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Best 1 Street Fighter II: Champion Edition

Street Fighter II: Champion Edition is a 1992 fighting game released by Capcom for arcades. This update to the original Street Fighter II balances the combat system and makes all twelve characters, including the four Grand Masters, player-selectable for the first time. It also introduces the ability...

2 Marvel vs. Capcom 2

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes is a crossover fighting game developed and published by Capcom in 2000. Running on the Sega NAOMI arcade hardware, the game features a roster of 56 playable characters drawn from Marvel Comics and Capcom's various video game franchises. It introduced a three-on...

3 Dance Dance Revolution Extreme

Dance Dance Revolution Extreme is a music video game released by Konami for arcades in 2002. As a core entry in the Dance Dance Revolution franchise, it requires players to step on a floor pad in time with on-screen arrows synchronized to the music. The game features an expanded library of both orig...

4 Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition is a critically acclaimed fighting game released in 2009. This version faithfully recreates the iconic arcade experience with an expansive character roster including both classic and modern additions. It’s notable for its balanced gameplay, strategic focus att...

5 NBA Jam: Tournament Edition

NBA Jam: Tournament Edition is a 1994 two-on-two basketball arcade game developed and published by Midway. Serving as an update to the original NBA Jam, this iteration adds more NBA players and rosters, alongside a refined turbo meter system and injury mechanics. It introduced a wealth of hidden cha...

6 Marvel vs. Capcom

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes is a crossover fighting game released by Capcom for arcades in 1998. The title pits Marvel Comics characters, such as Spider-Man and Captain America, against Capcom's roster of video game protagonists. It utilizes a two-on-two tag-team format where players ca...

7 Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is a high-definition update of the 1996 competitive tile-matching puzzle game, released in 2007. Developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by Capcom, it updates the classic with redrawn visuals and online multiplayer capabilities. The game appeals to bo...

8 Initial D Arcade Stage

Initial D Arcade Stage is a racing arcade game series developed by Sega, first released in 2001 and based on the Initial D manga and anime by Shuichi Shigeno. The game focuses on mountain pass (touge) racing, featuring signature vehicles from the series such as the Toyota AE86 and allowing players t...

9 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 remains one of the most chaotic and exciting tag-team fighters ever made. With 3v3 battles, flashy assists, and hyper combos, matches are explosive and creative. The roster combines Marvel heroes like Iron Man and Wolverine with Capcom characters like Ryu and Chris Redfi...

10 Puyo Pop
Puyo Pop

Puyo Pop is a falling-piece puzzle game part of the Puyo Puyo series, originally developed by Compile and later by Sega. The gameplay involves rotating and placing colored "puyo" blobs that fall from the top of the screen, with the goal of connecting four or more puyos of the same color to make them...

11 Dance Dance Revolution A20

Dance Dance Revolution A20 is a music rhythm game released by Konami for arcades in 2019. It was developed to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Dance Dance Revolution franchise. The game retains the classic gameplay mechanic of stepping on floor panels in time with visual arrows, featuring a c...

12 Puyo Puyo~n

Puyo Puyo~n is a competitive tile-matching puzzle video game developed by Compile and released in 1999 for the Sega Dreamcast and Nintendo 64. It is recognized as the fourth main installment in the Puyo Puyo franchise. The game distinguishes itself from previous entries by incorporating character-sp...

13 F-Zero AX
F-Zero AX

F-Zero AX is a futuristic, high-speed racing arcade game released in 2003 as a collaborative effort between Nintendo and Sega. Operating on the Triforce arcade hardware platform, the game runs on the same underlying engine as its console counterpart, F-Zero GX. It featured specialized arcade cabinet...

14 X-Men vs. Street Fighter

X-Men vs. Street Fighter was a 1996 fighting game developed by Capcom, featuring characters from both the X-Men and Street Fighter franchises. Initially released for arcades, it later appeared on Sega Saturn and PlayStation consoles. The title is the first installment in the Marvel vs. Capcom series...

15 Dance Dance Revolution A3

Dance Dance Revolution A3 is a music rhythm arcade game released by Konami in 2022 as an installment in the long-running Dance Dance Revolution franchise. Building upon the A20 release, the game features an updated user interface, cabinet design options, and online connectivity via the e-amusement n...

16 Vs. Super Mario Bros.

"Vs. Super Mario Bros." is an arcade platformer developed and published by Nintendo in 1986 for the Nintendo VS. System hardware. It is an adaptation of the original console title "Super Mario Bros." but features significantly altered level designs and a higher difficulty curve. Many of its modified...

17 Marvel Super Heroes

Marvel Super Heroes is a classic fighting game developed by Capcom. Released in 1995, it pits iconic Marvel superheroes against each other in fast-paced versus battles. Originally designed for arcades, the game gained popularity on Sega Saturn and PlayStation consoles. It remains notable for its dee...

18 Granblue Fantasy Versus

Granblue Fantasy Versus is a visually stunning and mechanically deep anime fighter based on the popular mobile game. Featuring a diverse roster of characters inspired by the Granblue Fantasy universe, the game offers a complex combo system, strategic character matchups, and robust online multiplayer...

19 Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Puzzle-Dama

Tokimeki Memorial Taisen Puzzle-Dama is Konami's 1995 falling-block puzzle spin-off of the Tokimeki Memorial dating-simulation series.

20 Taisen Puzzle-Dama

Taisen Puzzle-Dama is a 1994 competitive arcade puzzle game developed by Konami, notable for turning color matching into head-to-head battles.

21 Mario Kart Arcade GP DX

Mario Kart Arcade GP DX is a kart racing arcade game released in 2013. It was co-developed by Bandai Namco Games and Nintendo as the third main installment in the Mario Kart Arcade GP series. The game operates on arcade cabinet hardware featuring an upgraded widescreen high-definition display compar...

22 Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey

Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey is a 1996 arcade ice hockey game developed and published by Midway, endorsed by NHL player Wayne Gretzky. The game features fast-paced, arcade-style three-on-three gameplay with a 3D presentation. It was ported to the Nintendo 64 as a launch title under the title Wayne Gret...

23 Typefighters

Developed by The Gamestorm Studios, Typefighters is a local and online multiplayer typing game where players compete to claim words on a shared screen.

24 Columns III: Revenge of Columns

Columns III: Revenge of Columns is Sega's 1993 competitive puzzle sequel, notable for adding head-to-head attacks to the falling-jewel formula.

25 Touhou 9: Phantasmagoria of Flower View

A 2005 versus-style bullet hell by ZUN with a large character roster competing in split-screen format, set during an abnormal simultaneous flower bloom in Gensokyo.

26 Touhou 19: Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost

Released in 2023 by ZUN, it revives the versus Phantasmagoria format and features one of the largest playable rosters in series history with new and returning characters.

27 Suguri
Suguri

A 2005 Japanese doujin shoot 'em up by Orange_Juice featuring the android protagonist Suguri in fast-paced aerial combat, later spawning a multi-game franchise.

28 Acceleration of Suguri

A 2007 Japanese doujin competitive shoot 'em up by Orange_Juice, spinning off from Suguri into high-speed one-on-one aerial dogfight battles with complex bullet exchanges.

29 Touhou 3: Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream

A 1997 PC-98 Touhou entry by ZUN using a versus split-screen format with nine selectable characters competing simultaneously in side-by-side danmaku battles.

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