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Shaggy's Weekly Review – Paradise Lost by GlobalVR

Shaggy's Weekly Review – Paradise Lost by GlobalVR

Shaggy January 17, 2008 2

Just so everyone knows (in case they were wondering) I decided to give up on the Battle of the Week as interest for it waned but that’s OK, some ideas work others don’t. In

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New acquisition – Crystal Castles

New acquisition – Crystal Castles

Shaggy January 17, 2008 0

Last night I picked up the 11th game in my collection, Atari’s Crystal Castles and for only $400 it was a good deal that I couldn’t pass up. I found this one on Craigslist

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Retronauts Talk Street Fighter

Retronauts Talk Street Fighter

Twisted Supreme January 16, 2008 0

I am a massive videogame podcast listener and one of my favourites is 1UP’s Retronauts. This week I was pleasantly surprised that thier latest episode was all about the Street Fighter series which I highly recommend.

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Golden Tee Scratch Cards

Golden Tee Scratch Cards

Twisted Supreme January 16, 2008 0

Not having any luck winning those Golden Tee tournaments, well now you can try your luck at the Golden Tee scratch cards. Read on for the full story… [via Barcade] The Illinois Lottery has

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Big Buck Hunter Pro Contest "Beat The Pro"

Big Buck Hunter Pro Contest "Beat The Pro"

Shaggy January 16, 2008 0

Raw Thrills, Play Mechanix and Betson have teamed up to host “Beat The Pro”, a Big Buck Hunter Pro tournament that is travelling across the US, drumming up interest in not only BBHP but

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Australian Pokie Players Spend Over Au$8 bn

Australian Pokie Players Spend Over Au$8 bn

Twisted Supreme January 15, 2008 0

Now we don’t normally cover news like this, but I found this particularly interesting as I have just returned from Australia and I was amazed how common the “pokie lounges” are out there. A good

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Atarigames.com updated with some cool arcade prototype info

Atarigames.com updated with some cool arcade prototype info

Shaggy January 15, 2008 0

Atarigames.com is a website dedicated to nothing but Atari arcade games, from all phases of the coin-op division at Atari. The website has been updated and with some very cool information including pictures of

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Taito's D1GP attracts long lines at Tokyo Auto Salon 2008

Taito's D1GP attracts long lines at Tokyo Auto Salon 2008

Shaggy January 14, 2008 0

[Also via AM.NET blog] At the Tokyo Auto Salon 2008 (that was held from January 11th until today) there was an arcade surprise there from Taito – a setup of their new D1GP racer.

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Wacky Races to be at ATEI

Wacky Races to be at ATEI

Shaggy January 14, 2008 0

While we weren’t sure about it at first, The Stinger Report confirms that Wacky Races will be at ATEI this year at booths U2240 and U2110. And also thanks to TSR we have the

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Rumour: New Resident Evil Arcade?

Rumour: New Resident Evil Arcade?

Twisted Supreme January 13, 2008 0

Could it be that Capcom are going to release another arcade version of thier popular survival horror game? I sure hope so. I have never seen, let alone played, Gun Survivor in an arcade,

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What Have We Been Playing This Week…..

What Have We Been Playing This Week…..

Twisted Supreme January 13, 2008 0

So after a lack of gaming whilst I was in Oz, (apart from some SNES action, because I took my console out with me as my mate was dying for some Mario Kart and

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The Stinger looks at Robotic Amusement devices in ’08 (video included)

The Stinger looks at Robotic Amusement devices in ’08 (video included)

Shaggy January 12, 2008 0

One of the more recent Stinger Reports (1/7/08 to be exact and yes I’m a couple of days late) took a look at the exciting application of robots and coin-op amusement. A while back

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