arcade

Covered shopping walkway

An arcade is a covered passageway, often lined with shops, or a series of arches supported by columns.

The architectural sense extends to any arched or vaulted space.

In modern usage, arcade most often means a place with coin-operated games: We spent hours at the arcade after school.

Video games played in such venues are arcade games, distinguished from home console or computer games by their quarter-eating design.

retro

pinball

Flipper-controlled arcade game

Galaga · Asteroids · Donkey Kong · Frogger · Q*bert · Defender · Dig Dug · 8-bit · CRT · pixel

gaming

joystick

Tilting lever for control

multiplayer · platformer · shooter · power-up · level · boss · scoreboard · credits · continue · beat-em-up

amusement

prizes

Awards for achievement

carnival · midway · whack-a-mole · neon · quarters

architecture

colonnade

Row supporting a roof

  • archesWeight-bearing curved spans
  • vaultSecure storage chamber
  • porticoColumned covered entryway

loggia · keystone · pilasters · impost · springer · spandrel · pier · bay · gallery · cloister

passage

galleria

Covered shopping passage

thoroughfare · pedestrian · storefronts · boutiques · atrium · skylight · Burlington · Victorian · Parisian · passage

Categories
Opposites
architectural structure

arcadepiazza

Public urban square

courtyard · esplanade · agora · town square · open square

entertainment venue type

arcadelibrary

Book collection or building

home console · concert hall · living room gaming · opera house · museum

retail environment

arcadeboutique

Small specialized retail shop

atelier · street vendor · department store

Phrases
Family

arcade game, arcades, Arcadia, arcaded, Arcadian, arcade games, arcading

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G