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Where did we use to play arcade games?

April 10, 2008, 11 Comments on Where did we use to play arcade games?

One of our forum members RJAY63 started an interesting new topic the other day; Where did we use to play arcade games. Now I’m really going to have think hard to remember all the places I’ve been to because I have a shocking memory. Why don’t you think back and tell us about the arcades you used »

What have we been playing…. or not in my case

April 10, 2008, 3 Comments on What have we been playing…. or not in my case

As you can see Shaggy’s been a busy playing all sorts of great games at ASI, unfortunately I have had very little time to play games or do any posts for the website for that matter. I won’t drone on too much about how busy I am, but basically I won’t be about that much »

Starting an arcade of your own (Part 1)

April 6, 2008, 32 Comments on Starting an arcade of your own (Part 1)

While I have been working on getting my own arcade started I have dealt with the problem where it is difficult to come by useful information on arcade business statistics. I know that many of you have also encountered the problem of finding good information on arcades or just working on getting your arcade »

A look at Eugene Jarvis' work, past and present

April 3, 2008, 2 Comments on A look at Eugene Jarvis' work, past and present

In the arcade world it’s hard to miss mega-hits like Defender, Robotron 2048, Smash TV, and Crusin’ USA and while many designers of classic arcade games have moved on to different things, the designer behind the aforementioned games is still making arcade games through his own company known as Raw Thrills’. That man of »

What have we been playing…..

March 27, 2008, 6 Comments on What have we been playing…..

I hate it when I don’t have much time for gaming, but you can be damn sure I’ll be making time for GTA IV when it comes out! At least Shaggy’s making up for my lack of game playing. Shaggy  -Blazing Angels (Arcade) -Paradise Lost (Arcade) -Tetris (Arcade) -Grand Prix (Atari 2600) -Checkered Flag (Atari »

Missing In Action: Tanks, Planes, Mechs and more

March 24, 2008, 4 Comments on Missing In Action: Tanks, Planes, Mechs and more

Missing in Action is an editorial series that discusses the kinds of games that at one time were prevalent in arcades or the types of games that would make great arcade games but aren’t being made as the industry prefers light-gun, racing, standard fighting titles, etc. Previous articles have taken a look at Space »

Awesome 3D arcade game art

March 16, 2008, 1 Comment on Awesome 3D arcade game art

[via Technabob] Want to jazz up your game room, then look no further these funky 3D arcade pieces by Melissa Jones. Melissa creates original wood carvings of classic arcade characters, then creates a resin casting of the original and hand paints each one with bold acrylic colors. Her pieces cover all the favourites including Donkey Kont and »

Next week my arcade makes its start

March 15, 2008, 20 Comments on Next week my arcade makes its start

I got some great news today that I will be signing the lease on the store lot where I will be placing my arcade sometime next week, possibly Monday or Tuesday. Once that happens expect frequent updates (with pictures) on this site about the progress I’ll be making in remodeling the place to fit »

What have we been playing….

March 10, 2008, No Comments on What have we been playing….

Do you ever get that feeling when you put a new game in your 360 and play it for an hour or so and then regret. Regret it because you wish you’d never put that game on your games played list? Well that’s the feeling I got with DMC4 and Frontlines, now don’t get me »

What have we been playing….

March 3, 2008, No Comments on What have we been playing….

My 360 died on me this week. I count myself lucky as this only my third 360! And more importantly I have a friend who can lend me one 🙂 Twisted Supreme  -Burnout Paradise (360) -Fahrenheit (PS2) -OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast (PS2) Heavy Electricity -Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials & Tribulations (DS) -Virtua Tennis World Tour »

Last week on Arcade Heroes

March 2, 2008, No Comments on Last week on Arcade Heroes

So we had some SF4 news, as always. We saw some interesting news about the possibility of a new Sega Rally coming our way and Shaggy put up a review of Rip Off for our reading pleasure. In fact Shaggy put up all but one of the posts this week, so big thanks to him »

Play Value Redeems itself with new arcade video

March 1, 2008, 2 Comments on Play Value Redeems itself with new arcade video

Way back in August of last year, ON Networks’ Play Value show ran a video discussing the “Death of the Arcade” and after misrepresenting the industry and putting forth some ridiculous “facts” (such as the infamous “how do you play a sports game in the arcade”  comment) we as well as some others had »