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A Designer of an Arcade Classic Critiques His Work
No secret one of my most favorite classic arcade games is Paperboy. I was one once. It's out on the iPhone, and the original designer rather likes the updated 3D version. His own work? He's a bit more critical. More »George Costanza's Frogger Record Shattered
The one shining achievement in the life of Seinfeld's George Costanza is no more, as a Connecticut man shatters the fictional Frogger record previously thought unattainable by real people. More »Japanese Arcade Themed Like China's Back Streets
According to reader Landon, a game center in Kawasaki, Japan is themed like "the backstreets of China". More »Pricey PS3 Fighting Stick Ready To Beat Up Dec. 24
Looking for a good fighting stick? Japanese peripheral maker Hori is releasing its latest Real Arcade Pro stick, the V3 SA, on December 24. That's, like, tomorrow. More »Pac-Man Still Beats Mario for Most-Famous Crown
One year older, and about two dozen or so titles fewer, Pac-Man still retains the "most recognizable" title among video game characters in the United States, according to the upcoming edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. More »Blazing Angels: Squadron's of WW II the Arcade Cabinet
This may be widely available out there, in some forgotten arcade Shangri-la - a land of plentiful cabinets and quarters - but in the work-a-day, arcade-free world I live in I've never seen it. More »Arcade Cabinets Make The Best Imaginary Buildings
As seen on supertotto via GameSetWatch.Japanese Internet Asks What Games You Play In Arcades?
Me? Shooters. Bulletin board 2ch has a thread up (translated by game localizer and Yokai Attack author Matt Alt) asking gamers what they play in arcades. Here are some of the replies: More »Arcade Impressionism
Not to set the ghost of Claude Monet after me, but I've always thought of Impressionism painting as lazy. It's like you want me to do all the work trying to figure out that this is Donkey Kong. More »Tetris Giant Is Like Regular Tetris, But GIANT
What would happen if Sega combined classic puzzle video game Tetris with the classic concept of making things exactly the same, but really huge? Tetris Giant would happen. More »Smash TV "Will Rise Again" Says Co-Creator
Midway's seminal twin-stick shooter Smash TV, the bloody, futuristic game show arcade game of yore, may be getting a proper update from Midway. And the guy saying that's in a position to know. More »Mai Shiranui Playable In SNK Shooting Game
Mai Shiranui might not be in The King of Fighters XII, but she is in SNK's shooting game The King of Fighters: Sky Stage. More »BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Intro Has All The Hot Licks You Need
Arc System Works' incremental follow up to original 2D brawler BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger features a larger roster, thanks to the addition of a handful of new fighters, plus one flashy intro full of hot licks and cool riffs. More »Capcom Pondering Super Street Fighter IV In Arcades
Capcom hasn't yet decided whether they will be bringing Super Street Fighter IV to arcades, a spokesman told Kotaku, but if they do it will be a fairly easy transition. More »Toki The Simian Spit 'Em Up Platformer Getting Remake
Toki, the 1989 arcade platformer featuring a monkey with impressive spitting skills, is getting a high-definition remake for Xbox Live Arcade and PC via young French development studio Golgoth. More »A Virtual Golfer Looks Back On — and Ahead to — His Tournament Career
You could say Steven Sobe knows when to go out on top. When you've made your living playing video games on a tournament circuit, it's certainly a sense that will serve you well. More »Capcom Has Not Given Up On Arcade Super Street Fighter IV
Just because there is not going to be an arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV, that doesn't mean you should give up on it. Capcom isn't. More »Dig Dug: The Film Adaptation
The same folks who brought you Inglourious Plummers now bring you Dig Dug, a slasher-flick reimagining of the arcade classic that pumps you up with suspense, waiting for that moment when Pooka's overinflated ego to finally go pop. More »The Fever Dream of ... Burger Time?
As seen on ocularinvasion's Flickr page. [via GameSetWatch]Pissed Off Tea Table Flipping, The Arcade Game
In Japanese, people often talk about flipping over a table in anger — "chabudai gaeshi" or "upending the tea table". The action is seen throughout popular culture in Japan. More »Some Prizes And Figures of The Amusement Machine Show
This is just a small sampling of the crane game prizes and figures on display at the Amusement Machines Show in Chiba, Japan. There are Monster Hunter prizes, Valkyria Chronicles figures and a Hatune Miku PSP statue. More »