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Mini Skee Ball
Spotted this little gem over at RetroThing. I have to agree with them, I too love anything that has been miniaturised. I just looks so cute and cool, and for those of us with out room for our very own Skee Ball in the home (which is most of us really), this is ideal! [via »
Arcade Card Battlers For The Home?
Kotaku ran a post about about the Dragon Quest Video and brought up a good point about weather or not the technology of the PS3 Eye could be used to support a home version of the Dragon Quest Arcade game. To add to this I would say that Sega’s card games and Taito’s Kings of the Jurassiccould be »
Manic Panic Ghost available in Europe
I am not sure how long this has been there, but on Sega UKs website they have Manic Panic Ghost listed as an available title under New Releases. It doesn’t have it’s own mini-site like many of the other games do, but you can check out the flyer at the very least (which I’ll »
How To Work Space Port Arcade's
This find is literally oozing with retro 80’s goodness! Just sit back and take in this delightful Space Port Arcade’s Staff Training Video! Part 1 Part 2 [via Mall’s of America] Space Ports were a franchised chain of shopping mall video arcades that were especially popular in the late-seventies and early-eighties. Mallrats and pretty much »
Zaxxon Board Game
I had no idea this existed, but I spotted this awesome board game over at Retro Thing, may have to have a little hunt on ebay for one of these. Read on…. “When I wrote about video arcade game boards a few days ago, I was reminded of another kind of “arcade board”… “board game”, really. When video »
WCCF 06-07 Info & Pictures
There’s more exciting news that’s coming from the Sega Private Show Spring 2007. One of my favourite games, WCCF, is receiving a update and a new cabinet for the 2006 – 2007 addition. I have no idea if or when this is coming to the UK, but I should imagine it won’t be for a while »
Southern California Classic Collector's (SC3) Meeting on 5/12/07
Every time I hear about groups of arcade collectors coming together to play, it’s always far away from where I live. These events are always great fun though, allowing you to get together with real enthusiasts and not just whoever, to play and discuss your favorite games. While this primarily covers classic arcade gaming, »
Ebay Listing Of The Week
Gravitar Released in 1982 by Atari, this game did not do particularly well, mainly because many found the game too hard. The object of the game is to destroy enemy planets to make space a safer place for you to travel. While doing this you need to collect fuel units, because every time you »
Stern Issues Spider-Man Press Release
Stern has issued a press release for their upcoming pinball game, Spider-Man. The Press Release also contains new artwork for the game, showing the detailed toys and the decals on the red plastic that were not present at the location test. May 10, 2007– Stern Pinball, Inc. is releasing its newest pinball machine, SPIDER-MAN™. »
Game Of The Week
Computer Space Well this week I decided to take it back, way back, to where it all began. You can’t have a Game of the Week without a mention to the game that started it all. Computer Space was released in 1971 and was the first EVER coin operated arcade video game. The game was »
Crown Leisure Smartwater Crime Detection System
Recent issues regarding crimes involving AWP and Section 16 machines are fast becoming in urgent need of addressing. Thieves see easy pickings with Motorway services in particular offering ideal circumstances for such activities. However there is now a viable and efficient solution available that could see thieves thinking twice before they act. Crown Leisure »
Polybius – Urban Myth or CIA Plot ?
I had completely forgotten about this old story until a friend reminded me today. As some of you may know this story has been floating around for a very long time. Reputedly back in the early 80s a new arcade game was secretly tested in Portland in the U.S. with some very strange results. »
