The 15 greatest Sega arcade games – ranked

From the 80s driving experience of Outrun and After Burner's dogfighting F-14 to Golden Axe's high fantasy hack-'em-up - here's what you wished was in your local arcade

At the close of 2023, Sega announced its plans to reimagine several of its greatest arcade games, including Crazy Taxi and Golden Axe, for current home consoles. It's a welcome endeavour as modern gamers reared on Sonic the Hedgehog may overlook the company's incredible heritage. While we've been trained to think of Sega as a perennial also-ran in the console wars, it dominated the arcade scene for years, some of its biggest hits occurring during the Sega Saturn era. So here's a gentle reminder of the greatest coin-op games in the manufacturer's long history.