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Arcade Manager arrested & charged for stealing from arcade change machines

Shaggy November 9, 2007 0

As an operator, you have to be wary of who you put into management as they will have access to your only incoming cash on a daily basis. It’s no secret that most theft

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Sega's Sanguozhi War 2 video

Shaggy November 8, 2007 5

Yes, you probably won’t see this outside of Japan ever but it’s still interesting to watch. I bet if they marketed this type of card game to the right people it could do well

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The Pac-Guitar you'll never own

Shaggy November 8, 2007 0

[Via Barcade.com] It still doesn’t cease to amaze me at the number of Pac-Man related products that people make up – Pac-Man himself is like the gift that keeps on giving. The latest in

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Pac-Man 25th Anniversary Countertop Coin-op game

Shaggy November 8, 2007 1

  [Image via BMIGaming Via The Stinger Report] We posted about this a little while ago, but I forgot to post my impressions about the game as I recently had a chance to see

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Shaggy's Weekly Review – EA NASCAR Racing by GlobalVR

Shaggy November 8, 2007 3

Yet another week where I take a look at a game that is a bit more recent – in fact it is one of the newest games on the market and has caused a

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Sega Derby Owners Club 2008 site

Shaggy November 7, 2007 2

(Click to enlarge) Here’s a heads up for a new website dedicated to Sega’s Derby Owners 2008, the latest in a line of games dealing with horses and derbys. As I have seen other

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Tekken 6 location test in Japan

Shaggy November 7, 2007 0

  Want to try out Tekken 6 early? Well you can if you live in Japan. It appears that the game will be tested out at a place called “Game Chiba City Stores Akira” 

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How to sharpen your skills at Street Fighter III

Shaggy November 7, 2007 0

  [Via Insert Credit] It’s no secret that Street Fighter III is somewhat of a different (read more technical) beast than other SF games. As such it has a lot of depth to it

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A detailed history of Atari 1971-1977

Shaggy November 7, 2007 0

Gamasutra has posted a detailed and accurate history of Atari from 1971-1977, a period which covers Atari’s early coin-op days where their coin-op division was primary to any home division at the time. It

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Houston Arcade Expo – Nov. 30th & Dec. 1st 2007

Shaggy November 6, 2007 0

(Click on the flyer to enlarge) It seems like everywhere has an annual arcade expo except for where I live. That will have to change once I get my arcade open. The latest expo

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Raw Thrills announces a rebate for The Fast and Furious Drift, dedicates $25 mil. to new arcade games

Shaggy November 6, 2007 0

Raw Thrills just announced that the 3500th unit of The Fast and Furious Drift came off the line and to celebrate they are offering an instant rebate for operators who purchased the game for

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8 NASCAR cabs next to each other

Shaggy November 6, 2007 0

(Click to enlarge) I just dropped by the Cosmic Amusements website for the first time and I caught this scene, pictured above. Just thought it would be nice to share, in case anyone wanted

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