New Wave™ are adding to their family of Replicade mini cabinets this great little Atari licensed machine. It looks, plays, and controls like Atari’s classic Missile Command Arcade Machine and all in perfect miniature at 1/16th the original size. The original was released by Atari in 1980, designed by theRead More →
Mortal Kombat II looks amazing even now, but it isn’t all about the fighting… The nature of video game backgrounds and staging, the use of colour or a flamboyant piece of parallax scrolling, these considerations were all over the minds of the pixel presentation brigades of back-then. I think aboutRead More →
Following a recent visit to my first retro arcade, I have been considering what I have experienced and, excitedly, what the retro game fan might be looking for from a modern arcade. Expect broad strokes ahead and misguided references to business intuition. In between those though, I do have aRead More →
Quite out of nowhere, on a recent visit to the very Victorian heart of the Midlands, one of my brothers and I ended up going to a retro arcade. My first time. His too. It was also a pub, but we have been acquainted with those before. In fact, prettyRead More →
Sometimes you can’t help but sit back and recline that a legacy is secure. The mark one VW Golf gti for instance, or the George Foreman grill. Some things just are, and always will be, and it is common knowledge. Or you think it is, but oftentimes, in our personalRead More →
is Streets of Rage 2 the antidote to happy weekend cycling? We hope so! Many are the activities between couples and many can be laced with consequences. A gentle afternoon bike ride between lovers along some fenland, for instance. Nothing can go wrong, the sun is ablaze and the moodRead More →
It’s back! The Arcade1Up Star Wars arcade machine replica is being reissued. Question is, do you trust the Arcade1Up build quality and company ethos? While my memory is hazy, I’m pretty sure the Atari Star Wars arcade machine is the first I ever played on; it is certainly the firstRead More →
Long-running game developers Taito Corporation will experience their 70th anniversary in August 2023. To commemorate the event, Taito have already created a website and dedicated Twitter account. A recent tweet of theirs brings light to the occasion, stating “Happy New Year… Taito celebrates its 70th anniversary this year.“ Renowned forRead More →
Christmas, that all too brief season of light and cheer. The very Emmanuel; snakes be gone, unless you were me playing Fighting Vipers that 1996 Christmas season, which I very was and which should also serve as a convenient crowbar to allow me to pour praise of light and cheerRead More →
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