Amusement arcade

*GiGO*, a former large 6 floor Sega game center on Chuo Dori, in front of the LAOX Aso-Bit-City in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan

An amusement arcade, also known as a video arcade, amusements, arcade, or penny arcade (an older term), is a venue where people play arcade games, including arcade video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers (such as claw cranes), or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables. In some countries, some types of arcades are also legally permitted to provide gambling machines such as slot machines or pachinko machines. Games are usually housed in cabinets.^[1]^[2]

Video games were introduced in amusement arcades in the late 1970s and were most popular during the golden age of arcade video games, the early 1980s.

^ Nasaw, David (15 April 1999). Going out: the rise and fall of public amusements. Harvard University Press. p. 154. ISBN 9780674356221. Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2013-05-30. First use of the term [...] between 1905 and 1910
^ "Penny arcade definition and meaning". Collins English Dictionary. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

[Nasaw-1] Nasaw, David (15 April 1999). Going out: the rise and fall of public amusements. Harvard University Press. p. 154. ISBN 9780674356221. Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2013-05-30. First use of the term [...] between 1905 and 1910

[2] "Penny arcade definition and meaning". Collins English Dictionary. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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