Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.

Updated: October 26, 2025

Most Acclaimed PC-8800 Games of All Time

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#1 Pac-Man (1980) (#153)

Namco | ARC, 3, 5, DOS, NES | Maze | ~48m | 31 lists

#2 Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987) (#258)

MicroProse Software, Inc. | 6, DOS, MAC, NES | Strategy / Action-Adventure | ~8h | 16 lists

#3 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (1985) (#298)

Origin Systems | 10, DOS, NES | Role-Playing | ~21h | 17 lists

#4 Lode Runner (1983) (#370)

Brøderbund Software, Irem | ARC, 4, NES | Puzzle-Platformer | ~2h | 12 lists

#5 R-Type (1987) (#374)

Irem | ARC, 7, SMS, TG16 | Shooter | ~1h | 15 lists

#6 M.U.L.E. (1983) (#465)

Ozark Softscape | 3, DOS | Strategy | ~2h | 9 lists

#7 Archon: The Light and the Dark (1983) (#470)

Free Fall Associates | 7, DOS | Action / Strategy | ~24m | 10 lists

#8 Arkanoid (1986) (#491)

Taito | ARC, 11, DOS, MAC, NES | Puzzle | ~2h | 9 lists

#9 Ultima III: Exodus (1983) (#494)

Origin Systems | 8, DOS, MAC | Role-Playing | ~14h | 9 lists

#10 Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (1981) (#537)

Sir-tech Software | 7, NES, MAC | Role-Playing | ~25h | 8 lists

#11 Bomberman (1983) (#613)

Hudson Soft | 4, NES | Strategy / Maze / Puzzle | ~2h | 7 lists

#12 Snatcher (1988) (#626)

Konami | PC88, MSX, TG16, SCD | Point-and-Click / Visual Novel | ~8h | 5 lists

#13 Mario Bros. (1983) (#738)

Nintendo R&D1 | ARC, A26, A52, 5, NES | Platform | ~54m | 6 lists

#14 Excitebike (1984) (#872)

Nintendo | ARC, PC88, NES | Racing | ~48m | 6 lists

#15 Boulder Dash (1984) (#942)

First Star Software | ARC, 7, CV | Maze / Puzzle | ~3h | 5 lists

#153

Namco

ARC, A26, A52, A8, C64, DOS, INTV, MSX, NES, PC88, ZXS

Maze

~48m

31 lists

Pac-Man 1980

#258

MicroProse Software, Inc.

AMI, CPC, A2, MAC, AST, C64, DOS, NES, PC88

Strategy / Action-Adventure

~8h

16 lists

Sid Meier's Pirates! 1987

#298

Origin Systems

AMI, A2, A8, AST, C64, DOS, FM7, MSX, NES, PC88, PC98, SX1

Role-Playing

~21h

17 lists

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 1985

#370

Brøderbund Software, Irem

A2, ARC, A8, C64, NES, PC88

Puzzle-Platformer

~2h

12 lists

Lode Runner 1983

#374

Irem

AMI, CPC, ARC, AST, C64, MSX, PC88, SMS, TG16, ZXS

Shooter

~1h

15 lists

R-Type 1987

#465

Ozark Softscape

A8, C64, DOS, PC88

Strategy

~2h

9 lists

M.U.L.E. 1983

#470

Free Fall Associates

CPC, A2, A8, C64, DOS, PC88, SX1, ZXS

Action / Strategy

~24m

10 lists

Archon: The Light and the Dark 1983

#491

Taito

AMI, CPC, A2, MAC, ARC, A8, AST, BBCM, C64, DOS, MSX, NES, PC88, TCC, ZXS

Puzzle

~2h

9 lists

Arkanoid 1986

#494

Origin Systems

AMI, A2, MAC, A8, AST, C64, DOS, FM7, PC88, PC98

Role-Playing

~14h

9 lists

Ultima III: Exodus 1983

#10

#537

Sir-tech Software

A2, MAC, C64, FM7, MSX, NES, PC88, PC98, SX1

Role-Playing

~25h

8 lists

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord 1981

#11

#613

Hudson Soft

MSX, NES, PC88, SX1, ZXS

Strategy / Maze / Puzzle

~2h

7 lists

Bomberman 1983

#12

#626

Konami

MSX, PC88, SCD, TG16

Point-and-Click / Visual Novel

~8h

5 lists

Snatcher 1988

#13

#738

Nintendo R&D1

CPC, ARC, A26, A52, C64, FM7, NES, PC88, ZXS

Platform

~54m

6 lists

Mario Bros. 1983

#14

#872

Nintendo

ARC, NES, PC88

Racing

~48m

6 lists

Excitebike 1984

#15

#942

First Star Software

CPC, A2, ARC, A8, CV, C64, FM7, PC88, ZXS

Maze / Puzzle

~3h

5 lists

Boulder Dash 1984

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