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Arcade

Short, intense sessions with simple controls and rules you grasp instantly, where you try to last longer and beat the high score. They were born in coin-operated machines, and their style lives on in today's games.

Also known as: arcade game, arcade-style game, coin-op

This is a basic entry: it has the definition and the classification. Full entries add history, games and a demo.

History

  1. 1971
    Origin

    Computer Space and Galaxy Game, both from 1971 and inspired by Spacewar!, were the first coin-operated video game machines; Pong (1972) was the first commercial hit.

    Arcade video game (Wikipedia)
  2. 1978

    Space Invaders begins the golden age of arcades, which also includes Pac-Man and Donkey Kong.

    Action game (Wikipedia)