The arcades are something you seldom see anymore. But there still are arcade games that are fun to play.
Arcade companies you should know about
Capcom
Konami
Midway
Namco
Nintendo
Sega
Taito
1942 (1984, shooter)
Asteroids (1979, shooter)
Battlezone (1980, shooter)
Bubble Bobble (1986, platform)
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (1992, action)
Centipede (1981, shooter)
Chase H.Q. (1988, racing)
Crazy Taxi (1999, racing)
Cruis'n USA (1994, racing)
Daytona USA (1994, racing)
Death Race (1976, racing)
Defender (1981, shooter)
Dig Dug (1982, action)
Dig Dug II (1985, action)
Donkey Kong (1981, platform)
Donkey Kong Jr. (1982, platform)
Fatal Fury Special (1993, fighting)
Frogger (1981, action)
Galaga (1981, shooter)
Galaga '88 (1987, shooter)
Galaxian (1979, shooter)
Golden Axe (1989, action)
House of the Dead 2 (1998, shooter)
Jurassic Park (1994, shooter)
Jurassic Park III (2001, shooter)
Jurassic Park Arcade (2015, shooter)
King of Fighters '98 (1998, fighting)
Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997, shooter)
Lunar Lander (1979, simulator)
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (1990, platform)
Millipede (1982, shooter)
Missile Command (1980, shooter)
Moon Patrol (1982, shooter)
Mortal Kombat II (1993, fighting)
Ms. Pac-Man (1981, maze)
OutRun (1986, racing)
OutRun 2 (2003, racing)
Pac-Man (1980, maze)
Pong (1972, sport)
Popeye (1982, platform)
Q*bert (1982, action)
R-Type (1987, shooter)
Rally-X (1980, racing)
Rampage (1986, platform)
Rampage World Tour (1997, platform)
Sega Rally 2 (1998, racing)
Sega Rally 3 (2008, racing)
Sega Rally Championship (1995, racing)
Sega Touring Car Championship (1996, racing)
Soulcalibur II (2002, fighting)
Space Invaders (1978, shooter)
Space wars (1977, shooter)
Street Fighter II (1991, fighting)
Super Cobra (1981, shooter)
Super Contra (1988, shooter)
Tempest (1980, shooter)
Tron (1982, shooter)
Virtua Cop (1994, shooting)
Virtua Cop 2 (1995, shooting)