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Book Review: Atari Inc. Business Is Fun

Shaggy 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

Stanford University’s Collection of 80s Arcade Photographs; New Arcade History Blog

Shaggy October 23, 2012 0

(Thanks to Kevin Williams of for the tip on the pictures) It’s been a little while since we’ve come across some photos archiving the arcade culture of the early 80s, one of the more

Zap Arcade Opens in Jordan, MN

Shaggy July 16, 2012 0

Well I think we can safely say that the opening of vintage arcades is officially a trend now as when ti comes to the various location openings we are reporting on these days, this

40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2 (1990-2012)

Shaggy June 28, 2012 8

So the 40 Years of Arcade Games post to celebrate Atari’s 40th anniversary had so much content on it that I had to split it up to keep the post from crashing. See Part

Atari Trivia #3 plus More Atari Promo Videos

Shaggy 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

Atari Prototypes Over the Years Mega Post

Shaggy June 15, 2012 11

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

Article: What’s Happening With Western Arcades – My Thoughts

Shaggy April 3, 2012 28

Through the day I’ve been following a popular article that was published by Ars Technica, “Whatever Happened To the American Arcade?“. I was contemplating commenting on it and Kevin Williams then sent me the

IAAPA 2011 Pics Part 2

Shaggy November 17, 2011 3

Continuing the IAAPA 2011 trade show coverage with twice the pics and half the salt! In case you missed it, pictures of games like Bejeweled can be found here. All of these pictures are

Konami launches an arcade community site, e-Amusement Gate

Shaggy November 11, 2011 4

Newsfeed 1134 via As an effort to provide Japanese gamers with a portal for everything revolving around their arcade games, Konami has launched a new site that focuses on bringing game information, player rankings,

Meet GHOST Squad’s biggest fan

Shaggy October 15, 2011 3

Sure it’s easy to cosplay these days but it’s one thing to dress up as your favorite game character and entirely something else when you play the game acting out all of the actions.