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Written By:  on July 31, 2009 One Comment
1982 ‘Zaxxon’ commercial

“There is one extraordinary game, that soars a dimension above the rest, ZAXXON!!!!”    This 1982 commercial for Sega’s ‘Zaxxon’ arcade game is great.  

   

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Written By:  on July 30, 2009 20 Comments
Classic Arcade Cereals

These are really fun and I totally forgot that they ever existed.  Why don’t they make these cereals anymore, because I have been craving some for quite a few years.  Its funny to look back on these though, I like how the marshmallows in the Pac-Man cereal are the ghosts weeeeeeee. 

               

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Written By:  on July 30, 2009 No Comment

Here is some Galaga gameplay, its just fun to see other peoples playing styles.  This game is obviously played on MAME, but the quality is real good so its easy to watch.

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Written By:  on July 29, 2009 5 Comments
Pac-man Tattoos

Pac-man has definitely left its footprint in our culture, and it likes to pop its little yellow head out where we might not expect it.  In this case we are talking about pac-man tattoos. Regardless of whether you love or hate tattoos, you have to admit that these are really fun. 

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Written By:  on July 29, 2009 5 Comments

The best of the best in arcade gaming give us their top 5 favorite arcade games, and why.  The video is from CoinOp TV and features some of the best gamers: Todd Rodgers, Donald Hayes, Mark Alpiger, and Greg Bong.  It really cool to hear what are these guys favorites, and what draws them [...]

Written By:  on July 28, 2009 10 Comments
Cool Classic Arcade Mini Coopers

How do you make a kinda cool car into a very cool car?  Have a classic Pac-Man and Space Invaders paint job. weeee thats fun.

Source: GameRoom Mag

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Written By:  on July 27, 2009 32 Comments

A documentary that follows the group that appeared on the cover of a 1980 LIFE magazine, on the best arcade players in the country.  The film is from 2007, and features interviews with the gamers from the cover, and the stories that were bigger than the games.  Starring some of the big names like Todd [...]

Written By:  on July 27, 2009 No Comment

The movie ‘King of Kong’ brought the Donkey Kong kill screen to the masses, but just incase you wanted to see it up close, here it is.  It’s about the last five minutes of the game leading up to the kill screen.  I know its on MAME, but it makes it much easier to see.

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