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Mini Arcade Cabs for kids in Korea

Mini Arcade Cabs for kids in Korea

Shaggy August 18, 2008 2

[Image via the International Tae-Kwon Do Foundation of New Zealand (of all places)] I thought that I had posted about something like this a long time ago but after using the search engine I

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Soopa Coin-Up Bros DIY mini-arcade cabinet

Soopa Coin-Up Bros DIY mini-arcade cabinet

Shaggy August 18, 2008 0

Here is an interesting DIY piece of art that allows you to design your own mini-arcade cabinet that is fairly similar to that Pac GentleMan artpiece we covered a while back. There are a

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Retro Space pays homage to Computer Space

Retro Space pays homage to Computer Space

Twisted Supreme August 18, 2008 5

Yeah, yeah yeah, another home arcade cabinet. This one however pays homage to a particular game known as Computer Space. It’s not completely identical to the 1970’s classic, but there’s enough there to evoke

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Location test: DJ Max Technika

Location test: DJ Max Technika

Shaggy August 17, 2008 1

[Thanks to Phil Ver0 on the forums, additional info via BemaniStyle and Ruliweb] The creators of EZ2DJ are back with something new, and it’s already on location test. Known as DJ Max Technika, this

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Arc System campaign for BlazBlue to get it into as many arcades as possible

Arc System campaign for BlazBlue to get it into as many arcades as possible

Shaggy August 17, 2008 1

[Thanks to Jared Rea for passing this along] Arc System Works’ wants their new arcade fighter BlazBlue to be a success and they mean it. So much so that they are asking for players

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On test: Pump It Up Jump!

On test: Pump It Up Jump!

Shaggy August 16, 2008 2

Thanks to IcePagoda for the tip! Andamiro is testing out a new version of Pump It up in Vancouver Washington, called Pump It Up Jump!, a dancing game for kids, as you can see

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BattleGear Update

BattleGear Update

Shaggy August 16, 2008 0

Not many details on this but what you’re seeing in the picture here is the new updated Battle Gear racing title. It looks like they took a page from the NASCAR Racing Deluxe that

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A new original arcade title: Get Outta My Face!

A new original arcade title: Get Outta My Face!

Shaggy August 16, 2008 0

While finding indie developers making arcade titles is a rare occurrence, I’m happy to see that the numbers are growing. We’ve covered Galloping Ghost Productions and their making of Dark Presence; there also was

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And then, there was magazine coverage

And then, there was magazine coverage

Shaggy August 15, 2008 1

It’s been a while since arcades got a lot of attention that they deserved in mainstream gaming magazines. I have tried to combat that a little through articles I have written for HardCore Gamer

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Video review: The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift

Video review: The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift

Shaggy August 14, 2008 1

With this review the only new game I have left to review at my arcade is House of the Dead 4, which I haven’t done yet because it has been giving me problems (the

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