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Take a Trip Through an ’80s Arcade

I’ve been nostalgic lately about arcades. It just kills me that they are disappearing left and right. All of my childhood hangouts are gone. After searching for stories on the subject, I located this video that is pretty cool called Arcade ‘84. The CinemArcade Web site describes it below:
Arcade ‘84 is my attempt at recreating […]

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The Places I Used To Play Games Are All Gone

I recently took a drive through my old stomping grounds in Chicago. I looked for places familiar to me. I got a little misty eyed as I drove looking for a place I could walk into that I used to frequent as a kid. It soon became evident though, that all of them have closed. […]

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King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - A Must See Movie

I’ve been really into classic gaming lately and through my searches, I came across the documentary King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. It’s about the fight between Steve Wiebe and Billy Mitchell for the highest recorded score on Donkey Kong. What started out for me as a trip down memory lane to my childhood […]

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XBox 360 vs. PS3: The Only Factor You Should Consider

I could show you a chart with all of the technical specs for the XBox 360 and the Playstation 3. I could show you a comparison of the graphics for each system. Neither of those things matter though. The only thing that matters is the games. Which system has the best games? Right now, the […]

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What Happened to the Video Arcade?

Pac-man, Galaga, Street Figther II. These video games represent everything that was great about the traditional video arcade. I wanted to experience a traditional arcade once again upon my recent visit to Chicago only to find that the arcade I loved as a teen is now gone. It was the last one left of the […]

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5 Video Game Franchises I Would Like to See Revived

I recently broke out some of my old video game systems and started playing them again. I enjoyed a little Contra and RC-Pro-AM. I even played Time Pilot on my old ColecoVision. After a while, I began to realize that the gameplay was still addicting even when compared with video games of today. I wanted […]