Editing Timeline of arcade video game history (section)

==Post-golden age (1987-present)==
;1987

* [[Technōs Japan]] releases ''[[Double Dragon]]''. It became a huge hit, paving the way for [[beat 'em up]] games.

;1988
* ''[[NARC (video game)|NARC]]'', by [[Midway Games|Williams]] is released and is the first commercially released game to use a 32-bit processor.
* [[Namco]] releases ''[[Assault (arcade game)|Assault]]'', which was the first game to make use of  massive sprite rotation as well as sprite scaling. It also released ''[[Splatterhouse]]'', which was the first game to get a parental advisory disclaimer.
* Namco introduces the [[Namco System 21|Namco System 21 "Polygonizer"]], the first [[arcade system board]] designed for [[3D computer graphics|3D polygonal graphics]]. The first game to use it is the [[racing video game]] ''[[Winning Run]]''.
* ''[[Top Landing]]'' by [[Taito]] is released and is the first coin-operated flight simulation to use 3D polygon graphics and runs on [[Taito]]'s Air System board.
* ''[[Tetris]]'' makes the jump from home to arcade as an Atari coin-op.

;1989
* ''[[Exterminator]]'' by [[Gottlieb]] is released and is the first video game to use fully digitized graphics in every element of the game. This was [[Gottlieb]]'s last video game. 
* ''[[Hard Drivin']]'', by Atari Games is released and is the second arcade driving game to have 3D polygonal graphics.
* ''[[S.T.U.N. Runner]]'' is released by ''[[Atari Games]]'' and is known for early use of high-speed 3-D Polygonal Graphics.

;1990
* ''[[Pit-Fighter]]'' is released by '[[Atari Games]]'' and is the first ever fighting game to use fully digitized graphics. Released two years before Midway's Mortal Kombat.
* ''[[Galaxian³]]'' is released by [[Namco]] as a video game Theme Park Attraction and is the first to feature 8-players. This game is a sequel to the Galaxian series and is known for combining pre-laserdisc background images and 3D Polygonal graphics. It was later released as an arcade cabinet to the public in 1994.
* ''[[NAM-1975]]'' is released by ''[[SNK]]'' and is the first game running on a Neo Geo hardware and became the standardized arcade platform throughout the 90s to the early 2000s. Many 2D fighting games like Fatal Fury, World Heroes, and Samurai Showdown ran on this hardware and was very popular in the arcades for its time.

;1991
* [[Capcom]] releases ''[[Street Fighter II]]'', revolutionizing competitive play in the arcade setting and setting the template for [[fighting game]]s.

;1992
* [[Midway Games]] releases ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', which features blood and [[fatality (Mortal Kombat)|fatalities]].
* [[SEGA]] releases ''[[Virtua Racing]]'', SEGA's first 3D racer as well as SEGA's first polygonal 3D game.

;1993
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]'' is released, featuring high quality digitized graphics, and the most advanced sound system in arcades at the time, the [[Digital Compression System|DCS]] sound system which allowed for [[MP3]] style compression to all sounds.
* [[SEGA]] releases ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'', the first 3D fighting game.

;1994
* ''[[Killer Instinct]]'' is released, the first arcade game with a [[hard disk]], up to that point the game with the highest quality graphics pre-rendered by a rendering program, featuring to this day the highest quality use of the movie background technique.
* [[Namco]] releases ''[[Tekken]]'', another fighting game.

;1995
* [[Midway Games]] releases ''[[Mortal Kombat 3]]'', which was part of the Mortal Kombat series.

;1996
* SNK releases ''[[Metal Slug]]'', a run and gun game widely known for its sense of humor, fluid hand-drawn animation, and fast-paced two-player action.

;1998
* Konami releases ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]'', an arcade game with four arrow pads that the players used to "dance."  This game would create many sequels and spin-offs.
* ''[[Gauntlet Legends]]'' is released by [[Atari Games]] and it is the first game in the Gauntlet series to be produced in 3D and is the last Gauntlet game released by [[Atari Games]].

;1999
* ''[[Rush 2049]]'' is released, the last arcade game to bear the Atari Games logo.  Atari Games in Milpitas is renamed Midway Games West, and closes its coin-op product development division.
* ''[[Hydro Thunder]]'' is released by [[Midway Games]]'' a 3D speedboat racing game and was one of the first to run on QuickSilver II hardware,  a windows-based hardware setup which was less expensive to use. The game was one of [[Midway Games]] most successful arcade games to date.
* ''[[Derby Owners Club]]'' which was the first large-scale satellite arcade machine with [[smartcard]]s, which have become a staple in [[Amusement arcade|Japanese game centers]] since.

;2000
* ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes]] is released by [[Capcom]] and runs on SEGA's NAOMI hardware. This game combines 2D character sprites, background arenas and special effects are 3D polygon based.

;2001
* Namco releases ''[[Tekken 4]]'', the first talking game to feature almost all characters talking to one another.
* SEGA releases ''[[Virtua Fighter 4]]'', the first arcade game with [[online]] features in Japan.

;2002
* ''[[Arctic Thunder]]'' : Special Edition is released and is the last arcade game by [[Midway Games]] and runs on a PC based Hardware Midway Graphite. It's arcade division was later shut down.
* SEGA launches ''[[World Club Champion Football]]'', which introduced [[trading cards]], which have become a staple in [[Amusement arcade|Japanese game centers]].