Arcade | |
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Manufacturer | Various |
Released | 1971 |
Total Games | 1938 (1,694 present) |
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Arcade games are coin-operated video game systems, usually placed in public locations. The first commercial arcade game was Computer Space, released in November, 1971 by Nutting Associates.
In addition to restaurants and video arcades, arcade games are also found in bowling alleys, college campuses, dormitories, laundromats, movie theatres, supermarkets, shopping malls, airports, truck stops, bar/pubs, hotels, and even bakeries. In short, arcade games are popular in places open to the public where people are likely to be waiting on something.
Arcade games often have very short levels, simple and intuitive control schemes, and rapidly increasing difficulty. This is due to the environment of the Arcade, where the player is essentially renting the game for as long as their in-game avatar can stay alive (or until they run out of tokens).
Games on consoles or PCs can be referred to as an "arcade game" if it shares these qualities, or if it's a direct port of an arcade title. Many independent developers are now producing games in the arcade genre that are designed specifically for use on the Internet. These games are usually designed with Flash/Java/DHTML and run directly in web-browsers.
Arcade racing games are those which have a simplified physics engine and do not require much learning time, in opposition to racing simulators. Cars can turn sharply without losing speed or overdrifting, and the AI rivals are sometimes programmed so they are always near the player (rubberband effect).
Arcade flight games also use simplified physics and controls in comparison to flight simulators.
Artwork[edit]
Flyer[edit]
Flyers are advertisements or trade announcements meant to entice arcade operators in to buying the latest game that a company has produced. They typically feature large amounts of artwork and a number of screenshots, along with some marketing slogan meant to hype the game. You can download flyerpacks from The Arcade Flyer Archive.
Marquee[edit]
Marquees were the hard plastic backlit signs that adorned the tops of upright arcade cabinets. The marquee was your first indication as to what games were present.
Title screen[edit]
Title Screens are screenshots of each game's opening screen, showing its name. MAME Title Screens are currently available at the MAME Titles site. (Note that this site relies on Bit Torrent to distribute most of images; however, it usually includes links to other sites offering direct downloads.) Download the Title Screen packs and extract them to your MAME folder's "titles" subfolder.
Cabinet[edit]
Several arcade cabinet photographs are available for download at the MAMEUI Home Page.
Control panel[edit]
As with cabinets and marquees, control panels serve as the final image that make up the a complete arcade visual. They clarify exactly what sort of input you should expect to use, or the layout of particularly placed buttons. The home for control panel images has bounced around, but user known as Mr. Do has adopted them and made them available on his control panel page. Incidentally, Mr. Do has also provides alternative high quality arcade cabinet pictures on his Cabinet Pics project page.
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Pages in category "Arcade"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 1,694 total.
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- Guilty Gear X Ver. 1.5
- Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2
- Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator
- Guilty Gear Xrd Sign
- Guilty Gear XX
- Guilty Gear XX Slash
- Guilty Gear XX Λ Core
- Guilty Gear XX Λ Core Plus R
- Guilty Gear XX ♯Reload
- Guitar Jam
- Gun Fight
- Gun Frontier
- Gun.Smoke
- Gunbarich
- Gunbird
- Gunbird 2
- GunForce II
- GunLord
- Gunmen Wars
- GunNail
- Gururin
- Guttang Gottong
- Guzzler
- Gyrodine
- Gyruss
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- Hacha Mecha Fighter
- Halley's Comet
- Hammerin' Harry
- Hang-On
- Hangly-Man
- Hanglyman
- Hat Trick
- Haunted Castle
- Head On
- Head On 2
- Heavy Traffic
- Heavy Unit
- Heiankyo Alien
- Hellfire
- High Impact Football
- Highway Race
- Hogan's Alley
- Hokuto no Ken (arcade)
- Hook (arcade)
- Hopper Robo
- Hopping Mappy
- The House of the Dead 2
- The House of the Dead
- Hunchback
- Hustle
- Hydro Thunder
- Hyper Dyne Side Arms
- Hyper Olympic
- Hyper Olympic '84
- Hyper Pac-Man
- Hyper Princess Pitch
- Hyper Sports
- Hyper Street Fighter II
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J
- J-League Soccer Prime Goal EX
- J-League Soccer V-Shoot
- Jackal
- Jackson
- Jail Break
- A Jax
- Joe & Mac
- Joe & Mac Returns
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future
- JoJo's Venture
- Jongbou
- Journey
- Joust
- Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest
- Joyman
- Jr. Pac-Man
- Jump Bug
- Jump Coaster
- Jump Shot
- Jungle Hunt
- Jungler
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- Kabuki Klash: Far East of Eden
- Kaiketsu Yanchamaru
- Kaiser Knuckle
- Kaitei Takara Sagashi
- Kaiun Quiz
- Kangaroo
- Karate Champ
- Karate Champ - Player Vs Player
- Karate Dou
- Karnov
- Karnov's Revenge
- Kart Duel
- Kenju
- Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
- Kick
- Kick and Run
- Kickle Cubicle
- Kid Niki: Radical Ninja
- Kid no Hore Hore Daisakusen
- KiKi KaiKai
- Killer Instinct
- Killer Instinct 2
- King and Balloon
- King of Boxer
- The King of Dragons
- The King of Fighters '94
- The King of Fighters '95
- The King of Fighters '96
- The King of Fighters '97
- The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
- The King of Fighters '98
- The King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends
- The King of Fighters '99
- The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle
- The King of Fighters 2000
- The King of Fighters 2001
- The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
- The King of Fighters 2002
- The King of Fighters 2003
- The King of Fighters Neowave
- The King of Fighters XI
- The King of Fighters XII
- The King of Fighters XIII
- The King of Fighters XIV
- King of the Monsters
- King of the Monsters 2
- Kingdom Grand Prix
- Kizuna Encounter
- Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle
- Knights of the Round
- Knock Out
- Knuckle Heads
- KOF Maximum Impact Regulation A
- Koihime Enbu
- Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai
- Konami's Ping Pong
- Korosuke Roller
- Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan
- Koutetsu Yousai Strahl
- Kozmik Krooz'r
- Kram
- Kung-Fu Master
- Kuri Kinton
- Kyuukai Douchuuki
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- Lady Bug
- Laguna Racer
- Land Sea Air Squad
- The Last Blade 2
- The Last Blade
- Last Bronx
- Last Duel
- Last Resort
- League Bowling
- Legend of Hero Tonma
- The Legend of Kage
- Legend of Makai
- Legendary Wings
- Levers
- Libble Rabble
- Liberator
- Light Bringer
- Lightning Fighters
- Liquid Kids
- Lizard Wizard
- Lock'n'Chase
- Loco-Motion
- Lode Runner (arcade)
- Lode Runner II - The Bungeling Strikes Back
- Lode Runner III - The Golden Labyrinth
- Lode Runner IV - Teikoku Karano Dasshutsu
- Lot Lot
- Lucky & Wild
- Lunar Lander
- Lunar Rescue
- Lupin III