Fighting games and the arcades go together like peanut butter and jelly. Whether fighting games spawned from the popularity of arcades or if they were the catalyst brought the audience to the cabinets in the 1990's, they are tightly integrated even up to today.
Games such as Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Virtua Fighter, and Fatal Fury found strong footing in their communities. These franchises became so popular due to their exciting 1-on-1, 2D brawls with brutal attacks, killer music, and an addictive rush of winning that they've existed and thrived for three decades.