Top 20 Greatest Arcade Games of ALL Time Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the best video arcade games ever. For this list, we are not including mechanical games like ...

Super Mario franchise—which has subsequently become one of the most iconic and recognizable franchises in video game history.

Back in the day of arcades and people shoving quarters into slots, games were based on points. You had three lives and one quarter to get as many points as possible, which was perfect for competition.

While today’s gamers typically play on PC or consoles, the industry thrived in arcades. And in the 1980s, arcades were built on competition, noise, and frustration. The reason for this was that many ...