Best game(s) to introduce kids to arcade games

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The kids of my friends and family are drawn to my Astro City like moths to a flame – and then games like Progear burn them in fiery flames of frustration!

Do you have suggestions for good arcade games that are accessible and fun to play for kids?
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Puzzle Bobble and Metal Slug.
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Kid's tastes are really hard to guess.
My nephew (he is 6) liked really much Raguy/Blue's Journey... every time he is here i have to put "the guy who throws leaves" on the cab
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Bubble Bobble - always works
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New Zealand Story aka "chick game" or Rainbow Islands :awe:
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Pooyan seems to be popular too ... don't know why. :roll:
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I find that games with simple controls are the favorites at my house.

arkanoid, monkey ball, pac-man :awe:
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Splatterhouse
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Thank you for the suggestions. I've actually tried Metal Slug 2 with my nephew, however he had a hard time controlling moving and shooting at the same time. He loved to watch the game though, especially the part with the mummies :-)

Bubble Bobble us an obvious candidate, but currently my wallet firmly says "no."
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Gals Panic 3 :whoopsie:

Seriously though, you can't go far wrong with Final Fight I reckon - simple mechanics, chunky sprites, cool music, 2 buttons and you can get reasonably far on 1 credit just by mashing the buttons. Then when they've got the gist of FF let them play AvP 8-)
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crunchywasp wrote: Seriously though, you can't go far wrong with Final Fight I reckon - simple mechanics, chunky sprites, cool music, 2 buttons and you can get reasonably far on 1 credit just by mashing the buttons. Then when they've got the gist of FF let them play AvP 8-)
Great idea actually!
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Ketsui.
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Snow Brothers :)
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Had a BBQ for work people today and there were a bunch of kids. Top winners with the little uns were snow bros and top hunter.
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My 2yr old loves crazy taxi, outrun 2 and my pachislo.
Thankfully I can sit next to my driving cab with my foot on the accelerator for him while I play on my NAC lol
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emphatic wrote:Ketsui.
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Gyruss.
You both introduce them to classical and 8bit music, shooting games and awkward controls, area management, patern learning and remembering, idea of progress, dellusion of the never finished work once they got to the Earth for the first time, and well, they begin with one of the best arcade game ever.
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Ninja Turtles ;)
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Any version of Pang!. It is cheap too!
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