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AMOA 2007 Reports from Barcade
Finally, a detailed report of what when on at AMOA 2007. Next year I plan on going there myself, but wasn’t able to this year. The reviews come from Barcade.com and focus on a
Read More »RaceTV 4 cab
[Via The Stinger Report] The London Preview is arriving and Sega Amusements will be there showing off a number of games, as we have previously reported. Thanks to The Stinger Report, we have a
Read More »Shaggy's Weekly Review – Tokyo Wars by Namco
I admit that I have been slacking in writing my reviews every week – sometimes it can be difficult to find the time to write something detailed, but I will do it this week no matter
Read More »Stinger Report – Can the Amusements Industry Eliminate the Distributor?
The latest Stinger Report covers a touchy subject in the industry – should the distributor be eliminated? It’s not the first time I’ve heard of this subject being discussed as in the 2005 State
Read More »AMOA and Fun Expo Report from Play Meter
While it’s not much of a report, it is something. Official numbers: AMOA–3,892 registered attendees, 153 exhibitors, and 482 booths; Fun Expo–1,770 attendees, 221 exhibitors, and 224 booths. There were quite a few good
Read More »Global VR Impresses Distributors at AMOA, one says 'Don't Buy from Namco or Sega'
Looks like GlobalVR has won some converts with it’s latest game NASCAR. So much so that one distributor in California has gone as far as writing a message on Coinoptoday.com that operators should avoid
Read More »Wheel of Fortune Pinball by Stern
At AMOA 2007, Stern unveiled it’s next pinball table, Wheel of Fortune. WoF Pinball is looking to re-introduce certain aspects that haven’t been seen in pinball games for some time. The cabinet itself fits
Read More »Pinball Returns! – Hardcore Gamer Magazine Issue 28 out
It is always a privilege to write for a game magazine – especially where you have some leeway in what content you choose to cover. Not only can I do arcades, but pinball machines
Read More »Make a Joust Halloween costume
It’s October and that means at the end of the month, it’s Halloween. If you want something interesting this year, here is an ‘Illusion Ostrich’ costume that would only take a little extra work
Read More »Video – Arcade Warehouse raid, 2001
Now this is arcade heaven – video of a warehouse ‘raid’ in March 2001 by JWC, SteveW and Exidy (screen names of course – I used to correspond with JWC back in 2001 or
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