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Hey Arcaders! Thursday night I began a new journey… I want to start live streaming at least once a week. I did a test over on Facebook but I’m going to try a multi-Stream event between Facebook YouTube and twitch if possible… It’ll be just me playing the classic games I grew up with… In the home ports they enjoyed when I was young! So please join me on Thursday nights on your favorite streaming…

Hey Arcaders! I think most of us growing up in the videogame era would tell you- having a hotel… just for gamers and historians is a lifelong dream. Imagine- a themed video game hotel… with all the history… Arcade Games, Consoles, and the games that defined a company…. everywhere? where games you remember were all ready to play? where all Arcaders  could compete, or just play a game like…

Hey Arcaders! 1984 was a bad year in the arcades- a lot of companies lost their footing against the great crash that year- but saddest of all… was Universal. Having been around since December 1969, they really made their mark in the early 80s. But they were about to risk it all with not just a game… but something the industry was heading towards… an arcade SYSTEM. a machine that could be changed…

Here it is Arcaders- The unboxing and review of the one system I wanted this year… The Atari 2600+ Pac-Man edition! I go over what’s in the box and honest and upfront visual review of the box itself and what you get with it. Even a hidden game mode within the Pac-Man Double Feature cartridge itself! I even test out original cartridges and hardware to see if it actually works on the machine! So…

Hey Arcaders! The Portland Classic Gaming Expo is been on my bucket list for years… And next year… I’m going! But this years event had some very interesting consoles that really piqued my interest! so… let start out with a walkthrough of the event with the good folks at Zero Page Homebrew!   Now- lets get to the good stuff! The new Intellivision Sprint is  a plug-and-play retro console released…

Hey Arcaders! In a surprising move Atari is porting several Toaplan games to modern and retro Atari consoles, starting with a new version of Tiger Heli for the Atari 2600+, Atari 7800, and Atari 7800+. A multi-game deal has been signed, and other Toaplan titles are expected to be released for these platforms in the future.  Toaplan did  some of the great shmups of ALL TIME. check these…

Hey Arcaders! When we talk about the golden age of arcade gaming, names like Atari, Namco, and Taito usually dominate the conversation. But tucked among the giants was a creative and often underappreciated developer that carved out its own unique space: Universal Co., Ltd. Universal didn’t just ride the arcade wave in the early ’80s—they helped shape it. With bright, quirky graphics, inventive…

Hey Arcaders! Have you noticed that in the last 10 years or so… classic arcade games have not only made a comeback- they have thrived! Wither they are in a combo cabinet… or evolved into a modern twist that brings even gameplay to the table… Modern/Classics aren’t going anywhere… I mean- Worlds Largest Pac-Man came out 11 YEARS AGO!  You can’t find a single family fun center today without…