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A couple of new flyers: DDRX, DJ Max Technika and Putt Championship Edition

Shaggy April 30, 2009 1

I dropped by my local distributor yesterday and as I was browsing their collection of flyers, I noticed that they had some new ones in stock. I grabbed a few and decided to scan

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Stinger News: Game Game VU to soon come in a driver edition

Shaggy April 30, 2009 0

We have discussed the Game Gate VU before, a coin-op kiosk that allows operators to put an Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 on location to take advantage of the library that is offered by

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Another visit to FunSpot by someone else

Shaggy April 30, 2009 1

One day I swear that I will visit FunSpot in New Hampshire. One day. But that is not today – today we have a story from someone else taking a tour of the place,

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Steve Wiebe sets world record score for Donkey Kong Jr., eyes Donkey Kong next

Shaggy April 28, 2009 0

Many people have seen the documentary “The King of Kong” which delves into the world of high-score record setting on classic arcade games and the center of that story revolves around Steve Wiebe. We

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Initial D5 gets a new trailer

Shaggy April 23, 2009 1

Initial D5 is still on it’s way and it’s looking better and better with every new video. I’m not sure what ID5 is running on, it could be some version of Lindbergh but I

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Wall Street Fighter IV

Shaggy April 23, 2009 0

[Thanks for the link Paul] It’s a little cheesy but it’s been a  little while since I had seen these fighter mock-ups between two people with a video game appearance. This one is about

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Converting a motorcycle shop into an arcade

Shaggy April 23, 2009 0

When it comes to opening up your own dream arcade, there are always a number of ways to go about it although if you wish to convert an existing business that you own into

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Gameworks Minneapolis wants to move

Shaggy April 23, 2009 2

We all know how important a good location is – I do especially as I have learned over time how my location stinks. And speaking of locations, there is a story out there about

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Guitar Hero Arcade "officially" lands in the UK with a release event on the 25th

Shaggy April 22, 2009 4

The new Guitar Hero Arcade machine has been making the rounds in the US for a few weeks already (in fact every time I have been to my distributor lately, I have seen several

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Sega reveals Shining Force Cross with lots of slashing and bashing goodness

Shaggy April 21, 2009 9

I don’t know what it is lately but there really hasn’t been a lot of arcade news going on. Of course I haven’t had a lot of time lately to sit down and scour

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How about a homemade Vewlix tournament style cabinet?

Shaggy April 17, 2009 3

If you really want to play something like Street Fighter IV in a proper arcade cabinet, you could buy the actual arcade unit or modify a standard Vewlix cabinet into something you could throw

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Ground Kontrol presents the 1st annual Pinbrawl tournament

Shaggy April 15, 2009 0

One of the best things about an arcade is that they give you a great place to go and compete. You don’t have to set up anything at home and worry about strangers coming

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