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Don't just play Outrun – drive it!

Shaggy November 11, 2009 2

Driving a real car and driving a virtual one are generally different experiences but in the case of this heavily modified Sega Outrun cabinet by Garnet Hertz of the Pasadena Art Center College of

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Smash TV to make a comeback – someday soon perhaps

Shaggy November 10, 2009 0

There are many arcade games out there which have been ported to a console or two but not many games can claim to have been ported to at least 16 different platforms (if you

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Mall forces the closure of an arcade in Auburn NY

Shaggy November 10, 2009 0

It’s one thing when an arcade business has to close it’s doors due to poor business performance but it’s something else when the landlord shuts the business down simply because they want to “go

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Sega's new plan for arcades

Shaggy November 8, 2009 6

(Thanks to everyone who sent this in!) When you run a company, you need a plan if you want to succeed in that business. Some corporations are more open about their plans in public

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Namco Funscape opens in Gateshead UK

Shaggy November 7, 2009 0

(Thanks to reader kieranmay for the tip) Namco is well know for operating hundreds of arcade across the globe and now they have added one more place to their list – the Namco Funscape

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Incredible Technologies brings Carnival King to WiiWare

Shaggy November 7, 2009 0

News has been slow this week – which I will blame on the upcoming IAAPA show as companies hold onto announcements for the big event. But one piece of news that is sort of

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Pinwall by Urban Screen

Shaggy November 4, 2009 1

(Thanks to Seven Out for the tip) How do you take a normal building face and turn it into something interesting? With Pinwall, of course! This project was designed by Urban Screen who have

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New entertainment facility under development in Omaha

Shaggy November 4, 2009 0

If you live anywhere near Omaha Nebraska then you have a new entertainment facility to look forward to visiting sometime in the future. At the moment it is called “The V” which I am

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Sega Racing Classic preview at 1up.com

Shaggy November 3, 2009 15

After hearing of our report that Sega was testing Sega Racing Classic at the Gameworks in Chicago, 1up writer Andrew Hayward made his way to the location to check the game out and give

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Prepping for 2010 with a look back at Combatica

Shaggy October 31, 2009 0

A short time ago we reported about a new company that is joining the amusement industry called Titan 4 Games. Their plan is to bring gesture-based motion gaming to the coin-op industry next year

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Lunar Lander goes mechnical

Shaggy October 31, 2009 3

Back in 1979, Atari jumped into the vector monitor market with an arcade title called Lunar Lander. As the name implies, you pilot a lunar landing module and have to balance your speed and

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Exergaming with Dogfight V2

Shaggy October 31, 2009 1

Exergaming has become a lucrative commodity for gyms and Nintendo in recent times but it can also be a nice addition to an arcade location. One company that is in the business of developing

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