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Father & daughter trapped inside a coin-op flight simulator for 20 min.

Father & daughter trapped inside a coin-op flight simulator for 20 min.

Shaggy May 28, 2008 5

The headline basically says it all – in Long Island New York at an FEC called Fun Zone Amusements(link to a video of the arcade on youtube) a father and daughter were trapped in

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Location Review : Phoenix Arcade @ The Summit

Location Review : Phoenix Arcade @ The Summit

SaraAB87 May 27, 2008 2

Here in Niagara Falls, NY there is a mall called The Summit and in addition to the Krow’s Nest with the bowling machines there is another arcade called Phoenix arcade. They have 2 storefronts

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Poll: Would you rather play Street Fighter IV in arcades or on a console @ home?

Poll: Would you rather play Street Fighter IV in arcades or on a console @ home?

Shaggy May 27, 2008 9

It’s pretty straight-forward – where would you like to play Street Fighter IV? At the arcade where you can show off your mad skillz for people to gawk at or at home by yourself

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My Arcade Update 5/26 (w/video)

My Arcade Update 5/26 (w/video)

Shaggy May 27, 2008 8

Even though it was a holiday in the US today that didn’t keep me from going in and working on the arcade. This week is the final push to get everything ready and I

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Rambo UK location test: video, impressions

Rambo UK location test: video, impressions

HeavyElectricity May 26, 2008 6

Please note that this article refers to an unfinished version of Rambo – content may substantially change before the game receives a general release! It was only a couple of days ago that I

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Robot Boxing returns to Japan with "GearRobo"

Robot Boxing returns to Japan with "GearRobo"

Shaggy May 25, 2008 1

I never played with a Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em robots game as a kid, it seemed ok but too static for my tastes. Now here is an arcade game coming out this summer in

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A New JVS multicabinet – the GBalance

A New JVS multicabinet – the GBalance

Shaggy May 24, 2008 4

I wish we would see more cabinets (that aren’t for MAME projects) being sold in the US. Perhaps I’m out of the loop on the subject of cabinets and I can’t speak for abroad

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Need For Speed Carbon kit & video

Need For Speed Carbon kit & video

Shaggy May 24, 2008 1

I logged onto youtube tonight and I checked my subscriptions and to my surprise a video of the upcoming Need For Speed Carbon Arcade was on there, by Birmingham Vending. They have been posting

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MTV takes a look at SF's best arcade that "isn't in San Fransisco"

MTV takes a look at SF's best arcade that "isn't in San Fransisco"

Shaggy May 24, 2008 3

While most mainstream media outlets have been going through a heyday with the erroneous Reuters report that we commented on recently that was focusing on the “dying arcade industry”, one took the time to

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Sega Rally 3 videos

Sega Rally 3 videos

HeavyElectricity May 24, 2008 11

As promised, here’s some of the video footage from the game. I’m putting two videos after the break so as not to slow down the main page with lots of flash stuff. Attract mode

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