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8 NASCAR cabs next to each other

8 NASCAR cabs next to each other

Shaggy November 6, 2007 0

(Click to enlarge) I just dropped by the Cosmic Amusements website for the first time and I caught this scene, pictured above. Just thought it would be nice to share, in case anyone wanted

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The Last Starfighter

The Last Starfighter

Twisted Supreme November 5, 2007 1

I have to put my hands up to Rogue Synapse, to recreate this cabinet from the movie The Last Starfighter is no mean feat and thier effort is absolutely outstanding, read on…… [via Oh Gizmo]

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Recent Trend: Arcade modes and game consoles

Recent Trend: Arcade modes and game consoles

Shaggy November 5, 2007 0

While looking around the blogosphere I just noticed that one popular game, Call of Duty 4 will have an “Arcade Mode” where you simply fight waves of enemies for a high score. This seems

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Midnight Maximum Tune 3 Japanese website reopened

Midnight Maximum Tune 3 Japanese website reopened

Shaggy November 5, 2007 14

It’s a slow news day but that doesn’t mean we can’t find something to talk about. While looking around the net I found that the official Japanese website for the racer MaxiTune 3 has

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Argos Selling Retro Cocktail Cabinet

Argos Selling Retro Cocktail Cabinet

Twisted Supreme November 5, 2007 2

This just shows that there is still an interest in arcade gaming out there, be it retro, over wise Argos (a big UK retailer) would not be selling this beauty. [via Arcade Lounge] Retro-gaming certainly has

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Gamerator – custom cab with a beer tap

Gamerator – custom cab with a beer tap

Shaggy November 4, 2007 0

It seems that Gizmodo is really picking up on a lot of arcade-related stuff these days. Which is fine with us, the more attention brought to arcades, the better. The latest thing I have

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80's Arcade game comeback

80's Arcade game comeback

Shaggy November 3, 2007 1

OK, so this is about a year old but I just found out about it and it’s a good look at classic arcade games and the surge in retro gaming popularity (which continues to

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Pac-Txt : The Text Based Version of Pac-Man

Pac-Txt : The Text Based Version of Pac-Man

Shaggy November 3, 2007 0

  Pac-Man has been in a lot of things but this is decidedly the first time I have heard of him having his own text adventure. According to the site, this game came up

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Mobile Suit Gundam Vs. Gundam kit

Mobile Suit Gundam Vs. Gundam kit

Shaggy November 2, 2007 2

  In Japan there are no shortage of Gundam themed games and that is a trend that is reflected even more by Japan’s arcade scene with the likes of thos awesome dome shaped cabinets and

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Initial D4 in the spotlight

Initial D4 in the spotlight

Shaggy November 2, 2007 0

  Gizmodo has a video up of Sega’s Initial D4 Special which we have reported on a few times in the past. It looks like people are certainly interested in it as the page

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Update on my arcade business progress

Update on my arcade business progress

Shaggy November 2, 2007 0

Well I figure it’s been a while since I wrote about my progress with getting my arcade started and now is as good a time as any. At the moment I am still in

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Pac Gentleman impresses with arcade action from the 1880's

Pac Gentleman impresses with arcade action from the 1880's

Shaggy November 2, 2007 1

  OK so it really isn’t from the 1880’s but this sculpted piece of art by an artist known as Doktor A makes one wonder if this is what arcade games would have been like

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