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Mini Arcade Cabinet Madness
Just look at this baby! A really great friend brought back this very cool mini arcade cabinet from Japan. It is actually an enclosure for a Playstation controller which I think was released for the Space Invaders Anniversary but the attention to detail is incredible, it even has metal legs. Lift up the lid and inside you can mount a »
Big Buck Hunter's Popularity Growing
I first discovered this game about a year and a half ago in one of my locals. I swear myself and about 3 of my friends went to no other pub and played no other games for about six month straight. Do you know why we stopped playing the game? Because they removed it »
Ebay Listing of the Week
Tempest Originally released in 1980 by Atari, this shooter involves you travelling around the edge of a 3-dimensional tunnel. Instead of using a joystick you controlled the ship with a roller ball. The cabinet is in good condition, and from the screen shots you can see it working. Shame I can’t afford it »
Game of the Week
Pac-Land This edition of Game of the Week I have chosen another game that I used to spend alot of my pocket money on. Looking back at it now, it’s not the greatest game in the world, and I’m sure there were alot of other great games that I could have been playing if »
Man Shows Up At Arcade With Own Set Of Skee Balls
As my first post on this blog, here’s a funny story from the satire site The Onion: Regulars at the Fun Time arcade were surprised to see newcomer Hank Carlton open a velvet-lined case containing a set of top of the line skee balls last night. Carlton explained that his regulation-play skee balls »
New In The Arcades – April '07
23 Apr 2007 By Kevin Williams One of the three formats of game genre that is ever-green for amusement – the driving format – benefits from the creation of a realistic driving cockpit to experience the thrills of high-speed action within. No matter how much console developers manufacturer force-feed-back steering wheels to play »
Streets of Rage 2 On VC
I know it’s not exactly an arcade game but is the sequel to one of the all time classic arcade side scrolling beat-em ups. [via The Last Boss] This has been one of the best weeksfor the Wii Virtual Console ever, with Punch Out being re-released earlier this week. It gets better though, »
The Evolving Amusement Dimension
Here is a very good article about the current state of the amusement industry by Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report. Some interesting news you will find is that GlobalVR is working on a Blazing Angels arcade as well as further developments with many other 3rd party developers starting to bring their IPs to »
Ebay Listing of the Week……
Space Invaders How about this for a gem. An original (or so they say) Space Invaders cabinet. It’s not in the best of condition, but is very cool none the less. I’m sure that it would go nicely in any bachelor pad, all you need to do is get the screen for it »
SNK ON Wii VC
It has been announced that SNK will be bring a host of thier Neo Geo classics to the Wii’s Virtual Console, the information released follows; Games will be priced “a little above” SNES titles (which are $8…so expect around $10) They’re going to be releasing a couple of games a month over the next year. »
Gyruss Now Available On XBLA
Pilot a lone starship and fight through an armada of alien ships to save Earth in Gyruss, the classic 3D space shooter! Battle your way from Neptune past Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars earning power-ups and score bonuses along the way. Original gameplay: The authentic arcade title is here! Experience all 23 levels »
Wii VC Releases
We’ve got to arcadey releases this week on the Nintendo Wii’s Virtual Console, read on….. Punch Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points): As young boxer Little Mac, players have a once-in-a-lifetime chance to battle the big guys of the World Video Boxing Association circuit. Take them on one by »
