Play Arcade Smash Hits (Europe) Online

Arcade Smash Hits is basically a love letter to those old arcade cabinets you’d dump quarters into as a kid—except now it’s all crammed into one Sega Master System cartridge. You get a handful of mini-games, each with that same simple-but-addictive hook: dodge stuff, hit buttons at the right time, chase high scores until your thumbs ache. The graphics are chunky and colorful in that way only 80s games manage, and the controls are so straightforward you’ll be jumping in within seconds.

Some of the games feel easier than others (I swear one of them is rigged), but that’s part of the charm—it’s the kind of thing you play for quick bursts, then realize an hour’s gone by. If you’ve got nostalgia for this era, or just want to see what arcade gaming felt like before polygons took over, it’s a solid little time capsule. Just don’t blame me when you start muttering "one more try" at 2 AM.