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Previously Unseen Puck Man Artwork

The Arcade Blogger about 22 days ago

I recently came across a few interesting and previously unseen rejected artwork examples from the original cabinet design of Puck Man. So this week, I figured I’d do a follow up to the last blog entry about the Puck Man PCB, by sharing some of the g …
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Puck Man PCB (Namco)

The Arcade Blogger about 1 month ago

44 years ago (22 May 1980 to be precise), the first Puck Man machine was placed in an arcade in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, starting a worldwide global videogaming phenomenon. Today, Namco’s Pac-Man remains one of the most recognisable video gam …
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Free Play Florida: 2023 Review

The Arcade Blogger about 2 months ago

I’ll start with an apology – I’m rather ashamed that its taken me this long to post my review of last year’s event! It completely passed me by, and its only the recent announcement of the 2024 dates, that reminded me I didn’t …
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NBA Showtime - For The Industry

The Dreamcast Junkyard about 3 months ago

Designed and published by Midway Games, Inc for the Sega Dreamcast in 1999, NBA Showtime is still worth playing in 2024, and its 128-bit graphics are worth preserving — for character artists and gamers alike.When we position NBA Showtime on the Dreamcast …
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Saving an Arcade Workshop: The legacy of Automatic Services Limited

The Arcade Blogger about 4 months ago

If you’re a regular reader of the blog, you’ll have read several articles where I’ve been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to go through old collections or stashes of arcade cabinets. This is where arcade collectors get together …

Arcade Cores • Midway Y-Unit

MISTerFPGA about 4 months ago

pram0d has released an alpha of his Miday Y-Unit core: https://www.patreon.com/pos... Smash TV and Carnage are playable, and you'll need Dual RAM. …
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A British Classic Arcade Photo Tour

The Arcade Blogger about 5 months ago

Searching the web for photos of classic arcades from back in the day, tends to bring up a plethora of American locations. Which is all well and good and pretty informative, but sets of genuine photographs taken in the 80s and 90s that documented the Briti …
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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 …
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Apple Computer A original parts

Apple Fritter about 6 months ago

Hey, guys!I recently received a replica circuit board of Apple Computer A. I must admit it is a great job, thanks Michael Ng!  1000006833.jpg  My plan is to assemble this replica as close to the original photos as possible …

Nostalgia Meets Innovation: Top 6 Retro VR Games

Retromash about 6 months ago

Virtual Reality (VR) has taken gaming to new heights, but sometimes, a touch of nostalgia can make the experience even more enchanting. In this article, we will delve into five or six retro VR games that have seamlessly blended classic gameplay with cuttin …
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The Making Of: SpyHunter: Nowhere To Run - The Rock Movie Tie-In Without A Movie

Time Extension about 6 months ago

"We have to make the game without the movie".Before he punched torpedoes in Fast and Furious movies, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was set to star in a movie adaptation of Midway’s then-recently rebooted Spy Hunter game series. As was the norm in the mid …
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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 …

WTB: 25" CRT monitor mount brackets (Midway cabinet - MK, NBA Jam, etc.)

Arcade Projects about 7 months ago

Looking for a set (4) of monitor mount brackets that mount to the inside of a Midway cabinet and provide the mount points to hold a 25" CRT monitor. Thanks. …

NBA Hangtime audio issue

Arcade Projects about 8 months ago

Hello, a friend of mine is having an issue with his NBA Hangtime's audio. The initial Midway startup tone plays fine when booting the board up, all roms pass the check, however in-game there is no audio aside from a couple quiet squeaks when things are hap …

introduce yourself • Hi from Falkirk, Scotland

Stardot about 8 months ago

Hi all,I've been very happy to purchase a refurbished BBC B from ebay seller "Acorn8Bits" which appear to be an enthusiastic restorer and seller of these machines. Like many of you I suspect, it's real use is a time machine to transform you back to the 80 …
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Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #101

Retro Arcadia about 8 months ago

Back again for our regular Sunday roundup of quick-fire reviews and impressions of everything under the spotlight at Retro Arcadia this week, old and new and a bit of both… I am still playing Starfield more than anything else but last time out I …
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Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #100

Retro Arcadia about 8 months ago

Back again for our regular Sunday roundup of quick-fire reviews and impressions of everything under the spotlight at Retro Arcadia this week, old and new and a bit of both… And yes, I know we’ve reached a hundred of these, but on the basis I did absol …
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Fans Are Porting Mortal Kombat II To 3DO

Time Extension about 8 months ago

"This is a huge undertaking".A group of fans are porting Midway's Mortal Kombat II to the 3DO, it has been revealed (thanks, St1ka).Released in arcades at the close of 1993, the game was ported to the popular home formats of the time, including the SNES, G …
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Flashback: 30 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat Defined The Sega And Nintendo Console War

Time Extension about 8 months ago

The inside story on the game launch that made $50 million in a single day.September 13th, 1993 was a significant day in the world of video games; seasoned players might remember it better as 'Mortal Monday' – the day on which Acclaim released the home co …
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MAGICAL BASKETBALL ACTION - The story of QUANTUM PHANTOM BASKETBALL

Playdate News about 9 months ago

QUANTUM PHANTOM BASKETBALL IS LONG RANGE SHOOTIN’, HIGH FLYIN’, SLAM DUNKIN’, HARD SHOVIN’, PRE-RENDERED, BASKETBALL FIGHTING GAME ACTION! I grew up playing Midway arcade games and I wanted to make something that pays homage to that …

6 Arcade Machine project cabinets (Midway & Dynamo)

Arcade Projects about 9 months ago

In Northern California, Bay Area There's 6 total project cabs. 2x Street Fighter $220 Dynamo Cabinets. 1x MK1 $250 3x MK2 $220 (Mortal Kombat 2) What you see in photo is what you get, these project cabs are pretty much gutted out, but they are sti …

A few sealed PS1 and PS2 titles 20usd apiece

Neo Geo Forums about 9 months ago

BLAST RADIUS ROCKEM SOCKEM ROBOTS SHADHADOW MASTER PS1 GAMES MIDWAY ARCADE TREASURES 3 DROME RACERS HOT SHOTS GOLF 3 BLACK LABEL PS2 GAMES I also have Dragon Ball Z JPN PS1 not sealed forDragon Ball Z JPN PS1 20usd 20usd apiece or 3 for 50usd plus posta …
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Bronze age score! Midway's Sea Wolf!

Museum of the Game about 9 months ago

Picked this up yesterday. …
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Tapper – Arcade beer drinking classic on the Amiga gets a final release and it’s GREAT!

Old School Gamer Magazine about 9 months ago

We’ve featured the 1983 game of ‘Tapper’ a number of times now, as throughout these last few months we’ve been telling everyone, that the beer serving Arcade game originally by Marvin Glass and Associates released by Bally Midway, …

General Discussions • Dual RAM switch for analog IO board?

MISTerFPGA about 9 months ago

I understand that there is not enough bandwidth/GPIO pins to have both a second RAM chip and VGA output at the same time, but how hard would it be to create a board with a physical switch that either patches those pins to the second RAM chip, or the VGA o …