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SlamBots in action

SlamBots in action

Shaggy November 30, 2007 4

When I caught the news about a product called SlamBots on the latest Stinger Report, I was intrigued. I have personally thought about the application of robotics in coin-op games before but this is

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Mini Rider 2 Video

Mini Rider 2 Video

Twisted Supreme November 30, 2007 0

Thought I’d do my usual check through all the arcade manufactures websites. New to Sega Amusements Europe’s we have a Mini Rider 2 promo video. As most of you would have read already from

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Sega's Disney Dancing Card Game

Sega's Disney Dancing Card Game

Twisted Supreme November 29, 2007 0

What do you get if you cross one of Sega’s kids games, Disney and a dance mat. Well one of the above of course. I don’t know how well the kids games did over here and in

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The Stinger Report #599 – IAAPA 07 coverage part I

The Stinger Report #599 – IAAPA 07 coverage part I

Shaggy November 29, 2007 0

The Stinger Report has released the first part of their IAAPA coverage and it is loaded with information pertaining to arcades and what the future holds for our industry. Certainly this is shaping up

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1984 arcade Holiday Food Drive Party

1984 arcade Holiday Food Drive Party

Shaggy November 29, 2007 0

Not long ago we posted a video about the 1984 arcade in Springfield Missouri, one of the few arcades out there that shuns newer titles and instead features only classic arcade titles to play.

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KOF 98 to return to arcades

KOF 98 to return to arcades

Shaggy November 29, 2007 0

KOF 98 is the generally considered the best in the ‘King of Fighters’ series, defining what makes a 1-on-1 arcade fighter great. I happen to agree with the statements discussing how awesome KOF ’98

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Tekken 6 Officially Released In Japan

Tekken 6 Officially Released In Japan

Twisted Supreme November 28, 2007 1

 At last Namco has announced the start of the availability of Tekken 6. I’m impressed with how quickly this has come a long and also the ammount of videos of the location tests that having been

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Want in on The Act?

Want in on The Act?

Shaggy November 27, 2007 0

I have received word from Cecropia that a full cabinet as well as a kit are up on eBay for their cancelled coin-op title The Act. You have probably already seen the footage I’ve

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Dream Arcades launches their DreamCade Vision 120

Dream Arcades launches their DreamCade Vision 120

Shaggy November 27, 2007 0

Hot on the heels of the Voyager Arcade news comes this press release about Dream Arcades’ new DreamCade Vision 120 which packs 145 classic games onto a MAME PC along with a pre-built control

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Namco getting ready to sue the pants off Voyager Arcade

Namco getting ready to sue the pants off Voyager Arcade

Shaggy November 27, 2007 0

See this cabinet above? It probably won’t be around much longer. If you are into arcades at all, you can’t surf the internet without running into one of these MAME-enabled cabinets that someone decided

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Asteroids blasting its way to XBLA Wednesday

Asteroids blasting its way to XBLA Wednesday

Shaggy November 27, 2007 0

  (click to enlarge) We don’t mention arcade remakes coming to XBLA that often but I felt that this one is worth mentioning as it’s Asteroids. That’s right, Atari mighty classic makes it way

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What Have We Been Playing This Week….

What Have We Been Playing This Week….

Twisted Supreme November 26, 2007 1

Shaggy has gone back to the Wii classic Wii Sports and I have been playing, among other things, Sonic and Mario at the Olympic, which some are dubbing Wii Sports 2. Shaggy  -Warlords (Arcade)

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