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Free Arcade Games Online
No need to make a trip to the arcade - play free arcade games online right here, right now! Our collection of classic browser games means no downloads are necessary - all you have to do is click play.
Whether you're feeling nostalgic for classic arcade games, including Snake and Pinball, or looking to try more modern favorites, we've got all the arcade games needed to keep you entertained for hours. Forget fumbling with coins at an arcade game machine; simply play for free instantly here on Arkadium.com!
Fun Facts about Arcade Games:
- One of the first coin-operated arcade games, Baffle Ball, was created in 1931. It is a pin-based game largely based on the 19th century game of bagatelle and is widely considered as the predecessor to the pinball machine.
- The first multiplayer arcade game was invented in 1958 by William Higinbotham, a nuclear physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Aptly called Tennis for Two, the two controllers connected to a computer and used an oscilloscope as a monitor. Arcade games have certainly come a long way since then!
- Pong was released by Atari in 1972 and became the first commercially successful video games. And speaking of Atari, the global arcade brand was founded with just $500 that same year, ultimately generating $28 million by year 5 and topping $2 billion in revenue in 1982. Talk about a success story!
- Super Mario made his first appearance in 1981 in the hit Nintendo arcade game Donkey Kong. But few know that he wasn't originally named Mario, or Super. Rather, he was named Jump Man. Two years later in 1983 he was formally named 'Mario' when Nintendo released Mario Brothers.
- Many consider the golden age of video games to have spanned from 1972 to 1984. This is when 80s arcade games, like the iconic Pac-Man, Q*Bert, Arkanoid, and Donkey Kong came to life and were played by millions across the world!
Good luck playing our collection of free arcade games, and do let us know what other classic games you would like to see!
