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Sega Japan to begin big push for card-based coin-op games
While I have never played a card-based coin-op game, I do find the idea fascinating as it capitalizes on something which continues to have a strong following among kids who enjoy both video games
Read More »Check out anti-cheating techniques for coin mechs
Back at the height of the “Golden Age of Gaming”, clever players found ways to cheat the arcade system – to the anger of arcade operators. Come to think of it, methods used could
Read More »One place arcades are also still popular: beach towns
I found an interesting little article today that we can add to the batch of evidence we like to point to that arcades are not dead and in many places they even thrive. One
Read More »Steve Ranck discusses more H2Overdrive and dispels console release rumors
Here’s a little bit more H2Overdrive info to whet your appetite, this is the last part of the interview series that Noe V. did with the Specular Interactive team and in this part he
Read More »Tank! Tank! Tank! on location test
Here is a quickie – Namco’s latest offering, Tank! Tank! Tank! is on location test in Japan at the moment and as proof, see the supplied picture above. According to the test report at
Read More »Explore the TOMB by 5W!TS in Boston
If you are in or near the Boston, MA area and you’re looking for something a little different when it comes to the out-of-home experience, then a company called 5W!TS is offering just that
Read More »New site to help you with repairs: Arcaderepairtips.com
When you own an arcade game, one of the things you will inevitably have to do it fix it. Sometimes games have minor problems that are quite easy to fix and sometimes they present
Read More »A long detailed look at H2Overdrive on 1up.com
While it has not been released yet (although I believe that it will be in the next week or so), H2Overdrive is already creating fans and one of them had the lucky chance to
Read More »Check out the BestSim Racing simulator GAMEFRAME
There are many ways to make a racing simulator and that is perhaps the reason why we see so many variations on the idea. This one by BestSim is certainly interesting in that it
Read More »Take a stroll through the virtual Pac-Man museum
Not many video games have enough material created around them to garner the attention needed for a museum type display but Pac Man certainly has and that has led to the creation of an
Read More »Pics from the UK Park Avenue Open Day event
Kevin Williams at the Stiger Report has sent us some pics he took from the UK Park Avenue Open Day distributor event and with it we get to take a look at a couple
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