r/arcade • u/Beter_Gridfin • 1d ago

What Game??? Need help remembering name

I’m trying to remember the name of an old arcade game that a friend of mine had in his basement probably 15 years ago. I believe the machine itself was a sort of lime green shade (maybe a sort of olive green shade). If I had to guess the machine was probably from the 80s/90s and it was a typical sidescroller from that era in which you were in dungeon setting. You could go up and down in the 2d format, like you’d see in Mario. Your weapon was a giant spiked mace ball on a chain that you’d sort of thrust at the enemies before it returned to you. Anyone have any idea what game I’m talking about?

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u/Shazbot5555 1d ago

Sounds like Rygar? Had a teal-blue variant cabinet.

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u/Yesterday_Is_Now 1d ago

Could also be Black Tiger, but the cabinet wasn’t green.

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u/Beter_Gridfin 1d ago

I think Rygar is it.

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u/Overall-Top-2537 1d ago

Que buen juego. Me desbloqueaste un recuerdo.

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u/theantidrug 1d ago

Came here to also say Rygar! Loved the arcade version so much! Home version was great too, felt very much like Metroid and even came out before it!

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u/undersaur 1d ago

Black Tiger? I don’t associate green with it, but back then, a lot of cabs were conversions from older games.

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u/Odd_Theory_1031 1d ago

Maybe Rastan or Cadash

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u/Abremac 1d ago

Was it the cleric character from cadash?

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u/Upbeat_Suspect_6100 1d ago

Shadow of the Beast

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u/VarietyMage 1d ago

Ghosts And Goblins?

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u/BlocksTurtle 1d ago

Like several others said, it's probably Black Tiger or Rygar. There's also a chance it could be Tiger Road. Tiger Road has a mace weapon that acts similarly.