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Xevious & Rush"N"Attack Hit XBLA This Week
This week’s XBLA offerings are retro games that influenced future titles. Rush ‘n Attack, or Green Beret as it was also known, is an arcade action game that was the precursor to Metal
Read More »The second golden age of the arcade
UK newspaper website Telegraph.co.ukrecently wrote about the second golden age of the arcade, i.e. the re-releases of many classic arcade games on XBLA, PS3 and the Wii’s VC. Read on…… Each of Sony,
Read More »Namco Museum Remix for Wii
Now some people may see this as an absolute travesty and some may look forward to the new look of these classic remixes. Either way it’s got to be worth checking out, especially
Read More »An Interview With An Arcade Legend
Got a great tip today from The Stinger Report. Gamasutra have recently interviewed the gaming legend Eugene Jarvis. This is the guy who created Defender, Robotron (and accompanying two-joystick control system), NARC, and the
Read More »How To Work Space Port Arcade's
This find is literally oozing with retro 80’s goodness! Just sit back and take in this delightful Space Port Arcade’s Staff Training Video! Part 1 Part 2 [via Mall’s of America] Space Ports were a
Read More »Zaxxon Board Game
I had no idea this existed, but I spotted this awesome board game over at Retro Thing, may have to have a little hunt on ebay for one of these. Read on…. “When I wrote about video arcade
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 »Ebay Listing Of The Week
Gravitar Released in 1982 by Atari, this game did not do particularly well, mainly because many found the game too hard. The object of the game is to destroy enemy planets to make space
Read More »Game Of The Week
Computer Space Well this week I decided to take it back, way back, to where it all began. You can’t have a Game of the Week without a mention to the game that started
Read More »Three New Arcade Titles Heading To Xbox Live
Three new retro titles heading to XboxLive Arcade have emerged this morning thanks to the very useful ESRB website which has cleared them for arrival on Microsoft’s box. Asteroids, Missile Command and Tempest are
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