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UK Conservatives Want to Help Struggling Arcades

UK Conservatives Want to Help Struggling Arcades

Twisted Supreme March 5, 2008 2

Now I have to admit I don’t usually vote. Frown all you want but the way I look at it is; who ever is running the country it will be run badly. That’s my

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The Matrix Arcade cabinet

The Matrix Arcade cabinet

Shaggy March 5, 2008 0

I could swear that I posted this a few months back when I first saw it but to my surprise it looks like I forgot to do it. Fortunately an e-mail I received from

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The Eat Me LED pegboard design project

The Eat Me LED pegboard design project

Shaggy March 5, 2008 2

I just found the type of sign I would like to get for my own arcade, this programmable LED pegboard that is basically an advanced Light Bright. While the individual LEDs aren’t programmable, just

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Anti-violent video game laws brewing in state legislatures – what effect on coin-op?

Anti-violent video game laws brewing in state legislatures – what effect on coin-op?

Shaggy March 4, 2008 0

In the world of video games, we’ve always had to battle negative and usually erroneous opinions regarding our hobby, especially when it comes to violent video games. There was a time when arcades were

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Missing in Action: Scrolling Fighters

Missing in Action: Scrolling Fighters

Shaggy March 4, 2008 7

Missing In Action is a column where we take a look at genres that have all but disappeared in the arcade industry as light-gun games, racers and dancers have primarily replaced other types of

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Tank Adventure and Drum Party

Tank Adventure and Drum Party

Shaggy March 4, 2008 1

Here are a couple of new games that I discovered via Highway Games, called Tank Adventure and Drum Party respectively. Both games are in development by Tecway Development which is based out of Taiwan.

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Forbes – Arcade Games Make A Comeback

Forbes – Arcade Games Make A Comeback

Twisted Supreme March 4, 2008 1

  This was spotted by the guys over at Barcade. Forbes has recently posted an article about the popularity of people buying old school arcade cabinets for thier home. I’m sure you’ll all agree;

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Initial D 4 coming to PS3

Initial D 4 coming to PS3

Twisted Supreme March 3, 2008 1

Now I can only hope this comes out, outside of Japan because I haven’t seen much of Stage 4 in arcades over here (other than Trocadero). I guess I could always import it seeings

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Moms get into fight over arcade game at Chuck E. Cheese

Moms get into fight over arcade game at Chuck E. Cheese

Twisted Supreme March 3, 2008 1

See, there is still love out there for arcade games. In this case so much love that two mums duked it out because one of thier kids was hogging it and the others kid couldn’t

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What have we been playing….

What have we been playing….

Twisted Supreme March 3, 2008 0

My 360 died on me this week. I count myself lucky as this only my third 360! And more importantly I have a friend who can lend me one 🙂 Twisted Supreme  -Burnout Paradise (360) -Fahrenheit (PS2)

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Last week on Arcade Heroes

Last week on Arcade Heroes

Twisted Supreme March 2, 2008 0

So we had some SF4 news, as always. We saw some interesting news about the possibility of a new Sega Rally coming our way and Shaggy put up a review of Rip Off for our

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SFIV video shows 2p cab, discusses US release

SFIV video shows 2p cab, discusses US release

Shaggy March 1, 2008 1

There are plenty of videos out on the net about Street Fighter IV but I liked this one in particular – it’s the first time I’ve seen an SFIV cabinet that has controls for

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