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Atari’s Asteroids, Centipede and Missile Command To Become Board Games
If you were a child of the late 70s or early 80s then you very well might have come across board games based upon arcade games. The likes of Berzerk, Defender, Frogger, Pac-Man Popeye and
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Newsbytes: BOSA Awards; Quad Pokey Replacement; Star Wars
Hey. How are you? Wanna read some Newsbytes? I knew you did. Granted, arcade news has been rather slow all year and this week there wasn’t much to report on either, even in ‘quick’
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A Closer Look At The Indie Project Cosmotrons
On the last post to AH, the Midwest Gaming Classic event was mentioned, along with the presence of a new “Asteroids like” arcade game called Cosmotrons. Thanks to Sean of All Castle Games, we
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Newsbytes: April Fools; Taito VR; Arcade Easter Eggs; Skycurser;
It has been a little while since our last Newsbytes but this is due to the large amount of time I’m needing to spend remodeling a new spot for my arcade business to move
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Arcade Parts & Game Boards Go Up For Auction in Michigan
It has been a while since we have mentioned an auction of arcade games and/or parts. While arcade games individually or as lots pop up every now and then, it isn’t all the time
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Atari Pong Coffee Table Project Raising Funding For A General Release
(Thanks to Michael L. for the tip) Back in May of last year, we mentioned a very cool electromechanical Pong project. It received quite a bit of media attention, using an old but proven
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Newsbytes: Art of Atari; JAEPO 2017; Aurcade; Ninja Turtles Redemption
The work on remodelling a space to move my arcade continues, as such I have not been able to keep news flowing on the site. I have been slowly working on another look-back in
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Video Arcade Games Turning 30 In 2017
Continuing upon our reflections of games past, we jump forward from 1977 to 1987. A major difference you will notice between the two lists is the explosive influence of Japanese game makers had. This
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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 70s and games turning the ripe age of 40. Prepare to feel old! Here
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Newsbytes: CES 2017; MAGFest 2017; StepManiaX; SF Rush Beta; Hoopla
Welcome To The First Newsbytes of 2017. Let’s Start With VR It’s been a busy week in tech with CES 2017 in full swing. Interestingly enough, while VR was trying to make a splash
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IAAPA 2016 Pre-Game Show
Things are about to get busy around here as we finally hit IAAPA 2016, the biggest trade show for the arcade industry that there is every year. But First, Some Quick Headlines Sega’s MaiMai
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Newsbytes: Pinball Expo 2016; MaxiTune 5DX+; Breakout; Photo Election 2016
It has been quite the week for gaming news in general with the revelation of Nintendo’s latest game console, the Switch. I find it interesting that no one is saying that this one means
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