Amusement arcade

An amusement arcade is a venue containing coin-operated or electronic games, commonly including video games, pinball machines, and games that award prizes.

Arcade game: A game designed for play on a dedicated machine, often in public venues and for brief sessions. This broad game category includes many machines found in amusement arcades.
Penny arcade: A venue offering coin-operated amusements, often including mechanical novelties and early games. Penny arcades established the paid-play venue before electronic video games.
Dance Dance Revolution: A music video game series in which players step on floor panels in time with on-screen prompts. Its dance platform makes arcade play visible, physical, and social.
Home video game console: A computer system designed to play video games on a television or monitor in a domestic setting. Consoles moved much video-game play from public arcades into homes.
Coin-op: A device activated by inserting a coin or token, typically to provide a service or game. Coin-operated machines historically made each arcade play a paid transaction.
Electromechanical game: A game that combines mechanical parts with electrical components to produce play and scoring. Electromechanical machines bridged mechanical amusements and video arcades.
Skee-Ball: An arcade game in which players roll balls up a lane toward scoring holes. It illustrates the long-running appeal of skill-based games that award tickets.
Internet café: A public venue that provides internet-connected computers for temporary use, often for a fee. Internet cafés can host PC gaming but center on computer access rather than arcade machines.
Video game arcade cabinet: A dedicated enclosure housing a video game’s controls, display, and computer hardware. Cabinets are the characteristic physical format for many arcade video games.
Computer Space: A 1971 arcade video game created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. Its commercial release marked an early attempt to bring video games into arcades.

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