August 20, 2026

The Top Arcade Games Found at Bowling Alley’s in the 80’s & 90’s

I can remember quite a few Birthday parties I attended as a kid in the 90’s growing up that were held at bowling alley’s.  It sounds silly now, but back in the day, there were all the rage!

For me, it wasn’t so much about the bowling and cake, but rather, the pizza, soda and ARCADE GAMES!

Back then, they were super cheap too, 25 cents would buy you anywhere from 10-25 minutes on the machine, depending on how good you were at the particular game.

So many happy memories as I always pictured myself as Ricky Schroder from Silver Spoons with a room full of Arcade games all to himself.

They still have them at select alley’s, but it is nothing like the good old days of this.

 

Here are my 10 Favorite from way back when.

 

Street Fighter

The Simpsons

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time

WWF WrestleFest & Superstars

Frogger

Galaga

Pac Man & Ms. Pac-Man

Donkey Kong

Space Invaders

Rampage

Vince McKee

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