Back in the 80s and early 90s you couldn't move without coming across an arcade machine, they were everywhere. As well the arcades themselves you found them at your local café, corner shops, takeaways, cinemas, amusement parks and who can forget the buzz of when the fun fair came to town? People would queue up to play the latest coin-ops and brag how far they could get on one credit, a coin was almost like a magic token. As consoles caught up with coin-op technology the arcades we all knew and loved disappeared almost completely. The modern arcade is nothing more than a glut of gambling machines, coin pushers and the odd driving game. I wrote this book to help us remember how great the arcades once were, bring nostalgic memories to those of us who grew up with them and help you discover some titles that you might have missed. With the modern wonders of MAME and other emulators we can now enjoy all the greatest arcade games without carrying a bag of change around with us. A Compendium of Arcade Games: Volume 1 has over 300 game reviews, fascinating facts and trivia, 3 developer interviews and a foreword by Guinness World Record holder and star of Man Vs. Snake Tim McVey. So if you are looking for new games to explore or just want to relive your youth then this is the book for you