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So, What Is the Appeal of Retro Video Games?

Retromash about 3 days ago

Video games are a massive multi-billion dollar industry these days. But it wasn’t always this way. Some might say it has become all about the money. Given the past few years of terrible AAA games we have had to endure, this might be true, as publishers s …
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Atari Fans Spent $1000 On 50th XP Collection Only To Find Two Of Its Games Are Broken

Time Extension about 8 days ago

"Seems more like an amateurish Kickstarter campaign".Back in 2023, Atari released a 50th-anniversary box set which cost $1000 and included 10 Atari VCS / 2600 carts: Adventure, Missile Command, Warlords, Super Breakout, Crystal Castles, Haunted House, Yars …
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Strong Museum Reveals Its 2024 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees

Time Extension about 9 days ago

Do you agree with the choices?Update : And there you have it! The Strong Museum has just revealed that Resident Evil, Asteroids, Myst, Ultima, and SimCity are this year's Hall of Fame inductees. The announcement was made yesterday at the museum, which is l …
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You Can Now Pre-Order Your Very Own Asteroids Recharged Cabinet

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Provided you have a rather large fortune at your disposal!Update : Pre-orders for Alan-1's new Asteroids Recharged cabinets have now gone live.The cabinets are expected to ship in Q3 2024 and come in 2-player and 3-player configurations — both of which a …
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Atari Partner Gives Closer Look At New Asteroids Recharged Cabinet

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Alan-1 is collaborating with Atari on a new series of cabinets.Earlier this month, we shared the news that after 25 years away Atari was returning to the arcades with a bunch of new cabinets based off of its Atari Recharged series of games. Well, now we've …
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Full Atari 400 Mini Game List Revealed

Time Extension about 3 months ago

25 titles included.Plaion has just revealed the 25 games that will come pre-installed on the upcoming £99.99 / €119.99 / $119.99 Atari 400 Mini micro-console, which it is producing in conjunction with Retro Games Ltd.These include Atari arcade classics …
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A Return to Arcade Odyssey

The Arcade Blogger about 5 months ago

My recent trip to the USA allowed me some time to check out a few arcades, specifically one of my favourites in Miami, FL. The last time I reviewed Arcade Odyssey, was a good five years ago. You can check that out here. The upshot I concluded back then, w …

Tektronix 4051/4052/4054 Flash Drive version 2.0

VCFed about 5 months ago

I've been working on a second generation Flash Drive for Tektronix 4050 computers. My goals with this Flash Drive 2.0 project: Add multi-channel audio for games like Asteroids - where there are background and foreground sound effects during game play Add …
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Shantae Half-Genie leads a new batch of Winter Nindies

Portable Gaming Roundup about 6 months ago

Nintendo unleashed a fresh batch of indie games on the world last night, showcasing 11 new, quirky and revamped titles coming soon from developers around the world. Leading the way, the portable gaming's and the Vita's favourite half-genie ( …
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California Extreme Arcade Expo 2023

The Arcade Blogger about 7 months ago

I promised I’d share some pictures from my visit in August this year to the California Extreme arcade expo, so, here we go! This year marks the 27th Anniversary of the California Extreme Expo! Hosted at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Santa Clara, t …
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Team-17 Co-Founder To Open New Arcade In The UK

Time Extension about 7 months ago

Incoming!Martyn Brown, the co-founder of Team17, is planning to open a brand new arcade in the UK, as recently announced in a Facebook post.The arcade will be situated in the West Yorkshire town of Horbury in Wakefield, and will apparently include classic …

FS/FT: Atari 2600 through Virtual Boy

Digital Press about 8 months ago

- Don't hesitate to ask if you want pictures or more details of anything. - All prices are negotiable, and I'm happy to do trade/cash combos. - Want list provided upon request. Atari 2600: Keyboard Controllers, pair (boxed) $15 Alpha Beam with Ernie (ma …
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10 Best Metal Slug Games Of All Time

Retro Dodo about 8 months ago

Welcome to our list of the 10 Best Metal Slug Games of All Time.  If you’re familiar with the series then you know the drill. The Metal Slug games give you a pistol with unlimited ammo, a jump button and the ability to toss the occasional gre …

Yesterday's FB Find!

Museum of the Game about 9 months ago

Working Asteroids $300 and only 15 minutes from me! SCORE! Deals are still out there! Usual Dings and such and dirty from being in a garage... but very presentable. Ordered an Overlay for the control panel... then it gets a spot in the home arcade. I hav …
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Atari Reveals 50th Anniversary Arcade Cabinet Collab with Arcade1Up

Retro Dodo about 9 months ago

Atari has just announced an exciting 50th anniversary Deluxe Arcade Machine collaboration with Arcade1Up. Surely, we’re nearing the end of anniversary branded swag from Atari. So this might be the best way to close out the party. Let’s t …
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Game Review: Taito Milestones 2 on Nintendo Switch

Retro Arcadia about 9 months ago

It’s always interesting to go back to a compilation way after the event to see how much of which games you actually ended up playing after the initial rush, and in the case of the first Taito Milestones collection, which first appeared on Nintendo Switc …
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Top Ten Favourite Horizontally-Scrolling Shoot ‘Em Ups

Retro Arcadia about 9 months ago

As regular readers will know, I do like a list and I do like a shoot ‘em up, so I thought it was high-time I combined these two passions and came up with my top ten shoot ‘em ups, although as I write we’re not quite there yet! Number one and two are …
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Retro Rewind: August 1982 in Computer & Video Games – Pilot Episode!

Retro Arcadia about 9 months ago

You join me, dear reader, for a bit of an experiment! I started collecting Computer & Video Games magazine in earnest in early 1985, buying every issue every month until the middle of 1992 when, at 20-years old by then, a combination of falling behind …

Asteroids 19v2000 deflection board burned

Museum of the Game about 9 months ago

I picked up a Galaxian ans a Asteroids yesterday. The guy said he had them for over 20 years. I know to check thing before I turn them on. I pulled the deflection board first. Someone replaced the resistor with what I am not sure. Looks like it almost s …
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Fluorescent light starter assy (where to get one)

Museum of the Game about 9 months ago

Hi guys, I think the assy that has the starter has gone kaput on my Asteroids cabaret. The starter and light test good. Where can I pick up another one up? Thanks, Jason …
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Bitmap Books Reveals New Book That Looks At Retro Gaming Box Art

Retro Dodo about 10 months ago

Bitmap Books, the makers of an insane amount of incredible video game related publications, has just announced the upcoming title “The Art Of The Box”. And as the name suggests, this is a giant collection of incredible artwork and stories behind so …
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My Antstream Arcade: Defender

Old School Gamer Magazine about 10 months ago

Platform: Arcade Year: 1981 I’ve got a love-hate relationship with this legendary arcade shoot-‘em-up. Crikey, I imagine that practically everybody has a love-hate relationship with Defender, bar those elite gamers with godlike joystick skills. Alas, …
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AntStream Arcade Classics Coming To Xbox

Retro Dodo about 10 months ago

AntStream Arcade has just announced that their massive library of nearly 1400 retro video games are coming to Xbox Series X/S. Which marks the first time many of these games would come to the Microsoft console family. And it is also the first third-par …
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AtGames Arcade Legends Ultimate 1.2 Review

Retro Dodo about 11 months ago

The Arcade Legends Ultimate series of home arcade cabinets are quickly becoming one of the most popular multi-game arcade machines on the market, and there’s very good reasons for that. And not just because we all love having an actual arcade cab …
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PONG Quest™ — a Charmingly Fun Roleplaying Game Based on the Iconic Atari® Franchise is Available Now for Windows PC via Steam

Old School Gamer Magazine about 11 months ago

You Might Be Stuck Inside, But These PONG® Paddles Aren’t — Explore PONG World in a New Classically-inspired Dungeon Crawler Atari® — One of the world’s most iconic consumer brands and interactive entertainment producers — and developer Che …