Early home video games were limited in their faithfulness of arcade ports due to restrictive hardware capabilities. Some ports were able...

I am under a self-imposed moratorium regarding purchasing additional arcade games since we are planning to move late next Spring. The...

One trope surrounding the 1980’s is an idealized arcade setting. Films or movies set during this time period depict that every group of young video warriors could line up to do battle at their local arcade. Once there, they had a wide variety of game titles, endless credits, and colorful real-life characters to interact with. Sometimes this arcade was in a mall, while other times it was some neon filled stand alone location. Despite this perfect Steven Spielberg fever dream n

Arcade games are big, not just culturally speaking but as a physical object. As collectables, their sheer mass can make owning more than...