Virtua Cop 2
Debut: 1995
Virtua Cop 2 was a really interesting game developed by the AM2 studio at SEGA. The developers at SEGA felt that they needed to do what Nintendo did before and test out games in arcades first. While some games were complete in arcades, others acted as test subjects. Virtua Cop 2 was essentially complete before SEGA ported it over to their Saturn console. This game was known as a light gun shooter, as players would actually hold a gun attached to the arcade and shoot at enemies when needed. Players can choose one of three players to be in the game, and merely need to stay alive to make it through levels. Any death instantly caused you to put in more money, which made arcades a lot of money. The game was very popular in the 1990s, making it one of the best arcade games ever.