100 Greatest Arcade Games

[Ryan]

Somehow we don't have this list yet, and we should. I think we can get to 100 with this.

Similar criteria to the other lists, but only the arcade version and none of the console ports should be considered. Also, Playchoice-10 games do not count.

Here are the arcade games on the 100 Greatest Video Games list

3. Tetris (there is an arcade Tetris, but it shouldn't be #1 on this list)
7. Pac-Man
9. Street Fighter II (maybe separate listings for some of the revisions? Super Street Fighter II Turbo, still played on the competitive fighting game circuit to this day should at least be listed separately)
11. Space Invaders
15. Pong
35. Donkey Kong
45. Mrs. Pac-Man
46. Asteroids
100. Contra
104. Galaga
129. Mortal Kombat II
131. Missile Command
142. Galaxian
146. Frogger
151. Double Dragon
162. Ghosts 'n Goblins
164. Ninja Gaiden
176. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
180. Breakout
188. Centipede
197. Double Dragon II: The Revenge
200. OutRun
203. R-Type
214. Star Wars
236. Dragon's Lair


On the top 10 games by year lists. All of these should be on the list.
Berzerk (1980)
Battlezone (1980)
Wizard of Wor (1980 - are you sure this isn't a 1981 game?)
Crazy Climber (1980)
Phoenix (1980)
Defender (1981)
Tempest (1981)
Scramble (1981)
Zaxxon (1981)
Bosconian (1981)
Dig Dug (1982)
Joust (1982)
Pole Position (1982)
Robotron 2084 (1982)
Donkey Kong Jr. (1982)
Q*Bert (1982)
Tron (1982)
Punch Out!! (1983)
Mario Bros. (1983)
Spy Hunter (1983)
Track & Field (1983)
Elevator Action (1983)
Mappy (1983)
Marble Madness (1984)
Kung-Fu Master (1984)
Gauntlet (1985)
Gradius (1985)
Gun Smoke (1985)
Commando (1985)
Bubble Bobble (1986)
Arkanoid (1986)
Rampage (1986)
Super Contra (1987 - but possibly 1988)
Altered Beast (1988)
Golden Axe (1989)
Final Fight (1989)
Mortal Kombat (1992)
Virtua Racing (1992)
Killer Instinct (1994)
Tekken 2 (1995)


On the 80s lists

Pre-80s
Super Breakout
Lunar Lander
Night Driver
Death Race
Computer Space
Gun Fight
F1 (this was an electromechanical game, it's borderline a video game. May I suggest Sprint instead?)

80s
Hang On
Burger Time
Super Hang On
Qix
Robocop
Paperboy
Time Pilot
Rally X
Bionic Commando (the 80s list says 1988, which is the NES game; the arcade game is 1987. The two games are very different.)
Bonk's Adventure (there was also an arcade versions of this, but I don't know if this was a Playchoice style deal for the Turbografx or a full port)
Gyruss
Space Panic

These games should also be considered for list

1942
1943
After Burner II
Alien Storm
Alien Syndrome
Alien vs. Predator
Bomb Jack
Bonanza Bros
Chase HQ
Crazy Taxi
Cruis'n USA
Crystal Castles
Dance Dance Revolution
Darius
Daytona USA
DoDonPachi
ESWAT
Fantasy Zone
Fatal Fury
Fatal Fury 2
Fire Truck
Flicky
Food Fight
Forgotten Worlds
Galaga '88
Galaxy Force II
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Golden Tee
Gorf
Gravitar
Guilty Gear X
Guilty Gear X2
Hard Drivin'
House of the Dead
House of the Dead II
I, Robot
Ikaruga
Karate Champ
King of Fighters + sequels
Klax
Life Force
Magician Lord
Marvel vs. Capcom
Metal Slug + sequels
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Millipede
Monkey Ball
Moon Patrol
Mortal Kombat III
Mr. Do!
Mr. Driller
Mushihimesama
Neo Turf Masters
The New Zealand Story
NBA Jam
NFL Blitz
Popeye
Primal Rage
Puzzle Bobble
Raiden
Rainbow Islands
Reactor
Real Bout Fatal Fury
Red Baron
Renegade
Rival Schools: United By Fate
Rolling Thunder
R-Type 2
Saint Dragon
Samurai Showdown
Samurai Showdown 2
Samurai Showdown 4
Samurai Shodown V Special
Sega Rally Championship
Shinobi
Shock Troopers
Silent Scope
The Simpsons
Sinistar
Smash TV
Soul Edge
Space Harrier
Splatterhouse
Strider
Street Fighter 4
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3
STUN Runner
Super Punch Out
Tank
Tapper
Tecmo Bowl
Tekken
Tekken 3
Time Crisis
Thunder Blade
Truxton
UN Squadron
Virtua Cop
Virtua Fighter
Warlords
Windjammers
WWF Wrestlefest
Xevious
X-Men
Zero Wing
lots of shmups - figure out which ones, especially in the 90s