Ranking by platform

The best games on Arcade.

236 games compete in this selection. Super Mario Bros. 3 tops it with 1,872 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 · Platformer 1,872
  2. 2 Super Mario World 1990 · Platformer 1,853
  3. 3 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike 1999 · Fighting 1,838
  4. 4 SoulCalibur 1998 · Fighting 1,837
  5. 5 Guilty Gear: Strive 2021 · Fighting 1,825
  6. 6 Street Fighter Alpha 3 1998 · Fighting 1,818
  7. 7 Tekken 3 1997 · Fighting 1,800
  8. 8 Street Fighter II 1991 · Fighting 1,788
  9. 9 SoulCalibur II 2002 · Fighting 1,753
  10. 10 Contra III: The Alien Wars 1992 · Platformer 1,746
  11. 11 Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes 2000 · Fighting 1,742
  12. 12 Super Mario Bros. 1985 · Platformer 1,740
  13. 13 Pac-Man 1980 · Arcade 1,722
  14. 14 Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 · Platformer 1,713
  15. 15 Streets of Rage 2 1992 · Beat 'em up 1,712
  16. 16 Castlevania 1986 · Platformer 1,704
  17. 17 Crazy Taxi 1999 · Racing 1,703
  18. 18 Street Fighter IV 2008 · Fighting 1,701
  19. 19 Mortal Kombat II 1994 · Fighting 1,685
  20. 20 Contra 1987 · Platformer 1,676
  21. 21 Mega Man 3 1990 · Platformer 1,671
  22. 22 F-Zero 1990 · Racing 1,669
  23. 23 Mortal Kombat 1992 · Fighting 1,663
  24. 24 Metroid 1987 · Metroidvania 1,638
  25. 25 Samurai Shodown 1993 · Fighting 1,627
  26. 26 Metal Slug 1996 · Platformer 1,621
  27. 27 Disney's Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 1990 · Platformer 1,615
  28. 28 Ghouls 'n Ghosts 1988 · Platformer 1,614
  29. 29 Spy Hunter 1983 · Racing 1,604
  30. 30 Mortal Kombat 3 1995 · Fighting 1,599
  31. 31 Golden Axe 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,584
  32. 32 Persona 4 Arena 2012 · Fighting 1,582
  33. 33 Battle City 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,581
  34. 34 Dead or Alive 5 Last Round 2015 · Fighting 1,579
  35. 35 Dr. Mario 1990 · Puzzle 1,578
  36. 36 Street Fighter 1987 · Fighting 1,576
  37. 37 Ultra Street Fighter IV 2014 · Fighting 1,575
  38. 38 Mortal Kombat 4 1997 · Fighting 1,571
  39. 39 Metal Slug 5 2003 · Platformer 1,565
  40. 40 Marble Madness 1984 · Puzzle 1,563
  41. 41 Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers 1993 · Fighting 1,561
  42. 42 Paperboy 1984 · Arcade 1,560
  43. 43 Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R 2012 · Fighting 1,559
  44. 44 Street Fighter Alpha 2 1996 · Fighting 1,558
  45. 45 Tekken 1994 · Fighting 1,557
  46. 46 Tekken 6 2007 · Fighting 1,554
  47. 47 Donkey Kong 1981 · Platformer 1,553
  48. 48 Metal Slug 3 2000 · Platformer 1,553
  49. 49 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,553
  50. 50 Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition 2010 · Fighting 1,552
  51. 51 Arkanoid 1986 · Arcade 1,549
  52. 52 Streets of Rage 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,548
  53. 53 Double Dragon 1987 · Beat 'em up 1,543
  54. 54 Commando 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,543
  55. 55 NBA Jam 1993 · Sports 1,542
  56. 56 Ninja Gaiden 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,541
  57. 57 Samurai Shodown III 1995 · Fighting 1,541
  58. 58 Killer Instinct 1994 · Fighting 1,540
  59. 59 Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! 1987 · Fighting 1,538
  60. 60 Bust-A-Move 1994 · Puzzle 1,532
  61. 61 Tekken 2 1995 · Fighting 1,531
  62. 62 Rampage 1986 · Beat 'em up 1,531
  63. 63 The King of Fighters '97 1997 · Fighting 1,530
  64. 64 Tekken 4 2001 · Fighting 1,526
  65. 65 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game 1990 · Platformer 1,526
  66. 66 Blades of Steel 1987 · Sports 1,526
  67. 67 Daytona USA 1993 · Racing 1,525
  68. 68 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 1995 · Fighting 1,524
  69. 69 Tennis 1984 · Sports 1,522
  70. 70 Rival Schools: United by Fate 1997 · Fighting 1,518
  71. 71 The King of Fighters '96 1996 · Fighting 1,518
  72. 72 Samurai Shodown 2019 · Fighting 1,517
  73. 73 Hogan's Alley 1984 · Arcade 1,517
  74. 74 Pong 1972 · Sports 1,516
  75. 75 Metal Slug X 1999 · Platformer 1,513
  76. 76 Alien vs. Predator 1994 · Beat 'em up 1,513
  77. 77 Metal Slug 4 2002 · Shoot 'em up 1,512
  78. 78 Duck Hunt 1984 · Arcade 1,510
  79. 79 Nidhogg 2 2017 · Fighting 1,510
  80. 80 Double Dragon II: The Revenge 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,508
  81. 81 Art of Fighting 2 1994 · Fighting 1,508
  82. 82 Metal Slug 2 1998 · Platformer 1,507
  83. 83 Garou: Mark of the Wolves 1999 · Fighting 1,505
  84. 84 Alien Storm 1990 · Beat 'em up 1,504
  85. 85 Virtua Fighter 2 1994 · Fighting 1,504
  86. 86 Captain Commando 1991 · Platformer 1,501
  87. 87 Wild Gunman 1984 · FPS 1,493
  88. 88 The King of Fighters 2002 2002 · Fighting 1,492
  89. 89 Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams 1995 · Fighting 1,491
  90. 90 Cruis'n USA 1994 · Racing 1,490
  91. 91 The King of Fighters 2000 2000 · Fighting 1,489
  92. 92 Defender 1981 · Shoot 'em up 1,489
  93. 93 Super Contra 1988 · Platformer 1,488
  94. 94 BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle 2018 · Fighting 1,488
  95. 95 Road Fighter 1984 · Racing 1,487
  96. 96 Dead or Alive 2 1999 · Fighting 1,485
  97. 97 Ikaruga 2001 · Shoot 'em up 1,485
  98. 98 Marvel Super Heroes 1995 · Fighting 1,485
  99. 99 OutRun 1986 · Racing 1,483
  100. 100 Excitebike 1984 · Racing 1,482

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