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MAME4ALL ported to the GP2X Wiz

Shaggy February 11, 2009 0

While I do play video games at home as well as the arcade I admit that I’m really not up to speed on the Gp32/Gp2X/Wiz or whatever it is called exactly. I do know

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Want to own an arcade? Get one on eBay!

Shaggy February 11, 2009 0

(Thanks to Jarett Waite for the tip) I get e-mails fairly often from people looking into starting their own arcade business and I think that it’s great that so many people want to get

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Missed news: Cecropia shuts it's doors

Shaggy February 11, 2009 1

(Thanks to Jarett Waite for the tip) I should have been on top of this a while back but somehow it missed my radar until now. Cecropia, the company responsible for creating the coin-op

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Review: War Final Assault by Atari Games

Shaggy February 10, 2009 3

I know that I posted a review not that long ago (of another Atari title, Asteroids Deluxe) but I haven’t had a lot of time to spend on researching news but I did have

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Jack Bauer comes to pinball with "24"

Shaggy February 5, 2009 2

The hit show 24 now has a pinball game to compliment the action-packed thriller that features counter-terrorist Jack Bauer in his quest to defend his country from evil doers and we have a cabinet

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Sega prepping new arcade hardware?

Shaggy February 5, 2009 5

It certainly looks that way. The guys at Siliconera caught a set of patent trademarks for something called “Ringedge” and “Ringwide”, which are both listed as having something to so with arcade game boards.

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An ASI preview from Betson with Guitar Hero and DDR:X action

Shaggy February 5, 2009 1

Speaking of arcade shows (see our AOU post below this one), ASI/AMOA is just around the corner as well in Las Vegas come March and distributor Betson has already sent out a release showcasing

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AOU sites for Sega and Konami

Shaggy February 5, 2009 0

ATEI has come and gone and that means that the next big show is AOU in Japan, where Japanese manufacturers show off all of their great products which you may or may not find

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Sega releases Harley Davidson and Hummer to the US

Shaggy February 4, 2009 0

The supposedly “dead” arcade industry has two more game releases to add to the list of what’s new in the US as several distributor websites are now listing the games HUMMER and Harley Davidson:

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Big Buck Safari Online tourney for February – Jungle Jam

Shaggy February 4, 2009 0

Play Mechanix just wanted me to pass along the newest online tournament for Big Buck Safari and once again, 20 people have a chance at winning some cash. They also have simplified the process

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Some game records set at ATEI 2009

Shaggy February 4, 2009 5

There was more to ATEI 2009 than just showing off some games – there were some gaming records to be set as well! The Guiness World Records Team was at the show and caught

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EVO Championship Series 2009 Game line-up announced

Shaggy February 4, 2009 3

Everybody’s favorite arcade fighter tournament, the Evolution Championship Series (aka EVO) is slowly coming up (it happens in July in good ol’ Las Vegas) and as such they have revealed the list of games

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