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Newsbytes: CAX 2015; D&B AMA; Exidy Founder Passes Away; Insert Coin Doc; NTG#51
I don’t know what it is about Friday evenings at times that suddenly a bunch of news is dumped but we’ll take it! I hope that everyone has a safe and fun weekend. CAX
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Looking Back At Pac-Man As The Game Turns 35
Today marks the 35th anniversary of a legend in video gaming, particularly in arcades. That would be the arcade release of Namco’s Pac-Man to Japanese arcades. There is a big celebration going on at
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Newsbag: Abari; Midway 90s Doc; Steve Bristow; NTG#37
Welcome to the last day of February. Depending upon where you are, perhaps March will improve weather wise. Either way, where arcades are usually an indoor activity, you can enjoy them at any time
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Arcade Commercials & Promos Of The Past
It has been a sloooow week for arcade news, thanks to the vacuum any trade show leaves in its wake. So here’s an arcade interest related article. One thing the arcade industry has not
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Arcade Games Turning 40, 30 & 20 Years Old In 2015
With a new year having come upon us, it means it is time to look back at some games that are enjoying an anniversary in 2015. For the same thing we did last year,
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Barcade Opening in Manhattan NYC On June 3rd
I recall that when I was first researching data on my business plan, that I contacted a LAN center in NYC and they freaked out when I mentioned the term arcade. That was because
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What Are Your Favorite Arcade Game “Easter Eggs”
One of those elements of gaming that can be fun to get into at times are finding “Easter Eggs”. These are defined as intentionally hidden elements in a game that maybe were an inside
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“ARTCADE – The Book Of Classic Arcade Game Art” Looking For Funding
It’s been a little while since we discussed arcade art on the blog, not because they have stopped doing sideart for games (all new games do have it still, along with marquees, some are
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Newsbag: Arcade Button Watch, Terminator 2 Arcade Footage
Happy weekend once again to everyone. In some areas with school getting in full swing it has probably meant a slow-down for many arcades so if you’ve been meaning to get to your local
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Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 2)
When I did the research for Midway’s unreleased arcade prototypes of the past, I had a feeling that there should have been more. Perhaps that is a tainted view as a company like Atari
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Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 1)
UPDATE: Part 2 can be found here. It’s been a long while since we did an arcade prototype overview in regards to a single company and with news all but dried up this weekend
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Spacewar! Exhibit Opens At The Museum of the Moving Image In Astoria, NY
(Image above by Daniel Love, from the Exhibit website) As the year comes down to its final days, news in this sector tends to slow down as companies tend to close their doors for
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