Arcade Events

1971 The First Coin-Operated Video Game, Galaxy Game, is Released
The Galaxy Game is the earliest known coin-operated computer or video game. It was installed at the Tresidder Union at Stanford University in September, 1971, two months before the releas...
1971 Nov Computer Space, First Commercially Sold Coin-Operated Video Game
Computer Space is a video arcade game released in November 1971 by Nutting Associates. Created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, who would both later found Atari, it is generally accepted...
1972 Atari Releases Pong Arcade
Pong (marketed as PONG) is one of the earliest arcade video games, and is a tennis sports game featuring simple two-dimensional graphics. The aim is to defeat an opponent—either computer-...
1978 Space Invaders is Released
Space Invaders (スペースインベーダー, Supēsu Inbēdā?) is an arcade video game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, and released in 1978. It was originally manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and wa...
1979 Atari Releases Asteroids
Asteroids is a video arcade game released in 1979 by Atari Inc. It was one of the most popular and influential games of the Golden Age of Arcade Games. Asteroids uses vector graphics and ...
1980 May 22 Namco Releases Pac-Man
Pac-Man (パックマン, Pakkuman) is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the U.S. by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Immensely popular in the Unite...
1981 Midway Releases Ms. Pac-Man as an Unauthorized Sequel
Ms. Pac-Man is an arcade video game produced by Midway as an unauthorized sequel to Pac-Man. It was released in North America in 1981 and became one of the most popular video games of all...
2006 Jul 12 Virtua Fighter 5 is Released in Japanese Arcades
Virtua Fighter 5 (バーチャファイター5, Baachafaitaa 5) is the latest game in Sega's Virtua Fighter series and direct sequel to Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution. The original version was released on Jul...