The ten best really old arcade games

List by Matt S.

Since it's the Easter long weekend here in Australia, that means just one thing - really lazy journalism! And there's nothing lazier than the good old top-10 list.

But seriously, since getting my arcade table last year, I've been reconnecting with an awful lot of the old classics - hundreds of them, in fact, and rediscovering just how good these games often are, from both a design and aesthetic point of view. Yes - aesthetics too. It's sometimes good to remember that so many of these retro games have iconic art and design, and the reason for this is not that they were "good for their time," but rather because they are good, full stop. Aesthetics and good art direction doesn't require a game to be hyper-realistic and detailed, and indeed, playing these older games and their simple, clean, minimalist aesthetics is often a refreshing change from modern game design.

And so, without further ado, here's my list of the ten best really retro arcade games ever made. And by "really retro" I mean 1985 or earlier.

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