Special Thanks to FractalWalk for his macros. Without them, I would not be able to keep this updated. Please read the guidelines below.I believe I'm not alone when I say that it's difficult sorting through those thousands of arcade games (of which I own an actual board of every one,
) to find something new and fresh to play. On top of that, I think it would be nice to see what everyone's favorite games are. So, this is my attempt to compile a top 100 list:
Guidelines (PLEASE READ):1. Rank your top 20 favorite games in order (with #s please). You may rank less than 20. However, if you want to finish it later add it in a new post (do not modify the current one).
2. Games receive points based on their rank. i.e. #1 gets 20 points, #2 gets 19, etc...
3. Honorable mention to be added back later.
4. The game must be in the current mamelist.txt:
http://www.mame.net/gamelist.html If one of your favorites is a clone, just pick the original game instead.
5. Please type the name exactly as it appears in mamelist.txt. This makes it much easier for me to sort everything in Excel. See exceptions below.
6. I will update the scores regularly in this post.
7. Feel free to test some of the numbers out to make sure there are no errors. Look for games that are duplicated due to spelling, etc.
Game ExceptionsAll games should be listed individually, just as they appear in mamelist.txt except:
SFII WW, Turbo, and Super are combined as - Street Fighter II
Metal Slug 2 and X are combined as - Metal Slug 2/X
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is - TMNT
Have fun!
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The BYOAC Top 100
Current as of -
jerryjanis# of Lists -
55Unique games voted -
320Most popular -
Coming Soon!Most #1s -
Coming Soon! Rank Game Points
1 Galaga 467
2 Robotron 307
3 Joust 258
4 Ms. Pac-Man 236
5 Star Wars 225
6 Street Fighter II 222
7 Donkey Kong 186
8 Centipede 166
9 TMNT 161
10 Gyruss 152
11 Tempest 152
12 Defender 150
13 Tron 145
14 Dig Dug 140
15 Gauntlet 135
16 Shinobi 135
17 Smash T.V. 133
18 Pac-Man 116
19 Asteroids 110
20 Arkanoid 108
21 Karate Champ 108
22 Galaxian 106
23 Missile Command 106
24 Time Pilot 103
25 Metal Slug 2/X 100
26 Raiden 99
27 Marble Madness 96
28 Double Dragon 95
29 Mortal Kombat 95
30 Frogger 92
31 Mortal Kombat II 88
32 Super Sprint 88
33 Elevator Action 85
34 NBA Jam 85
35 Scramble 82
36 Spy Hunter 82
37 Pole Position 81
38 Tetris 81
39 Donkey Kong Junior 79
40 Moon Patrol 76
41 Mr. Do! 76
42 Star Castle 73
43 X-Men 72
44 Simpsons, The 71
45 Tapper 70
46 Discs of Tron 69
47 Track & Field 69
48 1942 67
49 720 66
50 Metal Slug 3 66
51 1943 65
52 Gorf 65
53 Phoenix 64
54 Rygar 63
55 Metal Slug 62
56 Qix 62
57 Puzzle Bobble \ Bust-a-move 61
58 WWF Wrestlefest 61
59 Berzerk 60
60 Burger Time 60
61 Out Run 60
62 Yie Ar Kung-Fu 59
63 Asteroids Deluxe 56
64 Ghosts 'n Goblins 56
65 Millipede 56
66 Stargate 56
67 Battle Zone 54
68 Rampage 54
69 Bank Panic 52
70 Xevious 50
71 Dragon's Lair 48
72 Mario Bros. 48
73 Sinistar 46
74 Strider 45
75 Kung-Fu Master 42
76 Commando 41
77 Gaplus 41
78 Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo 41
79 Zaxxon 41
80 Alien vs. Predator 40
81 Gradius 38
82 Championship Sprint 37
83 STUN Runner 37
84 Total Carnage 35
85 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 35
86 Bad Dudes 34
87 Marvel vs. Capcom 34
88 Neo Turf Masters 34
89 Street Fighter Alpha 2 33
90 Gauntlet II 32
91 Rampart 32
92 Afterburner 31
93 Contra 30
94 Final Fight 30
95 Q*bert 30
96 R-Type 30
97 Space Invaders 30
98 Street Fighter Alpha 3 30
99 Gravitar 29
100 Super Basketball 29