Lots of nostalgia in this thread, I spent *a lot* of time (and quarters!) in arcades from the late 80's onward. Many of my favourites have already been posted but here are a few more:
So much goodness in one machine, from Metal Slug to Samurai Showdown.
The classic quarter eater, fond memories of grimy bowling alleys.
So happy this eventually came to Dreamcast.
Me wrecking people with Orchid and the sounds of "ul-tra, ul-tra, ul-tra" still echo even now.
I used to play both players and dual wield the pistols, true story, never saw anyone else do it lol. Also bought on Dreamcast with 2 lightguns
Hi-octane mech action, loved this cabinet.
I could go on and on, great thread
Edit: will also add, arcades are alive and well here in Japan, I sometimes go for the nostalgia.