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Meet N’ Greet With Several Arcade Creators This Saturday At The General Chaos Arcade Party in Brookfield, IL

Meet N’ Greet With Several Arcade Creators This Saturday At The General Chaos Arcade Party in Brookfield, IL

Arcadian September 23, 2013 0

If you ever wanted to meet up with a creator or designer of a classic arcade game then the opportunities are often infrequent. Aside from an occasional classic game expo you might get lucky

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Free Gold Watch Offers Classic Pinball and Video Arcade Gaming in San Fransisco, CA

Free Gold Watch Offers Classic Pinball and Video Arcade Gaming in San Fransisco, CA

Arcadian September 19, 2013 1

San Fransisco has showed up on our radar for arcade locations before, particularly with the now closed Southtowne Arcade. One business decided to bring some arcade goodness back to the city although by their

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Next Up In The Arcade High Score Wars – MAN VS SNAKE

Next Up In The Arcade High Score Wars – MAN VS SNAKE

Arcadian September 4, 2013 0

Since the early days of arcade gaming and single player games started making their way onto the scene, the concept of “Man Vs. Machine” has been a challenge taken seriously by many gamers. That

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Route 66 Arcade Museum Now Open in Atlanta, IL

Route 66 Arcade Museum Now Open in Atlanta, IL

Arcadian August 30, 2013 5

It’s been a little while since we had news of a new location opening the doors probably due to most places trying to get open at the beginning of the summer. For this location

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Looking At Taito’s History As They Turn 60

Looking At Taito’s History As They Turn 60

Arcadian August 27, 2013 9

This past Friday (the 24th) was a date that was important to arcade and video game history but I did not realize that until I saw a message on Facebook from Taito. Here is

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Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 2)

Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 2)

Arcadian August 19, 2013 12

When I did the research for Midway’s unreleased arcade prototypes of the past, I had a feeling that there should have been more. Perhaps that is a tainted view as a company like Atari

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High Scores Arcade Relocates To Alameda, CA

High Scores Arcade Relocates To Alameda, CA

Arcadian July 1, 2013 3

(Thanks to Dave. K for the tip!) In the reporting of new locations opening their doors, it’s not too often that we come across one that makes a move from one side of the

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The Place Retro Arcade Opens In Cincinnati, OH

The Place Retro Arcade Opens In Cincinnati, OH

Arcadian June 12, 2013 1

A new retrocade type facility has opened their doors in the US, this time in Cincinnati, OH. Called The Place Retro Arcade, they celebrated their grand opening on June 8th (the same date as

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Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 1)

Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 1)

Arcadian May 27, 2013 6

UPDATE: Part 2 can be found here. It’s been a long while since we did an arcade prototype overview in regards to a single company and with news all but dried up this weekend

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Expos This Week: Amusement Expo and Midwest Gaming Classic 2013

Expos This Week: Amusement Expo and Midwest Gaming Classic 2013

Arcadian March 18, 2013 0

Well Spring is finally here this after what seemed like an eternal Winter but so are some arcade events that take advantage of the season change. The first show to start is the Amusement

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