Continuing upon our reflections of games past, we jump forward from 1977 to 1987. A major difference you will notice…
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Arcade Games Turning 40 in 2017
With a new year upon comes the opportunity to reflect on games past. As usual we will start with the…
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Newsbytes: Galaga Turns 35; SkySkipper Project; Final PIU Prime Update; Golden Tee 2017
Hey fellow arcade fans, welcome to your new seasons – Fall if you’re up North, Spring if you’re down South.…
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Looking Back At The Cruis’n Arcade series
This was an incredibly slow week for news, enough that I’m not really finding anything to throw together for your…
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The Making of Galaxian 3
Back in 1990, Namco had begun to dive into the development of 3D graphics and motion simulator technology. As their…
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Lesser Known Arcade ‘Mascots’ (Atari, Exidy, Random)
Frogger. Q*Bert. Ryu. Pac-Man. Mario. Mention any one of these names in a conversation about video games to a random…
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Mini-documentary: Inside Tokyo’s Long Love Affair With Dance Dance Revolution
(Thanks to Venumspyder for the tip) It goes without saying that Konami’s Dance Dance Revolution arcade series has been a…
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The History Of Sonic The Hedgehog At The Arcade
It is June 23rd and that marks a milestone in video gaming as one of the most popular game mascots…
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The Arcade Experience, A New Book From Arcade Heroes
I've got my book finally out, details inside
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Missing In Action: Run ‘N Gun Games
Given the recent slow news cycle, it’s given me some time to sit down and continue upon my editorial series…
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