A review of Dance Dance Revolution from Boss Fight Books

by William Schwartz | Jul 11, 2025 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Gaming, Reviews

  There is perhaps no image of the aughts era arcade quite as iconic as those giant Dance Dance Revolution machines, paradoxically because it’s difficult to imagine anything quite so antithetic to the arcade experience prior to that point than dancing to...

Tassei Denki Time Crisis Kickstarter Project Septuples Initial Funding Request

by William Schwartz | Jun 25, 2025 | 1990s, 2020s, Arcade, Console/Handheld, Events, Gaming

  On June 24th, Tassei Denki made an initial offering for the G’AIM’E Plug & Play Time Crisis Gun, a device which can play Time Crisis and other lightgun games of its era on a modern television display. Tassei Denki launched its initial offering...

Stern Pinball Announces Sweepstakes for DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: The Tyrant’s Eye Pro Model Pinball Machine

by William Schwartz | Jun 20, 2025 | 1970s, 2020s, Arcade, Events, Pinball, Stern

  Starting today on June 20th, Stern Pinball has started accepting entries for a sweepstakes, with the winner eligible to win a DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: The Tyrant’s Eye Pro model pinball machine. The Tyrant’s Eye was released in January of this year to...

Arcade 92 – Flower Mound and McKinney, TX

by Old School Gamer | Jun 14, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Arcade Spotlight

Presented by Spawn Point Coffee I was able to interview Michael Lepsch on March 11, 2025, at my company function, where we all played a ton of games and had some great food. Michael owns Arcade 92 at the Flower Mound, Texas location, one of their two locations; the...

40 Years of Gradius: Konami’s King of Arcade Shmup

by Matthew Owen | May 13, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, Arcade, Console/Handheld

Fast and difficult shoot ’em ups, often shortened to “shmups”, were an absolute staple of the arcade era. Space Invaders was a major proponent in the explosion of arcade culture, so it’s no wonder that the genre consistently received countless combinations...

Dating Bubble Bobble in the South Korean Arcade

by William Schwartz | May 12, 2025 | 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Arcade, Gaming

  For about as long as I can remember, the arcade has always been coded as a highly masculine experience. The games there are aggressive. Violent. If it’s not Street Fighters pounding each other to submission, you’ve still got a lone hero and maybe a...