An arcade video game is an arcade game where the player's inputs from the game's controllers are processed through electronic or computerized components and displayed to a video device, typically a monitor, all … See more

Though 1982 was recognized as the height of success of the video game arcade, many in the industry knew the success could not last too long. Walter Day had commented … See more

The arcade industry began recovering in 1985 and made a comeback by 1986, with the arcade industry experiencing several years of growth … See more

Worldwide arcade video game revenue stabilized in the early 2000s after years of declining revenue in the late 1990s, during which time it had been surpassed in revenue by the console, handheld and PC game industries. Arcade video games continue to be a … See more

While early video games running on computers had been developed as far back as 1950, the first video game to spread beyond a single computer installation, Spacewar!, was developed by students and staff at MIT on a PDP-1 mainframe … See more

In 1978, Taito released Space Invaders, first in Japan, followed by its North American release. Among its novel gameplay features that drove its popularity, the game was the first to maintain a persistent high score. and though simplistic, … See more

Fighting game boom
Arcade games gained a resurgence with the introduction of Street Fighter II by Capcom in 1991. The original Street Fighter in … See more