arcade game
Americannoun
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arcade games
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of arcade game
First recorded in 1975–80
Example Sentences
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We walked past a basketball Pop-a-Shot and a Chili’s-branded BurgerTime arcade game in an employee hangout zone overlooking the neighborhood’s artificial lake.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025
Though explained as the Boy appropriating his favorite arcade game hero’s voice, the running commentary plays like an open mic-night reject hijacking a B movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Most resemble the aliens from the Space Invaders arcade game.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
Back in the 1980s, it seemed as if everyone with a spare quarter was playing the arcade game Donkey Kong, scooting up ramps and climbing ladders while avoiding barrels hurled by a giant ape.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
The arcade game part was darker so the screens glow brighter and Jean Michel Jarre music was on.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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