arcade game

noun

: a usually coin-operated game designed for play at an amusement arcade

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Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Board games, puzzles, and a Pac-Man arcade game round out the family fun. Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025 The first two Tekken games were fantastic conversions of the arcade game to console, but Tekken 3 really went above and beyond, including mostly new characters across its entire roster, a beat 'em up mode, a beach volleyball mode, and more. David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024 Everyone can play for hours at the resort’s Lucky Snake, the largest arcade on the East Coast offering everything from classic arcade games and pinball machines to roller skating, bowling, mini-golf, and go-karts. Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for arcade game 

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of arcade game was in 1960

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“Arcade game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arcade%20game. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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