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Location Review: Bowlplex, Basingstoke
As you might imagine, Rambo wasn’t the only thing I played on my trip to Basingstoke’s Bowlplex last week. Having spent something like £20 on the return train ticket, there was no way I
Read More »Location Review : Phoenix Arcade @ The Summit
Here in Niagara Falls, NY there is a mall called The Summit and in addition to the Krow’s Nest with the bowling machines there is another arcade called Phoenix arcade. They have 2 storefronts
Read More »A 2nd look at GTI Expo 2008 (w/ a few new games to look at)
A few posts below we ran a post on the little-known GTI Expo 2008 that took place a short time ago in Taiwan. It looks like it was a fun show but in addition
Read More »Rambo has a flyer (cabinet shot and screenshot included)
(Click on the image above to enlarge it) AM-Net has posted a flyer for Sega’s latest light-gun extravaganza Rambo and it gives us a first look at both the cabinet and the game. The
Read More »Another look at ASI 2008
ASI 2008 may have come and gone back in March but it’s still great when someone else shares their photos and thoughts on the the event, as Chris has done on his blog. He
Read More »The Asteroids Lamp
Even though Atari never created many memorable characters they created plenty of icons and symbols that people easily recognize. One of those would be the rocks from Asteroids, which have been brought to the
Read More »Rochester Game Room Show Coverage
I am sorry I am a little late with the coverage but here’s some videos from last week’s Rochester Game Room Show: Overview Part 1 Overview Part 2 Some of the parts that were
Read More »Reminder – Rochester Game Room Show this weekend
This is just a friendly reminder that the Rochester, NY Game Room Show will be happening this weekend. I have been busy getting ready for the show! I will be there and will have
Read More »Incredible Technologies gearing up for their largest coin-op sweepstakes ever
One aspect about coin-op game creator Incredible Technologies that I have always liked are the sweepstakes that they run with their various games, from Golden Tee to Silver Strike Bowling and even to Bags.
Read More »Tekken 6 on US location via The Stinger Report
(Click on the thumbnails to enlarge) I had mentioned in my ASI reports that I had the opportunity to meet up with Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report during the show and after discussing
Read More »Starting an arcade of your own (Part 1)
While I have been working on getting my own arcade started I have dealt with the problem where it is difficult to come by useful information on arcade business statistics. I know that many
Read More »The things that collectors do
If you collect arcade games at all then you know that it can be rather difficult to find room for the cabinets at times. If you have a garage the hobby of collecting games
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