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Pac-Txt : The Text Based Version of Pac-Man

November 3, 2007, No Comments on Pac-Txt : The Text Based Version of Pac-Man

  Pac-Man has been in a lot of things but this is decidedly the first time I have heard of him having his own text adventure. According to the site, this game came up out of a joke suggesting a cross between the classic text adventure game Zork and Pac-Man. And now it’s a »

Global VR Updates NASCAR to allow for linking up to 10 cabinets

October 26, 2007, 1 Comment on Global VR Updates NASCAR to allow for linking up to 10 cabinets

[Via The Stinger Report] It’s not often you find a game that will link more than four cabinets together, much less 10. Too bad I wouldn’t be able to afford that many cabs for my arcade! The newest update to the game (known as Ver 1.1) is free and also allows operators to shut »

Crazy: VF2 Simpsons Vs Family Guy

October 25, 2007, 7 Comments on Crazy: VF2 Simpsons Vs Family Guy

Some crazy people took the parts of the VF2 PC game  and using a “Make Your Own Fighting Game” engine called M.U.G.E.N. threw in Homer and Peter Griffin! Also note the Sega mascots in the character select screen. Video uploaded by SonicX14 but listed as : “Lion Rafale’s Great Wall Mugen Location Test” – amazing »

Sega R360

October 23, 2007, No Comments on Sega R360

  After the post a few days ago about Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield, one of readers sent us this picture of Sega’s R-360 taken back in the nineties at Skylon Tower and whoever is playing it seems to be enjoying themselves too. For anyone not familiar with game check out this little »

What Have We Been Playing This Week….

October 23, 2007, No Comments on What Have We Been Playing This Week….

I’ve not been able to get that much gaming in recently, too busy watching England suck at sport!  But Shaggy has more than made up for it! Shaggy -Warlords (Arcade) -Halo 3 (Xbox 360) -Orange Box: Portal (Xbox 360) -Alien Vs. Predator (Atari Jaguar) -Power Drive Rally (Atari Jaguar) -World Tour Racing (Atari Jaguar) -Iron »

Positive Arcade Coverage

October 23, 2007, No Comments on Positive Arcade Coverage

This makes for a nice change from the usual doom and gloom that we have to read about the state of the arcade industry.  [via LTW]     [Thanks to The Stinger Report]  Editor’s note: John Gaudiosi, an internationally published reviewer and reporter about the video games industry, writes the Gaming Guru blog for WRAL.com. LAS »

The Stinger Report : 'Exer-Gaming' Gaining Traction In Europe

October 20, 2007, 7 Comments on The Stinger Report : 'Exer-Gaming' Gaining Traction In Europe

[via The Stinger Report, #590] One of the latest Stinger Reports take a look at the influence of physical gaming in the fitness industry that can have some applications in the amusement industry and with it of course are a number of new ideas that might be making their way to an arcade near »

Another arcade opens up near me

October 17, 2007, No Comments on Another arcade opens up near me

This was a little surprising to me, but welcome as I find news that a new arcade is opening up in a city not too far from where I live. This makes about 9 arcades that are within a 25 mile radius from where I live (not counting the one I plan on opening »

Coin-Op TV DVD Collection for 3rd year Anniversary

October 17, 2007, No Comments on Coin-Op TV DVD Collection for 3rd year Anniversary

  It’s been a little while since I saw something new from Coin-Op TV to the point where I nearly forgot about them, but that is most likely because I didn’t look into it much. But between a post I saw the other day on Arcade Renaissance and today on Twin Galaxies shows that they »

Update: Capcom Confirms Street Fighter 4

October 17, 2007, 1 Comment on Update: Capcom Confirms Street Fighter 4

Another Update: Looks like Street Fighter 4 was the big news after-all. The only catch? No news on whether the arcade will see any love from Capcom or if all we can look forward to is Basara X. Then again rumors about SF4 from earlier this year says that it should be an arcade »

What Have We Been Playing This Week….

October 15, 2007, No Comments on What Have We Been Playing This Week….

Shaggy -Warlords (Arcade) -Halo 3 (360) -Pac-Man CE (360) -Quake 1 (PC) -Jill of the Jungle (PC) and The Act soon! Twisted Supreme -Animal Crossing (DS) -Sonic Rush Adventure (DS) -Tetris (DS) -Super Tennis (SNES) -Bomberman (SNES) »

London Show Scoops Another Award

October 15, 2007, No Comments on London Show Scoops Another Award

Big congratulations from Arcade Heroes to everyone involved in the exhibition, I have to agree that it’s a hell of an achievement to beat the likes of the BBC and Microsoft. [via Coin-Op News] Just months after being named the Association of Exhibition Organisers’ ‘Trade Show of the Year’, ATEI, ICE and ICEi have scooped a »