In IBOPE Zogby's online survey, 843 Americans ages 18 to 70 chose their favorite arcade game of all time. Respondents selected 10 of 47 possible choices, or added their own suggestions. The top 40 games are listed below.
For arcade fun facts and celebrity video game memories, view the press release.
|
Game |
Total |
Male |
Female |
|
|
Pac-Man |
78.8% |
78.2% |
79.4% |
|
|
Donkey Kong |
61.1% |
61.1% |
63.3% |
|
|
Space Invaders |
53.7% |
56.1% |
51.4% |
|
|
Asteroids |
52.9% |
57.7% |
47.5% |
|
|
Frogger |
47.1% |
46.2% |
48.5% |
|
|
Ms. Pac-Man |
47.1% |
38.7% |
57.5% |
|
|
Centipede |
39.4% |
33.7% |
46.6% |
|
|
Pong |
33.2% |
37.1% |
28.9% |
|
|
Mortal Kombat |
30.5% |
37.5% |
22.2% |
|
|
Galaga |
25.1% |
27.5% |
22.5% |
|
|
Street Fighter II |
16.4% |
20.7% |
11.3% |
|
|
Mario Kart Arcade |
16.2% |
12.9% |
20.1% |
|
|
Punch Out |
13.0% |
17.4% |
7.9% |
|
|
Dance Dance Revolution |
12.8% |
7.5% |
19.2% |
|
|
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
11.8% |
15.8% |
7.1% |
|
|
Cruis'n USA |
11.6% |
16.3% |
6.1% |
|
|
NBA Jam |
10.7% |
11.4% |
10.0% |
|
|
Defender |
10.3% |
13.9% |
5.9% |
|
|
X-Men |
9.8% |
9.6% |
9.9% |
|
|
Area 51 |
9.8% |
17.3% |
0.9% |
|
|
Super Breakout |
8.6% |
8.1% |
9.3% |
|
|
Dragon's Lair |
7.5% |
8.3% |
6.7% |
|
|
Bubble Bobble |
6.9% |
2.7% |
12.0% |
|
|
Joust |
6.8% |
9.3% |
3.9% |
|
|
Daytona USA |
6.6% |
9.2% |
3.7% |
|
|
The Simpsons |
6.3% |
9.0% |
3.0% |
|
|
Double Dragon |
6.2% |
10.5% |
1.3% |
|
|
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 |
6.0% |
6.0% |
6.0% |
|
|
Golden Tee Off |
5.9% |
8.0% |
3.3% |
|
|
Galaxy Game |
5.6% |
6.1% |
5.0% |
|
|
Battlezone |
4.9% |
8.2% |
0.8% |
|
|
House of the Dead |
4.1% |
8.5% |
1.3% |
|
|
Gauntlet |
4.1% |
5.7% |
2.2% |
|
|
Rampage |
4.1% |
7.3% |
0.2% |
|
|
NFL Blitz |
4.0% |
5.5% |
2.2% |
|
|
Bezerk |
3.5% |
3.5% |
3.4% |
|
|
Golden Axe |
3.2% |
5.3% |
0.6% |
|
|
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker |
2.9% |
1.1% |
5.0% |
|
|
Time Crisis II |
2.8% |
5.1% |
0.0% |
|
|
Gauntlet Legends |
2.5% |
1.4% |
3.7% |
