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  1. 26 1943: The Battle of Midway 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,451
  2. 27 Xevious 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,447
  3. 28 Final Fight 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,445
  4. 29 Sid Meier's Pirates! 1987 · Action RPG 1,445
  5. 30 Elevator Action 1983 · Platformer 1,443
  6. 31 Cabal 1988 · TPS 1,443
  7. 32 The Simpsons Arcade Game 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,442
  8. 33 R-Type 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,439
  9. 34 Buster Bros. 1989 · Shoot 'em up 1,438
  10. 35 The Great Giana Sisters 1987 · Platformer 1,438
  11. 36 Super Hang-On 1987 · Racing 1,436
  12. 37 Altered Beast 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,431
  13. 38 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker 1990 · Platformer 1,426
  14. 39 Impossible Mission 1984 · Platformer 1,425
  15. 40 1942 1984 · Shoot 'em up 1,423
  16. 41 Pole Position 1982 · Racing 1,419
  17. 42 Circus Charlie 1984 · Platformer 1,418
  18. 43 International Karate + 1987 · Fighting 1,417
  19. 44 The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants 1991 · Platformer 1,415
  20. 45 Silk Worm 1988 · Shoot 'em up 1,415
  21. 46 Elite 1984 · Simulation 1,411
  22. 47 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1987 · Platformer 1,410
  23. 48 River Raid 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,406
  24. 49 Pitfall! 1982 · Platformer 1,404
  25. 50 Shadow of the Beast 1989 · Platformer 1,391

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