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CastleVania: The Arcade Game

Shaggy July 23, 2008 0

Konami has tested out their new CastleVania: Arcade game in Japan and it is different than the ‘medal’ version I’ve seen on AM-Net – it’s an actual video game. It uses a cabinet similar

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Interview with SFIV producer Yoshinori Ono

Shaggy July 23, 2008 0

Nikkei Trendy has an interview with Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono and from what can be understood from the broken translator English, you can see how much of Street Fighter II they are

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Interview with Steve Wiebe & Walter Day about the classics

Shaggy July 23, 2008 0

I still need to get the documentary, King of Kong. It’s the kind of film that demonstrates the rivalry that is such an integral part of arcade culture, or at least is most prominent

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PGA Tour Golf All-Access Pass unlocks more courses for offline machines

Shaggy July 23, 2008 0

GlobalVR has announced an update for their EA Sports PGA Tour Golf arcade title called the All Access Pass. The Pass is for offline versions of the game which previously only had 11 courses

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DDRX location test report

Shaggy July 17, 2008 1

(Image via MIYA the attic. The identities of the players will not be televised :P) Konami’s latest entry into the DDR series, Dance Dance Revolution X is currently on location test in Japan and

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SFIV twin player cabinets @ e3, release hits Japan tomorrow

Shaggy July 17, 2008 6

It’s nice to see that there is a small arcade presence at e3 this year, thanks to Capcom bringing the arcade version of the game to the show. It’s still frustrating that no announcement

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Bowling takes amusements into Casinos

Twisted Supreme July 17, 2008 0

No matter what negative talk you hear, there are still new amusement sites opening up all the time. Take this example in Chile were Local Brunswick importer Family Entertainment Centre Geyger Mailath is bringing

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New arcade in the works in Temecula,CA

Shaggy July 17, 2008 1

No image to go along with this one but it appears that one entrepreneur is attempting to open up an arcade/party center in Temecula, CA. It sounds like an FEC will be in the

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New Konami Jubeat site to open on July 24th

Shaggy July 16, 2008 0

It’s been a little while since we have heard anything on Konami’s Jubeat (which again is supposed to be pronounced ‘You-beat’) but it looks like the Japanese release of the game is fast approaching

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Silver Strike Bowling Championship results

Shaggy July 15, 2008 0

One way to get players out to the arcade is to hold a tournament of sorts – get several people signed up, offer a cash prize, etc. While operators can only do this on

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Galaga Legions coming to XBLA so could there be an arcade version?

Shaggy July 14, 2008 3

Back in March when I was at ASI I asked the guys at Namco about the possibility of bringing PacManCE or something like it to the arcade scene they said that they recently had

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Another review double feature: Chase HQ2 & 1942

Shaggy July 13, 2008 0

I’ve got another couple of reviews uploaded to the internet, this time Chase HQ2 by Taito and 1942 by Romstar/Capcom. I uploaded the CHQ2 video to Vimeo and 1942 to youtube for the time

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