10 of the Worst Arcade Home Ports of the Classic Era
Early home video games were limited in their faithfulness of arcade ports due to restrictive hardware capabilities. Some ports were able...
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Cassie
- Dec 22, 2023
- 6 min
The War on Christmas: Saving an Atari Anti-Aircraft from 1975
I am under a self-imposed moratorium regarding purchasing additional arcade games since we are planning to move late next Spring. The...
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Cassie
- Oct 8, 2023
- 7 min
Was 7-Eleven America’s Best Arcade?
One trope surrounding the 1980’s is an idealized arcade setting. Films or movies set during this time period depict that every group of...
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Cassie
- Aug 20, 2023
- 8 min
Life is a Cabaret: Why Collectors Love Mini Arcade Cabinets
Arcade games are big, not just culturally speaking but as a physical object. As collectables, their sheer mass can make owning more than...
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Cassie
- Jul 28, 2023
- 6 min
Two Obscure 1984 Taito Titles
Let’s check out two little known games from a not so great year of arcade gaming. 1984 was a lousy year for the American videogame...
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Cassie
- Oct 30, 2021
- 15 min
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
- Aug 18, 2021
- 11 min
The Rising Cost of Collecting Arcade Games
So… When the Heck Did These Things Get So Expensive? If you, like me, spend a good amount of time on the various arcade game collecting...
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Cassie
- Jul 27, 2021
- 6 min
Space Harrier Sit-Down Restoration
It's been over a year since this I was reunited with this amazing sitdown version of Sega's fantasy shooting classic. Space Harrier was...
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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
- Feb 21, 2021
- 12 min
Atari Pong Arcade Repair Log Advice and Tips
Attempting to write fully on the legacy of Atari’s Pong would be a hard-fought assignment for even the most knowledgeable classic arcade...
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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
- Nov 29, 2019
- 5 min
Every "Doh!" Has His Day (Simpsons Restoration Part 1)
About two years ago when we still lived in Houston, we would drive up to the American Amusement Auctions coin-op events outside of Dallas...
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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
- Nov 10, 2019
- 5 min
The Ghosts of Projects Unfinished
As the year starts to wrap up, my day to day schedule has unfortunately left little time for my hobby. Turns out going back to college in...
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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
- Jul 9, 2019
- 3 min
Love is a Battlefield
Just when the workshop was looking fairly empty and manageable I go and snag this cool Battlezone cabaret, I just couldn't resist. A tiny...
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Cassie
- Jul 8, 2019
- 1 min
Putting Laminate On Your Arcade Cabinet
Over the last 3 years my skill set and my desire to attempt more complex restoration processes has grown. I guess with any hobby you...
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Cassie
- Jun 26, 2019
- 7 min
We Can't Stop Here, This is Goomba Country! : Restoring a Nintendo VS.
Before we start this blog post, and introduce the newest game to the collection let us talk about why you never throw anything away in...
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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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