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Newsbytes: Star Wars; Arcade Vehicle Crash; Pinball; Missile Command; NTG #41B
Welcome to my last minute collection of arcade news for this weekend. Star Wars Battle Pod at the Star Wars Celebration – this week has been loaded with plenty of Star Wars news and
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Arcade Commercials & Promos Of The Past
It has been a sloooow week for arcade news, thanks to the vacuum any trade show leaves in its wake. So here’s an arcade interest related article. One thing the arcade industry has not
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Newsbag: Medieval Madness; Funk’d Up; Toki Proto; NTG#33 + More
Well, January is over already. That just flew by for me. I don’t mind too much though as it means we get closer to some warmer weather. Medieval Madness Update – We’ve been patiently
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Arcade Games Turning 40, 30 & 20 Years Old In 2015
With a new year having come upon us, it means it is time to look back at some games that are enjoying an anniversary in 2015. For the same thing we did last year,
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Dinosaurs At The Arcade!
Among the trends one might get into as a child, there are many to choose from. One that pops up every now and then in the greater culture are dinosaurs. The ancient beasts have
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The Search For Bouncer Arcade
One thing that pops-up with arcade gaming are cases of prototypes that never “see the light of day” on the wide market. This has happened various times over the years, even in recent times
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Over The Years: Star Wars At The Arcade
At the beginning of 1977, if one was to bet that Star Wars would become the cultural phenomenon that it is today, that would have been a risky guess if you had money on
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Primal Rage II Prototype Finds A Home At Galloping Ghost Arcade
(Thanks to those that sent this in) We’ve mentioned a few times when prototypes have found their way to a location but it isn’t the kind of news that we hear about all of
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Newsbytes: Oakland Pinball Ban Lifted; New Atari Arcade Prototype: Time Bomb
It might be hard to believe but Blue Laws banning certain types of games still exist out there. Today comes news that Oakland, CA is finally going to remove their ban on pinball machines
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World Cup 2014: Soccer Arcade Games Through The Years
Back in 2002, I was in Brazil when the World Cup was taking place. The Winter Olympics had already happened back home but being in Brazil, I barely heard that event being mentioned. For
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Strong Museum Of Play Receives Huge Atari Donation; Nolan Bushnell On Potential Future Of Out-Of-Home Gaming; Sega’s Tom Keil Passes Away
A couple of semi-related stories here. UPDATE: I had this in a draft but for some reason my browser ate it and posted an earlier draft. Sorry about that. Tom Keil who worked for
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What Are Your Favorite Arcade Game “Easter Eggs”
One of those elements of gaming that can be fun to get into at times are finding “Easter Eggs”. These are defined as intentionally hidden elements in a game that maybe were an inside
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