Editing Amusement arcade (section)

==Types of games==
===Video games===
{{See also|Arcade game|Video game|History of video games|Golden age of arcade video games}}

The [[video game]]s are typically in [[arcade cabinet]]s. The most common kind are ''uprights'', tall boxes with a monitor and controls in front. Customers insert [[coin]]s or [[Token coin|tokens]] into the machines (or, in newer models, use credit cards or mobile devices<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.otiglobal.com/arcade_machines/ |title=Mobile, credit and debit card payments for amusement and arcade machines |access-date=2019-11-20 |archive-date=2020-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226062028/https://www.otiglobal.com/arcade_machines/ |url-status=live }}</ref>) and stand in front of them to play the [[game]]. These traditionally were the most popular arcade format, although presently American arcades make much more money from deluxe driving games and ticket redemption games. However, Japanese arcades, while also heavily featuring deluxe games, continue to do well with traditional [[Japanese Amusement Machine Manufacturers' Association|JAMMA]] arcade video games.

Some machines, such as ''[[Ms. Pac-Man]]'' and ''[[Joust (video game)|Joust]]'', are occasionally in smaller boxes with a flat, clear [[glass]] or [[acrylic glass]] top; the player sits at the machine playing it, looking down. This style of [[arcade game]] is known as a ''cocktail-style arcade game table'' or [[tabletop arcade machine]], since they were first popularized in [[public house|bars]] and pubs. For two player games on this type of machine, the players sit on opposite sides with the screen flipped upside down for each player.  A few cocktail-style games had players sitting next to rather than across from one another.  Both ''Joust'' and ''[[Gun Fight]]'' had these type of tables.

[[File:Donkey Kong arcade.png|upright|thumb|The ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]'' video game was popular in video arcades during the 1980s.]]

Some arcade games, such as [[racing game]]s, are designed to be sat in or on. These types of games are sometimes referred to as ''sit-down'' games. [[Sega]] and [[Namco]] are two of the largest manufacturers of these types of arcade games.
[[File:Daytona Twin.jpg|thumb|261x261px|''[[Daytona USA (video game)|Daytona USA]]'', by Sega. Two player version, although up to eight could be linked for multiplayer racing]]

===Other games===
[[File:Japanese style cocktail cab.jpg|thumb|left|A [[cocktail cabinet]] tabletop arcade machine]]

Other games include [[pinball]] machines, [[redemption game]]s and [[merchandiser]] games. Pinball machines have a tilted, glass-covered play area in which the player uses mechanical flippers to direct a heavy metal ball towards lighted targets. Redemption games reward winners with tickets that can be redeemed for prizes such as toys or novelty items. The prizes are usually displayed behind a counter or in a glass showcase, and an arcade employee gives the items to players after counting their tickets. Merchandiser games reward winners with prizes such as stuffed toys, CDs, DVDs, or candy which are dispensed directly from the machine.

In some countries, some types of video arcades are legally allowed to provide [[gambling]] machines such as [[slot machine]]s and [[pachinko|pachinko machines]]. Large arcades may also have small coin-operated ride-on toys for small children. Some businesses, such as [[Dave & Buster's]], combine a bar and restaurant with a video arcade. The [[Round One Entertainment|ROUND1]] entertainment chain combines a large arcade with a full-service bowling alley, along with billiards and [[karaoke]].

Arcades typically have change machines to dispense tokens or quarters when bills are inserted, although larger chain arcades, such as Dave and Busters and Chuck E. Cheese are deviating towards a refillable card system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.showbizpizza.com/tokens/cards/index.html|title=CEC Token Cards – Token Museum|website=www.showbizpizza.com|access-date=2011-05-04|archive-date=2011-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705221222/http://showbizpizza.com/tokens/cards/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Retro Arcades are going towards a pay by admission system with the games themselves set to free play. Arcades may also have [[vending machine]]s which sell soft drinks, candy, and chips. Arcades may play recorded music or a radio station over a [[public address system]].  Video arcades typically have subdued lighting to inhibit glare on the screen and enhance the viewing of the games' [[video display]]s, as well as of any decorative lighting on the cabinets.
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