I grew up in the "Arcade Age" of the 1980's and 1990's, but I was never a fan of the arcades. I always preferred games on my home consoles. But, there is an exception to this. I'm was and am a huge (old-school) wrestling fan, and by far my all-time favorite wrestling games are from the arcade.
1) WWF Wrestlefest : Had wrestlers like "Demolition's Crush & Smash" which was great, but it always bugged me that "Ax" was left out. :( It also had tons of great wrestlers like "Ultimate Warrior", "Legion of Doom", "Hulk Hogan", etc. To this day, anytime I see this arcade machine, I spend hours playing that game. Man, I miss the old days of wrestling and videogames. Not that today's videogames and wrestling aren't good, they're just not the same.
2) WWF Wrestlemania : It only had like 8 or 9 wrestlers. But at the time, it was way better than any wrestling game on the home consoles. Honestly, I absolutely loved this game, and home to one day find a cabinet to put in my apartment. Loved using "The Honkey Tonk Man" or "The Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase".
On the consoles, I'd say my favorite wrestling game would be "WWF Attitude" for the N64. I use to love the Royal Rumble matches specifically. But it was disappointing that when I ended up getting a copy for the Playstation, they took out the Royal Rumble match. Seriously, WTH?
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