4 ms·Are you aware of the state of arcade games in the US in 1959.by GFK_of_xmaspast 11y agoAre you aware of the state of arcade games in the US in 1959.whoopdedo 11y agoYes, it was called "pinball".slavik81 11y agoDepends where you were. Pinball was illegal from the 1940s onwards in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Salt Lake City among others. It was only legalized in the 1970s.