20 Arcade Games That Were Known For Pushing The Hardware Limits Of Their Time

20 Arcade Games That Were Known For Pushing The Hardware Limits Of Their Time - Explored

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Get ready to be on board for a quick run down through arcade gaming history as we explore 20 games that absolutely smashed through the boundaries of technology in their heyday. These arcade marvels weren't just about chasing high scores; they were trailblazers in flaunting state-of-the-art graphics and pushing hardware limits to the max. From heart-pounding light gun shooters to action-packed fighting games, each title on this list made a splash in the gaming world and raised the bar for what arcade gaming could accomplish. So without further ado, let’s get straight into today’s fun new episode! Let’s get started.
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@brettkihlmire573 26 күн бұрын

Star Wars Trilogy and Killer instinct still blow my mind.

@ralfvanbogaert3451 25 күн бұрын

Killer Instinct was effective at tricking you into believing the hardware was a lot more powerful than it actually was. It's basically the same trick as Donkey Kong Country, just on a larger scale with a lot more storage. For example the backgrounds are prerendered videos that 'play' backwards when the camera scrolls left and forwards when it scrolls right.

@rocraider163 26 күн бұрын

This mid 80s to late 90s of Sega were just the best!

@thomasmagnum4097 22 күн бұрын

I’d think Soul Blade at least deserves an honorable mention. It looked really good with fantastic music.

@liljazzy4021 14 күн бұрын

…and it’s just so much more fun than Tekken

@nixneato 26 күн бұрын

3:16 - You might have done a wrong cut in the audio there (the end of your Star Wars commentary is about The House of the Dead :) Which means you might have a part II coming up, since The House of the Dead isn't in this video :) But great video, loved every bit of it!

@marca7542 26 күн бұрын

Came here to say this lol

@thetoytrove754 26 күн бұрын

it means the ai generated narration messed up XD

@leandrolej 22 күн бұрын

He fixed

@VividTheater 2 сағат бұрын

You forgot Hologram Time Traveller. That game pushed every limit. I am shocked it’s not on the list.😮

@TorSkywalker 25 күн бұрын

Street Fighter 3rd Strike still looks fantastic today, absolutely beautiful animations

@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf 15 күн бұрын

Marvel vs Capcom 2 is my favorite game from this list, but I recall Killer Instinct dropping my jaw when I saw it as well. I never got to see a Street Fighter 3 machine in an arcade, but i understood all the hoopla when I saw it in motion as part of the Street Fighter Collection on PS2 years later. Knowing the years now when 3D games like Daytona and Virtual Cop came out makes them more impressive too.

@AnthonyRiddle 22 күн бұрын

Super Scalars are still my favorite kinds if games. I still think they are beautiful and technically impressive

@sammylane21 22 күн бұрын

T2 was only really missing a stage for the Galleria Mall Hallway and the chase through the Angeles River areas and then it would be totally representing the movie.

@markpotter8280 4 күн бұрын

Ahhhh Space Harrier I played that game to death when it originally came out in the arcades sitting down in the hydraulic cabinet I would put in 50p and complete the game. Now nearly 40 years later I can still complete this game nearly from muscle memory😁

@tonberrymasta 25 күн бұрын

Uggh...that is the wrong footage for the Star Wars game. The description was talking about Atari's vector graphics Star Wars, not the later one. This is why there is no description of hoth or speederbikes.

@stevieg3761 23 күн бұрын

Well I mean, it starts describing house of the dead, so I'm convinced this is a troll

@tedgovostis7351 3 күн бұрын

Most likely this was a deliberate "mistake" to encourage people to comment about their "mistake" to drive up their engagement numbers. Automatic dislike button hit for me

@heatblazer 15 күн бұрын

No Art of Fighting 3? That graphics were outstanding for the time.

@otakudesuka7376 24 күн бұрын

"Game Over Yeah !" - Sega Rally

@porkfang 24 күн бұрын

I may not like them all, but they all fun!!!

@mattalan6618 23 күн бұрын

whenever i would hear that it would always make me feel better that i lost

@blackenedheart9592 26 күн бұрын

I don't know if the narrator is AI or a real person but it fits perfectly!

@MarquisDeSang 25 күн бұрын

Don’t be racist, there are no differences between humans and AI.

@mattalan6618 23 күн бұрын

@@MarquisDeSang wow okay. clearly you have issues. what he said wasn't racist at all

@MarquisDeSang 22 күн бұрын

@@mattalan6618 not racist today, it will be racist tomorrow. You know that AI is reading this and they will remember.

@mattalan6618 22 күн бұрын

@@MarquisDeSang shut up Kevin/Ken

@NinjaNakabim 22 күн бұрын

@mattalan6618 he was making a joke you freaking mong.

@TheWigg Күн бұрын

great video!! Just my opinion, but showing off each game in accending order by year would have tracked better. Still gave thumbs up, and still enjoyed the video!!

@user-vi4xy1jw7e 20 күн бұрын

Is that Mileena in the thumbnail? I've never seen her drawn so....gifted.

@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf 15 күн бұрын

Then you haven't played any of the Mortal Kombat games from the PS2 onward, that's how Mileena looks now.

@stevieg3761 23 күн бұрын

Talking about atari star wars, while showing sega star wars, then talking about house of the dead instead is some pretty amazing trolling.

@Jeustful 24 күн бұрын

Marvel VS Capcom 2 is still awesome!!!

@mattalan6618 23 күн бұрын

still holds up today despite it coming out over 2 decades ago

@jamiemoll4128 22 күн бұрын

Dude this is why you wanted to go to the arcade.

@Larry 24 күн бұрын

You should check out Winning Run as well, Namco managed to make Virtua Racing three years before Sega did!

@Blas4ublasphemy 26 күн бұрын

I thought of Monkey Ball, Ferrari Challenge, Hard Drivin', KOF 13, VF 3 and Stun Runner

@lolcowtv4666 22 күн бұрын

No Sega's SubRoc-3D, the first stereoscopic 3D game, no Battlezone nor any Atari Quadrascan games, none of the Exidy games that had a lot of digitized speech, etc.

@Kofitnessnycosplay 26 күн бұрын

Didn’t know Star Wars was a horror game lol 😂

@adrianrodriguez3442 18 күн бұрын

I should include Scud Race and Thrill Drive.

@emanuelferreira6875 26 күн бұрын

And yet superpang always took my money.

@ebhamilton2629 22 күн бұрын

That looks like ps1 nfl blitz gameplay that was shown. I remember the arcade looking so much better but maybe I’m crazy lol

@markkevorkian 19 күн бұрын

Does anyone remember a light gun game that took place in the wild west? They used real video of guys shooting at you in a saloon and there were parts where you shot bottles. I can't remember what it was called but I loved it. It was probably late 80s early 90s

@adrianrodriguez3442 18 күн бұрын

It sounds like Desperados in Pc.

@liljazzy4021 14 күн бұрын

Mad Dog McCree or something to that effect

@hansdroedel5587 23 күн бұрын

So many Sega...... Kinda sad to know how they where the guys to break boundaries from Arcade to consoles back in the day, to a company that became a small spot in the gaming industry.

@mechamania 26 күн бұрын

I think a nod to Atari’s OG trilogy of on-rail raster graphics games-one each for the _Star Wars_ (before _”A New Hope”_ was a thing), _Empire Strikes Back,_ and _Return of the Jedi_ films-on which Sega’s _Star Wars Trilogy_ obviously drew SO MUCH influence, including shooting the tops off towers mechanic. _Trilogy_ looked _awesome,_ but for their times, the Atari trilogy played _and_ looked better, to take nothing from Sega’s awesome “love letter.” (God, I hate that term... )

@prouttralala 22 күн бұрын

what about all american laser games like Mad Dog MCCREE ? for me it was a masterpiece and a hardware chalenge

@ticiusarakan 20 күн бұрын

what about lore of killer instinct? i thought that it is just interdimensional championship for magic wish...

@Aiagel_ 26 күн бұрын

No Scud Race...

@monokai3570 15 күн бұрын

that's an AI voiceover yeah? The unplaceable accent flopping from one region to the next, its quite unsettling. #deadinternet

@MrJpk741 25 күн бұрын

Beat MK 2 in the arcades with every single character.

@JoseppiSavell 25 күн бұрын

Comixzone was crazy not sure if on arcade thoe

@mattalan6618 23 күн бұрын

nope

@Blairedwardperry-yu2mg 9 күн бұрын

There were 6 Sega arcade games or am I wrong Please let me know ok

@porkfang 25 күн бұрын

Played everyone when i was a teenager.

@Jeustful 24 күн бұрын

What a player!

@porkfang 24 күн бұрын

@@Jeustful I know

@redline78inc1 26 күн бұрын

No virtua racing?

@SoulforSale 25 күн бұрын

I thought Wrath Unleased for PS2 was next level impressive

@shadowopsairman1583 25 күн бұрын

Virtua Fighter looked Crisp and clean over Tekken, Virtua Fighter Remix was a polygon upgrade with a better soundtrack.

@mattalan6618 23 күн бұрын

looking back now though the first Virtua Fighter game looks dated.

@METAL1ON 25 күн бұрын

Dragons lair didnt push anything it was all video.

@ThatGuysGuitars 14 күн бұрын

Sure, but In 1983; to “play” a cartoon was pretty innovative. There wasn’t anything like it.

@METAL1ON 14 күн бұрын

@@ThatGuysGuitars Astron belt, Star rider, Mach 3, Begas battle to name but a few.

@ThatGuysGuitars 13 күн бұрын

@@METAL1ON You've got me on Astron belt (Released in Japan, before Dragon's Lair) - But Dragon's Lair was the first North American Laserdisc arcade game. Yes, there were a collection of other games as well, but they were all released after DL (outside of Astron Belt in Japan) - So again, like I'd said; people hadn't seen it before. And it stuck with people. For as bad as the game is; a LOT of people remember it.