Explore the stories behind classic arcade games, including developers, series evolution, character lore, arcade culture, and retro gaming history.
In the 1990s, when Street Fighter and King of Fighters ruled the arcades, Samurai Shodown chose the loneliest path—slow pacing, one-hit kills, and weapon-based combat. For 30 years, it never became mainstream, and it never needed to.
From the 1978 Space Invaders to the browser-based arcade platforms of 2026, arcade culture has weathered a golden age, a decline, a dark decade, and a WebAssembly-driven renaissance. This is the thirty-year cultural history of the arcade.
From CPS1 to CPS2, discover how Capcom redefined arcade gaming with two iconic circuit boards. This article traces the technical innovations, design philosophies, and key figures behind legends like Final Fight and Street Fighter II.