Ranking by platform

The best games on Sharp X1.

15 games compete in this selection. Tennis tops it with 1,525 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Tennis 1984 · Sports 1,525
  2. 2 1942 1984 · Shoot 'em up 1,508
  3. 3 Lode Runner 1983 · Platformer 1,505
  4. 4 Galaga 1981 · Shoot 'em up 1,484
  5. 5 BurgerTime 1982 · Arcade 1,476
  6. 6 Fatal Fury Special 1993 · Fighting 1,476
  7. 7 Battle City 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,452
  8. 8 Xevious 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,449
  9. 9 Archon 1983 · Strategy 1,446
  10. 10 Golf 1984 · Sports 1,439
  11. 11 Elevator Action 1983 · Platformer 1,437
  12. 12 Mappy 1983 · Platformer 1,437
  13. 13 Fatal Fury 2 1992 · Fighting 1,434
  14. 14 Impossible Mission 1984 · Platformer 1,331
  15. 15 Spy vs Spy 1984 · Strategy 1,326

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In detail

The best games on Sharp X1, what this ranking says

Tennis leads this selection with 1,525 ELO points, ahead of 1942 and Lode Runner. The 15 games competing in it have played 1,274 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 15
Duels played by those games 1,274
Game in the lead Tennis (1984)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,525
Point gap between 1st and 10th 86
Last reading November 3, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 15 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Xevious +35 1,449
Tennis +33 1,525
Battle City +33 1,452

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.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game on Sharp X1?

According to community votes, the best game on Sharp X1 is Tennis, with 1,525 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of 1942 and Lode Runner, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on Sharp X1 are ranked?

15 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 1,274 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on Sharp X1 is climbing right now?

Xevious is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 35 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 15 games in the selection moved.

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