Ranking by platform

The best games on MSX.

28 games compete in this selection. Dragon Warrior tops it with 1,577 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Dragon Warrior 1986 · JRPG 1,577
  2. 2 Karateka 1984 · Fighting 1,571
  3. 3 Commando 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,514
  4. 4 Yie Ar Kung-Fu 1984 · Fighting 1,513
  5. 5 BurgerTime 1982 · Arcade 1,509
  6. 6 Breakout 1976 · Arcade 1,496
  7. 7 1942 1984 · Shoot 'em up 1,493
  8. 8 Antarctic Adventure 1983 · Racing 1,477
  9. 9 Circus Charlie 1984 · Platformer 1,457
  10. 10 Pitfall! 1982 · Platformer 1,443
  11. 11 Elevator Action 1983 · Platformer 1,442
  12. 12 Altered Beast 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,431
  13. 13 Road Fighter 1984 · Racing 1,430
  14. 14 Gun.Smoke 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,429
  15. 15 Mappy 1983 · Platformer 1,428
  16. 16 Ghostbusters 1984 · Arcade 1,426
  17. 17 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker 1990 · Platformer 1,425
  18. 18 R-Type 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,421
  19. 19 Galaga 1981 · Shoot 'em up 1,418
  20. 20 Shinobi 1987 · Beat 'em up 1,411
  21. 21 River Raid 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,411
  22. 22 Lode Runner 1983 · Platformer 1,411
  23. 23 H.E.R.O. 1984 · Platformer 1,406
  24. 24 Batman 1989 · Platformer 1,405
  25. 25 Gauntlet 1985 · Beat 'em up 1,401
  26. 26 Operation Wolf 1987 · Arcade 1,355
  27. 27 Elite 1984 · Simulation 1,344
  28. 28 North & South 1989 · Strategy 1,321

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In detail

The best games on MSX, what this ranking says

Dragon Warrior leads this selection with 1,577 ELO points, ahead of Karateka and Commando. The 28 games competing in it have played 1,854 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 28
Duels played by those games 1,854
Game in the lead Dragon Warrior (1986)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,577
Point gap between 1st and 10th 134
Best represented genre Platformer
Last reading September 18, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 26 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Antarctic Adventure +103 1,477
Mappy +76 1,428
1942 +60 1,493

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

Understand the method in detail →

FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game on MSX?

According to community votes, the best game on MSX is Dragon Warrior, with 1,577 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Karateka and Commando, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on MSX are ranked?

28 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 1,854 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on MSX is climbing right now?

Antarctic Adventure is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 103 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 26 games in the selection moved.

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