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The most popular coin-op conversion games

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Arcades experienced immense popularity during the 1980s and 1990s, serving as social hubs where people gathered to enjoy video games. Before the rise of poker machines, individuals frequented pubs or dedicated arcades to play video games known as coin-operated machines or coin-ops. These machines required players to insert coins to start playing, creating a pay-to-play model that was both thrilling and addictive.

As home video game consoles and computers advanced, many popular arcade games were adapted for these platforms. The transition allowed players to enjoy their favorite games in the comfort of their own homes. Systems like the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Sega Genesis, and various home computers saw ports of arcade hits, often with slight modifications due to hardware limitations.

Coin-operated machines not only provided entertainment but also influenced game design, community building, and the overall trajectory of the gaming industry.

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superhangon-1

Super Hang-On

DOSMac OS1988 Sega
Super Hang-On is an abandoned motorcycle arcade racing game, developed by Sega, designed by Yu Suzuki and published by Data East for DOS in 1988 (the arcade was released in 1987). Super Hang-On was converted for a great number of ...
space-ace-2-01

Space Ace 2: Borf's Revenge

DOS1991 ReadySoft
bad-dudes-02

Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja

DOS1988protected Data East
Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the president? If that line doesn’t make you want to punch a ninja through a hotdog stand, nothing will. Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja is peak 80s: mullets, muscles, and more side-scrolling be...
side-arms-02

Side Arms Hyper Dyne

DOS1988 Capcom
Side Arms: Hyper Dyne is a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up arcade game developed and published by Capcom in 1986 and later ported on various platforms. Players control a "mobilsuit," a futuristic combat robot, in a war against al...
ikari-warriors-2-03

Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road

DOS1988 SNK Corporation
total-carnage-07

Total Carnage

DOS1994 Midway Manufacturing Company
turbo-outrun-03

Turbo OutRun

DOS1990 Sega
Turbo OutRun is an abandoned DOS action racing game set in North America, developed and published by Sega in 1990. Turbo OutRun is a conversion from the arcade classic of the same name and it's the sequel of the popular OutRun. Th...
primal-rage-03

Primal Rage

DOS1995 Atari
race-drivin-03

Race Drivin'

DOS1992 Atari
Race Drivin' is a 1990 arcade racing game developed and published by Atari Games.  It's the sequel to Hard Drivin' (1989) and retains the same stunt-based driving mechanics while adding new tracks and improved physics. T...
pacmania-champ-03

Pac Maniac

DOS1993 ChamProgramming corp.
darius-gaiden-05

Darius Gaiden

Windows XP/98/951998 Taito
konami-ping-pong-02

Konami's Ping Pong

DOS1996 Konami
aaargh-splash

Aaargh

DOS1988 Binary Design
Aaargh (1988) is exactly what you’ll scream as your giant monster stomps through cities with all the grace of a drunk kaiju. On DOS, this arcade-ish game lets you smash stuff, roast villagers, and battle other monsters in du...
blasteroids-3

Blasteroids

DOS1989 Atari
Blasteroids is a video game developed and released by Atari, Inc. in 1987. It's a sequel to the classic arcade game Asteroids, which was released in 1979. In Blasteroids, players control a spaceship tasked with destroying asteroid...
joust-vga-03

Joust VGA

DOS1990remake
tapper-02

Tapper

DOS1984
bionic-commando-06

Bionic Commando

DOS1988 Capcom
In Bionic Commando, you're a soldier with no jumping ability—because who needs knees when you have a grappling arm? Swing through 1988 DOS architecture like a pixelated Tarzan, blasting bad guys and trying not to fall to you...
stun-runner-03

S.T.U.N. Runner

DOS1990 Atari
star-trek-sos-01

Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator

DOS1983 Sega
double-dribble-03

Double Dribble

DOS1990 Novotrade Software
guerrilla-war-01

Guerrilla War

DOS1987 SNK Corporation
magic-johnson-basket-01

Magic Johnson's Basketball

DOS1989 Sculptured Software
exterminator-splash

Exterminator

DOS1990 The Assembly Line
buck-planet-zoom-01

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

DOS1984 Sega
Welcome to a future where zooming through tunnels and dodging neon obstacles is considered heroic. Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom is a proto-3D arcade shooter that tries its best to impress—bless its pixelated heart. You fly, y...
toobin-2

Toobin

DOS1989 Domark Software
Toobin is an abandoned action game developed by Domark Software and released in 1989. Toobin runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum. It's a conversi...
rastan-05

Rastan

DOS1990 Taito
thunderblade-05

Thunderblade

DOS1989 Sega
mortalkombat3-01

Mortal Kombat 3

DOS1995protected Midway Manufacturing Company
Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting action game developed by Midway Manufacturing Company and released by GT Interactive Software in 1995 for DOS and Windows as well as for many other platforms. Mortal Kombat 3 is the third chapter of t...
sarge-02

Sarge

DOS1989
heavy-barrel-02

Heavy Barrel

DOS1989 Data East
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