by Old School Gamer | Oct 3, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, Columns
DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION (1998-Present; Arcade & multiple consoles, primarily PS1/PS2) While there are many ways arcade machines can surpass other forms of gaming, my experience with one particular series and genre stands alone with life-changing skill progression...
by 8-Bit Steve | Oct 1, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, Reviews
When people hear the name Donkey Kong there are many thoughts that might enter into their minds. The most obvious thought might be the arcade game that was released in 1981 that became Nintendo’s first arcade smash hit selling over 170,000 units and generating over 2...
by Leonard Herman | Sep 29, 2024 | 1970s, 2020s, Atari
From late 1975 and throughout 1976, work proceeded on Atari’snew programmable home system.Bushnell and Atari’s president, Joe Keenan, hoped to release it in time for Christmas 1977, but realized they didn’t have the finances to do so. Bushnell wanted to take the...
by Eugenio Angueira | Sep 27, 2024 | 1970s, 1980s, 2020s
In 1978, Taito/Midway took the arcades by storm with their release of a game called Space Invaders. The game was designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, who spent a year developing the game itself as well as the hardware necessary to make the game possible. His concept gave...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Sep 25, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Antstream
The arcade experience is something you have to have lived through to truly understand. The clinking of change in your pockets as you played your favorite machines, all eating quarters at a breakneck pace. The sweat drips down your forehead and the grease accumulates...