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Systems > Arcade > Release Schedule (North America)

Below is a list of game releases for the platform in North America. We offer a similar list for each system, and some lists are more complete than others, but this should give you a good idea of what was available during a certain time in a console's life cycle.

1972

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

Pong

Atari

unknown

1976

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	The Amazing Maze Game	Midway	unknown
2	Death Race	Exidy	unknown

1978

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

3-D Bowling

Meadows

unknown

1979

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	18 Wheeler	Midway	unknown
2	Galaxian	Midway	unknown
3	Galaxy Wars	Taito	unknown

1980

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Defender	Williams	unknown
2	Radar Scope	Nintendo	unknown
3	Stratovox	Taito	unknown
4	Pac-Man	Midway	October

1981

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Donkey Kong	Nintendo	unknown
2	Frogger	SEGA	unknown
3	Galaga	Midway	unknown
4	Ms. Pac-Man	Midway	unknown
5	The Pit	Centuri	unknown
6	Qix II: Tournament	Taito	unknown
7	Scramble	Stern	unknown
8	Super Cobra	Stern	unknown
9	Qix	Taito	October

1982

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Bump 'n' Jump	Midway	unknown
2	BurgerTime	Midway	unknown
3	Dig Dug	Atari	unknown
4	Donkey Kong Junior	Nintendo	unknown
5	Joust	Williams	unknown
6	Monster Bash	SEGA	unknown
7	Pole Position	Atari	unknown
8	Pooyan	Stern	unknown
9	Robotron: 2084	Williams	unknown
10	Satan's Hollow	Midway	unknown
11	Sinistar	Williams	unknown
12	Time Pilot	Centuri	unknown

1983

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Congo Bongo	SEGA	unknown
2	Crossbow	Exidy	unknown
3	Domino Man	Midway	unknown
4	Elevator Action	Taito	unknown
5	Food Fight	Atari	unknown
6	Gyruss	Centuri	unknown
7	Mario Bros.	Nintendo	unknown
8	Q*Bert's Qubes	Mylstar	unknown
9	Razzmatazz	SEGA	unknown
10	Spy Hunter	Midway	unknown
11	Star Wars	Atari	unknown
12	Tapper	Midway	unknown

1984

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	1942	Capcom	unknown
2	Badlands (1984, Konami)	Konami	unknown
3	Bull Fight	SEGA	unknown
4	Cheyenne	Exidy	unknown
5	Esh's Aurunmilla	Funai	unknown
6	Galaga 3	Namco	unknown
7	Karate Champ	Data East	unknown
8	Karate Champ - Player vs Player	Data East	unknown
9	Kung-Fu Master	Data East	unknown
10	Mister Viking	Midway	unknown
11	Paperboy	Atari Games	unknown
12	Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory	Data East	unknown
13	Punch-Out!!	Nintendo	unknown
14	Return of the Jedi	Atari	unknown
15	Time Pilot '84	Konami	unknown
16	The Tower of Druaga	Namco	unknown

1985

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	'99 The Last War	Proma	unknown
2	City Connection	Jaleco Entertainment	unknown
3	Commando	Data East	unknown
4	Gauntlet	Atari Games	unknown
5	Ghosts 'n Goblins	Taito	unknown
6	Gradius	Konami	unknown
7	Gun Smoke	Romstar	unknown
8	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Atari	unknown
9	Kicker	Konami	unknown
10	The Legend of Kage	Taito	unknown
11	Section Z	Capcom	unknown
12	Sega Ninja	SEGA	unknown
13	Space Harrier	SEGA	unknown
14	Super Punch-Out!!	Nintendo	unknown
15	Yie Ar Kung-Fu	Konami	unknown

1986

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Athena	SNK	unknown
2	Bubble Bobble	Taito	unknown
3	Chiller	Exidy	unknown
4	Gladiator	Taito	unknown
5	Kikikaikai	Taito	unknown
6	Legendary Wings	Capcom	unknown
7	Life Force	Konami	unknown
8	Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun	Technos	unknown
9	OutRun	SEGA	unknown
10	Rampage	Midway	unknown
11	Renegade	Taito	unknown
12	Super Sprint	Atari Games	unknown
13	Top Gunner	Konami	unknown
14	Trojan	Romstar	unknown

1987

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	1943: The Battle of Midway	Capcom	unknown
2	After Burner	SEGA	unknown
3	After Burner II	SEGA	unknown
4	Atari R.B.I. Baseball	Atari	unknown
5	Bionic Commando	Capcom	unknown
6	Black Tiger	Capcom	unknown
7	Contra	Konami	unknown
8	Dark Adventure	Konami	unknown
9	Double Dragon	Taito	unknown
10	Galaga '88	Atari	unknown
11	Karnov	Data East	unknown
12	Operation Wolf	Taito	unknown
13	Psycho Soldier	SNK	unknown
14	Rastan	Taito	unknown
15	R-Type	Nintendo	unknown
16	Shinobi	SEGA	unknown
17	Spy Hunter II	Midway	unknown
18	Street Fighter	Capcom	unknown
19	Super Dodge Ball	Technos	unknown
20	Time Soldiers	SNK	unknown
21	Vs. Castlevania	Nintendo	unknown
22	Xenophobe	Midway	December

1988

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Altered Beast	SEGA	unknown
2	Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja	Data East	unknown
3	Cabal	TAD Corporation	unknown
4	Double Dragon II: The Revenge	Romstar	unknown
5	Ghouls 'N Ghosts	Capcom	unknown
6	Haunted Castle	Konami	unknown
7	NARC	Williams	unknown
8	Nastar Warrior	Taito	unknown
9	Ninja Gaiden	Tecmo	unknown
10	Ninja Spirit	Irem	unknown
11	The Ninja Warriors	Taito	unknown
12	Operation Thunderbolt	Taito	unknown
13	P.O.W.: Prisoners of War	SNK	unknown
14	RoboCop	Data East	unknown
15	Splatterhouse	Namco	unknown
16	Super Contra	Konami	unknown
17	Syvalion	Taito	unknown
18	'88 Games	Konami	July

1989

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	The Astyanax	Jaleco Entertainment	unknown
2	Badlands (1989, Atari)	Atari Games	unknown
3	Beast Busters	SNK	unknown
4	Cadash	Taito	unknown
5	Cameltry	Taito	unknown
6	Castle of Dragon	Seta Corporation	unknown
7	Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams	SEGA	unknown
8	Crime Fighters	Konami	unknown
9	Dynamite Dux	SEGA	unknown
10	Final Fight	Capcom	unknown
11	Golden Axe	SEGA	unknown
12	Gradius III	Konami	unknown
13	Hippodrome	Data East	unknown
14	Ikari III: The Rescue	SNK	unknown
15	Pang!	Mitchell Corporation	unknown
16	Saint Dragon	Jaleco Entertainment	unknown
17	Shadow Dancer	SEGA	unknown
18	Skull & Crossbones	Atari Games	unknown
19	Sly Spy	Data East	unknown
20	Street Smart	SNK	unknown
21	Strider	Capcom	unknown
22	Tecmo Knight	Tecmo	unknown
23	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Konami	unknown
24	Turbo OutRun	SEGA	unknown
25	U.N. Squadron	Capcom	unknown
26	Violence Fight	Taito	unknown
27	Willow	Capcom	unknown

1990

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Aliens	Konami	unknown
2	Blood Bros.	TAD Corporation	unknown
3	The Combatribes	Technos	unknown
4	Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone	Technos	unknown
5	Edward Randy	Data East	unknown
6	Gals Panic	Kaneko	unknown
7	Gate of Doom	Data East	unknown
8	Growl	Taito	unknown
9	Michael Jackson's Moonwalker	SEGA	unknown
10	The Ninja Kids	Taito	unknown
11	Pit-Fighter	Atari Games	unknown
12	Smash TV	Williams	unknown
13	Super BurgerTime	Data East	unknown
14	Thunder Force AC	Technosoft	unknown
15	Thunder Fox	Taito	unknown

1991

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	2020 Super Baseball	SNK	unknown
2	64th Street: A Detective Story	Jaleco Entertainment	unknown
3	Bells & Whistles	Konami	unknown
4	Captain Commando	Capcom	unknown
5	Caveman Ninja	Data East	unknown
6	Crossed Swords	SNK	unknown
7	Cyber-Lip	SNK	unknown
8	Fatal Fury	SNK	unknown
9	The King of Dragons	Capcom	unknown
10	King of the Monsters	SNK	unknown
11	Knights of the Round	Capcom	unknown
12	League Bowling	SNK	unknown
13	Magician Lord	ADK	unknown
14	NAM-1975	SNK	unknown
15	Off the Wall	Atari Games	unknown
16	Rad Mobile	SEGA	unknown
17	RoboCop 2	Data East	unknown
18	The Simpsons	Konami	unknown
19	Street Fighter II' Champion Edition	Capcom	unknown
20	Street Fighter II: The World Warrior	Capcom	unknown
21	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time	Konami	unknown
22	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Midway	unknown
23	Vendetta	Konami	unknown

1992

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Aero Fighters	Video System	unknown
2	Arabian Fight	SEGA	unknown
3	Arabian Magic	Taito	unknown
4	Art of Fighting	SNK	unknown
5	Bio-Hazard Battle	SEGA	unknown
6	Dead Connection	Taito	unknown
7	Dino Rex	Taito	unknown
8	Fighter & Attacker	Namco	unknown
9	Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder	SEGA	unknown
10	Hook	Irem	unknown
11	King of the Monsters 2: The Next Thing	SNK	unknown
12	Last Resort	SNK	unknown
13	Lethal Enforcers	Konami	unknown
14	Mortal Kombat	Midway	unknown
15	Mutation Nation	SNK	unknown
16	Quiz & Dragons	Capcom	unknown
17	R-Type Leo	Irem	unknown
18	Shadow Force	Technos	unknown
19	Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting	Capcom	unknown
20	Time Killers	Strata	unknown
21	Total Carnage	Midway	unknown
22	Undercover Cops	Irem	unknown
23	Warriors of Fate	Capcom	unknown
24	Wizard Fire	Data East	unknown
25	X-Men	Konami	unknown

1993

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	3 Count Bout	SNK	unknown
2	Cadillacs & Dinosaurs	Capcom	unknown
3	Dungeon Magic	Taito	unknown
4	Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom	Capcom	unknown
5	Earth Joker: U.N. Defense Force	Visco Games	unknown
6	Fatal Fury Special	SNK	unknown
7	Fighter's History	Data East	unknown
8	Lady Killer	YanYaka	unknown
9	Martial Champion	Konami	unknown
10	Mortal Kombat II	Midway	unknown
11	Mystic Warriors	Konami	unknown
12	Ninja Baseball Bat Man	Irem	unknown
13	Power Instinct	Atlus	unknown
14	The Punisher	Capcom	unknown
15	The Return of Lady Frog	Microhard	unknown
16	Samurai Aces	Psikyo	unknown
17	Samurai Shodown	SNK	unknown
18	Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers	Capcom	unknown
19	Superior Soldiers	Irem	unknown
20	Survival Arts	Sammy	unknown
21	Violent Storm	Konami	unknown

1994

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Aero Fighters 2	Video System	unknown
2	Aggressors of Dark Kombat	SNK	unknown
3	Alien vs. Predator	Capcom	unknown
4	Armored Warriors	Capcom	unknown
5	Art of Fighting 2	SNK	unknown
6	BattleToads	Electronic Arts	unknown
7	BloodStorm	Strata	unknown
8	DarkStalkers	Capcom	unknown
9	Daytona USA	SEGA	unknown
10	Elevator Action Returns	Taito	unknown
11	Fatal Fury 2	SNK	unknown
12	Global Champion	Taito	unknown
13	Karnov's Revenge	Data East	unknown
14	Killer Instinct	Midway	unknown
15	The King of Fighters '94	SNK	unknown
16	Lethal Enforcers II: Gunfighters	Konami	unknown
17	Pirates	NIX	unknown
18	Primal Rage	Atari Games	unknown
19	Revolution X	Midway	unknown
20	Samurai Shodown II	SNK	unknown
21	Super Street Fighter II Turbo	Capcom	unknown
22	Tattoo Assassins	Data East	unknown

1995

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Aero Fighters 3	Video System	unknown
2	Biomechanical Toy	Gaelco	unknown
3	Crypt Killer	Konami	unknown
4	DonPachi	Cave	unknown
5	Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory	SNK	unknown
6	Galaxy Fight: Universal Warriors	SNK	unknown
7	Guardians/Denjin Makai II	Banpresto	unknown
8	Kabuki Klash	Hudson Soft	unknown
9	The King of Fighters '95	SNK	unknown
10	Mortal Kombat 3	Midway	unknown
11	Night Warriors: DarkStalkers' Revenge	Capcom	unknown
12	Party Time - Gonta the Diver II	Mitchell Corporation	unknown
13	Real Bout Fatal Fury	SNK	unknown
14	Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood	SNK	unknown
15	Space Invaders '95: The Attack of the Lunar Loonies	Taito	unknown
16	Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams	Capcom	unknown
17	Tekken 2	Namco	unknown
18	Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3	Midway	unknown
19	Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer	SNK	unknown
20	WWF WrestleMania	Midway	unknown
21	Zombie Raid	Sammy	unknown
22	19XX: The War Against Destiny	Capcom	December

1996

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior	SNK	unknown
2	Breakers	Visco Games	unknown
3	Cleopatra Fortune	Taito	unknown
4	Dead or Alive	Tecmo	unknown
5	Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara	Capcom	unknown
6	Killer Instinct 2	Midway	unknown
7	The King of Fighters '96	SNK	unknown
8	Last Bronx	SEGA	unknown
9	Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters	Capcom	unknown
10	Metal Slug	SNK	unknown
11	Miss World '96 Nude	Comad	unknown
12	Osman	Mitchell Corporation	unknown
13	Ragnagard	System Vision	unknown
14	Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge	SNK	unknown
15	Soul Edge	Namco	unknown
16	Street Fighter Alpha 2	Capcom	unknown
17	Street Fighter EX	Capcom	unknown
18	Super Dodge Ball (1996)	Technos	unknown
19	Twinkle Star Sprites	SNK	unknown
20	Waku Waku 7	SNK	unknown
21	War Gods	Midway	unknown
22	X-Men vs. Street Fighter	Capcom	unknown

1997

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Egg-Venture	ICE	unknown
2	Groove On Fight	Atlus	unknown
3	The King of Fighters '97	SNK	unknown
4	The Last Blade	SNK	unknown
5	Mace: The Dark Age	Midway	unknown
6	Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter	Capcom	unknown
7	Money Puzzle Exchanger	SNK	unknown
8	Mortal Kombat 4	Midway	unknown
9	Pocket Fighter	Capcom	unknown
10	Real Bout Fatal Fury Special	SNK	unknown
11	Samurai Shodown 64	SNK	unknown
12	Shock Troopers	SNK	unknown
13	Street Fighter III: New Generation	Capcom	unknown
14	Vampire Savior	Capcom	unknown

1998

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Blazing Star	SNK	unknown
2	Breakers Revenge	Visco Games	unknown
3	Ehrgeiz	Namco	unknown
4	The Killing Blade	IGS	unknown
5	The King of Fighters '98	SNK	unknown
6	The Last Blade 2	SNK	unknown
7	Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes	Capcom	unknown
8	Metal Slug 2	SNK	unknown
9	Real Bout Fatal Fury 2	SNK	unknown
10	Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage	SNK	unknown
11	SoulCalibur	Namco	unknown
12	Street Fighter Alpha 3	Capcom	unknown
13	Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact	Capcom	unknown
14	Time Crisis II	Namco	unknown

1999

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Crazy Taxi	SEGA	unknown
2	Dead or Alive 2	Tecmo	unknown
3	Final Fight Revenge	Capcom	unknown
4	Ganryu	SNK	unknown
5	Garou: Mark of the Wolves	SNK	unknown
6	The King of Fighters '99	SNK	unknown
7	Knights of Valour	IGS	unknown
8	The Legend of Silkroad	Unicom	unknown
9	Metal Slug X	SNK	unknown
10	Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike	Capcom	unknown
11	Zombie Revenge	SEGA	unknown

2000

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	3DDX	NGG Entertainment	unknown
2	Dimahoo	Capcom	unknown
3	The King of Fighters 2000	SNK	unknown
4	Strider 2	Capcom	unknown
5	1944: The Loop Master	Capcom	June

2001

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001

Capcom

unknown

2002

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

Rage of the Dragons

SNK Playmore

unknown

2003

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

1	Derby Owner's Club: World Edition	SEGA	unknown
2	Dolphin Blue	Sammy	unknown

2005

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

Mario Kart GP

Nintendo

unknown

2006

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

After Burner Climax

SEGA

unknown

2009

Gametitle

Publisher

Month

Street Fighter IV

Capcom

unknown

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