Games Game Genres Arcade

Arcade

Arcade is a genre of video games that uses simple gameplay mechanics. Often, little attention is paid to the plot and character development. Arcades are designed for easy entertainment without delving into the essence of what is happening. The main focus is on the gameplay and its simplicity. Games of various genres can be classified as arcades. For example, in arcade racing, there is no realistic physics, weapons are often used, and even more frequently, bonuses can be collected on the tracks, with controls reduced to three buttons: left, right, and acceleration. Similarly, the gameplay is simplified in other arcade genres.

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Best Games in the Arcade genre of 1986

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Legend of Zelda

Arcade, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

February 21, 1986

Players: 10/10

Legend of Zelda is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of puzzle, anime/manga and fantasy games from the masters at Nintendo R&D 4. The game's main publisher...

Donkey Kong (1982)

Arcade, Action, Platformer

July 15, 1983

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

OutRun

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

September 25, 1986

Players: 7/10

Commando

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

September 27, 1986

Players: 7/10

Commando — a dynamic arcade shooter with a top-down view. Armed with only a standard rifle and a few grenades, you must fight endless hordes of...

Arkanoid

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Arkanoid

December 26, 1986

Players: 8.5/10

Arkanoid is a third-person arcade game with action and arkanoid elements from developers from the Taito Corporation studio. The game is published by Imagine...

Ikari Warriors

Arcade, Action, Top-down view

November 26, 1986

Ikari Warriors is a top-down arcade game with action elements from the studio SNK Corporation. The main publisher of the game is Data East Corporation. Sometimes...

Tiger-Heli

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Helicopters

December 5, 1986

Tiger-Heli is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and helicopter simulator from developers from the studio Toaplan Co., Ltd.. The main...

Thexder (1987)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots

December 19, 1985

Thexder (1987) is an arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, platformer, anime or manga game and robot simulator from the masters of the Game Arts Co., Ltd...

Mappy

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

November 14, 1984

Players: 10/10

Mappy is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from the developers at Namco Limited. The game is published by Namco Limited. In some...

Choplifter!

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Helicopters

June 26, 1986

Choplifter! is an arcade game with elements of action, shooter and helicopter simulator from the masters from the studio Brøderbund Software, Inc.. The game is...

Adventure Island

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

September 12, 1986

Players: 6.6/10

Adventure Island is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the masters of the studio Hudson Soft Company, Ltd.. The main publisher of the...

Castlevania (1990)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

September 26, 1986

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Castlevania (1990) - the game consists of six levels that are completed in the only possible way, without plot branches and alternative levels. The game character...

Gradius

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future)

April 25, 1986

Players: 8/10

Gradius is an arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Konami Industry Co. studio. Ltd.. The game is published by Konami Industry Co...

Sky Kid

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view

August 22, 1986

Sky Kid is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter and flight simulator from the developers of the Namco Limited studio. The game is published...

Hokuto no Ken (1986)

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic

August 10, 1986

Hokuto no Ken (1986) is an arcade game with a mixture of action, fighting, platformer and game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the Shouei System...

Donkey Kong 3

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

July 4, 1984

Donkey Kong 3 is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the studio Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Nintendo Co., Ltd...

Popeye (1983)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

July 15, 1983

Players: 10/10

Popeye (1983) is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from the masters at Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The game's main publisher is Parker...

177

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Adult game

1986

Players: 10/10

177 is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of simulation, action and adult games from the Macadamia Soft studio. The game is published by Macadamia Soft...

Castle Excellent

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

November 28, 1986

Players: 10/10

Castle Excellent is a third-person arcade, action, platformer, puzzle and fantasy game from ASCII Corporation. The main publisher of the game is ASCII Corporation...

Argus

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

April 17, 1986

Players: 6.9/10

Argus is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action and shooter from developers from the studio NMK Co. Ltd.. The game is published by Jaleco Ltd.. In some...

Solomon's Key

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

July 30, 1986

Solomon's Key is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, strategy, platformer and puzzle from developers from the Tecmo, Ltd. studio. The game is...

Silpheed (1988)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

December 5, 1986

Silpheed (1988) is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter and game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the studio Game Arts Co...

TwinBee

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

January 7, 1986

Metacritic: 68/100

TwinBee is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, flight simulator and game in the anime or manga genre from the developers of the Konami...

Ninja-Kun: Majō no Bōken

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view

May 10, 1985

Ninja-Kun: Majō no Bōken is a third-person arcade game with action, shooter and platform elements from developers from the studio UPL Co., Ltd. The main...

Sqoon

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, Post-apocalyptic

June 26, 1986

Sqoon is an arcade game with elements of action, shooter and warship simulator from the Home Data Corp. studio. The game is published by Irem Corp.. For some reason...

Urban Champion

Arcade, Action, Fighting

November 14, 1984

Metacritic: 37/100

Urban Champion is an arcade game with a mixture of action and fighting from developers from the Nintendo Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published by Nintendo Co...

Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū

Arcade, Action, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

July 30, 1986

Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū is an arcade with a mixture of action, games in the anime or manga genre and fantasy games from developers from the...

Super Xevious

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

September 19, 1986

Super Xevious is a third-person arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Namco Limited studio. The game is published by Namco Limited...

Sigma 7

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

November 20, 1986

Sigma 7 is a third-person arcade game with elements of action, shooter and flight simulator from developers from Durell Software Ltd.. The main publisher of the...

Kinetic Connection (1986)

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Puzzle, Board / Group Game

November 28, 1986

Kinetic Connection (1986) is an arcade game with simulation, action and puzzle elements. The game is published by Electronic Arts, Inc.. Sometimes the game is also...

Laydock

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

1985

Laydock is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and shooter from developers from the studio T&E Soft, Inc.. The game is published by T&E Soft...

Crazy Climber

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

December 26, 1986

Crazy Climber is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action from developers from the studio Nihon Bussan Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Atari, Inc...

Carmine

Arcade, Action, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk

май 1987

Carmine is an arcade game with a mixture of action and games in the anime or manga genre from the masters from the Arrow Soft studio. The game is published by Micro...

Alpha Mission

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

September 3, 1986

Alpha Mission — top-down arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. Far in the depths of space, in the Tetrenova galaxy, a war was fought that depleted resources and...

Quasar (1986)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Platformer, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

сентябрь 1986

Quasar (1986) is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, flight simulator and platformer from the developers of the Decroix studio &mdash...

Bump 'N' Jump

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Top-down view

October 8, 1986

Crackout

Arcade, Action, Arkanoid

December 13, 1986

Crackout is an arcade game with a mixture of action and arkanoid from the masters from the Konami Industry Co. studio. Ltd.. The game is published by Konami...

Albatross

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Sports game

май 1986

Albatross is an arcade game with elements of a simulator, action and sports game from the developers from the studio Telenet Japan Co., Ltd.. The game is published...

Kung-Fu Heroes

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Top-down view

June 20, 1986

Kung-Fu Heroes is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action and fighting from the developers at Micro Academy. The game is published by Namcot. Kung-Fu Heroes is...

Gumshoe

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

июнь 1986

Gumshoe is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from the developers of Nintendo Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Nintendo of America...

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