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The Last Starfighter on HD-DVD = old arcade goodness in high-def

September 26, 2007, 3 Comments on The Last Starfighter on HD-DVD = old arcade goodness in high-def

OK so it’s not really the purpose of this blog to write about movies, but I have to comment on what I got in the mail yesterday. Last week Universal released The Last Starfighter on HD-DVD and for someone like me – who loves arcades, space stuff, and certain cult films from the 80’s,  »

The Painstation

September 24, 2007, 1 Comment on The Painstation

As crazy as this game sounds, I think after a few beers, this game could be very popular. Apparently this game has been about for a while, but I have never seen one. Read on….. The Painstation The concept is simple. Two players eyeball each other over a table console. The left-hand is positioned »

What Are We Playing This Week………

September 24, 2007, No Comments on What Are We Playing This Week………

Now as a lot of you may know, Halo 3’s street date has been broken. However I’ve resisted purchasing it so far because I’m looking forward to picking it up at the midnight launch, hooking up with my mates online and playing through the 4 player co-op campaign together. Hopefully I won’t come across any spoilers before »

Stern Pinball Tournament at the upcoming AMOA 2007 event

September 21, 2007, No Comments on Stern Pinball Tournament at the upcoming AMOA 2007 event

Details have been announced for the upcoming IFPA-AMOA 2007 Pinball Championship, which is being hosted by Stern Pinball. They competition is open to everyone that attends the AMOA 2007 event and they are giving away some cool prizes (including the awesome documentary Tilt: The Battle to Save Pinball, which we reviewed here at AH »

"Back Off" LED Space Invaders Doormat

September 19, 2007, 2 Comments on "Back Off" LED Space Invaders Doormat

[Via The Stinger Report] Hehe, this is really cool. I’ll probably end up buying one for my house and my arcade. I think it also makes a nice mat to put in front of any arcade game room. Here are the specs: Product Features Stylish door mat features glowing animated space invader display Motion »

SEGA Rally Demo on XBox Live!!!!

September 19, 2007, No Comments on SEGA Rally Demo on XBox Live!!!!

  Just spotted on Major Nelson Blog that the demo for SEGA Rally is now available on XBox live……downloading now…………2% complete…………………..Grrrrr…………must….. get…… faster….. Internet……. connection!!!  Updated: Well worth the wait. Only single player, two cars (Subaru Impreza & Mitsubushi Evolution) and two tracks but I’m hooked, It has a great arcade look and feel and »

Latest KWP Conference Dates Confirmed

September 19, 2007, No Comments on Latest KWP Conference Dates Confirmed

Announcement of Next Major Seminars & Leading Media Coverage September 19, 2007 – London, United Kingdom – Following a productive first half to the year, KWP [of The Stinger Report] hopes to continue with a series of conferences and magazine features. The influential Annual Conference of Visitor Attractions in London, the expansive Leisure Industry Week »

Electrocoin To Launch New Style Games At Preview

September 19, 2007, No Comments on Electrocoin To Launch New Style Games At Preview

[via Coin-Op News] New Category C products representing a new style and direction will be unveiled by Electrocoin at Preview, including Taito’s Space Invaders and the screen based Magic X, along with a number of products indicating a diversification in Electrocoin’s product range. Following the success of Stern Kooky Carnival roll down redemption game, »

What Are We Playing This Week………

September 19, 2007, No Comments on What Are We Playing This Week………

  Only 1 week until Halo 3, that’s all I have to say!  Shaggy -Metroid Prime 3 (Wii) -Tetris (arcade) -Aegis Wing (360) -Call of Duty 4 Beta (360) Twisted Supreme -Bioshock, completed… WOW! (360) -Virtua Tennis 3 (arcade) -Pro Evo 6 (360) [Discuss on the Forum »

Whatever Happened to: Psy-Phi

September 17, 2007, 2 Comments on Whatever Happened to: Psy-Phi

Psy-Phi was announced by SEGA as a new Lindbergh based arcade game . The project was being headed by legend Yu Suzuki and featured two player touch screen fighting/shooting gameplay based on 1-on-1 combat with players floating up in the air and competing in a game which Suzuki described as a sort of “futuristic dodge ball”. The original release was planned for »

SEGA “Race” to reveal London Preview Line up

September 16, 2007, No Comments on SEGA “Race” to reveal London Preview Line up

Sega Amusements Europe Ltd. will reveal a star studded cast of new product at this year’s London Preview. The world market leader will have more than nine new pieces on offer, with both World and European exclusives. These include the first European viewing of Primeval Hunt. This two player prehistoric hunting game has all »

Japan Still Beetle Crazy

September 12, 2007, No Comments on Japan Still Beetle Crazy

Mushiking never really took off over here, but it’s good to see it’s still going strong crazy back in it’s home land.  [via Joystiq]  “Gotta catch ’em all” has taken on a new meaning with a recent Japanese video game craze helping to drive the real-life extinction to the a subspecies of Turkish beetle. »