---
title: MISC Arcade video games
categories:
- Consoles
params:
  name: Arcade video games
  image: /media/museum/photos/na_computer-space_1.jpg
  company: /companies/misc
  company_name: MISC
  tabs:
  - software
  comments:
  - author: Webmaster (France)
    date: Saturday 15th January 2022
    text: '@rod This is Computer Space from Nutting Associates (1971), considered the first commercially available arcade videogame.'
  - author: rod (Canada)
    date: Friday 14th January 2022
    text: What is the name of the game pictured accompanying the article?
  - author: Ale (Italia)
    date: Friday 3rd July 2020
    text: Wouldn''t it be better if there were distinct pages for the various systems, for example a page about Nintendo''s VS. System with the various ported NES games listed as software?
  software:
  - /software/ace
  - /software/amazing-maze
  - /software/anti-aircraft
  - /software/atari-basketball
  - /software/atari-football
  - /software/avenger
  - /software/baseball-694
  - /software/basketball-692
  - /software/biplane
  - /software/blockade
  - /software/breakout
  - /software/challenge
  - /software/clean-sweep
  - /software/cosmic-chasm-465
  - /software/crash-n-score
  - /software/defender
  - /software/drag-race
  - /software/elimination
  - /software/flim-flam
  - /software/formula-k
  - /software/frogger-590
  - /software/galaxian-659
  - /software/goal-kick
  - /software/gotcha
  - /software/gran-trak-10
  - /software/gran-trak-20
  - /software/guided-missile
  - /software/hesitation
  - /software/hit-me
  - /software/hockey
  - /software/hockey-730
  - /software/hockey-744
  - /software/hockey-745
  - /software/hockey-746
  - /software/hockey-747
  - /software/hockey-748
  - /software/hockey-749
  - /software/hockey-750
  - /software/hockey-751
  - /software/hockey-752
  - /software/hockey-753
  - /software/hockey-754
  - /software/hockey-755
  - /software/hockey-756
  - /software/hockey-757
  - /software/hockey-758
  - /software/hockey-759
  - /software/hockey-760
  - /software/hockey-761
  - /software/hockey-762
  - /software/hockey-763
  - /software/hockey-764
  - /software/hockey-765
  - /software/hockey-766
  - /software/hockey-767
  - /software/hockey-768
  - /software/hockey-769
  - /software/hockey-772
  - /software/hockey-773
  - /software/hockey-774
  - /software/hockey-775
  - /software/hockey-776
  - /software/hockey-777
  - /software/hockey-778
  - /software/hockey-779
  - /software/hockey-780
  - /software/hockey-781
  - /software/hockey-782
  - /software/hockey-783
  - /software/hockey-784
  - /software/hustle
  - /software/jet-fighter
  - /software/kung-fu-master
  - /software/lunar-lander
  - /software/meadow-lanes
  - /software/missile-radar
  - /software/one-on-one
  - /software/pac-man-also-known-as-puck-man-jap
  - /software/pin-pong
  - /software/players-choice
  - /software/pong
  - /software/pong-doubles
  - /software/pursuit
  - /software/quadrapong
  - /software/qwak
  - /software/rebound
  - /software/robot-bowl
  - /software/scramble
  - /software/sea-wolf
  - /software/soccer-739
  - /software/space-invaders
  - /software/space-race
  - /software/speed-race
  - /software/sprint-2
  - /software/starhawk
  - /software/starship-1
  - /software/stunt-cycle-618
  - /software/superpong
  - /software/table-tennis-733
  - /software/tank
  - /software/tank-ii
  - /software/targ
  - /software/tournament-table
  - /software/tv-basketball
  - /software/tv-goalee
  - /software/tv-hockey-4-players
  - /software/watergate-caper
  - /software/wipe-out
  oc_id: 1254
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230602052022/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1254
    date: '2023-06-02'
---

Arcade video games have always played a major role in video games history. Technologicaly in advance upon home video game systems, they have inspired generations of game developers. Indeed most of the computer/consoles game library was directly copied from Arcade games. At least until the 90's when home systems began to match arcade systems performances. This was the beginning of the end for the Arcades.