ARCADE

Jake, Jago, Xavier,

Lewis, Kieran & Bradley

WHAT IS ARCADE?
Arcade machines are the ancestors of
gaming platforms and are still found
today in amusement arcades, shopping
centres etc.
Unlike many platforms, arcade games
can consist of non-video game material
e.g. pinball machines.
The golden age of arcade games was
the late 1970s-1980s, but died out in

 The beginning of arcade gaming was 1909 when J.D. Estes created Skeeball.
Chicago used arcade gaming as a profitable market by creating the first coinoperated machine named Baffle Ball which eventually in 1933 was referred to
(with other similar machines) as games of chance meaning that the public
considered this as gambling.
Despite coin-operated machines being labelled as this, coin-operated video
games were created in 1971 and the first biggest franchise to be born from this
revolution was Pong in 1972 which sold more than 35,000 units.
More arcade video games followed Pongs footsteps as one of the most popular
arcade games ever created, known as Space Invaders, was created in 1978.
Then Pac-Man was created 2 years later (1980) which is the most successful
arcade video game of all-time.
The Arcade video game market continued to evolve as in 1981, Donkey Kong
was created and was one of the first platformers. In one year, it sold 60,000
units, earning $180 million.

FEATURES & LIMITATIONS OF ARCADE

MACHINES
FEATURES:
Simple controls (e.g. up, down, left, right, joystick and a button) MAKING THE
GAMES EASY TO PLAY FOR ALL AGES.
Bigger screen
More competition between players As it can save high scores.
Some machines allow co-op support.
LIMITATIONS:
Not portable.
Time-consuming for playing turns.
Each machine has one unique game and they dont get updated.
Pay to play.
Limited locations have to travel expensive to buy your own.
no online (sometimes no co-op as well).
Must finish the game or youll lose all your data.
The Graphics displayed on arcade machine are outdated compared to modern tech.

TOP HIGHEST-GROSSING ARCADE VIDEO

GAMES:
Space invaders released in 1978 and sold 36,000
units $2.702 billion
Pac-Man released in 1980 and sold 400,000 units
$2.5 billion
Street Fighter II realised in 1991 sold 200,000 units
$2.312 billion
Asteroids realised in 1979 sold 100,000 units - $800
million
Defender realised in 1981 sold 60,000 units - $1

BIGGEST ARCADE GAMES

Pong
Donkey Kong
Mortal Kombat
Asteroids
Pac-Man
Street Fighter
Space invaders