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The Act: an Interactive Movie on Location Test
The Act is an attempt at revitalizing the “interactive movie” arcade game made popular by games like Dragon’s Lair and Space Ace in the 1980s. The Act attempts to do this by fixing the
Read More »Made In America: Stern Pinball Video Online
I have encoded the Stern Pinball segment of John Ratzenberger’s Made in America for those of you who didn’t get a chance to see it
Read More »Shigeru Miyamoto on Game Head
Last night, Spike TV aired a tribute to Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto on their television show, Game Head. The show contains interviews with Miyamoto himself, Kotaku, and a slew of other Nintendo-influenced internet celebrities. The
Read More »Space Invaders Plushies
I was just browsing the gaming blog, Kotaku, and saw this rather interesting tidbit. Indie plush toy artists Amy and Jude Buffum have made a series of eight Space Invaders plush toys for their
Read More »John Ratzenberger's Made in America: Stern Pinball
For those of you in the United States who missed the episode of John Ratzenberger’s Made in America where John tours the Stern Pinball factory, Travel Channel will be reairing the episode tomorrow at
Read More »DreamAuthentics Katana: Mini Arcade
Do you want to have the arcade experience in your home, but don’t have the room for a full-sized cabinet? The DreamAuthentics Katana has a built in 17-inch flat display and classic joystick/button controls.
Read More »Man Shows Up At Arcade With Own Set Of Skee Balls
As my first post on this blog, here’s a funny story from the satire site The Onion: Regulars at the Fun Time arcade were surprised to see newcomer Hank Carlton open a velvet-lined
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