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Arcade Pics/Video From The 2014 GTI Taipei Trade Show

Arcade Pics/Video From The 2014 GTI Taipei Trade Show

arcadehero May 12, 2014 1

(Thanks to Rico Shen of Music Fantasia for the pics) It’s the time of year for GTI Taipei, which is a trade show for manufacturers and distributors in Taiwan to strut their latest arcade

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Videos of Saint Fun’s Fast Beat Battle Rider

Videos of Saint Fun’s Fast Beat Battle Rider

arcadehero March 11, 2013 8

(Thanks to Sloan Wang for the tip!) Not long ago we ran a story about a game being tested out in Taiwan by the name of Fast Beat Battle Rider. To sum it up,

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Now Testing In Taiwan: Fast Beat Battle Rider

Now Testing In Taiwan: Fast Beat Battle Rider

arcadehero February 8, 2013 4

A new arcade motorcycle racing game is on test in Taiwan, details inside

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IGS Launches PGM3 Hardware

IGS Launches PGM3 Hardware

arcadehero January 4, 2013 3

Among fans of unique arcade-specific hardware, some despair over the trend where most game companies these days find it easier and more economical to use PC machine builds tied to some sort of specialized

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The Taiwanese Arcade where Tetris is King

arcadehero August 17, 2011 7

(Thanks to Shinichi on our Facebook page for the tip!) Any good restaurant has a signature dish that attracts locals in to enjoy it and in turn they give patronage to that restaurant, usually

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A longer look at Blue Works' FORCE

Shaggy July 2, 2010 0

A short while back we covered a student project in Taiwan that set out to recreate an experience similar to Atari’s Warlords, but with modern graphics and a few changes to the formula. At

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A rundown of the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010

Shaggy May 8, 2010 0

After almost a week of waiting, we finally have a more in-depth look at what went on at the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2010 in Taiwan this past weekend. To show us what was

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Warlords spiritually returns with FORCE

Shaggy May 1, 2010 3

I am fortunate to own an Atari Warlords cocktail machine. It was long a “holy grail” of mine as I always enjoyed playing Warlords on the Atari 2600 as a kid and with the

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ESP Agent Revealed

Shaggy July 24, 2008 1

What if Dragon Punch were a video game? In case that thought has ever crossed your mind (and I’m sure it has 😛 ), then now you will find out with Global Star’s ESP

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A 2nd look at GTI Expo 2008 (w/ a few new games to look at)

Shaggy May 21, 2008 1

A few posts below we ran a post on the little-known GTI Expo 2008 that took place a short time ago in Taiwan. It looks like it was a fun show but in addition

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GTI Expo 2008 round up with many new games and SF2 the casino game

Shaggy May 16, 2008 7

Sega was not the only company to have an arcade show recently, as the Game Time International Expo 2008 kicked off in Taiwan last week. Thanks to forum user Molloy, he provided us a

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IGS revealing new games at GTI '08, will being releasing games in Latin America.

Shaggy May 7, 2008 0

When I went to ASI I was hoping to see something new from American Alpha, the US wing of the Taiwan-based  company, IGS. IGS has a particular flare for releasing games with 2D graphics

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