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| Launched By | Various |
| Type | Coin-Op |
| Launch | 1971 |
| Discontinued | Unknown |
Coin-operated arcade games rose in popularity in the late seventies and eighties, but the growing quality of home computers and consoles led to a demise in the West of the arcade halls.
The first mass-produced arcade machine produced was Computer Space, based on the popular computer game, Spacewar!. Computer Space was created by Nolan Bushnell, who would create the game that really launched the coin-operated arcade game as a medium: Pong.
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Popular Arcade games
Pong
1972
Space Invaders
1978
Asteroids
1979
Pac-Man
1980
Defender
1981
Centipede
1981
Donkey Kong
1981
Galaga
1981
Ms. Pac-Man
1982
Dig Dug
1982
Joust
1982
Dragon's Lair
1983
Karate Champ
1984
Ghosts'n Goblins
1985
Gauntlet
1985
Bubble Bobble
1986
Out Run
1986
Golden Axe
1989
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
1991
Mortal Kombat
1992
Time Crisis
1995
The House of the Dead
1996
Metal Slug
1996
Dance Dance Revolution
1998
Emulation
The most famous arcade emulator is undoubtedly MAME (which originally stood for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, but since the merge with MESS (Multi Emulator Super System), it is no longer used as it supports more than arcade machines).
| Platform | Emulator | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Windows / Mac OS / Linux | MAME | - |
| Windows / Mac OS / Linux | Final Burn Neo | - |
| Windows / Mac OS / Linux | Daphne | Emulator for Laser Disc arcade games |
| Mac OS | Open Emu | Support for MAME in the experimental download |
| Retroarch | Various arcade emulators supported (inc. MAME, FBNeo and Daphne) | - |
| RetroPie | Various arcade emulators supported (inc. MAME, FBNeo and Daphne) | - |