arcade adventure

plural arcade adventures

1. datedvideo gamesA game combining the action elements of an arcade game with the narrative elements of an adventure game.

   […] an arcade adventure in which you hunt for nine clues that are hidden somewhere inside a German fortress.

   1984, Jeffrey Stanton, The Addison-Wesley Book of Apple Software 1984, page 455

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   The ‘arcade adventure’ concept is catching on fast, with a number of software houses bringing out arcade action adventure games, including the Wally series from Mikro-Gen and the soon-to-be-launched Chuckie Egg II.

   1985, Graeme Kidd, “Great Scott!”, in Crash, number 15

   Surprise, surprise, another variation on that classic cheapie theme — the arcade adventure. Loads of screens (although most of them are rather vacuous), slick, cutsie graphics and an alarming tendency to keep one riveted for hours. Great.

   1989, Jonathan Davies, Spooked (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 46