1987

1. CONTRA (Konami)

2. DRAGON QUEST II: LUMINARIES OF THE LEGENDARY LINE (Chunsoft)

3. METAL GEAR (Konami)

4. TWIN COBRA (Toaplan)

5. PUNCH-OUT!! (Nintendo R&D3)

6. KID ICARUS (Nintendo R&D1)

7. DOUBLE DRAGON (Technōs Japan)

8. R-TYPE (Irem)

9. MANIAC MANSION (Lucasfilm Games)

10. STREET FIGHTER (Capcom)