From the early days of Pong, through the glory days of Space Invaders, Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Gauntlet, Double Dragon, Street Fighter II and beyond, players queue up for 90 seconds of high-quality arcade action. If you wanted to experience the graphics of Dragon’s Quest or OutRun’s ride in action in the 1980s, you wouldn’t have found it on your video game console. The playroom reigned supreme and has become a favorite gathering place for many children.
Over the years, thousands of different arcade machines have decorated the floors of tens of thousands of arcades around the world, but which was the most popular? As for the income the player earns, it is almost impossible to say. Individual factories don’t keep track of every coin placed in every specific machine, but they certainly know which ones fill their banks with coins more than others, and thus in many cases end up investing in more units. In the golden age of arcade video games, hardware units cost between $ 1,000 and $ 4,000 (or more) brand new, and with an estimated 10,000 arcades in North America as of late 1982 alone, this is a huge investment in progress. . important benefits obtained by producers.
Perhaps the most accurate way to find out which arcade game was the most popular is based on the hardware units that were actually sold, so that’s what we did: round up the 10 arcade games that sold the most individual units.
How many of these classic arcade games have you played?
