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Arcade Propaganda posters and 8-bit chiptune music for the arcade or gameroom

Arcade Propaganda posters and 8-bit chiptune music for the arcade or gameroom

Shaggy April 13, 2010 1

The key to making a good gameroom or arcade is partially about the games you have and partially about the ambient of the room itself.Here are a couple of things that can help you

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Getting a closer look at the somewhat new Crazy Climber

Getting a closer look at the somewhat new Crazy Climber

Shaggy April 13, 2010 0

If we hop on the way-back-machine and check out an post here on AH from May 2007 then you’ll find that a new Crazy Climber game had been announced for arcades in Japan. After

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Brief look at Konami's new Winning Eleven Arcade Championship 2010

Brief look at Konami's new Winning Eleven Arcade Championship 2010

Shaggy April 11, 2010 0

Football/soccer (depending upon your preference) fans haven’t had much to look forward to lately when it comes to arcade games which involve their favorite sport but thanks to Konami that void is at least

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Cool footage from an arcade convention in Chicago from 1982 (updated)

Cool footage from an arcade convention in Chicago from 1982 (updated)

Shaggy April 10, 2010 6

Long ago, arcade shows were much bigger than they are now, which was due to the arcade market itself being much bigger than it is today. What would it have been like to visit

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Sega location testing Let's Go Island at Club Sega in Akihabara

Sega location testing Let's Go Island at Club Sega in Akihabara

Shaggy April 10, 2010 2

The only disappointment I had at Amusement Expo this year was I went in expecting to see an actual cabinet of the new Sega shooter Let’s Go Island and instead they only had a

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Let's talk some virtual golf

Let's talk some virtual golf

Shaggy April 10, 2010 6

Via When Kevin (Stinger Report) sent me this particular link, I wasn’t really sure how to best approach but as it’s a pretty slow news day, I figured I’d take a crack at it

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R3Play retro gaming expo coming in November to Blackpool, UK

R3Play retro gaming expo coming in November to Blackpool, UK

Shaggy April 8, 2010 0

Via If you live anywhere near Blackpool in the UK then heads-up – a classic gaming expo (which will include an arcade presence as well) is scheduled to be taking place there this coming

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New pinball manufacturer out of Spain: Marsaplay

New pinball manufacturer out of Spain: Marsaplay

Shaggy April 8, 2010 2

While Stern Pinball has carried the title of the world’s only coin-op pinball manufacturer for a while now (with occasional challenges by companies like Retro Pinball although AFAIK they haven’t been able to roll

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UNIS shows off Crazy Speed

UNIS shows off Crazy Speed

Shaggy April 7, 2010 1

Not long ago we found out about a new arcade racer by Taiwanese company UNIS (or Universal Space) called Crazy Speed Arcade but there were very few details on the game. We could assume

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Arcade oddity of the day: Walk the Dog by Sega

Arcade oddity of the day: Walk the Dog by Sega

Shaggy April 7, 2010 0

(Thanks to Rjay on the forums for bringing this up) As news has been a tad slow, why not do a post about another arcade oddity again? Today I’ll cover something I have heard

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Asteroids High Score World record broken

Asteroids High Score World record broken

Shaggy April 6, 2010 5

While we don’t report about every single world record that is broken on here, occasionally there are ones which are broken which are just too impressive to pass by. I heard about this on

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The Official Pac-Man website

The Official Pac-Man website

Shaggy April 6, 2010 1

Via Bandai Namco isn’t done gearing up for the 30th anniversary of their signature character Pac-Man yet, as they have now launched two websites  (which include a countdown to that anniversary) dedicated to the

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