30 Best Classic Arcade Games of All Time PART ONE

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Retro Rebel Podcast is hosted by Amanda Fox and Stacy Bishop. Each week they take a deep dive into the gaming industry and discuss news stories, the current games they are playing as well as the topic of the week.  This week Amanda is joined by a special guest, Tom, as they look at the 30 best classic arcade games of all time.

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Intro Music – Final Impasse By Ground is Lava

What we’re playing

Amanda– I’m playing Bang online via Board Game Arena right now and I’m obsessed. It’s a western-themed game where everyone has unique roles. You’re either a Sherriff, Deputy, Outlaw or Renegade. Depending on what role you are is who you’re trying to shoot to win the game. It’s very fun and I even managed a win as the Renegade once which is very hard because you need to kill every other player to win. 

Tom – Recently, I’ve been playing a mix of games. I wanna completionist the Witcher 3, right now I’m only on 47%. Roach is a menace though. I had to stop playing Diablo 3 because of the servers, so this is my new completionist goals.

Tom, our guest host this week, is a seasoned publican who grew up playing classic arcade games in Redcar Beach and Middlesbrough town centre. He’s a lifelong fan of platformers, shooters, and fighting games as a result of these formative years.

30 Best Classic Arcade Games of All Time (according to Ranker) PART ONE

Now, this is a crowd-voted list but as one of Google’s top results for the best classic arcade games of all time, we felt it’s important to look at. Will they feature your favourites or is something clearly missing? Their top 30-15 choices are:

15. Mortal Kombat, published in 1992 (Midway Games)
16. Mario Bros., published in 1983 (Nintendo)
17. Joust, published in 1982 (WMS Industries Inc.)
18. Contra, published in 1987 (Konami)
19. Star Wars, published in 1983 (Atari)
20. Spy Hunter, published in 1983 (Midway Games)
21. Punch-Out!!, published in 1984 (Nintendo)
22. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game, published in 1989 (Backbone Entertainment)
23. Pole Position, published in 1982 (Namco)
24. Rampage, published in 1986 (Midway Games)
25. Street Fighter, published in 1987 (Capcom)
26. OutRun, published in 1986 (AM R&D Dept. #2)
27. Ghosts’n Goblins, published in 1985 (Capcom)
28. Tron, published in 1982 (Midway Games)
29. Golden Axe, published in 1989 (Acclaim Cheltenham)
30. Q*bert, published in 1982 (Atari)

What do we think of the list? What’s missing? 

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