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Update on my arcade business progress

Shaggy November 2, 2007 2

Well I figure it’s been a while since I wrote about my progress with getting my arcade started and now is as good a time as any. At the moment I am still in

Pac Gentleman impresses with arcade action from the 1880's

Shaggy November 2, 2007 1

OK so it really isn’t from the 1880’s but this sculpted piece of art by an artist known as Doktor A makes one wonder if this is what arcade games would have been like

Arcade Heroes Impressions on i-Go's Panzer Elite

Shaggy November 1, 2007 1

I visited my local distributor again and they had a few new games in stock. One of those games included something that I saw on the reports for London Preview 08 and that was

Global VR Updates NASCAR to allow for linking up to 10 cabinets

Shaggy October 26, 2007 1

[Via The Stinger Report] It’s not often you find a game that will link more than four cabinets together, much less 10. Too bad I wouldn’t be able to afford that many cabs for

Sea Wolf returns to arcades – as a redemption title

Shaggy October 25, 2007 1

Probably not many people remember Sea Wolf – an arcade title by Midway from 1976 that put players in the position of a submarine launching torpedoes at ships through a periscope control. A more

First thoughts on The Act (my review for the week)

Shaggy October 25, 2007 7

The reason why I am calling this my first thoughts and not my final review is because I am having a little issue with the sound – nothing comes through the on-board PC sound

The Act Has Arrived!

Shaggy October 23, 2007 5

I received my conversion kit for The Act today and I can hardly wait to spend some real time with the game. I hope to play it enough that I can write a

Awesome Neon Game Room Signs

Shaggy October 22, 2007 1

If the shipping on these signs wasn’t ridiculously high ($143 USD) I’d be all over these for my own game room (or arcade). Either way they look really nice and cover both arcade and

Panoramic Mech Simulator Arcades in Japan

Shaggy October 22, 2007 2

(Click to enlarge) While these aren’t anything new (there is a review of these from sometime ago at insomnia.ac) they are always cool to look at and even cooler to play. Gizmodo takes a

The Stinger Report : 'Exer-Gaming' Gaining Traction In Europe

Shaggy October 20, 2007 3

[via The Stinger Report, #590] One of the latest Stinger Reports take a look at the influence of physical gaming in the fitness industry that can have some applications in the amusement industry and