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8-Player Arcade Gaming – A History
With the upcoming release of Sega’s Daytona Championship USA and the news of an 8-unit location test, it gave me an idea that should have been covered before for those slow news days… The 8-player arcade setup Some modern arcade racing titles offer this as a part of their feature set but it is not »
AAMA Issues The “Fair Play Pledge” For Redemption Machine Operations
The American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) is not an organization that most gamers are familiar with; as their ‘About’ page states, “The American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) is an international non-profit trade organization representing the manufacturers, distributors, and part suppliers of the coin-operated amusement industry…Committees work with the Association staff to develop programs to »
New Locations: John & Jay’s Arcade (MA); Konbo Arcade Cafe (UK); Quarter Horse Arcade (NC); Free Play #2 (TX); Arcadeology (MD); R1USA (NY)
I know it hasn’t been very long since our last post about new arcade locations opening their doors out there but right after that post was finished, tips came pouring in about other locations! So let’s do another – if there are any new locations I have missed recently, please let me know! With »
Newsbytes: Battle of the Arcades; Alien Day; Heart of Gaming & More
Hello and welcome to Newsbytes, our weekend collection of quick arcade news. Let’s get to it as we enjoy the last weekend that April 2017 has to offer: Battle Of The Arcades Begins A 3 way tournament is taking place between Galloping Ghost Arcade, Kencade and Richie Knucklez & Arcade 2084 across 12 classic »
Prototype Found: The Arena by Gottlieb
Prototype news was rather steady last year, thanks to a slew of discoveries from arcade collectors out there. For the news on this one, it was something we almost posted about last Summer but out of respect for a request to wait for some filmmakers to cover the game, that was postponed. Until now. »
Newsbytes: Ironsights Big Buck Doc; Pirates @ Dave & Busters; ColorDMDs & More
Welcome to this week’s newsbytes, where we distill some pieces of arcade news into one post for your reading or viewing pleasure. Ironsights – Twitch Produced Mini-Documentary On Big Buck Champ Sara Erlandson Play Mechanix and game streaming service Twitch have been shared a cozy partnership for a couple of years thanks to the »
Newsbytes: April Fools; Taito VR; Arcade Easter Eggs; Skycurser;
It has been a little while since our last Newsbytes but this is due to the large amount of time I’m needing to spend remodeling a new spot for my arcade business to move into. When you can’t afford to hire a contractor, you have to do it yourself and it is a time »
Touring Orlando & Dallas Arcades + A Quick Visit To Disney Quest
The site has been sort of quiet lately as I have been out and about travelling in the warm state of Florida, then a visit to Dallas for Amusement Expo. Not to mention spending a lot of time in remodeling a new store to move my arcade over to. While abroad, I sought out »
New Locations: Cidercade (TX); Ready Player One Bar (MI); Token (Ireland); Round1USA (IL)
When we started the month of March, we did so with various posts covering new arcade amusement locations that are opening their doors out there. So it is fitting as we reach the end of the month that we bring the same spotlight to even more venues that are jumping into the business. There »
Master List Of Unreleased Arcade Games
There are many video game developments that never saw the light of day. The reasons for them going unreleased are varied – perhaps a concept just wasn’t working out, the hardware wasn’t up to the task, it tested poorly, the budget ran out, etc. Whether or not the games were released, teams of developers »
Cineplex Rec Room to open several large Entertainment Centers across Canada in 2017 and beyond
Cineplex, a popular Canadian entertainment brand based out of Toronto, Ontario Canada, is set to open 10-15 large entertainment centers called Rec Room in 2017 and beyond. Cineplex is a popular brand of movie theaters in Canada that is expanding more into the entertainment industry. Cineplex bills their new entertainment centers as “social playgrounds »
New Arcades: Strike 10 Bowling (FL); Funky Munky (UT); Tamba Gaming Arcade (UK); Vertigo Arcade (UK); Round1USA (GA)
Time to take a look at another round of new arcade locations that are opening out there, showing once again how arcades are still alive and thrive out in the Western world. In a way, this is a follow-up to the recent post Why Arcades Aren’t Dead In The United States but with the »
