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Twin Galaxies Official Video Game and Pinball Book of World Records available

May 29, 2007, No Comments on Twin Galaxies Official Video Game and Pinball Book of World Records available

In case you are unfamiliar with Twin Galaxies, they happen to be the standard setters for record high scores when it comes to not only console games but primarily coin-op video games. As such they have just published a huge 758 page book “containing arcade world records from players in over 50 different countries »

Arcade Industry Finally Looking To Do Something About Poor Media Coverage

May 25, 2007, No Comments on Arcade Industry Finally Looking To Do Something About Poor Media Coverage

If there is one thing the arcade industry has not been blessed with for a very long time, it’s the marketing gene. But according to the latest Stinger Report, that may be about to change. Thanks to some positive media coverage online through various websites and other online resources, morale is improving among industry »

Three New Attractions at Sega GameWorks

May 25, 2007, No Comments on Three New Attractions at Sega GameWorks

Good news for all you Outrun lovers out there, the Outrun 2 SP Super Deluxe is now out and about and waiting to be played, read on…… [via GameDaily Biz] Casual dining brand adding OutRun 2, Virtual Bowling and UFO Catchers GameWorks, the casual dining brand of Sega, today announced the installation of three »

Asteroids T-Shirts

May 25, 2007, No Comments on Asteroids T-Shirts

 To many cool T-shirts these days and not enough funds! [via Retro To Go] One for the retro gamers – this classic Asteroids t-shirt from Airside. Designed by Chris Rain for Airside, it’s all in the detail. Vector graphics just like the original arcade machine and a spaceship hidden as the letter “A”. But »

Two King of Fighters MI Reg. A videos now available for download!

May 24, 2007, 3 Comments on Two King of Fighters MI Reg. A videos now available for download!

You might remember that there is an official website out for the next KOF arcade game and they have just updated the site with two videos of the game in action! Personally I could do without the in-game narration, but to each his own. They also posted a layout of the control scheme with »

The Classic Computing and Gaming Show

May 24, 2007, No Comments on The Classic Computing and Gaming Show

I do love a gaming expo, there’s nothing quite like it. Shame that this one is a little too far for me to go to. Any of you readers out there that get the chance to go why don’t you drop us a line or head over to the forum and let us know »

WCCF World Cup 2007 Results

May 20, 2007, No Comments on WCCF World Cup 2007 Results

So  here they are, the results of the WCCF World Cup via WCCF-World.co.uk which was held over here in the sunny UK. Head over to the site for the group stage results as well. Knockout Stages Home & away legs. 1st Leg. Bambi(Japan) 1 v/s AC3(Italy) 1 Plattie 3 v/s Hidalgos(Spain) 1 AC West Brom(Italian) »

An Interview With An Arcade Legend

May 18, 2007, No Comments on 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 Cruis’nseries. Also he has recently joined Raw Thrills and his first game with them was the controversial Target: Terror. Head »

Mini Skee Ball

May 17, 2007, No Comments on Mini Skee Ball

Spotted this little gem over at RetroThing. I have to agree with them, I too love anything that has been miniaturised. I just looks so cute and cool, and for those of us with out room for our very own Skee Ball in the home (which is most of us really), this is ideal! [via »

Arcade Card Battlers For The Home?

May 17, 2007, No Comments on Arcade Card Battlers For The Home?

Kotaku ran a post about about the Dragon Quest Video and brought up a good point about weather or not the technology of the PS3 Eye could be used to support a home version of the Dragon Quest Arcade game. To add to this I would say that Sega’s card games and Taito’s Kings of the Jurassiccould be »

Manic Panic Ghost available in Europe

May 15, 2007, No Comments on Manic Panic Ghost available in Europe

I am not sure how long this has been there, but on Sega UKs website they have Manic Panic Ghost listed as an available title under New Releases. It doesn’t have it’s own mini-site like many of the other games do, but you can check out the flyer at the very least (which I’ll »

How To Work Space Port Arcade's

May 14, 2007, 11 Comments on 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 franchised chain of shopping mall video arcades that were especially popular in the late-seventies and early-eighties. Mallrats and pretty much »