Monthly Archives: December 2012 »
Videos & More: Epic Arcade Project; Arcade Relief; Ms. Pac-Man Factory Footage; Bionic Roshambo
As we head into the weekend here are some positive things to look into as the general news of the day has been pretty horrible. My heart really goes out to the families hit
Read More »Arcade Love To Continue At Disney with TRON 3 and Wreck-It Ralph 2?
Perhaps it’s a little early to discuss the level of coverage arcades might get out of movies that won’t be hitting the silver screen for a few more years yet but there are two
Read More »New FEC Opening in Indianapolis, IN called Latitude 39
(Thanks to Craig for the tip!) Way back in April 2011 we ran a story about the planning of a new entertainment facility in Castleton, IN USA that would be called Latitude 39. Large
Read More »Mid-Week News: Pump It Up Tournament in London This Saturday; Pac-Man Ornaments; Arcade Network Device Update + More
There are several news items to look at today, from a UK Pump It Up tournament to Pac-Man Ornaments to a Q*Bert Prototype machine found and more.
Read More »Two Bits Retro Arcade And Bar Opens In NYC
In a post earlier today I brought up the trend in retrocades opening up this year and almost as it were on cue, here comes another location that has opened its doors with that
Read More »Two-For-One: Angry Birds Pinball Auction; Playing Retro Games On New Monitors
Time again for another variety post, but only two items to speak of right now. First is something found from The Gameroom Blog, an auction on eBay for a unique homebuilt Angry Birds Pinball
Read More »Fix-It Felix Jr. Cabinet Sells For a Mere $20,000
The Fix-It Felix Jr. Cabinet that was on eBay sold and for a lot more than many including ourselves expected.
Read More »Location News: 60th Dave & Busters In Dallas, Retro Arcade Open in Japan
Normally we only have one new location to speak of per post but today we have two. Bring more of them on I say! First off Dave & Busters has been busy opening more
Read More »Weekend Newsblast: Battle of the Arcades, Fix It Felix cab, Real Life KOF
Not much has gone on in the arcade world this past week, which is often the case in the post-IAAPA month since all the new game announcements come along at that time. But enough
Read More »Grab Some Tesla II Mech Pods for Only $25k
(Tip via The Stinger Report) We don’t normally post about sales of equipment although in the past we have done “eBay Pick of the Week.” I will consider this along those lines, even though
Read More »As Arcade Heroes Turns Six, A Look Back At Pong Variations
I am sure that you have heard by now that Atari’s Pong celebrated 40 years in existence this past Friday. I did not forget, I just figured it would be nice to do an
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