20 Underrated ARCADE Games from the 80s and 90s

My home away from home. Anytime I was anywhere on vacation or even just stores around town, always wanted to know arcade games they had. Here's a list of some of my favorites over the year.

Arcade Games Featured:

Willow
G.I. Joe
Blue Print
Cowboys of Moo Mesa
A.P.B.
Quartet
Crime Fighters
Congo Bongo
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Roc'n Rope
Mr. Do's Wild Ride
Devil World
Guzzler
The Real Ghostbusters
Jungle Hunt / Jungle King
Missing in Action (M.I.A.)
Kangaroo
WWF WrestleFest
Crystal Castles
Reactor

Games Featured in the Opening:
Dragon Breed
Bag Man
Haunted Castle
Hook
Kickle Cubical
Domino Man
Journey
Assault

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[PJ_Playz]

Man I miss the arcades. Remember going to the mall each week blowing my allowance.

[hillbillyhippie]

Remember when we carried coins in our pocket.

[jimmybrazell]

The one game I always looked for in the arcades was Crazy Climber. The dual stick set up for each side of the body was very different.

[kristianTV]

Blueprint was an early game from Tim and Chris Stamper who went on to become the founders of Rare (Goldeneye, Donkey Kong Country etc..). Before that they were Ultimate, who are probably most recognised as a top UK home computer developer of the early 80's.

[benkizer]

It's funny how, while arcades aren't nearly as around as they once were, my nieces and nephews still love to play arcade machines when they are available, whether at movie theaters, bowling alleys, Top Golf, etc. Even though they have Xbox and Switch which both offer far superior games these days, the fascination of dropping quarters into machines isn't completely lost on modern day children.

[RichardCraig]

Wrestlefest... easily my favorite wrestling game of all time. Nothing is better than seeing your characters grapple and slamming the buttons as fast as you could! It was one of those games you could tell people were playing from across the bowling alley just from the sound of all the button-slapping.

[richardadams]

You could make a pretty good selection of awesome obscure arcade games by just looking at the Colecovision library. They did an impressive job of finding licenses that Atari had ignored or overlooked, often because they were arcade busts or modest successes.
Cosmic Avenger, Ladybug, Venture, Mr Do, Carnival, Looping, Pepper II, Front Line, Frenzy, Victory, Buck Rogers. None of these was Pac-Man or Defender, but they were terrific games.

[wayneglanville]

I like the words “enjoy someone’s art” spot on.

[DerekDavis]

On the topic of Mr Do, an uncommon game in that series was Do Run Run. Very fun!

On the topic of Jungle Hunt or Jungle King, there was another Taito game of that era: Front Line. It had unique controls and was very fun.

[greatgoen]

I watch the old Starcade game show and see my old favorite games that are no longer around. Man I do miss old arcades.

[ByteBrian]

The video rental store around the corner from my house, had Saturday Night Slammasters (which me and all my friends got together and played Friday & Saturday Nights) & Quartet, which I spent more quarters on then I can count; & thanks to your channel (in a different video)helped to remember the name of it after 20yrs! We also had a bigger arcade at our local mall, where Centipede, my all time favorite arcade game, kept my high score before it finally shut down.

[thenostalgiabusiness]

Fantastic list. I actually modded a vertical screen Arcade1Up recently and was having trouble separating the wheat from the chaff since the image I used had so many roms. I was more of a 90's arcade guy, so I knew about the classics, like Galaga and Donkey Kong, but never knew about stuff like Guzzler, Roc'n Rope, and Congo Bongo. Those are all on my vertical cab, so I'm definitely going to check them out now.

[Turangaia]

Oooohh yes! The arcade game room was one passionate past time for me! The smell emitting from those machines was pure bliss! I also loved playing the non-mainstream games: Crazy Climber, Bump n' Jump, Space Firebird, Bara Duke, Looping, and Tutankham!

[JohnRiggs]

Arcade Games Featured:

Willow
G.I. Joe
Blue Print
Cowboys of Moo Mesa
A.P.B.
Quartet
Crime Fighters
Congo Bongo
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Roc'n Rope
Mr. Do's Wild Ride
Devil World
Guzzler
The Real Ghostbusters
Jungle Hunt / Jungle King
Missing in Action (M.I.A.)
Kangaroo
WWF WrestleFest
Crystal Castles
Reactor

Games Featured in the Opening:
Dragon Breed
Bag Man
Haunted Castle
Hook
Kickle Cubical
Domino Man
Journey
Assault

[SoundsOfSushi]

I spent so many quarters playing great games like Bubble Bobble, Gauntlet, Black Tiger, Magic Sword and Rastan. The arcade I went to had Rastan on really loud. The music was epic.

[bigsteve]

Good to see Cowboys of Moo Mesa getting some love. That game was fun but never gets talked about.

[TromaFiend]

Quartet is a game that I've been trying to remember the name of FOREVER! Thank you so much for this video.

[skykitchen]

Lady bug was my all time favorite. It had the elements of pac man with much more. When the arcade I played it at closed, I bought it and it now sits proudly in my game room :)

[pokey]

My childhood dog was named Montana after Moo Montana... Loved Cowboys of the Moo-mesa... 😁

[SpecialAgentBillMaxwell]

My favorites that no one ever talks about: Bank Panic, Teddy Boy Blues, Lost Tomb, and for some reason I can't explain, Pepper II.