WASM Arcade Arcade Classics (75)

75 arcade cabinets from Sega, Midway, Technos, Taito and more, from Pac-Man to Mortal Kombat II. Every game opens on wasmarcade.com in a new tab.

All Arcade Classics

WASM Arcade Arcade Classics by Maker

The 75 games span 1980–1999 and come from more than a dozen arcade makers. Grouped by the company named on each game page:

MakerGamesTitles
Sega16Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (1982); Congo Bongo (1983); Flicky (1984); Space Harrier (1985); OutRun (1986); After Burner II (1987); Super Hang-On (1987); Altered Beast (1988); Gain Ground (1988); Cyber Police ESWAT (1989); Golden Axe (1989); Shadow Dancer (1989); Alien Storm (1990); Columns (1990); Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (1990); SegaSonic the Hedgehog (1992)
Capcom10Forgotten Worlds (1988); Ghouls'n Ghosts (1988); Strider (1989); Mercs (1990); Nemo (1990); Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991); Saturday Night Slam Masters (1993); Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (1993); The Punisher (1993); Mega Man: The Power Battle (1995)
Taito10Rainbow Islands (1987); Twin Cobra (1987); Superman (1988); The New Zealand Story (1988); Truxton (1988); Rambo III (1989); Twin Hawk (1989); Volfied (1989); Growl (1990); Hit the Ice (1990)
SNK92020 Super Baseball (1991); King of the Monsters (1991); Art of Fighting (1992); King of the Monsters 2 (1992); Samurai Shodown (1993); Samurai Shodown II (1994); The King of Fighters '98 (1998); Garou: Mark of the Wolves (1999); The King of Fighters '99 (1999)
Midway5Ms. Pac-Man (1981); Mortal Kombat (1992); Mortal Kombat II (1993); NBA Jam Tournament Edition (1994); Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1994)
Atari4Star Wars (1983); Klax (1990); Pit-Fighter (1990); Batman (1991)
Toaplan4Hellfire (1989); Zero Wing (1989); Fire Shark (1990); Snow Bros.: Nick & Tom (1990)
Technos3Double Dragon (1987); Double Dragon II: The Revenge (1988); Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone (1990)
Namco3King & Balloon (1980); Pac-Man (1980); Rolling Thunder 2 (1990)
Data East2Two Crude Dudes (1990); Captain America and the Avengers (1991)
Konami2Frogger (1981); Contra (1987)
Other7Toki (1989); Hook (1992); Viewpoint (1992); Dragon Ball Z (1993); Battletoads (1994); Puyo Puyo 2 (1994); Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (1995)
  • Games released under another company’s licence are grouped under the studio that made them, so Double Dragon counts under Technos and Hellfire under Toaplan, not Taito.

Arcade Classics by Era

YearsGamesExamples
1980–19848Pac-Man; Ms. Pac-Man; Frogger; Star Wars; Congo Bongo; Flicky
1985–198926OutRun; Space Harrier; Contra; Double Dragon; Golden Axe; Strider
1990–199436Street Fighter II: The World Warrior; Mortal Kombat; NBA Jam Tournament Edition; Samurai Shodown; Captain America and the Avengers; Battletoads
1995–19995Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon; Mega Man: The Power Battle; The King of Fighters '98; Garou: Mark of the Wolves; The King of Fighters '99

Neo Geo and Capcom Hits Filed Under Arcade Classics

This collection holds several games people usually look for in the Neo Geo or Capcom sections: The King of Fighters '98 and '99, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Samurai Shodown I and II and Art of Fighting from SNK, and Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers, Strider, Ghouls’n Ghosts and The Punisher from Capcom.

Each is listed with the same arcade hardware as the Neo Geo and Capcom games and runs in the same FinalBurn Neo emulator; only the WASM Arcade category differs.

Arcade Controls and Save States

Coin and start

Press V to insert a coin and Enter to start. On a controller, Select and Start do the same.

Buttons

Arcade boards use two to six buttons, mapped to X, S, Z, A, Q and E on the keyboard in that order. Older games such as Pac-Man and Frogger only use the joystick, which is the arrow keys.

Save states

Press 1 to save a snapshot and 2 to load it; 3 changes the slot. Keys can be rebound from the controller icon in the emulator toolbar.

WASM Arcade Arcade Classics FAQ

Which version of Pac-Man is on WASM Arcade?

The arcade versions: Pac-Man is listed as the 1980 Namco release and Ms. Pac-Man as the 1981 Midway release, both played in the FinalBurn Neo emulator. The Flash Games collection has separate Flash remakes such as Flash Pacman.

Where is The King of Fighters '98 on WASM Arcade?

In Arcade Classics, not Neo Geo. KOF '99, Garou: Mark of the Wolves and Samurai Shodown II are here too.

Which Mortal Kombat games are on WASM Arcade?

Mortal Kombat (1992), Mortal Kombat II (1993) and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1994), all by Midway.

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