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Atari Trivia To Kick Off Atari Month

Arcadian 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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Arcade Trivia Time #1

Arcade Trivia Time #1

Arcadian May 28, 2012 4

Being that it is a holiday in the US, I’m not expecting any news to come along but there is a new feature for the site which I figure now is a good time

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Newsbits: Arcade from 1968; Rocky Mountain Expo; Star Castle on the Atari 2600; more Gundam Pilot videos; Retrocade Magazine

Newsbits: Arcade from 1968; Rocky Mountain Expo; Star Castle on the Atari 2600; more Gundam Pilot videos; Retrocade Magazine

Arcadian April 27, 2012 2

Earlier this week the news was quite slow but this latter half has improved a bit, where I have enough to do yet another multi-story post. First off is something I did see a

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A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR

A Look At the Past, Present And Future of VR

Arcadian April 13, 2012 2

Newsfeed 1190 & 1191 via As a kid I remember hearing news that a new facility had opened its doors that was all about Virtual Reality. I can’t remember the name of the place

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Get Inside Dragon’s Lair

Get Inside Dragon’s Lair

Arcadian March 23, 2012 1

Every arcade game has a story behind its release or the effects of its release years down the road but for the most part, those stories have only been told in brief interviews or

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Two Books About Atari’s Arcade Days Coming In June

Two Books About Atari’s Arcade Days Coming In June

Arcadian 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 Games Turning 30 this year

Arcade Games Turning 30 this year

Arcadian January 5, 2012 1

For a little over a year we’ve had some talk about games reaching their 30th birthday, in particular with Pac-Man but as this marks the 30th year since 1982, I figure why not take

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Steve Jobs’ brief time in the arcade industry

Steve Jobs’ brief time in the arcade industry

Arcadian 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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New game history documentary – 8-Bit Generation: Playing the Revolution

Arcadian May 1, 2011 2

Anytime the subject of video game history comes up, the influence of arcade gaming is unavoidable. A large number of innovations as well as innovators got their start in the coin-op world, which came

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Annual DiGRA Japan meeting dives into arcade history

Annual DiGRA Japan meeting dives into arcade history

Arcadian December 21, 2010 0

Newsfeed 975 via One good thing for video game history buffs is that many individuals who helped shape the industry in the first place are still around to share their insights into what happened.

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