Arcade

Arcade machines are coin-operated gaming systems developed by manufacturers like Atari, Namco, Sega, and Capcom, first emerging in the early 1970s. These machines came in multiple formats, from upright cabinets to cocktail tables, and featured iconic titles like Space Invaders (1978), Pac-Man (1980), and Street Fighter II (1991). Thousands of arcade games were released during the platform’s peak in the 1980s and 1990s.