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Atari’s BREAKOUT Returning To Arcades As A Videmption Game

Atari’s BREAKOUT Returning To Arcades As A Videmption Game

Arcadian September 21, 2016 1

(Via Replay Magazine) UPDATED: Updates below in red 40 years ago, Atari released a game that I personally consider to have been at the forrefront of the “Golden Age” of gaming – Breakout. It

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AAMA Gala News: Fly O’Clock; Pop The Lock

AAMA Gala News: Fly O’Clock; Pop The Lock

Arcadian September 16, 2016 0

Continuing with a little more coverage of the AAMA Gala, here is a some news on new videmption pieces that were on display. Contrary to my expectations (based on past Gala events), Adrenaline did

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AAMA Gala News: Maximum Tune 5; Pac-Man Smash Slim Line

AAMA Gala News: Maximum Tune 5; Pac-Man Smash Slim Line

Arcadian September 15, 2016 1

It is that time of year for the AAMA (American Amusement Machine Association) Gala and with that some news on upcoming video arcade pieces. The selection is usually limited when compared to larger events

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Newsbytes: Rare Star Trek Card; Election Booths 2016; Killer Queen; Sega

Newsbytes: Rare Star Trek Card; Election Booths 2016; Killer Queen; Sega

Arcadian September 3, 2016 1

This week has been quite a busy one for myself – I feel like I’ve been run over by a semi but I’m in the home stretch. Part of that has been taking games

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Newsbytes: Aliens Pinball; MaxiTune 5 US; Round1 Opens In Concord,CA; CEC Drops Tokens

Newsbytes: Aliens Pinball; MaxiTune 5 US; Round1 Opens In Concord,CA; CEC Drops Tokens

Arcadian August 27, 2016 2

Welcome to the ‘dog days’ of Summer as August is on its way out and September is at our doors. This week was very slow for news up until the other day. If you

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Shooty Skies On Test In Canada

Shooty Skies On Test In Canada

Arcadian August 26, 2016 2

(Thanks to Jdevy for the tip) One popular trend that we have covered in arcades in recent years is the conversion of popular mobile games over to videmption game pieces. That list has included

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Lesser Known Arcade ‘Mascots’ (Atari, Exidy, Random)

Lesser Known Arcade ‘Mascots’ (Atari, Exidy, Random)

Arcadian August 25, 2016 0

Frogger. Q*Bert. Ryu. Pac-Man. Mario. Mention any one of these names in a conversation about video games to a random person on the street and they will instantly know what you are talking about.

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Newsbytes: Domino’s Pizza Pinball; Star Wars Color Pinball; Pac-Dog

Newsbytes: Domino’s Pizza Pinball; Star Wars Color Pinball; Pac-Dog

Arcadian August 20, 2016 0

I’m not sure why but in my area it was back to school week for most districts. Seems a bit early for that as the schools also got out the 2nd week of June

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Golden Tee 2017 Arcade Lets You Play As Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton

Golden Tee 2017 Arcade Lets You Play As Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton

Arcadian August 19, 2016 0

With each new year, Incredible Technologies adds more content to their Golden Tee arcade game including courses, modes and more. With the US in the middle of another heated Presidential contest, the update is

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New Arcades: Tilt Studio (AZ); Flynn’s Retrocade (UT); High Scores #2 (CA)

New Arcades: Tilt Studio (AZ); Flynn’s Retrocade (UT); High Scores #2 (CA)

Arcadian August 17, 2016 0

While I just posted about some new arcades opening their doors out there, we’ve got more to discuss as the arcade growth trend continues! New Tilt Studio Opens In Tempe, AZ – This is

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