Halloween-Arcade ... starting a tradition - list help

[PrairieDillo]

Halloween-Arcade ... starting a tradition - list help

So after CAX I'm going to start looking forward to Halloween.
We usually head over to a friend's great neighborhood where houses get all decked out and the candy flows like a river.

This year I'm going to wire up and setup for freeplay a number of arcade cabinets moved outside of my garage. It's got me curious as to what I can easily access from my collection to follow the theme of the night.

Here's what I have in my personal lineup that I could bring together easily.

Neo Geo 4 Slot- Nightmare in The Dark and a Metal Slug (fighting zombies)
Naomi in a Dynamo - Zombie Revenge
I'm tempted to haul back home my Virtua Cop 2 that I can swap House of the Dead into
Capcom dress Dynamo with Vampire Savior

Other games on my radar if I could get them would be:
Ghouls and Ghosts
The Real Ghost Busters
Splatterhouse

Any thoughts to what would make a good Halloween lineup for the neighborhood kids?
I may try to keep my list kids friendly in the end...

 

[saturnkk]

Adam's Family Pinball
Pac Man (ghosts)
Satans Hollow
Goonies

 

[Phetishboy]

Ghosts N Goblins (The dedicated artwork is Halloween to the bone)
Satan's Hollow
Bogey Manor

 

[hsapinball]

Any thoughts to what would make a good Halloween lineup for the neighborhood kids?.

Years ago I did this with pinball machines.

I had a Scared Stiff, Monster Bash, Freddy and a Creature from the Black Lagoon.


In today's age I would double think about doing it again. If someone were to get hurt on your property playing a game or ... Law suit.

Also the value of some games like Monster Bash are becoming high dollar games and it would really suck if someone were to damage one of your games.

 

[avidgeek]

And soon after, you can start planning the Thanksgiving Day arcade....

 

[PrairieDillo]

Years ago I did this with pinball machines.

I had a Scared Stiff, Monster Bash, Freddy and a Creature from the Black Lagoon.


In today's age I would double think about doing it again. If someone were to get hurt on your property playing a game or ... Law suit.

Also the value of some games like Monster Bash are becoming high dollar games and it would really suck if someone were to damage one of your games.

I'm only a vids collector. They will be outside of my garage and I'll move them in after 11PM.
My goal is so that I can let kids stop by and play a few games as they are out collecting candy.

I want to be one of those cool neighbors that does something different.

It would be truely awesome if I had a crane machine set to freeplay where kids actually grabbed goodie bags.

 

[gutsman004]

I'm only a vids collector. They will be outside of my garage and I'll move them in after 11PM.
My goal is so that I can let kids stop by and play a few games as they are out collecting candy.

I want to be one of those cool neighbors that does something different.

It would be truely awesome if I had a crane machine set to freeplay where kids actually grabbed goodie bags.

That'd be cool,although I'd sure as hell be out there constantly with the games as I could see a scenario where you go into the house for a moment and come back only to find empty spots where arcades used to reside.

Another few games for the suggestion box:

Chiller
VS Castlevania
Haunted Castle..good luck finding this even remotely cheap.
I know you have VS,but Darkstalkers and NW are awesome as well.

 

[z3k3]

Witch Hunt

 

[rainman154]

Whoa Phet, I didn't know you had a GNG?!

You could add Duck Hunt? JK.

Chiller
Castlevania
Haunted Castle
Ghouls N Ghosts
Ghosts N Goblins
Aliens
Zombie Raid
Satan's Hollow
House of the Dead
Monster Bash
Xenophobe
Night Slashers
Laser Ghost
Demon's World
Dark Tower

 

[herbertsmart]

Altered Beast?

 

[Phetishboy]

Altered Beast?

That game does have the sweet American Werewolf in London howling sample. Man I miss mine.

 

[GackAttack]

Beast Busters....

.....I picked one up not too long ago, needs work but I might let it go cheap....

 

[the7k]

Personally, I plan to get these for a Halloween set-up:

Vampire Savior
Carnevil
HotD
Night Slashers (If I ever get lucky enough to find one)
Elvira and The Party Monsters (Pinball)

 

[PrairieDillo]

Altered Beast?

that's a good one!

 

[PrairieDillo]

Here's how it went down.

This the smaller crowd once things started going. At one time we had about 60 people milling around trying to play something.

The big hits were:

My mini Galaxian (moppet video) with an ArcadeshopSD. The Neo19

Namco Fishing Treasure - loaded w/ Popcorn balls

Namco Noir Clone w/ an Xbox 360 playing Pac-man CE DX (4 way Sanwa stick)

 

[GameRoomKid]

This the smaller crowd once things started going. At one time we had about 60 people milling around trying to play something.

The big hits were:

My mini Galaxian (moppet video) with an ArcadeshopSD. The Neo19

Namco Fishing Treasure - loaded w/ Popcorn balls

Namco Noir Clone w/ an Xbox 360 playing Pac-man CE DX (4 way Sanwa stick)

Wow.. great looking set up. Thanks for sharing.

 

[warp655]

Looks Great , glad to see everyone had a great time .

 

[mrbill2084]

Its amazing how clueless kids are.. 2 people trying to play robotron.. I sold a centipede to an op and he put it in his laundromat.. Had to explain to the kid what the trackball was..

 

[jkoolpe]

I'd agree on 'ya there sometimes mrbill...I did have to explain to a few young ones last night the standard 4 button setup for something that is just so second nature to me (the left, right, thrust, fire setup for games like Asteroids, Space Duel and Star Castle). When I was their age...I sure don't remember having any trouble at all figuring this button scheme out.

But then again, I'm always amazed at how quickly some of the kids figure out how to play I, Robot .

Jon

 

[Childsremix]

Wow I dont think I could just let anyone play on that Neo/SNK 19 or that Noir Cab. Id be afraid of people messing it up. No one tried to buy any of machines off of you?