I fondly recall the days of heading to the arcade on my bike with a pocket full of quarters seeking out excitement! Whether it was taking up the role as a vigilante and fending off […]
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Chasing the 1cc
Some games are for entertainment, some for the journey and some just for the satisfaction of completing a game. Some however are there for one task, the steely 1cc run. For me the humble STG, or Shmup, is the ultimate 1cc chase. Most of the genre just breed competition amongst friends and strangers but most of all between you and yourself. I like to think I am competing with my ID, my super-ego.
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Kid Niki – Ninja!
For many years I have always wanted to own Flynns Arcade from the movie Tron. Show me a kid my age who didn’t! Now I have one, of sorts, its been a very interesting ride even at this early stage. Take Kid Niki, Radical Ninja. iRem game from 1986.
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Flip This!
I found a game today that I have never seen before. Its name? Battle Flip Shot. Kinda windjammers vs pong vs side-on Breakout. Sitting on my 150-1 MVS cart for NeoGeo I went in expecting […]
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Pinge!
Just wanted to throw a massive thank you to Pinge for the recent package of Arcade PCBs. Such a wonderful fella who will get massive hugs when I meet him, probably some beers too! The […]
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Logic pro 2
Logic Pro 2 hails from Korea by Deniam Corp in 1997 making this a fairly new Arcade board.
Cute and diminutive but still packing a gaming punch it is essentially Mine Sweeper in Arcade gaming form.
It sits in a standard, upright cabinet and is quite rare though not expensive.