arcade game
Quarter-eating cabinet
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically found in public venues like arcades, bars, and bowling alleys.
The term evokes the golden age of video games in the late 1970s and 1980s, when titles like Pac-Man and Space Invaders drew crowds to dedicated gaming parlors.
Though the standalone arcade has largely given way to home consoles and mobile gaming, arcade games persist in entertainment centers and as collectible cabinets.
We spent all our quarters on arcade games at the boardwalk.
Small solar orbiters
- centipedeMulti-segmented, many-legged predator
- pongFoul sharp odor
- tetrisFalling-block puzzle game
- defenderOne who guards another
joust · tempest · breakout · pinball · 8-bit · pixelated · cabinet · coin-op
Tilting lever for control
- button mashingRapid indiscriminate controller input
- power-upCollected in-game enhancement
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- levelHorizontal or uniform position
lives · continue · boss · enemy · combo · score attack · time attack · highscore
Involving multiple participants
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- co-opMember-owned organization
- versusIn opposition to
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
challenge · tokens · quarters · leaderboard · highscore · winner · tournament · side-by-side
Flipper-controlled arcade game
- skee-ballInclined lane target game
- air hockeyCushioned-surface table sport
- foosballTabletop soccer game
- shooting galleryAmusement target-practice booth
beat 'em up · shoot 'em up · platformer · puzzle · lightgun · claw crane · ticket redemption · whack-a-mole
asteroids
Small solar orbiters
defender · joust · tempest · breakout · pinball · 8-bit · pixelated · cabinet · coin-op · midway
joystick
Tilting lever for control
- button mashingRapid indiscriminate controller input
- power-upCollected in-game enhancement
- bonusReward beyond expectation
level · lives · continue · boss · enemy · combo · score attack · time attack · highscore · leaderboard
multiplayer
Involving multiple participants
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- co-opMember-owned organization
- versusIn opposition to
teamwork · challenge · tokens · quarters · leaderboard · highscore · winner · tournament · side-by-side · cabinet
pinball
Flipper-controlled arcade game
- skee-ballInclined lane target game
- air hockeyCushioned-surface table sport
- foosballTabletop soccer game
shooting gallery · beat 'em up · shoot 'em up · platformer · puzzle · lightgun · claw crane · ticket redemption · whack-a-mole · basketball hoop
- gameschess, checkers, poker, baccarat, dominoes
- amusementscarnivals, pinball machine, fairs, ferris wheel, theme parks
- video gamesFortnite, consoles, console, action-adventure, RPG
- coin-op machinesclaw machine, jukebox, pinball, video poker, slot machine
- interactive mediaapps, interactive fiction, mobile apps, VR, interactive story
- retro gaming8-bit, NES, SNES, 16-bit, cartridges
arcade gameconsole game
Entertainment for gaming systems
PC game · computer game · mobile game · handheld game · living room gaming
arcade gameboard game
Marked-surface group entertainment
card game · tabletop game · outdoor game · parlor game · lawn game
game, games, arcade, gaming, gambit, gamer, gamed, video game, videogame