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Sega Rally 3 now at Funland, London Trocadero

Sega Rally 3 now at Funland, London Trocadero

Twisted Supreme June 16, 2008 7

For those of you dying to play the new Sega Rally 3, well here’s your chance (and mine!). Our forum member RJAY36 spotted Sega’s latest racing title down at Funland at London Trocadero. I actually

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Atari's Sprint8/Indy 800 sort of returns with Konami's Motor X

Atari's Sprint8/Indy 800 sort of returns with Konami's Motor X

Shaggy June 15, 2008 0

(Click to enlarge) So there are quite a number of new arcade games in development this year and for whatever reason quite a few of them are racing games. Now the racer has been

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Blazblue mentioned in GameInformer; Primeval Hunt in Hardcore Gamer Magazine and Gamepro joins the fray

Blazblue mentioned in GameInformer; Primeval Hunt in Hardcore Gamer Magazine and Gamepro joins the fray

Shaggy June 13, 2008 2

I have been critical of the lack of arcade coverage in GameInformer in the past so when they do give some coverage to arcades it’s only fair that I point that out as well.

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BlazBlue on Japanese location test

BlazBlue on Japanese location test

HeavyElectricity June 13, 2008 0

BlazBlue is one of those fighting games which seems to have gotten a little lost in the shuffle – not surprising when you consider the big name fighters that have been announced and released

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Surprise, people still play arcade games (my arcade update)

Surprise, people still play arcade games (my arcade update)

Shaggy June 12, 2008 3

Well day one for my arcade (Tuesday) was slow. Slow enough that no one came! That was expected really as I don’t have much in the front to indicate what it is other than

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Pacman Ghost Lamps

Pacman Ghost Lamps

Shaggy June 9, 2008 0

One day I’ll have the cash to get all of this arcade game merchandise and furniture that we’ve been seeing lately. That day isn’t today but if it was I would probably pick up

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My arcade opening tomorrow in Utah, The Game Grid Arcade

My arcade opening tomorrow in Utah, The Game Grid Arcade

Shaggy June 9, 2008 15

UPDATE: We have had to move since I did this original post. I currently have a larger location inside the Valley Fair Mall at Suite C128, with many more games, more space and much

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A thought about Attract modes

A thought about Attract modes

Shaggy June 8, 2008 6

So I spent all day at my arcade working on getting things ready – fortunately I was able to fix the Tokyo Drift monitors thanks to a tip on the KLOV forums. It turns

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Chicago Trib: "Video arcades' last grasp" and my thoughts

Chicago Trib: "Video arcades' last grasp" and my thoughts

Shaggy June 6, 2008 0

[(Image via (Radio)Active)] The Chicago Tribune has posted an article on their site that takes a look at the ‘dying’ arcade industry, which in addition to the saddening story of an arcade operator in

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Park Avenue Open Day – Familiar games as well as brand new ones

Park Avenue Open Day – Familiar games as well as brand new ones

Shaggy June 6, 2008 1

For an industry that is supposedly dead, it happens to have a lot of official events where new product is being shown. Take for instance the Park Avenue Open Day, which took place a

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