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Arcades used to be associated with penny arcades that often lined boardwalks, carnivals and fairs. Games of chance and skill such as ski ball, pinball and fortune telling were common. In the mid -1970s, with the invention video games, penny arcades become less common and have been, for the most part, been overtaken by the video arcade which contains a variety of video and vending games costing more than a penny. Video arcades peaked in popularity in the mid-1980s when their decline began due to the attractiveness of the home video console. There are few free-standing video arcades today and many have merged with movie theaters, restaurants and resorts where video gaming is an added feature, not the focus of the establishment.
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