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Looking Back At Pac-Man As The Game Turns 35
Today marks the 35th anniversary of a legend in video gaming, particularly in arcades. That would be the arcade release of Namco’s Pac-Man to Japanese arcades. There is a big celebration going on at
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Newsbag: Abari; Midway 90s Doc; Steve Bristow
Welcome to the last day of February. Depending upon where you are, perhaps March will improve weather wise. Either way, where arcades are usually an indoor activity, you can enjoy them at any time
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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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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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Robotron:2084 Getting An Official Update In 2015 – The “Tie-Die” ROMSet
It is common knowledge that the software versions in every single arcade release are not always equal – while games were in production, problems would be discovered and reported so developers would offer patches/code
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Redbull Article: “Play Mechanix The Saviours of the Arcade Scene” + Evolution of Arcades Timeline
Admittedly I didn’t know that Red Bull, makers of the famous energy drink, were in the game blogging business. There’s nothing wrong with that, it just caught me by surprise when I saw Play
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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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Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 2)
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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3 Newsfeeds For The Price Of 1: Sega launches ALL.NET+ Multi, Fantastic Arcade, Midway Classics
Sega launches a new download service in Japan which includes a new version of Pengo; an indie gaming event takes place in Austin, TX that has something to do with arcades and more classic
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Eugene Jarvis Honored At Robotron 2084 Event At Star Worlds Arcade
(Thanks to Patrick O’Malley for the info) This past weekend the Star Worlds Arcade in DeKalb, IL held a special event to celebrate 30 years of Robotron 2084 (you might recall that a lot
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