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Best 1 Bust-A-Move

Bust-A-Move is the international title for Taito's 1994 arcade puzzle game, known in Japan as Puzzle Bobble. The game features Bub and Bob from Taito's 1986 platformer Bubble Bobble and tasks players with shooting colored bubbles from a launcher at the bottom of the screen to match groups of three o...

2 Darius Burst: Another Chronicle EX

Darius Burst: Another Chronicle EX is an updated version of a 2010 arcade shoot 'em up developed by Taito. The original arcade game was housed in a distinctive, ultra-wide dual-screen cabinet designed to provide a panoramic viewing experience. As part of the long-running Darius franchise, the game f...

3 Ray Force
Ray Force

RayForce, known in North America as Gunlock and in Europe as Layer Section, is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up developed and published by Taito in 1994. The game operates on a dual-layer system where players control a ship firing standard weapons at airborne enemies while utilizing a specialized...

4 Operation Wolf

Operation Wolf is a light gun shooter arcade game developed and published by Taito in 1987. The player assumes the role of a special forces operative tasked with rescuing hostages from enemy military camps over six stages. The original arcade cabinet featured a mounted, Uzi-shaped controller that pr...

5 Space Invaders Extreme

Released in 2008 for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable, Space Invaders Extreme is an updated version of Taito's classic 1978 arcade shooter. The game revitalizes the original fixed-shooter mechanics by incorporating fast-paced gameplay, branching stage paths, and an interactive scoring system...

Shoot Em Up Modern 2008 Fixed Shooter Taito Remixed
6 Rainbow Islands

Rainbow Islands is a 1987 Taito arcade platform game designed by Fukio Mitsuji. As the sequel to Bubble Bobble, it features characters Bubby and Bobby who can conjure rainbows that serve as both platforms and weapons. Players navigate through seven worlds, each with four stages, collecting colored d...

7 Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition

Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition is a tile-matching puzzle game released for home consoles in the late 1990s. It is a port of Taito's 1995 arcade game Puzzle Bobble 2, adapting the bubble-shooting mechanic for consumer hardware. Players aim and launch colored bubbles from the bottom of the screen to mat...

8 Chase HQ
Chase HQ

Chase H.Q. is an arcade action-racing game developed and published by Taito in 1988. Players assume the roles of police officers driving a Porsche 928-like sports car, pursuing and apprehending criminal suspects by ramming their vehicles until they stop. The gameplay combines racing mechanics with a...

9 Metal Black

Taito's 1993 arcade vertical shooter, developed partly by former Gun Frontier staff, is noted for its bleak narrative atmosphere and a charge-beam mechanic shared between player and bosses.

10 Densha de GO! 3 Tōkaido-sen

Released by Taito in 1998, Densha de GO! 3 Tōkaido-sen is a Japanese arcade train simulator that focuses on the operation of passenger trains. Players are tasked with driving the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train between Tokyo and Osaka while adhering to strict, real-world schedules and speed limits....

11 Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!

Puzzle Bobble Everybubble! is a modern iteration of the beloved arcade classic. This tile-matching shooter for the Nintendo Switch offers engaging single-player and cooperative gameplay. Players launch bubbles to match colors and clear them from the screen, challenging their strategic thinking. It’s...

12 Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours

Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours is a modern shoot-em-up developed by Taito. It recreates the classic Darius series offering a challenging horizontal scrolling experience within its original 32:9 ultra-wide aspect ratio. This allows players to fully immerse themselves in the game's intense action. The...

13 Operation Thunderbolt

"Operation Thunderbolt" is a light-gun rail shooter released as an arcade game by Taito in 1988. It serves as the sequel to "Operation Wolf" and is notable for introducing simultaneous two-player cooperative gameplay via a customized dual-machine-gun cabinet. Players progress through military-themed...

14 Puzzle Bobble 4

Puzzle Bobble 4 is a tile-matching game developed by Taito. This arcade title builds upon the original’s core gameplay with intricate chain reactions utilizing a pulley system. Players shoot bubbles from a base to clear them before they reach the top of the screen. It's designed for individuals who...

15 Bust-A-Move 4

Bust-A-Move 4 is the Western title for Puzzle Bobble 4, a tile-matching arcade puzzle game developed and released by Taito in 1998. It builds on the series' bubble-shooting mechanics with new features such as a pulley system that affects the weight of bubble clusters. The game was later ported to pl...

16 New Zealand Story

The NewZealand Story is a platform arcade game developed and published by Taito in 1988. The player controls a flightless kiwi bird named Tiki, who must navigate maze-like levels to rescue his captured friends and his girlfriend from a large leopard seal. Developed in Japan, the game is recognized f...

17 Dariusburst

Dariusburst is a modern scrolling shooter developed by Taito. It’s notable for its innovative “Burst” system where absorbed enemy bullets are converted into powerful projectiles. This mechanic creates complex and challenging gameplay requiring strategic use of both defense and offense. The game is p...

18 Densha de GO!! Hashiro Yamanote-sen

Densha de GO!! Hashiro Yamanote-sen is a 2020 Square Enix train simulator for PlayStation 4 and Switch, focused on driving Tokyo's circular Yamanote Line.

Train Simulator Driving Switch Taito Yamanote Playstation 4
19 Densha de Go! Professional

"Densha de Go! Professional" is a train simulator video game developed by Taito and released for the PlayStation and Windows platforms in 1999. As an entry in the long-running "Densha de Go!" series, the game tasks players with operating realistic Japanese commuter trains along actual railway lines,...

20 Bust-A-Move 3 DX

Bust-A-Move 3 DX is the European title for enhanced home versions of Taito's 1996 Puzzle Bobble 3, released on PlayStation and Nintendo 64.

21 Taito HEY!
Taito HEY!

Taito HEY! is a multi-story video arcade located in the Akihabara district of Tokyo, Japan, operated by the Taito Corporation. It is particularly well-known among enthusiasts for its extensive selection of shoot 'em ups, fighting games, and classic arcade titles. Unlike mainstream arcades that heavi...

Arcade Japan Taito Classic Games Akihabara
22 Densha de Go! 2 Kosoku-hen

Densha de Go! 2 Kosoku-hen is an arcade train simulation game developed and published by Taito in 1998. As a sequel to the original Densha de Go!, the title tasks players with operating Japanese commuter and high-speed trains along specific routes while adhering to strict timetables and speed limits...

23 Rastan
Rastan

Rastan is a hack-and-slash action game developed and published by Taito for arcades in 1987. The player controls a barbarian warrior who battles through five fantasy-themed side-scrolling stages filled with enemies, traps, and bosses. Along the way, the character can collect and upgrade various weap...

24 Darius Burst

'Darius Burst' is a horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by Pyramid and published by Taito for the PlayStation Portable in 2009. As the fifth main installment in the long-running Darius franchise, the game tasks players with navigating heavily armed spacecraft through branching sta...

25 Densha de Go! EX

Densha de Go! EX is a train simulator video game released for the Sega Saturn console in 1998. It was developed by Taito as a home adaptation of its arcade series, incorporating updates and refinements from the original 1996 arcade cabinet. The gameplay requires players to operate Japanese commuter...

26 Dariusburst Another Chronicle

"Dariusburst Another Chronicle" is a horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up developed and published by Taito for arcades in 2010. The game is distinguished by its unique hardware, utilizing an ultra-wide, dual-screen cabinet that provides a 32:9 aspect ratio display. It supports up to four-player coopera...

27 Groove Coaster

Groove Coaster is a rhythm game series created by Taito, beginning with a 2011 touch-screen release and expanding to arcades in 2013. Notes travel along a moving three-dimensional track while the camera follows a stylized avatar through abstract environments synchronized with the music. The arcade v...

28 Darius Cozmic Collection

Darius Cozmic Collection is a set of video game compilations assembled by Taito around its side-scrolling Darius shoot-'em-up series. The collections preserve selected arcade and home-console versions through emulation, with the exact game lineup varying by edition. Released for platforms including...

29 Bust-A-Move Deluxe

Bust-A-Move Deluxe is a 2006 PlayStation Portable puzzle game by Taito, notable for offering more than 1,000 stages and a Ghost mode.

30 Densha de Go! Nagoya Railroad

Released in 2000, Densha de Go! Nagoya Railroad is a train simulation game developed and published by Taito. It is an entry in the Densha de Go! series focusing on the private Meitetsu railway network in the Nagoya region. The game is notable for being the first in the series to feature a monorail s...

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