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Arcade Innovations

Arcade Innovations

Shaggy May 31, 2007 0

Kevin Williams has posted an interesting article over at SPoNG.com that discusses some of the innovations that the arcade industry brought to video games. From QWAKs! light-gun to Atari Footballs trackball, I, Robot’s 3D

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Shaggy's Weekly Game Review – Star Wars Arcade Trilogy by Sega

Shaggy's Weekly Game Review – Star Wars Arcade Trilogy by Sega

Shaggy May 30, 2007 0

This week I thought I’d review one arcade game that I spent a lot of time on a few years back: Star Wars Trilogy Arcade. Even today this game is still a lot of

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Ground Control Arcade Bar

Ground Control Arcade Bar

Twisted Supreme May 30, 2007 0

  Here’s another great arcade bar called Ground Control, will some please open one near me, thanks to Destructoid for this find….. For years, the traditional arcade has been dropping steadily off the map. Where

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Consumer Media's Arcade Coverage U-Turn!

Consumer Media's Arcade Coverage U-Turn!

Twisted Supreme May 30, 2007 0

  This was an interesting read, and some of the points raised have been bugging me for quite a while. Like when having a search on google for “arcade” all you get is Xbox

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Pop It For Gold

Pop It For Gold

Twisted Supreme May 30, 2007 0

Not really in my field of expertise, not that I have much of one anyway, but I can’t help but fall in love with this game. It sounds like great fun, a game that

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Twin Galaxies Official Video Game and Pinball Book of World Records available

Twin Galaxies Official Video Game and Pinball Book of World Records available

Shaggy May 29, 2007 0

In case you are unfamiliar with Twin Galaxies, they happen to be the standard setters for record high scores when it comes to not only console games but primarily coin-op video games. As such

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Churches with arcades, what will they think of next?

Churches with arcades, what will they think of next?

Shaggy May 29, 2007 1

I’m all for there being more arcades out there so more people can experience how great of an experience it is, but I am at a loss as to how to go about this

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11th Annual California Extreme Arcade and Pinball Game Show

11th Annual California Extreme Arcade and Pinball Game Show

Shaggy May 29, 2007 1

There are plenty of announcements for arcade shows these days! Details for the the next California Extreme game show have been announced, including a date and details on games, prizes and special speakers. The

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Stern Spider-Man is in production

Stern Spider-Man is in production

MetaFox May 26, 2007 0

Stern’s Spider-Man Page has gone live, signalling that the game is in production and is ready to ship. As usual, the page contains a lot of material about the game, such as brochures, close

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The King of Kong – A Fistful of Quarters

The King of Kong – A Fistful of Quarters

Shaggy May 26, 2007 2

It’s stuff like this that defines why people love classic arcade games and what made them so timeless. There was a time where people didn’t play games due to the intricate storylines, but due

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Arcade Industry Finally Looking To Do Something About Poor Media Coverage

Arcade Industry Finally Looking To Do Something About Poor Media Coverage

Shaggy May 25, 2007 0

If there is one thing the arcade industry has not been blessed with for a very long time, it’s the marketing gene. But according to the latest Stinger Report, that may be about to

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HardCore Gamer Issue #24 out – 2Spicy previewed

HardCore Gamer Issue #24 out – 2Spicy previewed

Shaggy May 25, 2007 0

Issue #24 of HardCore Gamer is out now, featuring a preview for 2Spicy. The magazine can be purchased at a local retailer or if you don’t care for a hard copy you can download

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