Gaming

The UK’s Favourite Retro Video Game, Revealed!

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4 years ago

May 26, 2021

George Miller

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2021 is a big year for video game nostalgia, with over 100 game franchises celebrating key milestones – with a key milestone being defined as a 20, 25, 30, or 35 year anniversary since the release.

Keen to explore the world’s relationship with video games, ManySpins.com utilised SEMrush to find average monthly search volumes for retro games in every country*, and crown the most popular retro game in each country. Here are the UK results!

The Top 10 Favourite Retro Games in the United Kingdom:

Rank	Game	Average Monthly UK Search Volume
1.	Pandemonium!	18,100
2.	Super Mario 64	9,900
3.	Dragon Quest	8,100
=4.	Super Mario World Duke Nukem Streets of Rage	6,600
=5.	Metroid Pokémon Red	5,400
6.	Battletoads	4,400
=7.	Outrun Bubble Bobble Road Rash	3,600
=8.	Neverwinter Nights Metal Slug	2,900
9.	Mario Kart 64	2,400
=10.	F-Zero Duke Nukem 3D Rolling Thunder	1,900

ManySpins.com can reveal that, in first place, is Pandemonium!, with a UK monthly average search volume of 18,100.

In second place is Super Mario 64, with an average of 9,900 monthly searches in the UK. Released in 1996, it quickly became the Nintendo 64’s best-selling video game with almost 12 million copies sold.

Third place goes to Dragon Quest, with a monthly average search volume of 8,100 in the UK.

Rounding off the top 10, in joint eighth place, are Neverwinter Nights and Metal Slug, both with UK average monthly searches of 2,900.

Mario Kart 64 ranks ninth, with 2,400 monthly searches. Mario Kart 64 is the second racing kart game in the Super Mario franchise.

Finally, tying in 10^th place, are the games F-Zero, Duke Nukem 3D, and Rolling Thunder – all with an average monthly search volume of 1,900 in the UK.

Related Topics:Manyspins.com Pandemonium!SEMrush UK’s Favourite Retro Video Game

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George Miller

George Miller started his career in content marketing and has started working as an Editor/Content Manager for our company in 2016. George has acquired many experiences when it comes to interviews and newsworthy content becoming Head of Content in 2017. He is responsible for the news being shared on multiple websites that are part of the European Gaming Media Network.