The coin slot is mostly gone from everyday life, yet the games it fed have refused to disappear. Many people consider the stretch from Space Invaders in 1978 to the mid 1980s to be the golden era of ...

Those quarters felt endless until the high score screen reminded you otherwise.

Plenty of 1980s arcade games would go on to become classics, like Donkey Kong and Pac-Man, but these are the most underrated arcade games of the decade.

A large pre-registered study shows the Space Fortress task has strong psychometric properties and that performance depends ...

Pac-Man’s yellow color was inspired by The Lego Group’s signature color. Who knew? Now those yellows are together in a new Lego Icons Pac-Man Arcade set. To celebrate the 43rd anniversary of Pac-Man, ...

Arcade shooter "Galaga" celebrates its 45th anniversary this month, and there's a lot to be thankful for. Developed by Namco, few know t ...

Back in the days of old table cabinets like Space Invaders, there were no endings; they just looped, right? (laughs)The sense of accomplishment that swells in your chest the moment you finish playing ...

An NES game has been stealth-released, bringing anyone who picks it up on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, PS5, and Xbox Series X back to the 1980s. The game in question debuted all the way ...

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LEGO is going retro with a new set recreating the iconic Pac-Man arcade game. Announced on the same day that Pac-Man made its debut on in 1980, the Icons set includes an arcade Pac-Man gaming machine ...