The first foreign arcade machines were presented in 1971 at the World Amusement and Gaming Exhibition "Attraction-71", which took place in Gorky Park.
Soviet samples appeared several years later, when the Ministry of Culture of the USSR commissioned the creation and production to the Union SoyuzAttraction, which distributed orders between 22 classified defense factories.
For example, the arcade machine "Sea Battle" was manufactured by the Serpukhov Radio Engineering Plant.
 
In the production of arcade machines the most modern microcircuits, alloys, and plastic were used, and the design engineers of the plant were engaged in the design of games and arcade machines.
However, this was an irrational production: engineers assembled copies of foreign slot machines basing on available parts, which often were not suitable for these needs.
Instead of using one modern processor, engineers had to assemble a complex circuit that could replace it.
A special department at the SoyuzAttraction was responsible for adaptation of foreign gaming machines to the Soviet ideology.
The subjects and characters of arcade - aliens and cowboys were replaced by heroes of Russian folk tales.
The arcade machines had to give young people an idea of future professions, for example, a taxi driver.

In total, about 90 types of arcade machines were produced in the USSR, some of which were an exact copy of the western ones, but many of them appeared in the Soviet Union — for example, the machine "Gorodki".

In the first years of the amusement industry, all arcade machines were owned by SoyuzAttraction, which had a financial plan for the day of work, which gave rise to the corruption.
In the early 80s a different structure appeared instead of this association and dealt only with the manufacture of arcade machines and their sale.
After the collapse of the USSR, the production of arcade machines stopped.

Today the exposition of each museum branch has more than 50 arcade machines.
There are "Sea Battle", "Gorodki", "Snaiper-2", "Highway", "Rally", "The Giant Turnip", "Basketball", "Football", "Safari", "Winter Hunt", "Quiz", "Buttle-planes", "Horse Racing", "Submarine", "Tank-training area", "Doublet", "Probe", "Billiards", "Snow Queen", "Circus" (which is the only known Soviet pinball machine), "TV-sports", "Overtake", "Virage", "Crane", "Lucky shot" and many others among them.

In addition to arcade machines, the museum also features an automaton with sparkling water, "Reference", automatic coin exchange machines, a Soviet mixer "Voronezh".
The oldest arcade machine in the museum is the "Battle of the Sea" made in  1979.

Almost all machines accept 15-copeck coins.
The coin-receiver first checks the dimensions of the dropped coin, and then, by inertia, flips it.
It allows to sort out coins made of other metal — they have different mass and speed.
The first foreign arcade machines were presented in 1971 at the World Amusement and Gaming Exhibition "Attraction-71", which took place in Gorky Park. Soviet samples appeared several years later, when the Ministry of Culture of the USSR commissioned the creation and production to the Union SoyuzAttraction, which distributed orders between 22 classified defense factories. For example, the arcade machine "Sea Battle" was manufactured by the Serpukhov Radio Engineering Plant.  
In the production of arcade machines the most modern microcircuits, alloys, and plastic were used, and the design engineers of the plant were engaged in the design of games and arcade machines. However, this was an irrational production: engineers assembled copies of foreign slot machines basing on available parts, which often were not suitable for these needs. Instead of using one modern processor, engineers had to assemble a complex circuit that could replace it. A special department at the SoyuzAttraction was responsible for adaptation of foreign gaming machines to the Soviet ideology. The subjects and characters of arcade - aliens and cowboys were replaced by heroes of Russian folk tales. The arcade machines had to give young people an idea of future professions, for example, a taxi driver.
In total, about 90 types of arcade machines were produced in the USSR, some of which were an exact copy of the western ones, but many of them appeared in the Soviet Union — for example, the machine "Gorodki".
In the first years of the amusement industry, all arcade machines were owned by SoyuzAttraction, which had a financial plan for the day of work, which gave rise to the corruption. In the early 80s a different structure appeared instead of this association and dealt only with the manufacture of arcade machines and their sale. After the collapse of the USSR, the production of arcade machines stopped.
Today the exposition of each museum branch has more than 50 arcade machines. There are "Sea Battle", "Gorodki", "Snaiper-2", "Highway", "Rally", "The Giant Turnip", "Basketball", "Football", "Safari", "Winter Hunt", "Quiz", "Buttle-planes", "Horse Racing", "Submarine", "Tank-training area", "Doublet", "Probe", "Billiards", "Snow Queen", "Circus" (which is the only known Soviet pinball machine), "TV-sports", "Overtake", "Virage", "Crane", "Lucky shot" and many others among them.
In addition to arcade machines, the museum also features an automaton with sparkling water, "Reference", automatic coin exchange machines, a Soviet mixer "Voronezh". The oldest arcade machine in the museum is the "Battle of the Sea" made in  1979.
Almost all machines accept 15-copeck coins. The coin-receiver first checks the dimensions of the dropped coin, and then, by inertia, flips it. It allows to sort out coins made of other metal — they have different mass and speed.
Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines