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Arcade update 5/11 (w/video)

Arcade update 5/11 (w/video)

Shaggy May 11, 2008 7

Here’s another update of my progress on my arcade store that I am in the process of creating, The Game Grid Arcade in West Valley City, UT, at the Valley Fair Mall. We’ve been

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Some prizes to expect for Silver Strike Bowling 2009

Some prizes to expect for Silver Strike Bowling 2009

Shaggy May 10, 2008 0

(Click on image to enlarge) We have mentioned Silver Strike Bowling 2009 a few times recently, as Incredible Technologies has been making a large effort to make the game attractive with the number of

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Huge warehouse find

Huge warehouse find

Shaggy May 9, 2008 0

While I had the opportunity to visit a warehouse full of games a week or two ago, I certainly don’t have the cash to get everything there. They also didn’t have many classics sitting

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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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