Arcade classics: the best coin-ops conversions
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Ms. Pac-Man
DOS19833.9/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
Ninja Gaiden
DOS19903.6/5 Tecmo
Ninja Gaiden, released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and later to other platforms, is a side-scrolling action-platformer developed by Tecmo. It follows the story of Ryu Hayabusa, a skilled ninja on a quest for vengeance and justice.In the game, players control Ryu as he battles through six acts, each divided into several stage...
Operation Wolf
DOS19894.3/5 Taito
OutRun
DOS19894.2/5 Sega
Paperboy
DOS19884.1/5 Atari
Paperboy was one of (if not THE) arcade hit of 1985. It was developed by Atari for the arcades and later published by Mindscape for DOS in 1988. More conversion were made for quite a few other platforms. Paperboy gameplay is peculiar: you control a boy riding a bicycle and your goal is to deliver as many newspapers as you can to a number of ho...
Q*Bert
DOS19843.9/5 Parker Brothers
Qix
DOS19894.1/5 Taito
R-Type
DOS19894/5 Irem Software Engineering
R-Type is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed and published by Irem in 1987. The game quickly gained popularity for its challenging gameplay and impressive graphics at the time. R-Type is known for its tough and memorable enemy designs, as well as challenging boss battles. The game features various power-ups that enhance the player...
Rampage
DOS19884.2/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
Robotron 2084
DOS19833.9/5 Williams Entertainment
Space Invaders
DOS1995remake4/5
Spacewar
DOS19854.1/5
Spacewar is one of the earliest digital computer games and is often considered the first interactive video game. It was created in 1962 by Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, and Wayne Wiitanen at the MIT. The game was developed on the PDP-1 minicomputer; this is a DOS port, released in 1985.Spacewar! features two spaceships, controlled by players, that ...
Star Wars
DOS19884.2/5 Atari
Stargate
DOS19833.6/5 Williams Entertainment
Street Fighter 2
DOS19924.3/5 Capcom
Street Fighter 2 is one of the most popular fighting game ever released in the 90s. Street Fighter 2 was designed by Akira Nishitani and Akira Yasuda, developed and published by Capcom in 1991 for the arcades and then converted for many platforms from Spectrum ZX to DOS (in 1992).
Super Pac-Man
DOS19823.5/5 Namco
Taito's Super Space Invaders
DOS19914.2/5 Taito
Tapper
DOS19843.9/5
Wizard of Wor 98
DOS1998remake3.8/5
Zaxxon
DOS19843.8/5 Sega
Zaxxon is a classic arcade video game that was first released by Sega in 1982 for the arcades and later for a number of platforms. It is considered one of the pioneering titles in the shoot 'em up or scrolling shooter genre. Zaxxon was notable for its use of isometric graphics, which gave the game a unique 3D perspective.
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