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IAAPA 2009 videos – Sega Racing Classic, Terminator Salvation, Tank! Tank! Tank!

Shaggy November 21, 2009 11

Youtube just didn’t want to upload my videos this afternoon but after some persistence, I am finally getting them put up there. In total I have 20 videos to put up so I won’t

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Pics from IAAPA 2009 (Part 1)

Pics from IAAPA 2009 (Part 1)

Shaggy November 20, 2009 5

Well I’m back from IAAPA 2009 and it was an excellent show, as expected. I had always heard how large it was but you have to see it (and walk it) to believe it.

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IAAPA 2009 preview (updated – w/Cooking Mama arcade and more)

Shaggy November 17, 2009 16

Tomorrow I head off for Las Vegas to attend the annual amusement industry tradeshow IAAPA. This will be the first time I will have a chance to visit this particular show – I have

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Leland Cook Jr. of Tradewest passes away

Shaggy November 17, 2009 0

Via  Remember Ikari Warriors? That was one of the first games to be licensed by video game company Tradewest. While Tradewest was primarily known for their work on the NES, they did purchase coin-op

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"Pimp My Bumper Car"

Shaggy November 17, 2009 1

In a world where pretty much everything receives the “pimped out” treatment in some form or another, I guess it was only a matter of time before bumper cars would become part of the

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Taito's Panic Museum coming to the US via ICE

Shaggy November 13, 2009 0

It looks like the slowdown in arcade news is finally letting up with a number of companies sending out press releases today regarding product that we’ll be seeing at IAAPA next week. One release

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Terminator Salvation Arcade coming to IAAPA next week

Shaggy November 13, 2009 5

(Click on the image above for a more detailed view) We first heard about a Terminator Salvation arcade title way back at ASI in March and except for a brief view of the game

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Sega's "Gettenka War History" card coin-op game

Shaggy November 12, 2009 0

Sega continues to roll out the coin-op card games to strengthen their hand in that segment of the market and the latest title to fill out their line-up is “Getteka War History”. Like other

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Footage of Mario Party Arcade

Shaggy November 11, 2009 3

(Thanks to reader ECM for the tip) It has been a few months since we have heard anything about the collaborative efforts between Capcom, Namco and Nintendo on a new Mario Party redemption arcade

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Don't just play Outrun – drive it!

Shaggy November 11, 2009 2

Driving a real car and driving a virtual one are generally different experiences but in the case of this heavily modified Sega Outrun cabinet by Garnet Hertz of the Pasadena Art Center College of

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Smash TV to make a comeback – someday soon perhaps

Shaggy November 10, 2009 0

There are many arcade games out there which have been ported to a console or two but not many games can claim to have been ported to at least 16 different platforms (if you

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Mall forces the closure of an arcade in Auburn NY

Shaggy November 10, 2009 0

It’s one thing when an arcade business has to close it’s doors due to poor business performance but it’s something else when the landlord shuts the business down simply because they want to “go

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