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Kevin Williams: "Coin-op is still ahead of console"

Kevin Williams: "Coin-op is still ahead of console"

Shaggy August 10, 2010 12

AH friend and contributor Kevin Williams, who heads up The Stinger Report has penned a feature article for Computerandvideogames.com and where he is an amusement industry expert, his subject: coin-op games. But more importantly,

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Sky Troopers: Air Strike's Chinese clone

Sky Troopers: Air Strike's Chinese clone

Shaggy August 9, 2010 2

Newsfeed 898 via There was a time when clones or bootlegs in the arcade industry were very common. They still are out there to some degree and today we have a shining example of

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New York town still enforcing silly pinball\arcade ban

New York town still enforcing silly pinball\arcade ban

Shaggy August 9, 2010 7

Welcome to Beacon New York, where good out-of-home fun is out of the question. For eighteen months, the 70’s themed Retro Arcade Museum had been providing a great escape into classic gaming, featuring a

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Do you want to see Darius Burst Another Chronicle outside of Japan? Tell Taito!

Do you want to see Darius Burst Another Chronicle outside of Japan? Tell Taito!

Shaggy August 9, 2010 8

The announcement of the new Darius arcade in Japan has caused quite a stir and while at the moment the game has only been announced for a Japanese release, Taito has been quiet on

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É RoboGol!

É RoboGol!

Shaggy August 7, 2010 1

Newsfeed 896 via We have covered a couple of Brazilian made arcade video games in the past, notably Senninha GP and GP Brasil, both racing titles. I also got a look at several arcades

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Darius Burst Another Chronicle location test reports

Darius Burst Another Chronicle location test reports

Shaggy August 7, 2010 4

Taito began the first public test of the new Darius Burst Another Chronicle in Akihabara yesterday and already the test is considered a great success. Between 140-200 showed up early to get a chance

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More footage of Raw Thrills’ Super Bikes 2

More footage of Raw Thrills’ Super Bikes 2

Shaggy August 6, 2010 6

Today is just brewing with arcade news to talk about! BMIGaming has posted a longer clip of their footage taken from the recent AAMA Gala and this time it’s from the new Super Bikes

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Racer by Sputnic

Racer by Sputnic

Shaggy August 6, 2010 0

Now here is a novel mixed reality idea for the arcade racing genre. Simply called Racer, a team called Sputnic has developed a game where a player sits down in an arcade racing cabinet,

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Super Street Fighter IV Arcade on location test

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade on location test

Shaggy August 6, 2010 0

Newsfeed 895 via Super Street Fighter IV Arcade is out testing and 4Gamer.net has pictures to prove it. The article mentions some fine tuning in the game with the health but beyond that there

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See Darius Burst Another Chronicle in action

See Darius Burst Another Chronicle in action

Shaggy August 6, 2010 0

Newsfeed 894 via As promised, Taito had a live stream take place this morning/last night (depending upon your location) and in that video we got our first look at their upcoming Darius Burst Another

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The American Classic Arcade Museum and the nostalgia behind classic arcade games

The American Classic Arcade Museum and the nostalgia behind classic arcade games

Shaggy August 6, 2010 1

Newsfeed 893 via This subject isn’t anything new but it’s always nice to see an article from a large news organization throwing a positive light onto arcade gaming. This article in the Christian Science

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Space Race – the pinball game that dwarfs Hercules

Space Race – the pinball game that dwarfs Hercules

Shaggy August 6, 2010 2

(Thanks to Gary S. for the tip) While Atari’s Hercules pinball has long held the title of the largest pinball machine ever manufactured for the public, I think that this Space Race takes the

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