Questions tagged [arcade]

Use this tag only for questions about arcade gaming as a platform, or arcade gaming in general. Otherwise, do not add this tag to your question and just state that you are playing the arcade version of a game in the question body without using the tag. Use [emulation] for questions about playing arcade games in emulators.

Arcade video games are video games that are housed in an arcade cabinet, are coin-operated or accept other kinds of payment, and are typically found with other arcade games in public establishments such as arcades, amusement parks, restaurants, bars, and other entertainment venues.

Tag usage guidance

Use the tag only for questions about arcade gaming as a platform, or arcade gaming in general. This includes questions about arcade game hardware or, for multi-platform games, questions about a game’s arcade-specific features or interactions. Otherwise, do not use this tag, and just mention that you are playing the arcade version of a game in the question body without using the tag. See the relevant Arqade Meta post regarding the policy on platform tagging for more information: Platform Tags are Useless.

Use for questions about playing arcade games on emulators.

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Why is 3333360 the maximum score in Pac-Man?

According to the Wikipedia page for Pac-Man, the highest possible score is 3333360 points. It's called a perfect game and it was achieved by 3 different people already. What I want to know is: WHY is it exactly 3333360 points? It must be a technical…
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6 Player X-Men Arcade Cabinet Compatibility

I've got a 6-player X-Men Arcade cabinet and I was wondering what other boards might be compatible with it. Can I use any Jamma compatible board? Will the dual monitors just mirror?
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What characteristics define the "arcade" genre or style of console games?

In the 1980's, an "arcade" game was one that you played by feeding quarters into it in a public place. Businesses known as "arcades" built up collections of these coin-operated games and made them available to the public to come in and play. This…
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Do the enemy that appear in arcade game when running out of time have a canonical name?

Basically, several level-based games "back in the day" had a special kind of enemy appearing when playing the same level for too long. Bubble bubble had Baron von Blubba: Snow Brothers had a similar one (a weird pumpkin figure spawning invincible…
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Is there any truth to the rumors about arcade games with free game backdoors?

I remember when I was younger, there were rumors of arcade games that if you entered a "secret code", you would be granted a free game. Now I understand that this runs counter to the idea of arcades (why have an arcade machine if you're not going…
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What is the highest score obtainable in Pac-Man?

What is the highest score possible, if you eat all the dots, all the fruit and all the monsters?
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How to fix a broken screen on Ms. Pacman (Midway) arcade

On my Midway Ms. Pacman arcade machine, when I turn it on, the very left part of the screen is near the center and then every other part of the screen is compressed into one pixel. The part that is not compressed into the one pixel is perfectly…
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Illustrated list of differences between the arcade and NES versions of Super Mario Bros

In 1986, Nintendo released Vs. Super Mario Bros., an arcade version of its popular Super Mario Bros. game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The two versions are largely identical, the biggest difference being that six of the game's 32 level…
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Can I go for an infinite high score at Donkey Kong?

Is it possible to keep jumping barrels indefinitely on level 1 of Donkey Kong to rack up a high score? Top players say that the limit of points they could theoretically get is around 1.2 million, but it is not clear to me why that is a limit if you…
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MAME shows 'the selected game is missing one or more required rom or chd image' error message

I now have a problem with MAME playing some old arcade titles. I tried to search for the issue on google first but I still haven't got a viable answer. My problem is this: I've downloaded MAME by using apt-get install mame command on my Debian…
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Does Satan's Hollow have an ending?

Satan's Hollow is a 1982 shooter arcade game from Bally Midway. The player uses a moveable gun at the bottom of the screen to shoot gargoyles flying around the top of the screen. The gun is also used to gradually build a bridge and thereby advance…
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Pac-Man high score list

Did the original Pac-Man have a high score list? If so, how many scores could be saved? I could only find an image showing the high score at the top of the game screen.
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How can I check which model of Neo Geo MVS do I have?

I am trying to buy a Neo Geo MVS PCB but the seller doesn't know if his board model is an MV-1, MV-1A, MV-1F and so on. Where should I tell him to look for this information?
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MAME "distributions": which one is better for what thing?

I've used MAME almost from the beginning of the project and love it. But today there exist so many variations and "distributions" of the original that I can't keep count. I used the MAME Plus project but today I like the MAME Plus! XT a little more.…
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Why didn't the arcade machines keep on "scaling" as the years went by?

Growing up in the early to mid 1990s, visiting various arcades was truly fascinating. At home, the SNES already felt amazingly futuristic, and its games endlessly fascinated and impressed me. Yet, stepping into an arcade was like walking into a time…
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