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.
Years
Platforms
NESGame Boy AdvanceCommodore 64ZX SpectrumAtari 8-bitSharp X1PC-88Amstrad CPCSEGA Master SystemFM-7Sharp X68000DOSApple IIArcade
Statuses
Best Games in the Arcade genre of 1987 (Game released)
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, Mac, MSX, NES, PC-88, PC-98, Thomson TO, TRS-80 CoCo, ZX Spectrum → 1987
Players:
8.5/10
This arcade block-breaking game has the player bounce a ball off a paddle and into a formation of bricks, trying to keep it from falling off the bottom of the...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM-7, Game Gear, NES, PC-88, SEGA 32X, Sharp X1, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, SEGA Saturn, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum, PlayStation 4 → 1988
Players:
7.7/10
A pseudo-3D arcade shooter in which the hero fires in all directions. The game also features fixed bursts of...
Game released: Atari 2600, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, DoJa, Electron, FM-7, Intellivision, MSX, NES, PC-88, PC Booter, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1988
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...
Game released: Arcade, Atari 7800, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, PC, Atari ST, NES, Lynx, Mac, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 → 1982
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Joust is an arcade action platformer built around aerial combat in caverns. The player rides an ostrich and attacks enemy riders with a lance, defeating them by...
Game released: Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Game Boy, MSX, NES, PC-88, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1987
Players:
8/10
A horizontally scrolling shooter about the Vic Viper spacecraft battling alien enemies across varied environments. The player pilots the ship through stages that...
Game released: Atari 2600, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, PC Booter, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, ZX Spectrum → 1989
This run-and-gun arcade game follows soldiers Ralf and Clark as they fight their way toward the village of Ikari. Enemy soldiers, tanks and helicopters stand in...
Game released: MSX, NES, Sharp X68000, SEGA Master System, SEGA Saturn, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, Nintendo Switch → 1987
Metacritic:
84/100
This arcade side-scrolling shooter puts players in control of the spaceship Opa-Opa as it battles enemies across fantastical levels. Each stage requires destroying...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, J2ME, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, Wii, ZX Spectrum → 1988
Players:
7.5/10
Bubble Bobble is a third-person arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Taito Corporation. The game is published by Firebird Software Ltd.. Bubble...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga
Game released: DOS, FM-7, MSX, PC-88, PC-98 → 1989
Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War is a first-person arcade game with a mixture of role-playing, action and anime or manga games from developers from Kogado Software...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Gear, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, ZX Spectrum → 1988
Alien Syndrome (1988) is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action and shooter from the masters at SEGA Enterprises Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is SEGA...
