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Atari Prototypes Over the Years Mega Post
One thing Atari became famous for over the years were its prototype games. As we celebrate 40 years of Atari this month, it is a fascinating avenue to go down. Many never made it
Read More »DARIUSBURST: ANOTHER CHRONICLE REVIEW
DARIUSBURST: ANOTHER CHRONICLE DEVELOPER: Taito Corp. PUBLISHER: Taito Corp. RELEASE: Dec. 17th, 2010 (Japan); December 2011 (International) TYPE: Side-scrolling shooter PLAYERS: 1-4, simultaneous HARDWARE: Taito Type X2 ARCADE EXCLUSIVE?: The software for
Read More »From the Park Avenue UK Open Day – New Taito game Trickloose
Newsfeed 1211 via Yesterday was the Park Avenue Open Day event in the UK, an annual event where Electrocoin and United Distribution Company show off what they have – usually along with some surprises.
Read More »Underground Retrocade Opening Friday In East Dundee, IL
The State of Illinois continues to strengthen its foundation when it comes to arcade venues. It’s already home to several companies that create arcade titles and we’ve had news on various locations opening their
Read More »Namco Station in Manchester, UK undergoing major remodel, “21st century” version reopens July
If you are familiar with the Namco Station in Manchester, UK then you probably know already that the place closed down in May for a refurb. As we have just found out thanks to
Read More »The latest from Sega’s R&D Spycam
If you have been following Sega Amusement’s Facebook page then you probably have seen this already, if not well it’s free to join. Sega has really been on top of keeping this updated with
Read More »Atari Trivia # 2 and the Ultimate Atari History Timeline
Continuing our 40 years of Atari celebration comes another interactive trivia quiz game and a detailed history of Atari that has been compiled by Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report over years of his
Read More »First pictures of X-Men Pinball with Wolverine and Magneto LE models
As expected, it wouldn’t be long before Stern Pinball would unveil what the upcoming X-MEN Pinball machine would look like, so here they are. As with previous Stern units, they have a Pro model
Read More »Wreck-It Ralph Trailer Hearts Arcades plus Wizard of Oz Pinball Play @ E3
Self-explanatory but check out this trailer for this Disney’s upcoming Wreck-It Ralph film. For those of us who love arcades, I think this will be a big fan service to all of us as
Read More »Hands-on with Raw Thrills/Play Mechanix’s Big Buck HD
It’s E3 week and that means a lot of game news is out and about. Arcades are not dominating that news but they are there in a greater degree than seen previously, such as
Read More »First footage of Wizard of Oz Pinball from E3 + other arcades at E3
Jersey Jack Pinball has surprised us by taking a production Wizard of Oz Pinball machine to E3. As such, some videos are already out on the net showing the game in action (in narrowvision
Read More »Atari Arcade Conventions & Promos of the Past
As this week marks the E3 convention for the gaming world and it’s Atari’s 40th anniversary this month, what better way to reminisce than to check out videos and photos from past trade shows
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