Recent Posts »
Banpresto's Wacky Races reappears on location test in Japan
Chalk this up to the big surprise of the month (so far) but way back in 2007 a new kart-style racing game appeared on location test at the Trocadero in London called Wacky Races.
Read More »Now on eBay: Williams 1983 Joust head-to-head pinball machine
Back in 1983, Williams produced an innovative pinball table that sadly didn’t make any waves in arcades at the time. That game was Joust (based upon the video game of the same name) and
Read More »The DIY Mini-Daytona USA cabinet
Newsfeed 860 via Today the wonderful world of DIY projects gives us a mini-cabinet based upon a standup Daytona USA cabinet. By running an emulator, the creator of this cabinet can not only play
Read More »Sega releases "Let's Go Kids Elephant Bus" in Japan
Of all the current arcade game manufacturers, no one is more at the forefront of creating kids video titles than Sega is. That’s not to say that others aren’t trying but we are seeing
Read More »The arcade presence at the "It's All Fun and Games" exhibition in Bradford, UK
The National Media Museum in Bradford, UK has a relatively new exhibit on display known as The Games Lounge. As the name implies, it is an exhibit which features video games which in addition
Read More »Konami releases Dance Dance Revolution X2 in Japan; begins testing new Pop N' Music Tune Street tomorrow
It’s another great day for Bemani fans as Konami Japan keeps rolling out new games. First the latest DDR title, DDRX2 was released in Japan today. In addition to new modes of play, new
Read More »Former Gameworks managers to save ex-Gameworks spot in Columbus, Ohio
Newsfeed 858 via Another Gameworks location has been “saved”, this time at the Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio. This one will be run by the company which managed Gameworks stores from 1999 to
Read More »SSFIV news for the day
Newsfeed 857 via In case anyone was wondering how Super Street Fighter IV came to be considered for an arcade release, Kotaku has a few minor details on that. It’s nothing mind blowing so
Read More »Nike's Digital Pinball machine: "Write the Future"
Newsfeed 855 via Pinball news has been pretty scant lately but we do have something new to look at in the pinball realm, courtesy of Nike. While Nike is an unlikely source for such
Read More »Weekend reads: the appeal of arcades and building your own cabinet; Dragon Punch machine breakage; China gets Audition Online; Orbatak video
I’m going to take these recent Stinger feeds and combine them into one again, as a way to save a little time. Newsfeed 853: We’ll start off with a nice article about arcades found
Read More »