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3:00AM Mark Wilson | I do not know what Frankenstein has to do with arcade cabinets, nor do I care. Because this Frankenstein MAME cabinet reaches basement gaming nirvana. More »
The Dr Frankenstein MAME Cabinet
3:00AM Mark Wilson | I do not know what Frankenstein has to do with arcade cabinets, nor do I care. Because this Frankenstein MAME cabinet reaches basement gaming nirvana. More »
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MaruBot Football League Is Next-Generation Foosball With 80s Look
12:40AM Jesus Diaz | The purist will probably hate this. Well, bad luck purists, because I don’t care. This MaruBot robotic foosball table is the next thing I want to play. More »
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Cool Dad Builds Mini Arcade Machine For His Son
12:40PM Rosa Golijan | Hey dad! Look at what Samuel Seide made for his son. How about it? I’m not even asking for an Imperial Walker bed, just a father-daughter mini-arcade machine building session to sacrifice some games, a DVD player and random electronics. More »
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First Commercially Sold Video Game Ever Is On eBay
3:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Computer Space, generally considered the first commercially-sold video game ever, is pretty rare these days, with only about 1800 of the retro-futuristic arcade cabinets made. Yet two of them just popped up on eBay. More »
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How To Make Your Very Own Badass Arcade Cabinet For Cheap-ish
1:00AM Adam Frucci | Arcade games are a touchstone of many of our childhoods, holding memories of hours spent burning through quarters and chasing high scores. Now, MaximumPC has a guide for making an epic MAME arcade cabinet for cheap. So very tempting. [MaximumPC]
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Arkeg Drink-n-Game Cabinet Hides 55 Beers Behind Breakout
2:10AM Mark Wilson | The latest instalment of the Arkeg Drink-n-Game is one glorious machine. While it will cost you $US4000, the arcade cabinet hides a sixtel, or 1/6 scale keg, that’s kept icy cold for your consumption. More »
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The Real Tron’s Space Paranoids Arcade
11:07PM Jesus Diaz | Despite their demise, arcade machines are one of my dearest passions. That’s why I can’t believe I missed the real version of Space Paranoids, created for real for the new Tron movie. I want this machine, badly. [Thanks Meredith Woerner]
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Games2U Brings A Portable Arcade To Your House
5:20AM Jason Chen | The only time people visit arcades these days is when they’re waiting for the 8:30 showing of Transformers to start. Whether it’s convenience of quality of games, people just aren’t going. But what if it came to YOU? More »
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Amazon Begins Selling XBLA Titles
5:30AM Mark Wilson | Today, Amazon has opened an Xbox LIVE Arcade storefront through which Xbox 360 users can buy XBLA titles. You pay the cash for a redeemable code, and then you use said code on your 360. We were hoping that Amazon might shave a bit off the purchase price (as they do with LIVE Gold subscriptions), but sadly, such is not the case. Then again, Amazon should make it a lot easier for friends/family to buy you digital games, which is a nice perk. [Amazon via Kotaku] More »
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