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Spotlight: Unique Arcade games made in Taiwan by IGS
IGS (International Games Systems) has been developing unique arcade video games since 1991 primarily for the Chinese game market which is understandably huge. They are in the news right now as they plan on
Read More »Let’s Go Jungle Complete walkthrough
Youtube user ArcanaKick has posted four videos on youtube that show off the entire game of Sega Let’s Go Jungle. Here they are together for your enjoyment but if you’re concerned for any spoilers
Read More »The Last Starfighter Arcade Final Version available (for PCs)
It’s no secret that Atari had planned on creating an arcade game based on the 1984 movie The Last Starfighter. They were the ones who created the graphics for the arcade game people gawked
Read More »Arcade Innovations
Kevin Williams has posted an interesting article over at SPoNG.com that discusses some of the innovations that the arcade industry brought to video games. From QWAKs! light-gun to Atari Footballs trackball, I, Robot’s 3D
Read More »Shaggy's Weekly Game Review – Star Wars Arcade Trilogy by Sega
This week I thought I’d review one arcade game that I spent a lot of time on a few years back: Star Wars Trilogy Arcade. Even today this game is still a lot of
Read More »Twin Galaxies Official Video Game and Pinball Book of World Records available
In case you are unfamiliar with Twin Galaxies, they happen to be the standard setters for record high scores when it comes to not only console games but primarily coin-op video games. As such
Read More »Churches with arcades, what will they think of next?
I’m all for there being more arcades out there so more people can experience how great of an experience it is, but I am at a loss as to how to go about this
Read More »11th Annual California Extreme Arcade and Pinball Game Show
There are plenty of announcements for arcade shows these days! Details for the the next California Extreme game show have been announced, including a date and details on games, prizes and special speakers. The
Read More »The King of Kong – A Fistful of Quarters
It’s stuff like this that defines why people love classic arcade games and what made them so timeless. There was a time where people didn’t play games due to the intricate storylines, but due
Read More »Arcade Industry Finally Looking To Do Something About Poor Media Coverage
If there is one thing the arcade industry has not been blessed with for a very long time, it’s the marketing gene. But according to the latest Stinger Report, that may be about to
Read More »HardCore Gamer Issue #24 out – 2Spicy previewed
Issue #24 of HardCore Gamer is out now, featuring a preview for 2Spicy. The magazine can be purchased at a local retailer or if you don’t care for a hard copy you can download
Read More »Deal or No Deal Released
Personally I don’t watch much TV but I have seen a little bit of Deal or No Deal before (ironically I saw it first in Brazil on a trip down there and they made
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