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Enjoy 30 Minutes of AOU/AM Show Footage from 1991 & ’92
These days we all expect to see footage of arcade games from trade shows or venues since cameras are found everywhere. But that wasn’t the case from the earlier days of arcade gaming when
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Ramping Up For JAEPO: New Arcade Games For Japan
Being late January, we all know what that means for the arcade sector – new Japanese arcade titles are approaching fast! February is the time when a big game expo takes place in Tokyo,
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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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IAAPA 2014 Mega-Post: The Latest Arcade Games Coming To The West
With this post I can finally breath a sigh of relief as it means that my IAAPA 2014 coverage is wrapped up. The amount of video to edit and comment on was significant this
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Bandai Namco Testing Synchronica In Japan
While most attention on rhythm/music gaming in Japan is soaked up by Konami, that doesn’t stop other developers there from trying their hand at it. Sega has titles like Project DIVA and MaiMai; Taito
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Bandai Namco Amusements’ Time Crisis 5 Is Coming To Arcades In Spring 2015
First released in 1995, the light-gun/foot pedal light-gun shooting game quickly gained a following of fans and the success of the series gave us a few sequels and a couple of spin-offs. The last
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Discussion: What Will Bandai Namco Announce At The New York Comic Con?
With slow news this week I am going to do something a little different here. This post is for laying out some information then seeking your opinions on it, along with a little bit of
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Bandai Namco Releases A Trailer For Lost Land Adventure
Not long ago, Bandai Namco Amusements Japan began testing a new light-gun game in Japan by the name of Lost Land Adventure. As you can see from that post, the most obvious difference would
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World Cup 2014: Soccer Arcade Games Through The Years
Back in 2002, I was in Brazil when the World Cup was taking place. The Winter Olympics had already happened back home but being in Brazil, I barely heard that event being mentioned. For
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Saturday Morning Videos: Setting The Record Straight On Ms. Pac-Man & The Joys Of Punch-Out
(Thanks to ECM for the tip) General Computing Corporation isn’t always remembered very well for their contributions to the video game industry (in part probably because their name didn’t roll off the tongue) but
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Namco Entertainment To Open A Gaming-Themed Restaurant In Schaumburg, IL
(Thanks to Stingray Travel for the tip) On this story, let me start with some clarification since due to the companies involved, sometimes there is confusion. First, the company which recently changed their name
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Amusement Expo 2014 Part 3: Videos!
It has taken longer than usual as this year I am not uploading just raw video footage of what took place at a recent trade show, instead I took the time to edit and
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