Arcade Mania

In Real Life

A PC Game So Popular, It’s Appearing In Japanese Arcades

7:00PM May 6, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

The shoot’em up Touhou Project games are fan-made PC games created by a one-made game studio. Touhou Project‘s creator, Zun, has been free-wheeling about derivative work—something that changed earlier this year. More »


In Real Life

How To Kill Waiting Time In An Arcade

8:00PM May 4, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Bring a Nintendo DS! As seen by me. More »


News

This Is How You Open An Arcade

10:30PM April 28, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

With all the talk about gloom and doom and often hangs over arcade gaming, it’s nice to see a new arcade open. And open with style. More »


In Real Life

This Guy Is A Fighting Game Superstar

10:30PM April 26, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

One word: “Daigo”. More »


In Real Life

This Crane Game Prize Is Most Impressive

10:30PM April 20, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Crane game prizes can run the gamut of everything from rice cookers to stuffed animals. Figures are not uncommon. This figure, however, is quite nice. More »


This King Of Fighter XIII Intro Clip Is Mai Free

8:00PM April 8, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Jiggly fighter Mai Shiranui was not in The King of Fighters XII. She is in upcoming arcade game The King of Fighters XIII. More »


News

SNK Announces The King Of Fighters XIII

6:20PM February 25, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

The latest entry in the 2D King of Fighters series has been announced by Osaka-based game developer SNK Playmore. It is The King of Fighters XIII. More »


In Real Life

Should Japanese Arcades Worry About 3D Goggle Bacteria?

11:00PM February 23, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Upcoming arcade title Metal Gear Arcade is in 3D. If this game is a hit, it could start a 3D arcade gaming trend. And just like 3D Hollywood films shown in cinemas, gamers wear 3D goggles. More »


News

The Prize Of The AOU Arcade Show

8:00PM February 21, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

At the recent AOU Arcade Show in Chiba, Japan, upcoming “prizes” for arcade crane-type games. There figures run the gamut of Love Plus to Fist of the North Star. More »


News

Metal Gear Arcade Is So Not Dead, 3D Goggles Are… Interesting

8:00PM February 18, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

When Konami announced what games it would be bringing to the arcade AOU expo, there was one glaring omission: Metal Gear Arcade. That looks like it will change. More »