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

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

Shaggy 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

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40 Years Of Arcade Games – Part 1 (1972-1989)

40 Years Of Arcade Games – Part 1 (1972-1989)

Shaggy June 27, 2012 4

Today is Atari’s 40th Anniversary which also marks a good time to look over 40 years of arcade games in general. What is your favorite arcade game and why? Here’s something that I find

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First look from the floor of GAGA 2012

First look from the floor of GAGA 2012

Shaggy May 18, 2012 5

Before you think I’ve gone off my rocker to start talking about musicians that are popular worldwide, this post has nothing to do with Lady Gaga. It just so happens that for whatever reason,

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First Snippets of the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2012

First Snippets of the GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2012

Shaggy May 13, 2012 2

This past week, from Thursday to Saturday was GTI Asia Taipei Expo 2012, Game Time International’s arcade trade show event that takes place in Taipei, Taiwan. Not being able to make it there directly

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News from Japan: Konami’s Jubeat Saucer, More Gunslinger Stratos

News from Japan: Konami’s Jubeat Saucer, More Gunslinger Stratos

Shaggy March 29, 2012 3

Let’s cast our eyes over to Japan for some news, as there are a few developments going on there. First off, Konami has a new entry location testing there starting tomorrow called Jubeat Saucer(not-so-much-better

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Newsbag: Real Steel Arcade; Sinistar Vacuum; Konami Game Engine

Newsbag: Real Steel Arcade; Sinistar Vacuum; Konami Game Engine

Shaggy March 7, 2012 1

Time for another random general interest post, mixing in small pieces of news that probably aren’t worth a whole post to themselves. Amusement Expo is just a week away. Unfortunately as things have worked

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AOU 2012 Mega Videos Post

AOU 2012 Mega Videos Post

Shaggy February 18, 2012 3

Now that a little time has passed, here come the videos from the AOU 2012 event taking place in Japan this week, with enough footage to keep anyone busy for a little while. The

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Happy AOU 2012 Day! New arcade games from Japan

Happy AOU 2012 Day! New arcade games from Japan

Shaggy February 17, 2012 4

The slow early year news cycle has had us counting down to this event in Japan, the AOU 2012 expo, where different amusement companies will get together to show off some of their latest

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What’s coming to AOU 2012 (Part 1)

What’s coming to AOU 2012 (Part 1)

Shaggy February 1, 2012 3

Newsfeed 1162 & 1163 via If you didn’t get a fill from the EAG show last week then never fear, another arcade trade show, AOU 2012, is just around the corner, this time in

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Newsbag: DNA Conference Moves Date; Darius Burst goes to iOS, Sound Voltex Booth release

Newsbag: DNA Conference Moves Date; Darius Burst goes to iOS, Sound Voltex Booth release

Shaggy January 24, 2012 0

I know posting has been inconsistent lately and I end up doing these variety posts but that will change shortly as I have completed moving my own arcade and I should be opening my

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News from Japan: Namco Dark Escape 3D Details; Sega Maimai loctest; Konami Pop N’ Music 20 release

News from Japan: Namco Dark Escape 3D Details; Sega Maimai loctest; Konami Pop N’ Music 20 release

Shaggy December 9, 2011 4

There were a few different arcade news items coming out of Japan today so I figured it would be useful to combine them into one post. Let’s start off with the quick stuff, both

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Konami launches an arcade community site, e-Amusement Gate

Konami launches an arcade community site, e-Amusement Gate

Shaggy 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,

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