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Atari Arcade Conventions & Promos of the Past

Atari Arcade Conventions & Promos of the Past

arcadehero June 5, 2012 0

As this week marks the E3 convention for the gaming world and it’s Atari’s 40th anniversary this month, what better way to reminisce than to check out videos and photos from past trade shows

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Atari Trivia To Kick Off Atari Month

arcadehero June 1, 2012 0

40 years ago in June 1972 a business was created that would launch off an industry that would influence and entertain millions of people, while also providing an economic boost to many. That was

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The Making of Retro Arcade Cabinets

The Making of Retro Arcade Cabinets

arcadehero May 30, 2012 0

Old footage of arcade machines is often an interesting subject, particularly when we have come across trade show footage of the past. Now how about some arcade factory footage from the 80s? That’s what

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Namco to Open New Facility in Japan; tiny Star Wars Arcade playable cabinet; DNA US Conference Moved

Namco to Open New Facility in Japan; tiny Star Wars Arcade playable cabinet; DNA US Conference Moved

arcadehero April 26, 2012 1

Newsfeed 1195 & 1196 via Most of our location opening news comes from out West but the occasional news from the East doesn’t hurt either. Namco has a new facility that is opening tomorrow

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For the Weekend: Taito Gamestation Video, eBay Pick of The Week

For the Weekend: Taito Gamestation Video, eBay Pick of The Week

arcadehero March 24, 2012 2

Rarely is there any news coming at us on a weekend so some general arcade interest stuff should suffice for us. First here’s a video taken recently at a new Taito Gamestation that opened

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Two Books About Atari’s Arcade Days Coming In June

Two Books About Atari’s Arcade Days Coming In June

arcadehero March 1, 2012 3

Ever since I was a kid, I have had a little infatuation for Atari, starting with the discovery of the Atari 2600 and later on their many other systems and arcade games. So if

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Arcade Retro Throwback Cereal Boxes At Target

Arcade Retro Throwback Cereal Boxes At Target

arcadehero February 13, 2012 0

When I was a kid I enjoyed breakfast cereal just like anyone else and I have a couple of memories of the cereal boxes back then. I remember this E.T. cereal and these weird

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Coin-op alumni brought together to make new iPad games

Coin-op alumni brought together to make new iPad games

arcadehero February 3, 2012 4

Newsfeed 1165 via I can’t say I particularly care for this trend of news that deals with more with mobile devices lately than actual arcades, but the kind of news that we generally focus

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Steve Jobs’ brief time in the arcade industry

Steve Jobs’ brief time in the arcade industry

arcadehero October 8, 2011 0

I am sure that by now you have heard the news of Steve Jobs’ passing and with that there have been a number of articles out there covering some part of his personal history.

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Arcade Related: Atari’s Arcade Duo for iPad; Arcade pin set

Arcade Related: Atari’s Arcade Duo for iPad; Arcade pin set

arcadehero September 4, 2011 1

Newsfeeds 1106 & 1107 via While I work on an article for my visit to Specular Interactive yesterday, The Stinger Report sent us a few arcade related stuff that’s quick and easy to get

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Arcade news you can abuse for the weekend

Arcade news you can abuse for the weekend

arcadehero July 2, 2011 5

If you’re in the US then you are possibly travelling somewhere, or hosting visitors for the 4th of July weekend. If not, it’s still a 4-day weekend which is always great to take advantage

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SNK celebrates 20 years of Neo Geo with shirts and cups

Shaggy September 10, 2010 3

Newsfeeds 922 & 923 via The Neo Geo MVS is undoubtedly one of the most important arcade hardware platforms created to this day. The system had support for over a decade and in that

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