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Spain's Pac-Man Christmas tree

Shaggy December 7, 2007 1

This is probably the best Christmas tree ever – a Pac-Man Christmas tree in Madrid Spain and on top of it all, this tree is animated (although it’s not fully animated to the point

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Blazing Angels Arcade by Global VR

Shaggy December 6, 2007 0

[Discuss on the Forum] (Click on the thumbnail below to enlarge) Afterburner Climax, meet your competition. Then again the games are probably quite different as far as gameplay since AfterBurner is on-rails and this

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Editorial: 1 step to improve your arcade – Fix the games!

Shaggy December 5, 2007 9

Have you ever walked into an arcade, looking for your favorite game that you always play and once you find it plop in some quarters/tokens to find that one of the buttons don’t work?

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Houston Arcade Expo 2007 video

Shaggy December 4, 2007 0

A short while back we brought up the Houston Area Arcade Expo 2007. If you didn’t have the opportunity of going, then here is a video to show you what you missed. I would

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Pro Golf Simulator

Shaggy December 2, 2007 0

  (Click on the images to enlarge, images via Gizmag) This is a bit old already but since Arcade Heroes wasn’t around when it came out so it’s better late than never. This Pro

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Toyota Simulator rivals OutRun SP 2 Deluxe

Shaggy December 2, 2007 0

(Photos via Gizmag, click to enlarge) You’ve already seen the pictures of Sega’s massive OutRun 2 Special Deluxe cabinet where real cars (or replicas of them at least) are used as the ‘game cabinets’

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A look at Pinball Petes (and Guitar Freaks v3)

Shaggy December 1, 2007 0

There are still plenty of good arcades out there – you just need to know where to look. One awesome arcade that is worth a look (and a visit) is Pinball Pete’s in Ann

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HardCore Gamer Issue 30 out

Shaggy December 1, 2007 4

The latest edition of HardCore Gamer is out and the arcade entry this month is America’s Army. Of course it has plenty of other excellent console related reviews which are good as well but

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Wheel of Fortune on location

Shaggy November 30, 2007 0

Thanks to tipster IcePagoda for pointing out this video of Stern’s newest pin, Wheel of Fortune on location. It looks like a lot of fun as you may expect to experience from Stern. Video

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SlamBots in action

Shaggy November 30, 2007 4

When I caught the news about a product called SlamBots on the latest Stinger Report, I was intrigued. I have personally thought about the application of robotics in coin-op games before but this is

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The Stinger Report #599 – IAAPA 07 coverage part I

Shaggy November 29, 2007 0

The Stinger Report has released the first part of their IAAPA coverage and it is loaded with information pertaining to arcades and what the future holds for our industry. Certainly this is shaping up

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1984 arcade Holiday Food Drive Party

Shaggy November 29, 2007 0

Not long ago we posted a video about the 1984 arcade in Springfield Missouri, one of the few arcades out there that shuns newer titles and instead features only classic arcade titles to play.

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