arcade game

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === arcade game (plural arcade games) (video games) A coin-operated video game or amusement device. (video games) A game for a computer or console that shares traits of coin-operated video games, such as short levels, simple and intuitive controls, and rapidly increasing difficulty. 1985, Scott Adams, quoted in Graeme Kidd, Great Scott!, in Crash issue 15 ‘They’re Twitch Games,’ he grinned, ‘arcade games. An adventure game is one where you use your mind; if you can type, you can play an adventure. If you require anything other than that, you’ve got a twitch game — an arcade game — where your skill of movement is more important than your thinking. […] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== penny arcade pinball