arcade gaming

arcade gaming

The High Score Table

The first video game to introduce a high score table was Asteroids, and after that they were a key fixture in virtually every arcade game from the 80s and 90s. One of my favorite high score tables was in Gaplus, the little known sequel to the mega-popular Galaga, which was

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MAME Cocktail Arcade, documented

After two weeks of non-stop tweaking, I think my MAME Cocktail arcade is finally complete. I created a MAME cocktail project page documenting everything I’ve done so far with lots of pictures and links to the products I used, and the rationales behind the choices I made. Most of

By Jeff Atwood ·
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MAME Cocktail Arcade

After years of resistance, I finally buckled. I ordered a 3-way MAME cocktail arcade kit: Over the last few years, the homebrew arcade market has spawned a number of businesses specializing in prefab cabinets – think IKEA meets MAME. They ship you the cabinet in a large box, and you assemble

By Jeff Atwood ·
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