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Virtua Fighter Pachislot
This reminds me of the HOTD slot machine I saw at the ATEi this year. I don’t think I took a picture of it, but it was there, I swear. [via Kotaku] The granddaddy
Read More »Sea Wolf returns to arcades – as a redemption title
Probably not many people remember Sea Wolf – an arcade title by Midway from 1976 that put players in the position of a submarine launching torpedoes at ships through a periscope control. A more
Read More »First thoughts on The Act (my review for the week)
The reason why I am calling this my first thoughts and not my final review is because I am having a little issue with the sound – nothing comes through the on-board PC sound
Read More »Crazy: VF2 Simpsons Vs Family Guy
Some crazy people took the parts of the VF2 PC game and using a “Make Your Own Fighting Game” engine called M.U.G.E.N. threw in Homer and Peter Griffin! Also note the Sega mascots in the
Read More »"The Act" – In the News
As a taster for Shaggy’s up coming review here is a quick news story I found on “The Act” on youtube. Features a little gameplay, cabinet on test and some interviews with key Cecropia staff. Sadly they
Read More »The Act Has Arrived!
I received my conversion kit for The Act today and I can hardly wait to spend some real time with the game. I hope to play it enough that I can write a
Read More »Sega R360
After the post a few days ago about Mobile Suit Gundam: Bonds of the Battlefield, one of readers sent us this picture of Sega’s R-360 taken back in the nineties at Skylon Tower
Read More »Always On The Hunt
Back in the day when one of my local pubs had a Big Buck Hunter, myself and a bunch of friends would be down there at least twice a week to try and
Read More »What Have We Been Playing This Week….
I’ve not been able to get that much gaming in recently, too busy watching England suck at sport! But Shaggy has more than made up for it! Shaggy -Warlords (Arcade) -Halo 3 (Xbox 360) -Orange
Read More »Positive Arcade Coverage
This makes for a nice change from the usual doom and gloom that we have to read about the state of the arcade industry. [via LTW] [Thanks to The Stinger Report] Editor’s note: John
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