Location Review: Funland Trocadero, London
Finally! This is something I’ve been meaning to do for longer than i care to mention. Hit the jump at the bottom of this post for my Funland picture overload! Funland Trocadero is a big place, so big...
View ArticleThe Pac-Man Christmas Ornament
It’s that time of year, where stores start jumping the gun for the Christmas holiday and begin rolling out the merchandise well before the month of December rolls around. It’s a little easy to get...
View Article25 years and still standing – the Asteroids High Score
I’m sorry I missed this one yesterday but being a day late doesn’t hurt. Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of Scott Safran setting the still unbroken high score record on Atari’s Asteroids, setting...
View ArticleThe Tetris and Breakout playable piggy banks
Way back in the early 80′s, at the height of the arcade craze, some companies produced some portable or table-top games based on popular arcade titles. The screens used weren’t anything close to what...
View ArticleSpace Invaders Piggy Bank
There’s a certain irony of a Space Invaders cocktail cabinet piggy bank. So much money put in to them back in the day, but now you get to save the coins this time around! [via JeanSnow] [Discuss...
View ArticleReview: Asteroids Deluxe by Atari
While we eagerly await our ATEI coverage to be posted (it should be up very soon so stay tuned) I figured it might be nice to get in a video review before hand. I’ve been needing to do more of these...
View ArticleVirtual On heading for XBLA
If Sega’s Border Break news has wet the appetite for some mech action, then your in for another treat as Sega are bringing the classic mech game; Virtual On to Xbox Live Arcade. Not any old VO, but...
View ArticleCalifornia Extreme 2009
Dates for California Extreme have been confirmed for 2009. The 13th annual celebration of pinball, videogames and other games found in arcades of the past, is to be held on the 11th & 12th July at...
View ArticleMutliple Gaming Goodies!
Here a few bits of gaming gear that I spotted this week which we can all add to our list of “Definitely going to buy one of those, but never do”. Click on the thumbs to enlarge! A Space Invaders...
View ArticleThe Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2009
[Thanks to Aaron Auzins for the info] UPDATED – Had to fix an error regarding where the event is taking place. If you live in or near the Portland area then heads up, a retro gaming expo which will...
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