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Raiden (雷電) (video game)
Raiden (雷電) is a 1990 vertical-scrolling arcade shoot 'em up by Seibu Kaihatsu, piloting the Raiden fighter against the Cranassian invasion; it sold about 17,000 cabinets, spawned Raiden II–V and Raiden Fighters, and was ported widely as Raiden Trad and The Raiden Project.
Robotron: 2084
Robotron: 2084 (ロボトロン2084) is a 1982 Williams Electronics arcade twin-stick shooter by Vid Kidz (Eugene Jarvis, Larry DeMar); dual-joystick controls, wave-based survival, rescuing the last human family from Robotrons.
Salamander (video game)
Salamander (沙羅曼蛇), aka Life Force, is Konami's 1986 arcade scrolling shooter and first Gradius spin-off, with two-player co-op, alternating horizontal and vertical stages, instant power-up modules, and sequels Salamander 2 (1996) and Salamander III (2025).
Sega Rally Championship
Sega Rally Championship (セガラリー チャンピオンシップ) is a 1994/1995 Sega AM3 arcade rally racer on Model 2, directed by Kenji Sasaki, produced by Tetsuya Mizuguchi, with surface-based physics, a acclaimed Saturn port, and Sega Rally 2 as sequel.
Skee-Ball
Skee-Ball, the classic alley-roller arcade game, invented by Joseph Fourestier Simpson of Vineland, New Jersey; U.S. Patent 905,941 granted December 8, 1908. Players roll nine balls up a ramp into scoring rings; now owned by Bay Tek Entertainment, made in Pulaski, Wisconsin.
Space Ace
Space Ace (1983–84) is a Don Bluth/Cinematronics laserdisc arcade game, the follow-up to Dragon's Lair, with Energize Dexter/Ace transformation, branching scenes, three difficulty levels, and later Digital Leisure, Blu-ray, and Steam re-releases.
Space Invaders (スペースインベーダー)
Space Invaders (スペースインベーダー) is Taito's 1978 arcade shoot 'em up by Tomohiro Nishikado, running on custom Intel 8080 hardware; its 55 aliens speed up as they die due to a hardware accident, and it caused Japan's 100-yen coin shortage.
Spy Hunter
Spy Hunter (スパイ・ハンター) is a 1983 Bally Midway arcade driving-shooter where a spy in the G-6155 car uses machine guns, oil slicks, smoke, and missiles, converts to a boat, and plays to the Peter Gunn theme.
Star Wars (1983 video game)
Star Wars (1983) is Atari's first-person vector-graphics rail shooter designed by Mike Hally, released May 5, 1983. Known as Star Wars: The Arcade Game in Parker Brothers home ports; sold about 12,000 cabinets with digitized film speech.
Stargate (1981 video game)
Stargate, also known as Defender II, is a 1981 arcade shooter by Williams Electronics, the sequel to Defender, designed by Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar.
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 2 (Street Fighter Zero 2) is Capcom's 1996 arcade 2D fighting game, second in the Alpha prequel series, with 18 fighters, Custom Combos, Alpha Counters, and ports to Saturn, PlayStation, SNES, and PC.
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (ストリートファイターZERO3)
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (ストリートファイターZERO3, Street Fighter Zero 3) is Capcom's 1998 CPS II arcade fighting game, the final Alpha series entry, known for its X/A/V ISM fighting-style system, series-largest roster, and ports to PlayStation, Saturn, Dreamcast, GBA, and PSP.
Super Sprint
Super Sprint (スーパー・スプリント) is a 1986 top-down racing arcade game by Atari Games on System 2 hardware: 1-3 players, eight tracks, five laps, powerups, wrench tuning, Tengen home ports, sequel Championship Sprint.
Super Street Fighter II
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers is Capcom's 1993 arcade fighting game, the fourth Street Fighter II version, first CPS-II game, adding Cammy, Dee Jay, T. Hawk, Fei Long, a combo counter, and eight color palettes.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Super Street Fighter II Turbo (Super Street Fighter II X: Grand Master Challenge) is Capcom's 1994 arcade fighting game, the final Street Fighter II revision, which introduced Super Combos, Akuma, and a lasting competitive scene.
Tech Romancer (超鋼戦記キカイオー)
Tech Romancer (超鋼戦記キカイオー, Choukou Senki Kikaioh) is Capcom's 1998 3D giant-robot arcade fighting game, ported to Dreamcast in 2000, with branching anime-style story modes and a Final Attack finisher.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Super Kame Ninja; Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in Europe) is Konami's 1989 four-player side-scrolling beat-'em-up arcade game pitting the four Turtles against Shredder's Foot Clan, ported to NES as TMNT II: The Arcade Game.
Tekken 4
Tekken 4 (鉄拳4) is Namco's 2001-2002 3D fighting game, the fourth main Tekken entry and first main-series PS2 title, known for walled, uneven arenas, sidewalk movement, Story Mode, and divisive reception.
Tekken 5 (鉄拳5)
Tekken 5 (鉄拳5) is Namco's 2004 arcade and 2005 PS2 fighting game, the tenth-anniversary Tekken entry with 30 characters, the Crush System, customization, Devil Within, arcade ports of Tekken 1-3, and Dark Resurrection.
Tekken Tag Tournament
Tekken Tag Tournament (鉄拳タッグトーナメント) is Namco's 1999 arcade and 2000 PS2 launch 3D fighter, the fourth Tekken game, with 39 returning characters, two-fighter tag teams, Tekken Bowl, and an HD 2011 re-release.
Tempest (video game)
Tempest (テンペースト) is Atari's 1981 color vector tube shooter by Dave Theurer: crab-shaped shooter on a tunnel rim, rotary spinner, Superzapper, first arcade game with selectable starting level, about 20,000 cabinets sold, later remade as Tempest 2000 and 4000.
The House of the Dead III
The House of the Dead III (ザ・ハウス・オブ・ザ・デッド III) is a 2002 Sega rail shooter by WOW Entertainment for arcades and Xbox, set in 2019, with branching paths, Survival and Time Attack modes, and an unlockable House of the Dead 2.
The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match (KOF 2002 UM) is SNK Playmore's 2009 remake of KOF 2002, with 66 fighters including Nameless, reworked MAX2 and anywhere-cancel systems, released on PS2, XBLA, Steam, GOG, and PS4 with rollback netcode.
Time Crisis (video game)
Time Crisis (タイムクライシス) is Namco's December 1995 arcade light gun rail shooter on System 22, starring VSSE agent Richard Miller; its foot-pedal cover mechanic, reload time, and countdown timer spawned an 11-game franchise.
Time Crisis 3
Time Crisis 3 (タイムクライシス3), Namco arcade light gun game released April 1, 2003 on System 246; adds four-weapon select system, pedal cover mechanic, Alicia Winston PS2 heroine scenario, Metacritic 81.
Time Crisis II
Time Crisis II (タイム・クライシス２) is Namco's 1998 light gun arcade rail shooter, second in the Time Crisis series, known for its foot-pedal cover system and industry-first two-screen co-operative link play with pincer attacks and covering fire.
Truxton (video game)
Truxton (Tatsujin, 達人) is a 1988 Toaplan vertical arcade shoot 'em up published by Taito and Midway, ported to Genesis and PC Engine, with sequel Truxton II (1992) and Truxton Extreme (2026).
Under Night In-Birth
Under Night In-Birth (アンダーナイト インヴァース) is a 2D fighting game series by French-Bread, spiritual successor to Melty Blood, known for its GRD tug-of-war gauge, Vorpal state, and Chain Shift; the seventh entry, Sys:Celes (2024), added rollback netcode.
Virtua Fighter (video game)
Virtua Fighter (バーチャファイター) is Sega AM2's 1993 arcade fighting game, the first with full 3D polygon graphics, built on the Model 1 board under Yu Suzuki; three-button combat, nine fighters, Smithsonian-honored, and the origin of the 3D fighting genre.
Whac-A-Mole
Whac-A-Mole, also written Whack-a-Mole, is an arcade redemption game in which players hit popping-up moles with a mallet; introduced by Bob's Space Racers in 1974, trademarked by Mattel, and a common metaphor for recurring problems.