An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, typically installed in businesses such as restaurants, pubs, video arcades, and Family Entertainment Centers. Most arcade games are redemption games, video games or pinball machines.
The first popular "arcade games" were early amusement park midway games such as shooting galleries, ball toss games, and the earliest coin-operated machines, such as those which claim to tell a person their fortune or played mechanical music. Although none of these were coin-operated games themselves, the old midways of 1920s-era amusement parks (such as Coney Island in New York) provided the inspiration and atmosphere of later arcade games.
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Coinop.org - Comprehensive database of coin-operated arcade games.
Meta Description: [ Coinop.org maintains a comprehensive database of coin-operated arcade games. ]
Tricks - Site for classic arcade game hints tips, for instance Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and Galaga.
Meta Description: [ The Internet's premier site for Classic Arcade Tips & Tricks. If you grew up playing games like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong or Galaga, this is this site for you! ]
50th State - Distributor of active video arcade machines. Small selection of used equipment for sale.
Meta Description: [ is a distributor of coin-operated equipment. We sell/service Video Games, Pinball's, redemption Equipment, Pool Tables, Darts, Foosball, Juke Boxes, Parts, Lightbulbs, etc. ]
Ads from the past - A collection of pictures of advertising flyers for old arcade games such as Zaxxon, Frogger and Centipede.
AGH Museum - Atari coin-op museum. Contains ads, data sheets, and cabinet pictures.
Meta Description: [ Your one-stop resource for everything pertaining to Atari and classic video games. ]
AOVG - A historical and witty look at the aesthetics of video games on a cultural level and its impact on society.
Arcade at the Movies - Arcade games seen in movies.
Arcade Belgium - Information on arcade games in Belgium. Features news, a location list with search engine, articles and a marketplace.
Meta Description: [ Where to play arcade games in Belgium. Features european news, a location list with search engine and map, reviews, previews, reports, tips, a forum and a marketplace. ]
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Arcade Classics Information - Deliver information about classic games.
Arcade Game Annex - Screenshots, music, switch settings, pinouts, and repair information.
Meta Description: [ zws.com Coin-Op Arcade Game Annex - Screenshots, music, switch settings, pinouts, repair info and more, The larwe.com coin-op arcade game museum - repair information, pinouts, datasheets and more ]
Arcade Games Database - Database covering coin-op video games, includes screenshots and artwork, and hardware specifications.
Meta Description: [ A complete source for information on coin-operated (coin-op) video games. ]
Arcade History Database - History, trivia, codes and secrets, staff information and ports.
Meta Description: [ arcade history: video games, pinballs, slot machines, pachislots, pachinkos, bingos, bowlers, shuffle alleys, jukeboxes, trade stimulators, fortune tellers, strength testers, redemption games, allwins, working models, etc. ]
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Arcade Mania - Arcade links, emulators, ROMs and all sorts of arcade related stuff.
Meta Description: [ Arcade links, emulators, ROMs and all sorts of arcade related stuff. ]
Atari Company-Confidential document website - Inside information on old arcade games from Atari.
Atari System 1 Page - About the System 1 used in games such as Marble Madness, Roadblasters and Road Runner.
Classic Games Location List - A list of locations with classic arcade games.
Meta Description: [ Classic Arcade Locations
List. Find real
classic video games to play in arcades near you! ]
Classic Overlays - Contains control panel overlays, marquee replacements, bezel underlays, and side art.
Classic Video Games Nexus - A nearly complete and organized list of links related to classic video games (Atari 2600, and Pac-Man).
Meta Description: [ The CVG Nexus features an organized list of links, the latest news, reviews, and more related to classic video games, both home (Atari 2600, Intellivision, etc.) and arcade (Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Q*bert, etc.) games. ]
Custom Arcades - Builder of custom PC Based Arcade Machines.
Meta Description: [ Custom-Arcades builds Family Game Center. Game players can enjoy their Arcade games, PC games, console games, MP3, and Karaoke with our Cocktail, Barracuda, and Grand Daddy arcade machines. ]
Cybercade - Arcade sounds and icons, flyers and manuals, wanted list and JAMMA pinouts.
Dallas Fort Worth Arcade and Game Centers - A directory of Dallas Fort Worth's arcade centers.
Meta Description: [ Dallas Fort Worth's arcade centers and family game centers in the Dallas Fort Worth DFW Metroplex. From cool flight simulators to the old arcade games, we believe we have a wide selection of venues listed for your Arcade Entertainment. ]
Dragons Den - Information on building custom arcade games.
FPGA Arcade - Information about recreating gaming hardware from the past in modern programmable devices, known as FPGAs.
Meta Description: [ Arcade games in FPGAs ]
GameArchive: Atari Video Games - Atari vector games.
Meta Description: [ - GameArchive.com is a large collection of data pertaining to the collection and archiving of arcade video game and pinball information. ]
GameArchive: Video Games Homepage - Covers all types of information on collecting classic arcade video games.
Meta Description: [ - GameArchive.com is a large collection of data pertaining to the collection and archiving of arcade video game and pinball information. ]
GameSpy.com: Top Ten Atari Arcade Games - List of classic games, with discussion.
Meta Description: [ GameSpy.com: The most comprehensive gaming site on the Web, covering games of every genre with reviews, feature articles, game design diaries and more. ]
GLS1 Electronics - Offers repair of Galaga, Ms Pacman, Missile Command, and Defender logic boards using a computer aided testing system. Features technical information.
Meta Description: [ GLS1 Electronics repair of arcade video game logic boards. ]
Home Arcade Games - Educating consumers on what to look out for when buying video games and pinball machines.
Meta Description: [ Buying home arcade games used. Trouble or Fun? Arcade equipment for your recroom will cost you ]
How to Win Arcade Games - Playing tips for some classic arcade games.
Internet Amusements - Sells and operates coin-operated equipment and accessories. Based in central Minnesota.
Meta Description: [ sales and service of amusement equipment and accesories for commercial and home applications. ]
Invader - MacMAME gaming community. Contains downloads, high scores, online games, and forums.
Meta Description: [ Invader is the definitive MacMAME gaming community. Welcome to the newest and fastest-growing resource for MacMAME. MacMAME is the best MAME emulator out there, and it's completely free! Download the latest MacMAME release here, register in the new forum, enter the monthly competitions, submit yo... ]
IREM - Makers of R-Type.
ITS Canada - Canadian home of ITS - the makers of Golden Tee Golf.
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James's Gameroom - Includes information on making a MAME machine, a Dragon's Lair II project, and ArcadeLink - an organized database of arcade-specific web sites.
Meta Description: [ James's Gameroom. Includes information on making a MAME machine, my Dragon's Lair II project, and ArcadeLink--a organized database of arcade-specific web sites. ]
Jeff Lee and Ann Hullihan Lee Home Page - Jeff is, among other roles, an artist, working primarily for the last 15 years in the video game industry. His best known creation is Q*Bert.
JROK's Web Pages - Arcade game web pages, free games, emulators and schematics.
Meta Description: [ JROK's arcade game web pages, RGB encoders, free games, emulators and schematics ]
JSP Customer Service Center - Computer and electronic products, computer services and digital software to dealers, service centers and consumers world wide since 1988.
Killer List Of Videogames (KLOV) - A searchable encyclopedia of coin-operated video games containing technical information, descriptions, cabinet pictures and screen shots.
Meta Description: [ KLOV, the Killer List of Videogames, is the Internet's premier resource covering Video Games from 1971 through the present. ]
Lawnmower Man's Toolshed - ROM checksums and information about classic games.
Meta Description: [ Coin Operated Video Game Amusements Repair Collecting ]
Mark's Arcade Retro Site - Site for video arcade game enthusiasts.
Mas Systems - Manufacturer of arcade related products for the home, as well as for professionals.
Meta Description: [ Mas Systems develops, manufacturers and markets Arcade Systems, both boards and components, as well as all gaming hardware for the worldwide professional Arcade and Home systems. Mas Systems offers Arcade Products for the Arcade industry as well as for the Home, including the Nintendo 64, The new... ]
Memories of a Vector World - An article from SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Newsletter about vector games.
Meta Description: [ The ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Quarterly is the official publication of the ACM SIGGRAPH organization. It is published in February, May, August and November of each year. ]
Mixed Bag - Various FAQs and information texts about arcade games.
Meta Description: [ Video arcade game parts, supplies, repair and technical information ]
MsPac.com - Resources for the arcade machine enthusiast. Specializing in Ms. Pac-Man, Rolling Thunder, Food Fight, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Shadowdancer.
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National Coin-Op and Video Game Museum - A detailed article and tour of this lost treasure.
Post-Age Collectibles - Variety of collectibles from records to books to pinball parts.
Meta Description: [ Home page of Post-Age Collectibles, an eclectic variety of
collectibles from records to books to pinball parts. Visit us often, updates almost daily ]
Ravster's UKVAC/RGVAC Euthopia - Site covering arcade trading, marquees, the restoration of a Defender cabinet, links and such.
Retro Arcades - Dedicated to arcade video games of the 80s. Reviews and screen captures.
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Retrocactus.com - Classic videogame nostalgia.
Sean Riddle's Home Page: Arcade Games - Williams, Midway, and Cinematronics information.
Sega Vector Game Page - A site dedicated to the vector games from Sega.
Meta Description: [ - GameArchive.com is a large collection of data pertaining to the collection and archiving of arcade video game and pinball information. ]
Sounds from the arcade - For anyone who needs to hear more of the classic arcade machines from the 80's. Includes sounds from Crazy Climber, Ms. Pac Man, Wizard of War, Crystal Castles, Donkey Kong, Gauntlet and Toobin.
Meta Description: [ A collection of wav sound file of arcade classics. Crystal castle, Wizard of Wor, Crazy Climber, Toobin and more ]
The Arcade Flyer Archive - An archive for classic arcade and videogame flyers.
Meta Description: [ The Arcade Flyer Archive is a digital repository for video game, pinball and arcade & amusement advertisement flyers that are used by the coin operated amusement industry to promote the sales of their games. These flyers capture screenshots, cabinet designs, descriptions of game play and attracti... ]
The Atari Library - Information about Battlezone, Tempest, Centipede, Missile Command, and Asteroids.
The Basement Arcade - Contains reviews, sounds, history, and articles.
Meta Description: [ The only site on the net where you can find reviews, sounds, history and articles about all your favourite Classic 80's Arcade Games. ]
The Bronze Age Arcade Game Archive - Games from 1971-1980.
The Kane's PlayChoice 10 Tribute Site - Provides information about the Ninteno PlayChoice 10 Video Arcade Game system; history of the machine; the games it supported; and its architecture.
Meta Description: [ The Kanes Nintendo PlayChoice 10 Tribute Page ]
The Superdeformed Classic Video Games Page - Links to console, arcade, handheld, and computer video game sites.
Meta Description: [ Your guide to the best classic video games
and computer games ever made. ]
Tony's Video Arcade Classics Page - Contains among other things a game photo album.
Total Arcade - Covers video arcade, pinball and home systems.
Twin Galaxies - Official scoreboard for video game and pinball hi-scores.
Unofficial Taito Cutesy Game Archive - Resources and information about the classic Taito arcade platformers and puzzle games such as Bubble Bobble and Rainbow Islands.
Meta Description: [ Bubble Bobble And Taito Information And Downloads ]
Video Game [R]evolution, The - Review of the Video Game Museum in St. Louis; in ACM Crossroads, the student magazine of the Association for Computing Machinery.
Meta Description: [ Review of the Nation Coin-Op and Video Game Museum; ACM Crossroads 3-2 ]
Vintage Coin Operated Fortune Tellers, Arcade Games, Digger/Cranes, Gun Games and other Penny Arcade games, pre-1977 - Features game information, images of ads as well as pictures of classic games, and links.
Williams Documentation - Information on Williams arcade machines. Offers manuals and news.
Meta Description: [ www.robotron-2084.co.uk - Preserving Williams, Atari and Taito 1980's Video Games and Pinball Machines for the future! ]
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