get ready to unload your quarters all of
them welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re concluding our series on the top
ten arcade games per decade with the top
ten arcade games of all time starting as
far back as the 1970s to today we’ve
compiled the best of the best games you
could play in the arcade if you don’t
see a game you thought should be on here
check back on our previous lists in the
series to see if it made it there number
10 Galaga
a sequel to the successful 1979 game
Galaxian Galaga introduced a few new
features to the well established formula
creating a bigger and even better game
new to the sequel was the ability for
players to become captured by the boss
Galaga via his tractor beam hot off the
heels of space invaders Galaga success
led to many copycats looking to get into
the shoot-’em-up craze and with its
legacy still being felt today
Galaga earns its spot in gaming history
number nine Star Wars trilogy arcade
Star Wars is no stranger to the arcade
scene even with the first arcade game
going as far back as a pioneer in 3d
gaming wrong trilogy arcade though is
the game that capped off the 90s in
style and is considered one of the
decades best
it’s a rail shooter in which the player
reenact major scenes and battles from
the film trilogy including the popular
Battle of Hoth and the Endor speeder
bike chase no matter what world were
battling on or what ship we’re flying
Star Wars is more important to gaming
than we realize your scuse number 8
Frogger
George Costanza may not have been able
to accomplish a real-life version of the
game on the New York streets but will
never beat his high score George Louis
Costanza that’s not you is it
yes 864 I can’t believe it still
standing Hannes bring me like dunya
considered a classic from the Golden Age
of arcade games
Frogger has been played by pretty much
everyone what do you guys do it des fly
it define the player controls the frogs
that makes its way across a road and
River avoiding an array of fatal
obstacles Frogger was a sensation
becoming one of the most popular arcade
games of the 80s when the game made a
transition to home consoles it sold 20
million copies
still enjoy today in various ports and
remakes Frogger will always be a video
gaming icon
number seven asteroids won in video
games most popular titles asteroids was
a true pop-culture phenomenon using
hardware previously seen in lunar lander
the object of the game was control your
spaceship and shoot oncoming asteroids
while trying to avoid the resulting
debris the game was immensely popular
upon release earning arcade operators
roughly 500 million dollars and some
even had to install larger coin boxes in
order to accommodate the game’s demand
even with its simplistic graphics
asteroids is a timeless classic number 6
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turtles in
time this badass beat him up game based
on the popular 80s cartoon series came
to us when Konami was still cool yep
we’re still harping on that joke
rika-chan picture time game allowed up
to four players to control the popular
turtles as they beat up enemies across
New York and other various memorable
settings set throughout time
praise for staying true to the
characters the game was also a blast due
to it’s exciting cooperative gameplay in
its memorable soundtrack it soon became
Konami’s most profitable arcade game and
for very good reason the Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtle our four reptilian heroes
have overcome the arc bill and shredder
number five
Dance Dance Revolution series in more
recent years you’d be hard-pressed to
find an arcade that doesn’t still have a
DDR machine
players stomp their feet in time to the
music by following the on-screen arrows
though as we all know this is harder
than it looks
this method of gameplay quickly earned
praise and led to numerous knockoffs and
influenced other popular rhythm games
it may not have been the first rhythm
game but it was the biggest breakout hit
for the genre and while we never may be
as good as this guy it’s fun enough for
virtually anyone to enjoy
number four space invaders space
invaders almost single-handedly launched
the video game industry from a niche
entertainment product to a worldwide
phenomenon
the player controls the spaceship as it
shoots attacking alien ships from above
and the simple concept changed the
industry forever
the aliens have since become synonymous
with video gaming in general and it soon
became the highest-grossing
entertainment product of its time
suffice it to say that space invaders
helped secure video gaming as a global
industry and change the world forever
number three
Donkey Kong created by famous video game
designer Shigeru Miyamoto Donkey Kong
was Nintendo’s first breakout hit and it
soon became one of the most influential
and popular video games of all time
Donkey Kong introduced both the titular
villain and the gaming juggernaut Mario
to the world thanks to his challenging
and exciting platforming gameplay it’s
known as an early example of the
now-famous genre spawning numerous
sequels spin-offs and even inspiring a
whole documentary movie Donkey Kong was
a major influence in video gaming and a
pop-culture marvel
number two Street Fighter 2 if there’s a
gamer out there who doesn’t know what a
hadouken or a sonic boom is they
probably shouldn’t be called a gamer
a sequel to a game that barely anyone
remembers Street Fighter 2 was a major
game changer with iconic characters
competitive gameplay and complex combos
for pros it’s also notable for having
more re-releases than any other arcade
game bringing in new characters and
refining the character balance with
every new iteration yo win
all-in-all Street Fighter revolutionized
the fighting game genre and redefined
the arcade scene as we know it
before we pick out the best game to ever
grace the arcades here are a few
honorable mentions
– tongue action
number one miss pac-man pac-man maybe
one of the most popular video game
characters of all time but it’s his wife
that not only has the better game but
the best arcade game ever the goal of
these games is we’re sure you know is to
get the packs to eat dots while
traversing a maze and avoiding the famed
ghosts however what sets the missus
ahead is that her game has multiple
mazes forcing the player to quickly
change adapt new strategies as they
progress because of these new mazes the
game is still as incredibly fun to play
today as it was more than 30 years ago
making it our pick for the best arcade
game of all time do you by any chance
agree with our list
Oh which of these games drained your
wallet dry be sure to check out our
previous lists on the top 10 arcade
games per decade and for more top 10s
that are not coin-operated be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com listen
you
them welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re concluding our series on the top
ten arcade games per decade with the top
ten arcade games of all time starting as
far back as the 1970s to today we’ve
compiled the best of the best games you
could play in the arcade if you don’t
see a game you thought should be on here
check back on our previous lists in the
series to see if it made it there number
10 Galaga
a sequel to the successful 1979 game
Galaxian Galaga introduced a few new
features to the well established formula
creating a bigger and even better game
new to the sequel was the ability for
players to become captured by the boss
Galaga via his tractor beam hot off the
heels of space invaders Galaga success
led to many copycats looking to get into
the shoot-’em-up craze and with its
legacy still being felt today
Galaga earns its spot in gaming history
number nine Star Wars trilogy arcade
Star Wars is no stranger to the arcade
scene even with the first arcade game
going as far back as a pioneer in 3d
gaming wrong trilogy arcade though is
the game that capped off the 90s in
style and is considered one of the
decades best
it’s a rail shooter in which the player
reenact major scenes and battles from
the film trilogy including the popular
Battle of Hoth and the Endor speeder
bike chase no matter what world were
battling on or what ship we’re flying
Star Wars is more important to gaming
than we realize your scuse number 8
Frogger
George Costanza may not have been able
to accomplish a real-life version of the
game on the New York streets but will
never beat his high score George Louis
Costanza that’s not you is it
yes 864 I can’t believe it still
standing Hannes bring me like dunya
considered a classic from the Golden Age
of arcade games
Frogger has been played by pretty much
everyone what do you guys do it des fly
it define the player controls the frogs
that makes its way across a road and
River avoiding an array of fatal
obstacles Frogger was a sensation
becoming one of the most popular arcade
games of the 80s when the game made a
transition to home consoles it sold 20
million copies
still enjoy today in various ports and
remakes Frogger will always be a video
gaming icon
number seven asteroids won in video
games most popular titles asteroids was
a true pop-culture phenomenon using
hardware previously seen in lunar lander
the object of the game was control your
spaceship and shoot oncoming asteroids
while trying to avoid the resulting
debris the game was immensely popular
upon release earning arcade operators
roughly 500 million dollars and some
even had to install larger coin boxes in
order to accommodate the game’s demand
even with its simplistic graphics
asteroids is a timeless classic number 6
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turtles in
time this badass beat him up game based
on the popular 80s cartoon series came
to us when Konami was still cool yep
we’re still harping on that joke
rika-chan picture time game allowed up
to four players to control the popular
turtles as they beat up enemies across
New York and other various memorable
settings set throughout time
praise for staying true to the
characters the game was also a blast due
to it’s exciting cooperative gameplay in
its memorable soundtrack it soon became
Konami’s most profitable arcade game and
for very good reason the Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtle our four reptilian heroes
have overcome the arc bill and shredder
number five
Dance Dance Revolution series in more
recent years you’d be hard-pressed to
find an arcade that doesn’t still have a
DDR machine
players stomp their feet in time to the
music by following the on-screen arrows
though as we all know this is harder
than it looks
this method of gameplay quickly earned
praise and led to numerous knockoffs and
influenced other popular rhythm games
it may not have been the first rhythm
game but it was the biggest breakout hit
for the genre and while we never may be
as good as this guy it’s fun enough for
virtually anyone to enjoy
number four space invaders space
invaders almost single-handedly launched
the video game industry from a niche
entertainment product to a worldwide
phenomenon
the player controls the spaceship as it
shoots attacking alien ships from above
and the simple concept changed the
industry forever
the aliens have since become synonymous
with video gaming in general and it soon
became the highest-grossing
entertainment product of its time
suffice it to say that space invaders
helped secure video gaming as a global
industry and change the world forever
number three
Donkey Kong created by famous video game
designer Shigeru Miyamoto Donkey Kong
was Nintendo’s first breakout hit and it
soon became one of the most influential
and popular video games of all time
Donkey Kong introduced both the titular
villain and the gaming juggernaut Mario
to the world thanks to his challenging
and exciting platforming gameplay it’s
known as an early example of the
now-famous genre spawning numerous
sequels spin-offs and even inspiring a
whole documentary movie Donkey Kong was
a major influence in video gaming and a
pop-culture marvel
number two Street Fighter 2 if there’s a
gamer out there who doesn’t know what a
hadouken or a sonic boom is they
probably shouldn’t be called a gamer
a sequel to a game that barely anyone
remembers Street Fighter 2 was a major
game changer with iconic characters
competitive gameplay and complex combos
for pros it’s also notable for having
more re-releases than any other arcade
game bringing in new characters and
refining the character balance with
every new iteration yo win
all-in-all Street Fighter revolutionized
the fighting game genre and redefined
the arcade scene as we know it
before we pick out the best game to ever
grace the arcades here are a few
honorable mentions
– tongue action
number one miss pac-man pac-man maybe
one of the most popular video game
characters of all time but it’s his wife
that not only has the better game but
the best arcade game ever the goal of
these games is we’re sure you know is to
get the packs to eat dots while
traversing a maze and avoiding the famed
ghosts however what sets the missus
ahead is that her game has multiple
mazes forcing the player to quickly
change adapt new strategies as they
progress because of these new mazes the
game is still as incredibly fun to play
today as it was more than 30 years ago
making it our pick for the best arcade
game of all time do you by any chance
agree with our list
Oh which of these games drained your
wallet dry be sure to check out our
previous lists on the top 10 arcade
games per decade and for more top 10s
that are not coin-operated be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com listen
you
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