Game,Release year,Hardware units sold,"Estimated gross revenue
(US$ without inflation)","Estimated gross revenue
(US$ with 2023 inflation)[44]",platform
Pac-Man,1980,"400,000 (until 1982)[45]",$6 billion (until 1982)[46][47],$18.9 billion,Other
Space Invaders,1978,"750,000 (until 1979)[48]",$3.8 billion (until 1982)[49],$17.8 billion,Other
Street Fighter II,1991,"221,000+ (until 1995)[n 1]",$5.31 billion+ (until 1999)[54],$11.9 billion,Other
The King of Fighters '97,1997,"150,000 (until 1998)[55]",,,Other
Donkey Kong,1981,"132,000 (until 1982)[n 2]","$280 million (until 1982)
(US hardware sales)[59]","$940 million
(US hardware sales)",Other
Ms. Pac-Man,1982,"125,000 (until 1988)[60][61]",$1.5 billion (until 1995)[62],$3.5 billion,Other
Asteroids,1979,"100,000 (until 2001)[61][63]",$800 million (until 1991)[64][65],$2.68 billion,Other
Defender,1981,"70,000 (until 2020)[66]",$1.5 billion (until 2020)[66],$2.54 billion,Other
Print Club (Purikura),1995,"45,000 (until 1997)[67]",$1 billion (until 1997)[68],$2 billion,Other
Centipede,1981,"55,988 (until 1991)[69]","$115.65 million
(hardware sales until 1991)[69]","$259 million
(hardware sales)",Other
Galaxian,1979,"50,000 (in the US until 1982)[70]",,,Other
Virtua Fighter,1993,"40,000+ (until 1996)[71]",,,Other
Virtua Fighter 2,1994,"40,000+ (until 1996)[72]",,,Other
Tekken 2,1995,"40,000 (until 1996)[73]",,,Other
Starhorse2,2005,"38,614 (until 2009)[n 3]","$59.321 million (until 2011)
(Fifth Expansion)[n 4]","$92.5 million
(Fifth Expansion)",Other
Hyper Olympic (Track & Field),1983,"38,000 (1983 in Japan)[84]",,,Other
Tekken 3,1996,"35,000 (in 1997)[85]",,,Other
Donkey Kong Jr.,1982,"30,000 (1982 in the US)[86]",,,Other
Mr. Do!,1982,"30,000 (1982 in the US)[87]",,,Other
Karate Champ,1984,"30,000 (in the US until 1985)[88]",,,Other
Out Run,1986,"30,000 (until 1994)[89]",$100 million+ (cabinet sales)[90],$280 million (cabinet sales),Other
Final Fight,1989,"30,000 (until 1991)[91]",,,Other
Virtua Fighter 3,1996,"30,000 (until 1997)[85]",,,Other
NBA Jam,1993,"20,000 (until 2013)[92]",$2 billion (until 2013)[93],$3.4 billion,Other
World Club Champion Football,2002,"2,479 (until 2009)[n 6]",$706.014 million (until 2012)[97],$1.2 billion,Other
Mortal Kombat II,1993,"27,000 (until 2002)[98]",$600 million (until 2002)[99],$1.1 billion,Other
Frogger,1981,,$135 million+(US hardware sales)[100],"$452 million
(US hardware sales)",Other
Tempest,1981,"29,000 (until 1983)[101]","$62.408 million
(hardware sales until 1991)[69]","$140 million
(hardware sales)",Other
Q*bert,1982,"25,000 (until 2001)[102]",,,Other
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,1989,"25,000 (US & EU until May 1990)[103][104]",,,Other
Beatmania,1997,"25,000 (until 2000)[105]","$12.4 million (until 1998)
(Japan hardware sales)[n 8]","$23.5 million
(Japan hardware sales)",Other
Mortal Kombat,1992,"24,000 (until 2002)[98]",$570 million (until 2002)[98],$966 million,Other
Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors,1994,"24,000[107]",,,Other
Robotron: 2084,1982,"23,000 (until 1983)[101]",,,Other
Pole Position,1982,"21,000 (in the US until 1983)[101]","$60.933 million (until 1983)[101][69]
(US hardware sales)","$192 million
(US hardware sales)",Other
Dig Dug,1982,"22,228[69] (in the US until 1983)[108]","$46.3 million (until 1983)[69]
(US hardware sales)","$146 million
(US hardware sales)",Other
Popeye,1982,"20,000 (in the US until 1982)[58]",,,Other
Vs. Super Mario Bros.,1986,"20,000 (1986)[109]",,,Other
Pump It Up,1999,"20,000 (until 2005)[110]",,,Other
Tekken Tag Tournament,1999,"19,000 (until 2000)[111]",,,Other
Jungle Hunt,1982,"18,000 (in the US until 1983)[108]",,,Other
Raiden,1990,"17,000[112]",,,Other
Killer Instinct,1994,"17,000[113]",$125 million+[114],$257 million+,Other
Pokémon Mezastar,2020,,$187 million+ (until 2021)[115],$187 million+,Other
Dragon's Lair,1983,"16,000 (until 1983)[116][117]","$68.8 million
(hardware sales until 1983)[116][118]","$210 million
(hardware sales)",Other
Asteroids Deluxe,1981,"22,399 (until 1999)[119]","$46.1 million
(hardware sales until 1999)[119]","$84.3 million
(hardware sales)",Other
Missile Command,1980,"19,999 (until 2010)[120]","$36.8 million
(hardware sales until 1991)[119]","$82.3 million
(hardware sales)",Other
Berzerk,1980,"15,780 (until 1981)[121]",,,Other
Scramble,1981,"15,136 (until 1981)[121]",,,Other
Champion Baseball,1983,"15,000 (in Japan until June 1983)[122]",,,Other
Mushiking: King of the Beetles,2003,"13,500 (until 2005)[123]",$530 million (until 2007)[n 9],$878 million,Other
Battlezone,1980,"15,122 (until 1999)[119]","$31.2 million
(hardware sales until 1999)[119]","$57.1 million
(hardware sales)",Other
Stargate,1981,"15,000 (until 1983)[101]",,,Other
Space Duel,1982,"12,038 (until 1991)[69]",,,Other
Mahjong Fight Club 3,2004,"13,000 (until 2004)[126]",,,Other
Super Cobra,1981,"12,337 (until 1981)[121]",,,Other
Capcom Bowling,1988,"12,000 (until 1991)[127]",,,Other
Sega Rally Championship,1994,"12,000[128]",,,Other
Oshare Majo: Love and Berry,2004,"10,300 (until 2006)[76][129]",$302.68 million (until 2007)[n 10],$488 million,Other
Double Dragon,1987,"10,000+ (US in 1988)[130]",,,Other
Street Fighter,1987,"10,000+ (until 1991)[131]",,,Other
Dance Dance Revolution,1998,"10,000+ (until 1999)[132]",,,Other
Wheels / Wheels II (Speed Race),1974,"10,000 (1975 in the US)[133]",,,Other
Gee Bee,1978,"10,000[134]",,,Other
Big Buck Hunter Pro,2006,"10,000 (until 2009)[135][136]",,,Other
World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs,2008,"1,689 (until 2009)[n 5]",$150.1 million (until 2012)[n 7],$212 million,Other
Pokémon Battrio,2007,,$125 million+ (until 2012)[115],$184 million+,Other
StarHorse3 Season I: A New Legend Begins,2011,,$132.18 million (until 2012)[n 11],$179 million,Other
Pokémon Tretta,2012,,$125 million+ (until 2014)[115],$166 million+,Other
Border Break,2009,"2,998 (until 2009)[80]",$107 million (until 2012)[n 12],$152 million,Other
Tron,1982,800 (in the US until 1982)[142],$45 million (until 1983)[143],$102 million,Other
Sengoku Taisen,2010,,$94.04 million (until 2012)[n 13],$131 million,Other
Pokémon Ga-Olé,2016,,$92 million+ (until 2018)[115],$117 million+,Other
Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road,2007,,$78.2 million (until 2008)[n 14],$115 million,Other
Samba de Amigo,1999,"3,000 (until 2000)[146]",$47.11 million (until 2000)[147],$86.2 million,Other
Sangokushi Taisen 3,2007,,$54.4 million (until 2011)[n 15],$79.9 million,Other
Pong,1972,"8,500–19,000[148][149]",$11 million (until 1973)[150],$75.5 million,Other
Lord of Vermilion,2008,,$50.443 million (until 2008)[n 16],$71.4 million,Other
Sega Network Mahjong MJ4,2008,"12,892 (until 2009)[151]",$47 million (until 2010)[n 17],$66.5 million,Other
Kangaroo,1982,"9,803[69] (until 1983)[108]","$20.58 million (until 1983)
(US hardware sales)[69]","$65 million
(US hardware sales)",Other
Hard Drivin',1989,"3,318 (until 1989)[69]",$22.9 million (until 1989)[69],$56.3 million,Other
Gauntlet,1985,"7,848 (until 1985)[69]",$18.01 million (until 1985)[69],$51 million,Other
Sega Network Mahjong MJ5,2011,,$34.87 million (until 2012)[n 18],$47.2 million,Other
Millipede,1982,"9,990 (until 1991)[69]",$20.669 million (until 1991)[69],$46.2 million,Other
Race Drivin',1990,"3,525 (until 1991)[69]",$20.03 million (until 1991)[69],$44.8 million,Other
Breakout,1976,"15,000 (until 1981)[152]","$12.045 million
(hardware sales until 1981)[119]",$40.4 million,Other
Time Traveler,1991,,$18 million (until 1991)[118],$40.3 million,Other
Space Ace,1984,,$13 million (until 1984)[118],$38.1 million,Other
Xevious,1982,"5,295 (in the US until 1983)[69]","$11.1 million (until 1983)[69]
(US hardware sales)","$35 million
(US hardware sales)",Other
Atari Football,1978,"11,306 (until 1999)[119]",$17.266 million (until 1999)[119],$31.6 million,Other
Final Lap,1987,"1,150 (in the US until 1988)[69]","$9.5 million (until 1988)[69]
(US hardware sales)","$25.5 million
(US hardware sales)",Other
Paperboy,1984,"3,442 (until 1991)[69]",$8.6 million (until 1991)[69],$19.2 million,Other
Star Wars,1983,"12,695 (until 1991)[69]",$7.595 million (until 1991)[69],$17 million,Other
Sprint 2,1976,"8,200 (until 1999)[119]",$12.669 million (until 1999)[119],$23.2 million,Other
Championship Sprint,1986,"3,595 (until 1991)[69]",$8.26 million (until 1991)[69],$18.5 million,Other
Pole Position II,1983,"2,400 (in the US until 1983)[69]","$7.43 million (until 1983)[69]
(US hardware sales)","$22.7 million
(US hardware sales)",Other
Sea Wolf,1976,"10,000 (until 2000)[153]",,,Other
Lunar Lander,1979,"4,830 (until 1999)[119]",$8.19 million (until 1999)[119],$15 million,Other
Super Sprint,1986,"2,232 (until 1999)[119]",$7.8 million (until 1999)[119],$14.3 million,Other
Marble Madness,1984,"4,000 (until 1985)[154]",$6.3 million (until 1991)[69],$14.1 million,Other
Rolling Thunder,1986,"2,406 (in the US until 1987)[69]","$4.8 million (until 1987)[69]
(US hardware sales)","$13.3 million
(US hardware sales)",Other
Arabian,1983,"1,950 (in the US until 1983)[108]","$3.9 million (until 1983)[69]
(US hardware sales)","$11.9 million
(US hardware sales)",Other