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Article: A Trip Through the London ‘Arcade Corridor’
A look at the current state of the arcade scene in London, »
Videos & More: Epic Arcade Project; Arcade Relief; Ms. Pac-Man Factory Footage; Bionic Roshambo
As we head into the weekend here are some positive things to look into as the general news of the day has been pretty horrible. My heart really goes out to the families hit by the atrocity today in Connecticut, its something that splinters your soul moreso when you have children of your own »
London’s New Arcade – ‘Star Attraction- Family Fun Center’
Since the unexpected closure of the Funland at the Trocadero, that left a hole in the heart of many fans who spent time being entertained by their excellent selection of games there. Kevin Williams takes a look at what is happening now near the space – obviously someone realizes the potential for amusement in »
The Top 10 Arcade Heroes Posts of 2011
I am not a big fan of Top 10 lists – sure I could pass off my opinion of the “Top 10 Arcade Games to Feature a Winners Don’t Use Drugs Logo Screen During The Attract Mode” sort of thing but that is completely subjective and kind of a waste of time. Then again »
Darius Burst Another Chronicle found on-site in the UK + new DBAC EX video
(Thanks to Dave K for the tip!) When the English version of Darius Burst Another Chronicle was first seen in the UK at an Electrocoin event about a month ago, it was said that the game would afterwards be going on test at the Funland, Trocadero in London. Then Funland unexpectedly closed. It took »
Darius Burst Another Chronicle English Version First Look + More From Electrocoin UK Show
Newsfeed 1052 via Some months ago we revealed that Taito’s 4-player arcade exclusive shmup Darius Burst Another Chronicle game would in fact be making it outside of Japan with a special English version of the game and now thanks to The Stinger Report we have the visual proof as the game was shown off »
EAG 2011 – Full report
The January trade show season is always exciting, isn’t it? New games, lots of people, general excitement. For a few days, a part of London is all about the amusement trade. This year, however, was particularly exciting for me. Not just because of the games I was looking forward to, but in part due »
Taito’s Elevator Action Death Parade now available in the UK and US
(Stock photo of the game at the Trocadero) When the Trocadero in London got their hands on Taito’s light-gun based sequel to their Elevator Action series, Elevator Action: Death Parade, it appeared that the game was going to be making a debut everywhere else. But time passed and nothing happened in regards to the »
Teacher aiming to set DDR Endurance record for charity
Konami Europe has sent along a press release detailing an upcoming attempt by a school teacher to set a Guiness Book of World record on a Dance Dance Revolution X2 machine on October 23rd. He plans on playing for 13 hours, with the difficultly increasing every five hours. Beyond looking to set a record, »
Taito’s Gaia Attack 4 testing in the UK
Newsfeed 938 via When Taito demonstrated a new four-player light-gun shooter title at AOU this past February called Gaia Attack 4, there was no indication that it would get an international release, although we had a hunch that it might since they had been pushing both Elevator Action: Death Parade and Panic Museum on »
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. The game was based upon an older Hanna-Barbara. cartoon(now being distributed under Warner Bros.) of the same name and had »
Hopping Road Kids gets a release in Japan
Newsfeed 851 via At AOU 2010 in February, Taito revealed a 4-player light-gun shooter and a new version of their game Hopping Road called Hopping Road Kids. Hopping Road itself is an original arcade title that has players taking part in pogo-stick racing in a cartoony, cutesy world. Despite it’s appearance (if you’re turned »
