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Crane games and lobsters

Crane games and lobsters

Shaggy May 9, 2008 1

When it comes to bizarre games, Japan never fails to impress and in fact I found out about this crazy crane game at WeirdAsianews.com. This certainly classifies as weird (I’m sure not many people

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Short footage of Counter Strike Arcade

Short footage of Counter Strike Arcade

Shaggy May 9, 2008 3

Before I get too far along, for those that were unaware of this, Count Strike was brought to arcades in Japan a few years ago by Namco and is called Counter Strike Neo (a

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The Big Buck Bowl

The Big Buck Bowl

Shaggy May 8, 2008 0

As I mentioned in the last post, I went to my distributor today to talk about games and some options and one thing we talked about was Big Buck Hunter Online. I did have

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Another look at ASI 2008

Another look at ASI 2008

Shaggy May 8, 2008 5

ASI 2008 may have come and gone back in March but it’s still great when someone else shares their photos and thoughts on the the event, as Chris has done on his blog. He

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IGS revealing new games at GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2008, will being releasing games in Latin America

IGS revealing new games at GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2008, will being releasing games in Latin America

Shaggy May 7, 2008 1

When I went to ASI I was hoping to see something new from American Alpha, the US distributor of the Taiwan-based company, IGS. IGS has a particular flare for releasing games with 2D graphics and

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Arcade update 5/5 (w/video)

Arcade update 5/5 (w/video)

Shaggy May 6, 2008 7

Today was full of hard work for getting the arcade started. In addition to painting ceiling tiles and earning some blisters along with it, I also had to register my business through another state

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Xbox 360 kiosks brought to hospitals with pre-loaded games; coin-op version next?

Xbox 360 kiosks brought to hospitals with pre-loaded games; coin-op version next?

Shaggy May 6, 2008 14

Ever since Microsoft revealed the term “Xbox Live Arcade” along with the concept that has included original content along with remade classic arcade titles, people have thought of bringing the Xbox 360 into the

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Golden Tee 2009 Design-A-Hole Finalists Up for a vote

Golden Tee 2009 Design-A-Hole Finalists Up for a vote

Shaggy May 4, 2008 0

A little while ago we posted about a new contest that Incredible Technologies was running in regards to their next Golden Tee game, GT2009. The contest is called Design-A-Hole where anyone could submit an

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Pac-Man – The Real Story

Pac-Man – The Real Story

Shaggy May 4, 2008 0

[Via Kotaku] You have to love it when a T-Shirt design turns into a narrative for what really is going on in Pac-Man’s world. Innocent little guy being chased by ghosts in a maze?

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First images of my arcade location in West Valley City UT, The Game Grid Arcade

First images of my arcade location in West Valley City UT, The Game Grid Arcade

Shaggy May 3, 2008 9

UPDATE: I have since had to move from this location, to another, to yet another. Still in the same mall (Valley Fair which is outside Salt Lake City) but much larger location that the

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