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Go Go Golf from Sega – junk the Wiimote, play with a real club!

Go Go Golf from Sega – junk the Wiimote, play with a real club!

Shaggy April 9, 2008 1

I remember not too long ago when Bill Gates was asked about the motion-sensing controls of the Wii he mentioned that he saw the day when you could do something like pick up a

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Konami's HorseRiders – an interesting twist on the card-based video game

Konami's HorseRiders – an interesting twist on the card-based video game

Shaggy April 9, 2008 0

Of the games I had been hoping to catch at ASI this year was Sanguozhi War 3 by Sega. It had been tested in Chicago but had since disappeared on the US scene. The

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Sega Rally Arcade cancelled already? UPDATE: No it is not

Sega Rally Arcade cancelled already? UPDATE: No it is not

Shaggy April 9, 2008 0

Just a little over a month ago we had received a tip that Sega was testing a new racer in a UK arcade that happened to be Sega Rally, a racer that appeared on

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Incredible Technologies gearing up for their largest coin-op sweepstakes ever

Incredible Technologies gearing up for their largest coin-op sweepstakes ever

Shaggy April 9, 2008 0

One aspect about coin-op game creator Incredible Technologies that I have always liked are the sweepstakes that they run with their various games, from Golden Tee to Silver Strike Bowling and even to Bags.

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A Spy Hunter Homecoming

A Spy Hunter Homecoming

Shaggy April 8, 2008 0

For many of us that have played arcade games for years and years, there is probably a couple of machines that we created an attachment to as we would play them all the time.

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Tekken 6 on US location via The Stinger Report

Tekken 6 on US location via The Stinger Report

Shaggy April 8, 2008 13

(Click on the thumbnails to enlarge) I had mentioned in my ASI reports that I had the opportunity to meet up with Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report during the show and after discussing

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Peter Hirschberg interviews Tron cabinet designer George Gomez

Peter Hirschberg interviews Tron cabinet designer George Gomez

Shaggy April 7, 2008 0

If you’re a fan of classic arcade gaming you should find this interesting. Peter Hirschberg, the owner of the famous Luna City Arcade which is perhaps the finest home collection of arcades we’ve ever

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Starting an arcade of your own (Part 1)

Starting an arcade of your own (Part 1)

Shaggy April 6, 2008 34

While I have been working on getting my own arcade started I have dealt with the problem where it is difficult to come by useful information on arcade business statistics. I know that many

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"House Rules" carved in wood by Melissa Jones

"House Rules" carved in wood by Melissa Jones

Shaggy April 5, 2008 0

A couple of weeks ago we had a post about the amazing wood work done by Melissa Jones where she was creating pieces of arcade character art in wood. Her latest project is taking

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Brief 'my arcade' update and a new arcade blog

Brief 'my arcade' update and a new arcade blog

Shaggy April 4, 2008 1

It’s time for a brief update on my arcade and I hate to say that almost nothing has happened since my last post. It’s really infuriated me – I was told to expect signing

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Upcoming game from Namco – AFREC!

Upcoming game from Namco – AFREC!

Shaggy April 4, 2008 1

[Via Oga in Japan] While Namco had hinted at some interesting developments going on for their arcade division, they didn’t specify what it was that they were working on and honestly I didn’t expect

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Continuing on the violent games debate…

Continuing on the violent games debate…

Shaggy April 4, 2008 0

A little while ago I brought up the always fun debate about violent video games in a post briefly discussing some laws that were being looked at by certain local governments in the US

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