Games we hope to see when Rusty Quarters Relocates (aka: Games that are TOO BIG to be at RQ right now)

As awesome as Rusty Quarters with its wonderful selection of classic arcade cabinets, due to the size of the retail space RQ is located at, there are some games that we just won't see until their lease is up and they relocate.  Here's a list of games we hope to see in the new location (and with your help we hope to someday be able to guy to have reside at our favorite Twin Cities gaming hangout!):

X-Men 6 Player Cabinet

Yes, there are 4-player versions of this game available, but in order to get the true X-Men experience you need to play it on the 6-Player version.  With it's wide display and control panel to allow six gamers to comfortably play side-by-side, X-Men is one of the largest beat-em-up cabinets ever developed.  As much fun as it would be to hear Cyclops roar with his Special Move, until Rusty Quarters moves this game will have to wait.

Skee-Ball

An amazing non-video arcade classic, Skee-Ball is a great game to test one's skill and accuracy.  As fun of a game as it (and also a beautiful looking game), the playfield is just too long to fit at the current RQ location.

Pole Position Sit-Down Cabinet

Yes, Rusty Quarters does have a sit-down driving game already with Crusin' USA, but the grandfather of driving game's cabinet is just too bulky to fit anywhere until Annie and Sage select a new home for the arcade.

Time Crisis II

While there have been four installments in the Time Crisis series (and I wouldn't be shocked if a fifth were in the works), the second was the most popular.  This two-player rail shooter also features a pedal that allows the player to duck and cover to avoid enemy fire.  With two screens and the extra length for the pedal, there doesn't seem to be a good place to put TCII in RQ at the moment.

Top 5 Missing Gems at Rusty Quarters

Based on the feedback that the owners of Rusty Quarters have collected throughout the years, here are the Top 5 Missing Classic Arcade Gems that we at FORQ hope to someday help bring to our favorite Twin Cities arcade:

5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

In 1989, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were television, movie, and action figure stars.  While Ultra Games created a commercially successful home console game, it wasn't until Konami released this amazing 4-player co-op game that finally allowed gamers to become the Heroes in a Half Shell.  Nearly 25 years later, gamers still love this classic beat-em-up!

4. Mortal Kombat 3

To know how to finish an opponent with a Fatality was to be a God in the arcade.  Mortal Kombat 3 brought fierce and brutal competition between gamers of all ages.

3. Mr. Do

Mr. Do actually used to reside at Rusty Quarters, but because of some issues with the original cabinet they had to let it go.  RQ gamers have been clamoring for it ever since, and it is a cabinet that both Annie and Sage greatly regret having to part with.

2. The Simpsons

Ay caramba!  Who would've thought that a 4-player beat-em-up based on an animated sitcom would be as wildly popular as it was (and still is)!

1. Street Fighter II: Championship Edition

Street Fighter II brought gamers back into the arcades in droves in the early 90's, pitting player vs. player in this fighting classic.  While two fighters currently reside at Rusty Quarters (X-Men: Children of the Atom and Tekken 4), SF II is the one that gamers want the most.

FORQ Fundraiser #1: Build Lego Mario!

The Friends of Rusty Quarters are embarking on their first fundraising effort to help the expansion of Rusty Quarters and its game selection by constructing the world’s most famous plumber, brick by brick! 

We are looking for classic gaming enthusiasts and small business supporters to sponsor one (or more) of the 1,287 Lego bricks it will take to create a 3-foot 2D representation of Mario.  The money raised isn’t just for the cost of building Mario, however.  It more importantly going to be used to help purchase additional cabinets and other equipment needed for Rusty Quarters (both in the current location and also in their future location when their lease is up in late 2014) to continue to be the most amazing classic arcade in the Twin Cities!

A $1 donation will sponsor a brick, and we are hoping that by the end of this campaign, after PayPal and Indiegogo expenses are accounted for we are hoping to not only present a really fun art piece to the owners of Rusty Quarters to hang on their walls, but $1,000 set aside to purchase arcade cabinets that we can all enjoy.  Would you like to see The Simpsons Arcade, Mortal Kombat, or Mr. Do come to Rusty Quarters?  In donating to this campaign, we hope to make that a reality!

To donate, please visit http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/build-lego-mario-and-help-support-rusty-quarters-arcade/