Gaming
The UK’s Favourite Retro Video Game, Revealed!
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 10th 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.
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Arizona Department of Gaming Reports $43.9 Million in Tribal Gaming Contributions for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025
The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) announced today $43,926,346 in tribal gaming contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund for the first quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. This amount represents an
approximate 3.6 percent increase when compared to the same quarter of FY 2024.
The Arizona Benefits Fund receives 88 percent of tribal gaming contributions, providing significant dollars to support instructional improvement in schools, trauma and emergency care, tourism, and wildlife conservation throughout the state.
FY 2025 Qtr 1 Total: Tribal Gaming Contributions to the Arizona Benefits Fund.
“We are pleased to report yet another increase in the first quarter of the FY 2025, reflecting steady growth in the state’s tribal gaming industry,’ said Jackie Johnson, Director of ADG. “This growth highlights the continued strengtht
of the partnership between the state and our Arizona tribal partners. Notably, cumulative tribal contributions to the Instructional Improvement Fund have now surpassed $1 billion, demonstrating the significant and ongoing impact of tribal gaming on education and communities across Arizona.
Per the Arizona Tribal-State Gaming Compact, Tribes with casinos also contribute a percentage of their Class gross gaming revenue to cities, towns, and counties. Currently, there are 25 Class Il casinos in Arizona, which ADG
regulates in partnership with Arizona tribes. Since FY 2004, approximately $2.3 billion in cumulative contributions
have been received by the state and its cities, towns, and counties.
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