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Tuesday Newsreel: Hobbit Pinball Playfield Partial Reveal; Killer Queen Indiecade, Fast Beat Battle Video; Google Breakout

Tuesday Newsreel: Hobbit Pinball Playfield Partial Reveal; Killer Queen Indiecade, Fast Beat Battle Video; Google Breakout

arcadehero May 14, 2013 1

I meant to get to this yesterday but wanted to get permission for one item below for going to wire. That item is related to the new Hobbit Pinball machine by Jersey Jack Pinball,

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Retro Arcade Postmortems from GDC

Retro Arcade Postmortems from GDC

arcadehero April 4, 2013 4

(Image via g4tv.com) The Game Developers Conference is a great place for “postmortems”, or where a developer looks back at the development process for a title that they worked on. Insight is given as

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Book Review: Atari Inc. Business Is Fun

Book Review: Atari Inc. Business Is Fun

arcadehero January 17, 2013 1

Well here is a rarity for us, a book review. It’s not that there aren’t any books about arcades out there, just that I have not got my hands on one until recently. The

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New Footage Of An Old Primal Rage II Prototype Board

New Footage Of An Old Primal Rage II Prototype Board

arcadehero December 27, 2012 4

There has been plenty to talk about when it comes to prototypes this year and so its fitting that we end the year with a look at a prototype game in action, Atari Games’

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Meteors, The Prototype Arcade Game That Changed An Industry

Meteors, The Prototype Arcade Game That Changed An Industry

arcadehero December 19, 2012 6

(Thanks to DasBacon on Facebook for pointing me to this story, Eric Holniker for providing details) We’ve spoken plenty about prototype games this year since so many notable games turned 30, and Pong turned

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As Arcade Heroes Turns Six, A Look Back At Pong Variations

As Arcade Heroes Turns Six, A Look Back At Pong Variations

arcadehero December 3, 2012 3

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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Game Designing The Atari Way + Crazy Arcade Flyers

Game Designing The Atari Way + Crazy Arcade Flyers

arcadehero July 7, 2012 1

This would have been great to share last month but as the saying goes, “better late than never”. While I’ve been on the Starcade site before, I have never seen this series of behind-the-scenes

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New Book: Atari Inc. – Business Is Fun

New Book: Atari Inc. – Business Is Fun

arcadehero June 27, 2012 4

We mentioned this a while back but today being what it is, Atari’s birthday, the official announcement has come along from the writers that the new book, Atari Inc. – Business is Fun is 

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Atari Trivia #3 plus More Atari Promo Videos

Atari Trivia #3 plus More Atari Promo Videos

arcadehero June 18, 2012 0

We’re fast approaching June 27th, the official day that Atari was founded 40 years ago. Leading up to that I published a history on Atari’s Arcade Prototypes and here is the next Atari Trivia

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Atari Prototypes Over the Years Mega Post

Atari Prototypes Over the Years Mega Post

arcadehero June 15, 2012 16

One thing Atari became famous for over the years were its prototype games. As we celebrate 40 years of Atari this month, it is a fascinating avenue to go down. Many never made it

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Atari Trivia # 2 and the Ultimate Atari History Timeline

Atari Trivia # 2 and the Ultimate Atari History Timeline

arcadehero June 11, 2012 0

Continuing our 40 years of Atari celebration comes another interactive trivia quiz game and a detailed history of Atari that has been compiled by Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report over years of his

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Atari Arcade Conventions & Promos of the Past

Atari Arcade Conventions & Promos of the Past

arcadehero June 5, 2012 0

As this week marks the E3 convention for the gaming world and it’s Atari’s 40th anniversary this month, what better way to reminisce than to check out videos and photos from past trade shows

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