Brits reveal the top 20 most iconic arcade games

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Brits have revealed their favourite arcade games of all time - and the top three will come as no surprise to anyone who spent their youth in an amusement arcade.

Pac-Man, Space Invaders and Super Mario Bros are the most iconic arcade games of all time, according to a new poll.

Tetris and Donkey Kong also made the top five, with pinball and slot machines featuring in the top 20.

But while three quarters of Brits reckon arcade games aren’t just for kids, half of adults haven’t played in years.

Other iconic arcade games beloved of Brits include the controversial - at the time - fighting game Mortal Kombat, and space-blaster Asteroids.

But one in three wish they could play some of these games more often than they do – with 32 per cent rating their skills as either ‘good’ or ‘very good’.

Nearly half (49 per cent), however, admit they get overly competitive playing an arcade game, with puzzle types topping the list of preferred genres for 29 per cent.

Just under a quarter (23 per cent) like shoot ‘em ups like Space Invaders, and 20 per cent always opt for a platforming adventure.

For 54 per cent, the sounds of arcade machines are what makes them most memorable, while 39 per cent remember a cabinet’s flashing lights.

Around a fifth (21 per cent) also have fond memories of the sounds of laughter from friends gathering around a machine.

And 75 per cent of those polled, via OnePoll, claim it’s not about winning when you go to an arcade – it’s all about having fun.

A spokesperson for OLBG, which commissioned the research, said: "Old arcade games are great fun.

“For millions, they’re a reminder of happy, carefree memories of childhood, when having a 50p – or 10p, depending on your vintage – on the cabinet to show you were ‘next’ was the most important thing in the world.

“Older arcade games also often have a simplicity that’s missing in modern life, from video games to all other aspects of being an adult.”

The top 20 most iconic arcade games:

1. Pac-Man (53 per cent)

2. Space Invaders (48 per cent)

3. Super Mario Bros (46 per cent)

4. Tetris (15 per cent)

5. Donkey Kong (nine per cent)

6. Pinball (16 per cent)

7. Mortal Kombat (eight per cent)

8. Asteroids (seven per cent)

9. Street Fighter II (six per cent)

10. Centipede (five per cent)

11. Galaga (four per cent)

12. Slot machines (12 per cent)

13. Ms. Pac-Man (three per cent)

14. Tron (three per cent)

15. Defender (three per cent)

16. Q*bert (three per cent)

17. Dig Dug (two per cent)

18. Joust (two per cent)

19. Battlezone (two per cent)

20. Arkanoid (two per cent)