Well I liked beat em p the most but those one on one fighting games were never really my thing. I preferred what one could call street brawling teaming up with 1 or more friends playing cooperatively beating up the bad guys as you progress through the landscape with end bosses and a final bad guy. Double Dragon was I think the first in this genre which I played the most even though Golden Axe would ultimately become my favorite and on three would probably be Final Fight. the Simpsons and the TMN Turtles also had some fun beat em up versions which could be played by up to 4.

Actually before Street Fighter and later on Mortal Kombat there were already some 1 on 1 fighters which I actually enjoyed, I guess because they were a lot simpler. Yie Aer Kung fu was the very first a game I almost beat. Further there was Ring King/King of Boxer and wrestling game Mat Mania. And not to forget Kung Fu Master I think the first fighting game playing as a platform (on 1 line). The game however is impossible to play without a joystick (does that still exist?)

I could enjoy the occasional racing and shooters and some lightgun games (Operation Wolf) but there aren't that many titles that stick out there. For racing I always loved Super Off Road Racing. Sports games well the soccer games could be fun when facing a human opponent, against a computer player was usually a painful experience.

Other fun games I can think of: Wonder Boy, Mission Elevator, Bubble Bobble.

Still on a console those 1 on 1 fighters facing of a friend can be fun defintely when you both suck at it and find out the special moves by chance
Used to have Mortal Kombat Iv (I think) and Tekken 3 on PS 1. But I preferred playing the Resident Evil game.

Streets of Rage yeah I love that series too, there were 3 games I believe. It felt a lot like Final Fight and it played like an arcade. Another fun co-op on the Sega genesis/mega drive was Zombies Ate my neighbors

Space Invaders was before my time but I have read it was insane how many companies cloned that game. It was similar to the Pong craze in the early seventies where every electronics company had its variant of the game. Even though I think Pac-man actually became the first to actually start a franchise and of course not long after that Donkey Kong and Mario bros.

You should get Final Fight as well, it's very similar to Streets of Rage I guess FF was the inspiration for SOR. I always loved those street brawling games a lot too whether it was on the streets a medieval or fantasy setting and even more playing cooperatively with a mate.

Bars, cafés, restaurants etc had them too here.

Never played it but I guess that was one of the first attempts of interactive videogames, like an animation where you could decide to a certain extent what was going to happen. It was released on Laserdisc, don't know of anyone who ever had a laserdisc player though.

Talking of Don Bluth well I really like his Secret of Nimh!

Maybe you should get yourself a Galaga T-shirt in 'Space Invaders' style



I actually have a likewise we come in peace Space Invaders drawing on my mouse mat.

I don't think I ever played Gauntlet with 4 but I remember I once played The Simpsons arcade with 4! Darn I wish I had a time machine to relive such moments.