Best games in your arcade for parties?

My pins get the most play... of my arcade games I'd say my Ivan Stuart Off Road 3-Player is the most popular at a party. Baby PAC gets love too.
 
Another vote for Warlords cocktail, but I'll add:
Demo Derby cocktail
Rampage
Space War
and yeah, pinball machines. Medieval Madness and Monster Bash get the most attention, even from people who know nothing about pinball....

Agreed. My Demo Derby cocktail and Rampage are favorites. Ivan Stewart's gets a lot of game play too. Interestingly the Area 51 and Buck Hunter Pro are big draws for the ladies and kids.
 

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Kids = Crusin Exotica linked

Adults = Galaga

Every time, every party not even a contest
 
Pinball and air hockey. The videogames are not very popular when I have my parties. It really depends on the caliber of games that you own. If you have a bunch of crappy games and a pacman game, then pacman would be the popular game to play. But if you have a wall of high-end pinball games then no one wants to play that crappy pacman game in the corner.
 
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Depends on who i invite to the party there is a reason why I have multiple gauntlet arcade machines.

The typical games 80 classics get played. I rarely see any arcade machine left alone for very long.
 
I know it isn't technically an arcade game, but I'm shocked that no one has mentioned Duck Hunt yet. NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING impresses people more then Duck Hunt in my PC10 duel monitor! I always have a namco Pac Man cart in my Sharp NES, and have my MK2 and SF2CE and Simpsons fired up, but as soon as people see and hear Duck Hunt, it's over!

I would assume that if someone were to have all cabinets, the ones that would be most popular to a large group of people would be Pac Man/Ms Pac Man, competitive sit down drives (especially the Cruisn series) and then NBA Jam and Mortal Kombat.

I know that the golden age games are popular on here, but unless the person is 45+, the majority of them won't appeal to them, with the expection being Pac Man.
 
When I had it, Strata Bowl was always busy. Its a game that anyone can play plus has a place to set your beer.
 
Rush 2049's when I had a pair of those, might have to buy those back one of these days, and Gauntlet legends are popular, and then Arkinoid.
 
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