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2022 Home Arcade Ports – Arcade Games For Old Consoles
Back in my day, when all phones were connected to a wall and the only way to skip commercials was record an over-the-air broadcast, then fast forward through them all, our game systems were
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UNIS & Atari Are Bringing Pong Home Again With Mini PONG Jr.
UPDATE: More details have been added to this post since publication, including new pics and some specs. See below. Tomorrow at 9AM EST, UNIS will begin their Showcase 2020 Event (it’s free and there
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Newsbytes: Gundam Pod Sequel; Nitro Trucks trailer; Arcade Documentaries; Rarities & More
Hello coin-op user and welcome to another nail-biting edition of Newsbytes. This is a weekend curation of news from around the arcade & pinball world, that may not be long enough to warrant their
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Newsbytes: Shutdowns Expand; More Amusement Expo Vids; Rampage Topper
Welcome to another Newsbytes, although this one is somewhat different from the norm. With a pandemic sweeping the globe, it’s presented an unprecedented challenge that wasn’t something that I think could have been easily
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Ask Arcade Heroes: How Come All These New Arcade Games Aren’t On Home Consoles?
Not long ago, a question popped up on our Facebook page asking a question that I have read often on the interwebs: why not sega and others make them on the pc and consoles? –
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Another console based coin-op machine, PlayCoin
Well it hasn’t been long since we saw the demise of the Xbox 360 powered “Arcade Station T2” and here is another console-powered coin-op system, this time out of Greece and based upon the
Read More »Xbox 360 kiosks brought to hospitals with pre-loaded games; coin-op version next?
Ever since Microsoft revealed the term “Xbox Live Arcade” along with the concept that has included original content along with remade classic arcade titles, people have thought of bringing the Xbox 360 into the
Read More »Closure of A Few Japanese Arcades does not signal that the end is near
I can’t help but feel somewhat amused at all the attention online news sources are giving to the news that Namco Bandai will be closing 50-60 of their arcades in Japan due to “high
Read More »Arcade game simulation for game consoles via Wii Fit
Remember Alpine Racer? If not it was a skiing game for arcades that used a unique control setup (movable skis) to simulate skiing. Now game consoles are catching up, with Nintendo’s Wii Fit board
Read More »Is it a console? Is it arcade? Is it legal?
Now this is interesting, not necessarily because of what it is, but what this would mean if this kind of set-up was OK’d. Check out the video and read on for a run down of
Read More »Southern California Classic Collector's (SC3) Meeting on 5/12/07
Every time I hear about groups of arcade collectors coming together to play, it’s always far away from where I live. These events are always great fun though, allowing you to get together with
Read More »Game On – I've been, I went, I played!
So Saturday I went to the Game On Exhibition at the London Science Museum in South Kensington, and suffice to say it was awesome. You only get an hour and a half in there,
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