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Bowling Machine Restoration at the Krow's Nest

SaraAB87 January 29, 2008 4

I have an update on the ball bowling machines at the Krow’s nest. They have just brought in another machine which brings them up to 6 large ball bowlers and one puck bowler for

New arcade opened in Maryland

SaraAB87 January 21, 2008 6

UPDATE: Seems that this placed closed not long after this article was published. You can search for a local arcade by starting here at the master location list over at Aurcade.com. Game Time, a

First details on Rochester Game Room Show Emerge

SaraAB87 January 18, 2008 5

The Rochester Game Room show is a local buy and sell event of all game room equipment including arcade games and pinball machines. You can also come just to play the games, they

Sega Opening a ton of Amusement Parks in the Middle East

SaraAB87 January 17, 2008 0

Via GamesIndustryBiz Sega will be opening amusement parks and arcades similar to Joypolis in Japan in the Middle East. The first location set to open will be in the Dubai Mall in Downtown Burj,

Here is another early motion simulator, the Max Experience. It was produced around 1984 or 1985 by a company called Amusement Technology (Amtech) out of Asbury Park, NJ. This strange device designed for both

The Hot Seat Arcade system of the 1980s

SaraAB87 January 8, 2008 10

Here is another obscure simulator to ponder. The Hot Seat was a motion based simulator produced in the mid 1980’s. This simulator did not come with any dedicated game, its intention was to be

Report on the Ball Bowlers at the Krow's Nest

SaraAB87 January 5, 2008 6

Ok, I went back to the Krow’s nest to get some more pics of the bowling machines that I reported on previously. There are 5 Ball Bowlers and 1 Puck bowler. All of the

The Krow's Nest Operating 6 Ball Bowling Machines

SaraAB87 December 29, 2007 12

This is something I have been pondering for some time. There is a local arcade near me called the Krow’s nest, and they are operating 6 of the large, ball bowling machines. This arcade

The Zamperla Telecombat – The ultimate Game/Ride simulator

SaraAB87 December 9, 2007 3

In continuing with my efforts to inform the public about different simulator games today I will discuss an unusual piece, the Zamperla Telecombat. This machine is an unusual combination of Amusement Ride crosses arcade

Disney Quest Arcade closing in 2008

SaraAB87 December 9, 2007 6

Many sources are reporting that Disney Quest will be closing in early 2008. If you have not heard of Disney Quest, it is a big arcade at Disney with lots of classics games and simulators. The