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Surprise, people still play arcade games (my arcade update)

Surprise, people still play arcade games (my arcade update)

Shaggy June 12, 2008 4

Well day one for my arcade (Tuesday) was slow. Slow enough that no one came! That was expected really as I don’t have much in the front to indicate what it is other than

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Raw Thrills' finally updates their website

Raw Thrills' finally updates their website

Shaggy June 12, 2008 0

Well everyone else was doing it and finally after more than a year with nothing new Raw Thrills’ has done it too – updated their website. There isn’t anything new on the site that

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The horror: Asteroids meets the shredder

The horror: Asteroids meets the shredder

Shaggy June 11, 2008 0

No not THE Shredder, villainous foe of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but an actual industrial shredder that is good at well, shredding things. Unfortunately this is not the first time I have seen

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Pacman Ghost Lamps

Pacman Ghost Lamps

Shaggy June 9, 2008 0

One day I’ll have the cash to get all of this arcade game merchandise and furniture that we’ve been seeing lately. That day isn’t today but if it was I would probably pick up

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My arcade opening tomorrow in Utah, The Game Grid Arcade

My arcade opening tomorrow in Utah, The Game Grid Arcade

Shaggy June 9, 2008 15

UPDATE: We have had to move since I did this original post. I currently have a larger location inside the Valley Fair Mall at Suite C128, with many more games, more space and much

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Scary Fussball Table

Scary Fussball Table

Twisted Supreme June 9, 2008 3

I love Fussball, absolutely adore it. Unfortunately I suck at it, as hard as I try I never win, usually because I leave my goal wide open by not positioning my goalie correctly. So

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A thought about Attract modes

A thought about Attract modes

Shaggy June 8, 2008 6

So I spent all day at my arcade working on getting things ready – fortunately I was able to fix the Tokyo Drift monitors thanks to a tip on the KLOV forums. It turns

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Leonardo DiCaprio as Nolan Bushnell in new movie called "Atari"

Leonardo DiCaprio as Nolan Bushnell in new movie called "Atari"

Shaggy June 8, 2008 2

I have never really liked movies based upon video games – they always seem to miss the mark by a mile and end up disappointing. But it is not often that Hollywood decides to

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Management changes come to GlobalVR

Management changes come to GlobalVR

Shaggy June 7, 2008 0

Last week the CEO of GlobalVR resigned from his position, citing personal reasons for the departure. Already the company has selected Ken Bayer and Patrick Imenson as the corporate heads to fill in for

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My arcade update 6/6

My arcade update 6/6

Shaggy June 7, 2008 8

Here is another update on my arcade, The Game Grid Arcade, sorry about the delays as I have been so busy trying to get everything put together that I easily forget to do a

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"Caribounga!" – Play Mechanix hosting online tournament with BBHPro

"Caribounga!" – Play Mechanix hosting online tournament with BBHPro

Shaggy June 6, 2008 1

[Via Betson] Fortunately it seems that not everyone on the development side of the industry thinks that it’s all down the tubes. Take Play Mechanix for example – not only have they created a

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Chicago Trib: "Video arcades' last grasp" and my thoughts

Chicago Trib: "Video arcades' last grasp" and my thoughts

Shaggy June 6, 2008 0

[(Image via (Radio)Active)] The Chicago Tribune has posted an article on their site that takes a look at the ‘dying’ arcade industry, which in addition to the saddening story of an arcade operator in

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