For the past year or so, it’s been hard to ignore the growing unease around Arcade1Up. Once the go-to name for home arcade cabinets, the brand has felt… quieter. Fewer releases, mixed signals about support, and a lot of unanswered questions from fans who’ve invested serious money (and living roomRead More →
If you’ve spent any time around retro gaming circles in the last few days, you’ve probably seen the rumours flying: Arcade1Up is shutting down. Unfortunately, this time it isn’t just internet panic. An internal email, now widely shared on Reddit, appears to confirm that Arcade1Up is closing operations, with theRead More →
Kith has dropped a made-to-order Arcade1Up cabinet themed around Marvel vs. Capcom 2, and as someone who cares deeply about retro hardware, I have to say: there’s something simultaneously cool and cynical about this drop. The actual listing for a made-to-order Kith for Arcade1Up Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was openRead More →
If your desk, shelf, or entire house is already turning into a shrine to classic arcade hardware, Quarter Arcades has just given you two more reasons to rearrange everything. The company has launched Lunar Lander and Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja in fully playable quarter-scale form. Quarter Arcades has built aRead More →
Some say the best thing about Halifax’s Piece Hall is the space; others say it is the live music; some love the eateries. Others still will opine about how the location has doubled for so many places on earth and beyond in all manner of movies. To me, visiting theRead More →
So, you’re heading to Japan. Fantastic! You’ve got your itinerary packed with temples, ramen, and maybe even a glimpse of Mount Fuji. But let’s be real, you’re also dreaming of visiting those legendary Japanese arcades. The flashing lights, the unique games, the experience. But where do you start? How doRead More →
One of the best retro gaming collections of all time (in my view) is the Atari 50 cartridge, which I love to dip into on my Nintendo Switch. Following the initial free DLC in 2023, a paid update, The Wider World of Atari, is now available, which adds 19 titlesRead More →
I thought it was just a trip out for fish and chips. But passing the Funland arcade in Whitby I saw it – After Burner Climax! The original After Burner (1987) from SEGA was a massive draw back in the late 80s and early 90s in my home town, Redcar.Read More →
You may know that the company you currently know as Atari was previously Infogrames. After picking up the Atari name in 2000, in 2009 Infogrames opted to rebrand, and since then the story has been a bit of a soap opera. But in 2020 things settled down a bit, aRead More →
