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
PlayStationGame BoyWindows 3.xNintendo 64SEGA SaturnGame Boy ColorWonderSwanDOSLynxNeo GeoNeo Geo Pocket ColorGame.ComArcade
Statuses
Best Games in the Arcade genre of 1999 (Game released)
Game released: Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Mac, Linux → декабрь 1998
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil is a classic dynamic first-person shooter where the brave hero Turok fights a huge number of dangerous enemies using all kinds of weapons...
Game released: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, BBC Micro, BlackBerry, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, DOS, Electron, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Genesis, J2ME, Lynx, NES, SEGA Master System, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum → 1989
Players:
2.7/10
Metacritic:
71/100
Paperboy (1989) is an isometric arcade game with action and sports elements from the masters at Atari Games Corporation. The game is published by Mindscape, Inc...
Game released: Atari 2600, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, Genesis, Lynx, MSX, NES, PC-88, PC-98, SAM Coupé, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum → 1990
Klax is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, strategy and puzzles from the masters at Atari Games Corporation. The game is published by Erbe...
Game released: Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, FM Towns, Game Boy, Game Gear, Game Boy Color, Genesis, NES, PC Booter, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000 → 1986
Players:
6.5/10
Marble Madness is an isometric arcade game with action elements from the developers at Atari Games Corporation. The main publisher of the game is Electronic Arts...
Game released: Android, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, BREW, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, Dragon 32/64, Game.Com, Game Boy Color, Genesis, Intellivision, J2ME, Mac, MSX, Odyssey 2, PC Booter, SNES, TI-99/4A, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo, VIC-20, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, ZX81 → 16 December 2010
Metacritic:
61/100
Frogger (2010) is a top-down arcade game with action elements from the developers of Konami Industry Co. Ltd.. The game's primary publisher is Misosys, Inc.. In...
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...
