I think the first wave of great arcade games in the late 70s/ early 80s is more compulsively playable than anything since. Are those games better than recent games? Difficult to compare.

I spend most of my time playing "new" games (games that came out within the last 6 months or so). But I always go back to Robotron, Galaga, Centipede, etc. I'm far more likely to play one of those games than, say, Resident Evil, Gunstar Heroes, or Super Mario Brothers.