Arcade Britannia A Social History of the British Amusement Arcade

• Main Author: Meades, Alan (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge The MIT Press 2022
• Series: Game Histories
• Subjects: Computer games / online games: strategy guides; English Civil War; Popular beliefs & controversial knowledge; Amusement Arcade; Amusements; Britain; British; Seaside; Video Game; Videogame; Gambling; Showmen; Traveling Showmen; Traveling Fair; Fairground; Midway; Bingo; Fruit Machine; Pin Table; Allwin; Crompton; Coin Machine; Amusement Caterer; BACTA; SEGA; Copyright; Space Invaders; Atari; Pong; Ping Pong; Defender; Bell Fruit; Alca; Penny Falls; Mafia; Tax; FOBT; Gaming
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The story of the British amusement arcade from the 1800s to the present. Amusement arcades are an important part of British culture, yet discussions of them tend to be based on American models. Alan Meades, who spent his childhood happily playing in British seaside arcades, presents the history of t...