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Zap Arcade Opens in Jordan, MN

Adam July 16, 2012 0

Well I think we can safely say that the opening of vintage arcades is officially a trend now as when ti comes to the various location openings we are reporting on these days, this

40 Years of Arcade Games – Part 2 (1990-2012)

Adam June 28, 2012 8

So the 40 Years of Arcade Games post to celebrate Atari’s 40th anniversary had so much content on it that I had to split it up to keep the post from crashing. See Part

Atari Trivia #3 plus More Atari Promo Videos

Adam June 18, 2012 0

We’re fast approaching June 27th, the official day that Atari was founded 40 years ago. Leading up to that I published a history on Atari’s Arcade Prototypes and here is the next Atari Trivia

Atari Prototypes Over the Years Mega Post

Adam June 15, 2012 11

One thing Atari became famous for over the years were its prototype games. As we celebrate 40 years of Atari this month, it is a fascinating avenue to go down. Many never made it

Article: What’s Happening With Western Arcades – My Thoughts

Adam April 3, 2012 28

Through the day I’ve been following a popular article that was published by Ars Technica, “Whatever Happened To the American Arcade?“. I was contemplating commenting on it and Kevin Williams then sent me the

IAAPA 2011 Pics Part 2

Adam November 17, 2011 3

Continuing the IAAPA 2011 trade show coverage with twice the pics and half the salt! In case you missed it, pictures of games like Bejeweled can be found here. All of these pictures are

Konami launches an arcade community site, e-Amusement Gate

Adam November 11, 2011 4

Newsfeed 1134 via As an effort to provide Japanese gamers with a portal for everything revolving around their arcade games, Konami has launched a new site that focuses on bringing game information, player rankings,

Meet GHOST Squad’s biggest fan

Adam October 15, 2011 3

Sure it’s easy to cosplay these days but it’s one thing to dress up as your favorite game character and entirely something else when you play the game acting out all of the actions.

Actual Yahoo! Headline: “Arcades Making A Comeback”

Adam October 8, 2011 5

(Thanks to Jarett for the tip!) Well this is a pleasant change – we get to discuss an article on a mainstream media site that paints modern arcades in a positive light and more

Taito’s Densha De Go! Returns in 2012

Adam October 8, 2011 1

(Via AM-Net Blog) Back in 1997, Taito released a coin-op “train simulator” video game called Densha De Go!. That basically translates to “Let’s go by train!”. It was successful enough in Japan to warrant

Another look at Robo Restle as it arrives for a release

Adam October 7, 2011 3

So today a new film is making it’s way to theaters called “Real Steel”. I haven’t seen it yet, not sure if I will be seeing it but there are a lot of commercials

Plastic Mini-Cabinets by HobbyWave

Adam September 29, 2011 1

(Thanks to Shinichi for the tip!) Need something to spruce up your arcade or gameroom? Mini-cabinets are always nice. These cabinets in particular are something you can put together yourself and it’s all molded