Arcade
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 An example of an arcade game | |
| Generation | Second generation |
| Retail availability | late 1970s |
| Discontinued | mid-1990s |
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses, such as restaurants, bars, and particularly amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers (such as claw cranes).
The golden age of arcade video games lasted from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s. While arcade games were still relatively popular during the late 1990s, the entertainment medium saw a continuous decline in popularity in the Western hemisphere when home-based video game consoles made the transition from 2D graphics to 3D graphics. Despite this, arcades remain popular in many parts of Asia as late as the early 2010s.
Virtual Console Compatibility List (Arcade)
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| Compatibility | Description |
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Perfect: No issues at all! |
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Playable: Runs well, only minor graphical or audio glitches. Games can be played all the way through |
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Starts: Starts, maybe even plays well, but crashes or major graphical/audio glitches |
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Intro/Menu: Hangs/crashes somewhere between booting and starting |
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Broken: Crashes when booting |
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Unknown: Has not been tested yet |
| Region indicator | Region description |
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| AU | Australia |
| CA | Canada (NTSC /w French translation) |
| EU | Europe, PAL/SECAM territories |
| JP | Japan and Asia (NTSC-J) |
| KO | Korea |
| NA | North America and NTSC territories |
| RU | Russia |
| Title | Year | Region | Compatibility |
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| 1942 | 2010 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Altered Beast aka Jūōki | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Assault | 2009 | JP | 4
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| Bakutotsu Kijūtei: Baraduke II | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Baraduke | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Black Tiger aka Black Dragon | 2010 | JP/NA/EU | 0
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| Bomb Jack | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Bosconian | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Burning Force | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Chouzetsu Rinjin: Berabow Man | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Cosmo Gang the Puzzle | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Cosmo Gang the Video | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Crazy Climber | 2010 | JP | 0
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| Cyber Sled | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Dig Dug | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Dig Dug II | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Dragon Buster | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Dragon Saber | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Dragon Spirit | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Emeraldia | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Exed Exes | 2011 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Face Off | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Finest Hour | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Galaga | 2009 | JP/NA | 0
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| Galaga '88 | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Galaxian | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Gaplus | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Genpei Tōma Den | 2011 | JP | 0
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| Ghosts'n Goblins aka Makaimura | 2011 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Golden Axe | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Grobda | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Hopping Mappy | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Ikki | 2012 | JP | 0
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| The Return of Ishtar aka Ishtar no Fukkatsu | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Karate Dou | 2010 | JP | 0
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| Knuckle Heads | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Libble Rabble | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Mappy | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Marvel Land | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Moon Cresta | 2010 | JP | 0
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| Mr. Do! | 2010 | JP | 0
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| Märchen Maze | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Namco Quester | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun | 2009 | JP | 0
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| New Rally-X | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Ninja Gaiden aka Ninja Ryūkenden | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Numan Athletics | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Ordyne | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Pac-Mania | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Phelios | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Puyo Puyo | 2011 | JP | 0
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| Puyo Puyo Tsū | 2011 | JP | 0
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| Rolling Thunder | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Rolling Thunder 2 | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Rompers | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Rygar aka Argus no Senshi | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Shanghai | 2012 | JP | 0
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| Shinobi | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Sky Kid | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Solomon's Key aka Solomon no Kagi | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Solvalou | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| SonSon | 2010 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Space Harrier | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Space Invaders | 2009 | JP | 5
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| Splatterhouse | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 0
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| Star Force | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| StarBlade | 2009 | JP | 4
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| Super Hang-On | 2010 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Tank Force | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Tecmo Bowl | 2009 | JP/NA | 5
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| The Tower of Druaga | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Toy Pop | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Valkyrie no Densetsu | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando aka Senjou no Ōkami | 2010 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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| Wonder Boy in Monster Land | 2011 | JP/NA/EU | 0
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| Wonder Momo | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Xevious | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Yōkai Dōchūki | 2009 | JP | 0
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| Zaxxon | 2009 | JP/NA/EU | 5
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