Unlike the side-scrolling Metal Slug , Shock Troopers utilizes an overhead, eight-way directional perspective. Players can choose a single character or form a three-person team to swap between on the fly. With multiple paths to take through the campaign, rolling avoidance mechanics, and a massive arsenal of heavy weaponry, it offers immense replay value for solo players or duos. High-Energy Sports and Arcade Classics

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It might seem strange to include a golf game on a "best of" list, but Neo Turf Masters (known as Big Tournament Golf in Japan) is addictive perfection.

It is the ultimate competitive multiplayer game. Simple to learn but difficult to master, it’s a staple of the fighting game community's "side-tournament" scene for a reason. 8. Neo Turf Masters

They played for two hours. Leo showed Marco the "suicide battery" lore—how original cartridges would die if the internal battery failed, making these MAME dumps the only digital ghosts left. He showed him Twinkle Star Sprites , a competitive puzzle-shooter that was too weird for its time. He showed him Waku Waku 7 , a fever dream of a fighting game with a giant rabbit and a living poll.