The History of Super Pac-Man: From Pac-Man Fever to a Mild Pac-Chill
Introduction Once upon a time, there was an era filled with kids wearing plastic Swatch watches, breakdancing in the streets, and eating...
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Cassie
- Sep 17, 2021
- 9 min
Atari’s Cloak & Dagger: Atari Tries (Again) to Go Hollywood
In 1976 Atari struck a deal with media powerhouse Warner Brothers in order to be able to financially support the release of what would...
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Cassie
- May 7, 2021
- 6 min
Atari's Star Wars: Vector's Shining Moment
As much as I would like to believe in the illusion that I can fit an unlimited amount of huge wood boxes with electronics in my home (aka...
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Cassie
- Jan 11, 2021
- 5 min
Starting Off 2021 With a Pong
Contrary to what many in the video game fandom or public like to spout, Pong was not the first arcade video game. Technically that honor...
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Cassie
- Apr 20, 2020
- 6 min
Why Jungle King Became Jungle Hunt
Jungle King is one of Taito's most famous arcade games from the 1980's, but most people know it from its second name Jungle Hunt. The...
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Cassie
- Dec 12, 2019
- 24 min
A Definitive Guide to Donkey Kong Red Cabinets (And Other Variations)
(Note: This article was heavily updated and expanded on October 5, 2021) Collectors of arcade games love Donkey Kong, and why not? Not...
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Cassie
- Nov 12, 2019
- 5 min
Let's Check Out Some Weird and Obscure Japanese Arcade Games from the 80's!
A lot of great arcade games came from Japanese manufactures in the early 1980's. But not everything was on par quality wise with some of...
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Cassie
- Sep 8, 2019
- 1 min
Documentary: The Rise and Fall of Centuri Inc.
All classic arcade game fans have their favorite companies, which are often viewed with a heavy dose of filtered nostalgia. So much has...
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Cassie
- Jul 29, 2019
- 7 min
Centuri's Last Stand: The Story of Mikie
Mikie is an unusual game in several ways. First, it is brutally difficult thanks in part to clunky controls and a strange rule set....
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Cassie
- May 24, 2018
- 10 min
The Best of Both Worlds : The Story of Neo-Geo
For operators and owners of arcade machines, there is a risk with buying a new game for a location. Will the game make enough money to...
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Cassie
- Mar 1, 2018
- 11 min
Why Tron is Still the Best Movie Ever Made About Video Games
In 1982, Disney released the film Tron a high concept sci-fi film using techniques like CGI mixed with Rotoscoped animation that had...
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