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Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 2)

arcadehero August 19, 2013 12

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

Midway’s Unreleased Arcade Prototypes of the Past (Part 1)

arcadehero May 27, 2013 6

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

Spacewar! Exhibit Opens At The Museum of the Moving Image In Astoria, NY

arcadehero December 27, 2012 0

(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

3 Newsfeeds For The Price Of 1: Sega launches ALL.NET+ Multi, Fantastic Arcade, Midway Classics

arcadehero September 24, 2012 1

Sega launches a new download service in Japan which includes a new version of Pengo; an indie gaming event takes place in Austin, TX that has something to do with arcades and more classic

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

arcadehero 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

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

arcadehero June 27, 2012 5

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

Halloween special: Zombies at the arcade!

arcadehero October 31, 2010 6

(Updated: I ran this story back in 2010 but have given it some brushing up in 2013) If you are into video games at all, then you have likely noticed the big fad these

Exclusive: The last coin-op project at Midway Chicago, RIP SQUAD: Raids Against the Reich

Shaggy April 27, 2010 9

Back in 2001, Midway made a decision to dump their long standing coin-op division in favor of focusing developments on console gaming. When that decision came down, there were still some arcade games floating

Smash TV to make a comeback – someday soon perhaps

Shaggy November 10, 2009 0

There are many arcade games out there which have been ported to a console or two but not many games can claim to have been ported to at least 16 different platforms (if you

Arcade Heroes Week-in-review Podcast Episode 5

Shaggy July 13, 2009 3

This week on our podcast, Kevin Williams of The Stinger Report joins me again as we discuss not just the news of the week but some other aspects of the arcade industry as well,

With Midway bankrupt, where will that leave their arcade stuff?

Shaggy February 14, 2009 6

You have probably heard by now that Midway has gone bankrupt and they owe millions of dollars to different companies for various reasons. While Midway stopped making arcade games several years ago (and many

Midway opens an online arcade game site

Shaggy July 12, 2008 1

When Midway left the arcade industry, it left a lot of people unhappy and in some cases devastated. They had bought up Atari Games not long before that and both companies had been powerhouses