| Microsoft Arcade | |
|---|---|
 Return of Arcade cover art | |
| Genre(s) | Various |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS |
Microsoft Arcade is a series of classic arcade game compilations released by Microsoft between 1993 and 2000.
Although the games included in these compilations were very similar to the original arcade games in both appearance and gameplay, they were newly written versions, not ports of the original arcade game code; these versions of the games were programmed specifically for Windows, with each game running in a small window (or in a large window with a border). Each game allowed certain customizations not available in the original arcade game, i.e. the number of lives and bonus levels. The Microsoft Help files included with the games contained history of the development of the original arcade versions of the games.