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The most popular arcade classic games

Back in the day, when going to the "arcades" was a thing, a quite a few exceptional games made video game history. Titles like Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong and later games like Bubble Bobble, Street Fighter 2, Dragon's Lair are known both to video game fans and people who never touched a joystick in their lives. These games often spawned licensed conversions, sequels, fan-games and clones.

Recently added and trending arcade classic games

Street Fighter 2
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Bubble Bobble
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Space Invaders
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  • street-fighter-2-6
    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).

  • bubblebobble-3
    DOS19894.2/5 Taito

    Bubble Bobble is perhaps one of the most popular (and cute!) platform arcade games of all times. The goal of Bubble Bobble is simple: clear each screen from various monsters and reach the final stage. In order to get rid of enemies, dinosaurs Bub and Bob can spit bubbles to trap them, then pop the bubbles to kill them.

  • space-invaders-clone-1
    DOS1995remake4/5
  • goldenaxe-3
    DOS19914.2/5 Sega
  • operation-wolf-5
    DOS19894.3/5 Taito
  • dynablaster-01
    DOS19924.1/5 Hudson soft
  • spacewar-1
    DOS19854.1/5
  • digdug-3
    DOS19833.9/5 Namco

    Dig Dug is a classic maze arcade action game that was first released by Namco in 1982 as a coin-op and later for a number of other systems. The gameplay of Dig Dug involves digging tunnels through the earth to reach and defeat the various creatures that inhabit the underground maze. The player has an air pump, which he can use to inflate the monste...

  • r-type-2
    DOS19894.1/5 Irem Software Engineering
  • arkanoid-1
    DOS19884.1/5 Taito

    Arkanoid is a classic arcade video game that was first released in 1986 by Taito. It is a breakout-style game, which means that the primary objective is to break a wall of bricks or blocks by bouncing a ball off a paddle at the bottom of the screen. The game takes its name and inspiration from Atari's Breakout, which was released in the 1970s. ...

  • battlezone-3
    DOS19834.3/5 Atari
  • donkey-4
    DOS19834.1/5 Nintendo
  • mortalkombat1-3
    DOS1993protected4.3/5 Midway Manufacturing Company

    Mortal Kombat is one of the most popular 1 on 1 fighting games. No wonder it spawned many sequels. You can play as one of the seven digitized characters and must fight everyone else to the top. One of the distinctive features of Mortal Kombat is the fatality: a special move to finish off the adversary.

  • superspaceinvaders-1
    DOS19914.2/5 Taito
  • bust-a-move-01
    DOS1997freeware4/5 Taito
  • doubledragon-1
    DOS19884/5 Technos Japan
  • outrun-1
    DOS19894.2/5 Sega
  • frogger-2
    DOS19834.1/5 Konami
  • defender-4
    DOS19834.2/5 Williams Entertainment
  • rampage-1
    DOS19884.2/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
  • zaxxon-1
    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.

  • starwars-4
    DOS19884.2/5 Atari
  • mspacman-2
    DOS19833.9/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
  • gauntlet-1-02
    DOS19864.1/5 Mindscape
  • champkong-1
    DOS1996remake4/5 ChamProgramming corp.
  • joust-vga-03
    DOS1990remake4.3/5
  • qbert-06
    DOS19843.9/5 Parker Brothers
  • champ-ms-pacman-05
    DOS1994remake4/5 ChamProgramming corp.
  • dragons-lair-1-1
    DOS1989protected3.7/5 Sullivan Bluth Interactive Media
  • moon-patrol-03
    DOS19834.2/5 Irem Software Engineering