Arcade Archives

Arcade1Up has released new details about the release of the four-player cabinet for the classic X-Men arcade title from Konami For a short period of time in the early '90s, you couldn't go anywhere without seeing one of these as the machine populated every arcade, amusement park, and practically Pizza Hut in North America[...]

However, this new distribution deal doesn't cover new versions of the classic SEGA arcade titles but instead gives the companies the ability to offer retail versions and collector's editions for these titles worldwide in their classic form Here are a few quotes about the deal. Credit: SEGA "Microids is incredibly grateful to work on these mythical IPs[...]

RepliCade revealed this week that they will be releasing two versions of the classic arcade title Q*Bert as mini arcade replicas The 1982 arcade classic of a weird creature bouncing around on blocks to get them to change colors has been a quirky fan-favorite puzzler for decades, and how you can own your own version[...]

All five of the games they have this time around are from the company's arcade era, as you'll have the chance to enjoy Joe & Mac Returns, Wizard Fire, BreakThru, Nightslashers, and coming in July, Fighter's History The four that are already out can be found on GOG, Steam, and the Humble Store[...]

Arcade1Up revealed three more classic arcade machines ahead of E3 2021 this week on top of The Simpsons on they already unveiled These three are going to evoke a lot of memories for longtime arcade players as we're getting the Street Fighter II Big Blue Arcade Machine, the Ms Pac-Man/Galaga Class of 81' Arcade Machine,[...]

Arcade1Up has finally secured the rights to produce one of the most-request arcade cabinets of the '90s with Konami's The Simpsons For a small period in time, this was THE machine you had to be at in the arcades and at pizza joints as you had four-player beat'em up action with the four main members[...]

Blaze Entertainment revealed this morning they are releasing a new set of arcade title collections for Evercade handheld and VS systems All four of them will be made available for purchase individually later this year, and will come with support for save states just like their current existing collections do The four sets will be[...]

Tobias took to his Twitter page to explain that it had more to do with popularity and memory than storylines. Ever wonder why Johnny Cage wasn't in Mortal Kombat 3? Now we know! Courtesy of NetherRealm Studios. According to Tobias, Midway didn't give the team much more memory for MK2 even though the first game was a[...]

ININ Games and Strictly Limited Games have been hard at work planning the release of this old-school arcade title developed by the legendary Westone Bit Entertainment in 1993 The game was planned to come out in arcades in the early '90s, but got scrapped due to other genres becoming super popular and forcing SEGA (who[...]

Like its old sister, the Astro City Mini is also made of resin and has the exact same design including the joystick and the buttons! With its 4-inch screen, joystick and 6 buttons, you can enjoy a selection of 37 of the most famous SEGA games right at the palm of your hand! The Astro City[...]

Numskull has revealed a new addition to their Quarter Arcades mini cabinet line with the original Bubble Bobble cabinet This is a replica of the original arcade cabinet that you would have found back when TAITO first released it, but at a 1/6 scale of the original It's a pretty awesome replica in time for[...]

RepliCade revealed this week a new playable, limited edition, 12-inch-tall replica arcade cabinet of Atari's legendary classic Asteroids Much like other replica arcade cabinets they have made in the past, this is about as authentic as you can get as they have recreated two variants of the models you would find when they were brand[...]

New Wave Toys revealed a brand new mini arcade cabinet today as they are giving the miniature treatment to Asteroids In partnership with RepliCade and Atari, they have created a 12-inch-tall replica of the legendary arcade classic, fully playable, and detailed down to the stickers on the side This is designed to match the cabinets[...]

Some interesting retro games news this week as AtGames has announced they're adding 47 titles from the TAITO library to Legends Arcade AtGames has slowly been working to add several old-school gaming libraries to their arcade machines, both the at-home and arcade boards you can buy in retail, as well as the machines you can[...]

AtGames revealed a brand new ultimate arcade item for players as they are releasing the Legends Ultimate Arcade Cabinet This beast is a full-size machine standing over 66" tall and 29" wide It features a top-of-the-line premium two-player arcade control board, a 24" HD LCD monitor, down-firing stereo speakers, and Wi-Fi connectivity The unit comes[...]

An iconic location in Tokyo is going away at the end of the month as the SEGA Arcade in Akihabara is shutting down on August 30th If you're not familiar with the location, you might be if you pour through any of the cyberpunk anime in your collection as many of the environments over the[...]

One of the weird tidbits to the history of Quake is that there once was an arcade version of the game back in the late '90s The official name of it was Quake Arcade Tournament, which was developed by Lazer-Tron using the game's format from id Software As you might suspect, it didn't quite play[...]

Numskull has a new '80s arcade cabinet to show off as there's a new Quarter Arcades cabinet in their collection for the game Dig Dug Officially licensed by Bandai Namco, this is a 1/4 scale replica of the original arcade machine Made for durability, playability, and portability, it plays like the original in every way[...]

New Wave Toys has a new arcade cabinet on the way as they are releasing a Dragon's Lair x RepliCade 1/6-scale arcade cabinet This is a pretty awesome replica of what is essentially a 12" tall replica of Don Bluth's original 1983 cabinet Whether you're an old-school gamer who wasted tons of quarters on this[...]

If you ever played the original NBA Jam, there are two hard truths we all know. Your team is not that great, and the Pistons always cheat.

This exciting new machine takes players into the world of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo as they battle their mortal enemies — such as Shredder, the Krang, and other powerful mutants! Helping the turtles are their friends April O'Neil and Casey Jones, who are all guided by the wise and revered Master Splinter. Stern Pinball, the[...]

My Arcade revealed this week they're releasing a 40th Anniversary Pac-Man arcade micro player that's been gold-plated You can see the design below as the company has partnered with Bandai Namco to bring the classic arcade game back into their collection to make this gold-clad version of the popular micro player line This particular one[...]

AtGames is bringing an awesome arcade unit with them to CES 2020 this week as we get a look at the Connected Arcade cabinet This thing has 350 classic arcade and home console games spanning multiple consoles with the appropriate joysticks, buttons, dials, and a rollerball to accommodate them What's more, it comes with a[...]

Stern Pinball is ready to take players into the Upside Down with their new Stranger Things pinball machine. Are you ready to experience the Upside Down?

Just in time for the last movie in the latest trilogy, Arcade1IUp has released the Star Wars At-Home Arcade with three retro arcade titles Featuring three titles from the past, along with the original control stick shaped like a TIE Fighter's controls, this is about as good a reproduction you can get for the home[...]

Both characters will be playable in the battle royale arcade game It can support 20 players for each match, and will cover Parts 3 to 5 from the manga and anime series Right now, confirmed characters include Jotaro Kujo, Noriaki Kakyoin, Jean-Pierre Polnareff, DIO, Josuke Higashikata, Koichi Hirose, Rohan Kishibe, Giorno Giovanna, Bruno Bucciarati, and[...]

It's an arcade-onlythird-person battle royale game It can support up to 20 players at a time in a single match It'll be based around Parts 3 to 5 from the anime and manga series Current playable characters include the following: Jotaro Kujo, Noriaki Kakyoin, Jean-Pierre Polnaerff, DIO, Josuke Higashikata, Koichi Hirose, Rohan Kishibe, Giorno Giovanna,[...]

Back when this title was launched into North American arcades in the late-90's, it was an oddity that became a must-play for about three years The rail shooter had you going through a house filled with zombies and other experiments created from a mad scientist experimenting in his elaborate home The game eventually made its[...]

Some interesting retro gaming news today as Atari have signed an exclusive partnership with Arcade1Up for future arcade cabinets The two companies had already been working together on the latter's special 4' tall retro cabinets that store four games in one It appears Atari was so happy with the results, they decided to pen a[...]

For a while, we've really enjoyed seeing all the classic arcade cabinets that Arcade1Up was able to make from some major companies Recently the company was kind enough to send us one that harkened back to my pivotal gaming years when I was running around arcades We received their Mortal Kombat arcade cabinet for review[...]