Here is a list of the most popular video arcade games of all time, ranked in no particular order with links to purchase them on Amazon as video console games, handheld electronic games or even at full-size standup video arcade games.

- Pac-Man
- Donkey Kong
- Space Invaders
- Galaga
- Street Fighter II
- Mortal Kombat
- Frogger
- Ms. Pac-Man
- Defender
- Dig Dug
- Centipede
- Asteroids
- Tempest
- Q*bert
- Tron
- Golden Axe
- Rampage
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- NBA Jam
- Daytona USA
- Metal Slug
- Time Crisis
- Virtua Fighter
- OutRun
- Star Wars Trilogy Arcade
- Gyruss
- Robotron: 2084
- Joust
- Dragon’s Lair
- R-Type
- Bubble Bobble
- Puzzle Bobble
- The House of the Dead
- Soul Edge
- Raiden
- Galaxian
- Final Fight
- X-Men
- Killer Instinct
- Area 51
- The Simpsons Arcade Game
- Moon Patrol
- Elevator Action
- Gradius
- Kung-Fu Master
- Gunsmoke
- Commando
- Track & Field
- Super Sprint
- Paperboy
- Spy Hunter
- RoadBlasters
- Crazy Taxi
- House of the Dead 2
- Super Hang-On
- Pole Position
- Ninja Gaiden
- Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
- Shinobi
- Altered Beast
- Pac-Mania
- Qix
- Missile Command
- Tempest 2000
- Punch-Out!!
- 1942
- Galaga ’88
- Crystal Castles
- Super Mario Bros.
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert
- Minecraft
- DOTA 2
- Street Fighter III
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Super Street Fighter II
- Mortal Kombat II
- Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga: 20-Year Reunion
- NBA Hangtime
- Mortal Kombat III
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
- Tekken 3
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
- The King of Fighters ’98
- Metal Slug 3
- Street Fighter Alpha 3
- Dance Dance Revolution
- House of the Dead III
- Soul Calibur II
- Star Wars: Battle Pod
- Virtua Tennis
- Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune
- Initial D
- Beatmania IIDX
- Time Crisis 3
- F-Zero AX
- The House of the Dead 4
- Sega Rally 2
- Hydro Thunder
- Crazy Taxi 2
- Daytona USA 2
