Video games that literally RAN THE STREETS

[Goodnews]

Pokemon Red/Blue

 

[Tetris v2.0]

(arcade) Double Dragon
Contra
NBA Jam
(arcade) NFL Blitz
Golden Tee (shut up)

I have zero shame admitting it

The Golden Tee machine at the bar near my old office got crazy burn. Many happy hour arguments were settled over it

 

[The Mad Titan]

U forgot Resident Evil 2.

Yeah RE 2 can go on that list, but just barely, Pokemon red and blue should be on there and games like SSX/NBA streets/Jam Blitz and even tecmo and super tecmo bowl.

 

[PS5 Pro]

What are some video games that literally ran the streets and/or could realistically be considered the GOAT at the time of their release?
These are just a few examples that come to mind off of the top of my head:

Pac-man
Tetris
Super Mario 1 and 3
Street Fighter 2
Sonic the Hedgehog
the Dragon Quest franchise (in Japan)*

For example, literally EVERYBODY was hype for Mario 3 when that game was about to drop.


Even the mainstream media recognized games like Pac-man, Mario 1, and Street Fighter 2 when they first dropped.
When Pokemon Red and Blue dropped, EVERYBODY knew it.
You had toys, merchandise, cartoons, etc.

Spoiler

* RPG's in general were slept on in America pre-FFVII, but in Japan, DQ definitely qualifies as a franchise that literally ran the streets.
The franchise is so huge out there that the company had to pass an internal rule to only release Dragon Quest games on Saturdays so that everyone wouldn't skip school/work to go play the games.
DQis pretty much THE OG RPG game that originated that whole genre, and on top of that,Akira Toriyama (the creator of DBZ) does all the artwork for the series.

There are definitely others, though. Post your own examples.

From the sound of the thread title this just feels like an arcade thing. So arcade wise? Street fighter 2, Mortal kombat 1,2, Dragons lair, Tetris, NBA Jam.

Console wise?
Mario
mike tyson's punch out
F zero
pilotwings
Coach K
Tecmo Superbowl
Joe montana sports talk
little nemo the dream master
master blaster
wcw revenge
Tobal #1
Seaman
crazy taxi
Wii sports
Ryse
Max Payne 1
Quake III ARENA

PC counterstrike was like

 

[spliz]

Yeah RE 2 can go on that list, but just barely, Pokemon red and blue should be on there and games like SSX/NBA streets/Jam Blitz and even tecmo and super tecmo bowl.

RE2 was literally everywhere when it dropped. shyt damn near had as much hype on the streets and MGS.

 

[Pegasus Jackson]

SF2, NBA Jam and TMNT in the arcades. You young bucks don't know.


Street Fighter 2 was a cultural revolution damn near.

 

[10bandz]

Goldeneye 007 for the n64

big facts

 

[SymbolicOne09]

Soul calibur

 

[Straw Hat Luffy]

Tekken 3.

I remember dudes would all throw money in a tournament and face one another on a Friday night

for all the madden games back in the day too.

ssx tricky.... like dudes were really playing a snowboarding game and that shyt was popping

 

[Paper Boi]

everyone i knew was hype about san andreas. i had no idea cacs was mad about CJ till seeing a thread about it on thecoli.

 

[daze23]

SF2 with quarters lined up on the screen

 

[The G.O.D II]

Street fighter 2 simply for the fact I know nikkas who been shot at arcades over it

 

[DJ Paul's Arm]

Responses are exposing age groups.

 

[Sterling Archer]

at y’all not mentioning Streets of Rage or Mortal Kombat

 

[ORDER_66]

Street fighter 2, mortal kombat, sonic 2, tekken 3, virtual fighter 4, outrun, afterburner, NARC, Double dragon, def jam ffny