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Defend Earth Arcade Shooter Project

Defend Earth Arcade Shooter Project

Shaggy December 21, 2007 1

Here is a video of some college students that made their own arcade game! Everything was built from scratch including the game circuit (so no PC hardware) – almost like it was an arcade

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A pinball players wish granted

A pinball players wish granted

Shaggy December 21, 2007 4

[Via Barcade.com and Play Meter Magazine] It’s always great to hear stories that come out of wishes granted by the Make-A-Wish foundation. This particular one deals with Ryan (last name not given), a 10

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Shaggy's Weekly Review – 1942 by Capcom

Shaggy's Weekly Review – 1942 by Capcom

Shaggy December 20, 2007 0

This week I’m going with a true arcade classic, which also happened to be the first arcade game I purchased for my own collection. Images via KLOV. —————————————————————————————– 1942 by Capcom Players: 1-2 (not

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USB Desktop B-Ball arcade

USB Desktop B-Ball arcade

Shaggy December 20, 2007 1

It’s been a while since I’ve seen any new Redemption arcade basketball games but this seems to fit the bill, even though it’s a bit smaller and there’s no ticket payout. Just plug it

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GameWorks Announces Half Price Holidays

GameWorks Announces Half Price Holidays

Shaggy December 19, 2007 1

If you live anywhere near a GameWorks entertainment facility then this is good news for you. Gameworks has issued a press release detailing their half-off special for the holidays, where players can go and

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Virtual Racer X simulator

Virtual Racer X simulator

Shaggy December 19, 2007 1

While this doesn’t look like the type of unit that was made for an arcade environment, it certainly would make a nice addition to the game room (if you can afford it) By combining

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An unexpected surprise in Sunday's paper

An unexpected surprise in Sunday's paper

Shaggy December 18, 2007 0

(Click to enlarge) While I don’t bother getting a newspaper at home (I have the internet so not much of a need) my parents do and when I stopped by their home as I

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Tempest heads to XBLA

Tempest heads to XBLA

Shaggy December 18, 2007 0

(Click to enlarge) As you may already know, I hold a soft spot for anything Atari so when I see some updates of their awesome arcade classics, I find it hard to resist mentioning

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A family in Rapid City, SD opens a NASCAR themed arcade

A family in Rapid City, SD opens a NASCAR themed arcade

Shaggy December 18, 2007 4

(Photo credit: Dick Kettlewell of the Rapid City Journal) I came across this new article today detailing the opening of a new arcade in Rapid City South Dakota USA that discusses a family switching

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When your game addiction goes too far

When your game addiction goes too far

Shaggy December 16, 2007 0

I just caught this story of a single father in Hong Kong who was arrested for child abuse of his 7 year old daughter. How did he abuse his child? By leaving her alone

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