This past weekend at the Coachella Music Festival a midst the music and art, for weary travelers was an Arcade filled with retro games. Some of which included No Impact-Man, Waste Invaders, and DangerousDig. This whole arcade concept was created by Gobal Inheritance, a non-profit organization dedicated to employing technology, the arts, and experiential learning. In order to play these games, instead of the traditional quarters, players would do a act of eco-friendly...
The 16-bit side-scrolling mech shooter GIGANTIC ARMY came out on Steam on March 6 and feels like the arcade games I played more than 15 years ago. I would rather this game stay in the past with the other arcade games from that part of my life. GIGANTIC ARMY takes less than a hour to beat in a single run, and you have to beat it in one go. In the arcade game style you have four lives, including the one you start with, to make it through the game’s six levels. Which...
Most Wanted Entertainment proudly presents bitComposer’s helicopter extravaganza, Thunder Wolves, which has now landed on the PlayStation Network. Strap yourselves in and prepare for a wild aerial arcade-style action shooter. Along your flight path of destruction you will also experience varying modes of gameplay, keeping the campaign fresh and exciting as you progress including some rail-shooting and sniping segments, as well as piloting a few other vehicles. With...
Under Defeat is a classic arcade shooter in the same vein as classics like Raiden and 1942. Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition features updated controls that support dual sticks as well as updated artwork and effects. Under Defeat HD also has two play modes to choose from, classic arcade and a 16:9 “New Orde Mode” that takes advantage of HDTV screen dimensions. Published by Rising Star Games, Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition is available right now for the...
Downtown Las Vegas has gone through a transition over the past ten to fifteen years. It has experienced a renaissance and become a hot spot for locals and tourists alike. One of the main draws in Downtown is the Fremont Experience, a closed street where pedestrians can venture back and forth between casinos, bars and restaurants. At the end of the Fremont Experience is a bar, not just any bar, a ‘barcade.’ Insert Coins is a mecca for gamers, nestled in Downtown...
Controllers… they are the one device that we gamers can simply not live without, we cannot even function as we used to without one. Since I was a kid I could be found with one of many gaming controllers in my hand, I have been lucky enough to own many consoles and have had the opportunity to judge for myself just how far the controller has come. This is not simply just an article discussing how far this piece of tech has come, but also an ode to the gateway into our...
Is Fable Heroes the game Xbox Live Arcade needs, but not the one it deserves? We'll chase it in my review.
Klei, the developer of Shank 1 and 2 have a new game coming exclusively to Xbox Live Arcade this summer. Mark of the Ninja retains the 2 dimensional cell shaded side scroller style of the Shank games but adds in the element of stealth. Now I don’t mean Assassin’s Creed style stealth or other games currently out that let you be a bad ass damage sponge OR a stealthy assassin. Mark of the Ninja is hardcore stealthy, like you can’t pull out your sword to...
So, something got me thinking the other day. I don’t remember what it was and it really doesn’t matter, but I started getting a flood of memories of some of the fighting games I used to play when I was younger. Reminiscing, I started to have some, “Oh snap, I remember that!” or “I can’t believe that game has not been redone!” So, I decided to take you down memory lane a bit, back to some games you’ve maybe played or not even...
Back in the 1990’s the term Simpsomania had been coined to describe the explosion of popularity The Simpsons gained. The Simpsons merchandise was flying off the shelf. There were every type of toy and knock off toy imaginable. Then came the world’s first Simpsons Arcade Game, simply called “The Simpsons Arcade” it was the first of its kind and was truly revolutionary. Fans could not wait to get their hands on the Simpsons, and being as this was the first Simpsons...
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