock troopers underrated?

  • @rozone5757
    @rozone575711 күн бұрын

    Im pretty sure the guy making these videos doesn't quite understand what underrated actually means.

  • @heavydonmez
    @heavydonmez3 ай бұрын

    Underrated ?

  • @ronkillings4347
    @ronkillings43473 ай бұрын

    Never seen such stupid and disgusting games. Thanks for showing. ❤. 🐁🐷🦌🐮

  • @richpope7218
    @richpope72183 ай бұрын

    Cabal!

  • @leonardork
    @leonardork4 ай бұрын

    Dude, kof 97, sfa3 was huge sucess on arcades all around. Click bait list of yours sucks hell.

  • @jonathanclarke4529
    @jonathanclarke45293 ай бұрын

    Quarters? You sound english

  • @iwanttocomplain
    @iwanttocomplain4 ай бұрын

    Is this script auto generated? The voice is synthesised. But the script seems particularly banal.

  • @ThatVoiceChap

    @ThatVoiceChap

    4 ай бұрын

    Hi @iwanttocomplain… Thanks for your feedback - we always love to hear from our Marvelous Viewers, and we think it’s important to listen to what folk have to say, especially as you’ve taken the time to watch our content😊 We’d like to reassure you that all our content is researched and created by real humans and voiced by freshly picked, talented ( ahem.. 😉), committed voice actors dedicated to bringing quality content to our Gaming audience… because we think, at MV, you deserve better than AI …❤ Thanks again for tuning in, and we hope you’ll remain part of our Marvellous Family 🎉

  • @iwanttocomplain

    @iwanttocomplain

    4 ай бұрын

    i'm quite confident this response was automatically generated and the content of the response is all fallacious@@ThatVoiceChap

  • @steelerj2000
    @steelerj20003 ай бұрын

    Meth is bad.

  • @johnhopkinson7573
    @johnhopkinson75734 ай бұрын

    What use is this video if you don't even bother to name the games, how is this supposed to introduce new people to these games if they don't know what they are called ? Lazy.....

  • @Moondancin

    @Moondancin

    4 ай бұрын

    It does tell you what the games are… and the date released. If you actually watched the video before complaining… you would know. Lazy indeed…

  • @tigermuppetcut
    @tigermuppetcut4 ай бұрын

    Once again, the title might as well be "25 random games" many of these aren't underrated at all. I need to remember not to bother clicking on your vids.

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